The Thanh Hoa Provincial Business Association will celebrate Vietnamese Entrepreneurs' Day with a football tournament.

DNHN - 32 football teams of businesses and Business Associations in Thanh Hoa Province will compete in the first Thanh Hoa Province Business Association Football Tournament.

This is one of the many activities organized by the Provincial Business Association on October 13 to celebrate Vietnamese Entrepreneurs' Day. The football tournament is also a useful and meaningful playground that aims to strengthen close relationships in Thanh Hoa's business and business community through physical training and sports activities; Creates a useful and healthy playground for businessmen, officers, employees, and workers in businesses in the province to meet, exchange, exercise, and improve operational efficiency.

To prepare for the tournament, the Thanh Hoa Provincial Business Association held a conference on September 20 in the afternoon to deploy organizational, professional, and technical work, draw lots, and schedule the Football Tournament. The first Thanh Hoa Provincial Business Association will be established in 2023.

Nearly 500 athletes and coaches from 32 teams, including 7 teams from associations, unions, and business alliances in the province and 25 teams from other provinces, participated in this inaugural tournament. Companies that are members of the Thanh Hoa Provincial Business Association. 32 teams are divided into eight groups and compete in a round-robin tournament with scoring. The two teams ranked first and second in each group enter the knockout round (1/16).

The 2023 7-a-side Football Competition Rules issued by the Vietnam Football Federation will govern the matches. The tournament will be administered by the Thanh Hoa Football Federation's referee team. The tournament will be played on the Viet Hung and Phu Hung football fields in Thanh Hoa, Vietnam.

The winning team will receive twenty million Vietnamese Dong. The runner-up team is awarded 15 million Vietnamese Dong. Each of the two third-place teams is awarded 10 million Vietnamese Dong. In addition, the organizers presented style awards and individual accolades, such as the player with the most goals and the tournament's best keeper.

During the conference, the organizing committee, team representatives, and referees agreed on plans for tournament organization, professional and technical work, ensuring security and order, and tournament conditions. out successfully and without incident. The organizing committee drew lots to determine the table assignments and competition schedule.

The tournament is scheduled to begin on 30 September in the morning at the Phu Hung football pitch (An Hoach ward, Thanh Hoa City). On the afternoon of October 7, the final match, summary ceremony, and awards ceremony will take place at the Viet Hung football pitch.

It is known that following the conclusion of the first Thanh Hoa Provincial Business Association football tournament, the second Thanh Hoa Businessmen's Golf Open tournament will be held, with businessmen from within and outside the province who enjoy this sport participating. Thanh Hoa province's People's Committee will organize a solemn and meaningful reception and ceremony in 2023 to honor the province's typical businesses and entrepreneurs.

During the celebration of the 13th of October, a delegation of the Thanh Hoa Provincial Business Association will conduct field visits and promote investment with businesses in the province of Quang Ninh.

The Provincial Business Association will donate 20 houses of gratitude to the poor in Thanh Hoa province as part of a series of activities commemorating Vietnamese Entrepreneurs' Day this year.

Minh Hien