The 19th Transerco annual football tournament officially opens
On the morning of October 24th, the 19th annual Football Tournament of Hanoi Transport Corporation (Transerco) - 2026 officially opened.
The tournament has the participation of more than 200 athletes from 15 units throughout the Corporation.
The tournament is co-organized by Transerco Trade Union and Youth Union.
Over 18 seasons, the Transerco annual Football Tournament has become a traditional sports activity, contributing to enriching spiritual and cultural life, strengthening exchanges and tightening the spirit of solidarity among employees throughout the Corporation.
Continuing that tradition, the 19th season of 2026 continues to create a healthy and useful playground, encouraging the movement to practice physical exercise, contributing to building the beauty in Transerco sports culture.
Speaking at the opening of the tournament, Mr. Vu Huu Tuyen - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Chairman of the Corporation's Trade Union, Head of the Organizing Committee emphasized: The annual Transerco Football Tournament 2026 continues to be an important event in strengthening exchanges and connections between units, creating motivation for officials and employees throughout the Corporation to promote the spirit of solidarity, responsibility, and jointly strive to complete the production and business tasks in 2026.
According to regulations, the tournament applies the current mini-football rules of the Vietnam Football Federation, with a 7-a-side format. Each match takes place in 50 minutes, including two halves, each half 25 minutes, the break time between halves is 10 minutes. Teams compete in the group stage to determine the ranking; the top two teams in each group win the right to advance. In case the teams have equal points, the ranking is determined according to the secondary criteria specified in the tournament regulations. In the knockout rounds, if the two teams draw after official playing time, the result is decided by a penalty shootout.
Expressing their determination to play their best, representatives of the players performed the oath-taking ceremony, committing to play unity, honesty, nobility, and compliance with the regulations and rules of the Organizing Committee. Representatives of the refereeing team also swore oaths to perform their duties with a spirit of responsibility, objectivity, impartiality and in accordance with the law, contributing to ensuring the fairness and seriousness of the tournament.
Immediately after the opening ceremony, the teams entered the first matches of the group stage, officially kicking off the 19th season. With the preparation and determination of the teams, the tournament promises to bring exciting matches, continue to promote the spirit of solidarity, exchange and sports training in the Transerco family.
According to the plan, the final round and summary, award ceremony will take place in mid-November 2026.
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