Coach Nguyen Huu Thang named 20 national U22 team players to compete in the 2017 SEA Games, starting next week.
Four players eliminated from the final 20-man squad include goalkeeper Sy Huy, defenders Tan Tai, Tan Sinh and Thanh Thinh. All of them were featured in Vietnam U-20 national team in 2017 FIFA U20 World Cup in South Korea.
Vietnam will kick off their SEA Games campaign by a relatively easy game against Timor Leste on 15 August at Selayang Stadium.
Nguyen Huu Thang’s squad were undergoing an isolated training session at University Malaya on Sunday. It has been reported that all players are in the perfect fitness condition.
List of the final 20-man squad for Vietnam U-22:
Goalkeeper (2): Bùi Tiến Dũng (FLC Thanh Hoa), Phí Minh Long (Hanoi FC).
Defender (7): Bùi Tiến Dũng (Viettel), Trần Đình Trọng (Saigon FC), Hoàng Văn Khánh (Song Lam Nghe An), Trần Văn Kiên (Hanoi FC), Vũ Văn Thanh (Hoang Anh Gia Lai), Đoàn Văn Hậu (Hanoi FC).Midfielder (7): Nguyễn Tuấn Anh (Hoang Anh Gia Lai), Lương Xuân Trường (Gangwon FC), Trần Hữu Đông Triều (Hoang Anh Gia Lai), Nguyễn Văn Toàn (Hoang Anh Gia Lai), Lâm Ti Phông (Sanna.Khanh Hoa), Nguyễn Quang Hải (Hanoi FC), Nguyễn Phong Hồng Duy (Hoang Anh Gia Lai), Đỗ Duy Mạnh (Hanoi FC).
Midfielder (7): Nguyễn Tuấn Anh (Hoang Anh Gia Lai), Lương Xuân Trường (Gangwon FC), Trần Hữu Đông Triều (Hoang Anh Gia Lai), Nguyễn Văn Toàn (Hoang Anh Gia Lai), Lâm Ti Phông (Sanna.Khanh Hoa), Nguyễn Quang Hải (Hanoi FC), Nguyễn Phong Hồng Duy (Hoang Anh Gia Lai), Đỗ Duy Mạnh (Hanoi FC).Forward (4): Nguyễn Công Phượng (Hoang Anh Gia Lai), Hà Đức Chinh (SHB Da Nang), Hồ Tuấn Tài (Song Lam Nghe An), Lê Thanh Bình (FLC Thanh Hoa).
Forward (4): Nguyễn Công Phượng (Hoang Anh Gia Lai), Hà Đức Chinh (SHB Da Nang), Hồ Tuấn Tài (Song Lam Nghe An), Lê Thanh Bình (FLC Thanh Hoa).