Vietnam football hot news today March 11: 5 Ninh Binh players summoned by coach Kim Sang Sik; Vietnam women's national team undergoes major restructuring.

Vietnam football hot news today March 11: 5 Ninh Binh players summoned by coach Kim Sang Sik; Vietnam women's national team undergoes major restructuring.

5 Ninh Binh players summoned by coach Kim Sang Sik.

The five called up include goalkeeper Đặng Văn Lâm, defender Trương Tiến Anh, midfielder Lê Ngọc Bảo, along with two forwards Nguyễn Hoàng Đức and Nguyễn Đức Chiến.

On the official fanpage, Ninh Binh Club also sent congratulations to these players, hoping they maintain their form and contribute positively to the Vietnam national team in upcoming matches.

Besides contributing 5 players to the national team, Ninh Binh Club also announced that three individuals including midfielder Trần Thành Trung, Lê Văn Thuận, and forward Nguyễn Lê Phát are named in the Vietnam U23 squad for the first phase of 2026.

After the National Cup quarter-final match between Ninh Binh Club and PVF-CAND on March 21, this group of players will join the training camp with the coaching staff and teammates.

Vietnam women's national team undergoes major restructuring.

After the failure at the 2026 Women's Asian Cup, coach Mai Đức Chung requested to resign from his position as head coach of the Vietnam women's national team. The coach born in 1949 concluded his nearly three-decade journey with women's football, leaving the position to his successor.

"After this tournament, I will step down. I am pleased that there will be someone to take over and continue leading the Vietnam women's national team," coach Mai Đức Chung shared at the press conference after the 0-4 loss to Japan on March 10 afternoon.

The Vietnam women's national team is said to need a significant restructuring, starting from the national league system, training and coaching at the national team level, to creating opportunities for young players.

The successful era of coach Mai Đức Chung and his team with Vietnam women's football is considered to have ended. In the future, the Vietnam women's national team is expected to have a new head coach to build the squad for upcoming goals.

14 Second Division teams compete for 3 promotion spots to the First Division.

The 2026 National Second Division season continues with 14 teams competing for 3 promotion spots to the National First Division for the 2026/27 season.

The tournament includes 14 teams: Đắk Lắk, Mê Kông Cần Thơ (transferred from Hoài Đức Club), Lâm Đồng, Quảng Ngãi (formerly Kon Tum), PVF, Tây Ninh, Hanoi Youth, SHB Đà Nẵng Youth, Vĩnh Long, Hue team (relegated from the First Division 2024/25) along with four teams promoted from the Third Division 2025: Phù Đổng Youth, Hanoi Police Youth, Hà Tĩnh Training & Competition Sports Center, and Trường Giang Gia Định.

Teams are divided into two groups, each with 7 teams based on geographical regions and registered competition venues.

Group A: CAHN Youth, Hanoi Youth, Phù Đổng Youth, PVF, Hà Tĩnh Training & Competition Sports Center, Hue, SHB Đà Nẵng Youth.

Group B: Mê Kông Cần Thơ, Vĩnh Long, Trường Giang Gia Định, Tây Ninh, Quảng Ngãi, Đắk Lắk, Lâm Đồng.

According to the format, teams play a double round-robin (home and away) in the qualifying stage to calculate points and rankings. The top two teams from each group advance to the finals.

In the finals, 4 teams compete in direct elimination matches to determine the 3 teams that earn promotion to the National First Division for the 2026/27 season.