WHO ARE PVF?
PROMOTION FUND OF VIETNAMESE FOOTBALL TALENTS
is a non-governmental and non-profit organization that was founded and raised capital from three members
of Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup: Thien Tam (Hearts of Gold) Fund, PVF Investment and Trade joint Stock Co., and Vinpearl Co. Ltd., who contributed 80 percent, 10 percent and 10 percent of the capital respectively.
HISTORY
ESTABLISHMENT AND DEVELOPMENT
14/12/2008
PVF was launched
The Promotion Fund for Vietnamese Football Talent- PVF, which came into being based on a hint from former late Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet, is a non-governmental and non-profit organization that was founded and raised capital from three members of Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup, namely Thien Tam (Hearts of Gold) Fund, PVF Investment and Trade joint Stock Co., and Vinpearl Co. Ltd., who contributed 80 percent, 10 percent and 10 percent of the capital respectively.
First cohort began
PVF began its first cohort with a batch of 50 students born between 1997 and 1998 who were hand-picked from across the country. Over the past five recruitment seasons, PVF currently provides training for 190 budding talents selected from 51 provinces and cities nationwide and divides these aspiring trainees into eight classes.
11/6/2009
2010 - 2015
Titles
- Named the champion at 15 national championships for young footballers.
- Named the Runner-up for six times at national youth championships.
- Named the champion three times at international youth championships, including ones featuring the best players from Japan’s top-flight clubs, and ones participated by national youth teams from Thailand, Myanmar and Singapore.
- Named the runner-up three times and won the third place once at international youth championships/ tournaments.
- PVF’s boys have all played key positions in Vietnam’s national youth teams.
Archievements
Thirteen of PVF’s U17 and U18 stars were borrowed by V-League clubs such as Quang Ninh Coal, SHB Da Nang, FLC Thanh Hoa and Can Tho Clubs to compete in the top-tier V-League in 2016. This is an unprecedented achievement made by young footballer training clubs or academies across Vietnam. PVF students are only 17 or 18 years old.
2016
