VietNamNet Bridge - Two football teams of the arrested mogul Nguyen Duc Kien have officially withdrawn from the V-League and First Division Tournament 2013, meaning a lot of players will have to find a new team.


Thanh Luong and Cong Vinh of Hanoi FC, who are playing in the national squad at the AFF Cup.


After a long time of waiting, players of the Hanoi FC and the Hanoi Youth Club have finally known about their fate. Managers of the two teams decided not to register for the V-League 2013 for Hanoi Club and the First Division Tournament for the Hanoi Youth Club.

This means that all players as well as members of the coaching boards of the two FCs will have to find a new team. This is the biggest concern because after Kien was arrested, not many people believed that his two FCs could "survive" until the next season.

The two clubs have suggested two solutions for their members. Firstly, the players whose contracts are of large value, will be “lent”.

Secondly, the contracts with other players and members of the coaching boards will be released. Those whose contracts are still valid will pay some money for the clubs to be able to leave.

"The team’s viewpoint is not raising difficulty for members who leave to find another club", Hanoi FC’s executive director Le Xuan Thong said.

He also said the financial problem is the reason for the executive board to make the above tough decisions. Since Kien was arrested, the teams still paid salary for players and coaches. However, they cannot afford playing in the V-League and the First Division Tournament.

Most players are under contracts. The biggest problem for them is to quickly find a new team and settle compensation for the old clubs.

Not registering for the V-League and the First Division in 2013, but the two clubs will maintain training activities for young players under 21 years old.

Compiled by S. Tung