The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) on 26 October announced the ticketing plan for the Gia Lai VTV Cup 2026, an international U23 friendly tournament at Pleiku Stadium in Gia Lai province from 10 to 14 November. Tickets will be sold online only, exclusively through the Techcombank OneU app (formerly OneU), at three price levels: 200,000, 300,000 and 400,000 dong. The first sales window opens at 15:00 on 28 October.
Four teams take part: hosts U23 Vietnam, U23 Thailand, U23 Singapore and U23 Qatar, playing a single round robin to decide the final standings. Tickets are sold per match day, and one ticket covers both games played that day. The organisers ask fans not to leave the stadium between the two matches.
U23 Vietnam schedule
According to Dân trí, all three of Vietnam's games kick off at 19:00:
| Date | Match | Kick-off |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov 2026 | U23 Vietnam v U23 Thailand (opening match) | 19:00 |
| 12 Nov 2026 | U23 Vietnam v U23 Singapore | 19:00 |
| 14 Nov 2026 | U23 Vietnam v U23 Qatar | 19:00 |
Three sales windows
KBVN+ has compiled the windows from the VFF notice:
| Window | Sales period | Tickets for match days |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15:00 on 28 Oct to 20:30 on 1 Nov | 10, 12 and 14 Nov |
| 2 | 20:31 on 1 Nov to 23:59 on 3 Nov | 12 and 14 Nov |
| 3 | 00:00 to 23:59 on 4 Nov | 14 Nov |
Any window can close early if tickets sell out. Buyers use the ticket-purchase feature in the app, pick a match day and ticket category, and pay by domestic card, international card or Upoint loyalty points. A citizen ID card or passport is required. Box-office sales will be announced later.
Delivery and stadium rules
Vietnam Post will courier tickets to the buyer's registered address for a fee of 30,000 dong, with deliveries expected from 5 November. The original ID card or passport must be shown on receipt, and anyone collecting on another person's behalf needs an authorisation letter plus copies of both people's ID documents. Undelivered tickets can be collected at the Pleiku post office, 69 Hung Vuong Street, Tay Son ward, from 9:00 to 11:30 on the three match days. The support hotline is 1900 545481.
According to the VFF and Báo Văn Hóa, flares, sharp objects, pepper spray and banned substances are not allowed into the stadium, and fans who break the rules can be refused entry without a refund.
Why Pleiku is excited
Thanh Niên reported that this is the first major international football tournament in Pleiku for many years, made possible by HAGL and the club's owner, known as bầu Đức, as part of Gia Lai's National Tourism Year 2026. The paper also pointed to a generation born in 2005 or later who are impressing in the V.League and the second tier, including Văn Bình, Nguyên Hoàng, Quang Vinh, Lê Phát, Văn Thuận and Quang Kiệt, plus overseas Vietnamese players Minh Hoàng and Đăng Khoa. For the squad-building angle, see U23 Vietnam look for a new core for SEA Games 34 at the Gia Lai four-team tournament.
What's next
Tuổi Trẻ reported that U23 Vietnam are expected to assemble on 8 November, in the same window as the senior national team, with the squad list due before or after round 7 of the 2026/27 V.League. For fans, the key dates are 15:00 on 28 October, when the first sales window opens, and 5 November, when deliveries begin. Further ahead, U23 Vietnam will defend their regional title on home soil (Vietnam to host the 2027 Southeast Asian U23 championship for the first time). Upcoming games are listed on the Vietnam national team fixtures page.