Viettel has taken the lead in Group A of the first leg of the National U19 Football Championships. — Photo thethao247.vn

HA NOI (VNS) — Viettel have taken the lead in Group A of the first leg of the qualifying round of the National U19 Football Championships.

The team earned 10 points after five matches, followed by Thanh Hoa with six points and defending champion Ha Noi T&T with five points.

In Group B, Song Lam Nghe An triumphed with nine points. Thua Thien Hue and Khanh Hoa were the runners-up with six points each.

In Group C, Binh Duong dominated with 12 points. HCM City and Binh Phuoc came second and third with seven and five points respectively.

Meanwhile, Long An were at the top in Group D with nine points, followed by PVF and Dong Thap.

The tournament's second leg will begin on Thursday.

Twenty teams are competing in a double round-robin format to decide the top eight teams for the quarter-final round that will be held from March 4 to 15.

The eight teams will then play in two groups to select the four best teams for the semi-finals. — VNS