International exchange event through friendly football match

On occasion of the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Japan, and Vietnam-Japan friendship year 2013, a friendly football match between Becamex Binh Duong Club and Kawasaki Frontale from Japan for the “Tokyu Binh Duong Garden City Cup” was held on June 1st 2013.

18,000-person audiences came to Binh Duong Stadium to watch the football game started from 7.30pm. Becamex Binh Duong FC won the match.

On the fringes of the event, there was a Japanese summer festival from 3:00pm. A series of cultural activities such as drum show, Bon odori dance was held. About 26,000 visitors enjoyed these activities, as well as Japan traditional foods such as “okonomiyaki”, “yakitori”, etc., and folk games like “catching goldfish”, etc…

On the next day, June 2nd 2013, Kawasaki Frontale fan club accompanied on this occasion had exchange activities with Becamex Binh Duong fan club. Kawasaki Frontale players trained students TDC football team (Becamex Binh Duong FC young team) and Japanese children from Ho Chi Minh City techniques and skills of playing football.

Kawasaki Frontale is a professional football club of J-League, achieved second award in 2006, 2008 and 2009 of J-League. The team’s current line-up includes famous players such as Okubo, Inamoto, Igawa, Oshima, Kazama,…

Becamex Binh Duong Football Club is a professional football club of V-League, sponsored by Becamex IDC Corp. The team won V-League in 2007, 2008, and achieved third award in AFC cup 2009.