Section 6

By the 1930s, Northern football had a new form. Besides the teams born in the 20s, dozens of new football stadiums attached to familiar teams were built: Racing Club Hanoi, Eclair, Noi Chau, Cotonkin Nam Dinh. Such provinces as Son Tay, Phu Tho, Tuyen Quang, Bac Giang, Lang Son, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An also worked together to build football fields and stadiums.

After the beginning of the football season of Tan Mui year (in the second week of April 1931), Ha Noi authorities organised a special first tier championship to contribute to the Jeanne D'Arc festival. The four finalist were: Stade Hanoien, La Lance, ÉClair and Lac Long Sport. Simultaneously, the Hanoi football world opened the second tier Championship, sponsored by businessman Pham Quoc Huan. In the knockout matches on 26 March 1931, Etoile Nam Dinh won 2-0 against Collége Sportif and Soleil won 1-0 against Thanh Long. On Sunday, May 3, when the Pham Quoc Huan Cup was won, Soleil met Etoile Nam Dinh. Football lovers from the South, excitedly pulled up to Hanoi among dozens of passenger buses.

The Hanoi fans generated a heightened football atmosphere leading up to the matches for the student championship in 1930-1931. The championship final between Albert Sarraut's team and the Guardian School produced a result of 3-0 to Albert Sarraut's team. Thousands of Hanoi spectators came to the sporting ground of A. Sarraut High School (the area of ​​Ba Dinh Sports Club, Hoang Van Thu - Hoang Dieu today) to watch the match.

The new Year of the Goat football season included first and second tier championships, organized for audiences who love sports in Hanoi. A student football tournament was also organised. In Hai Duong, the Union Sportive Haiduong invited Lac Long Sport Hanoi to compete in the opening match. On Sunday, 8 September 8, 1931, Hai Duong suffered from heavy downpours and the football pitch was flooded. This field was originally agricultural land which judge Bui Dinh Tinh and football fans agreed to transform into a soccer field. Although it hads the shape of a football field, many lumpy rocks and bricks remained that unfortunately made many football players reluctant to enter the field. Despite this, Mr. Bui Dinh Tinh organised for the opening match of the tournament to be held here and an exciting atmosphere was created. 

That day, the Union Hai Duong team wore crimson shirts and black shorts, while the Lac Long Sport team came down from Hanoi, wearing yellow shirts with red stripes, white shorts and blue socks. M.Trong, an associate of Jeunesse Tonkinoise Hai Phong, was invited to referee this match. The home team lost 1-2.

In Hai Phong, La Jeunesse Tonkinoise held a fairly large sports festival (Fete Sportive) on Song Lap side on May 10, 1931. At two o'clock in the afternoon, the football community gathered in large numbers to compete in the Port City tournament.

On April 15, many other Northern football matches took place at Hai Phong, Hanoi, Hai Duong, Phu Tho, Bac Ninh, Thanh Hoa,... Notably, USAGA club came to Phu Tho Stadium to compete for the Pho Duc Mai Cup against the home team, S.R.M. Phu Tho. That day was truly a day of great physical activity thanks to the hard work and care of Mr. Nguyen Quy Toan, former principal of Hanoi Physical Education School (EDEP). In the end, USAGA Hanoi had a very peaceful and fun time playing and beating Phu Tho 2-1.