V.League 2
Founded2000 (2000)
  • 1996–2000 (as Second Division)
  • 1990–1996 (as A1 League)
  • 1980–1989 (as A2 League)
CountryVietnam
ConfederationAFC
Number of teams12
Level on pyramid2
Promotion to V.League 1
Relegation to Second Division
Domestic cup(s)Vietnamese Cup
Vietnamese Super Cup
International cup(s)AFC Cup (via Vietnamese Cup)
Current championsQuang Nam (2nd title)
(2023)
Most championshipsBinh Dinh, Dong Thap, Long An, Ho Chi Minh City, Quang Nam (2 titles)
TV partnersFPT Play (all matches)
Websitevpf.vn
Current: 2023–24 V.League 2

The Vietnamese National Football First League (Vietnamese: Giải bóng đá hạng Nhất quốc gia Việt Nam), known simply as the V.League 2 and for sponsorship purposes as Gold Star V.League 2, is the second-highest of the Vietnamese football league system after V.League 1, and is currently contested by 10 clubs. The current holders are Quang Nam, who won the 2023 edition.

League structure

Starting in the 2023–24 season, the league comprises 12 teams. Over the course of a season, which runs annually from October to the following July,[1] each team plays twice against the others in the league, once at 'home' and once 'away', resulting in each team competing in 22 games in total. Three points are awarded for a win, one for a draw, and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the league table by points gained, then goal difference, then goals scored, and then their head-to-head record for that season (including away goals record). If two or more teams finish the season equal in all these respects, then teams are separated by alphabetical order, unless a promotion, relegation, or play-off place is at stake, when the teams are separated by a play-off game, though this improbable situation has never arisen in all the years the rule has existed.

At the end of the season, the top team is promoted to the V.League 1 and the bottom two teams are relegated to Second Division. The second placed team in V.League 2 plays a promotion/relegation play-off against the third lowest team in V.League 1.[2]

Television

On 1 November 2022, FPT Group-owned FPT Play will be the new domestic broadcaster for Vietnamese Professional Football Leagues competitions (V.League 1, V.League 2 and Vietnamese Cup) effectively from 2023 until 2027.[3]

Prize money

The prize money for the 2023–24 V.League 2:

Position Purse (VND)
Champion 2,000,000,000
Runner-up 1,000,000,000
Third-place 500,000,000

Current members

The following 12 clubs will compete in the V.League 2 during the 2023–24 season.

Club Finishing position last season Location Stadium Capacity
Bà Rịa Vũng Tàu 9th Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu Bà Rịa Stadium 10,000
Bình Phước 10th Bình Phước Bình Phước Stadium 10,000
Binh Thuan 5th Bình Thuận Ninh Thuận Stadium
Đồng Nai 1st in Second Division (promoted) Đồng Nai Đồng Nai Stadium 30,000
Đồng Tháp FC 1st in Second Division (promoted) Đồng Tháp Đồng Tháp Stadium 18,000
Hoa Binh FC 4th Hòa Bình Hoa Binh Stadium
Hue FC 6th Thừa Thiên Huế Tu Do Stadium 16,000
Long An FC 3rd Long An Long An Stadium 20,000
Phu Dong FC 7th Ninh Bình Ninh Binh Stadium
Phu Tho FC 8th Phú Thọ Việt Trì Stadium 18,000
PVF-CAND FC 2nd Hưng Yên PVF Stadium
SHB Da Nang 14th in V.League 1 (relegated) Da Nang Hoa Xuan Stadium 20,000

Results

Season Champions Runner-up Third place
2000–01 Bình Định Đà Nẵng Hải Quan
2001–02 Gạch Đồng Tâm Long An Đồng Tháp Hoàng Anh Gia Lai
2003 Hải Phòng Bình Dương Thanh Hóa
2004 Cảng Sài Gòn Hòa Phát Hà Nội Thừa Thiên Huế
2005 Khatoco Khánh Hòa Tiền Giang Đông Á
2006 Đồng Tháp Thanh Hóa Huda Huế
2007 Thể Công Vạn Hoa Hải Phòng An Giang
2008 Quân khu 4 Hà Nội T&T Cao su Đồng Tháp
2009 Vissai Ninh Bình Hòa Phát Hà Nội XSKT Cần Thơ
2010 Hà Nội ACB Than Quảng Ninh SQC Bình Định
2011 Sài Gòn Xuân Thành Kienlongbank Kiên Giang SQC Bình Định
2012 Đồng Tâm Long An Hà Nội Đồng Nai
2013 QNK Quảng Nam Than Quảng Ninh Hùng Vương An Giang
2014 TĐCS Đồng Tháp Sanna Khánh Hòa BVN XSKT Cần Thơ
2015 Hà Nội Huế TP Hồ Chí Minh
2016 TP Hồ Chí Minh Viettel Nam Định
2017 Nam Định Huế Bình Phước
2018 Viettel Hà Nội B Đồng Tháp
2019 Hong Linh Ha Tinh Pho Hien Binh Phuoc
2020 Binh Dinh Ba Ria Vung Tau Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN
2021 Competition abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam
2022 Cong An Nhan Dan Khanh Hoa Quang Nam
2023 Quang Nam FC PVF-CAND Long An FC

Top scorers

Season Top scorer(s) Club(s) Goals
2005 Ghana Felix Aboagye Khatoco Khánh Hòa 14
2006 Vietnam Đặng Phương Nam Thể Công 14
2007 Vietnam Trịnh Quang Vinh Thể Công 13
2008 Brazil Flávio Cruz Huda Huế 18
2009 Brazil Eduardo Henrique Furrier Than Quảng Ninh 16
2010 Vietnam Nguyễn Xuân Thành Hanoi ACB 13
Brazil Jorge Luiz Cruz Boss Bình Định
Cameroon Christian Nsi Amougou Than Quảng Ninh
Vietnam Nguyễn Thành Trung An Giang
2011 Cameroon Christian Nsi Amougou Sài Gòn Xuân Thành 17
2012 Mali Souleymane Diabate XSKT Cần Thơ 21
2013 Nigeria Uche Iheruome Hùng Vương An Giang 10
Vietnam Đinh Thanh Trung QNK Quảng Nam
2014 Vietnam Huỳnh Văn Thanh Sanna Khánh Hòa BVN 10
2015 Vietnam Trịnh Duy Long Hà Nội 9
2016 Vietnam Hồ Sỹ Giáp Bình Phước
Vietnam Nguyễn Tuấn Anh Hồ Chí Minh City 12
2017 Vietnam Võ Văn Minh Huế 5
Vietnam Phạm Văn Thuận Nam Định
Vietnam Nguyễn Hồng Quân Đắk Lắk
Vietnam Bùi Duy Thường Viettel
2018 Vietnam Y Thăng Êban Đắk Lắk 15
2019 Vietnam Nguyễn Xuân Nam Phố Hiến 14
2020 Vietnam Nguyễn Công Thành Đồng Tháp 12
2022 Vietnam Nguyễn Thanh Nhàn Phố Hiến 10
2023 Vietnam Nguyễn Thanh Nhàn PVF-CAND 10
Vietnam Lê Văn Nam Quảng Nam

References

  1. "Lễ bốc thăm, xếp lịch thi đấu các Giải bóng đá Chuyên nghiệp Quốc gia 2023/2024" (in Vietnamese). Vietnam Professional Football. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  2. "Điều lệ Giải bóng đá HNQG – Bia Sao Vàng 2023/24" (PDF) (in Vietnamese). Vietnam Professional Football. p. 17. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  3. "VPF and FPT Play signed a strategic cooperation agreement, raising the level of Vietnamese football". VFF. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
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