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Vietnamese First Division Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnamese_First_Division

V.League 2
Founded2000; 25 years ago (2000)
  • 1996–2000 (as Second Division)
  • 1990–1996 (as A1 League)
  • 1980–1989 (as A2 League)
CountryVietnam
ConfederationAFC
Number of clubs14
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toV.League 1
Relegation toSecond Division
Domestic cup(s)Vietnamese Cup
Vietnamese Super Cup
International cup(s)AFC Champions League Two (via Vietnamese Cup)
Current championsPhu Dong Ninh Binh (1st title)
(2024–25)
Most championshipsBinh Dinh, Dong Thap, Long An, Ho Chi Minh City, Quang Nam (2 titles)
Broadcaster(s)FPT Play (all matches)
Websitevpf.vn
Current: 2025–26 V.League 2

The Vietnamese National Football First League (Vietnamese: Giải bóng đá hạng Nhất quốc gia Việt Nam, lit. 'First Division Football League of Vietnam'), 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 14 clubs. The current holders are Phu Dong Ninh Binh, who won the 2024–25 season.

League structure

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Starting in the 2025–26 season, the league comprises 14 teams. Over the course of a season, which runs annually from September/October to the following June/July,[1] each team plays twice against the others in the league, once at 'home' and once 'away', resulting in each team competing in 26 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).

At the end of the season, the top two team is promoted to the V.League 1 and the bottom two teams are relegated to Second Division.[2]

Competition format

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Seasons 2000 to 2019: Teams played a double round-robin format to earn points.[3] The champion team was promoted to V.League 1. The bottom teams (1 or 2 teams depending on the year) were relegated to the National Second Division.[4] This format was used again in the 2022 and 2023 seasons, the last seasons to be held in a calendar year.[5]

In the 2020 season, after the first round of the round-robin, the top 6 teams played a single round-robin to find the champion, and the remaining 6 teams played a single round-robin to find the team to be relegated.[6][7] The 2021 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8][9][10][11] From the 2023–24 season onwards, the teams will play a double round-robin format over two years, from the autumn of the previous year to the summer of the following year.[12][13][14]

Television

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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.[15]

Prize money

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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

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The following 14 clubs will compete in the V.League 2 during the 2025–26 season.

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Locations of the 2025–26 V.League 2 teams
Club Finishing position last season Location Stadium Capacity
Bà Rịa Vũng Tàu 10th Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu Bà Rịa Stadium 10,000
Bac Ninh FC 2nd in Second Division Group A (promoted) Thừa Thiên Huế Tu Do Stadium 16,000
Bình Phước 2nd Bình Phước Bình Phước Stadium 10,000
Đồng Nai 9th Đồng Nai Đồng Nai Stadium 30,000
Đồng Tháp FC 6th Đồng Tháp Đồng Tháp Stadium 18,000
Gia Dinh FC 2nd in Second Division Group B (promoted) Ho Chi Minh TBD
Hoa Binh FC 7th Hòa Bình Hoa Binh Stadium
LPBank Ho Chi Minh City 4th Ho chi Minh Thống Nhất Stadium 15,000
Khatoco Khánh Hòa 5th Khánh Hòa [[Nha Trang Stadium|19 August Stadium 18,000
Long An FC 8th Tây Ninh Long An Stadium 20,000
PVF-CAND FC 3rd Hưng Yên PVF Stadium
Quang Ninh FC 1st in Second Division Group A (promoted) Quảng Ninh Cẩm Phả Stadium 20,000
Quy Nhon Binh Dinh 14th in V.League 1 (relegated) Gia Lai Quy Nhơn Stadium 15,000
Van Hien University 1st in Second Division Group B (promoted) Ho Chi Minh City Thống Nhất Stadium 15,000

Results

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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 PVF-CAND Long An
2023–24 SHB Da Nang PVF-CAND Truong Tuoi Binh Phuoc
2024–25 Phu Dong Ninh Binh Truong Tuoi Binh Phuoc PVF-CAND

Top scorers

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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
2023–24 Vietnam Bùi Văn Bình Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu 11
2024–25 Vietnam Lưu Tự Nhân Trường Tươi Bình Phước 9

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