2020 V.League 1

The 2020 V.League 1 season (or LS V.League 1 2020 for sponsorship reasons)[1] will be the 37th season of the V.League 1, the highest division of Football in Vietnam.

V.League 1
Season2020
Dates7 March - 4 November 2020
Matches played45
Goals scored105 (2.33 per match)
Top goalscorerRimario Gordon
(4 goals)
Biggest home winBecamex Bình Dương 5–0 Hải Phòng
(11 June 2020)
SHB Đà Nẵng 6–1 Quảng Nam
(11 June 2020)
Biggest away winSHB Đà Nẵng 1–4 Sài Gòn
(15 March 2020)
Quảng Nam 0–3 Viettel
(29 June 2020)
Highest scoringSHB Đà Nẵng 6–1 Quảng Nam
(11 June 2020)
Longest winning run2 matches
Hồ Chí Minh
Sông Lam Nghệ An
Becamex Bình Dương
Than Quảng Ninh
Thanh Hóa
Longest unbeaten run6 matches
Sài Gòn
Longest winless run4 matches
Hải Phòng
Thanh Hóa
Dược Nam Hà Nam Định
Longest losing run4 matches
Quảng Nam
Dược Nam Hà Nam Định
2019
2021
All statistics correct as of 29 June 2020.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the schedule has been changed to 7 March instead of 21 February as planned.[2] All matches in matchdays 1 and 2 will be played behind closed doors due to the same reason. Following the stabilizing situation, the league resumed in June, and also become the first league to allow fans to enter the stadium post-COVID-19 outbreak.[3]

Changes from last season

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2019 season.

Rules changes

In 2020 season, each team can register 3+1 foreign players (3 foreign + 1 naturalized Vietnamese). The teams participated in ASEAN Club Championship and AFC Cup (TP Hồ Chí Minh, Hà Nội FC, Than Quảng Ninh) can register 3+1+1 foreign players (3 foreign + 1 naturalized Vietnamese + 1 AFC player)

On 13 May 2020, the format have been slightly changed, including:

  • The 1st leg will remain unchanged.
  • After the 1st leg, teams will be split into 2 groups:
    • Championship group (Group A) will include the top 8 teams in the 1st leg.
    • Relegation group (Group B) will include the bottom 6 teams in the 1st leg.
  • Each group will play another single round-robin format. After the end of season:
    • The champions will qualify for the 2021 AFC Champions League group stage.
    • The runners-up and the cup winners (league 3rd-placers if the cup winners already qualified for AFC Club Competitions through league performance) will qualify for the 2021 AFC Cup group stage.
    • The 14th-ranked team will be relegated to 2021 V.League 2.

Teams

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Becamex Bình Dương Nguyễn Thanh Sơn Tô Văn Vũ Kamito Becamex IDC
Dược Nam Hà Nam Định Phạm Hồng Phú Đinh Xuân Việt Kelme Nam Hà Pharma
Hà Nội Chu Đình Nghiêm Nguyễn Văn Quyết Kappa T&T Group
Vinawind
Bamboo Airways
Artexport
Hải Phòng Phạm Anh Tuấn Doãn Ngọc Tân Jogarbola VTC3
Hoàng Anh Gia Lai Lee Tae-hoon Nguyễn Tuấn Anh Mizuno Thaco
Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh Phạm Minh Đức Lê Tấn Tài Kelme Vinmart
Quảng Nam Đào Quang Hùng Đinh Thanh Trung Jogarbola LS Group
Đất Quảng Company
Sài Gòn Vũ Tiến Thành Nguyễn Ngọc Duy Zaicro Bến Thành Holding
Văn Lang University
Him Lam Group
SHB Đà Nẵng Lê Huỳnh Đức Hà Đức Chinh Kamito SHB
Sông Lam Nghệ An Ngô Quang Trường Hoàng Văn Khánh Mitre Bac A Bank
TH true Juice
Than Quảng Ninh Phan Thanh Hùng Huỳnh Tuấn Linh Joma Vinacomin
Thanh Hóa Nguyễn Thành Công Lê Văn Thắng Jogarbola
TP Hồ Chí Minh Jung Hae-seong Trần Phi Sơn Kappa CityLand
Viettel Trương Việt Hoàng Bùi Tiến Dũng FBT Viettel

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Becamex Bình Dương Nguyễn Thanh Sơn Interim over 24 October 2019 Pre-season Carlos Oliveira 27 November 2019
Hải Phòng Trương Việt Hoàng Resigned 24 October 2019 Phạm Anh Tuấn 16 November 2019
Sài Gòn Nguyễn Thành Công Resigned 24 October 2019 Hoàng Văn Phúc 22 November 2019
Thanh Hóa Mai Xuân Hợp Interim over 24 October 2019 Fabio Lopez 22 November 2019
Viettel Nguyễn Hải Biên Interim over 24 October 2019 Trương Việt Hoàng 12 November 2019
Sông Lam Nghệ An Nguyễn Đức Thắng Promoted to Technical Director 16 December 2019 Ngô Quang Trường 16 December 2019
Becamex Bình Dương Carlos Oliveira Sacked 16 February 2020 Nguyễn Thanh Sơn 16 February 2020
Sài Gòn Hoàng Văn Phúc Resigned 13 March 2020 8th Vũ Tiến Thành 13 March 2020
Thanh Hóa Fabio Lopez Sacked 8 June 2020 13th Nguyễn Thành Công 9 June 2020
Dược Nam Hà Nam Định Nguyễn Văn Sỹ Mutual consent 24 June 2020 14th Phạm Hồng Phú 24 June 2020
Quảng Nam Vũ Hồng Việt Resigned 29 June 2020 13th Đào Quang Hùng 29 June 2020

Foreign players

Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 (AFC Player) Player 5 (Naturalized Vietnamese player) Former Player
Becamex Bình Dương Hedipo Gustavo Ali Rabo Youssouf Touré Nguyễn Trung Đại Dương
Dược Nam Hà Nam Định Rafaelson Thiago Papel Emmanuel Agbaji Đỗ Merlo Valentin Zoungrana
Hà Nội Rimario Gordon Pape Omar Faye Moses Oloya Papa Ibou Kébé
Hải Phòng Claudecir Junior Diego Joseph Mpande Hoàng Vissai
Hoàng Anh Gia Lai Chevaughn Walsh Kester Oahimijie Damir Memović
Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh Bruno Henrique Janclesio Victor Mansaray Pina
Quảng Nam Lucas Rocha Zé Paulo Papa Ibou Kébé Rodrigo Dias
Sài Gòn Geovane Pedro Paulo Ahn Byung-keon
SHB Đà Nẵng Igor Jelić Grace Tanda Ismahil Akinade Philippe Nsiah
Sông Lam Nghệ An Gustavo Alagie Sosseh Peter Onyekachi
Than Quảng Ninh Andre Fagan Jeremie Lynch Neven Lastro Trần Trung Hiếu
Thanh Hóa Louis Ewonde Aimé Gassissou Josip Balić Hoàng Vũ Samson Grace Tanda
Philippe Nsiah
TP Hồ Chí Minh Amido Baldé Papé Diakité Seo Yong-duk Viktor Prodell
Alex Lima
Viettel Bruno Cantanhede Caíque Luizão

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hồ Chí Minh City 7 4 2 1 12 5 +7 14 Qualification for champion group in phase 2
2 Sài Gòn 7 3 4 0 8 3 +5 13
3 Becamex Bình Dương 7 3 2 2 9 5 +4 11
4 Viettel 7 3 2 2 11 10 +1 11
5 Sông Lam Nghệ An 7 3 2 2 4 6 2 11
6 Hà Nội 7 3 1 3 11 8 +3 10
7 Thanh Hóa 7 3 1 3 6 5 +1 10
8 Than Quảng Ninh 7 3 1 3 8 8 0 10
9 Hoàng Anh Gia Lai 7 2 3 2 7 10 3 9 Qualification for relegation group in phase 2
10 Hải Phòng 7 2 3 2 4 7 3 9
11 SHB Đà Nẵng 7 2 2 3 12 10 +2 8
12 Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh 7 1 4 2 6 6 0 7
13 Dược Nam Hà Nam Định 7 2 0 5 8 11 3 6
14 Quảng Nam 7 1 1 5 7 19 12 4
Updated to match(es) played on 30 June 2020. Source: VPF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Play-off (Only to decide champions, runners-up, third placed and relegation spots); 10) Drawing of lots (Criteria 2 to 5 only applies after the conclusion of round 13)

Results

Home \ Away BBD NDI HAN HPG HAG HHT QNA SGN DNG SLN TQN THH HCM VTL
Becamex Bình Dương 0–2 5–0 11 Jul 1–1 1–0 18 Jul 3 Aug
Dược Nam Hà Nam Định 23 Jul 0–2 2–1 12 Jul 3 Aug 3–0 1–2
Hà Nội 4–2 17 Jul 3–0 0–1 0–1 3 Aug
Hải Phòng 0–0 24 Jul 1–1 5 Jul 3 Aug 0–1 0–0
Hoàng Anh Gia Lai 1–0 6 Jul 17 Jul 1–1 1–0 3 Aug
Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh 1–1 1–1 3 Aug 0–0 17 Jul 0–1
Quảng Nam 1–2 29 Jul 24 Jul 5 Jul 2–1 1–3 0–3
Sài Gòn 0–0 18 Jul 1–1 0–0 3 Aug 12 Jul
SHB Đà Nẵng 12 Jul 29 Jul 3–1 6–1 1–4 18 Jul
Sông Lam Nghệ An 1–0 29 Jul 12 Jul 1–0 1–3 18 Jul
Than Quảng Ninh 29 Jul 6 Jul 3–1 0–2 3–1 24 Jul 11 Jul
Thanh Hóa 1–0 0–1 23 Jul 29 Jul 6 Jul 0–0 2–0
TP Hồ Chí Minh 6 Jul 29 Jul 24 Jul 0–1 2–2 1–0 3–0
Viettel 5 Jul 11 Jul 3–3 29 Jul 23 Jul 1–1 1–2
Updated to match(es) played on 30 June 2020. Source: Vietnam Professional Football
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

This table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve the chronological evolution, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213
TP Hồ Chí Minh2116311A
Becamex Bình Dương5974243
Viettel4422574
Sông Lam Nghệ An8633125
Hà Nội1845736
Sài Gòn7251452A
Thanh Hóa1213131412117
Than Quảng Ninh1171110868
Hoàng Anh Gia Lai6397689
Hải Phòng356810910
SHB Đà Nẵng10141412111011
Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh91210991212
Dược Nam Hà Nam Định13101213141413B
Quảng Nam1411811131314B
GA
GB
GA
GB
Updated to match(es) played on 30 June 2020. Source: Table by round (in Vietnamese)

Season progress

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920
Becamex Bình DươngWLDWWLD
Dược Nam Hà Nam ĐịnhLWLLLLW
Hà NộiWLWDLWL
Hải PhòngWDDLLWD
Hoàng Anh Gia LaiWDLWDLD
Hồng Lĩnh Hà TĩnhLLWDDDD
Quảng NamLDWLLLL
Sài GònDWDWDDW
SHB Đà NẵngLLLWDWD
Sông Lam Nghệ AnDWWDWLL
Than Quảng NinhLWLDWWL
Thanh HóaLLLDWWW
TP Hồ Chí MinhWWDLWWD
ViettelWDWDLLW
Updated to match(es) played on 30 June 2020. Source: VPF
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Attendances

By club

2020 V.League 1 Attendance
Club Total Games Avg. Per Game
Becamex Bình Dương ?13?
DNH. Nam Định ?13?
Hà Nội ?13?
Hoàng Anh Gia Lai ?13?
Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh ?13?
SHB Đà Nẵng ?13?
Sông Lam Nghệ An ?13?
Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh ?13?
Quảng Nam ?13?
Sài Gòn ?13?
Hải Phòng ?13?
Thanh Hóa ?13?
Than Quảng Ninh ?13?
Viettel ?13?
Total ?182?

By round

2020 V.League 1 Attendance
Round Total Games Avg. Per Game
Round 1 070
Round 2 070
Round 3 50,50077,214
Round 4 56,70078,100
Round 5 50,00077,142
Round 6 66,00079,429
Round 7 ?7?
Round 8 ?7?
Round 9 ?7?
Round 10 ?7?
Round 11 ?7?
Round 12 ?7?
Round 13 ?7?
Round 14 ?7?
Round 15 ?7?
Round 16 ?7?
Round 17 ?7?
Round 18 ?7?
Round 19 ?7?
Round 20 ?7?
Round 21 ?7?
Round 22 ?7?
Round 23 ?7?
Round 24 ?7?
Round 25 ?7?
Round 26 ?7?
Total 070

Season statistics

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