2024–25 V.League 1

V.League 1
Season2024–25
Dates13 September 2024 – 25 May 2025
Matches played0
Goals scored0

The 2024–25 V.League 1, will be the 42nd season of the V.League 1, the highest division of Vietnamese football and the 25th as a professional league. The season is scheduled to commence on 13 September 2024 and ends on 25 May 2025.[1]

Thep Xanh Nam Dinh are the defending champions.[2]

This season will be the second since the 2001-02 season to have an inter-year schedule (autumn-to-spring) instead of an intra-year schedule (spring-to-autumn) to follow the schedule changes in the AFC competitions. There will also be a break from 23 November to 21 December 2024 for the 2024 ASEAN Championship.[1]

This will be the second season that the league officially applies video assistant referee (VAR) technology and also will be the first that VAR applies to matches across the country instead of only the north the previous season.[3]

Teams[edit]

A total of 14 teams will participate in the 2024–25 edition of the V.League 1.

Changes from previous season[edit]

Promoted from
2023–24 V.League 2
Relegated to
2024–25 V.League 2
SHB Da Nang Khanh Hoa

14 teams will compete in this season. The relegated team is Khanh Hoa, who have spent 2 seasons in the top flight ever since their promotion in 2022. The promoted team is SHB Da Nang, who have come back to the top flight after only one season in the V.League 2.

Name changes[edit]

Stadiums and locations[edit]

Team Location Stadium Capacity Previous
season rank
Becamex Binh Duong Binh Duong Go Dau 13,035 VL1 (8th)
Dong A Thanh Hoa Thanh Hoa Thanh Hoa 12,000 VL1 (9th)
Haiphong FC Haiphong Lach Tray 30,000 VL1 (7th)
Hanoi FC Hanoi Hang Day 22,500 VL1 (3rd)
Hanoi Police VL1 (6th)
The Cong-Viettel VL1 {5th)
Hong Linh Ha Tinh Ha Tinh Ha Tinh 20,000 VL1 (13th)
Ho Chi Minh City FC Ho Chi Minh City Thong Nhat 16,000 VL1 (4th)
LPBank Hoang Anh Gia Lai Gia Lai Pleiku 12,000 VL1 (11th)
Quang Nam FC Quang Nam Tam Ky 15,000 VL1 (10th)
Quy Nhon Binh Dinh Binh Dinh Quy Nhon 15,000 VL1 (2nd)
SHB Da Nang Da Nang Hoa Xuan 20,500 VL2 (1st)
Song Lam Nghe An Nghe An Vinh 18,000 VL1 (12th)
Thep Xanh Nam Dinh Nam Dinh Thien Truong 30,000 VL1 (1st)

Number of teams by region[edit]

Number Region Team(s)
5 Red River Delta Haiphong, Hanoi FC, Hanoi Police, The Cong-Viettel and Thep Xanh Nam Dinh
3 North Central Dong A Thanh Hoa, Hong Linh Ha Tinh, and Song Lam Nghe An
South Central Quy Nhon Binh Dinh, Quang Nam and SHB Da Nang
2 Southeast Becamex Binh Duong and Ho Chi Minh City
1 Central Highlands LPBank Hoang Anh Gia Lai

Personnel and kits[edit]

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 Binh Duong Vietnam Hoàng Anh Tuấn Vietnam Nguyễn Tiến Linh Vietnam Kamito Vietnam Becamex1
Dong A Thanh Hoa Bulgaria Velizar Popov Vietnam Nguyễn Thái Sơn Japan Jogarbola Thailand Casper Electric1
Haiphong Vietnam Chu Đình Nghiêm Vietnam Triệu Việt Hưng Japan Jogarbola
Hanoi FC Vacant Vietnam Nguyễn Văn Quyết Japan Jogarbola Vietnam KITA Group1
Vietnam Vinawind2
Vietnam Quang Ninh Port2
Vietnam SHS2
Hanoi Police Brazil Alexandré Pölking Vietnam Nguyễn Quang Hải Vietnam Kamito Vietnam Công An Hà Nội1
Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam Phùng Thanh Phương Vacant Japan Jogarbola England Mansion Sports1
Vietnam Phu Hung Life Insurance1
Vietnam Phu Hung Securities2
Hong Linh Ha Tinh Vietnam Nguyễn Thành Công Vietnam Trần Phi Sơn Thailand Grand Sport Vietnam Bia Sao Vàng1
LPBank Hoang Anh Gia Lai Vietnam Vũ Tiến Thành Vietnam Trần Minh Vương Vietnam Kamito Thailand Carabao1

Vietnam LPBank2

Quang Nam Vietnam Văn Sỹ Sơn Vietnam Ngân Văn Đại Spain Kelme
Quy Nhon Binh Dinh Vietnam Bùi Đoàn Quang Huy Vietnam Đặng Văn Lâm Vietnam Kamito Vietnam MerryLand Quy Nhon1
SHB Da Nang Vietnam Trương Việt Hoàng Vietnam Đặng Anh Tuấn Vietnam Kamito Japan Murata1
Vietnam SHB1
Song Lam Nghe An Vietnam Phạm Anh Tuấn Nigeria Michael Olaha Thailand Grand Sport Vietnam Gạo A AN1
Vietnam EuroSun2
Japan Nikkokutrust2
Thep Xanh Nam Dinh Vietnam Vũ Hồng Việt Vietnam Trần Nguyên Mạnh England Mitre Vietnam Thép Xanh Xuân Thiện1
The Cong-Viettel Vietnam Nguyễn Đức Thắng Vietnam Bùi Tiến Dũng China Li-Ning Vietnam The Cong-Viettel1
Vietnam TV3602

Notes:

  1. ^ On the front of shirt.
  2. ^ On the back of shirt.

Managerial changes[edit]

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Becamex Binh Duong Vietnam Nguyễn Đức Cảnh Interim period ended 30 June 2024 Pre-season Vietnam Hoàng Anh Tuấn[5] 4 July 2024
Hanoi FC Japan Daiki Iwamasa[6] Resigned 8 July 2024 TBA

Foreign players[edit]

Teams are allowed to register 3 foreign players and will be allotted an extra slot for 1 unnaturalized overseas Vietnamese player that will not be counted against their foreign player allotment. Dong A Thanh Hoa, Hanoi Police and Thep Xanh Nam Dinh will be allowed to register 1 additional foreign players as they will compete in AFC and AFF competitions. Therefore they are only allowed to field maximum 3 foreign players during a league game.

Players name in bold indicates the player was registered after the start of the season.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4
(Unnaturalized Vietnamese player)
Player 5
(Only teams in AFC and AFF competitions)
Former players
Becamex Binh Duong Brazil Janclesio Nigeria Charles Atshimene Nigeria Joseph Onoja United States Cyrus Tran
Dong A Thanh Hoa Australia Benjamin Van Meurs Brazil Luiz Antônio Brazil Gustavo Jamaica Rimario Gordon
Haiphong Brazil Lucão do Break Cameroon Arsène Elogo Haiti Bicou Bissainthe
Hanoi FC Brazil Denílson Brazil Ewerton Cameroon Joel Tagueu
Luxembourg Tim Hall
France Ryan Ha
Hanoi Police Brazil Geovane Brazil Jeferson Elías Brazil Júnior Fialho Brazil Alan Grafite
Nigeria Raphael Success
Ho Chi Minh City Brazil Brendon Lucas Colombia Santiago Patiño Ivory Coast Cheick Timité Slovakia Patrik Le Giang
Hong Linh Ha Tinh Brazil Bruno Ramires Republic of the Congo Prince Ibara Senegal Abdoulaye Diallo Russia Viktor Le
LPBank Hoang Anh Gia Lai Brazil Gabriel Ferreira Brazil Jairo Brazil João Veras
Quang Nam Brazil Conrado Brazil Yago Ramos Nigeria Stephen Eze Denmark Truong Quoc Minh
Quy Nhon Binh Dinh Brazil Léo Artur
SHB Da Nang Brazil Yuri Mamute Brazil Marlon Rangel
Song Lam Nghe An Nigeria Michael Olaha
The Cong-Viettel Brazil Pedro Henrique
Thep Xanh Nam Dinh Brazil Hêndrio Brazil Lucas Alves Brazil Rafaelson Brazil Douglas Coutinho

Dual nationality Vietnamese players[edit]

  • Players name in bold indicates the player was registered after the start of the season.
  • Player's name in italics indicates Overseas Vietnamese players whom have obtained a Vietnamese passport and citizenship, therefore being considered as local players.
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3
Becamex Binh Duong UgandaVietnam Geoffrey Kizito
Dong A Thanh Hoa
Haiphong AustraliaVietnam Martin Lo
Hanoi FC
Hanoi Police Czech RepublicVietnam Filip Nguyen1
Ho Chi Minh City United StatesVietnam Lê Trung Vinh
Hong Linh Ha Tinh
LPBank Hoang Anh Gia Lai
Quang Nam NigeriaVietnam Hoàng Vũ Samson
Quy Nhon Binh Dinh Czech RepublicVietnam Mạc Hồng Quân1 GermanyVietnam Adriano Schmidt1 RussiaVietnam Đặng Văn Lâm1
SHB Da Nang United StatesVietnam Steven Dang
Song Lam Nghe An
The Cong-Viettel
Thep Xanh Nam Dinh

Notes:

^1 Capped for Vietnam national team.

Standings[edit]

League table[edit]

2024/25 V.League 1 Ranking table
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Becamex Binh Duong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to the 2025–26 AFC Champions League Two group stage
2 Dong A Thanh Hoa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the 2026–27 ASEAN Club Championship
3 Haiphong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Hanoi FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Hanoi Police 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Ho Chi Minh City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Hong Linh Ha Tinh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 LPBank Hoang Anh Gia Lai 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Quang Nam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Quy Nhon Binh Dinh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 SHB Da Nang 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Song Lam Nghe An 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 The Cong-Viettel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for relegation play-offs
14 Thep Xanh Nam Dinh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to the 2025–26 V.League 2
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: VPF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Disciplinary points.

Results[edit]

Home \ Away BBD DTH HPG HAN HNP HCM HHT LGL QNA QBD SDN SNA TCV TND
Becamex Binh Duong
Dong A Thanh Hoa
Haiphong
Hanoi FC
Hanoi Police
Ho Chi Minh City
Hong Linh Ha Tinh
LPBank Hoang Anh Gia Lai
Quang Nam
Quy Nhon Binh Dinh
SHB Da Nang
Song Lam Nghe An
The Cong-Viettel
Thep Xanh Nam Dinh
First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Position by round[edit]

Source: [citation needed]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "Nam Định lần đầu vô địch V-League" (in Vietnamese). VnExpress. 25 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Tiến tới triển khai áp dụng VAR ở tất cả các trận đấu tại V-League 2024-25" (in Vietnamese). Toquoc.vn. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Đội á quân V-League đổi tên thành Quy Nhơn Bình Định". Tuổi Trẻ. 8 July 2024.
  5. ^ "HLV Hoàng Anh Tuấn chính thức dẫn dắt Bình Dương" (in Vietnamese). Báo Mới. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Hà Nội FC chia tay huấn luyện viên Nhật Bản" (in Vietnamese). Lao Động. Retrieved 9 July 2024.