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| Organising body | Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) |
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| Founded | 2000; 25 years ago (2000) |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Confederation | AFC |
| Number of clubs | 15 (as of 2025) |
| Level on pyramid | 3 |
| Promotion to | V.League 2 |
| Relegation to | Third Division |
| Domestic cup | none |
| Current champions | Quang Ninh Văn Hiến University (1st title) |
| Most championships | Bà Rịa Vũng Tàu Công An Nhân Dân Phù Đổng Quảng Nam Tây Ninh (2 titles) |
| Website | vff.org.vn |
| Current:2025 Vietnamese Football League Second Division | |
TheVietnamese Football League Second Division (Vietnamese:Giải bóng đá hạng Nhì quốc gia) is the third tier professionalassociation football league inVietnam[1] controlled by theVietnam Football Federation.[2]
A national third tier of Vietnamese association football was first established along with its professionalization in 1995. Among the 10 original clubs of the third tier included the forerunners toThanh Hóa,Cần Thơ,Đồng Nai,Cà Mau andLâm Đồng.[3] But after a number of clubs were lost for various reasons – some were promoted to V.League and the others folded – the league contracted the second division in 1997 and continued with the single second-tier division.
The third-tier football was reintroduced in 2000 upon creation of fully professionalV.League 2. But despite its officially amateur status the league quickly became de facto semi-professional, serving as the cradle of the future V. League members. Since the establishment of associate membership system in 2006 the number of professional clubs holding or actively seeking for this status has grown steadily and reached its peak in 2010 season when 6 full members and 2 former candidates made up to almost half of the league's 18 teams.[4] Through the course of the season this number grew even bigger, to 15 full associate members that formed the core of V.League 3.[5]
15 teams compete in the 2025 season, split into two groups.
Group A
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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| Bắc Ninh | Bắc Ninh | Từ Sơn City Stadium | 5,000 |
| Hà Nội B | Hà Nội | Thanh Trì Stadium | 4,000 |
| Hoài Đức | Hoài Đức Stadium | 3,500 | |
| Phú Thọ | Phú Thọ | Việt Trì Stadium | 20,000 |
| PVF | Hưng Yên | PVF Stadium | 3,600 |
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| Quảng Ninh | Quảng Ninh | Quảng Ninh Province Sports Complex | 4,000 |
Group B
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Đắk Lắk | Đắk Lắk | Buôn Ma Thuật Stadium | 20,000 |
| Gia Định | Hồ Chí Minh City | Tân Hiệp Stadium | 1,000 |
| Văn Hiến University | District 8 Stadium | 500 | |
| Kon Tum | Kon Tum | Kon Tum Stadium | 11,000 |
| Lâm Đồng | Lâm Đồng | Đà Lạt Stadium | 20,000 |
| SHB Đà Nẵng B | Đà Nẵng | TBD | ? |
| Tây Ninh | Tây Ninh | TBD | ? |
| Vĩnh Long | Vĩnh Long | Vĩnh Long Stadium | 10,000 |
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