| Season | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 22 January – 21 August |
| Champions | Sông Lam Nghệ An 3rd title |
| Runner up | Hà Nội T&T |
| Relegated | Đồng Tâm Long An Hà Nội ACB |
| 2012 AFC Cup | Sông Lam Nghệ An Navibank Sài Gòn |
| Matches | 182 |
| Goals | 554 (3.04 per match) |
| Average goals/game | 3.1 |
| Top goalscorer | (21 goals) |
←2010 2012 → | |
The2011 V-League was the 28th season ofVietnam's national football league and the 11th as a professional league.
Eximbank have taken over as official sponsor of the V-League.
Nam Định were relegated to the2011 Vietnamese First Division after finishing the2010 season in last place.
They were replaced byHà Nội ACB.
Navibank Sài Gòn defeated Than Quảng Ninh in the end of season promotion/relegation match to secure their place in theV-League.
| Club | Based | Home stadium | Capacity | First season in V-League | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Becamex Bình Dương | Thủ Dầu Một | Gò Đậu Stadium | 18,250 | 2004 | |
| Đồng Tâm Long An | Tân An | Long An Stadium | 19,975 | 2003 | |
| Cao su Đồng Tháp | Cao Lãnh | Cao Lãnh Stadium | 20,000 | 2000 | |
| Hà Nội ACB | Hanoi | Hàng Đẫy Stadium | 22,500 | 2004 | |
| Hòa Phát Hà Nội | Hanoi | Hàng Đẫy Stadium | 22,500 | 2003 | |
| Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | Pleiku | Pleiku Stadium | 15,000 | 2003 | |
| Khatoco Khánh Hòa | Nha Trang | August 19th Stadium | 25,000 | 2000 | |
| Lam Sơn Thanh Hóa | Thanh Hóa | Thanh Hóa Stadium | 14,000 | 2010 | |
| Navibank Sài Gòn | Ho Chi Minh City | Thống Nhất Stadium | 25,000 | 2010 | |
| SHB Đà Nẵng | Đà Nẵng | Chi Lăng Stadium | 30,000 | 2001 | |
| Sông Lam Nghệ An | Vinh | Vinh Stadium | 22,000 | 2000 | |
| Hà Nội T&T | Hanoi | Hàng Đẫy Stadium | 22,500 | 2008 | |
| Vicem Hải Phòng | Hải Phòng | Lạch Tray Stadium | 28,000 | 2000 | |
| Vissai Ninh Bình | Ninh Bình | Ninh Bình Stadium | 22,000 | 2010 |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Incoming manager |
|---|---|---|---|
| Đồng Tâm Long An | Short-term contract[1] | ||
| Đồng Tâm Long An | Sacked[1] | ||
| Đồng Tâm Long An | Sacked[2] | ||
| Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | Resigned[3][4] | ||
| Bình Dương | Sacked[5] | ||
| Đồng Tâm Long An | Sacked[6] |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sông Lam Nghệ An(C, Q) | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 48 | 29 | +19 | 49 | 2012 AFC Cup Group stage |
| 2 | Hà Nội T&T | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 51 | 31 | +20 | 46 | |
| 3 | SHB Đà Nẵng | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 49 | 32 | +17 | 44 | |
| 4 | Vissai Ninh Bình | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 39 | |
| 5 | TĐCS Đồng Tháp | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 37 | |
| 6 | Becamex Bình Dương | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 36 | |
| 7 | Thanh Hóa | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 41 | +3 | 34 | |
| 8 | Navibank Sài Gòn(Q) | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 34 | 2012 AFC Cup Group stage[a] |
| 9 | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 32 | |
| 10 | Hòa Phát Hà Nội | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 32 | |
| 11 | Khatoco Khánh Hòa | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 34 | −6 | 32 | |
| 12 | Hải Phòng | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 40 | −12 | 30 | |
| 13 | Đồng Tâm Long An(R) | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 30 | Relegation toVietnamese First Division |
| 14 | Hà Nội ACB(R) | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 36 | 58 | −22 | 26 |
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sông Lam Nghệ An | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hà Nội T&T | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| SHB Đà Nẵng | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Vissai Ninh Bình | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| TĐCS Đồng Tháp | 9 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| Becamex Bình Dương | 8 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Thanh Hóa | 1 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Navibank Sài Gòn | 9 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Hòa Phát Hà Nội | 11 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
| Khatoco Khánh Hòa | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 |
| Hải Phòng | 4 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
| Đồng Tâm Long An | 6 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
| Hà Nội ACB | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Winner;AFC Cup | |
| Relegate toV.League 2 |
| Home \ Away | BBD | SDN | ĐLA | TDT | ACB | VHP | HHN | HGL | KKH | NVB | SNA | T&T | THO | VNB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Becamex Bình Dương | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | |
| SHB Đà Nẵng | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Đồng Tâm Long An | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | |
| TĐCS Đồng Tháp | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Hà Nội ACB | 3–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | |
| Hải Phòng | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–3 | |
| Hòa Phát Hà Nội | 2–1 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | |
| Khatoco Khánh Hòa | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 0–1 | |
| Navibank Sài Gòn | 3–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 3–0 | |
| Sông Lam Nghệ An | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 6–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| Hà Nội T&T | 2–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 7–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Thanh Hóa | 4–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| Vissai Ninh Bình | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
The Top Scorers as of 17 July 2011:
| Month | Club of the Month | Coach of the Month | Player of the Month | Best goal(s) of the Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | ||
| April | Sông Lam Nghệ An | Sông Lam Nghệ An | Thanh Hóa | Đồng Tâm Long An | |||
| May | Sông Lam Nghệ An | Sông Lam Nghệ An | SHB Đà Nẵng | Becamex Bình Dương | |||
| June | Becamex Bình Dương | Hà Nội T&T | Hà Nội T&T | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | |||
| July | Hà Nội T&T | Hà Nội T&T | Vissai Ninh Bình | TBD | |||
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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