| Season | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15 January – 2 May 2021 (Remaining matches cancelled) |
| Champions | Not awarded |
| Relegated | None |
| Matches | 84 |
| Goals | 194 (2.31 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Nguyen Van Toan Oussou Konan Rodrigo Dias (7 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Hanoi FC 4–0Than Quang Ninh (11 April 2021) |
| Biggest away win | Ho Chi Minh City FC 0–3 Hanoi FC (23 March 2021) Viettel 0–3Hoang Anh Gia Lai (24 March 2021) Saigon FC 0–3Nam Dinh FC (28 March 2021) |
| Highest scoring | Hong Linh Ha Tinh 3–5Dong A Thanh Hoa (3 April 2021) |
| Longest winning run | Hoang Anh Gia Lai (7 matches) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Hoang Anh Gia Lai (11 matches) |
| Longest winless run | Haiphong FC (6 matches) |
| Longest losing run | Saigon FC (5 matches) |
| Highest attendance | 20,000 Topenland Binh Dinh 0–1 Viettel (11 April 2021) |
| Lowest attendance | 1,500 Viettel 3–0 Saigon FC (3 April 2021) |
| Total attendance | 465,600 (excluding matches played behind closed doors) |
| Average attendance | 6,208 |
←2020 2022 → All statistics correct as of complete. | |
The2021 V.League 1 (known as theLS V.League 1 for sponsorship reasons) was the 38th season of theV.League 1, the highest division ofVietnamese football and the 21st as a professional league.[1][2]
The season was paused for a third time on 6 May 2021 due to an outbreak of the delta variant of thecoronavirus in the country.[3]
Despite attempts to re-start the season by late November,[4] after a meeting with all teams on August 21, the season was officially cancelled, with no champion determined, and no teams to be relegated; the slots for the2022 AFC Champions League and2022 AFC Cup was awarded to Hoang Anh Gia Lai and Viettel respectively in November 26. After the cancellation of the league,LS Group ceased sponsorship due to issues, andSâm Ngọc Linh Kon Tum was chosen as the main sponsor for thenext season.
The league was scheduled to operate in two stages, with the top six teams qualify for the championship group and remaining teams qualify for the relegation group after a single-round robin regular season. The season was cancelled with one matchday left until the completion of the regular season.
A total of 14 teams contested the league, including 13 teams from the2020 season andTopenland Binh Dinh promoted from the2020 V.League 2 season.[5]
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Previous season rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topenland Binh Dinh | Binh Dinh | Quy Nhon | 15,000 |  VL2(1st) |
| Becamex Binh Duong | Binh Duong | Go Dau | 13,035 | VL1(6th) |
| SHB Danang | Danang | Hoa Xuan | 20,000 | VL1(9th) |
| Hoang Anh Gia Lai | Gia Lai | Pleiku | 12,000 | VL1(7th) |
| Haiphong FC | Haiphong | Lach Tray | 25,000 | VL1(12th) |
| Hanoi FC | Hanoi | Hang Day | 22,500 | VL1(2nd) |
| Viettel | VL1(1st) | |||
| Hong Linh Ha Tinh | Ha Tinh | Ha Tinh | 20,000 | VL1(8th) |
| Ho Chi Minh City FC | Ho Chi Minh City | Thong Nhat | 16,000 | VL1(5th) |
| Saigon FC | VL1(3rd) | |||
| Nam Dinh FC | Nam Dinh | Thien Truong | 30,000 | VL1(13th) |
| Song Lam Nghe An | Nghe An | Vinh | 18,000 | VL1(10th) |
| Than Quang Ninh | Quang Ninh | Cam Pha | 20,000 | VL1(4th) |
| Dong A Thanh Hoa | Thanh Hoa | Thanh Hoa | 12,000 | VL1(11th) |
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined underFIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoang Anh Gia Lai |  Duong Minh Ninh Nguyen Van Dan | Mutual consent | November 2020 | Pre-season |  Kiatisuk Senamuang[6] | November 2020 |
| Ho Chi Minh City FC |  Jung Hae-seong | Resigned | 12 November 2020 |  Alexandré Pölking | 2 December 2020 | |
| Dong A Thanh Hoa | Mai Xuân Hợp | Mutual consent | 26 November 2020 |  Ljupko Petrović | 26 November 2020 | |
| Nam Dinh FC | Pham Hong Phu | Mutual consent | 14 December 2020 | Nguyen Van Sy | 14 December 2020 | |
| Than Quang Ninh | Phan Thanh Hùng | Resigned | 16 December 2020 | Hoang Tho | 16 December 2020 | |
| Becamex Binh Duong | Nguyen Thanh Son | Mutual consent | 19 December 2020 | Phan Thanh Hùng | 23 December 2020 | |
| Saigon FC | Vu Tien Thanh[7] | Mutual consent | 24 February 2021 | 4th |  Masahiro Shimoda[7] | 25 February 2021 |
| Saigon FC | Masahiro Shimoda[8] | Sacked | 30 March 2021 | 11th | Phung Thanh Phuong[8] | 30 March 2021 |
| Hanoi FC | Chu Dinh Nghiem[9] | Resigned | 3 April 2021 | 7th | Hoang Van Phuc (caretaker)[10] | 3 April 2021 |
| Hong Linh Ha Tinh | Pham Minh Duc | Resigned | 12 April 2021 | 14th | Nguyen Thanh Cong | 14 April 2021 |
| Becamex Binh Duong | Phan Thanh Hung | Resigned | 14 April 2021 | 6th | Nguyen Thanh Son (caretaker) | 14 April 2021 |
| Hanoi FC | Hoang Van Phuc (caretaker) | End of caretaker spell | 20 April 2021 | 8th | Park Choong-kyun[11] | 20 April 2021 |
| Song Lam Nghe An | Ngo Quang Truong[12] | Resigned | 30 April 2021 | 14th | Nguyen Huy Hoang (caretaker) | 30 April 2021 |
| SHB Danang | Le Huynh Duc[13] | Resigned | 3 May 2021 | 9th | Phan Thanh Hung[14] | 3 May 2021 |
Players name inbold indicates the player was registered after the start of the season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 29 | Qualification forAFC Champions League Group stage[a] |
| 2 | Viettel | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 26 | Qualification forAFC Cup Group stage[a] |
| 3 | Than Quang Ninh | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 19 | Withdrawn after the season's abandonment.[b] |
| 4 | Nam Dinh FC | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 18 | |
| 5 | Dong A Thanh Hoa | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 17 | |
| 6 | Becamex Binh Duong | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 17 | |
| 7 | Hanoi FC | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 16 | |
| 8 | Topenland Binh Dinh | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 16 | |
| 9 | SHB Danang | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 16 | |
| 10 | Hong Linh Ha Tinh | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 15 | |
| 11 | Ho Chi Minh City FC | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 14 | |
| 12 | Haiphong FC | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 14 | |
| 13 | Saigon FC | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 13 | |
| 14 | Song Lam Nghe An | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 10 |
This table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Becamex Binh Duong | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Dong A Thanh Hoa | 12 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
| Haiphong FC | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 |
| Hanoi FC | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
| Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ho Chi Minh City FC | 10 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
| Hong Linh Ha Tinh | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
| Nam Dinh FC | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| Saigon FC | 6 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 |
| SHB Danang | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Song Lam Nghe An | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 |
| Than Quang Ninh | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Topenland Binh Dinh | 7 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
| Viettel | 13 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Home \ Away | BBD | DTH | HAI | HAN | HOA | HCM | HHT | NDI | SGN | SDN | SNA | TQN | TBD | VFC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Becamex Binh Duong | 1–0 | 0–1 | —[a] | 4–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||||||||
| Dong A Thanh Hoa | 3–0 | 1–2[b] | 1–1 | 3–0[c] | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |||||||
| Haiphong FC | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | —[a] | |||||||
| Hanoi FC | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |||||||
| Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | ||||||||
| Ho Chi Minh City FC | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | |||||||
| Hong Linh Ha Tinh | 4–2[b] | 3–5 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |||||||
| Nam Dinh FC | 3–0 | 3–2 | —[a] | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | ||||||||
| Saigon FC | —[a] | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0[c] | ||||||||
| SHB Danang | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |||||||
| Song Lam Nghe An | 2–0 | —[a] | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | ||||||||
| Than Quang Ninh | 1–0 | 2–0 | —[a] | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |||||||
| Topenland Binh Dinh | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | ||||||||
| Viettel | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | —[a] | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Becamex Binh Duong | W | W | L | L | W | D | L | W | L | W | L | D |
| Dong A Thanh Hoa | L | D | W | L | L | L | W | W | D | W | L | W |
| Haiphong | W | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | D | D | W | L |
| Hanoi FC | L | L | W | W | W | D | L | L | W | L | L | W |
| Hoang Anh Gia Lai | L | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D |
| Ho Chi Minh City | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | W | D | L | D | W |
| Hong Linh Ha Tinh | L | L | L | D | W | D | L | D | L | W | W | W |
| Nam Dinh | W | L | L | L | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | L |
| Saigon | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | W | D | W | L |
| SHB Da Nang | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | L | D | L | L | L |
| Song Lam Nghe An | D | L | L | W | W | L | L | L | W | L | L | L |
| Than Quang Ninh | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | L | L | D |
| Topenland Binh Dinh | D | W | L | W | L | D | W | D | L | L | W | D |
| Viettel | L | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | D | W |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nguyễn Văn Toàn | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 7 |
 Oussou Konan | Nam Dinh | ||
| Rodrigo Dias | |||
| 4 | Eydison | Than Quang Ninh | 6 |
| Geovane | Hanoi | ||
| Nguyễn Công Phượng | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | ||
| Nguyễn Tiến Linh | Becamex Binh Duong | ||
| Rafaelson | SHB Da Nang | ||
| 9 |  Lee Nguyen | Ho Chi Minh City | 5 |
| Phan Văn Đức | Song Lam Nghe An |
Source:Soccerway
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafaelson | SHB Da Nang | Dong A Thanh Hoa | 3–1 (A) | 29 March 2021 |
| Nguyễn Tiến Linh | Becamex Binh Duong | Nam Dinh | 4–3 (H) | 8 April 2021 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huỳnh Tuấn Linh | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 6 |
| 2 | Nguyễn Hoài Anh | Than Quang Ninh | 5 |
| Nguyễn Thanh Diệp | Dong A Thanh Hoa | ||
| Trần Nguyên Mạnh | Viettel | ||
| 5 | Đinh Xuân Việt | Nam Dinh | 4 |
| Phạm Văn Phong | Saigon | ||
| Nguyễn Tuấn Mạnh | SHB Danang | ||
| Trần Đình Minh Hòang | Topenland Binh Dinh | ||
| Trần Đức Cường | Becamex Binh Duong | ||
| 10 | 4 players | 3 | |
| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Goal of the Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | |
| January/March | Kiatisuk Senamuang | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | Nguyễn Văn Tòan | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | Phan Văn Đức | Song Lam Nghe An |
| April | Lương Xuân Trường | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | ||||
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