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| Organising body | Vietnam Football Federation (VPF) |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1980; 45 years ago (1980) |
| First season | 1980 |
| Country |  Vietnam |
| Confederation | AFC |
| Number of clubs | 14 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | V.League 2 |
| Domestic cup(s) | Vietnamese Cup Vietnamese Super Cup |
| International cup(s) | AFC Champions League Two ASEAN Club Championship |
| Current champions | Thép Xanh Nam Định (3rd title) (2024–25) |
| Most championships | Hà Nội Thể Công–Viettel (6 titles) |
| Most appearances | Lê Tấn Tài (434) |
| Top scorer | Hoàng Vũ Samson (202) |
| Broadcaster(s) | FPT Play TV360 (except matches assigned to be broadcast by VTV or HTV) (all matches) VTV (VTV5, VTV7) HTV (HTV Thể Thao)(selected matches) |
| Website | vpf |
| Current:2025–26 V.League 1 | |
V.League 1 (Vietnamese pronunciation:[vi:˧li:k˧],Vietnamese:Giải bóng đá Vô địch Quốc gia Việt Nam,lit. 'National Football Championship'), also calledLPBank V.League 1 for sponsorship reasons, is the top professionalfootball league inVietnam, controlled by the Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company (VPF). It is contested by 14 clubs who play each other on ahome andaway basis. The team finishing at the top at the end of the season is crowned the champion and enters theAFC Champions League Two.
The league was founded in1980 as theNational A1 League, withTổng Cục Đường Sắt being the first winner. The league turned professional in the2000–01 season, which allowed clubs to hire foreign players. Vietnam Professional Football (VPF) was established in 2012, and the organising power was transferred from theVietnam Football Federation (VFF) toVietnam Professional Football Jointstock Company (VPF).
Thể Công-Viettel andHà Nội have won the title 6 times each, the most among V-League clubs. The current champion isThép Xanh Nam Định which won the2024–25 edition.
TheNorth Vietnam Football Championship was formed in 1955. From the beginning, this League (AKA the Northern league) was split into Division A and Division B. TheSouth Vietnam Football Championship was formed in 1962. Since then, league football has been played North and South during war time. The number of teams in the North was extraordinary. For example, Haiphong had 10 clubs back then.[1] Haiphong Police and Thể Công won 10 titles for each.
After reunification and as the USSR's football league model, Vietnamese football leagues were played on a regional basis: Hồng Hà League in the North; Trường Sơn League in the Central; and Cửu Long League in the South. The champions of each region play the play-off rounds to find the only national champion. The Cong won all the 3-season from 1977 to 1979.
Responding to the constraints of organising in regions,Vietnam Football Federation reorganised the league system after the 1979 season.
The V.League 1, as it is known today, began in1980 when the firstNational A1 League was launched. Seventeen clubs participated in the competition (originally 18, but Thể Công withdrawn due to internal reasons) which was split into three groups and conducted more like a cup competition, with the winner from each group qualifying for the Championship Stage.Công An Hà Nội,Tổng Cục Đường Sắt andHải Quan were the three teams to qualify, with Tổng Cục Đường Sắt ultimately taking the title. That format, reduced to two groups, continued until 1995 when the league reverted to a more traditional league format.[2]
In1990, the league was renamed to theNational Elite Football Championship, before being referred as theNational First Division in1997.[3]
League football in Vietnam turned professional in the2000–2001 season, which saw the league change its name to its current moniker, V-League 1. In that inaugural V-League 1 season, only ten clubs participated, with tighter restrictions meaning fewer teams. Over the next decade, the league grew from 10 teams to the current fourteen, with the team that finishes on top of the table qualifying for theAFC Champions League Group Stage. Clubs were allowed to hire foreign players from this season on.
Following a season marred by accusations of refereeing corruption and a cover-up by the V.League governing bodyVietnam Football Federation (VFF), six clubs (Đồng Tâm Long An,Hoàng Anh Gia Lai,Hanoi ACB,Vissai Ninh Bình,Khatoco Khánh Hòa andLam Sơn Thanh Hóa[4]) threatened to leave the league and form an entirely new league for the 2012 season. The most outspoken club in the move was Hanoi ACB, who had been relegated from the V.League, with its chairmanNguyễn Đức Kiên announcing that ACB would spearhead the move. Due to the controversy, EximBank expressed its intention to drop its title sponsorship of the league. League officials scrambled to resolve the issues, going so far as to hire foreign referees for the 2012 season.[5][6] After a meeting on 29 September, representatives of the VFF, the 14V.League 1 teams, and 14V.League 2 teams announced the formation of a new corporation, the VPF, Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company to manage the V-League. The VFF would hold a 36% stake in the new corporation, and the rest would be held by clubs.[4]
From the 2012 season, the organising power was transferred from the VFF to the VPF (Vietnamese Professional Football), and the "V.League 1" was renamed the "Super League". This name change was short-lived, reverting to "V.League 1" later in the season. The first division was renamed the "V.League 2". At the same time, many clubs found themselves with financial problems and sponsor issues, and many withdrew, merged, bought another club, or failed to meet league requirements. As a result, the number of clubs in each league changed dramatically.
From 2023, the V.League's schedule was restructured. The2023 V.League 1 season was the last season to be played from spring to autumn format. The2023–24 V.League 1 season ran from autumn 2023 to near summer 2024, in line with most domestic leagues in the world.[7]
The V.League 1 winner qualify automatically for the subsequent season'sAFC Champions League Two group stage and runner-ups qualify for the qualifying play-offs.[11]
The number of places allocated to Vietnamese clubs in AFC competitions is dependent upon the position the country holds in the AFC club competition rankings, which are calculated based on the performance of teams in AFC competitions over the previous eight years. Currently, Vietnam is ranked fourteenth, ahead of Singapore and above Jordan.
As of 18 May 2025, the coefficients for are as follows:[12]
| Ranking | Member association (L: League, C: Cup, LC: League cup) | Club points | Total | 2026–27 Competition | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024–25 | 2023–24 | Mvmt | Region | 2016 (×0.3) | 2017 (×0.4) | 2018 (×0.5) | 2019 (×0.6) | 2021 (×0.7) | 2022 (×0.8) | 2023–24 (×0.9) | 2024–25 (×1.0) | ACL Elite | ACL Two | Challenge | ||
| 12 | 10 |  –2 | W 6 |  Iraq(L,C) | 9.833 | 8.933 | 8.633 | 8.300 | 3.250 | 7.450 | 7.473 | 8.500 | 39.280 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 13 | 13 |  — | W 7 |  Jordan(L,C) | 4.167 | 4.900 | 7.633 | 7.967 | 4.893 | 6.000 | 5.415 | 12.000 | 36.905 | 0 | 1+1 | |
| 14 | 14 | — | E 7 | Vietnam(L,C) | 4.000 | 2.800 | 3.267 | 10.752 | 6.000 | 5.300 | 5.400 | 11.333 | 35.038 | |||
| 15 | 22 |  +7 | E 8 |  Singapore(L,C) | 4.500 | 5.138 | 5.617 | 4.133 | 0.000 | 3.253 | 3.640 | 14.833 | 29.405 | |||
| 16 | 17 | +1 | W 8 |  Bahrain(L,C) | 5.333 | 3.467 | 1.633 | 2.500 | 5.510 | 5.215 | 7.020 | 7.583 | 27.233 | |||
As of 6 November 2025, the coefficients for are as follows:[13]
| Ranking | Member association (L: League, C: Cup, LC: League cup) | Club points | Total | Active teams | 2027–28 Competition | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 2024–25 | Mvmt | Region | 2017 (×0.3) | 2018 (×0.4) | 2019 (×0.5) | 2021 (×0.6) | 2022 (×0.7) | 2023–24 (×0.8) | 2024–25 (×0.9) | 2025–26 (×1.0) | ACL Elite | ACL Two | Challenge | |||
| 12 | 13 | +1 | W 6 | Jordan(L,C) | 4.900 | 7.633 | 7.967 | 4.893 | 6.000 | 5.415 | 12.000 | 5.747 | 36.522 | 2/2 | 1+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 13 | 12 | –1 | W 7 | Iraq(L,C) | 8.933 | 8.633 | 8.300 | 3.250 | 7.450 | 7.473 | 8.500 | 5.000 | 36.077 | 2/2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 14 | 14 | — | E 7 | Vietnam(L,C) | 2.800 | 3.267 | 10.752 | 6.000 | 5.300 | 5.400 | 11.333 | 5.667 | 35.020 | 2/2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 15 | 15 | — | E 8 | Singapore(L,C) | 5.138 | 5.617 | 4.133 | 0.000 | 3.253 | 3.640 | 14.833 | 6.667 | 31.061 | 2/2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 16 | 16 | — | W 8 | Bahrain(L,C) | 3.467 | 1.633 | 2.500 | 5.510 | 5.215 | 7.020 | 7.583 | 6.333 | 28.674 | 2/2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Active associations which have some teams still competing in the current season'sACL Elite. | |
| Active associations which have some teams still competing in the current season'sACL Two. | |
| Active associations which have some teams still competing in the current season'sChallenge League. | |
| Associations which have no teams remaining in the current season's competitions. | |
Currently, though Vietnam is standing 14th in the AFC clubs ranking. Vietnam has been made through best performance in the AFC Champions League Two (previously AFC Cup), one of the best performance are fromHanoi FC for reaching zonal semi-finals on2019 AFC Cup andBecamex Ho Chi Minh City (previously Becamex Binh Duong), reached through semi-finals on2009 AFC Cup.
Here are the prize money as of2025–26 V.League 1:
| Position | Prize (VND) |
|---|---|
| Champion | 5,000,000,000 |
| Runner-up | 3,000,000,000 |
| Third-place | 1,500,000,000 |
Since the 2000–2001 season, the V.League 1 has been branded with a principal sponsor's name and logo. The following companies have acted as principal sponsors:[14]
| Period | Sponsor | Brand |
|---|---|---|
| 1980–1989 | No sponsor | National A1 League |
| 1990–1996 | National Elite League | |
| 1997–2000 | National First Division | |
| 2000–2002 | Strata Sport Marketing | Strata V-League |
| 2003 | PepsiCo | Sting V-League |
| 2004 | Kinh Do | Kinh Do V-League |
| 2005 | Tan Hiep Phat | Number One V-League |
| 2006 | Eurowindow | Eurowindow V-League |
| 2007–2010 | Petrovietnam Gas | PetroVietnam Gas V-League |
| 2011–2014 | Export-Import Bank Of China | Eximbank V.League 1[nb 1] |
| 2015–2017 | Toyota | Toyota V.League 1 |
| 2018 | NutiFood | NutiCafe V.League 1 |
| 2019 | Masan Group | Wake-up 247 V.League 1 |
| 2020–2021 | LS Group | LS V.League 1[15][16] |
| 2022–2024 | Ngọc Linh Ginseng | Night Wolf V.League 1[17] |
| 2024– | LPBank | LPBank V.League 1[18] |
AfterXuân Thành Sài Gòn was docked points for what the VFF deemed the club's unsportsmanlike conduct in fielding a non-competitive squad for their Matchday 20 meeting withSông Lam Nghệ An, club officials announced that the club would withdraw from the league. On 22 August 2013, the VFF approved Xuân Thành Sài Gòn's withdrawal request. Matches involving the club were vacated. The VFF is still debating if the last place club will still be relegated toV.League 2, though the league charter states that the club in 12th place would be the only club relegated in the 2013 campaign.[19]
Relegation was cancelled for the 2013 campaign afterXuân Thành Sài Gòn withdrew from the V.League 1 before the conclusion of the season.[20]QNK Quảng Nam,Than Quảng Ninh andHùng Vương An Giang, as winners, first runners-up and second runners-up respectively, were promoted from the2013 V.League 2 season.Kienlongbank Kiên Giang failed to apply for the 2014 campaign and subsequently folded during the offseason.[21]
Vissai Ninh Bình wrote to theVietnam Football Federation (VFF) and to the Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company to be allowed to stop their participation in the league and also theAFC Cup due to 13 players being involved in match fixing. They had played eight league matches and were third from bottom at the time.[22] Following their withdrawal from the league, all their results were declared null and void.[23]
Due to the match fixing scandal and withdrawal ofVissai Ninh Bình, it was decided that the bottom-placed team at the end of the season will take part in a play-off match against the third-placed team in theFirst Division for the right to play in the V-League next season.[24]
On July 5, 2019, Đoàn Nguyên Đức, chairman ofHoàng Anh Gia Lai Club, commented on the situation of one owner owning multiple teams in the V.League. When HCMC was leading the standings, talking about TP.HCM's chances of winning the championship this season, Bầu Đức said: "I dare say no team in Vietnam can win the championship, not even HCMC. If they do, I'll lose everything. I guarantee it — no one will let them win. How can one team compete against five? Even if they're weak, five sick people beating up one healthy guy will still win. Vietnamese football won't go anywhere if we don't get rid of this. Even if you bringMessi in, he still won't win — I'm certain."[25] Bầu Đức's statement was reminiscent of Đỗ Quang Hiển - who was then the owner and special sponsor of 7 clubs in the V.League 1 and V.League 2.[26] Previously, in 2018, Đoàn Nguyên Đức also said that the situation of one owner owning multiple teams would reduce the motivation to invest in Vietnamese football.[27] Public opinion believes that in the 10 years from 2009 to 2019, only two consecutive championships in 2018 and 2019 wereHanoi FC clearly demonstrating their strength, thanks to a national team squad that sometimes reached 10 people; the remaining championships all had the "fingerprints" of the point-scoring relationships between Hanoi - Da Nang - Quang Nam - Saigon - Quang Ninh - Hong Linh Ha Tinh (which are the clubs of Bầu Hiển).[28] The 2022 season also met with controversy when there was a current of public opinion that the 2022 V.League championship ofHanoi FC was also partly due to referee decisions in favor of the purple team.[29] In addition, Bầu Hiển also caused a lot of controversy when he personally went down to encourage and give money to his own teams in matches between teams related to Bầu Hiển, such as with Saigon, Quang Nam,[25] or SHB Da Nang.[30][31][32] In 2012, afterSài Gòn Xuân Thành failed to win the championship when they were held to a draw byHà Nội T&T in the final round, allowingSHB Đà Nẵng to win, owner Nguyễn Đức Thụy announced that he would quit football because of too much injustice and oppression; in the 2013 season, he officially disbanded the team. FLC Group chairmanTrịnh Văn Quyết, after withdrawing sponsorship fromThanh Hóa in 2018, also hinted that "you can't win when you only have one team."[25]
The situation of one owner managing or owning multiple teams has become a problem that causes many fans to worry, especially about the transparency and fairness when these teams compete in the same league.[33]
In recent years, the phenomenon of "asking for points and giving points" has become a headache for organizers, as the tournament is believed to have emerged as some alliances between football teams. The situation of "accumulating points" to win or stay in the league often occurs in V.League, in which the formula of "3 away – 3 return" has become popular for teams in an alliance to maximize points for each other. In addition to accumulating points, teams in the alliance also put their efforts to hinder the opponents of the winning candidate belonging to their alliance.[34] Many matches have taken place with abnormal manifestations that have caused anger for fans because of the spirit of competition that is considered to be weak, not giving their all.[35] The tournament organizer has also repeatedly issued sanctions, such as subtracting points from football teams in matches that are not active, but the situation of "giving points" still continues.[36]
The People's Police newspaper noted that the problem of match-fixing is also related to the issue of "one owner, multiple teams". In 2017, the public raised many doubts whenHanoi FC, who were full of hope to win the championship, unexpectedly drew 4-4 withThan Quảng Ninh in a match that the capital team had led by 2 goals. It is worth noting that this score was just enough forQuảng Nam to win the championship for the first time.[37] Statistics from the 2019 season show thatHo Chi Minh City only won 23% of points fromĐà Nẵng,Sài Gòn,Quảng Nam andQuảng Ninh, whileHà Nội received 13 out of 15 maximum points before these teams. In the 2017 season,FLC Thanh Hóa lost 22 points to the "brotherhood" group whileQuảng Nam lost 9 points.[34]
To monitor and control suspicious matches, VPF has previously partnered with Sportradar, a football betting control company, and thenGenius Sports (headquartered inSingapore and with a global network) since the 2019 season.[38] In a statement in the 2022 season, VPF had to ask the teams to play their best, not to give points to each other.[39][40]
The refereeing issue has been going on in the tournament for many years and has caused a lot of resentment in the public. Many controversial decisions, even mistakes by referees, have eroded the trust of clubs and fans in theorganizers, and the image of the tournament has also been affected.[41] In a statement in the 2023 season,Vũ Tiến Thành, the coach of HCM City Club, said that there is a group of referees who are manipulated, and some referees are making the image of the refereeing force worse. Thành also questioned the referee's ideology when working.[42]
The referee assignment for the tournament has also been questioned. This has led to the disappointment of fans when some referees who do not meet the standards are often assigned to important matches. Some people even question whether the referees are "not biased then weak in terms of expertise" when there have been too many mistakes occurring continuously.[43] One of the temporary solutions proposed to address this situation is to hire foreign referees to officiate some of the tournament matches.[44]
Due to the continuous occurrence of refereeing errors, which have affected the results of matches, the need to equipVAR for V.League has become increasingly urgent to improve the quality of the tournament.[45][46] From the end of 2022, VPF has begun to carry out the necessary procedures to soon implement VAR in V.League. VPF expects VAR to begin to be deployed on a trial basis from the second phase of the 2023 season, before being applied officially from the 2023-2024 season.[47][48]
The V.League regulations typically stipulate that clubs are not allowed to exploit sponsorships with brands and industries that compete with the league's main sponsor since the date the league regulations are issued or when notified by theorganizer. However, if the team already has a main sponsor that operates in the same industry as the league's main sponsor from before or has an owner (shareholder) who holds the highest number of shares has business operations in the same industry as the league's main sponsor, then their rights are still protected.[49][50][51] The cases ofHoàng Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) in 2018 with VPMilk and in 2022 withRed Bull are typical examples of this exception.
However, ahead of the 2023 season, when VPF announced to HAGL that the team's new sponsor (Carabao Corporation) was in conflict of interest with the league's main sponsor and requested the team not to use the images of the new sponsor within the scope of the tournament, controversy ensued.[52] VPF's regulations were met with fierce backlash from fans who were accused of making it difficult for clubs, hindering the development of Vietnamese football.[53] HAGL also said that VPF's decision was "completely unreasonable and did not create conditions for the club to develop", and threatened to withdraw from V.League if VPF did not allow them to advertise for the new sponsor.[54]
Television rights have been one of the most pressing issues in the top-tier club competition inVietnam for many years. The first time V.League "sold" television rights was in the 2005 season.[55] However, the value of the contract signed between VFF and the television stations at that time was not really significant.[56] In order for a match to be broadcast live, VFF and the clubs had to pay a fee and even cover the cost of accommodation, travel, and allowances for thetelevision station.[57]
At the end of 2010, the V.League broadcasting rights were sold by VFF toAn Vien Television (AVG) for 20 years, with a price of VND 6 billion for the first year and then a 10% annual increase. However, after the establishment of VPF, this company took back the V.League broadcasting rights contract from AVG and committed to exploiting at least VND 50 billion per year from the broadcasting rights. However, the deal fell through at the last minute after bầu Kiên was arrested.[58]
In October 2022, VPF reached a television rights agreement withFPT Telecom for 5 seasons, from the 2023 season to the 2026–27 season.[59] The agreement ensures that each year,FPT Telecom will pay 2.5 million USD for one season, 20 times higher than the previous contract, and on average, each club will receive several billion dong in television rights in one season.[60]
Fourteen clubs compete in the V.League 1's, with two coming from theV.League 2's previous season:
| 2025–26 club | City/District | Province/ Municipality | Stadium | Capacity | 2024–25 position | V.League titles | Top division titles | Last title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Becamex Ho Chi Minh Cityab | Thủ Dầu Một | Ho Chi Minh City | Gò Đậu Stadium | 18,250 | 7th | 4 | 4 | 2015 |
| Cong An Hanoiab | Đống Đa | Hanoi | Hàng Đẫy Stadium | 25,000 | 3rd | 1 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cong An Ho Chi Minh City FCab | District 10 | Ho Chi Minh City | Thống Nhất Stadium | 25,000 | 10th | 1 | 4 | 2001–02 |
| Dong A Thanh Hoab | Thanh Hoa | Thanh Hoa | Thanh Hóa Stadium | 14,000 | 8th | 0 | 0 | – |
| Haiphongb | Ngô Quyền | Haiphong | Lạch Tray Stadium | 32,000 | 6th | 0 | 0 | – |
| Hanoi FCb | Đống Đa | Hanoi | Hàng Đẫy Stadium | 25,000 | 2nd | 6 | 6 | 2022 |
| Hong Linh Ha Tinhb | Ha Tinh | Ha Tinh | Hà Tĩnh Stadium | 22,000 | 5th | 0 | 0 | – |
| PVF-CAND | Văn Giang | Hưng Yên | PVF | 4,500 | 3rd (VL2) | 0 | 0 | – |
| Ninh Bình | Ninh Bình | Ninh Bình | Ninh Bình Stadium | 25,000 | 1st (VL2) | 0 | 0 | – |
| SHB Đà Nẵng | Đà Nẵng | Đà Nẵng | Hòa Xuân Stadium | 20,500 | 13th | 1 | 3 | 2012 |
| Song Lam Nghe Anb | Vinh | Nghệ An | Vinh Stadium | 18,000 | 12th | 2 | 2 | 2011 |
| Thép Xanh Nam Địnhb | Nam Dinh | Ninh Bình | Thiên Trường Stadium | 30,000 | 1st | 2 | 3 | 2024–25 |
| The Cong-Viettel | Nam Từ Liêm | Hanoi | Mỹ Đình National Stadium | 40,200 | 4th | 1 | 6 | 2020 |
a Founding member of the V.League 1
b Never been relegated from the V.League 1
| Club | Location | Current league |
|---|---|---|
| Tien Giang | Tien Giang | Defunct |
| Hue | Huế | Second Division |
| Hòa Phát Hà Nội | Hà Nội | Defunct |
| Navibank Sài Gòn | Ho Chi Minh City | Defunct |
| Xuan Thanh Saigon | Ho Chi Minh City | Defunct |
| Kiên Giang | Kien Giang | Defunct |
| Vissai Ninh Bình | Ninh Binh | Defunct |
| An Giang | An Giang | Third Division |
| Dong Nai | Dong Nai | Defunct |
| Dong Thap | Dong Thap | V.League 2 |
| Long An | Long An | V.League 2 |
| Can Tho | Can Tho | Defunct |
| Than Quang Ninh | Quang Ninh | Defunct |
| Saigon FC | Ho Chi Minh City | Defunct |
| Khatoco Khanh Hoa | Khanh Hoa | V.League 2 |
| Quang Nam | Quang Nam | Defunct |
| Quy Nhon United | Quy Nhon | V.League 2 |
The V.League policy on foreign players has changed multiple times since its inception.
From2000–01 season to2001–02 season: 5 foreign players and only 3 can be on the field at a time.
From2003 season to2004 season: 4 foreign players and only 3 can be on the field at a time.
From2005 season to2010 season: 5 foreign players and only 3 can be on the field at a time.
From2011 season to2012 season: 4 foreign players and only 3 can be on the field at a time.
From2013 season to2014 season: 3 foreign players. All 3 players can be on the field.
From2015 season to2018 season, the number of foreign players allowed for clubs was reduced to two players plus one naturalised player.
From2019 season to2023–24 season, the rules on foreign players changed again. The number of foreign players allowed for clubs are three players and one naturalised player.[61]
In2024–25 season, the rules on foreign players has been changed to allow two naturalised players.
From2025–26 season, the rules on foreign players now allow 4 foreign players. Teams participate in any intercontentinal or sub-contentinal competition now allowed additional 3 players.[62]
The V.League Awards is an award given annually by theVietnam Professional Football Jointstock Company for the best players, head coaches, and referees of the league. Since 2012, the awards are given in a ceremony at the end of the league season.[63][64]
The following is a historical list of champions and runners-up of theV.League 1 by season. Superscripts in brackets (such as(2)) indicate a repeat win.
The rankings of theV.League 1 teams in the 1980-1996 seasons are not official, because those seasons have not been organized in a round-robin format but are divided into several stages. In these seasons, the ranking of each team is arranged as follows:
1. Any team that enters the next stage is ranked above the teams that only stopped at the previous stage.
2. In the same period of any season, the rankings of the teams are arranged according to the rules and regulations of that season.
From the 1997 season, the rankings of the teams are official.
As there is no record of the group stage results for the 1990 and 1992 seasons, the rankings of some of the teams in these two seasons are uncertain.
| Position |
|---|
| Champion |
| Runner-up |
| Third place |
| Exceptional clubs |
| The team drops out or is eliminated |
| The team buys and sells relegation spots |
| Relegation |
| Relegated by two levels |
| Season | 80 | 81/2 | 82/3 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87/88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93/4 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99/0 | 00/1 | 01/2 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23/24 | 24/25 | 25/26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 27 | 32 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
| Viettel | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hà Nội | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bình Dương | 12 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ho Chi Minh City FC | 6 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5-8 | 4 | 9-14 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Đà Nẵng | 13 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 13 | |||||||||||
| Sông Lam Nghệ An | 17 | 21 | 17 | 15-17 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 12 | ||||||||
| Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thep Xanh Nam Định | 13 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hải Phòng | 15 | 11 | 13 | 9-14 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Dong A Thanh Hóa | 9 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quy Nhơn Bình Định | 10 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 9-14 | 10 | 9-14 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Than Quảng Ninh | 5 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sài Gòn | 7 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hà Tĩnh | 8 | 11 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quảng Nam | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Khánh Hòa | 14 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 21 | 15-18 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 14 | |||||||||||||||
| Cần Thơ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long An | 26 | 5 | 5-8 | 16 | 9-14 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| An Giang | 15 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 9-14 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Huế | 2 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Đồng Tháp | 16 | 1 | 5-8 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Đồng Nai | 19 | 7 | 7 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tiền Giang | 17 | 18 | 14 | 15-17 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lâm Đồng | 9 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 9-14 | 14 | 9-14 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vĩnh Long | 12 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vissai Ninh Bình | 6 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ninh Bình | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kiên Giang | 10 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sài Gòn Xuân Thành | 3 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navibank Sài Gòn | 11 | 13 | 8 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hà Nội ACB | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 11 | 5-8 | 12 | 9-14 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hòa Phát Hà Nội | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cong An Hanoi | 2 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 9-14 | 11 | 15-18 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hải Quan | 3 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Công an Thanh Hóa | 18 | 23 | 9 | 9-14 | 17 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dệt Nam Định | 18 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 15-18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quân khu 5 | 15-18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Điện Hải Phòng | 24 | 4 | 9-14 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thanh niên Hà Nội | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CN Xây dựng Hà Nội | 15 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 15-17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Công an Hà Bắc | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cảng Hải Phòng | 9 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quân khu 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CA Quảng Nam Đà Nẵng | 19 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quân khu Thủ đô | 7 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quân khu 7 | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gò Dầu | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hải Hưng | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vĩnh Phú | 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sở Công nghiệp TPHCM | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Phòng không Không quân | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Công nghiệp Thực phẩm | 11 | 16 | 16 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tây Ninh | 13 | 9 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CN Xây Dựng Hải Phòng | 12 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Key |
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| Currently in the V.League 1 |
| Currently in the V.League 2 |
| Currently in the Second Division |
| Dissolved |
Figures as of 1 August 2025, primary source:http://www.rsssf.com/tablesv/vietchamp.html
This is the following is aV.League 1 table of statistics of seasons, number of matches and results of each team in all 38 national championship football seasons.
Match figures and match results excluding the 2021 season have not been completed and the seasons are not recorded, namely the 1990 and 1992 group stages; second round of the 1995 season; two games in the group stage of the 1996 season.
The total number of matches recorded is5236 of which there are 3,824 wins and losses and 1412 draws. The total number of goals is13783, the average number of goals in a match is:2.63.
Key
| Currently in the V.League 1 | |
| Founding members currently in the V.League 1 | |
| Founding members of the V.League 1 |
| Rank | Club | Years | Seasons | Matches played | Win | Draw | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Points[66] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sông Lam Nghệ An | Sông Lam Nghệ Tĩnh (1986–1991) Sông Lam Nghệ An (1992–2003) Pjico Sông Lam Nghệ An (2004–2006) Tài chính Dầu khí Sông Lam Nghệ An (2007–2008) Sông Lam Nghệ An (2009–2022) | 37 | 725 | 286 | 216 | 223 | 995 | 829 | 1074 |
| 2 | Đà Nẵng | Quảng Nam-Đà Nẵng (1984–1995) Đà Nẵng (1999/00, 2001/02-2007) SHB Đà Nẵng (2008–2022) | 33 | 628 | 248 | 172 | 208 | 882 | 775 | 916 |
| 3 | Cong An Ho Chi Minh City | Cảng Sài Gòn (1980–2003) Thép Miền Nam Cảng Sài Gòn (2005–2008) Ho Chi Minh City (2009, 2017–2022) Cong An Ho Chi Minh City (2025–) | 32 | 600 | 231 | 155 | 196 | 803 | 723 | 848 |
| 4 | Hải Phòng | Công an Hải Phòng (1986-1993/94, 1997-2001/02) Thép Việt-Úc Hải Phòng (2004)Mitsustar Hải Phòng (2005)Mitsustar Haier Hải Phòng (2006)Xi măng Hải Phòng (2008–2010)Vicem Hải Phòng (2011–2012)Xi măng Vicem Hải Phòng (2013)[67]Hải Phòng (2014–2022) | 31 | 609 | 219 | 152 | 238 | 772 | 814 | 809 |
| 5 | Viettel | CLB Quân đội (1981/82-1998) Thể Công (1999/00-2004)Thể Công-Viettel(2008vòng 1–19)[68]Thể Công (2008vòng 20–26 −2009)Viettel (2019–2022) | 27 | 485 | 222 | 123 | 140 | 640 | 507 | 787 |
| 6 | Khánh Hòa | Phú Khánh (1980–1989) Khánh Hòa (1992, 1995-2000/01) Khatoco Khánh Hòa (2006–2012) Sanna Khánh Hòa BVN (2015–2019) | 28 | 572 | 203 | 147 | 222 | 679 | 739 | 756 |
| 7 | Ho Chi Minh City | Sông Bé (1993/94-1995) Bình Dương (1998, 2004–2006) Becamex Binh Duong|Becamex Bình Dương (2007–2025) | 23 | 503 | 198 | 142 | 163 | 752 | 645 | 736 |
| 8 | Hà Nội | T&T Hà Nội (2009) Hà Nội T&T (2009-2016)Hanoi FC (2017–2021) | 16 | 362 | 207 | 87 | 68 | 686 | 398 | 708 |
| 9 | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai (2003–) | 22 | 504 | 190 | 125 | 189 | 741 | 728 | 695 |
| 10 | Nam Định | Công nghiệp Hà Nam Ninh (1982/83-1987) Nam Định (1998–2003;2018;2021-2022)Sông Đà Nam Định (2004–2005)Gạch men Mikado Nam Định (2006;2009)Đạm Phú Mỹ Nam Định (2007–2008)Megastar Nam Định (2010)Dược Nam Hà Nam Định (2019-2020)Thép Xanh Nam Định (2023–) | 23 | 472 | 167 | 120 | 185 | 551 | 611 | 621 |
| 11 | Long An | Long An (1987–1995, 1998-1999/00) Gạch Đồng Tâm Long An (2003–2006) Đồng Tâm Long An (2007–2011, 2013–2015) Long An (2016–2017) | 23 | 456 | 158 | 113 | 185 | 647 | 711 | 587 |
| 12 | Đồng Tháp | Đồng Tháp (1980, 1989-2000/01, 2003) Delta Đồng Tháp (2004–2005) Đồng Tháp (2007) Tập đoàn Cao su Đồng Tháp (2009–2012) Đồng Tháp (2015–2016) | 22 | 423 | 136 | 114 | 173 | 495 | 588 | 522 |
| 13 | Vissai Ninh Bình | Công an TP. Hồ Chí Minh (1986–1989, 1991-2001/02vòng 1–11) Ngân hàng Đông Á (2001/02vòng 12–18-2003)[69] Ngân hàng Đông Á Thép Pomina (2004) Xi măng The Vissai Ninh Bình (2010–2014)[70] | 21 | 364 | 140 | 89 | 135 | 523 | 480 | 509 |
| 14 | Thanh Hóa | Halida Thanh Hóa (2007–2008vòng 1–13)[71] Xi măng Công Thanh-Thanh Hóa (2008vòng 14–26 – 2009vòng 1–17) Thanh Hóa (2009vòng 18–26)[72] Lam Sơn Thanh Hóa (2010) Thanh Hóa (2011–2015vòng 1–12) FLC Thanh Hóa (2015vòng 13–26 – 2018)[73] Thanh Hóa (2019–2020) Đông Á Thanh Hóa (2021) | 16 | 366 | 138 | 100 | 128 | 527 | 560 | 514 |
| 15 | Công An Hà Nội | Công an Hà Nội (1980–1992, 1996-2001/02) Hàng không Việt Nam (2003) | 19 | 310 | 124 | 95 | 91 | 405 | 333 | 467 |
| 16 | Bình Định | Công nhân Nghĩa Bình (1980–1989) Bình Định (1990–1995, 1998, 2001/02-2004) Hoa Lâm Bình Định (2005) Pisico Bình Định (2006–2007) Boss Bình Định (2008) Topenland Bình Định (2021) Quy Nhơn Bình Định (2023) | 25 | 333 | 104 | 93 | 136 | 354 | 443 | 405 |
| 17 | Than Quảng Ninh | Than Quảng Ninh (1981/82-1989) Công nhân Quảng Ninh (1991) Than Quảng Ninh (2014–2021) | 17 | 281 | 108 | 80 | 93 | 389 | 346 | 404 |
| 18 | Hải Quan | Hải Quan (1980–1998) | 16 | 241 | 108 | 57 | 76 | 335 | 267 | 381 |
| 19 | Hà Nội ACB | Tổng cục Đường sắt (1980–1985, 1987–1989) Đường sắt Việt Nam (1990-1993/94) LG ACB (2003) LG Hà Nội ACB (2004–2006vòng 1–13)[74] Hà Nội ACB (2006vòng 14–24-2008, 2011) CLB Bóng đá Hà Nội (2012)[75] | 19 | 323 | 94 | 89 | 140 | 376 | 467 | 371 |
| 20 | Lâm Đồng | Lâm Đồng (1985-1999/00) | 13 | 192 | 72 | 40 | 80 | 234 | 261 | 256 |
| 21 | Quảng Nam | QNK Quảng Nam (2014–2016) Quảng Nam (2017–2020) | 7 | 170 | 60 | 54 | 56 | 282 | 283 | 234 |
| 22 | An Giang | An Giang (1980, 1982/83-1984, 1987–1997) Hùng Vương An Giang (2014) | 13 | 176 | 65 | 38 | 73 | 210 | 239 | 233 |
| 23 | Sở Công nghiệp TP. Hồ Chí Minh | Sở Công nghiệp Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh (1980–1989) | 8 | 130 | 53 | 39 | 38 | 176 | 168 | 198 |
| 24 | Sài Gòn | CLB Hà Nội (2016vòng 1–5)[76] CLB Sài Gòn (2016vòng 6–26 – 2021) | 6 | 124 | 48 | 36 | 40 | 179 | 162 | 180 |
| 25 | Hòa Phát Hà Nội | Hòa Phát Hà Nội (2005–2008, 2010–2011) | 6 | 150 | 41 | 42 | 67 | 185 | 239 | 165 |
| 26 | Cảng Hải Phòng | Cảng Hải Phòng (1980–1989) | 8 | 115 | 34 | 44 | 37 | 122 | 123 | 146 |
| 27 | Huế | Thừa Thiên-Huế (1995–1996, 1999/00-2001/02) Huda Huế (2007) | 6 | 121 | 34 | 30 | 57 | 121 | 166 | 132 |
| 28 | Quân khu Thủ đô | Quân khu Thủ đô (1980–1989) | 8 | 105 | 30 | 37 | 38 | 109 | 120 | 127 |
| 29 | Navibank Sài Gòn | Quân khu 4 (2009) Navibank Sài Gòn (2010–2012)[77] | 4 | 104 | 31 | 29 | 44 | 125 | 151 | 122 |
| 30 | Quân khu 3 | Quân khu 3 (1980–1989) | 8 | 110 | 28 | 37 | 45 | 101 | 129 | 121 |
| 31 | Cần Thơ | Cần Thơ (1996) Xổ số Kiến thiết Cần Thơ (2015–2018) | 5 | 126 | 27 | 39 | 60 | 146 | 208 | 120 |
| 32 | Phòng không Không quân | Phòng không Không quân (1980–1987) | 7 | 104 | 29 | 33 | 42 | 110 | 152 | 120 |
| 33 | Công nhân Xây dựng Hà Nội | Công nhân Xây dựng Hà Nội (1981/82-1985, 1987–1990) | 7 | 96 | 28 | 33 | 35 | 93 | 108 | 117 |
| 34 | Đồng Nai | Đồng Nai (1989, 2013–2015) | 4 | 83 | 23 | 19 | 41 | 117 | 143 | 88 |
| 35 | Tiền Giang | Tiền Giang (1980, 1987-1993/94) Thép Pomina Tiền Giang (2006) | 8 | 88 | 19 | 24 | 45 | 76 | 125 | 81 |
| 36 | Điện Hải Phòng | Điện Hải Phòng (1987–1991) | 4 | 47 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 36 | 41 | 60 |
| 37 | Dệt Nam Định | Dệt Nam Định (1984, 1987–1990, 1992) | 5 | 43 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 50 | 55 | 58 |
| 38 | Công nghiệp Thực phẩm | Công nghiệp Thực phẩm (1980) Lương thực Thực phẩm (1981/82) Công nghiệp Thực phẩm (1985–1986) | 4 | 53 | 12 | 18 | 23 | 62 | 74 | 54 |
| 39 | Công an Thanh Hóa | Công an Thanh Hóa (1986–1991, 1993/94) | 6 | 63 | 13 | 13 | 37 | 58 | 104 | 52 |
| 40 | Kiên Giang | Kienlongbank Kiên Giang (2012–2013) | 2 | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 54 | 91 | 46 |
| 41 | Sài Gòn Xuân Thành | CLB Bóng đá Sài Gòn (2012vòng 1–17)[78] Sài Gòn Xuân Thành (2012vòng 18–26) Xi măng Xuân Thành Sài Gòn (2013) | 2 | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 43 | 23 | 46 |
| 42 | Tây Ninh | Tây Ninh (1980-1982/83) | 3 | 43 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 41 | 71 | 36 |
| 43 | Công an Quảng Nam-Đà Nẵng | Công an Quảng Nam-Đà Nẵng (1987–1989) | 2 | 26 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 30 |
| 44 | Công nhân Xây dựng Hải Phòng | Công nhân Xây dựng Hải Phòng (1980-1981/82) | 2 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 24 |
| 45 | Vĩnh Long | Vĩnh Long (1997, 1999/00) | 2 | 22 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 21 |
| 46 | Hà Tĩnh | Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh (2020–2021) | 2 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 20 |
| 47 | Công an Hà Bắc | Công an Hà Bắc (1989) | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| 48 | Quân khu 7 | Quân khu 7 (1989) | 1 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 9 |
| 49 | Gò Dầu | Gò Dầu (1989) | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 7 |
| 50 | Thanh niên Hà Nội | Thanh niên Hà Nội (1991) | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 5 |
| 51 | Hải Hưng | Hải Hưng (1989) | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 3 |
| 52 | Vĩnh Phú | Công nghiệp Việt Trì Vĩnh Phú (1989) | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 2 |
| 53 | Quân khu 5 | Quân khu 5 (1992) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Ninh Bình | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boldface indicates clubs playing in2025–26 season
| Player | Period | Club(s) | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lê Tấn Tài | 2003–2022 | Sanna Khánh Hòa BVN 217,Hải Phòng 11,Becamex Bình Dương 155,Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh 6,Hà Nội 16,Khánh Hoà 19 | 434 |
| 2 | Nguyễn Thế Anh | 1965–1984 | Thể Công 412 | 412 |
| 3 | Nguyễn Hồng Sơn | 1988–2005 | Thể Công 401 | 430 |
| 4 | Đặng Phương Nam | 1992–2007 | Thể Công 388 | 388 |
| 5 | Phan Văn Tài Em | 2002–2011 | Long An 305,Navibank Sài Gòn 44,Xuân Thành Sài Gòn 27 | 376 |
| 6 | Nguyễn Anh Đức | 2006–2022 | Đông Á Bank 9,Becamex Bình Dương 355,Hoàng Anh Gia Lai 3,Long An 5 | 367 |
| 7 | Nguyễn Cao Cường | 1973–1990 | Thể Công 332 | 332 |
| 8 | Phạm Thành Lương | 2005–2023 | Hà Nội ACB 144,Hà Nội 186 | 330 |
| 9 | Dương Hồng Sơn | 1998–2015 | Sông Lam Nghệ An 206,Hà Nội 95 | 301 |
| 10 | Nguyễn Minh Phương | 1998–2015 | Cảng Sài Gòn 95,Long An 171,SHB Đà Nẵng 38, | 294 |
| – | Nguyễn Minh Châu | 2003–2017 | Hải Phòng 294 | 294 |
Boldface indicates a player still active in the V.League 1.
| Player | Period | Clubs (mostly known as) | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hoàng Vũ Samson | 2007– | Đồng Tháp,Hà Nội,Quảng Nam,Thanh Hóa,Ho Chi Minh City | 202 |
| 2 |  Đỗ Merlo | 2009– | SHB Đà Nẵng,Nam Định,Sài Gòn | 157 |
| 3 | Nguyễn Văn Dũng | 1983–1999 | Nam Định,Sông Lam Nghệ An,Thanh Hóa | 130 |
| 4 | Nguyễn Anh Đức | 2006–2022 | Đông Á Bank,Becamex Bình Dương,Hoàng Anh Gia Lai,Long An | 127 |
| 5 | Nguyễn Cao Cường | 1973–1990 | Thể Công | 127 |
| 6 | Lê Công Vinh | 2004–2016 | Sông Lam Nghệ An,Hà Nội T&T,Hà Nội ACB,Becamex Bình Dương | 116 |
| 7 |  Huỳnh Kesley Alves | 2003–2019 | Becamex Bình Dương,Hoàng Anh Gia Lai,Sài Gòn Xuân Thành,Sanna Khánh Hòa BVN,Hồ Chí Minh City | 113 |
| 8 | Nguyễn Văn Quyết | 2011– | Hà Nội | 113 |
| 9 | Antonio Carlos | 2003–2015 | Long An | 94 |
| 10 | Gonzalo Marronkle | 2009–2017 | Hà Nội | 81 |
Boldface indicates a player still active in the V.League 1.
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