2023 V.League 1

The 2023 V.League 1, known as the Night Wolf V.League 1 (Vietnamese: Giải bóng đá Vô địch Quốc gia Night Wolf 2023) for sponsorship reasons, is the 67th professional season of the top-flight football league in Vietnam, the 24th under the V.League 1 name.[1] The season is scheduled to commence on 3 February 2023.[2]

Night Wolf V.League 1 - 2023
Season2023
Dates3 February – 20 August
Matches played49
Goals scored119 (2.43 per match)
Top goalscorerRafaelson
(7 goals)
Biggest home winCong An Hanoi 5–0 Topenland Binh Dinh
(3 February)
Biggest away winViettel 1-4 Hoang Anh Gia Lai
(6 April)
Highest scoringThanh Hoa 5–3 Ho Chi Minh City FC
(17 April)
Total attendance328,500
Average attendance6,704
← 2022
2023–24 →
All statistics correct as of 17 April 2023.

The defending champions from the 2022 V.League 1 is Hanoi FC[3]

This season will be the last to have an intra-year schedule (spring-to-autumn). There will also be a break from 20 February to 6 April for the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup and from 18 April to 19 May for the 2023 Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia.

Changes from previous season

Promoted from 2022 V.League 2

Relegated clubs

Relegated from 2022 V.League 1

Name changes
  • Promoted side Cong An Nhan Dan FC changed their name to Cong An Hanoi in November 2022.[4][5]
  • Nam Dinh FC changed their name to Thep Xanh Nam Dinh on 4 January 2023 due to sponsorship reasons.

Rule changes

The league will return to the split season format as played in the 2020 season where in the latter half the top eight teams will play each other in the championship group, while the remaining six teams will face each other in the relegation group. In addition, no teams will be qualified for the AFC Champions League or AFC Cup competitions this season (all 2023–24 AFC club competition slots were already distributed in the 2022 season). Teams will also be allotted a non-naturalized Vietnamese player slot that will not be counted towards their foreign player allotment.[2]

Prize money

1st Place - 3 billion VND (127931 USD) => 5 billion VND (213219 USD)
2nd Place - 1.5 billion VND (63965 USD) => 2.5 billion VND (106609 USD)
3rd Place - 750 million VND (31982 USD) => 1.25 billion VND (53304 USD).

Participating clubs by province
Locations of the 2023 V.League 1 teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity Previous
season rank
Topenland Binh Dinh Binh Dinh Quy Nhon 15,000 VL1 (3rd)
Becamex Binh Duong Binh Duong Go Dau 13,035 VL1 (7th)
SHB Da Nang Da Nang Hoa Xuan 20,000 VL1 (10th)
Hoang Anh Gia Lai Gia Lai Pleiku 12,000 VL1 (6th)
Haiphong FC Haiphong Lach Tray 30,000 VL1 (2nd)
Hanoi FC Hanoi Hang Day 22,500 VL1 (1st)
Cong An Hanoi VL2 (1st)
Viettel VL1 (4th)
Hong Linh Ha Tinh Ha Tinh Ha Tinh 20,000 VL1 (11th)
Ho Chi Minh City FC Ho Chi Minh City Thong Nhat 16,000 VL1 (9th)
Khanh Hoa FC Khanh Hoa 19 August 18,000 VL2 (2nd)
Thep Xanh Nam Dinh Nam Dinh Thien Truong 30,000 VL1 (12th)
Song Lam Nghe An Nghe An Vinh 18,000 VL1 (5th)
Dong A Thanh Hoa Thanh Hoa Thanh Hoa 12,000 VL1 (8th)

Personnel and kits

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
Becamex Binh Duong Vietnam Le Huynh Duc Vietnam Nguyễn Tiến Linh Vietnam Kamito
Cong An Hanoi Brazil Flavio Cruz Vietnam Tô Văn Vũ
Vietnam Huỳnh Tấn Sinh		 Vietnam Kamito
Dong A Thanh Hoa Bulgaria Velizar Popov Vietnam Nguyễn Minh Tùng Vietnam Jogarbola
Haiphong FC Vietnam Chu Đình Nghiêm Vietnam Nguyễn Hải Huy Vietnam Jogarbola
Hanoi FC Montenegro Božidar Bandović Vietnam Nguyễn Văn Quyết Vietnam Jogarbola
Hoang Anh Gia Lai Thailand Kiatisuk Senamuang Vietnam Nguyễn Tuấn Anh Japan Mizuno
Ho Chi Minh City FC Vietnam Vu Tien Thanh Vietnam Ngô Tùng Quốc Spain Kelme
Hong Linh Ha Tinh Vietnam Nguyen Thanh Cong Vietnam Đinh Thanh Trung Thailand Grand Sport
Khanh Hoa FC Vietnam Vo Dinh Tan Vietnam Lê Duy Thanh
Vietnam Nguyễn Văn Việt		 Vietnam Kamito
SHB Da Nang Vietnam Phan Thanh Hùng Vietnam Hoàng Minh Tâm Vietnam Kamito
Song Lam Nghe An Vietnam Nguyễn Huy Hoàng Vietnam Quế Ngọc Hải Thailand Grand Sport
Thep Xanh Nam Dinh Vietnam Vu Hong Viet Vietnam Nguyễn Hạ Long Spain Kelme
Topenland Binh Dinh Vietnam Nguyen Duc Thang Vietnam Đặng Văn Lâm Vietnam Kamito
Viettel Vietnam Thach Bao Khanh Vietnam Bùi Tiến Dũng China Li-Ning

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Cong An Hanoi Vietnam Thach Bao Khanh[6] Mutual consent 15 November 2022 Pre-season Brazil Paulo Foiani[7] 2 December 2022
Dong A Thanh Hoa Serbia Svetislav Tanasijević (caretaker) Caretaker period over 21 November 2022 Bulgaria Velizar Popov[8] 2 December 2022
Hanoi FC South Korea Chun Jae-ho (caretaker)[9] 21 November 2022 Montenegro Božidar Bandović 3 January 2023
Viettel South Korea Bae Ji-won December 2022 Vietnam Thach Bao Khanh[10] 15 December 2022
Becamex Binh Duong Vietnam Lu Dinh Tuan[11] Resigned 23 February 2023 13th Vietnam Nguyen Quoc Tuan (caretaker) 23 February 2023
Cong An Hanoi Brazil Paulo Foiani[12] Mutual consent 27 April 2023 5th Brazil Flavio Cruz[13] 9 May 2023
Becamex Binh Duong Vietnam Nguyen Quoc Tuan Caretaker period over 11 May 2023 14th Vietnam Le Huynh Duc [14] 11 May 2023

Foreign players

Teams are allowed to register 3 foreign and 1 AFC qualified players. Starting this season, teams will be allotted an extra slot for 1 unnaturalized overseas Vietnamese player that will not be counted against their foreign player allotment. Hanoi and Haiphong will be allowed to register up to 5 foreign and 1 AFC qualified players for the 2023–24 AFC Champions League.

  • Players name in bold indicates the player was registered after the start of the season.
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4
(AFC player)		 Player 5
(Unnaturalized Vietnamese player)		 Former Players
Topenland Binh Dinh Brazil Marlon Rangel Brazil Rafaelson Jamaica Jermie Lynch Russia Viktor Le
Becamex Binh Duong Senegal Guy N’Diaye Jamaica Rimario Gordon Uganda Moses Oloya Brazil João Guilherme
SHB Da Nang Australia Nicholas Olsen Brazil Mauricio Pinto Brazil Rodrigo Dias Brazil Aylton Alemão
Hoang Anh Gia Lai Brazil Paollo Brazil Washington Brandão Senegal Papé Diakité
Haiphong FC Uganda Joseph Mpande Spain Carlos Fernandez Haiti Bicou Bissainthe Germany Nguyen Nhu Duc Anh
Hanoi FC Brazil Lucão do Break Brazil Marcão Brazil William Henrique
Cong An Hanoi Brazil Gustavo Henrique Brazil Jhon Cley Portugal Elton Monteiro Slovakia Patrik Le Giang Republic of the Congo Juvhel Tsoumou
Viettel Brazil Geovane Brazil Jeferson Uzbekistan Jahongir Abdumominov
Hong Linh Ha Tinh Brazil Jean Almeida Brazil Zé Paulo Senegal Abdoulaye Diallo Slovakia Pham Thanh Tiep
Ho Chi Minh City FC Jamaica Daniel Green United States Jonny Campbell United States Victor Mansaray United States Le Trung Vinh England Alex Bruce
Khanh Hoa FC Portugal Muacir Brazil Jairo Rodrigues Brazil Yago Ramos France Ryan Ha Brazil Douglas Mineiro
Thep Xanh Nam Dinh Brazil Hendrio Brazil Dominic Vinicius Nigeria Samuel Nnamani Brazil Wilker
Song Lam Nghe An Nigeria Michael Olaha Lithuania Vytas Gašpuitis Belgium Jordy Soladio
Dong A Thanh Hoa Brazil Conrado Brazil Gustavo Brazil Bruno Cantanhede

Dual nationality players
  • 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
Topenland Binh Dinh GermanyVietnam Adriano Schmidt2 RussiaVietnam Đặng Văn Lâm2
Becamex Binh Duong UgandaVietnam Tran Trung Hieu United StatesVietnam Dang Thanh Hoang
SHB Da Nang
Hoang Anh Gia Lai
Haiphong FC AustraliaVietnam Martin Lo
Hanoi FC
Cong An Hanoi
Viettel
Hong Linh Ha Tinh
Ho Chi Minh City FC FranceVietnam Vincent Trong Tri Guyenne NigeriaVietnam Hoang Vu Samson
Khanh Hoa FC
Thep Xanh Nam Dinh
Song Lam Nghe An
Dong A Thanh Hoa

Notes:

^2 Capped for Vietnam national team.

Regular season

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Dong A Thanh Hoa 7 5 2 0 13 5 +8 17 Qualification to Championship round
2 Hanoi FC 7 4 2 1 13 7 +6 14
3 Topenland Binh Dinh 7 4 1 2 11 10 +1 13
4 Thep Xanh Nam Dinh 7 3 3 1 6 7 −1 12
5 Cong An Hanoi 7 3 2 2 14 7 +7 11
6 Hong Linh Ha Tinh 7 2 3 2 9 9 0 9
7 Khanh Hoa FC 7 2 3 2 8 9 −1 9
8 Hoang Anh Gia Lai 7 1 5 1 10 9 +1 8
9 Song Lam Nghe An 7 1 5 1 8 7 +1 8 Qualification to Relegation round
10 Viettel 7 1 5 1 4 6 −2 8
11 Haiphong FC 7 1 4 2 7 10 −3 7
12 Ho Chi Minh City FC 7 1 1 5 7 14 −7 4
13 SHB Da Nang 7 0 3 4 3 7 −4 3
14 Becamex Binh Duong 7 0 3 4 6 12 −6 3
Updated to match(es) played on 17 April 2023. Source: VPF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Disciplinary points; 6) Play-off (Only to decide champions, runners-up, third placed and relegation spots); 7) Drawing of lots

    Position by round
    Team ╲ Round12345678910111213
    Dong A Thanh Hoa2433221
    Hanoi FC8212112
    Topenland Binh Dinh14641443
    Thep Xanh Nam Dinh3124334
    Cong An Hanoi1578955
    Hong Linh Ha Tinh11111277106
    Khanh Hoa121410111187
    Hoang Anh Gia Lai10889568
    Song Lam Nghe An7991010119
    Viettel910658710
    Haiphong FC53566911
    Ho Chi Minh City13131412131212
    SHB Da Nang6121314141413
    Becamex Binh Duong471113121314
    Championship Round
    Relegation Round
    Source: VPF

    Results
    Home \ Away BBD DTH HPG HAN HNP HGL HCM HHT KHA SDN SNA TND TBD VTL
    Becamex Binh Duong — Jun 1 — May 27 1–2 1–1 1–2 — — — — Jul 2 — —
    Dong A Thanh Hoa — — Jul 2 — Jun 5 — 5–3 4–1 — 1–0 0–0 — — May 28
    Haiphong FC 2–2 — — — — Jun 4 — 2–3 May 26 Jun 24 — — — 0–0
    Hanoi FC — 0–0 3–0 — 2–0 — — — — May 22 Jul 2 Jun 4 — —
    Cong An Hanoi — — 1–1 — — — — Jun 23 May 30 — May 26 4–0 5–0 1–2
    Hoang Anh Gia Lai — May 19 — May 31 1–1 — Jun 25 0–0 1–1 — — — — —
    Ho Chi Minh City FC — — 0–1 1–3 May 21 — — — 0–2 May 31 — — 1–1 Jul 2
    Hong Linh Ha Tinh 3–0 — — 2–3 — — May 27 — Jul 2 0–0 — — Jun 4 0–0
    Khanh Hoa FC May 21 1–2 — Jun 23 — — — — — 1–0 2–2 — — Jun 6
    SHB Da Nang Jun 5 — — — Jul 2 May 27 — — — — — 0–1 2–3 0–0
    Song Lam Nghe An 1–1 — 1–1 — — 3–1 Jun 6 May 20 — 1–1 — — Jun 25 —
    Thep Xanh Nam Dinh — Jun 24 May 19 — — 2–2 1–0 May 31 1–1 — 1–0 — — —
    Topenland Binh Dinh 1–0 0–1 May 30 3–1 — Jul 2 — — 3–0 — — May 26 — —
    Viettel Jun 25 — — 1–1 — 1–4 — — — — Jun 1 0–0 May 20 —
    Updated to match(es) played on 17 April 2023. Source: VPF
    Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

    Championship round

    Points and goals carried over in full from the regular season.

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
    1 1st 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
    2 2nd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
    3 3rd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
    4 4th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
    5 5th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
    6 6th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
    7 7th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
    8 8th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
    Source: VPF
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Disciplinary points; 6) Play-off (Only to decide champions, runners-up, third placed and relegation spots); 7) Drawing of lots

      Positions by round

      Below the positions per round are shown. As teams did not all start with an equal number of points, the initial pre-playoffs positions are also given.

      Team ╲ Round14151617181920
      1st
      2nd
      3rd
      4th
      5th
      6th
      7th
      8th
      Source: VPF

      Relegation round

      Points and goals carried over in full from the regular season.

      Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th
      9 9th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
      10 10th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
      11 11th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
      12 12th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
      13 13th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
      14 14th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to V.League 2 —
      Source: VPF
      Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Disciplinary points; 6) Play-off (Only to decide champions, runners-up, third placed and relegation spots); 7) Drawing of lots

        Positions by round

        Below the positions per round are shown. As teams did not all start with an equal number of points, the initial pre-playoffs positions are also given.

        Team ╲ Round1415161718
        9th
        10th
        11th
        12th
        13th
        14th
        Source: VPF

        Season statistics

        Top scorers
        Rank Player Club Goals
        1 Brazil Rafaelson Topenland Binh Dinh 7
        2 Vietnam Nguyen Van Quyet Hanoi FC 6
        3 Brazil Bruno Cantanhede Dong A Thanh Hoa 5
        4 Senegal Abdoulaye Diallo Hong Linh Ha Tinh 4
        Jamaica Rimario Gordon Becamex Binh Duong
        6 Vietnam Chau Ngoc Quang Hoang Anh Gia Lai 3
        Brazil Lucão do Break Hanoi FC
        Jamaica Jermie Lynch Topenland Binh Dinh
        United States Victor Mansaray Ho Chi Minh City FC
        VietnamNigeria Hoàng Vũ Samson Ho Chi Minh City FC
        Belgium Jordy Soladio Song Lam Nghe An
        Republic of the Congo Juvhel Tsoumou Cong An Hanoi

        Source: Soccerway

        Hat-tricks
        PlayerForAgainstResultDate
        Republic of the Congo Juvhel Tsoumou Cong An Hanoi Topenland Binh Dinh 5–0 (H) 3 February 2023
        Brazil Rafaelson Topenland Binh Dinh Hanoi FC 3–1 (H) 17 April 2023

        Clean sheets
        Rank Player Club Matches
        1 Vietnam Nguyen Thanh Diep Dong A Thanh Hoa 4
        Vietnam Duong Quang Tuan Hong Linh Ha Tinh
        Vietnam Tran Nguyen Manh Thep Xanh Nam Dinh
        Vietnam Pham Van Phong Viettel
        5 Vietnam Bui Tan Truong Hanoi FC 3
        6 Vietnam Le Van Truong Khanh Hoa FC 2
        Vietnam Pham Van Cuong SHB Da Nang
        Vietnam Russia Dang Van Lam Topenland Binh Dinh
        9 Vietnam Bui Tien Dung Cong An Hanoi 1
        Slovakia Patrik Le Giang
        Vietnam Nguyen Van Toan Haiphong FC
        Vietnam Nguyen Dinh Trieu
        Vietnam Huynh Tuan Linh Hoang Anh Gia Lai
        Vietnam Nguyen Thanh Tung Hong Linh Ha Tinh
        Vietnam Vo Ngoc Cuong Khanh Hoa FC
        Vietnam Tran Van Tien Song Lam Nghe An

        Player
        • Most yellow cards: 3
          • 10 players

        Club
        • Most yellow cards: 21
          • Dong A Thanh Hoa
        • Fewest yellow cards: 8
          • 3 clubs
        • Most red cards: 1
          • 3 clubs
        • Fewest red cards: 0
          • 11 clubs

        Attendances

        By round
        2023 V.League Attendance
        Round Total GP. Avg. Per Game
        Round 1 58,00078,286
        Round 2 43,00076,142
        Round 3 51,00077,286
        Round 4 48,00076,857
        Round 5 38,00075,429
        Round 6 47,50076,786
        Round 7 44,00076,286
        Total 329,500 49 6,724

        By team
        Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
        1 Thep Xanh Nam Dinh 59,000 18,000 12,000 14,750 +34.1%†
        2 Hoang Anh Gia Lai 29,000 11,000 9,000 9,667 +38.1%†
        3 Hanoi FC 28,000 14,000 6,000 9,333 +10.3%†
        4 Cong An Hanoi 34,000 11,000 5,000 8,500 +470.5%†
        5 Khanh Hoa FC 21,000 8,000 5,000 7,000 +131.9%†
        6 Haiphong FC 19,500 8,000 5,500 6,500 −32.9%†
        7 Dong A Thanh Hoa 24,000 7,000 5,000 6,000 +18.0%†
        8 Viettel 15,500 7,000 3,500 5,167 +14.8%†
        9 SHB Da Nang 15,500 6,000 4,500 5,167 +7.3%†
        10 Hong Linh Ha Tinh 20,000 6,000 4,000 5,000 −4.0%†
        11 Becamex Binh Duong 14,000 5,000 4,000 4,667 −10.7%†
        12 Topenland Binh Dinh 18,500 6,000 4,000 4,625 −44.5%†
        13 Song Lam Nghe An 16,500 5,000 3,500 4,125 −35.7%†
        14 Ho Chi Minh City FC 15,000 5,000 3,000 3,750 −4.3%†
        League total 329,500 18,000 3,000 6,724 +5.0%†

        Source: League attendance
        Notes:
        † Teams played previous season in V.League 2

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