V.League 2

V.League 2
Organising bodyVietnam Professional Football
Founded2000; 26 years ago (2000)
  • 1996–2000 (as Second Division)
  • 1990–1996 (as A1 League)
  • 1980–1989 (as A2 League)
CountryVietnam
ConfederationAFC
Number of clubsVariable
(14 teams as of 2026-27)
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toV.League 1
Relegation toSecond Division
Domestic cup(s)Vietnamese Cup
Vietnamese Super Cup
International cupAFC Champions League Two (via Vietnamese Cup)
Current championsTruong Tuoi Dong Nai (1st title)
Most championshipsBinh Dinh
Dong Thap
Long An
Ho Chi Minh City
Quang Nam
(2 titles cach)
Broadcaster(s)FPT Play
Websitevpf.vn
Current: 2026–27 V.League 2

The Vietnamese Football League First Division (Vietnamese: Giải bóng đá hạng Nhất Quốc gia, lit. 'National First Division Football League'), officially stylized as V.League 2, is the second-highest league of the Vietnamese football league system after the V.League 1, and is currently contested by 14 clubs. The current holders are Truong Tuoi Dong Nai, who won the 2025–26 season.

League structure

Starting in the 2025–26 season, the league comprises 14 teams. Over the course of a season, which runs annually from September/October to the following June/July, each team plays twice against the others in the league, once at 'home' and once 'away', resulting in each team competing in 26 games in total. Three points are awarded for a win, one for a draw, and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the league table by points gained, then goal difference, then goals scored, and then their head-to-head record for that season (including away goals record).

At the end of the season, the top two team is promoted to the V.League 1 and the bottom two teams are relegated to Second Division.

Competition format

Seasons 2000 to 2019: teams played a double round-robin format to earn points. The champion team was promoted to V.League 1. The bottom 1 or 2 teams were relegated to the National Second Division. This format was used again in the 2022 and 2023 seasons, the last seasons to be held in a calendar year.

In the 2020 season, after the first round of the round-robin, the top 6 teams played a single round-robin to find the champion, and the remaining 6 teams played a single round-robin to find the team to be relegated. The 2021 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. From the 2023–24 season onwards, the teams will play a double round-robin format over two years, from the autumn of the previous year to the summer of the following year.

Television

On 1 November 2022, FPT Group-owned FPT Play will be the new domestic broadcaster for Vietnamese Professional Football Leagues competitions (V.League 1, V.League 2 and Vietnamese Cup) effectively from 2023 until 2027.

Prize money

The prize money of the league as of 2025–26 V.League 2:

Position Purse (VND)
Champion 2,000,000,000
Runner-up 1,000,000,000
Third-place 500,000,000

Current members

The following 14 clubs compete in the V.League 2 during the 2026–27 season.

V.League 2 is located in Vietnam
Dong Thap
Hanoi FC B
Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City
Hue
Khatoco Khanh Hoa
Lam Dong
Long An
PVF-CAND
Quang Ninh
Quy Nhon United
Xuan Thien Phu Tho
Ho Chi Minh City teams:Becamex HCMCHCMC FCVan Hien University
Locations of the 2026–27 V.League 2 teams
V.League 2 is located in Ho Chi Minh City
Becamex HCMC
HCMC FC
Van Hien University
Locations of Ho Chi Minh City teams
Club Finishing position 2025-26 season Location Stadium Capacity
PVF-CAND 13th in V.League 1 (relegated) Hung Yen province PVF Stadium 4,500
Becamex Ho Chi Minh 14th in V.League 1 (relegated) Ho Chi Minh Binh Duong Stadium 13,035
HCMC F.C. 3rd Ba Ria–Vung Tau Ba Ria Stadium 10,000
Quy Nhon United 4th Gia Lai Quy Nhơn Stadium 15,000
Xuan Thien Phu Tho 5th Phu Tho Viet Tri Stadium 20,000
Van Hien University 7th Ho Chi Minh Thong Nhat Stadium 14,400
Khatoco Khanh Hoa 8th Khanh Hoa 19 August Stadium 18,000
Quang Ninh 9th Quang Ninh Cam Pha Stadium 20,000
Dong Thap F.C. 10th Dong Thap Cao Lanh Stadium 18,000
Long An FC 11th Tây Ninh Long An Stadium 20,000
Hanoi F.C. B Winner of 2026 Vietnamese Second Division - Final Stage - Round 1 Hanoi TBD -
Hue F.C. Winner of 2026 Vietnamese Second Division - Final Stage - Round 1 Hue (city) Tu Do Stadium 25,000
Lam Dong Winner of 2026 Vietnamese Second Division - Final Stage - Round 2 Lam Dong Da Lat Stadium 20,000

Results

Season Champions Runner-up Third place
2000–01 Binh Dinh Da Nang Ho Chi Minh City Customs Football Club
2001–02 Gach Dong Tam Long An Dong Thap Hoang Anh Gia Lai
2003 Haiphong Binh Duong Thanh Hoa
2004 Saigon Port Hoa Phat Hà Noi Thua Thien Hue
2005 Khatoco Khanh Hoa Tien Giang Dong A Bank
2006 Dong Thap Thanh Hoa Huda Hue
2007 Thể Công Van Hoa Haiphong An Giang
2008 Quân Khu 4 Hanoi T&T Cao Su Dong Thap
2009 Vissai Ninh Binh Hoa Phat Hanoi XSKT Can Tho
2010 Hanoi ACB Than Quang Ninh SQC Binh Dinh
2011 Xuan Thanh Saigon Cement Kienlongbank Kien Giang SQC Bình Dinh
2012 Dong Tam Long An Hanoi T&T B Dong Nai
2013 QNK Quang Nam Than Quang Ninh Hung Vuong An Giang
2014 TĐCS Dong Thap Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN XSKT Can Tho
2015 Hanoi T&T B Hue Ho Chi Minh City
2016 Ho Chi Minh City Viettel Nam Dinh
2017 Nam Dinh Hue Binh Phuoc
2018 Viettel Hanoi B Dong Thap
2019 Hong Linh Ha Tinh Pho Hien Binh Phuoc
2020 Binh Dinh Ba Ria Vung Tau Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN
2021 Competition abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam
2022 Cong An Nhan Dan Khanh Hoa Quang Nam
2023 Quang Nam PVF-CAND Long An
2023–24 SHB Da Nang PVF-CAND Truong Tuoi Binh Phuoc
2024–25 Phu Dong Ninh Binh Truong Tuoi Binh Phuoc PVF-CAND
2025–26 Truong Tuoi Dong Nai Bac Ninh Ho Chi Minh City

Top scorers

Season Top scorer(s) Club(s) Goals
2005 Ghana Felix Aboagye Khatoco Khanh Hoa 14
2006 Vietnam Đặng Phương Nam Thể Công 14
2007 Vietnam Trịnh Quang Vinh Thể Công 13
2008 Brazil Flávio Cruz Huda Hue 18
2009 Brazil Eduardo Henrique Furrier Than Quang Ninh 16
2010 Vietnam Nguyễn Xuân Thành Hanoi ACB 13
Brazil Jorge Luiz Cruz Boss Binh Dinh
Cameroon Christian Nsi Amougou Than Quang Ninh
Vietnam Nguyễn Thành Trung An Giang
2011 Cameroon Christian Nsi Amougou Xuan Thanh Saigon Cement 17
2012 Mali Souleymane Diabate XSKT Can Tho 21
2013 Nigeria Uche Iheruome Hung Vuong An Giang 10
Vietnam Đinh Thanh Trung QNK Quang Nam
2014 Vietnam Huỳnh Văn Thanh Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN 10
2015 Vietnam Trịnh Duy Long Hanoi T&T B 9
2016 Vietnam Hồ Sỹ Giáp Binh Phuoc 12
Vietnam Nguyễn Tuấn Anh Ho Chi Minh City
2017 Vietnam Võ Văn Minh Hue 5
Vietnam Phạm Văn Thuận Nam Dinh
Vietnam Nguyễn Hồng Quân Dak Lak
Vietnam Bùi Duy Thường Viettel
2018 Vietnam Y Thăng Êban Dak Lak 15
2019 Vietnam Nguyễn Xuân Nam Pho Hien 14
2020 Vietnam Nguyễn Công Thành Dong Thap 12
2022 Vietnam Nguyễn Thanh Nhàn Pho Hien 10
2023 Vietnam Nguyễn Thanh Nhàn PVF-CAND 10
Vietnam Lê Văn Nam Quang Nam
2023–24 Vietnam Bùi Văn Bình Ba Ria-Vung Tau 11
2024–25 Vietnam Lưu Tự Nhân Trường Tươi Bình Phước 9
2025–26 Brazil Tháileon Quy Nhơn United 14

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