2022 V.League 1

The 2022 V.League 1 (known as the Night Wolf V.League 1 for sponsorship reasons) is the 66th professional season of the top-flight football league in Vietnam.[1] The season started on 25 February 2022.[2]

V.League 1
Season2022
Dates25 February – 12 November 2022
Matches played23
Goals scored44 (1.91 per match)
Top goalscorerGeovane Magno
Rimario Gordon
(3 goals)
Biggest home winDong A Thanh Hoa 3–0 SHB Da Nang
(12 March)
Biggest away winTopenland 0–2 Viettel
(25 February)
Highest scoringSaigon 2–2 SHB Da Nang
(26 February)
Longest winning runHaiphong
Viettel
(2 matches)
Longest unbeaten runHaiphong
(4 matches)
Longest winless runHAGL
HLHT
SHB Da Nang
(4 matches)
Longest losing runDong A
(2 matches)
Highest attendance17,500
Haiphong 1–1 Dong A
(6 March)
Lowest attendance1,000
HLHT 0–1 Haiphong
(25 February)
Total attendance120,000
Average attendance5,714
(excluding matches played behind closed doors)
← 2021
2023 →
All statistics correct as of 4 April 2022.

Teams

Due to the previous season being cancelled as a result of COVID-19 pandemic, no teams were promoted or relegated from the 2021 season.[3] All but one club from the 2021 season will contest in the league. Than Quang Ninh will not be permitted to participate due to financial reasons, leaving the league starting with just 13 clubs.[4]

Stadiums and locations
Locations of the 2022 V.League 1 teams
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Becamex Binh Duong Thu Dau Mot Go Dau 13,035
Dong A Thanh Hoa Thanh Hoa Thanh Hoa 12,000
Haiphong Haiphong (Ngo Quyen) Lach Tray 25,000
Hanoi Hanoi (Dong Da) Hang Day 22,500
Hoang Anh Gia Lai Pleiku Pleiku 12,000
Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City (District 10) Thong Nhat 16,000
Hong Linh Ha Tinh Ha Tinh Ha Tinh 20,000
Nam Dinh Nam Dinh Thien Truong 20,000
Saigon Ho Chi Minh City (District 10) Thong Nhat 16,000
SHB Da Nang Da Nang (Cam Le) Hoa Xuan 20,000
Song Lam Nghe An Vinh Vinh 18,000
Topenland Binh Dinh Quy Nhon Quy Nhon 15,000
Viettel Hanoi (Dong Da) Hang Day 22,500

Number of teams by region
Number Region Team(s)
4 Red River DeltaHaiphong, Hanoi, Nam Dinh and Viettel
3 North CentralDong A Thanh Hoa, Hong Linh Ha Tinh, and Song Lam Nghe An
SoutheastBecamex Binh Duong, Ho Chi Minh City, and Saigon
2 South CentralSHB Da Nang and Topenland Binh Dinh
1 Central HighlandsHoang Anh Gia Lai

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 Shirt sponsor
Becamex Binh Duong Dang Tran Chinh To Van Vu Kamito Becamex IDC
Dong A Thanh Hoa Ljupko Petrović Le Van Thang Jogarbola Dong A Group, Bamboo Airways
Haiphong Chu Dinh Nghiem Nguyen Hai Huy Jogarbola
Hanoi Chun Jae-ho (caretaker) Nguyen Van Quyet Jogarbola BaF Meat
Hoang Anh Gia Lai Kiatisuk Senamuang Luong Xuan Truong Mizuno Red Bull
Ho Chi Minh City Tran Minh Chien Sam Ngoc Duc Kelme Viva Land
Hong Linh Ha Tinh Nguyen Thanh Cong Tran Phi Son Grand Sport Bia Nghe Tinh
Nam Dinh Nguyen Van Sy Nguyen Ha Long Kelme Xuan Thien Group
Saigon Phung Thanh Phuong Cao Van Trien Kelme Saigon Commercial Bank (SCB)
SHB Da Nang Phan Thanh Hung Hoang Minh Tam Kamito Saigon—Hanoi Bank (SHB)
Song Lam Nghe An Nguyen Huy Hoang Hoang Van Khanh Grand Sport Gao A An
Topenland Binh Dinh Nguyen Duc Thang Ho Tan Tai Kamito TopenLand
Viettel Truong Viet Hoang Bui Tien Dung Li-Ning Viettel Money

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Ho Chi Minh City Alexandré Pölking[5] Not renewed 27 September 2021 Pre-season Tran Minh Chien 29 September 2021
Haiphong Pham Anh Tuan Not renewed October 2021 Chu Dinh Nghiem 6 October 2021
Becamex Binh Duong Nguyen Thanh Son Interim period over October 2021 Dang Tran Chinh 15 October 2021
Hanoi Park Choong-kyun[6] Resigned 19 February 2022 Chun Jae-ho (caretaker)[6] 19 February 2022

Foreign players

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
(Naturalized Vietnamese player)		 Former Player
Becamex Binh Duong Eydison Guy N'Diaye Dawda Ceesay Abass Guiro
Dong A Thanh Hoa Paulo Henrique Zé Paulo Victor Kamhuka Igor Jelić
Haiphong Rimario Gordon Joseph Mpande Moses Oloya → Martin Lo1
Hanoi Josip Ivančić Đuro Zec Vladimir Silađi
Hoang Anh Gia Lai Jefferson Baiano Maurício Washington Brandão Kim Dong-su
Ho Chi Minh City Brendon Lucas Bruno Cosendey Maurício Cordeiro → Samson Kayode
Hong Linh Ha Tinh Jean Almeida Paollo Madeira Abdul Basit Zakaria Suraka
Nam Dinh Alisson Márcio Marques Rodrigo Dias → Geoffrey Kizito
Saigon Gustavo André Vieira Ahn Byung-keon → Gastón Merlo
SHB Da Nang Aboubakar Koné Christian Osaguona Damir Memović Ivan Marić
Song Lam Nghe An Mark O'Ojong Michael Olaha Ganiyu Oseni → Thiago Melo Abdul Basit
Topenland Binh Dinh Hendrio Rafaelson Jermie Lynch → Adriano Schmidt1
Viettel Caíque Geovane Magno Pedro Paulo Jahongir Abdumuminov
  • ^1 Naturalized players whose parents or grandparents were born in Vietnam, thus are regarded as local players.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Haiphong 4 2 2 0 6 4 +2 8 Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
2 Viettel 4 2 1 1 6 3 +3 7 Standby for AFC Cup group stage[lower-alpha 1]
3 Song Lam Nghe An 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 7
4 Hanoi 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7
5 Topenland Binh Dinh 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
6 Becamex Binh Duong 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 5
7 Dong A Thanh Hoa 4 1 1 2 4 3 +1 4
8 Ho Chi Minh City 3 0 3 0 1 1 0 3
9 Hoang Anh Gia Lai 4 0 3 1 2 4 −2 3
10 SHB Da Nang 4 0 3 1 3 6 −3 3
11 Saigon 3 0 2 1 3 5 −2 2
12 Hong Linh Ha Tinh 4 0 2 2 2 5 −3 2
13 Nam Dinh 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1 Relegation to V.League 2
Updated to match(es) played on 4 April 2022. Source: VPF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Disciplinary points; 5) Play-off (Only to decide champions, runners-up, third placed and relegation spots); 6) Drawing of lots (Criteria 2 to 5 only applies after the conclusion of round 13)
  1. If the 2022 Vietnamese Cup winners qualify for the AFC Champions League group stage, the league runners-up will enter the AFC Cup group stage.

Positions by round

This table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.

Winner; Champions League
Relegate to V.League 2
Updated to match(es) played on 4 April 2022. Source: Table by round (in Vietnamese)

Season progress
Updated to match(es) played on 4 April 2022. Source: VPF
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose; X = Bye

Results
Home \ Away BBD DTH HAI HAN HOA HCM HHT NDI SGN SDN SNA TBD VFC
Becamex Binh Duong 2–2 0–1
Dong A Thanh Hoa 0–1 3–0
Haiphong 1–1 2–1
Hanoi 1–0 0–0
Hoang Anh Gia Lai 0–0 2–2
Ho Chi Minh City 1–1
Hong Linh Ha Tinh 0–1 1–3
Nam Dinh PPD 0–0
Saigon 2–2 1–1
SHB Da Nang 0–0 1–1
Song Lam Nghe An 2–0 1–2
Topenland Binh Dinh 0–2
Viettel 0–1 2–0
Updated to match(es) played on 4 April 2022. Source: Vietnam Professional Football
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics
As of 4 April 2022

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Geovane Magno Viettel 3
Rimario Gordon Haiphong
3 Christian Osaguona SHB Da Nang 2
Gastón Merlo Saigon
Le Van Thang Dong A Thanh Hoa
Nguyen Cong Phuong Hoang Anh Gia Lai
Nguyen Tien Linh Becamex Binh Duong
Paollo Madeira Hong Linh Ha Tinh
Rafaelson Topenland Binh Dinh
10 24 players 1

Source: Soccerway

Clean sheets
Rank Player Club Clean
sheets
1 Nguyen Van Cong Hanoi 3
2 Huynh Tuan Linh Hoang Anh Gia Lai 2
Nguyen Van Hoang Song Lam Nghe An
4 10 players 1

Attendances
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Haiphong 27,500 17,500 10,000 13,750 +203.3%†
2 Topenland Binh Dinh 11,000 11,000 11,000 11,000 −16.9%†
3 Nam Dinh 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 +138.1%†
4 Becamex Binh Duong 12,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 +42.9%†
5 SHB Da Nang 10,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 −34.8%†
6 Ho Chi Minh City 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 +11.1%†
7 Hanoi 9,000 5,000 4,000 4,500 +38.5%†
8 Saigon 9,000 6,000 3,000 4,500 −16.3%†
9 Viettel 8,000 5,000 3,000 4,000 +53.8%†
10 Song Lam Nghe An 8,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 +21.2%†
11 Dong A Thanh Hoa 7,500 4,000 3,500 3,750 −53.1%†
12 Hong Linh Ha Tinh 3,000 2,000 1,000 1,500 −64.3%†
13 Hoang Anh Gia Lai 0 0 0 0 −100.0%†
League total 120,000 80,500 65,500 5,714 −8.0%†

Updated to games played on 4 April 2022.
Source: League attendance

References
  1. "Ngọc Linh Ginseng to sponsor national V.League 1". Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  2. "Vietnam's 2022 V-League 1 to kick off under new name". Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  3. "Vietnamese football league cancelled amid COVID-19". vietnamnews.vn. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  4. "Finances keep club from joining V. League 2022". vnexpress.net. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  5. "Foreign players, coach to leave V.League". vnexpress.net. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  6. "Hanoi FC appoints new 'temporary' head coach". vnexpress.net. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
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