V.League 1
FIFA Region
AFC
Season
2021
Location
Vietnam
Abbreviation
VIE1

Summary

The V.League 1 (VIE1) is the top football league in the Vietnam football system. At the end of the 2021 VIE1 season, the VIE1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:

  • 2022 AFC Champions League - Group Stage:
    • 1st place 2021 VIE1 Championship Round team

The winner of the 2021 Vietnamese Cup, typically an VIE1 team, also receives a berth in the Group Stage of the 2022 AFC Cup.

Due to COVID-19, the 2021 VIE1 season was cut short at 12 regular season matches per team with no champion determined or teams relegated.

Leagues Pyramid - Vietnam

Abbrev League # of Teams
VIE1 V.League 1 14
VIE2 V.League 2 14
VIE3 Vietnamese National Football Second League 15
VIE4 Vietnamese National Football Third League 10

Competition Structure

Season

# of Teams

Regular
15 Jan 2021 - 16 Jul 2021
Champ/Releg Rounds
19 Jul 2021 - 19 Sep 2021
 14: VIE1 (13), VIE2 (1)

Season Format

The VIE1 season consists of 2 stages. In the first stage, each VIE1 team plays the other 13 VIE1 teams once for a total of 13 league matches per team. The second stage consists of the Championship Round (top 6 teams) and the Relegation Round (bottom 8 teams). In the Championship Round, each team plays matches with the other 5 VIE1 teams for 5 additional matches (18 total matches per team) to determine final rankings for the 2022 AFC Champions League. In the Relegation Round, each team plays matches with the other 7 VIE1 teams for 7 additional matches (20 total matches per team) to determine determine the relegation placements. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) goal difference, (2) goals scored, (3) Fairplay ranking, (4) a playoff (only to decide champions, runners-up, relegation spots, etc.), then (5) a drawing.

Playoffs

Not applicable.

Relegation

At the end of the 2021 Relegation Round, the 8th place VIE1 team will be relegated directly to VIE2, and the 7th place VIE1 will have a one match playoff against the 2nd place VIE2 team.


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 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1Hoang Anh Gia Lai 129 -2-129-2391465 -1-016147764 -1-113927
2Viettel FC 128 -2-226-169753 -0-2986275 -2-017835
3Than Quảng Ninh FC 126 -1-519-1211164 -0-21262462 -1-3769-3
4Duoc Nam Ha Nam Dinh FC 126 -0-618-2321254 -0-11294572 -0-561417-3
5FLC Thanh Hóa FC 125 -2-517-1815373 -2-211106452 -0-3689-1
6Becamex Binh Duong FC 125 -2-517-1417-354 -0-11274371 -2-45713-6
7Hanoi T&T FC 125 -1-616-1714373 -1-310128452 -0-3656-1
8Binh Dinh FC 124 -4-416-109162 -2-2833062 -2-28761
9SHB Da Nang FC 125 -1-616-1111073 -0-4978-152 -1-27431
10Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh 124 -3-515-1617-173 -2-2111312151 -1-3435-2
11Ho Chi Minh City FC 124 -2-614-1417-374 -1-213117450 -1-41310-7
12Hải Phòng FC 124 -2-614-715-862 -1-3758-362 -1-3727-5
13Sai Gon FC 124 -1-713-614-853 -1-11033071 -0-63311-8
14Sông Lam Nghệ An FC 123 -1-810-715-852 -1-2744071 -0-63311-8
2022 AFCCL
2022 AFCCUP
Dropped from VIE1

Results

Fri - 7 May 2021
 Duoc Nam Ha Nam Dinh FC PSPD SHB Da Nang FCThiên Trường Stadium
 Hải Phòng FC PSPD Binh Dinh FCLạch Tray Stadium
 Sai Gon FC PSPD FLC Thanh Hóa FCThống Nhất Stadium
Sun - 2 May 2021
 Hanoi T&T FC 31 Sai Gon FCHang Day Stadium
 SHB Da Nang FC 12 Viettel FCHòa Xuân Stadium
 Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh 32 Duoc Nam Ha Nam Dinh FCSân vận động tỉnh Hà Tĩnh
 Binh Dinh FC 11 Than Quảng Ninh FCQuy Nhơ,n Stadium
 Ho Chi Minh City FC 30 Hải Phòng FCThống Nhất Stadium
Wed - 28 Apr 2021
 Hanoi T&T FC 01 Binh Dinh FCHang Day Stadium
 SHB Da Nang FC 12 Sai Gon FCHòa Xuân Stadium
 FLC Thanh Hóa FC 12 Hoang Anh Gia LaiThanh Hóa Stadium
Tue - 27 Apr 2021
 Ho Chi Minh City FC 11 Viettel FCThống Nhất Stadium