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LPBank V.League 1

FIFA Region

AFC

Season

2025-2026

Location

Vietnam

Abbreviation

VIE1

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Summary

The V.League 1 (VIE1), aka the LPBank V.League 1, is the top football league in the Vietnam football system. At the end of the 2025-2026 VIE1 season, the VIE1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:

2026-2027 AFC Champions League 2 - Group Stage:
- 1st place 2025-2026 VIE1 team
2026-2027 AFC Champions League 2 - Qualifying Playoffs:
- 2nd place 2025-2026 VIE1 team
2026-2027 ASEAN Club Championship - Group Stage:
- 1st place 2025-2026 VIE1 team

The winner of the 2024-2025 Vietnamese Cup, typically an VIE1 team, also receives a berth in the Playoff Round of the 2026-2027 AFC Champions League 2.

Leagues Pyramid - Vietnam

Abbrev	League	# of Teams
VIE1	V.League 1	14
VIE2	V.League 2	14
VIE3	Vietnamese Football League Second Division	145
VIE4	Vietnamese Football League Third Division	19

Competition Structure

Season			# of Teams
Regular 15 Aug 2025 - 7 Jun 2026			14: VIE1 (12), VIE2 (2)

Season Format

During the 2025-2026 VIE1 regular season, each VIE1 team plays Home-Away matches against the other 13 VIE1 teams for a total of 26 league matches per team. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) head-to-head points, (2) head-to-head goal difference, (3) head-to-head goals scored, (4) goal difference, (5) goals scored, (6) away goals scored, then (7) disciplinary points.

Playoffs

Not applicable.

Relegation

At the end of the 2025-2026 Regular season, the 13th and 14th place VIE1 teams will be relegated directly to VIE2.

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Table

		League							Home						Road
POS		MP	W - D - L	PTS	CPTS	GF	GA	GD	MP	W - D - L	PTS	GF	GA	GD	MP	W - D - L	PTS	GF	GA	GD
1	Công An Hà Nội	25	20 -4-1	64	-	57	21	36	13	12 -1-0	37	35	13	22	12	8 -3-1	27	22	8	14
2	Viettel FC	25	14 -9-2	51	-	38	21	17	12	9 -2-1	29	17	7	10	13	5 -7-1	22	21	14	7
3	CLB Ninh Bình	25	14 -6-5	48	-	50	31	19	12	5 -4-3	19	20	12	8	13	9 -2-2	29	30	19	11
4	Hanoi T&T FC	25	14 -3-8	45	-	47	28	19	12	9 -2-1	29	26	8	18	13	5 -1-7	16	21	20	1
5	Công An TP Hồ Chí Minh FC	25	10 -5-10	35	-	27	35	-8	13	4 -4-5	16	15	17	-2	12	6 -1-5	19	12	18	-6
6	Thép Xanh Nam Đinh FC	25	9 -7-9	34	-	32	31	1	13	6 -3-4	21	18	15	3	12	3 -4-5	13	14	16	-2
7	Hải Phòng FC	25	9 -4-12	31	-	36	35	1	12	8 -2-2	26	27	14	13	13	1 -2-10	5	9	21	-12
8	Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh	25	7 -8-10	29	-	15	26	-11	13	4 -4-5	16	8	12	-4	12	3 -4-5	13	7	14	-7
9	Sông Lam Nghệ An FC	25	7 -6-12	27	-	26	37	-11	12	4 -3-5	15	13	15	-2	13	3 -3-7	12	13	22	-9
10	Hoang Anh Gia Lai	25	6 -8-11	26	-	23	34	-11	13	3 -4-6	13	13	19	-6	12	3 -4-5	13	10	15	-5
11	FLC Thanh Hóa FC	25	5 -10-10	25	-	26	34	-8	13	3 -6-4	15	15	15	0	12	2 -4-6	10	11	19	-8
12	SHB Đà Nẵng FC	25	4 -9-12	21	-	29	39	-10	12	3 -3-6	12	16	17	-1	13	1 -6-6	9	13	22	-9
13	Becamex Binh Duong FC	25	5 -6-14	21	-	28	42	-14	12	2 -2-8	8	13	22	-9	13	3 -4-6	13	15	20	-5
14	PVF-CAND FC	25	4 -9-12	21	-	23	43	-20	13	2 -7-4	13	15	20	-5	12	2 -2-8	8	8	23	-15
2026-2027 AFCCL 2/ASEAN Club 2026-2027 AFCCL 2 Relegation to VIE2