# 1997 V-League

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Football league season

Vietnamese National First Division Season 1997 Dates 9 March – 16 November Champions Cảng Sài Gòn (3rd title) Relegated An Giang Vĩnh Long Asian Club Championship Cảng Sài Gòn Asian Cup Winners' Cup Hải Quan Matches 132 Goals 314 (2.38 per match) Top goalscorer Lê Huỳnh Đức (16 goals) ← 1996 National Elite Football Championship 1998 →

The **1997 Vietnamese National First Division** was the 15th season of the [National Football Championship](/source/V.League_1) in Vietnam, played from 9 March until 16 November 1997.

Starting from this season, the league name was changed from National Elite Football Championship to **National First Division**.[1]

## Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 1 Cảng Sài Gòn (C) 22 12 4 6 22 15 +7 40 Qualification for Asian Club Championship 2 Sông Lam Nghệ An 22 11 3 8 28 17 +11 36 3 Lâm Đồng 22 11 2 9 26 25 +1 35 4 Thể Công 22 8 8 6 28 21 +7 32 5 Công An TP.HCM 22 8 7 7 36 31 +5 31 6 Hải Quan 22 9 4 9 24 21 +3 31 Qualification for Asian Cup Winners' Cup 7 Đồng Tháp 22 8 6 8 19 21 −2 30 8 Công An Hải Phòng 22 9 2 11 38 38 0 29 9 Khánh Hòa 22 8 4 10 20 23 −3 28 10 Công An Hà Nội 22 8 4 10 32 38 −6 28 11 An Giang 22 7 4 11 25 40 −15 25 Relegation to Second Division 12 Vĩnh Long 22 3 12 7 18 26 −8 21

Source: [VFF](https://www.vff.org.vn/uploads/docs/1997.pdf)
(C) Champions

Vietnam National Elite Football Championship Champions 3rd title

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Giải VĐQG 1997 - VFF](https://www.vff.org.vn/uploads/docs/1997.pdf)

- [1997 V-League](https://www.rsssf.org/tablesv/viet97.html) at RSSSF

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