# 2020 V.League 1 > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/2020_V.League_1 > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/2020_V.League_1.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_V.League_1 > Source revision: 1342541778 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 64th season of the highest division of association football in Vietnam Football league season LS V.League 1 – 2020 Season 2020 Dates 7 March – 8 November Champions Viettel 1st VL1 title 6th Vietnamese title Relegated Quang Nam Matches 126 Goals 319 (2.53 per match) Top goalscorer Pedro Paulo Rimario Gordon (12 goals) Biggest home win Becamex Binh Duong 5–0 Haiphong (11 June 2020) SHB Da Nang 6–1 Quang Nam (11 June 2020) Biggest away win Hoang Anh Gia Lai 0–4 Hanoi (15 October 2020) Highest scoring SHB Da Nang 6–1 Quang Nam (11 June 2020) Hoang Anh Gia Lai 5–2 Ho Chi Minh City (1 October 2020) Longest winning run Hanoi Saigon Viettel (4 matches) Longest unbeaten run Hanoi Saigon (11 matches) Longest winless run Quang Nam (7 matches) Longest losing run Hoang Anh Gia Lai (6 matches) Highest attendance 20,000 Hong Linh Ha Tinh 1–1 Hanoi (12 June 2020) Lowest attendance 0 Total attendance 689,400 Average attendance 6,693 ← 2019 2021 → All statistics correct as of complete. The **2020 V.League 1** season (or [LS](/source/LS_Group) V.League 1 2020 for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 37th season of the [V.League 1](/source/V.League_1), the highest division of [Vietnamese football](/source/Football_in_Vietnam) and the 20th as a professional league. Due to the [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic), the schedule had been changed to begin on 7 March instead of 21 February as originally planned.[2] All matches in matchdays 1 and 2 were played behind closed doors due to the same reason. Following the stabilizing situation, the league resumed in June, and also became the first league to allow fans into the stadium post-[COVID-19](/source/COVID-19) outbreak.[3] On 26 July 2020, the league was suspended again due to another surge in COVID-19 cases.[4] ## Changes from last season ### Team changes The following teams have changed division since the 2019 season. To V.League 1 Promoted from V.League 2 Hong Linh Ha Tinh[5] From V.League 1 Relegated to V.League 2 Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN[6] ### Rules changes In the 2020 season, each team could register 3+1 foreign players (3 foreign + 1 naturalized Vietnamese). The teams that participated in ASEAN Club Championship and AFC Cup ([Ho Chi Minh City](/source/Ho_Chi_Minh_City_FC), [Hanoi](/source/Hanoi_FC), [Than Quang Ninh](/source/Than_Quang_Ninh_FC)) could register 3+1+1 foreign players (3 foreign + 1 naturalized Vietnamese + 1 AFC player) On 13 May 2020, the format had been slightly changed, including: - The 1st leg will remain unchanged. - After the 1st leg, teams will be split into 2 groups: - Championship group (Group A) will include the top 8 teams in the 1st leg. - Relegation group (Group B) will include the bottom 6 teams in the 1st leg. - Each group will play another single round-robin format. After the end of season: - The champions will qualify for the [2021 AFC Champions League group stage](/source/2021_AFC_Champions_League). - The runners-up and the cup winners, [Hanoi](/source/Hanoi_FC) (or the league 3rd-placers if [Hanoi](/source/Hanoi_FC) qualified for AFC Club Competitions through league performance) will qualify for the [2021 AFC Cup group stage](/source/2021_AFC_Cup). - The 14th-ranked team will be relegated to 2021 V.League 2. There's no relegation playoff for this season. and the 13th-ranked team will stay in V.League 1 2021. ## Teams [Becamex Binh Duong](/source/Becamex_Binh_Duong_FC) [Duoc Nam Ha Nam Dinh](/source/Nam_Dinh_FC) [Hanoi](/source/Hanoi_FC) [Viettel](/source/Viettel_FC) [Haiphong](/source/Haiphong_FC) [Hoang Anh Gia Lai](/source/Hoang_Anh_Gia_Lai_FC) [Hong Linh Ha Tinh](/source/Hong_Linh_Ha_Tinh_FC) [Quang Nam](/source/Quang_Nam_FC) [SHB Da Nang](/source/SHB_Da_Nang_FC) [Song Lam Nghe An](/source/Song_Lam_Nghe_An_FC) [Than Quang Ninh](/source/Than_Quang_Ninh_FC) [Thanh Hoa](/source/Thanh_H%C3%B3a_FC) [Saigon](/source/Saigon_FC) [Ho Chi Minh City](/source/Ho_Chi_Minh_City_FC) Locations of the **2020 V.League 1** teams Team Location Stadium Capacity Previous season rank Becamex Binh Duong Binh Duong Go Dau 13,035 VL1 (4th) SHB Danang Danang Hoa Xuan 20,000 VL1 (10th) Hoang Anh Gia Lai Gia Lai Pleiku 12,000 VL1 (8th) Haiphong FC Haiphong Lach Tray 25,000 VL1 (12th) Hanoi FC Hanoi Hang Day 22,500 VL1 (1st) Viettel VL1 (6th) Hong Linh Ha Tinh Ha Tinh Ha Tinh 20,000 VL2 (1st) Ho Chi Minh City FC Ho Chi Minh City Thong Nhat 16,000 VL1 (2nd) Saigon FC VL1 (5th) Nam Dinh FC Nam Dinh Thien Truong 30,000 VL1 (11th) Song Lam Nghe An Nghe An Vinh 18,000 VL1 (7th) Quang Nam Quang Nam Tam Ky 15,000 VL1 (9th) Than Quang Ninh Quang Ninh Cam Pha 20,000 VL1 (3rd) Dong A Thanh Hoa Thanh Hoa Thanh Hoa 12,000 VL1 (13th) ### Personnel and kits **Note:** Flags indicate national team as has been defined under [FIFA](/source/FIFA) eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Becamex Binh Duong Nguyễn Thanh Sơn Tô Văn Vũ Kamito SHB Da Nang Lê Huỳnh Đức Hà Đức Chinh Kamito Hoang Anh Gia Lai Dương Minh Ninh Nguyễn Văn Đàn Nguyễn Tuấn Anh Mizuno Haiphong Phạm Anh Tuấn Doãn Ngọc Tân Jogarbola Hanoi Chu Đình Nghiêm Nguyễn Văn Quyết Kappa Viettel Trương Việt Hoàng Bùi Tiến Dũng FBT Hong Linh Ha Tinh Phạm Minh Đức Lê Tấn Tài Kelme Ho Chi Minh City Jung Hae-seong Trần Phi Sơn Kappa Saigon Vũ Tiến Thành Nguyễn Ngọc Duy Zaicro Duoc Nam Ha Nam Dinh Phạm Hồng Phú Đinh Xuân Việt Kelme Song Lam Nghe An Ngô Quang Trường Hoàng Văn Khánh Mitre Quang Nam Đào Quang Hùng Đinh Thanh Trung Jogarbola Than Quang Ninh Phan Thanh Hùng Huỳnh Tuấn Linh Joma Thanh Hoa Mai Xuân Hợp Lê Văn Thắng Jogarbola ### Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment Becamex Binh Duong Nguyễn Thanh Sơn Interim over 24 October 2019 Pre-season Carlos Oliveira 27 November 2019 Haiphong Trương Việt Hoàng Resigned 24 October 2019 Phạm Anh Tuấn 16 November 2019 Saigon Nguyễn Thành Công Resigned 24 October 2019 Hoàng Văn Phúc 22 November 2019 Thanh Hoa Mai Xuân Hợp Interim over 24 October 2019 Fabio Lopez 22 November 2019 Viettel Nguyễn Hải Biên Interim over 24 October 2019 Trương Việt Hoàng 12 November 2019 Song Lam Nghe An Nguyễn Đức Thắng Promoted to Technical Director 16 December 2019 Ngô Quang Trường 16 December 2019 Becamex Binh Duong Carlos Oliveira Sacked 16 February 2020 Nguyễn Thanh Sơn 16 February 2020 Saigon Hoàng Văn Phúc Resigned 13 March 2020 8th Vũ Tiến Thành 13 March 2020 Thanh Hoa FC Fabio Lopez Sacked 8 June 2020 13th Nguyễn Thành Công 9 June 2020 Duoc Nam Ha Nam Dinh Nguyễn Văn Sỹ Promoted to Technical Director 24 June 2020 14th Phạm Hồng Phú 24 June 2020 Quang Nam Vũ Hồng Việt Resigned 29 June 2020 13th Đào Quang Hùng 29 June 2020 Ho Chi Minh City Jung Hae-seong Resigned 25 July 2020 5th Nguyễn Hữu Thắng 25 July 2020 Ho Chi Minh City Nguyễn Hữu Thắng Redeployed 25 July 2020 5th Jung Hae-seong 13 August 2020 Thanh Hoa FC Nguyễn Thành Công Resigned 11 September 2020 8th Mai Xuân Hợp 12 September 2020 Hoang Anh Gia Lai Lee Tae-hoon Promoted to Technical Director 28 September 2020 7th Duong Minh Ninh Nguyễn Văn Đàn 28 September 2020 Quang Nam FC Đào Quang Hùng Sacked 12 October 2020 14th Nguyễn Thành Công 12 October 2020 ## Foreign players Players name in **bold** indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window. Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 (AFC Player) Player 5 (Naturalized Vietnamese player) Former Player Becamex Binh Duong Hedipo Ali Rabo Youssouf Touré → Nguyễn Trung Đại Dương SHB Da Nang Igor Jelić Grace Tanda Ismahil Akinade Philippe Nsiah Hoang Anh Gia Lai Chevaughn Walsh Kester Oahimijie Damir Memović Haiphong Diego Andre Fagan Joseph Mpande → Adriano Schmidt1 → Andrey Nguyen 1 → Martin Lo1 Claudecir Junior Hanoi Rimario Gordon Pape Omar Faye Moses Oloya Papa Ibou Kébé Viettel Bruno Cantanhede Caíque Luizão Hong Linh Ha Tinh Bruno Henrique Janclesio Victor Mansaray Pina Ho Chi Minh City Papé Diakité José Guillermo Ortiz Ariel Rodríguez Viktor Prodell Alex Lima Amido Baldé Seo Yong Duk Saigon Geovane Pedro Paulo Ahn Byung-keon Duoc Nam Ha Nam Dinh Rafaelson Thiago Papel Emmanuel Agbaji → Đỗ Merlo Valentin Zoungrana Song Lam Nghe An Gustavo Felipe Martins Peter Onyekachi Alagie Sosseh Quang Nam Rodrigo Dias Zé Paulo Papa Ibou Kébé → Hoàng Vissai Lucas Rocha Than Quang Ninh Claudecir Junior Jermie Lynch Neven Laštro → Nguyễn Trung Hiếu Andre Fagan Thanh Hoa Louis Ewonde Aimé Gassissou Josip Balić → Hoàng Vũ Samson Grace Tanda Philippe Nsiah - **[^1](#ref_1)** Naturalized players whose parents or grandparents were born in Vietnam, thus are regarded as local players. ## Phase 1 League table Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Saigon 13 6 6 1 19 7 +12 24 Qualified to Championship group 2 Viettel 13 6 4 3 20 15 +5 22 3 Than Quang Ninh 13 6 3 4 17 16 +1 21 4 Hanoi 13 5 5 3 20 13 +7 20 5 Ho Chi Minh City 13 6 2 5 23 17 +6 20 6 Becamex Binh Duong 13 5 5 3 17 11 +6 20 7 Hoang Anh Gia Lai 13 5 5 3 17 16 +1 20 8 Hong Linh Ha Tinh 13 4 6 3 14 12 +2 18 9 SHB Da Nang 13 4 4 5 19 15 +4 16 Qualified to Relegation group 10 Thanh Hoa 13 4 3 6 9 14 −5 15 11 Song Lam Nghe An 13 4 3 6 10 16 −6 15 12 Duoc Nam Ha Nam Dinh 13 4 1 8 14 23 −9 13 13 Haiphong 13 3 4 6 8 17 −9 13 14 Quang Nam 13 2 3 8 17 32 −15 9 Updated to match(es) played on 1 October 2020. Source: [VPF](https://vpf.vn/season/v-league-2020/) 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) ## Phase 2 League Table ### Championship Group Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Viettel (C) 20 12 5 3 29 16 +13 41 Qualification for AFC Champions League Group stage 2 Hanoi[a] (Q) 20 11 6 3 37 16 +21 39 Qualification for AFC Cup Group stage 3 Saigon (Q) 20 9 7 4 30 19 +11 34 4 Than Quang Ninh 20 9 4 7 27 26 +1 31 5 Ho Chi Minh City 20 8 4 8 29 25 +4 28 6 Becamex Binh Duong 20 7 7 6 25 21 +4 28 7 Hoang Anh Gia Lai 20 6 5 9 27 36 −9 23 8 Hong Linh Ha Tinh 20 4 8 8 19 24 −5 20 Updated to match(es) played on 8 November 2020. Source: [VPF](https://vpf.vn/season/v-league-2020/) (C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated Notes: 1. **[^](#cite_ref-table_note_HAN0.36135966161329_7-0)** Hanoi FC is qualified for the 2021 AFC Cup Group stage as 2020 Vietnamese Cup winners. ### Relegation Group Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation 9 SHB Da Nang 18 5 8 5 26 22 +4 23 10 Song Lam Nghe An 18 6 5 7 17 21 −4 23 11 Thanh Hoa 18 5 6 7 16 22 −6 21 12 Haiphong 18 5 4 9 15 25 −10 19 13 Duoc Nam Ha Nam Dinh 18 5 3 10 19 30 −11 18 14 Quang Nam (R) 18 5 3 10 28 41 −13 18 Relegation to V.League 2 Updated to match(es) played on 31 October 2020. Source: [VPF](https://vpf.vn/season/v-league-2020/) (R) Relegated ## Results Home \ Away BBD NDI HAN HPG HAG HHT QNA SGN DNG SLN TQN THH HCM VTL Becamex Binh Duong 0–2 5–0 1–1 3–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 Duoc Nam Ha Nam Dinh 1–1 0–2 2–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–2 Hanoi 4–2 1–0 3–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 Haiphong 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 3–1 0–1 0–0 Hoang Anh Gia Lai 1–0 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 5–2 Hong Linh Ha Tinh 1–1 1–1 3–2 0–0 1–0 0–1 Quang Nam 1–2 2–2 3–3 2–1 2–1 1–3 0–3 Saigon 0–0 3–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 3–0 SHB Da Nang 1–1 1–0 3–1 6–1 1–4 1–2 Song Lam Nghe An 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–3 1–2 Than Quang Ninh 2–2 3–2 3–1 0–2 3–1 2–0 0–3 Thanh Hoa 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–2 0–3 0–0 2–0 Ho Chi Minh City 1–2 5–1 0–3 0–1 2–2 1–0 3–0 Viettel 1–1 4–0 3–3 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 Updated to match(es) played on 24 July 2020. Source: [Vietnam Professional Football](https://vpf.vn/season/v-league-2019/?action=calendar/) Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. ## Positions by round This table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve the chronological evolution, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16. Team ╲ Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Saigon 7 2 5 1 4 5 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 Viettel 4 4 2 2 5 7 4 5 3 2 2 2 2 Than Quang Ninh 11 7 11 10 8 6 8 4 5 5 3 4 3 Hanoi 1 8 4 5 7 3 6 8 8 6 4 5 4 Ho Chi Minh City 2 1 1 6 3 1 1 2 2 3 5 3 5 Becamex Bình Dương 5 9 7 4 2 4 3 3 4 7 7 6 6 Hoang Anh Gia Lai 6 3 9 7 6 8 9 6 6 4 6 7 7 Hong Linh Ha Tinh 9 12 10 9 9 12 12 12 13 11 10 9 8 SHB Da Nang 10 14 14 12 11 10 11 7 7 9 9 8 9 Thanh Hoa 12 13 13 14 12 11 7 10 10 8 8 11 10 Song Lam Nghe An 8 6 3 3 1 2 5 9 9 10 11 10 11 Duoc Nam Ha Nam Dinh 13 10 12 13 14 14 13 14 11 12 12 12 12 Haiphong 3 5 6 8 10 9 10 11 12 13 13 13 13 Quang Nam 14 11 8 11 13 13 14 13 14 14 14 14 14 Championship Round Relegation Round Updated to match(es) played on 1 October 2020. Source: [Table by round](http://www.vnleague.com/vdqg-vleague/bang-xep-hang/) (in Vietnamese) Championship round Team ╲ Round 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Viettel 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 Hanoi 4 3 2 2 3 2 2 Saigon 1 2 3 3 2 3 3 Than Quang Ninh 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 Ho Chi Minh City 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 Becamex Binh Duong 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 Hoang Anh Gia Lai 7 7 7 7 8 8 7 Hong Linh Ha Tinh 8 8 8 8 7 7 8 Champion and Qualification for AFC Champions League Group Stage Qualification for AFC Cup group stage Assured a place of the AFC Cup group stage Source: [citation needed] Relegation round Team ╲ Round 14 15 16 17 18 Thanh Hoa 11 11 11 11 11 Song Lam Nghe An 10 9 10 10 10 SHB Da Nang 9 10 9 9 9 Duoc Nam Ha Nam Dinh 12 12 12 13 13 Haiphong 13 13 13 12 12 Quang Nam 14 14 14 14 14 Relegation to 2021 V.League 2 Source: [citation needed] ## Season progress Team ╲ Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Becamex Binh Duong W L D W W L D W D L D D W L W L L D W D Duoc Nam Ha Nam Dinh L W L L L L W L W L D L W D W L L D X X Hanoi W L W D L W L D D W W D D W W W W D W W Haiphong W D D L L W D L L L D L W L L W W L X X Hoang Anh Gia Lai W D L W D L D W D W D L W L L L L L L W Hong Linh Ha Tinh L L W D D D D L D W D W W L D L L D L L Quang Nam L D W L L L L W L L D D L L L W W W X X Saigon D W D W D D W W W W D L D W L D W W L L SHB Da Nang L L L W D W D W D L D W L W L W L D X X Song Lam Nghe An D W W D W L L L D L L W L W W L D D X X Than Quang Ninh L W L D W W L W L W W D D W D W W L L L Thanh Hoa L L L D W W W L L W D L D D W L D D X X Ho Chi Minh City W W D L W W D L W L L W L L L D L W W D Viettel W D W D L L W D W W D W L W W W W D W W Updated to match(es) played on 24 July 2020. Source: [VPF](http://www.vnleague.com/vdqg-vleague/lich-thi-dau/) W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose; X = Not played (for bottom 6 teams) ### Schedule - Details (in Vietnamese): [https://vpf.vn/tai-lieu-vleague/vleague-thong-bao/lich-thi-dau-giai-vdqg-ls-2020/](https://vpf.vn/tai-lieu-vleague/vleague-thong-bao/lich-thi-dau-giai-vdqg-ls-2020/) ## Attendances ### By club 2020 V.League 1 Attendance Club Total Games Avg. Per Game Becamex Binh Duong 35,200 7 5,028 Duoc Nam Ha Nam Dinh 112,000 9 12,444 Hanoi 45,000 9 5,000 Hoang Anh Gia Lai 54,500 8 6,812 Ho Chi Minh City 51,000 8 6,375 SHB Da Nang 44,700 8 5,587 Song Lam Nghe An 49,000 8 6,125 Hong Linh Ha Tinh 59,000 8 7,375 Quang Nam 35,000 9 3,888 Saigon 28,500 8 3,562 Haiphong 40,000 8 5,000 Thanh Hoa 48,000 10 4,800 Than Quang Ninh 46,000 10 4,600 Viettel 42,500 9 4,722 Total 689,400 119 5,793 ### By round 2020 V.League 1 Attendance Round Total Games Avg. Per Game Round 1 0 7 0 Round 2 0 7 0 Round 3 50,500 7 7,214 Round 4 56,700 7 8,100 Round 5 50,000 7 7,142 Round 6 66,000 7 9,429 Round 7 48,000 7 6,857 Round 8 58,000 7 8,285 Round 9 73,000 7 10,429 Round 10 52.500 7 7,500 Round 11 63,000 7 9,000 Round 12 22,200 7 3,171 Round 13 35,000 7 5,000 Group A Round 14 15,000 4 3,750 Group B Round 14 11,000 3 3,667 Group A Round 15 16,500 4 4,125 Group B Round 15 11,000 3 3,667 Group A Round 16 14,000 4 3,500 Group B Round 16 9,500 3 3,167 Group A Round 17 16,500 4 4,125 Group B Round 17 21,000 3 7,000 Group A Round 18 ? 4 ? Group B Round 18 ? 3 ? Group A Round 19 ? 4 ? Group A Round 20 ? 4 ? Total 689,400 119 0 - Due to concerns about the [COVID-19 epidemic](/source/COVID-19_epidemic), all 14 matches in the first 2 rounds were played without spectators. ## Season statistics ### Top scorers - *As of 6 November 2020.[7]* Rank Player Club Goals 1 Rimario Gordon Hanoi 12 Pedro Paulo Saigon 3 Chevaughn Walsh Hoang Anh Gia Lai 10 Bruno Henrique Hong Linh Ha Tinh 5 Jermie Lynch Than Quang Ninh 8 Geovane Magno Saigon Bruno Cantanhede Viettel 8 Joseph Mpande Haiphong 7 Ismahil Akinade SHB Da Nang ## See also - [2020 V.League 2](/source/2020_V.League_2) - [2020 Vietnamese National Football Second League](/source/2020_Vietnamese_National_Football_Second_League) - [2020 Vietnamese National Football Third League](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2020_Vietnamese_National_Football_Third_League&action=edit&redlink=1) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2020_Sponsorship=nb_1-0)** ["LS Holdings to sponsor V.League 1 and V.League 2 in 2020"](https://vietnamnet.vn/en/entertainment-sports/ls-holdings-to-sponsor-v-league-1-and-v-league-2-in-2020-614807.html). *Vietnamnet Global*. 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