2026–27 V.League 1

V.League 1
Season2026–27
Dates4 September 2026 – 22 May 2027
2027–28 →

The 2026–27 V.League 1 (Vietnamese: Giải bóng đá Vô địch Quốc gia 2026/27, lit. 'National Football Championship 2026/27'), also known as the 2026–27 LPBank V.League 1 for sponsorship purposes (Vietnamese: Giải bóng đá Vô địch Quốc gia LPBank 2026/27, lit. 'LPBank National Football Championship 2026/27') will be the 44th season of the V.League 1, the highest division of Vietnamese football and the 27th as a professional league and top-flight Vietnamese football overall. The season is scheduled to begin on 4 September 2026 and conclude on 22 May 2027.[1][2]

The fixtures were drawn and released on 6 August 2026 at 14:30 ICT.[3][4][5]

Cong An Hanoi will enter as the defending champions after securing their 2nd domestic championship (3rd overall) following a 2–0 win over Dong A Thanh Hoa on Round 23 of the previous season.

There will be a break from 25 December 2026 to 12 February 2027 for Vietnam to compete in the 2027 AFC Asian Cup.[1]

Teams

A total of 14 teams will participate in the 2026–27 edition of the V.League 1: twelve from previous season and two from V.League 2

Format changes

Starting from this season, there will be 2 direct relegation spots while the relegation play-off game has been removed, unlike the 2025–26 season which changed back to the initial 1,5 relegation spots.[6][1]

Changes from previous season

Promoted from
2025–26 V.League 2		 Relegated to
2026–27 V.League 2
Truong Tuoi Dong Nai
Bac Ninh		 Becamex Ho Chi Minh City
PVF-CAND

Becamex Ho Chi Minh City and PVF-CAND were relegated from the top tier after twenty two and one seasons, respectively.

Truong Tuoi Dong Nai and Bac Ninh were promoted from second tier. Both teams will play in top tier for the first time ever.

Hanoi V.League 1 football clubs

Name changes

  • In August 2026, Dong A Thanh Hoa changed their name to Thanh Hoa.

Stadiums and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity Previous
season rank
Bac Ninh FC Bac Ninh Việt Yên 7,500 Increase VL2 (2nd)
Cong An Hanoi Hanoi Hang Day 22,500 VL1 (1st)
Hanoi FC VL1 (4th)
The Cong-Viettel My Dinh 40,200 VL1 (2nd)
Cong An Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City Thong Nhat
Binh Duong[a]		 16,000 VL1 (5th)
Haiphong FC Haiphong Lach Tray 30,000 VL1 (7th)
Hong Linh Ha Tinh Ha Tinh Ha Tinh 20,000 VL1 (8th)
Hoang Anh Gia Lai Gia Lai Pleiku 12,000 VL1 (10th)
Ninh Binh FC Ninh Binh Ninh Binh 25,000 VL1 (3rd)
Thep Xanh Nam Dinh Thiên Trường 30,000 VL1 (6th)
Thanh Hoa FC Thanh Hoa Thanh Hoa 12,000 VL1 (11th)
Truong Tuoi Dong Nai Dong Nai Bình Phước 11,000 Increase VL2 (1st)
SHB Da Nang Da Nang Chi Lang 20,500 VL1 (12nd)
Song Lam Nghe An Nghe An Vinh 18,000 VL1 (9th)
  1. ↑ On the first half of the season, Cong An Ho Chi Minh City's home stadium Thong Nhat closed for renovation works for 2026 Vietnam National Games. As the result, the club would share the Bình Dương with Becamex Ho Chi Minh City.

Number of teams by region

Number Region Team(s)
7 Red River DeltaBac Ninh, Cong An Hanoi, Haiphong, Ninh Binh, Hanoi FC, The Cong-Viettel, and Thep Xanh Nam Dinh
3 North CentralHong Linh Ha Tinh, Song Lam Nghe An, and Thanh Hoa
2 SoutheastCong An Ho Chi Minh City and Truong Tuoi Dong Nai
1 Central HighlandsHoang Anh Gia Lai
South CentralSHB Da Nang

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 Kit sponsor(s)
Bac Ninh Brazil Paulo Foiani Vietnam Nguyễn Hải Huy Vietnam Kamito None
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Cong An Hanoi Brazil Alexandré Pölking Vietnam Nguyễn Quang Hải Japan Mizuno Công An Hà Nội
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Cong An Ho Chi Minh City Australia Arthur Diles Vietnam Nguyễn Tiến Linh Japan Jogarbola Công An TP. Hồ Chí Minh
List
    • Front: Sacombank
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Haiphong Vietnam Đặng Văn Thành TBD Japan Jogarbola Macland
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Hanoi FC Australia Harry Kewell Vietnam Nguyễn Văn Quyết Germany Adidas T&T Homes
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: SHS, Quảng Ninh Port, Vinawind, Hanaka Group
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Hoang Anh Gia Lai Vietnam Lê Quang Trãi TBD Vietnam Motive ThaiGroup
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: LPBank
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Hong Linh Ha Tinh Vietnam Phan Như Thuật Vietnam Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng Thailand Grand Sport Bia Sao Vàng
List
    • Front: Savabeco
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Ninh Binh Vietnam Chu Đình Nghiêm Vietnam Nguyễn Hoàng Đức Thailand Grand Sport LPBank
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: ThaiGroup
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
SHB Da Nang Vietnam Lê Đức Tuấn TBD Vietnam Wika SHB
List
    • Front: Pomina Flat Steel,Takara
    • Back: 389 Corporation, Murata
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Song Lam Nghe An Vietnam Văn Sỹ Sơn TBD Vietnam Kamito Gạo A An
List
    • Front: Bia Sao Vàng
    • Back: Eurosun
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Thanh Hoa Vietnam Nguyễn Anh Đức TBD Japan Jogarbola Đông Á Group
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: V-Odyssey
    • Shorts: None
The Cong-Viettel Bulgaria Velizar Popov Vietnam Bùi Tiến Dũng China Li-Ning Thể Công-Viettel
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: TV360
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Thep Xanh Nam Dinh Vietnam Vũ Hồng Việt Vietnam Trần Nguyên Mạnh Japan Jogarbola Thép Xanh Xuân Thiện
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: Xi Măng Xuân Thành
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Truong Tuoi Dong Nai Vietnam Nguyễn Việt Thắng Vietnam Bùi Tấn Trường Japan Jogarbola Trường Tươi Group
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Notes
  1. ^Apparel made by club

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Cong An Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam Phùng Thanh Phương Appointed as assistant coach 15 July 2026 Pre-season Australia Arthur Diles 15 July 2026

Foreign players

Teams are allowed to register 4 foreign players, while teams that participate in any intercontentinal or sub-contentinal competition are allowed to register 7 foreign players, but only 4 players are allowed to be registered each game. Furthermore, teams can register up to 2 foreign players with Vietnamese heritage.

Players name in bold indicates the player was registered after the start of the season.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5
(Unnaturalized Vietnamese player)		 Player 6
(Unnaturalized Vietnamese player)		 Player 7
(Only teams in AFC and AFF competitions)		 Player 8
(Only teams in AFC and AFF competitions)		 Player 9
(Only teams in AFC and AFF competitions)		 Unregistred / Former players
Bac Ninh Brazil Brenner Marlos Brazil Rafael Santos Brazil Vitão Canada Pierre Lamothe
Cong An Hanoi Australia Stefan Mauk Brazil Léo Artur Brazil Alan Grafite Colombia Brayan Perea France Kevin Pham Ba Spain Damià Sabater Iraq Frans Putros Togo David Henen
Cong An Ho Chi Minh City Angola Aldaír Ferreira Australia Jason Cummings Colombia Juanjo Narváez Netherlands Dirk Abels Belgium Lenn-Minh Tran
Haiphong Brazil Romeu Cameroon Joel Tagueu Equatorial Guinea Esteban Obiang Serbia Milan Makarić Canada Camilo Vasconcelos Haiti Bicou Bissainthe
Hanoi FC England David Fisher France Andrew Jung Israel Yuval Sade France Aymeric Faurand-Tournaire
Hoang Anh Gia Lai Brazil Luann Augusto Brazil Júlio César Brazil Robson Reis Brazil Wendel
Hong Linh Ha Tinh Brazil Luiz Antônio Brazil Helerson Brazil Daniel Passira Nigeria Charles Atshimene United States Ian Mai
Ninh Binh Brazil Lucão do Break Brazil Marciel Brazil Lucas Turci Nigeria Fred Friday France Evan Abran
SHB Da Nang Argentina Joel López Pissano Serbia Ivan Šaponjić Uruguay Yvo Calleros Uruguay Matías Fracchia Republic of Ireland Bryan Ly
Song Lam Nghe An Brazil Luizão Brazil Gabriel Moysés Brazil Jairo Rodrigues Nigeria Joseph Onoja France Abdel-Amine Tran France Phi-Long Tran
Thanh Hoa Kyrgyzstan Odiljon Abdurakhmanov Laos Damoth Thongkhamsavath
The Cong-Viettel Brazil Lucas Alves Brazil Júnior Brandão Brazil Paulinho Curuá Brazil André Luiz Australia Lawrence Caruso United States Kyle Colonna Brazil Wesley Natã Brazil Ribamar Brazil Hernandes Rodrigues Poland Damian Vu Thanh
Thep Xanh Nam Dinh Brazil Caio César Brazil Ezequiel Brazil Rômulo Cameroon Félix Eboa Eboa Canada Tyler Crawford United States Reece Gaylor Austria Van-Alessandro Nguyen Skyriotis
France Kalvin Luong
Truong Tuoi Dong Nai Romania Andrei Ivan Serbia Filip Jović Serbia Andrija Majdevac Serbia Miloš Vulić

Dual nationality Vietnamese players

  • Players name in bold indicates the player was registered after the start of the season.
  • Player's name in italics indicates Overseas Vietnamese players whom have obtained a Vietnamese passport and citizenship, therefore being considered as local players.
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4
Bac Ninh
Cong An Hanoi FranceVietnam Cao Pendant Quang Vinh1 FranceVietnam Nguyễn Adou Leygley Minh Czech RepublicVietnam Nguyễn Filip1
Cong An Ho Chi Minh City AustraliaVietnam Ngô Đăng Khoa EnglandVietnam Williams Minh Hoàng NigeriaVietnam Olaha Mạnh Đức SlovakiaVietnam Lê Giang Patrik
Haiphong
Hanoi FC BrazilVietnam Đỗ Hoàng Hên1
Hoang Anh Gia Lai ThailandVietnam Chaloongphum Phong
Hong Linh Ha Tinh
Ninh Binh BrazilVietnam Nguyễn Tài Lộc1 BulgariaVietnam Trần Thành Trung RussiaVietnam Đặng Văn Lâm1
SHB Da Nang BrazilVietnam Đỗ Phi Long
Song Lam Nghe An
Thanh Hoa
The Cong-Viettel Jamaica Rimario Gordon2
Thep Xanh Nam Dinh BrazilVietnam Nguyễn Xuân Son1
Truong Tuoi Dong Nai

Notes:

^1 Capped for Vietnam national team.
^2 Player is under the process of Vietnamese naturalization, thus is not counted as a foreign player slot.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bac Ninh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the AFC Champions League Two group stage
and ASEAN Club Championship group stage[a]
2 Cong An Hanoi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the AFC Champions League Two qualifying play-offs
3 Cong An Ho Chi Minh City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Haiphong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Hanoi FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Hoang Anh Gia Lai 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Hong Linh Ha Tinh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Ninh Binh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 SHB Da Nang 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Song Lam Nghe An 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Thanh Hoa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 The Cong-Viettel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Thep Xanh Nam Dinh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to V.League 2
14 Truong Tuoi Dong Nai 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 4 September 2026. Source: VPF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Disciplinary points.[7]
Notes:
  1. ↑ The winners of the 2026–27 Vietnamese Cup also qualify for the ASEAN Club Championship group stage. If the Vietnamese Cup winners is also the V.League 1 winners, the ASEAN Club Championship group stage spot will be passed to second-placed team.

Results

Home \ Away BNI CAH CHC HPG HAN HGL HHT NBI SDN SNA THH TCV TND TDN
Bac Ninh —
Cong An Hanoi — a a
Cong An Ho Chi Minh City —
Haiphong —
Hanoi FC a — a a
Hoang Anh Gia Lai —
Hong Linh Ha Tinh —
Ninh Binh —
SHB Da Nang —
Song Lam Nghe An a —
Thanh Hoa —
The Cong-Viettel a a —
Thep Xanh Nam Dinh —
Truong Tuoi Dong Nai —
First match(es) will be played: 4 September 2026. Source: VPF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "VPF tổ chức Hội nghị triển khai công tác chuẩn bị, tổ chức các Giải BĐCN QG 2026/27". vpf.vn. Vietnam Professional Football. 26 March 2026. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  2. ↑ "V-League 2026/27 và bước ngoặt lịch sử: Tăng suất ngoại binh để nâng tầm giải đấu". baohatinh.vn (in Vietnamese). Báo Hà Tĩnh. 14 April 2026. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "LỄ BỐC THĂM VÀ XẾP LỊCH THI ĐẤU CÁC GIẢI BÓNG ĐÁ CHUYÊN NGHIỆP QUỐC GIA 2026/27: SẴN SÀNG CHO MÙA GIẢI MỚI HẤP DẪN 🔥🏆" (in Vietnamese). Truyền hình FPT Play. 5 August 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026 – via Facebook.
  4. ↑ "⚽ Khởi động mùa giải 2026/27!" (in Vietnamese). Vietnam Professional Football. 5 August 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026 – via Facebook.
  5. ↑ "THÔNG CÁO BÁO CHÍ: LỄ BỐC THĂM, XẾP LỊCH THI ĐẤU CÁC GIẢI BÓNG ĐÁ CHUYÊN NGHIỆP QUỐC GIA 2026/27". vpf.vn (in Vietnamese). Vietnam Professional Football. 6 August 2026. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "V.League 2025/26 thay đổi đáng khen, tăng suất xuống hạng". bongdaplus.vn (in Vietnamese). 27 March 2025. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  7. ↑ "Điều lệ giải bóng đá vô địch quốc gia LPBank 2026/27" [LPBank V.League 1 2026-27 Regulations] (PDF) (in Vietnamese). Vietnam Professional Football. 26 August 2026. p. 18, 19. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
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