Vietnamese football league system

The Vietnamese football league system contains two professional leagues, a semi-professional league and an amateur league for Vietnamese football clubs.

System by period
Season Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4
Before Vietnam unification North Vietnam V-League South Vietnam V-League
1975-1979 North Vietnam V-League (Hồng Hà) Central Vietnam V-League (Trường Sơn) South Vietnam V-League (Cửu Long)
1980-1989 A1 League A2 League
1990-1996 Powerhouses' League A1 League A2 League
1997-2000 First Division Second Division Third Division
2000-2001 V-League
2001-2012 First Division Second Division Third Division
2012 Super League First Division
2013- V.League 1 V.League 2

Current system
* As of 2023–24 season

Level

League / Division

1

V.League 1
(Night Wolf V.League 1)
14 clubs - 1 relegation

2

V.League 2
(Gold Star V.League 2)
12 clubs - 1 promotion, 1,5 relegation

3

Second Division
(Anpha Second Division)
14 clubs, split into 2 groups – 1,5 promotion, 2 relegation

4

Third Division
8 clubs - 1 or 2 promotion

Cup eligibility

Domestic cups

All V.League 1 and V.League 2 sides qualify for the Vietnamese Cup tournament.

Super Cup

The Super Cup is the first game of the season, played between the previous years' winners of the V.League 1 and Vietnamese Cup. If the same team wins both tournaments, then the team finishing second in the previous years' V.League 1 take on the V.League 1 winners.

Continental competition

For the 2023–24 season, one Vietnamese side, the team finishing top of V.League 1, qualifies automatically for the AFC Champions League 2 Group Stage. The winner of the Vietnamese Cup qualify for the AFC Champions League 2 qualifying play-offs.

See also
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