V.League 2
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League structure
Starting in the 2025–26 season, the league comprises 14 teams. Over the course of a season, which runs annually from September/October to the following June/July,[1] each team plays twice against the others in the league, once at 'home' and once 'away', resulting in each team competing in 26 games in total. Three points are awarded for a win, one for a draw, and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the league table by points gained, then goal difference, then goals scored, and then their head-to-head record for that season (including away goals record).
At the end of the season, the top two team is promoted to the V.League 1 and the bottom two teams are relegated to Second Division.[2]
Competition format
Seasons 2000 to 2019: Teams played a double round-robin format to earn points.[3] The champion team was promoted to V.League 1. The bottom teams (1 or 2 teams depending on the year) were relegated to the National Second Division.[4] This format was used again in the 2022 and 2023 seasons, the last seasons to be held in a calendar year.[5]
In the 2020 season, after the first round of the round-robin, the top 6 teams played a single round-robin to find the champion, and the remaining 6 teams played a single round-robin to find the team to be relegated.[6][7] The 2021 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8][9][10][11] From the 2023–24 season onwards, the teams will play a double round-robin format over two years, from the autumn of the previous year to the summer of the following year.[12][13][14]
Television
On 1 November 2022, FPT Group-owned FPT Play will be the new domestic broadcaster for Vietnamese Professional Football Leagues competitions (V.League 1, V.League 2 and Vietnamese Cup) effectively from 2023 until 2027.[15]
Prize money
The prize money for the 2023–24 V.League 2:
| Position | Purse (VND) |
|---|---|
| Champion | 2,000,000,000 |
| Runner-up | 1,000,000,000 |
| Third-place | 500,000,000 |
Current members
The following 12 clubs will compete in the V.League 2 during the 2023–24 season.
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| Club | Finishing position last season | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bà Rịa Vũng Tàu | Template:Ntsh 9th | Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu | Bà Rịa Stadium | 10,000 |
| Bình Phước | Template:Ntsh10th | Bình Phước | Bình Phước Stadium | 10,000 |
| Binh Thuan | Template:Ntsh5th | Bình Thuận | Ninh Thuận Stadium | |
| Đồng Nai | Template:Ntsh1st in Second Division (promoted) | Đồng Nai | Đồng Nai Stadium | 30,000 |
| Đồng Tháp FC | Template:Ntsh1st in Second Division (promoted) | Đồng Tháp | Đồng Tháp Stadium | 18,000 |
| Hoa Binh FC | Template:Ntsh4th | Hòa Bình | Hoa Binh Stadium | |
| Hue FC | Template:Ntsh6th | Thừa Thiên Huế | Tu Do Stadium | 16,000 |
| Long An FC | Template:Ntsh3rd | Long An | Long An Stadium | 20,000 |
| Phu Dong FC | Template:Ntsh7th | Ninh Bình | Ninh Binh Stadium | |
| Phu Tho FC | Template:Ntsh8th | Phú Thọ | Việt Trì Stadium | 18,000 |
| PVF-CAND FC | Template:Ntsh2nd | Hưng Yên | PVF Stadium | |
| SHB Da Nang | Template:Ntsh14th in V.League 1 (relegated) | Da Nang | Hoa Xuan Stadium | 20,000 |
Results
Top scorers
References
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External links
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