| Competition: | V.League 1 |
| Season: | 2013 |
| Dates: | 3 March – 31 August |
| Winners: | Hanoi T&T (2 titles) |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Hanoi T&T |
| Continentalcup2: | AFC Cup |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Vissai Ninh Binh |
| League Topscorer: | Gonzalo Damian Marronkle and Hoàng Vũ Samson (14 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Sông Lam Nghệ An 8–0 Đồng Tâm Long An (30 June 2013) |
| Highest Scoring: | Sông Lam Nghệ An 8–0 Đồng Tâm Long An (30 June 2013) |
| Matches: | 110 |
| Total Goals: | 357 |
| Longest Wins: | 4 matches Hoàng Anh Gia Lai (April 13-June 26) Hà Nội T&T (May 12-June 22) |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 10matches SHB Đà Nẵng (June 26-August 3) |
| Longest Losses: | 5 matches Becamex Bình Dương (March 2-April 20) |
| Longest Winless: | 7 matches Becamex Bình Dương (March 2-May 5) |
| Highest Attendance: | 30,000 (4 August 2013) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 1,000 Hanoi FC 4–1 Đồng Tâm Long An (27 May 2013) |
| Prevseason: | 2012 |
| Nextseason: | 2014 |
The 2013 V.League 1 (known as the Eximbank V.League 1 for sponsorship reasons) season was the 30th season of Vietnam's national football league and the 13th as a professional league. The season began on 3 March 2013 and finished on 31 August 2013.[1]
The following teams have changed division since the 2012 season.
Promoted from V.League 2
Folded
Relegated
After a 5-year absence, the AFC announced that the V.League 1 champions would be allowed to compete in the 2014 AFC Champions League playoff stage.[2]
Number of participating clubs in the 2013 campaign is 12.
Vicem Hải Phòng's relegation to the 2013 Vietnamese First Division season was confirmed on 29 July 2012. However, the club returned to the V.League for the 2013 season to replace Khatoco Khánh Hòa, who were dissolved on 8 December 2012.[3]
TĐCS Đồng Tháp were relegated after rivals Khatoco Khánh Hòa defeated Sông Lam Nghệ An 1–0 on 19 August 2012.[4]
Đồng Tâm Long An (as Champions) and Hà Nội T&T Youth (as runners-up) secured direct promotion to the V.League from the 2012 Vietnamese First Division. Đồng Tâm Long An returned to the V.League after a one-season absence. However, Hà Nội T&T Youth remained in the second tier of Vietnamese football due to league rules about clubs with the same owners competing in the same division.
Hà Nội was dissolved on 27 November 2012 when club officials could not secure a new sponsor after the earlier arrest of Chairman Nguyen Duc Kien caused all sponsorship from his assets to be blocked.[5] Navibank Sài Gòn was sold on 22 October 2012 after the title sponsor of the club announced the a move away from sports, but the new owners announced on 5 December 2012 that the club would be dissolved before the start of the 2013 campaign.,[6] finally this club was dissolved.[7]
On 8 December 2012, the VPF had stated that the Vietnam U22 team would be added to the V.League to gain experience ahead of the 2013 Southeast Asian Games and to bring the participating number of clubs to 12.[8] However, the Vietnam Football Federation announced on December 13, 2012 that 2012 Vietnamese First Division second runners-up Đồng Nai would be the twelfth club in the 2013 campaign.[9]
After Xuân Thành Sài Gòn was docked points for what the VFF deemed the club unsportsmanlike conduct when the club fielded a noncompetitive squad for their Matchdat 20 meeting with Sông Lam Nghệ An, club officials announced that the club would withdraw from the league. On August 22, 2013, the VFF approved Xuân Thành Sài Gòn's withdrawal request. Matches where the club was involved were vacated. The VFF is still debating if the last place club will still be relegated to V.League 2, though the league charter states that the club in 12th place would be the only club relegated in the 2013 campaign.[10]
| Club | Home stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Becamex Bình Dương | Gò Đậu Stadium | 18,250 | |
| SHB Đà Nẵng | Chi Lăng Stadium | 28,000 | |
| Đồng Nai | Đồng Nai Stadium | 25,000 | |
| Long An Stadium | 19,975 | ||
| Vicem Hải Phòng | Lạch Tray Stadium | 28,000 | |
| Hà Nội T&T | Hàng Đẫy Stadium | 22,000 | |
| Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | Pleiku Stadium | 12,000 | |
| Kienlongbank Kiên Giang | Rạch Giá Stadium | 10,000 | |
| Vissai Ninh Bình | Ninh Bình Stadium | 22,000 | |
| Xuân Thành Sài Gòn | Thống Nhất Stadium | 25,000 | |
| Sông Lam Nghệ An | Vinh Stadium | 12,000 | |
| Thanh Hóa | Thanh Hóa Stadium | 14,000 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Becamex Bình Dương | Lê Thụy Hải |  Philani | Becamex IDC | ||
| SHB Đà Nẵng | Lê Huỳnh Đức | Nguyễn Minh Phương | Saigon-Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SHB) | ||
| Đồng Nai | Trần Bình Sự | Phùng Quang Trung | |||
| Đồng Tâm Long An | Ngô Quang Sang (interim) | Nguyễn Việt Thắng | Dongtam Group | ||
| Vicem Hải Phòng | Hoàng Anh Tuấn | Nguyễn Minh Châu | Adidas (fake) | Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (Vicem) | |
| Hà Nội T&T | Phan Thanh Hùng |  Cristiano Roland | Kappa | T&T Group | |
| Hoàng Anh Gia Lai |  Choi Yun-Kyum | Phùng Văn Nhiên | HAGL Group | ||
| Kienlongbank Kiên Giang FC | Lại Hồng Vân | Phạm Đặng Duy An | Kienlongbank | ||
| The Vissai Ninh Bình | Nguyễn Văn Sỹ | Mai Tiến Thành | The Vissai Cement Group | ||
| Xuân Thành Sài Gòn FC | Trần Tiến Đại | Trương Đình Luật | Xuan Thanh Group | ||
| Sông Lam Nghệ An | Nguyễn Hữu Thắng | Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng | Bac A Bank | ||
| Thanh Hóa | Mai Đức Chung | Lê Bật Hiếu | Mitre | Viettel |
| Team | Outgoing Head Coach | Date of vacancy | Manner of departure | Incoming Head Coach | Date of appointment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vicem Hải Phòng | Lê Thụy Hải | September 2012 | Contract terminated | Hoàng Anh Tuấn | 10 January 2013 | |
| Thanh Hóa | Triệu Quang Hà | 2 February 2013 | Contract terminated[11] | Mai Đức Chung | 4 February 2013 | |
| Becamex Bình Dương | Cho Yoon-Hwan | 15 April 2013 | Sacked[12] | Lê Thụy Hải | 16 April 2013 | |
| Đồng Tâm Long An | Francisco Vital | 13 May 2013 | Sacked |  Marcelo Javier Zuleta | 14 May 2013 | |
| Đồng Tâm Long An | Marcelo Javier Zuleta | 9 July 2013 | Sacked[13] | Ngô Quang Sang (interim) | 9 July 2013 |
| Club | Visa 1 | Visa 2 | Visa 3 | Non-Visa Foreign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Becamex Bình Dương |  Vincent Bossou |  Sunday Emmanuel | Aniekan Ekpe | Fabio dos Santos1,2 Kesley Alves1,2 Hélio1 Jeferson1 | |
| SHB Đà Nẵng |  Sabin-Cosmin Goia | Gastón Merlo | Danny Mrwanda | None | |
| Đồng Nai |  Danny van Bakel |  Victor Nyirenda |  Henry Kisekka |  Thierry Bernard1 Amaobi Uzowuru1 | |
| Đồng Tâm Long An | Anderson West | Gilson Campos | Ernesto Paulo | Isaac Mylyanga1 | |
| Vicem Hải Phòng | Antonio Carlos | Giba |  Justice Majabvi |  Issifu Ansah1 Jonathan Quartey3 | |
| Hà Nội T&T | Cristiano Roland | Gonzalo Marronkle | Samson Kayode | None | |
| Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | Ganiyu Oseni | Evaldo | Bassey Akpan |  Đoàn Văn Sakda3 Marcelo1 | |
| Kienlongbank Kiên Giang | Felix Ajala | Hamed Adesope | Jackson | None | |
| Vissai Ninh Bình | Peter Omoduemuke | Timothy Anjembe | Moussa Sanogo | Rodrigo Mota1 Dio Preye1 | |
| Xuân Thành Sài Gòn | Moses Oloya | Christian Amougou | Emeka Oguwike | Rogerio1 Maxwell Eyerakpo1 | |
| Sông Lam Nghệ An |  Hughton Hector | Willis Plaza |  Kavin Bryan | None | |
| Thanh Hóa |  Cheikh Dieng |  Nastja Čeh |  Patiyo Tambwe | None |
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| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[14] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gonzalo Damian Marronkle | Hà Nội T&T | 14 |
| Samson Kayode | Hà Nội T&T | ||
| 3 | Abass Cheikh Dieng | Thanh Hóa | 13 |
| Lê Công Vinh | Sông Lam Nghệ An | ||
| 5 | Gastón Merlo | SHB Đà Nẵng | 12 |
| Nguyễn Anh Đức | Becamex Bình Dương | ||
| 7 | Ganiyu Oseni | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | 10 |
| Evaldo Goncalves | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | ||
 Moussa Sanogo | XM Vissai Ninh Bình | ||
| Gilson Campos | Đồng Tâm Long An |
| Player | For ! | Against | Result | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thanh Hóa | Đồng Nai | 4–1[15] | 10 March 2013 | ||
| Moussa Sanogo* | Vissai Ninh Bình | SHB Đà Nẵng | 4–1[16] | 5 May 2013 | |
| Becamex Bình Dương | Thanh Hóa | 3–4[17] | 26 May 2013 | ||
| Lê Công Vinh* | Sông Lam Nghệ An | Đồng Tâm Long An | 8–0[18] | 30 June 2013 |
Scored four goals
Gonzalo Damian Marronkle (Hà Nội T&T)
Samson Kayode Olaleye (Hà Nội T&T)
Gonzalo Damian Marronkle (Hà Nội T&T)
Nguyễn Trọng Thư
| Month | Player of the Month | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Club | ||
| March[20] | Lê Công Vinh | Sông Lam Nghệ An | |
| April[21] | Antonio | Vicem Hải Phòng | |
| May[22] | Gonzalo Marronkle | Hà Nội T&T | |
| June[23] | Lê Công Vinh | Sông Lam Nghệ An | |