| Pixels: | 300 |
| Competition: | LS V.League 1 – 2020 |
| Winners: | Viettel 1st VL1 title 6th Vietnamese title |
| Relegated: | Quang Nam |
| Matches: | 126 |
| Total Goals: | 319 |
| League Topscorer: | Pedro Paulo Rimario Gordon (12 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | |
| Biggest Away Win: | |
| Highest Scoring: | |
| Longest Wins: | Hanoi Saigon Viettel (4 matches) |
| Longest Unbeaten: | Hanoi Saigon (11 matches) |
| Longest Winless: | Quang Nam (7 matches) |
| Longest Losses: | Hoang Anh Gia Lai (6 matches) |
| Highest Attendance: | 20,000 Hong Linh Ha Tinh 1–1 Hanoi (12 June 2020) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 0 |
| Attendance: | 689,400 |
| Average Attendance: | 6,693 |
| Prevseason: | 2019 |
| Nextseason: | 2021 |
| Updated: | complete |
| Season: | 2020 |
| Dates: | 7 March – 8 November |
The 2020 V.League 1 season (or LS V.League 1 2020 for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 37th season of the V.League 1, the highest division of Vietnamese football and the 20th as a professional league.
Due to the 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 outbreak.[3] On 26 July 2020, the league was suspended again due to another surge in COVID-19 cases.[4]
The following teams have changed division since the 2019 season.
Promoted from V.League 2
Relegated to V.League 2
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, Hanoi, Than Quang Ninh) 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:
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Previous season rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Becamex Binh Duong | Go Dau | VL1 (4th) | |||
| SHB Danang | Danang | Hoa Xuan | VL1 (10th) | ||
| Hoang Anh Gia Lai | Gia Lai | Pleiku | VL1 (8th) | ||
| Haiphong FC | Haiphong | Lach Tray | VL1 (12th) | ||
| Hanoi FC | Hanoi | Hang Day | VL1 (1st) | ||
| Viettel | VL1 (6th) | ||||
| Hong Linh Ha Tinh | Ha Tinh | Ha Tinh | VL2 (1st) | ||
| Ho Chi Minh City FC | Ho Chi Minh City | Thong Nhat | VL1 (2nd) | ||
| Saigon FC | VL1 (5th) | ||||
| Nam Dinh FC | Nam Dinh | Thien Truong | VL1 (11th) | ||
| Song Lam Nghe An | Nghe An | Vinh | VL1 (7th) | ||
| Quang Nam | Quang Nam | Tam Ky | VL1 (9th) | ||
| Than Quang Ninh | Quang Ninh | Cam Pha | VL1 (3rd) | ||
| Dong A Thanh Hoa | Thanh Hoa | Thanh Hoa | VL1 (13th) |
| 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 |  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 | 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 |
| 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 | Pre-season |  Carlos Oliveira | ||
| Haiphong | Resigned | Phạm Anh Tuấn | ||||
| Saigon | Resigned | Hoàng Văn Phúc | ||||
| Thanh Hoa | Interim over | Fabio Lopez | ||||
| Viettel | Nguyễn Hải Biên | Interim over | ||||
| Song Lam Nghe An | Nguyễn Đức Thắng | Promoted to Technical Director | ||||
| Becamex Binh Duong | Carlos Oliveira | Sacked | Nguyễn Thanh Sơn | |||
| Saigon | Resigned | 8th | Vũ Tiến Thành | |||
| Thanh Hoa FC | Fabio Lopez | Sacked | 13th | Nguyễn Thành Công | ||
| Duoc Nam Ha Nam Dinh | Nguyễn Văn Sỹ | Promoted to Technical Director | 14th | Phạm Hồng Phú | ||
| Quang Nam | Vũ Hồng Việt | Resigned | 13th | Đào Quang Hùng | ||
| Ho Chi Minh City | Jung Hae-seong | Resigned | 5th | Nguyễn Hữu Thắng | ||
| Ho Chi Minh City | Nguyễn Hữu Thắng | Redeployed | 5th | Jung Hae-seong | ||
| Thanh Hoa FC | Nguyễn Thành Công | Resigned | 8th | Mai Xuân Hợp | ||
| Hoang Anh Gia Lai | Lee Tae-hoon | Promoted to Technical Director | 7th | Duong Minh Ninh Nguyễn Văn Đàn | ||
| Quang Nam FC | Đào Quang Hùng | Sacked | 14th | Nguyễn Thành Công | ||
Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
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.
| Club | Total | Games | Avg. Per Game | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope='row' | Becamex Binh Duong | 35,200 | 7 | 5,028 | |
| scope='row' | Duoc Nam Ha Nam Dinh | 112,000 | 9 | 12,444 | |
| scope='row' | Hanoi | 45,000 | 9 | 5,000 | |
| scope='row' | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 54,500 | 8 | 6,812 | |
| scope='row' | Ho Chi Minh City | 51,000 | 8 | 6,375 | |
| scope='row' | SHB Da Nang | 44,700 | 8 | 5,587 | |
| scope='row' | Song Lam Nghe An | 49,000 | 8 | 6,125 | |
| scope='row' | Hong Linh Ha Tinh | 59,000 | 8 | 7,375 | |
| scope='row' | Quang Nam | 35,000 | 9 | 3,888 | |
| scope='row' | Saigon | 28,500 | 8 | 3,562 | |
| scope='row' | Haiphong | 40,000 | 8 | 5,000 | |
| scope='row' | Thanh Hoa | 48,000 | 10 | 4,800 | |
| scope='row' | Than Quang Ninh | 46,000 | 10 | 4,600 | |
| scope='row' | Viettel | 42,500 | 9 | 4,722 | |
| scope='row' | Total | 689,400 | 119 | 5,793 |
| Round | Total | Games | Avg. Per Game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope='row' | Round 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| scope='row' | Round 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| scope='row' | Round 3 | 50,500 | 7 | 7,214 |
| scope='row' | Round 4 | 56,700 | 7 | 8,100 |
| scope='row' | Round 5 | 50,000 | 7 | 7,142 |
| scope='row' | Round 6 | 66,000 | 7 | 9,429 |
| scope='row' | Round 7 | 48,000 | 7 | 6,857 |
| scope='row' | Round 8 | 58,000 | 7 | 8,285 |
| scope='row' | Round 9 | 73,000 | 7 | 10,429 |
| scope='row' | Round 10 | 52.500 | 7 | 7,500 |
| scope='row' | Round 11 | 63,000 | 7 | 9,000 |
| scope='row' | Round 12 | 22,200 | 7 | 3,171 |
| scope='row' | Round 13 | 35,000 | 7 | 5,000 |
| scope='row' | 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 |
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