| Pixels: | 200 |
| Season: | 2023–24 |
| Dates: | 20 October 2023 – 30 June 2024 |
| Competition: | Night Wolf V.League 1 2023–24 |
| Winners: | Thep Xanh Nam Dinh (2nd title) |
| Relegated: | Khanh Hoa |
| Continentalcup1: | AFC Champions League Two |
| League Topscorer Section: | Top scorers |
| League Topscorer: | Rafaelson (31 goals) |
| Matches: | 182 |
| Total Goals: | 491 |
| Biggest Home Win: | (25 June 2024) |
| Biggest Away Win: | (15 June 2024) (15 June 2024) |
| Highest Scoring: | (29 October 2023) (2 December 2023) |
| Longest Unbeaten: | Haiphong (11 matches) |
| Longest Wins: | Hanoi FC (5 matches) |
| Longest Winless: | Khanh Hoa (19 matches) |
| Longest Losses: | Khanh Hoa (9 matches) |
| Highest Attendance: | 25,000 (25 June 2024) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 800 (15 June 2024) |
| Attendance: | 1,072,000 |
| Nextseason: | 2024–25 |
| Updated: | 30 June 2024 |
The 2023–24 V.League 1, known as the 2023–24 Night Wolf V.League 1 (Vietnamese: Giải bóng đá Vô địch Quốc gia Night Wolf 2023–24) for sponsorship reasons, was the 41st season of the V.League 1, the highest division of Vietnamese football and the 24th as a professional league. The season was scheduled to commence on 20 October 2023 and ends on 30 June 2024.[1]
Hanoi Police was the defending champions.[2]
This season was the first since the 2001–02 season to have an inter-year schedule (autumn-to-spring) instead of an intra-year schedule (spring-to-autumn) to follow the schedule changes in the AFC competitions. There was also a break from 25 December 2023 to 10 February 2024 for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup and from 7 April 2024 to 3 May 2024 for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.
This was the first season that the league officially applies video assistant referee (VAR) technology, but will only apply to matches taking place in the north of the country.[3] Like the previous season, teams was allotted a non-naturalized Vietnamese player slot that will not be counted towards their foreign player allotment.
A total of 14 teams will participate in the 2023 edition of the V.League 1.
14 teams are gonna compete in this season. The relegated team is SHB Da Nang, who have spent 21 years in the top flight ever since their promotion in 2002. They are also the winner of the 2009 and 2012 seasons. The promoted teams is Quang Nam FC, who have come back to the top flight after 3 seasons.
1st Place - 5 billion VND ($205,150)
2nd Place - 3 billion VND ($123,090)
3rd Place - 1.5 billion VND ($61,545).
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Previous season rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MerryLand Quy Nhon Binh Dinh | Binh Dinh | Quy Nhon | VL1 (7th) | ||
| Becamex Binh Duong | Binh Duong | Go Dau | VL1 (12th) | ||
| LPBank Hoang Anh Gia Lai | Gia Lai | Pleiku | VL1 (10th) | ||
| Haiphong FC | Haiphong | Lach Tray | VL1 (6th) | ||
| Hanoi FC | Hanoi | Hang Day | VL1 (2nd) | ||
| Hanoi Police | VL1 (1st) | ||||
| The Cong-Viettel | VL1 (3rd) | ||||
| Hong Linh Ha Tinh | Ha Tinh | Ha Tinh | VL1 (8th) | ||
| Ho Chi Minh City FC | Ho Chi Minh City | Thong Nhat | VL1 (13th) | ||
| Khanh Hoa FC | Khanh Hoa | 19 August | VL1 (11th) | ||
| Thep Xanh Nam Dinh | Nam Dinh | Thien Truong | VL1 (5th) | ||
| Song Lam Nghe An | Nghe An | Vinh | VL1 (9th) | ||
| Quang Nam | Hoa Xuan | VL2 (1st) | |||
| Dong A Thanh Hoa | Thanh Hoa | Thanh Hoa | VL1 (4th) |
Notes
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Becamex Binh Duong | Nguyễn Đức Cảnh | Nguyễn Tiến Linh | Kamito | Becamex | |
| Dong A Thanh Hoa | Velizar Popov | Nguyễn Thái Sơn |  Jogarbola |  Casper Electric | |
| Haiphong | Chu Đình Nghiêm | Jogarbola | |||
| Hanoi FC | Daiki Iwamasa | Nguyễn Văn Quyết | Jogarbola | KITA Group Vinawind Quang Ninh Port SHS | |
| Hanoi Police |  Alexandré Pölking | Hồ Tấn Tài | Kamito | Công An Hà Nội | |
| LPBank Hoang Anh Gia Lai | Vũ Tiến Thành | Trần Minh Vương | Kamito | Carabao LPBank | |
| Ho Chi Minh City | Phùng Thanh Phương | Ngô Tùng Quốc | Jogarbola | Mansion Sports Phu Hung Life Insurance Phu Hung Securities | |
| Hong Linh Ha Tinh | Nguyễn Thành Công | Trần Phi Sơn | Grand Sport | Bia Sao Vàng | |
| Khanh Hoa | Trần Trọng Bình | Lê Duy Thanh | Kamito | Yến Sào Khánh Hoà (H) Sanvinest (A) Sanest (3rd) KN Cam Ranh | |
| Quang Nam | Văn Sỹ Sơn | Ngân Văn Đại |  Kelme | ||
| MerryLand Quy Nhon Binh Dinh | Bùi Đoàn Quang Huy | Đặng Văn Lâm | Kamito | MerryLand Quy Nhon | |
| Song Lam Nghe An | Phạm Anh Tuấn |  Michael Olaha | Grand Sport | Gạo A AN EuroSun Nikkokutrust | |
| Thep Xanh Nam Dinh | Vũ Hồng Việt | Mitre | Thép Xanh Xuân Thiện | ||
| The Cong-Viettel | Nguyễn Đức Thắng | Bùi Tiến Dũng |  Li-Ning | The Cong-Viettel TV360 |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MerryLand Quy Nhon Binh Dinh | Nguyễn Đức Thắng[7] | Mutual consent | 28 August 2023 | Pre-season | Bùi Đoàn Quang Huy | 28 August 2023 | |
| Hanoi FC |  Božidar Bandović[8] | Sacked | 7 October 2023 | Lê Đức Tuấn (interim) | 7 October 2023 | ||
| Lê Đức Tuấn (interim)[9] | Demoted to assistant manager | 30 October 2023 | 13th | Đinh Thế Nam (interim) | 30 October 2023 | ||
| Hanoi Police | Trần Tiến Đại | Appointed as technical director | 12 November 2023 | 2nd |  Gong Oh-kyun[10] | 12 November 2023 | |
| Ho Chi Minh City | Vũ Tiến Thành[11] | Resigned | 21 November 2023 | 7th | Phùng Thanh Phương | 24 November 2023 | |
| Khanh Hoa | Võ Đình Tân[12] | 12 December 2023 | 12th | Trần Thiện Hảo (interim) | 14 December 2023 | ||
| The Cong-Viettel | Thạch Bảo Khanh[13] | Appointed as technical director | 18 December 2023 | 9th | 18 December 2023 | ||
| Khanh Hoa | Trần Thiện Hảo (interim) | Interim period ended | 20 December 2023 | 12th | Trần Trọng Bình[14] | 20 December 2023 | |
| The Cong-Viettel |  Thomas Dooley | Appointed as technical director | 8 January 2024 | 11th | Nguyễn Đức Thắng[15] | 8 January 2024 | |
| Hanoi FC | Đinh Thế Nam (interim) | Interim period ended | 10 January 2024 | 8th | Daiki Iwamasa[16] | 11 January 2024 | |
| LPBank Hoang Anh Gia Lai | Kiatisuk Senamuang | Manager loaned out | 13 January 2024 | 14th | Vũ Tiến Thành | 16 January 2024 | |
| Hanoi Police | Gong Oh-kyun | Demoted to the youth team | 16 January 2024 | 5th | |||
| Song Lam Nghe An | Phan Như Thuật | Appointed as assistant manager | 11 May 2024 | 13th | Phạm Anh Tuấn[17] | 11 May 2024 | |
| Hanoi Police | Resigned | 14 May 2024 | 2nd | Trần Tiến Đại (interim) | 14 May 2024 | ||
| Hanoi Police | Trần Tiến Đại (interim) | Interim period ended | 27 May 2024 | 6th | Alexandré Pölking[18] | 27 May 2024 | |
| Becamex Binh Duong | Lê Huỳnh Đức[19] | Resigned | 18 June 2024 | 8th | Nguyễn Đức Cảnh (interim) | 18 June 2024 |
Teams are allowed to register 3 foreign players. Starting from the previous season, teams will be allotted an extra slot for 1 unnaturalized overseas Vietnamese player that will not be counted against their foreign player allotment. Hanoi and Haiphong will be allowed to register 1 additional foreign players as they will compete in the AFC competitions. Therefore they are only allowed to field maximum 3 foreign players during a league game.Players name in bold indicates the player was registered after the start of the season.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Becamex Binh Duong |  Geoffrey Kizito | |||
| Dong A Thanh Hoa | ||||
| Haiphong |  Martin Lo | |||
| Hanoi FC | ||||
| Hanoi Police |  Filip Nguyen | |||
| Ho Chi Minh City | Lê Trung Vinh | |||
| LPBank Hoang Anh Gia Lai | ||||
| Hong Linh Ha Tinh | ||||
| Khanh Hoa | ||||
| Quang Nam | Hoàng Vũ Samson | |||
| Quy Nhon Binh Dinh | Mạc Hồng Quân | Adriano Schmidt |  Đặng Văn Lâm | |
| Song Lam Nghe An | ||||
| Thep Xanh Nam Dinh | ||||
| The Cong-Viettel |
Capped for Vietnam national team.
The 2023–24 season ended with a relegation play-off game between the 13th-placed V.League 1 team, Hong Linh Ha Tinh, and the V.League 2 runner-up, PVF-CAND.
As of 30 June 2024
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucão do Break | Haiphong | Hanoi FC | 5–3 (A) | 29 October 2023 |
 Joel Tagueu | Hanoi FC | Haiphong | 3–5 (H) | 29 October 2023 |
| Michael Olaha | Song Lam Nghe An | Quang Nam | 4–4 (H) | 2 December 2023 |
| Rafaelson | Thep Xanh Nam Dinh | Becamex Binh Duong | 3–1 (H) | 8 May 2024 |
| Jeferson Elías | Hanoi Police | Khanh Hoa | 3–1 (H) | 12 May 2024 |
| Lucão do Break | Haiphong | Thep Xanh Nam Dinh | 4–2 (A) | 22 May 2024 |
| Rafaelson5 | Thep Xanh Nam Dinh | Dong A Thanh Hoa | 5–2 (A) | 26 May 2024 |
| Hoàng Vũ Samson4 | Quang Nam | Khanh Hoa | 5–0 (A) | 15 June 2024 |
| Alan Grafite | MerryLand Quy Nhon Binh Dinh | Hanoi FC | 4–2 (H) | 20 June 2024 |
| Rafaelson | Thep Xanh Nam Dinh | Khanh Hoa | 5–1 (H) | 25 June 2024 |
| Home | Away | Attendance | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBD | DTH | HPG | HAN | HNP | HGL | HCM | HHT | KHA | QNA | QBD | SNA | TND | VTL | Total | Average | ||
| Becamex Binh Duong | 7,200 | 6,500 | 6,000 | 6,800 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 4,000 | 2,500 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 4,500 | 8,200 | 4,500 | 61,200 | 4,708 | ||
| Dong A Thanh Hoa | 5,000 | 5,000 | 9,000 | 8,000 | 5,000 | 4,000 | 8,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 3,000 | 8,000 | 7,000 | 3,000 | 69,000 | 5,308 | ||
| Haiphong | 7,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 13,000 | 15,000 | 4,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 | 10,000 | 7,000 | 15,000 | 9,000 | 116,000 | 8,923 | ||
| Hanoi FC | 5,000 | 5,000 | 4,000 | 7,000 | 3,000 | 2,000 | 5,000 | 2,000 | 5,500 | 5,000 | 6,000 | 10,000 | 6,000 | 65,500 | 5,038 | ||
| Hanoi Police | 5,000 | 12,000 | 7,000 | 12,000 | 2,000 | 8,000 | 10,000 | 1,000 | 8,000 | 6,000 | 11,000 | 10,000 | 12,000 | 104,000 | 8,000 | ||
| LPBank Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 5,000 | 4,500 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,500 | 6,000 | 4,000 | 5,000 | 6,000 | 5,000 | 66,000 | 5,077 | ||
| Ho Chi Minh City | 6,000 | 4,000 | 6,000 | 5,000 | 7,000 | 4,500 | 3,000 | 5,000 | 4,000 | 5,000 | 4,000 | 6,000 | 7,000 | 66,500 | 5,115 | ||
| Hong Linh Ha Tinh | 5,000 | 7,000 | 5,000 | 3,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 4,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 2,500 | 5,000 | 6,000 | 5,500 | 59,000 | 4,538 | ||
| Khanh Hoa | 6,000 | 5,000 | 3,000 | 6,500 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 3,000 | 6,000 | 800 | 3,000 | 5,000 | 6,000 | 3,000 | 54,300 | 4,408 | ||
| Quang Nam | 1,000 | 2,000 | 3,000 | 1,500 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 5,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 3,000 | 2,500 | 2,000 | 3,000 | 35,000 | 2,692 | ||
| MerryLand Quy Nhon Binh Dinh | 5,000 | 5,000 | 4,500 | 6,000 | 9,000 | 3,000 | 6,000 | 3,000 | 5,000 | 3,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 4,500 | 66,000 | 5,077 | ||
| Song Lam Nghe An | 7,000 | 4,000 | 3,000 | 2,000 | 7,000 | 4,000 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 5,000 | 2,000 | 4,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 67,000 | 5,154 | ||
| Thep Xanh Nam Dinh | 15,000 | 18,000 | 13,000 | 11,000 | 10,000 | 7,000 | 10,000 | 12,000 | 25,000 | 12,000 | 15,000 | 14,000 | 10,000 | 172,000 | 13,230 | ||
| The Cong-Viettel | 3,500 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 7,000 | 8,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 2,000 | 4,000 | 2,000 | 5,000 | 8,000 | 62,500 | 4,808 | ||
| Total League Attendance | 1,072,000 | 5,890 | |||||||||||||||
Source : https://vpf.vn/season/v-league-2024/?action=calendar&pagejs=1/VPF
| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Goal of the Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | |
| November | Thep Xanh Nam Dinh | Thep Xanh Nam Dinh | Hanoi FC | |||
| December | Becamex Binh Duong | Hanoi Police | ||||
| March | Vũ Hồng Việt | Thep Xanh Nam Dinh | Hanoi FC | |||
| April | Haiphong | MerryLand Quy Nhon Binh Dinh | ||||
| May | Hanoi FC | Thep Xanh Nam Dinh | ||||
| June | MerryLand Quy Nhon Binh Dinh | Hanoi FC | Hanoi FC | |||
| Award | Winner | Club | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager of the Year | Vũ Hồng Việt[20] | Thep Xanh Nam Dinh | |
| Player of the Year | Rafaelson | Thep Xanh Nam Dinh | |
| Best Young Player | Bùi Vĩ Hào | Becamex Binh Duong | |
| Goal of the Year | Rafaelson | Thep Xanh Nam Dinh |
| Best XI | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper |  Patrik Le Giang (Ho Chi Minh City) | ||||||||||||
| Defenders | Ngô Tùng Quốc (Ho Chi Minh City) | Bùi Hoàng Việt Anh (Hanoi Police) | Phan Tuấn Tài (The Cong-Viettel) | Nguyễn Văn Đức (MerryLand Quy Nhon Binh Dinh) | |||||||||
| Midfielders | Nguyễn Văn Toàn (Thep Xanh Nam Dinh) | Nguyễn Hoàng Đức (The Cong-Viettel) | Nguyễn Thái Sơn (Dong A Thanh Hoa) | Nguyễn Văn Quyết (Hanoi FC) | |||||||||
| Forwards | Rafaelson (Thep Xanh Nam Dinh) | Phạm Tuấn Hải (Hanoi FC) | |||||||||||
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