| Competition: | Gold Star V.League 2 - 2023 |
| Winners: | Quang Nam |
| Promoted: | Quang Nam |
| Matches: | 90 |
| Total Goals: | 231 |
| League Topscorer: | Nguyễn Thanh Nhàn (PVF-CAND) Lê Văn Nam (Quang Nam) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Hue 7-0 Binh Thuan |
| Biggest Away Win: | Binh Thuan 1-7 Quang Nam |
| Highest Scoring: | Binh Thuan 1-7 Quang Nam |
| Longest Wins: | PVF-CAND (6 matches) |
| Longest Unbeaten: | Hoa Binh (12 matches) |
| Longest Winless: | Ba Ria-Vung Tau (9 matches) |
| Longest Losses: | Ba Ria-Vung Tau Binh Thuan (4 matches) |
| Highest Attendance: | 10.500 Quang Nam 4-0 Ba Ria-Vung Tau |
| Lowest Attendance: | 100 (several matches) |
| Attendance: | 98.700 |
| Average Attendance: | 1097 |
| Prevseason: | 2022 |
| Nextseason: | 2023–24 |
| Season: | 2023 |
| Dates: | 6 April – 26 August |
The 2023 V.League 2, known as the Gold Star V.League 2 (Vietnamese: '''Giải bóng đá Hạng Nhất Quốc gia Bia Sao Vàng 2023''') for sponsorship reasons, will be the 29th season of V. League 2, Vietnam's second tier professional football league. The season is scheduled to commence on 6 April 2023.[1]
On February 14, 2023, both Saigon and Can Tho announced they would not attend 2023 V.League 2 due to financial reasons. Saigon sold their spot in the league to Lam Dong before subsequently dissolving. However, Saigon said that their facilities and professional work have not met the conditions, not guaranteeing long-term progress so Saigon have been dissolved while Lam Dong still play in the Vietnamese Football League Second Division. Meanwhile, Can Tho will play in the Vietnamese Football League Third Division from the 2023–24 season.[2]
Initially, the Organizing Committee decided that the tournament would apply the format of season 2021 but with a few changes:
However, with Saigon dropping out of the tournament, on March 3, VPF discussed and came to a decision to return to the double round-robin format with 18 rounds when the tournament had 10 teams left. The winning team will compete in 2023–24 V.League 1. The 10th-placed team will play a play-off against a team from the 2023 Vietnamese League Two to determine the team that will compete in the 2023–24 Vietnamese League Two.
1st place: 1 billion VND (US$42643)
> 1 billion VND (US$42643)
3rd place: 250 million VND (US$10660)
Pho Hien FC changed their name to PVF-CAND FC on 22 February 2023.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Previous season rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ba Ria-Vung Tau | Ba Ria–Vung Tau | Ba Ria | VL2 (4th) | ||
| Binh Phuoc | Binh Phuoc | Binh Phuoc | VL2 (10th) | ||
| Binh Thuan | Ninh Thuan | Ninh Thuan | SD (playoffs) | ||
| Phu Dong | Ninh Binh | Ninh Binh | 22,000 | VL2 (11th) | |
| Hoa Binh | Hoa Binh | SD (playoffs) | |||
| PVF-CAND | Hung Yen | PVF | VL2 (5th) | ||
| Long An | Long An | Long An | VL2 (6th) | ||
| Phu Tho | Phu Tho | Viet Tri | VL2 (9th) | ||
| Quang Nam | Quang Nam | Tam Ky | VL2 (3rd) | ||
| Hue | Thua Thien Hue | Tu Do | VL2 (7th) |
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ba Ria-Vung Tau | Nguyễn Minh Phương | Huỳnh Văn Ly | VNS | Long Sơn Petrochemicals | |
| Binh Phuoc | Lê Thanh Xuân | Lương Văn Kỳ | Fraser Sports | ||
| Binh Thuan | Nguyễn Minh Dũng | Trần Hữu Thắng | VNA Sports | ||
| Phu Dong | Nguyễn Văn Đàn | Dương Văn An | Kamito | Xuân Nam Việt Corp. | |
| Hoa Binh | Lê Quốc Vượng | Trần Văn Thắng | Kamito | VGEC (Vietnam Germany Eager Joint Stock Company) | |
| PVF-CAND | Mauro Jerónimo | Huỳnh Công Đến | Kamito | ||
| Nguyễn Anh Đức | Phan Tấn Tài | Long An Port | |||
| Hồ Hoàng Tiến | Lê Hải Đức | HP Sport | |||
| Quang Nam | Văn Sỹ Sơn | Ngân Văn Đại | VNA Sports | ||
| Nguyễn Đức Dũng | Nguyễn Tiến Tạo |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long An FC | Ngo Quang Sang[3] | Promoted to technical director | 15 November 2022 | Pre-season | Nguyen Anh Duc | 22 November 2022 | |
| Phu Tho FC | Vu Nhu Thanh[4] | 27 May 2023 | Resigned | 10th | Ho Hoang Tien[5] | 30 May 2023 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nguyễn Thanh Nhàn | PVF-CAND | 10 |
| Lê Văn Nam | Quảng Nam | ||
| 3 | Lê Minh Bình | PVF-CAND | 9 |
| 4 | Phù Trung Phong | Bình Phước | 8 |
| Nguyễn Minh Quang | Bình Thuận | ||
| Nguyễn Đình Bắc | Quảng Nam | ||
| 7 | Hồ Thanh Minh | Huế | 7 |
| 8 | Trần Gia Huy | Hòa Bình | 5 |
| Ngô Hoàng Anh | Long An | ||
| Lê Thanh Phong | |||
| Lê Hải Đức | Phú Thọ |
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phù Trung Phong | Bình Phước | Quảng Nam | 4–3 (H) | 25 May 2023 | |
| Nguyễn Thanh Nhàn | PVF-CAND | Bình Thuận | 5–2 (A) | 3 August 2023 | |
| Nguyễn Đình Bắc4 | Quảng Nam | Bình Thuận | 7–1 (A) | 15 August 2023 | |
| Lê Văn Nam | Quảng Nam | Bình Thuận | 7–1 (A) | 15 August 2023 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Matches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dương Văn Cường | Phù Đổng | 9 | |
| Tống Đức An | Quảng Nam | |||
| 3 | Nguyễn Tiến Tạo | Huế | 6 | |
| Phí Minh Long | PVF-CAND | |||
| 5 | Nguyễn Anh Tuấn | Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu | 5 |