Country: | Vietnam |
Organiser: | Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) |
Confed: | AFC |
Teams: | 14 |
Promotion: | V. League 2 |
Relegation: | Third Division |
Levels: | 3 |
Domest Cup: | none |
Champions: | Định Hướng Phú Nhuận LPBank Hồ Chí Minh City (1st title) |
Most Successful Club: | Bà Rịa Vũng Tàu Công An Nhân Dân Phù Đổng Quảng Nam Tây Ninh (2 titles) |
Current: | 2024 Vietnamese National Football Second League |
The Vietnamese Football League Second Division (Vietnamese: Giải bóng đá hạng Nhì quốc gia) is the third tier professional association football league in Vietnam[1] controlled by the Vietnam Football Federation.
A national third tier of Vietnamese association football was first established along with its professionalization in 1995. Among the 10 original clubs of the third tier included the forerunners to Thanh Hóa, Cần Thơ, Đồng Nai, Cà Mau and Lâm Đồng. But after a number of clubs were lost for various reasons – some were promoted to V.League and the others folded – the league contracted the second division in 1997 and continued with the single second-tier division.
The third-tier football was reintroduced in 2000 upon creation of fully professional V.League 2. But despite its officially amateur status the league quickly became de facto semi-professional, serving as the cradle of the future V. League members. Since the establishment of associate membership system in 2006 the number of professional clubs holding or actively seeking for this status has grown steadily and reached its peak in 2010 season when 6 full members and 2 former candidates made up to almost half of the league's 18 teams. Through the course of the season this number grew even bigger, to 15 full associate members that formed the core of V.League 3.
14 teams compete in the 2024 season, split into two groups of 7.
Group A
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | |
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Từ Sơn City Stadium | ||||
Buôn Ma Thuật Stadium | ||||
Thanh Trì Stadium | ||||
Kon Tum Stadium | ||||
PVF Stadium | ||||
Tây Nguyên Gia Lai | Gia Lai Province Youth Activity Center |
Group B
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | |
---|---|---|---|---|
An Giang Province Sports Center | ||||
Đà Lạt Stadium | ||||
Tiền Giang Stadium | ||||
District 8 Stadium | ||||
Vĩnh Long Stadium |
Season | Winners | Runner-up | |
---|---|---|---|
2000 | Bình Định | ||
Cần Thơ | |||
2002 | An Giang 5th Military Region | ||
2003 | Khải Hoàn Hotel | ||
2004 | Strata Đồng Nai | ||
2005 | Tây Ninh | ||
2006 | Than Quảng Ninh | ||
2007 | T&T Hà Nội | ||
2008 | Hải An Sài Gòn United | ||
2009 | Viettel | ||
2010 | Nguyễn Hoàng Kiên Giang | ||
2011 | Lâm Đồng | ||
2012 | Khatoco Khánh Hòa B | ||
2013 | Đắk Lắk Hồ Chí Minh City | ||
2014 | Kon Tum Tiền Giang Vĩnh Long Long An B | ||
2015 | Cà Mau | ||
2016 | PVF | Bình Định | |
2017 | Hà Nội B | ||
2018 | Phố Hiến | ||
2019 | Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu | Hà Nội B | |
2020 | Phù Đổng Phú Thọ | ||
2021 | Season cancelled | ||
2022 | Hải Nam Vĩnh Yên Đồng Nai | ||
2023 | Đắk Lắk SHB Đà Nẵng B | ||
2024 | Kon Tum Bắc Ninh |