Women's National League (Vietnam) Explained

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Country:Vietnam
Confed:AFC
Founded:1998
Teams:8
Levels:1
Champions:Ho Chi Minh City (12th title) (2023)
Domest Cup:Women's Vietnamese Cup
Confed Cup:AFC Women's Champions League
Most Successful Club:Ho Chi Minh City (12 titles)
Website:Home page

The Vietnamese Women's National League, officially the Women's National League[1] (Vietnamese: Giải Bóng đá Nữ Vô Địch Quốc Gia|lit=Women's National Football League), also called the Thai Son Bac Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the highest league of women's football in Vietnam. The league was established in 1998 and is currently contested by 8 teams. Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City have won the Vietnamese Women's National League the most, winning the title 10 times.

History

In 1998, the first tournament was held with two teams involved: Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. Hanoi won the league's first championship and also holds the record of ten championships. Currently the tournament involves 8 teams. The Vietnamese Women's National League was the first football tournament for women in Southeast Asia. However, it is not under the direct jurisdiction of the Vietnam Football Federation, thus the league is entirely made up of amateur or semi-professional players.

In 2022, shortly after the senior side qualified for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, a historic moment occurred when two players from Ho Chi Minh City (Nguyễn Thị Mỹ Anh, Lê Hoài Lương) transferred to Thai Nguyen and were given opportunities with professional contracts, the first in Vietnam's women's football history. After VFF intervention by request of Ho Chi Minh City, the transfers were able to continue after the South Vietnamese club secured a guarantee.[2] [3] It was considered a watershed moment for Vietnamese women's football due to its amateur/semi-professional status, sparked debates about whenever Vietnamese Women's National League should be reorganised and enter the new professional era.

Format

Teams play each other two times per season on a weekly basis. The team with the most wins after that is the champion. In order from high to low, the tiebreakers are:

  1. most wins
  2. better in direct matches
  3. most goals

Clubs

TeamManager2023 season
Hà Nội I Nguyễn Anh Tuấn2nd
Hà Nội II Đặng Quốc Tuấn6th
Hồ Chí Minh City I Đoàn Thị Kim Chi1st
Hồ Chí Minh City II Nguyễn Quốc Nam8th
Phong Phú Hà Nam Phạm Văn Hải4th
Sơn La Lường Văn Chuyên7th
TNG Thái Nguyên Đoàn Việt Triều5th
Than Khoáng Sản Đoàn Minh Hải3rd

Champions

Season ChampionsRunners-upThird place
2023Hồ Chí Minh City (12)Than KSVNHanoi
2022Hồ Chí Minh City (11)HanoiThan KSVN
2021Hồ Chí Minh City (10)Hanoi WatabeThan KSVN
2020Ho Chi Minh City I (9)HanoiThan KSVN
2019Ho Chi Minh City I (8)HanoiThan KSVN
2018Phong Phú Hà Nam (1)Hồ Chí Minh City IHà Nội
Than Khoáng Sản Việt Nam
2017Hồ Chí Minh City I(7)Phong Phú Hà NamHà Nội I
Than Khoáng Sản Việt Nam
2016Hồ Chí Minh City I(6)Hà Nội IPhong Phú Hà Nam
Than Khoáng Sản Việt Nam
2015Hồ Chí Minh City I(5)Hà Nội IPhong Phú Hà Nam
2014Hà Nội I (10)Phong Phú Hà NamThan Khoáng Sản Việt Nam
2013Hà Nội I (9)Hồ Chí Minh City IPhong Phú Hà Nam
2012Than Khoáng sản Việt Nam (2)Hồ Chí Minh City
2011Hà Nội Tràng An I (8)Hồ Chí Minh City
2010Hồ Chí Minh City (4)Than Khoáng sản Việt Nam
2009Hà Nội (7)Hoà Hợp Hà Nội
2008Hà Nội (6)Than Khoáng sản Việt NamHoà Hợp Hà Tây
2007Than Khoáng sản Việt Nam (1)
2006Hà Tây (1) Than Cửa Ông
2005Hồ Chí Minh City (3)Hà TâyHà Nam
2004Hồ Chí Minh City (2)Hà Nam
2003Hà Nội (5)Hà Tây
2002Hồ Chí Minh City (1) Hà Tây
2001Hà Nội (4)Hà TâyThan Việt Nam
2000Hà Nội (3)District 1 Hồ Chí Minh City
Than Việt Nam
1999Hà Nội (2)Than Việt Nam
1998Hà Nội (1) Hồ Chí Minh CityThan Việt Nam

Teams reaching the top three

TeamChampionsRunners-upThird place
Ho Chi Minh City I (District 1 Hồ Chí Minh City / Hồ Chí Minh City)bgcolor=gold11 (2002, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)bgcolor=silver4 (1998, 1999, 2013, 2018)3 (2000, 2011, 2012)
Hanoi (Hà Nội Tràng An I / Hà Nội I)bgcolor=gold10 (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014)bgcolor=silver11 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)3 (2007, 2017, 2018)
Than KSVN (Than Việt Nam / Than Cửa Ông)bgcolor=gold2 (2007, 2012)bgcolor=silver2 (2008, 2009)13 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
Hanoi II (Hà Tây / Hòa Hợp Hà Tây)bgcolor=gold1 (2006)bgcolor=silver4 (2000, 2001, 2005, 2007)4 (2002, 2003, 2008, 2009)
Phong Phu Ha Nam (Hà Nam)bgcolor=gold1 (2018)bgcolor=silver3 (2011, 2014, 2017)5 (2004, 2005, 2013, 2015, 2016)

Individual awards

Season Top scorers Best player
NameClubGoalsNameClub
2023Phạm Hải YếnHanoi13Dương Thị Vân
2022Vu Thi HoaHanoi9Tran Thi Thuy TrangHo Chi Minh City
2021Huỳnh NhưHồ Chí Minh City7Huỳnh NhưHồ Chí Minh City
2020Phạm Hải YếnHanoi I Watabe14Huỳnh NhưHo Chi Minh City I
2019Phạm Hải YếnHà Nội17Huỳnh NhưHồ Chí Minh City I
2018Phạm Hải YếnHà Nội14Huỳnh NhưHồ Chí Minh City I
2017Huỳnh NhưHồ Chí Minh City I9Nguyễn Thị LiễuHà Nội I
2016Huỳnh NhưHồ Chí Minh City I12Nguyễn Thị Minh NguyệtHà Nội I
2015Phạm Hải YếnHà Nội I10Bùi Thúy AnHà Nội I
2014Nguyễn Thị MuônHà Nội I6Nguyễn Thị Tuyết DungPhong Phú Hà Nam
Nguyễn Thị ĐăngTNG Thái Nguyên
2013Huỳnh NhưHồ Chí Minh City I8Nguyễn Thị Minh NguyệtHà Nội I
2012Nguyễn Thị HòaHà Nội I8Nguyễn Thị NguyệtPhong Phú Hà Nam
2011Nguyễn Thị HòaHà Nội I4Hà Nội I
2010Đoàn Thị Kim ChiHồ Chí Minh City6Hồ Chí Minh City
2009Đỗ Thị Ngọc ChâmHà Nội I7Đào Thị MiệnHà Nội I
2008Đỗ Thị Ngọc ChâmHà Nội I7Đỗ Thị Ngọc ChâmHà Nội I
2007Trịnh Thùy LinhHà Tây8Hà Tây
2006Đoàn Thị Kim ChiHồ Chí Minh City8Lê Thị Hoài ThuThan Cửa Ông
2005Nguyễn Thị ThànhHà Tây8Hà Nam
2004Đỗ Hồng TiếnHồ Chí Minh City8Quách Thanh MaiHà Nội
2003Vũ Thị LànhHà Nam10Phùng Thị Minh NguyệtHà Nội
2002Lưu Ngọc MaiHồ Chí Minh City12Hà Nội
2001Nguyễn Thị HàHà Nội-Hà Nội
Lưu Ngọc MaiHồ Chí Minh City
2000Nguyễn Thị HàHà Nội5Quách Thanh MaiHà Nội
1999Nguyễn Khoa Diệu SinhHà Nội4Nguyễn Thị Kim HồngHồ Chí Minh City
Lưu Ngọc MaiHồ Chí Minh City
1998Bùi Thị Hiền LươngHà Nội-Bùi Thị Hiền LươngHà Nội

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: VFF - Women's National League . VFF.
  2. Web site: Bước ngoặt lịch sử của bóng đá nữ Việt Nam . April 2022 .
  3. Web site: Lần đầu tiên bóng đá nữ Việt Nam có 'tiền lót tay' . 27 May 2022 .