The 2017 V.League 1 (known as the Toyota V.League 1 for sponsorship reasons) season was the 34th season of the V.League 1, the highest division of Vietnamese football and the 17th as a professional league. The season began on 7 January 2017 and ended on 25 November 2017.[1] The season was twice interrupted due to the Vietnam Football Federation's decision to stop the league for 4 weeks due to the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, and then again for 7 weeks for the 29th SEA Games.

Changes from the previous season

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2016 season.

To V.League 1

Promoted from V.League 2

From V.League 1

Relegated to V.League 2

Rule changes

There is no longer a play-off match this season, so there is only one direct relegation spot.

Names changes

In January 2017, Hanoi T&T were renamed Hanoi FC and QNK Quang Nam were renamed Quang Nam FC.

Stadium changes

SHB Danang moved into Hoa Xuan Stadium from Chi Lang Stadium.

Teams

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Locations of the 2017 V.League 1 teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity Previous
season rank
Becamex Binh Duong Binh Duong Go Dau 13,035 VL1 (10th)
XSKT Cantho Cantho Cantho 60,000 VL1 (11th)
SHB Danang Danang Hoa Xuan 20,000 VL1 (3rd)
Hoang Anh Gia Lai Gia Lai Pleiku 12,000 VL1 (12th)
Haiphong FC Haiphong Lach Tray 25,000 VL1 (2nd)
Hanoi FC Hanoi Hang Day 22,500 VL1 (1st)
Ho Chi Minh City FC Ho Chi Minh City Thong Nhat 16,000 VL2 (1st)
Saigon FC VL1 (7th)
Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN Khanh Hoa 19 August 25,000 VL1 (8th)
Long An FC Long An Long An 19,975 VL1 (13th)
Song Lam Nghe An Nghe An Vinh 18,000 VL1 (9th)
Quang Nam FC Quang Nam Tam Ky 15,000 VL1 (5th)
Than Quang Ninh Quang Ninh Cam Pha 20,000 VL1 (4th)
FLC Thanh Hoa Thanh Hoa Thanh Hoa 12,000 VL1 (6th)

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Head Coach Captain Kit manufacturer
Becamex Binh Duong Vietnam Tran Binh Su Vietnam Nguyen Anh Duc Italy Kappa
XSKT Cantho Vietnam Vu Quang Bao Vietnam Tran Chi Cong Vietnam KeepDri
SHB Danang Vietnam Le Huynh Duc Vietnam Nguyen Vu Phong Made by club
Hoang Anh Gia Lai Vietnam Duong Minh Ninh Vietnam Nguyen Cong Phuong Made by club
Haiphong FC Vietnam Truong Viet Hoang Vietnam Le Van Phu England Mitre
Hanoi FC Vietnam Chu Dinh Nghien Argentina Gonzalo Marronkle Italy Kappa
Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam Lu Dinh Tuan Vietnam Truong Dinh Luat Japan Mizuno
Saigon FC Vietnam Nguyen Duc Thang Vietnam Nguyen Ngoc Duy Made by club
Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN Vietnam Vo Dinh Tan Vietnam Tran Van Vu Made by club
Long An FC Vietnam Nguyen Minh Phuong Vietnam Nguyen Tai Loc Italy Kappa
Song Lam Nghe An Vietnam Nguyen Duc Thang Vietnam Tran Nguyen Manh England Mitre
Quang Nam FC Vietnam Hoang Van Phuc Vietnam Dinh Thanh Trung Made by club
Than Quang Ninh Vietnam Phan Thanh Hung Vietnam Vu Minh Tuan Spain Joma
FLC Thanh Hoa Serbia Ljupko Petrović Senegal Pape Omar Faye England Mitre

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position Incoming manager Date of appointment
Becamex Binh Duong Vietnam Nguyễn Thanh Sơn Sacked 28 October 2016 Pre-season Vietnam Trần Bình Sự 28 October 2016
FLC Thanh Hoa Vietnam Hoàng Thanh Tùng 4 December 2016 Serbia Ljupko Petrović 4 December 2016
Song Lam Nghe An Vietnam Ngô Quang Trường 28 December 2016 Vietnam Nguyễn Đức Thắng 28 December 2016
Long An FC Vietnam Ngô Quang Sang 21 February 2017 14th Vietnam Nguyễn Minh Phương 24 February 2017
Hoang Anh Gia Lai Vietnam Nguyễn Quốc Tuấn Resigned 14 October 2017[2] 12th Vietnam Dương Minh Ninh 14 October 2017
Ho Chi Minh City FC France Alain Fiard Sacked 8 November 2017[3] 11th Vietnam Lư Đình Tuấn 8 November 2017

Foreign players

Teams are allowed to use two foreign players and one naturalised player. Hanoi FC and Than Quang Ninh are allowed to have four foreign players (at least one AFC player) to play AFC Cup.[4]

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 AFC Player Naturalised Vietnamese Player Former Players 1
Becamex Binh Duong Burundi Dugary Ndabashinze Brazil Diogo Pereira Nigeria→Vietnam Maxwell Eyerakpo Nigeria Sunday Emmanuel
XSKT Cantho Cameroon Nsi Amougou Nigeria Sunday Emmanuel Nigeria→Vietnam Dio Preye Uganda Kisekka Henry
SHB Danang Argentina Ezequiel Brítez Kosovo Gramoz Kurtaj Argentina→Vietnam Gastón Merlo Brazil Eydison
Hoang Anh Gia Lai United States Mobi Fehr Brazil Henrique Motta Japan Masaaki Ideguchi
Haiphong FC Jamaica Diego Fagan Jamaica Errol Stevens Ghana→Vietnam Issifu Ansah
Hanoi FC Uganda Moses Oloya Nigeria Oseni Ganiyu France Loris Arnaud Philippines Álvaro Silva Nigeria→Vietnam Samson Kayode Argentina Gonzalo Marronkle
Ho Chi Minh City FC Argentina Víctor Ormazábal Mauritania Dominique Da Sylva Nigeria→Vietnam Theophilus Esele Russia Rod Dyachenko
Saigon FC Brazil Marcelo Fernandes Brazil Patrick Cruz
Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN France Chaher Zarour France Youssouf Touré Senegal Diao Sadio
Long An FC Brazil Wander Luiz Brazil Eydison United States Ashkanov Apollon
Nigeria Oseni Ganiyu
South Korea Sim Woon-sub
Song Lam Nghe An Nigeria Michael Olaha Montenegro Danko Kovačević Trinidad and Tobago Henry Shackiel
Quang Nam FC Brazil Claudecir Brazil Thiago Papel Nigeria→Vietnam Suleiman Oladoja Abdullahi
Than Quang Ninh Democratic Republic of the Congo Patiyo Tambwe Brazil Marcus Vinícius Russia Rod Dyachenko Uganda→Vietnam Geoffrey Kizito Brazil Ramon
Brazil Jardel
FLC Thanh Hoa Senegal Pape Omar Faye Nigeria Uche Iheruome Netherlands→Vietnam Danny van Bakel
  • ^1 Foreign players who left their clubs after first leg or be replaced because of injuries.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Quang Nam FC (C) 26 13 9 4 46 32 +14 48[a]
2 FLC Thanh Hoa (Q) 26 13 9 4 44 29 +15 48[a] Qualification to
Champions League preliminary round 2
or AFC Cup Group stage
3 Hanoi FC 26 12 10 4 54 31 +23 46
4 Than Quang Ninh 26 12 7 7 42 34 +8 43[b]
5 Saigon FC 26 11 10 5 40 29 +11 43[b]
6 Sanna Khanh Hoa (Q) 26 11 8 7 38 36 +2 41 Qualification to
Mekong Club Championship
7 Haiphong FC 26 11 5 10 35 33 +2 38
8 Song Lam Nghe An[c] (Q) 26 8 10 8 36 36 0 34 Qualification to
AFC Cup group stage
9 SHB Danang 26 8 9 9 36 35 +1 33
10 Hoang Anh Gia Lai 26 9 3 14 34 43 −9 30[d]
11 Becamex Binh Duong 26 6 12 8 34 30 +4 30[d]
12 Ho Chi Minh City FC 26 6 7 13 29 46 −17 25
13 XSKT Cantho 26 5 7 14 32 50 −18 22
14 Long An FC (R) 26 2 4 20 30 66 −36 10 Relegation to
V.League 2
Source: vnleague.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card)
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Quang Nam ahead of FLC Thanh Hoa by head-to-head record: TH 2-3 QN; QN 1-1 TH; Quang Nam failed to obtain an AFC license, and therefore are not eligible for continental qualification.
  2. ^ a b Than Quang Ninh ahead of Saigon FC by head-to-head record: TQN 3-0 SG; SG 0-0 TQN
  3. ^ Song Lam Nghe An qualified to 2018 AFC Cup by winning 2017 Vietnamese Cup.
  4. ^ a b Hoang Anh Gia Lai ahead of Becamex Binh Duong by head-to-head record: HAGL 2-1 BD; BD 0-1 HAGL

Results

Home \ Away BBD FTH HNO HPG HAGL HCM LFC QNA SGN SKH SLNA DNG TQN CTH
Becamex Binh Duong 2–2 2–0 2–2 0–1 1–0 4–0 0–1 1–3 0–1 0–0 3–4 0–1 1–1
FLC Thanh Hoa 1–1 3–3 1–1 5–3 1–0 2–1 2–3 1–1 2–0 2–0 3–2 1–0 1–0
Hanoi FC 0–0 2–1 2–0 3–0 4–0 4–0 1–0 2–2 2–3 1–0 1–1 3–2 4–0
Haiphong FC 0–2 0–0 1–1 1–2 4–1 3–2 2–0 0–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 3–1
Hoang Anh Gia Lai 2–1 2–3 3–2 1–2 0–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–1 4–2 3–0
Ho Chi Minh City FC 1–1 0–0 1–3 0–1 1–0 5–2 1–1 1–3 1–4 2–2 1–1 2–4 1–0
Long An FC 1–1 0–2 1–5 1–2 0–3 2–3 2–3 3–3 2–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–3
Quang Nam FC 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–3 1–1 2–1 2–1
Saigon FC 1–1 2–0 0–0 3–0 1–2 0–1 4–0 2–1 0–0 3–1 2–1 0–0 2–1
Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN 2–3 0–2 1–1 2–1 4–2 1–0 1–0 0–3 0–0 1–1 3–2 0–3 2–2
Song Lam Nghe An 1–1 0–1 1–2 2–3 2–0 1–1 3–2 2–4 2–0 2–2 2–1 1–1 1–1
SHB Danang 1–1 0–0 2–2 2–0 1–0 3–3 2–0 0–2 2–3 0–1 0–1 2–0 3–0
Than Quang Ninh 2–0 4–3 4–4 1–0 2–2 2–0 2–1 1–3 3–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 0–0
XSKT Cantho 1–5 1–4 1–1 2–0 3–0 2–1 1–2 2–3 4–2 1–2 1–2 2–2 1–1
Source: Vietnam Professional Football
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

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.

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Becamex Binh Duong1111677101212121212121212121312121211111112121111
FLC Thanh Hoa11111111122111111111232332
Hanoi FC26223332611322222242313213
Haiphong FC127364474445246478777767677
Hoang Anh Gia Lai1314141412959101110111010101110111112121211101010
Ho Chi Minh City FC81210111386558999999910910101010111212
Long An FC3371011141414141414141414141414141414141414141414
Quang Nam FC74532223233663565323121121
Saigon FC4245671111998774343435676765
Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN5999101198374435754554445456
Song Lam Nghe An141312891210101110111011111110119109999888
SHB Danang68845586767888887888888999
Than Quang Ninh9511128647856557636666554544
XSKT Cantho1010131314131313131313131313131213131313131313131313
Winner; Champions League
Relegate to V.League 2
Source: Table by round (in Vietnamese)

Season progress

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Becamex Binh DuongLDWDDLDDLLWDDLLLWWDDLDDDWW
FLC Thanh HoaWWWDWDDWDLWWDWDWLLWDDLWDWW
Hanoi FCWLWWDDDDWWDDWWDLWLDWDWLWWD
Haiphong FCLWWLWDLWDWDWDLWLLWLDWWLWLL
Hoang Anh Gia LaiLLLDWWWLLLWLDWLLWLLLLDWWWL
Ho Chi Minh City FCDLWLLWWWDLLDLWDDLLWDLDLLLL
Long An FCWDLLLLLLLLLLDLLLLWDLLDLLLL
Quang Nam FCDWDWWDDLWWLLDWDDWWWDWDWWLW
Saigon FCWWLDDLLDWDWWDWWDWDDLDDWLWW
Sanna Khanh Hoa BVNWLDDLDWWWDWDWLLWWLDWDWDWLL
Song Lam Nghe AnLDDWLLWDLWDDLDDDLWDWWLDWWL
SHB DanangWLDWDDLWDWLDDLDWWLDDWLLLLW
Than Quang NinhLWLLWWWLDWLWDDWWLDDDWWWLWD
XSKT CanthoLDLDLWLLDLDLDLWWLWLDLLDLLW
Source: Vietnam Professional Football
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Season statistics

As of 25 November 2017

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Vietnam Nguyễn Anh Đức Becamex Binh Duong 17
2 Cameroon Nsi Amougou XSKT Cantho 16
Russia Rod Dyachenko Ho Chi Minh City FC/Than Quang Ninh
4 Jamaica Errol Stevens Haiphong FC 14
5 Nigeria Oseni Ganiyu Long An FC/Hanoi FC 12
Nigeria Uche Iheruome FLC Thanh Hoa
Brazil Claudecir Quang Nam FC
8 Senegal Pape Omar Faye FLC Thanh Hoa 11
9 Vietnam Đinh Thanh Trung Quang Nam FC 10
Vietnam Hoàng Vũ Samson Hanoi FC
Democratic Republic of the Congo Patiyo Tambwe Than Quang Ninh

Own goals

Player Club Against Round
Vietnam Pham Manh Hung Song Lam Nghe An Hanoi FC 1
Vietnam Que Ngoc Hai XSKT Cantho 2
Vietnam Nguyen Dinh Nhon Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN Than Quang Ninh 5
Vietnam Dang Quang Huy Haiphong FC Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN 7
Vietnam Dinh Tien Thanh FLC Thanh Hoa Hanoi FC 10
Vietnam Nguyen Thanh Trung Long An FC Saigon FC 11
Vietnam Nguyen Dinh Nhon Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN Than Quang Ninh 15
Vietnam Nguyen Anh Duc Becamex Binh Duong SHB Danang 16
Vietnam Tran Duc Cuong
Vietnam Lam Anh Quang SHB Danang Becamex Binh Duong
Vietnam Nguyen Anh Hung Haiphong FC 17
Vietnam Nguyen Cuu Huy Hoang Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN Haiphong FC 18
Brazil Henrique Motta Hoang Anh Gia Lai Long An FC
Vietnam Le Van Dai FLC Thanh Hoa Becamex Binh Duong 24

Hattrick

Player For Against Result Date
Vietnam Dinh Thanh Trung Quang Nam FC Than Quang Ninh 3–1 22 January 2017 (2017-01-22)
Argentina Víctor Ormazábal Ho Chi Minh City FC Long An FC 5–2 19 February 2017 (2017-02-19)
Vietnam Lam Ti Phong Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN Hoang Anh Gia Lai 4–2 1 October 2017 (2017-10-01)
Russia Rod Dyachenko Than Quang Ninh Ho Chi Minh City FC 4–2 19 November 2017 (2017-11-19)
Hanoi FC 4–44 25 November 2017 (2017-11-25)
Vietnam Nguyen Anh Duc Becamex Binh Duong Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN 3–2
Brazil Marcelo Fernandes Saigon FC Haiphong FC 3–0
  • Note:

4: scored 4 goals

Awards

Monthly awards

Month Club of the Month Fair-play Club of the Month Coach of the Month Player of the Month
Coach Club Player Club
January FLC Thanh Hoa None Serbia Ljupko Petrovic FLC Thanh Hoa Vietnam Dinh Thanh Trung Quang Nam FC
February Hoang Anh Gia Lai Serbia Ljupko Petrovic FLC Thanh Hoa Vietnam Vu Minh Tuan Than Quang Ninh
March
April 		Hanoi FC Vietnam Vo Dinh Tan Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN Vietnam Nguyen Hoang Quoc Chi Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN
June
July 		FLC Thanh Hoa Serbia Ljupko Petrovic FLC Thanh Hoa Senegal Pape Omar Faye FLC Thanh Hoa
September Quang Nam FC Than Quang Ninh Vietnam Hoang Van Phuc Quang Nam FC Vietnam Dinh Thanh Trung Quang Nam FC
October Hanoi FC Song Lam Nghe An Vietnam Hoang Van Phuc Quang Nam FC Vietnam Nguyen Van Quyet Hanoi FC
November Hoang Anh Gia Lai

No awards in May and August

Annual awards

Manager of the Season

Vietnam Hoang Van Phuc (Quang Nam FC)

Best player of the Season

Vietnam Dinh Thanh Trung (Quang Nam FC)

Best young player of the Season

Vietnam Nguyen Quang Hai (Hanoi FC)

Best Referee

Vietnam Vo Minh Tri

Best Assistant Referee

Vietnam Nguyen Trung Hau

Dream Team

Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Vietnam Nguyen Tuan Manh (Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN) Vietnam Vu Van Thanh (Hoang Anh Gia Lai)
Vietnam Hoang Van Khanh (Song Lam Nghe An)
Vietnam Tran Dinh Trong (Saigon FC)
Vietnam Do Van Thuan (Saigon FC) 		Vietnam Nguyen Quang Hai (Hanoi FC)
Vietnam Nguyen Huy Hung (Quang Nam FC)
Vietnam Nguyen Hoang Quoc Chi (Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN)
Vietnam Dinh Thanh Trung (Quang Nam FC) 		Jamaica Errol Stevens (Haiphong FC)
Vietnam Nguyen Anh Duc (Becamex Binh Duong)

Goal of the month

Month Scorer For Against Stadium Date
January Vietnam Nguyen Quang Hai Hanoi FC Than Quang Ninh Hang Day Stadium 7 January 2017
February Vietnam Vu Minh Tuan Than Quang Ninh Saigon FC Cam Pha Stadium 26 February 2017
March
April 		Vietnam Nguyen Tien Duy Saigon FC Long An FC Thong Nhat Stadium 1 April 2017
June
July 		Senegal Pape Omar Faye FLC Thanh Hoa SHB Danang Thanh Hoa Stadium 24 June 2017
September Vietnam Nguyen Quang Hai Hanoi FC Long An FC Hang Day Stadium 1 October 2017
October Vietnam Do Van Thuan Saigon FC Ho Chi Minh City FC Thong Nhat Stadium 29 October 2017

Attendances

As of 25 November 2017

By club

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 FLC Thanh Hoa 120,000 13,000 7,000 9,231 +12.7%†
2 Hoang Anh Gia Lai 109,000 11,000 4,000 8,385 +17.2%†
3 SHB Danang 105,000 19,000 2,000 8,077 −12.1%†
4 Haiphong FC 96,000 16,000 0 7,385 −45.8%†
5 Than Quang Ninh 89,000 9,000 5,000 6,846 −10.6%†
6 Quang Nam FC 83,500 14,000 1,500 6,423 +62.1%†
7 Hanoi FC 80,500 18,000 1,000 6,192 +33.0%†
8 Ho Chi Minh City FC 65,000 15,000 1,000 5,000 n/a†
9 Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN 64,000 8,000 2,000 4,923 −14.1%†
10 Song Lam Nghe An 55,500 8,000 2,000 4,269 −12.9%†
11 Becamex Binh Duong 45,000 13,000 1,000 3,462 −33.0%†
12 Saigon FC 44,000 10,000 1,000 3,385 +23.1%†
13 Long An FC 32,700 8,000 200 2,515 −33.3%†
14 XSKT Cantho 26,500 6,000 1,000 2,038 −50.5%†
League total 1,017,700 19,000 0 5,592 −11.3%†

Updated to games played on 25 November 2017
Source: Vietnam Professional Football
Notes:
† Teams played previous season in V.League 2

By round

2017 V.League 1 Attendance
Round Total Games Avg. Per Game
Round 1 60,000 7 8,571
Round 2 33,000 7 4,714
Round 3 28,500 7 4,071
Round 4 35,000 7 5,000
Round 5 37,500 7 5,357
Round 6 56,500 7 8,071
Round 7 40,000 7 5,714
Round 8 44,000 7 6,286
Round 9 43,500 7 6,214
Round 10 47,000 7 6,714
Round 11 37,000 7 5,286
Round 12 38,000 7 5,429
Round 13 36,000 7 5,143
Round 14 38,500 7 5,500
Round 15 41,000 7 5,857
Round 16 45,000 7 6,429
Round 17 44,000 7 6,286
Round 18 34,000 7 4,857
Round 19 33,000 7 4,714
Round 20 29,000 7 4,143
Round 21 35,000 7 5,000
Round 22 36,000 7 5,143
Round 23 37,000 7 5,286
Round 24 38,000 7 5,429
Round 25 32,500 7 4,643
Round 26 38,700 7 5,529
Total 1,017,700 182 5,592

Highest attendances

Rank Home team Score Away team Attendance Date Stadium
1 SHB Danang 1–0 Hoang Anh Gia Lai 19,000 7 January 2017 (2017-01-07) Hoa Xuan Stadium
2 Hanoi FC 2–1 FLC Thanh Hoa 18,000 19 March 2017 (2017-03-19) Hang Day Stadium
3 Haiphong FC 0–1 Saigon FC 16,000 8 January 2017 (2017-01-08) Lach Tray Stadium
4 Ho Chi Minh City FC 2–2 Song Lam Nghe An 15,000 2 July 2017 (2017-07-02) Thong Nhat Stadium
5 Quang Nam FC 3–1 Ho Chi Minh City FC 14,000 25 November 2017 (2017-11-25) Tam Ky Stadium

References

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Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_V.League_1
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