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LPBank V.League 1

FIFA Region

AFC

Season

2025-2026

Location

Vietnam

Abbreviation

VIE1

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Summary

The V.League 1 (VIE1), aka the LPBank V.League 1, is the top football league in the Vietnam football system. At the end of the 2025-2026 VIE1 season, the VIE1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:

2026-2027 AFC Champions League 2 - Group Stage:
- 1st place 2025-2026 VIE1 team
2026-2027 AFC Champions League 2 - Qualifying Playoffs:
- 2nd place 2025-2026 VIE1 team
2026-2027 ASEAN Club Championship - Group Stage:
- 1st place 2025-2026 VIE1 team

The winner of the 2024-2025 Vietnamese Cup, typically an VIE1 team, also receives a berth in the Playoff Round of the 2026-2027 AFC Champions League 2.

Leagues Pyramid - Vietnam

Abbrev	League	# of Teams
VIE1	V.League 1	14
VIE2	V.League 2	14
VIE3	Vietnamese Football League Second Division	145
VIE4	Vietnamese Football League Third Division	19

Competition Structure

Season			# of Teams
Regular 15 Aug 2025 - 7 Jun 2026			14: VIE1 (12), VIE2 (2)

Season Format

During the 2025-2026 VIE1 regular season, each VIE1 team plays Home-Away matches against the other 13 VIE1 teams for a total of 26 league matches per team. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) head-to-head points, (2) head-to-head goal difference, (3) head-to-head goals scored, (4) goal difference, (5) goals scored, (6) away goals scored, then (7) disciplinary points.

Playoffs

Not applicable.

Relegation

At the end of the 2025-2026 Regular season, the 13th and 14th place VIE1 teams will be relegated directly to VIE2.

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Table

		League							Home						Road
POS		MP	W - D - L	PTS	CPTS	GF	GA	GD	MP	W - D - L	PTS	GF	GA	GD	MP	W - D - L	PTS	GF	GA	GD
1	Công An Hà Nội	26	20 -4-2	64	-	57	22	35	13	12 -1-0	37	35	13	22	13	8 -3-2	27	22	9	13
2	Viettel FC	26	15 -9-2	54	-	39	21	18	13	10 -2-1	32	18	7	11	13	5 -7-1	22	21	14	7
3	CLB Ninh Bình	26	15 -6-5	51	-	53	31	22	13	6 -4-3	22	23	12	11	13	9 -2-2	29	30	19	11
4	Hanoi T&T FC	26	14 -4-8	46	-	48	29	19	13	9 -3-1	30	27	9	18	13	5 -1-7	16	21	20	1
5	Công An TP Hồ Chí Minh FC	26	10 -6-10	36	-	28	36	-8	13	4 -4-5	16	15	17	-2	13	6 -2-5	20	13	19	-6
6	Thép Xanh Nam Đinh FC	26	9 -8-9	35	-	33	32	1	13	6 -3-4	21	18	15	3	13	3 -5-5	14	15	17	-2
7	Hải Phòng FC	26	9 -5-12	32	-	37	36	1	13	8 -3-2	27	28	15	13	13	1 -2-10	5	9	21	-12
8	Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh	26	7 -8-11	29	-	15	29	-14	13	4 -4-5	16	8	12	-4	13	3 -4-6	13	7	17	-10
9	Sông Lam Nghệ An FC	26	7 -6-13	27	-	27	40	-13	13	4 -3-6	15	14	18	-4	13	3 -3-7	12	13	22	-9
10	Hoang Anh Gia Lai	26	6 -8-12	26	-	24	37	-13	13	3 -4-6	13	13	19	-6	13	3 -4-6	13	11	18	-7
11	FLC Thanh Hóa FC	26	5 -10-11	25	-	26	38	-12	13	3 -6-4	15	15	15	0	13	2 -4-7	10	11	23	-12
12	PVF-CAND FC	26	5 -9-12	24	-	26	44	-18	13	2 -7-4	13	15	20	-5	13	3 -2-8	11	11	24	-13
13	SHB Đà Nẵng FC	26	5 -9-12	24	-	33	39	-6	13	4 -3-6	15	20	17	3	13	1 -6-6	9	13	22	-9
14	Becamex Binh Duong FC	26	6 -6-14	24	-	31	43	-12	13	3 -2-8	11	16	23	-7	13	3 -4-6	13	15	20	-5
2026-2027 AFCCL 2/ASEAN Club 2026-2027 AFCCL 2 Relegation to VIE2