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| Season | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 25 February – 19 November |
| Champions | Hanoi FC 6th VL1 title 6th Vietnamese title |
| Relegated | Saigon FC |
| Champions League | Hanoi FC Haiphong FC |
| Matches played | 156 |
| Goals scored | 380 (2.44 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Rimario Gordon (17 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Dong A Thanh Hoa 4–0 Saigon FC (16 July) Viettel 4–0 Nam Dinh (15 September) Hanoi FC 5–1 Becamex Binh Duong (1 October) |
| Biggest away win | Ho Chi Minh City FC 0–6 Hanoi FC (19 October) |
| Highest scoring | Hong Linh Ha Tinh 3–4 Saigon FC (30 July) Haiphong FC 4–3 Ho Chi Minh City FC (26 August) Hanoi FC 5–2 Nam Dinh FC (15 October) |
| Longest winning run | Hanoi FC (7 matches) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Haiphong FC (14 matches) |
| Longest winless run | Hong Linh Ha Tinh (11 matches) |
| Longest losing run | Ho Chi Minh City FC Saigon FC SHB Da Nang (4 matches) |
| Highest attendance | 22,000 Haiphong FC 3–2 Hanoi FC (23 October) |
| Lowest attendance | 1,000 Hong Linh Ha Tinh 0–1 Haiphong FC (25 February) |
| Total attendance | 979,500 |
| Average attendance | 6,402 (excluding matches played behind closed doors) |
← 2021 2023 →
All statistics correct as of complete. | |
The 2022 V.League 1, known as the Night Wolf V.League 1 (Vietnamese: Giải bóng đá Vô địch Quốc gia Night Wolf 2022) for sponsorship reasons, was the 39th season of the V.League 1, the highest division of Vietnamese football and the 22nd as a professional league.[1] The season started on 25 February 2022, and ended on 20 November.[2]
There was no defending champion as a result of the previous season being abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
There was a break from 14 March until 2 July to accommodate for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification and the delayed 2021 Southeast Asian Games.
Hanoi FC won their 6th league title on 13 November with one match to spare.[3]
Due to the previous season being abandoned, no teams were promoted or relegated from the 2021 season.[4] All but one club from the 2021 season contested in the league. Than Quang Ninh were not permitted to participate due to financial reasons, leaving the league starting with just 13 clubs.[5]
Dissolved
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topenland Binh Dinh | Binh Dinh | Quy Nhon | 15,000 |
| Becamex Binh Duong | Binh Duong | Go Dau | 13,035 |
| SHB Da Nang | Da Nang | Hoa Xuan | 20,000 |
| Hoang Anh Gia Lai | Gia Lai | Pleiku | 12,000 |
| Haiphong FC | Haiphong | Lach Tray | 30,000 |
| Hanoi FC | Hanoi | Hang Day | 22,500 |
| Viettel | |||
| Hong Linh Ha Tinh | Ha Tinh | Ha Tinh | 20,000 |
| Ho Chi Minh City FC | Ho Chi Minh City | Thong Nhat | 16,000 |
| Saigon FC | |||
| Nam Dinh FC | Nam Dinh | Thien Truong | 30,000 |
| Song Lam Nghe An | Nghe An | Vinh | 18,000 |
| Dong A Thanh Hoa | Thanh Hoa | Thanh Hoa | 12,000 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topenland Binh Dinh | |||
| Becamex Binh Duong | |||
| SHB Da Nang | |||
| Hoang Anh Gia Lai | |||
| Haiphong | |||
| Hanoi | |||
| Viettel | |||
| Hong Linh Ha Tinh | |||
| Ho Chi Minh City | |||
| Saigon | |||
| Nam Dinh | |||
| Song Lam Nghe An | |||
| Dong A Thanh Hoa |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ho Chi Minh City | Contract not renewed | 27 September 2021 | Pre-season | 29 September 2021 | ||
| Haiphong | Contract not renewed | October 2021 | 6 October 2021 | |||
| Becamex Binh Duong | Interim period over | October 2021 | 15 October 2021 | |||
| Hanoi | Resigned | 19 February 2022 | 19 February 2022 | |||
| Viettel | Demoted | 12 July 2022 | 7th[8] | 15 July 2022 | ||
| Becamex Binh Duong | Reorganized | 1 August 2022 | 10th | 1 August 2022 | ||
| Ho Chi Minh City | Reorganized | 8 August 2022 | 12th | 8 August 2022 | ||
| Ho Chi Minh City | End of caretaker spell | 23 August 2022 | 11th | 23 August 2022 | ||
| Nam Dinh | Sacked | 24 August 2022 | 12th | 24 August 2022 | ||
| Ho Chi Minh City | Resigned | 1 October 2022 | 13th | 2 October 2022 | ||
| Dong A Thanh Hoa | Medical reasons | 6 November 2022 | 6th | 6 November 2022 |
Players name in bold indicates the player was registered after the start of the season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hanoi (C) | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 47 | 21 | +26 | 51 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Haiphong | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 48 | Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round[a] |
| 3 | Topenland Binh Dinh | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 22 | +15 | 47 | |
| 4 | Viettel | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 14 | +15 | 39 | |
| 5 | Song Lam Nghe An | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 33 | |
| 6 | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 32 | Standby for AFC Cup group stage |
| 7 | Becamex Binh Duong | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 28[b] | |
| 8 | Dong A Thanh Hoa | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 28[b] | |
| 9 | Ho Chi Minh City | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 34 | −11 | 25[c] | |
| 10 | SHB Da Nang | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 35 | −17 | 25[c] | |
| 11 | Hong Linh Ha Tinh | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 24 | |
| 12 | Nam Dinh | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 33 | −12 | 23 | |
| 13 | Saigon (R) | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 42 | −16 | 22 | Relegation to V.League 2 |
This table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.
| Winner and qualification to the Champions League group stage | |
| Qualification to the Champions League play-off round | |
| Relegate to V.League 2 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haiphong | 17 | |
| 2 | Hanoi | 10 | |
| 3 | Viettel | 9 | |
| Becamex Binh Duong | |||
| Dong A Thanh Hoa | |||
| 6 | Topenland Binh Dinh | 8 | |
| Hanoi | |||
| Hong Linh Ha Tinh | |||
| 9 | 5 players | 7 | |
Source: Soccerway
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topenland Binh Dinh | Hanoi | 3–0 (A)[12] | 2 September 2022 | |
| Nam Dinh | Saigon | 3–0 (H) | 13 November 2022 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viettel | 9 | |
| 2 | Topenland Binh Dinh | 7 | |
| Haiphong | |||
| Dong A Thanh Hoa | |||
| Song Lam Nghe An | |||
| 6 | Hanoi | 5 | |
| 7 | 5 players | 4 | |
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nam Dinh FC | 132,000 | 19,000 | 5,000 | 11,000 | +161.9% |
| 2 | Haiphong FC | 116,639 | 22,000 | 4,000 | 9,719 | +114.4%2 |
| 4 | Hanoi FC | 95,500 | 14,000 | 3,000 | 7,958 | +144.9% |
| 3 | Topenland Binh Dinh | 100,000 | 16,000 | 4,000 | 8,333 | −37.1% |
| 5 | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 70,000 | 10,000 | 4,000 | 7,000 | −22.2%1 |
| 6 | Song Lam Nghe An | 77,000 | 16,000 | 2,000 | 6,417 | +94.5% |
| 7 | Becamex Binh Duong | 62,700 | 8,500 | 3,000 | 5,225 | +24.4% |
| 8 | Hong Linh Ha Tinh | 62,500 | 10,000 | 1,000 | 5,208 | +24.0% |
| 9 | Dong A Thanh Hoa | 61,000 | 8,000 | 3,500 | 5,083 | −36.5% |
| 10 | SHB Danang | 57,800 | 8,000 | 2,000 | 4,817 | −37.2% |
| 11 | Viettel | 54,000 | 8,000 | 2,000 | 4,500 | +73.1% |
| 12 | Saigon FC | 47,500 | 7,000 | 2,500 | 3,958 | −26.4% |
| 13 | Ho Chi Minh City FC | 47,000 | 7,000 | 2,000 | 3,917 | −13.0% |
| League total | 979,500 | 22,000 | 1,000 | 6,402 | +3.1% |
Updated to games played on complete
Source: League attendance
Notes:
1: Played two matches behind closed doors due to local COVID-19 restrictions.
2: Played one match behind closed doors due to a fan assaulting a match official at the end of their 19 July match against Topenland Binh Dinh.
| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Goal of the Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | |
| March | Haiphong | Haiphong | Song Lam Nghe An | |||
| July | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | ||||
| August | Hanoi | Hanoi | Ho Chi Minh City | |||
| September | Topenland Binh Dinh | Viettel | Viettel | |||
| October | Haiphong | Hanoi | Hanoi | |||
| Award | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Manager of the Year | Haiphong FC | |
| Player of the Year | Hanoi | |
| Best Young Player | SHB Da Nang | |
| Goal of the Year | Hanoi |
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