Vietnamese Football League Second Division

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Football league

Vietnamese Football League Second DivisionOrganising body| Vietnam Football Federation (VFF)

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Founded| 2000; 25 years ago (2000)
Country| Vietnam
Confederation| AFC
Number of clubs| 145
Level on pyramid| 3
Promotion to| V.League 2
Relegation to| Third Division
Domestic cup(s)| none
Current champions| Định Hướng Phú Nhuận
LPBank Hồ Chí Minh City (1st title)
Most championships| Bà Rịa Vũng Tàu
Công An Nhân Dân
Phù Đổng
Quảng Nam
Tây Ninh
(2 titles)
Website| vff.org.vn
Current: 2025 Vietnamese Football League Second Division

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.[2]

## History

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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.[3] 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.[4] Through the course of the season this number grew even bigger, to 15 full associate members that formed the core of V.League 3.[5]

## Current season

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Main article: 2025 Vietnamese Football League Second Division

15 teams compete in the 2025 season, split into two groups.

Group A

Team  | Location  | Stadium  | Capacity

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Bắc Ninh | Bắc Ninh | Từ Sơn City Stadium | 5,000
Hà Nội B | Hà Nội | Thanh Trì Stadium | 4,000
Hoài Đức | Hoài Đức Stadium | 3,500
Phú Thọ | Phú Thọ | Việt Trì Stadium | 20,000
PVF | Hưng Yên | PVF Stadium | 3,600
PVF-CAND B
Quảng Ninh | Quảng Ninh | Quảng Ninh Province Sports Complex | 4,000

Group B

Team  | Location  | Stadium  | Capacity

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Đắk Lắk | Đắk Lắk | Buôn Ma Thuật Stadium | 20,000
Gia Định | Hồ Chí Minh City | Tân Hiệp Stadium | 1,000
Văn Hiến University | District 8 Stadium | 500
Kon Tum | Kon Tum | Kon Tum Stadium | 11,000
Lâm Đồng | Lâm Đồng | Đà Lạt Stadium | 20,000
SHB Đà Nẵng B | Đà Nẵng | TBD | ?
Tây Ninh | Tây Ninh | TBD | ?
Vĩnh Long | Vĩnh Long | Vĩnh Long Stadium | 10,000

## Winners

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Season  | Winners  | Runner-up

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2000 | Hải Quan | Bình Định
2001 | Thanh Hóa | Cần Thơ
2002 | Bưu điện
Đắk Lắk | An Giang
5th Military Region
2003 | Quảng Nam | Khải Hoàn Hotel
2004 | Khánh Hòa | Strata Đồng Nai
2005 | 5th Military Region | Tây Ninh
2006 | Thành Nghĩa Dung Quất Quảng Ngãi | Than Quảng Ninh
2007 | 7th Military Region | T&T Hà Nội
2008 | Quảng Nam | Hải An Sài Gòn United
2009 | TDC Bình Dương | Viettel
2010 | Nguyễn Hoàng Kiên Giang | Hòa Phát V&V
2011 | SHB Đà Nẵng B | Lâm Đồng
2012 | Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu | Khatoco Khánh Hòa B
2013 | Huế
Sanna Khánh Hòa
Tây Ninh | Đắk Lắk
Hồ Chí Minh City
2014 | Bình Phước
Công An Nhân Dân
Nam Định
Phú Yên | Kon Tum
Tiền Giang
Vĩnh Long
Long An B
2015 | Fico Cement Tây Ninh
Viettel | Cà Mau
2016 | PVF | Bình Định
2017 | Công An Nhân Dân
Bình Định | Hà Nội B
2018 | An Giang
Phù Đổng | Phố Hiến
2019 | Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu | Hà Nội B
2020 | Phù Đổng
Phú Thọ | Gia Định
2021 |

Season cancelled

2022 | Bình Thuận
Hoà Bình | Hải Nam Vĩnh Yên
Đồng Nai
2023 | Đồng Nai
Đồng Tháp | Đắk Lắk
SHB Đà Nẵng B
2024 | Định Hướng Phú Nhuận
Hồ Chí Minh City Youth | Kon Tum
Bắc Ninh
2025 |  |

## References

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1. ^ "Vietnam Second Division 2024 Table & Stats | FootyStats".
2. ^ "Giai bong da hang nhi quoc gia". 27 June 2015.
3. ^ "VFF - Sửa đổi, bổ sung Điều lệ giải bóng đá Hạng Ba toàn quốc 2005". VFF (in Vietnamese). 2005-09-28. Retrieved 2025-03-10.
4. ^ "VFF - Giải bóng đá Hạng Ba toàn quốc 2010: Đã có 17 đội đăng ký tham dự". VFF (in Vietnamese). 2010-08-17. Retrieved 2025-03-10.
5. ^ "VFF - Điều lệ Giải bóng đá hạng Ba toàn quốc 2005". VFF (in Vietnamese). 2005-09-28. Retrieved 2025-03-10.

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Vietnamese Second Division

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Clubs|

| Group A|

* Bắc Ninh
* Hanoi FC B
* Hoài Đức
* Phú Thọ
* PVF
* PVF-CAND B
* Quảng Ninh

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Group B|

* Đắk Lắk
* Gia Định
* Kon Tum
* Lâm Đồng
* SHB Đà Nẵng B
* Tây Ninh
* Văn Hiến University
* Vinh Long

Seasons|

* 2001
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* 2005
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* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
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* 2020
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* 2022
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* 2024
* 2025

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Football in Vietnam

* Vietnam Football Federation
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National teams|

| Men's|

* National
* Results
* 2020-present
* 2010–2019
* 1991–2009
* 1947–1975
* U-23
* results
* U-20
* U-17
* Futsal (U-20)
* Beach

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Women's|

* National
* U-20
* U-17
* Futsal

Domestic leagues|

| Men's|

* V.League 1
* V.League 2
* League Two
* League Three
* U-21
* U-19
* U-17
* U-15
* Youth
* Schoolboys
* Beach

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Women's|

* National League
* U-19
* U-16

Men's Futsal|

* Futsal League

Women's Futsal|

* Women's Futsal Championship

Domestic cups|

| Men's|

* Cup
* Super Cup

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Women's|

* Cup

Men's Futsal|

* Futsal Cup
* LS Cup

Continental club competitions|

* AFC Champions League
* record
* AFC Cup
* record
* AFC Futsal Club Championship

Regional club competitions|

* Mekong Club Championship
* ASEAN Club Championship
* AFF Futsal Club Championship

Friendly tournaments|

* Ho Chi Minh City Cup
* VTV-T&T Cup
* VFF Cup
* International Thanh Niên Newspaper Cup
* BTV Cup

Awards|

* Golden Ball
* V.League Awards

History|

* General
* North Vietnam
* South Vietnam
* U-20

Lists|

* Clubs
* Born outside Vietnam

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