Vietnamese First Division
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| Country | Vietnam |
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| Confederation | AFC |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Promotion to | V-League |
| Relegation to | Vietnam Second Division |
| Domestic cup(s) | Vietnamese Cup |
| Current champions | Đồng Tâm Long An (2012) |
| Website | http://www.vnleague.com |
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The Vietnamese First Division (Vietnamese: Giải bóng đá hạng Nhất Quốc gia), officially named for sponsorship reasons Eximbank First Division and commonly known as V.League 2, is the second tier league in Vietnamese football, after the V-League, with 8 teams competing.
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Format [edit]
The league comprised 14 clubs. Starting in the 2013 season, only 8 teams will participate in the league.[1] Over the course of a season, clubs play a two-leg round-robin format over 18 rounds with a total of 90 matches. The club finishing at the bottom of the league table will be relegated to the Vietnamese Second Division while the top three clubs will be promoted to the 2014 V-League season.[2]
Current clubs [edit]
Locations of Clubs for the 2013 V-League First Division season
| Club | Based | Home stadium | Capacity | Manager |
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| Hùng Vương An Giang | Long Xuyên | Long Xuyen Stadium | 15,000 |  Nhan Thiện Nhân |
| Bình Ðịnh | Qui Nhon | Quy Nhon Stadium | 25,000 | Nguyen Van Hung |
| TDC Bình Dương | Thủ Dầu Một | Gò Đậu Stadium | 18,250 | Đặng Trần Chỉnh |
| XSKT Cần Thơ | Cần Thơ | Cần Thơ Stadium | 50,000 | Huynh Ngoc San |
| TDCS Đồng Tháp | Cao Lãnh | Cao Lãnh Stadium | 23,000 | Trần Công Minh |
| Hà Nội | Hanoi | Hàng Đẫy Stadium | 22,000 | Hoàng Văn Phúc |
| QNK Quảng Nam | Tam Kỳ | Tam Kỳ Stadium | 15,624 | Tran Vu |
| Than Quảng Ninh | Hạ Long | Cửa Ông Stadium | 10,000 | Dinh Cao Nghia |
- Đồng Tâm Long An was promoted as the champions to the 2013 V-League season. Hà Nội was to be promoted but will stay in the First Division due to league regulations for two clubs with the same owners competing in the same division. Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu, SHB Ðà Nẵng B, Khatoco Khánh Hoà B, XSKT Lâm Đồng, and Hà Nội were dissolved before the start of the season.
Stadiums (2013) [edit]
Primary venues used in the V-League:
| Hùng Vương An Giang | Bình Ðịnh | TDC Bình Dương | XSKT Cần Thơ |
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| Long Xuyen Stadium | Quy Nhon Stadium | Gò Đậu Stadium | Cần Thơ Stadium |
| Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 18,250 | Capacity: 50,000 |
| TDCS Đồng Tháp | Trẻ Hà Nội T&T | QNK Quảng Nam | Than Quảng Ninh |
| Cao Lãnh Stadium | Hàng Đẫy Stadium | Tam Kỳ Stadium | Cửa Ông Stadium |
| Capacity: 23,000 | Capacity: 22,500 | Capacity: 15,624 | Capacity: 10,000 |
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Previous seasons [edit]
League champions and runners-ups [edit]
Top scorers [edit]
| Season | Name | Club | Goals |
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| 2008 |  Flavio da Silva Cruz |
Huda Huế | 18 |
| 2009 | Eduardo Furrier |
Than Quảng Ninh | 16 |
| 2010 | Nguyễn Xuân Thành Jorge Luiz Cruz Christian Nsi Amougou Nguyễn Thành Trung |
Hà Nội ACB Boss Bình Ðịnh Than Quảng Ninh An Giang |
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| 2011 | Christian Nsi Amougou |
Sài Gòn Xuân Thành | 17 |
| 2012 |  Diabate Souleymane |
XSKT Cần Thơ | 21 |
References [edit]
- ^ "Football Federation fixes the V-League 2013 plan". Vietnam Net. December 13, 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
- ^ "Football Federation fixes the V-League 2013 plan". Vietnam Net. December 13, 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
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