2022 V.League 1

Night Wolf V.League 1 – 2022
Season2022
Dates25 February – 19 November
ChampionsHanoi FC
6th VL1 title
6th Vietnamese title
RelegatedSaigon FC
Champions LeagueHanoi FC
Haiphong FC
Matches played156
Goals scored380 (2.44 per match)
Top goalscorerRimario Gordon
(17 goals)
Biggest home winDong 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 winHo Chi Minh City FC 0–6 Hanoi FC
(19 October)
Highest scoringHong 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 runHanoi FC
(7 matches)
Longest unbeaten runHaiphong FC
(14 matches)
Longest winless runHong Linh Ha Tinh
(11 matches)
Longest losing runHo Chi Minh City FC
Saigon FC
SHB Da Nang
(4 matches)
Highest attendance22,000
Haiphong FC 3–2 Hanoi FC
(23 October)
Lowest attendance1,000
Hong Linh Ha Tinh 0–1 Haiphong FC
(25 February)
Total attendance979,500
Average attendance6,402
(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]

Changes from the previous season

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]

From V.League 1

Dissolved

Teams

Stadiums and locations

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

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 Manager Captain Kit manufacturer
Topenland Binh Dinh Nguyễn Đức Thắng Hồ Tấn Tài Kamito
Becamex Binh Duong Lư Đình Tuấn Tô Văn Vũ Kamito
SHB Da Nang Phan Thanh Hùng Hoàng Minh Tâm Kamito
Hoang Anh Gia Lai Kiatisuk Senamuang Lương Xuân Trường Mizuno
Haiphong Chu Đình Nghiêm Nguyễn Hải Huy Jogarbola
Hanoi Chun Jae-ho (interim) Nguyễn Văn Quyết Jogarbola
Viettel Bae Ji-won Bùi Tiến Dũng Li-Ning
Hong Linh Ha Tinh Nguyễn Thành Công Trần Phi Sơn Grand Sport
Ho Chi Minh City Vũ Tiến Thành (interim) Sầm Ngọc Đức Kelme
Saigon Phùng Thanh Phương Cao Văn Triền Kelme
Nam Dinh Vũ Hồng Việt Nguyễn Hạ Long Kelme
Song Lam Nghe An Nguyễn Huy Hoàng Quế Ngọc Hải Grand Sport
Dong A Thanh Hoa Svetislav Tanasijević (caretaker) Lê Văn Thắng Jogarbola

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Ho Chi Minh City Alexandré Pölking[6] Contract not renewed 27 September 2021 Pre-season Trần Minh Chiến 29 September 2021
Haiphong Phạm Anh Tuấn Contract not renewed October 2021 Chu Đình Nghiêm 6 October 2021
Becamex Binh Duong Nguyễn Thanh Sơn Interim period over October 2021 Đặng Trần Chỉnh 15 October 2021
Hanoi Park Choong-kyun[7] Resigned 19 February 2022 Chun Jae-ho (interim)[7] 19 February 2022
Viettel Trương Việt Hoàng[8] Demoted 12 July 2022 7th[8] Bae Ji-won[8] 15 July 2022
Becamex Binh Duong Đặng Trần Chỉnh Reorganized 1 August 2022 10th Lư Đình Tuấn[9] 1 August 2022
Ho Chi Minh City Trần Minh Chiến Reorganized 8 August 2022 12th Nguyễn Hữu Thắng (caretaker) 8 August 2022
Ho Chi Minh City Nguyễn Hữu Thắng (caretaker) End of caretaker spell 23 August 2022 11th Trương Việt Hoàng[10] 23 August 2022
Nam Dinh Nguyễn Văn Sỹ Sacked 24 August 2022 12th Vũ Hồng Việt 24 August 2022
Ho Chi Minh City Trương Việt Hoàng Resigned 1 October 2022 13th Vũ Tiến Thành[11] 2 October 2022
Dong A Thanh Hoa Ljupko Petrović Medical reasons 6 November 2022 6th Svetislav Tanasijević (caretaker) 6 November 2022

Foreign players

Players name in bold indicates the player was registered after the start of the season.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4
(AFC Player)
Player 5
(Naturalized Vietnamese player)
Former Players
Topenland Binh Dinh Hêndrio Rafaelson Jermie Lynch Adriano Schmidt1
Đặng Văn Lâm1
Becamex Binh Duong Eydison Wellington Adão Guy N'Diaye Kesley Alves Abass Guiro
Dawda Ceesay
SHB Da Nang Claudir Erick Luis Walisson Maia Ivan Marić
Christian OsaguonaINJ

Damir Memović
Aboubakar Koné

Hoang Anh Gia Lai Bruno Henrique Maurício Washington Brandão An Sae-hee Jefferson Baiano
Kim Dong-su
Haiphong Rimario Gordon Joseph Mpande Moses Oloya Martin Lo1
Hanoi Lucão Tonći Mujan Vladimir Silađi Đuro ZecINJ
Josip Ivančić
Viettel Caíque Geovane Pedro Paulo Jahongir Abdumuminov
Hong Linh Ha Tinh Janclesio Paollo Dionatan Machado Zakaria SurakaINJ
Abdul Basit
Ho Chi Minh City Brendon Lucas Daniel Green Atapharoy Bygrave Hoàng Vũ Samson
Lee Nguyen1
Bruno Cosendey
Maurício Cordeiro
Saigon Matheus Nicholas Olsen Rodrigue Nanitelamio Gastón Merlo Ahn Byung-keon
Gustavo Santos
André Vieira
Nam Dinh Alisson Victor Mansaray Rodrigo Dias Geoffrey Kizito
Steven Dang1
Márcio Marques
Yevhen Bokhashvili
Andre Fagan
Song Lam Nghe An Mario Arqués Michael Olaha Ganiyu Oseni Thiago Papel Abdul Basit
Mark O'OjongINJ
Dong A Thanh Hoa Zé Paulo Gustavo Sant'Ana Gustavo Santos Igor Jelić
Paulo Henrique
Victor Kamhuka
  • ^1 Naturalized players whose parents or grandparents were born in Vietnam, thus are regarded as local players.
  • ^INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.

Standings

League table

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
Source: VPF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Disciplinary points; 6) Play-off (Only to decide champions, runners-up, third placed and relegation spots); 7) Drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Since Hanoi qualified for the AFC Champions League group stage as the league winners and won the Vietnamese Cup, Haiphong will participate in the AFC Champions League Qualifying play-offs or AFC Cup group stage and the standy position will be passed down to the league third-placed team.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Becamex Binh Duong 6, Dong A Thanh Hoa 0.
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Ho Chi Minh City FC 4, SHB Danang 1.

Positions by round

This table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Hanoi FC32223242111111111111111111
Haiphong21111121454433333422222222
Topenland Binh Dinh136756435766542224244333333
Viettel13334757577654442333444444
Song Lam Nghe An44445313223225556655665555
Hoang Anh Gia Lai7811911864332366665788887766
Dong A Thanh Hoa111312710118101088888787566556677
Becamex Binh Duong1055626799109999879877778888
Ho Chi Minh City910887911121211121211121212131212131310101099
SHB Danang67610810108645777109101010999991010
Hong Linh Ha Tinh1212101395968910101010111111111112121211111211
Nam Dinh FC8119111212121111121111121191089911101112121112
Saigon FC59131213131313131313131313131312131310111313131313
Winner and qualification to the Champions League group stage
Qualification to the Champions League play-off round
Relegate to V.League 2
Source: Table by round (in Vietnamese)

Results

Home \ Away BBD DTH HPG HAN HGL HCM HHT NDI SGN SDN SNA TBD VTL
Becamex Binh Duong 4–2 2–2 0–3 1–1 0–0 2–2 1–1 2–1 2–2 0–1 2–3 2–1
Dong A Thanh Hoa 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–3 1–2 2–0 1–1 4–0 3–0 2–0 2–1 1–0
Haiphong 2–1 1–1 3–2 1–1 4–3 1–1 2–1 3–1 1–0 4–1 3–1 1–2
Hanoi 5–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 2–0 5–2 3–1 3–0 2–1 0–3 1–0
Hoang Anh Gia Lai 2–1 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–2 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–2
Ho Chi Minh City 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–6 0–2 1–2 0–1 0–2 3–0 2–2 1–2 0–0
Hong Linh Ha Tinh 3–1 1–2 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–4 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–0
Nam Dinh 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 3–0 2–1 0–1 0–2 1–0
Saigon 2–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 3–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–1
SHB Da Nang 0–4 1–0 0–2 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–1 0–1 0–2
Song Lam Nghe An 3–0 0–0 3–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–2 2–2 1–2 0–1
Topenland Binh Dinh 4–1 2–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 0–1 1–0 0–2
Viettel 0–1 3–1 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 4–0 2–0 3–0 2–0 0–0
Source: Vietnam Professional Football
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Rimario Gordon Haiphong 17
2 Phạm Tuấn Hải Hanoi 10
3 Geovane Magno Viettel 9
Nguyễn Tiến Linh Becamex Binh Duong
Zé Paulo Dong A Thanh Hoa
6 Jermie Lynch Topenland Binh Dinh 8
Lucão do Break Hanoi
Paollo Hong Linh Ha Tinh
9 5 players 7

Source: Soccerway

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
Rafaelson Topenland Binh Dinh Hanoi 3–0 (A)[12] 2 September 2022
Rodrigo Dias Nam Dinh Saigon 3–0 (H) 13 November 2022

Clean sheets

Rank Player Club Clean
sheets
1 Trần Nguyên Mạnh Viettel 9
2 Đặng Văn Lâm Topenland Binh Dinh 7
Nguyễn Đình Triệu Haiphong
Nguyễn Thanh Diệp Dong A Thanh Hoa
Nguyễn Văn Hoàng Song Lam Nghe An
6 Nguyễn Văn Công Hanoi 5
7 5 players 4

Attendances

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.

Awards

Monthly awards

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Goal of the Month
Manager Club Player Club Player Club
March Chu Đình Nghiêm Haiphong Rimario Gordon Haiphong Phan Văn Đức Song Lam Nghe An
July Kiatisuk Senamuang Hoang Anh Gia Lai Nguyễn Văn Tòan Hoang Anh Gia Lai
August Chun Jae-ho Hanoi Nguyễn Văn Quyết Hanoi Ngô Hoàng Thịnh Ho Chi Minh City
September Nguyễn Đức Thắng Topenland Binh Dinh Nguyễn Hoàng Đức Viettel Nguyễn Hoàng Đức Viettel
October Chu Đình Nghiêm Haiphong Phạm Tuấn Hải Hanoi Phạm Tuấn Hải Hanoi

Annual awards

Award Winner Club
Manager of the Year Chu Dinh Nghiem[13] Haiphong FC
Player of the Year Nguyễn Văn Quyết[13] Hanoi
Best Young Player Nguyễn Phi Hoàng[13] SHB Da Nang
Goal of the Year Phạm Tuấn Hải[13] Hanoi
Best XI[13]
Goalkeeper Trần Nguyên Mạnh (Viettel)
Defenders Hồ Tấn Tài (Topenland Binh Dinh) Nguyễn Thanh Bình (Viettel) Nguyễn Thành Chung (Hanoi) Đàm Tiến Dũng (Dong A Thanh Hoa)
Midfielders Đỗ Hùng Dũng (Hanoi) Nguyễn Hoàng Đức (Viettel) Nguyễn Hải Huy (Haiphong)
Forwards Nguyễn Văn Quyết (Hanoi) Rimario Gordon (Haiphong) Phạm Tuấn Hải (Hanoi)

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