2020_V.League_1

2020 V.League 1

2020 V.League 1

64th season of the highest division of association football in Vietnam


The 2020 V.League 1 season (or LS V.League 1 2020 for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 64th season of the V.League 1, the highest division of Football in Vietnam.

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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the schedule had been changed to begin on 7 March instead of 21 February as originally planned.[2] All matches in matchdays 1 and 2 were played behind closed doors due to the same reason. Following the stabilizing situation, the league resumed in June, and also became the first league to allow fans into the stadium post-COVID-19 outbreak.[3] On 26 July 2020, the league was suspended again due to another surge in COVID-19 cases.[4]

Changes from last season

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2019 season.

Rules changes

In the 2020 season, each team could register 3+1 foreign players (3 foreign + 1 naturalized Vietnamese). The teams that participated in ASEAN Club Championship and AFC Cup (Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Than Quang Ninh) could register 3+1+1 foreign players (3 foreign + 1 naturalized Vietnamese + 1 AFC player)

On 13 May 2020, the format had been slightly changed, including:

  • The 1st leg will remain unchanged.
  • After the 1st leg, teams will be split into 2 groups:
    • Championship group (Group A) will include the top 8 teams in the 1st leg.
    • Relegation group (Group B) will include the bottom 6 teams in the 1st leg.
  • Each group will play another single round-robin format. After the end of season:
    • The champions will qualify for the 2021 AFC Champions League group stage.
    • The runners-up and the cup winners, Hanoi (or the league 3rd-placers if Hanoi qualified for AFC Club Competitions through league performance) will qualify for the 2021 AFC Cup group stage.
    • The 14th-ranked team will be relegated to 2021 V.League 2. There's no relegation playoff for this season. and the 13th-ranked team will stay in V.League 1 2021.

Teams

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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.

Managerial changes

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Foreign players

Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.

  • ^1 Naturalized players whose parents or grandparents were born in Vietnam, thus are regarded as local players.

Phase 1 League table

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Updated to match(es) played on 1 October 2020. Source: VPF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Disciplinary points; 5) Play-off (Only to decide champions, runners-up, third placed and relegation spots); 6) Drawing of lots (Criteria 2 to 5 only applies after the conclusion of round 13)

Phase 2 League Table

Championship Group

More information Pos, Team ...
Updated to match(es) played on 8 November 2020. Source: VPF
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. Hanoi FC is qualified for the 2021 AFC Cup Group stage as 2020 Vietnamese Cup winners.

Relegation Group

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Updated to match(es) played on 31 October 2020. Source: VPF
(R) Relegated

Results

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Updated to match(es) played on 24 July 2020. Source: Vietnam Professional Football
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

This table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve the chronological evolution, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.

More information Team ╲ Round, Saigon ...
Championship Round
Relegation Round
Updated to match(es) played on 1 October 2020. Source: Table by round (in Vietnamese)
More information Team ╲ Round, Viettel ...

Season progress

More information Team ╲ Round, Becamex Binh Duong ...
Updated to match(es) played on 24 July 2020. Source: VPF
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose; X = Not played (for bottom 6 teams)

Schedule

Attendances

By club

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By round

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  • Due to concerns about the COVID-19 epidemic, all 14 matches in the first 2 rounds were played without spectators.

Season statistics

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