1980 V-League

Vietnam National A1 Football Cup

Season	1980
Dates	3 February – 1 May
Champions	Tổng Cục Đường Sắt
Relegated	Tien Giang An Giang Dong Thap
← 1978–79 (Vietnam Football Championship) 1981–82 →

1980 saw the inaugural national football championship in Vietnam known locally as the Vietnam National A1 Football Cup. ^[1]

Seventeen teams took part in the competition that was played in two stages;^{[ citation needed ]} a Group stage featuring 3 groups of 6 and 5 teams and a Championship stage featuring the three group winners. ^[2]

Originally there were 18 teams, with 8 from Hồng Hà League in the North, 2 from Trường Sơn League in the Central and 8 from Cửu Long League in the South. However, defending all-Vietnam champions Thể Công (Câu lạc bộ Quân đội) withdrew due to internal reasons.

Group stage

• Group stage winners advanced to the Championship stage.
• Bottom placed teams in each group automatically relegated.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Cong An Hanoi	10	7	2	1	24	7	+17	16	Qualify for Championship stage
2	Quan Khu 3	10	6	3	1	15	7	+8	15
3	Saigon Port	10	3	4	3	13	12	+1	10
4	Cong Nhan Nghia Binh	10	2	5	3	11	16	−5	9
5	Cong Nghiep Thuc Pham	10	3	2	5	16	14	+2	8
6	Tien Giang	10	0	2	8	8	31	−23	2	Relegated

Source: RSSSF

Result

Home / Away	CÔN	QK3	CSG	CNB	CTP	TGI
CÔN	—	0–0	4–0	3–0	1–0	4–2
QK3	1–0	—	1–1	3–2	3–1	1–0
CSG	1–1	0–0	—	2–2	2–0	2–0
CNB	0–3	2–1	1–0	—	2–2	0–0
CTP	0–1	0–1	2–1	2–0	—	4–0
TGI	3–7	1–4	1–4	0–0	1–5	—

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Tong Cuc Duong Sat	10	5	5	0	12	5	+7	15	Qualify for Championship stage
2	Phong Khong	10	3	5	2	8	8	0	11
3	So CN TP.HCM	10	2	5	3	12	11	+1	9
4	Haiphong Port	10	0	9	1	10	11	−1	9
5	Tay Ninh	10	2	4	4	7	9	−2	8
6	An Giang	10	2	4	4	7	12	−5	8	Relegated

Source: RSSSF

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Customs	8	5	2	1	12	3	+9	12	Qualify for Championship stage
2	Quan Khu Thu Do	8	3	3	2	9	5	+4	9
3	CNXD Hai Phong	8	3	2	3	5	5	0	8
4	Phu Khanh	8	2	3	3	8	11	−3	7
5	Dong Thap	8	1	2	5	4	14	−10	4	Relegated

Source: RSSSF

Championship stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tổng Cục Đường Sắt	2	2	0	0	3	1	+2	4	Champions
2	Công An Hà Nội	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	2
3	Hải Quan	2	0	0	2	1	3	−2	0

Source: RSSSF

Vietnam National A1 Football Cup champions
Tổng Cục Đường Sắt 1st title

References

1. "Hai nữ sinh thổi hồn vào logo của V.League 1 – VTC News". Báo VTC (in Vietnamese). 26 December 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
2. "V-League secures naming rights sponsor – SportsPro Media". sportspromedia.com. Retrieved 21 August 2019.