Teams
A total of 10 teams will contest the league, including 9 sides from the 2012 season.
Relegation for Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh and XM Fico Tây Ninh to the 2013 Vietnamese Second Division was confirmed on the final matchday on 19 August 2012. [2]
Hà Nội were to be promoted to the 2013 V-League season but returned to the league because they could not find a separate title sponsor than their parent club. TĐCS Đồng Tháp were relegated from the 2012 V-League season. Vicem Hải Phòng, who were relegated from the 2012 V-League season, will return to compete in the 2013 V-League season after purchasing the place of dissolved Khatoco Khánh Hòa. [3]
Hà Nội B was dissolved on 27 November 2012 when club officials could not secure a new sponsor after the earlier arrest of Chairman Nguyen Duc Kien caused all sponsorship from his assets to be blocked. [4]
SHB Đà Nẵng B and 2012 Vietnamese Second Division champions and runners-up, Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu and Khatoco Khánh Hòa B, were officially dissolved at a league meeting on 8 December 2012.
The VPF decided to keep the number of participating clubs at 10, not promoting other clubs from the Vietnamese Second Division due to new league regulations on club management. [5]
On 8 December 2012, the VPF had stated that the Vietnam U22 team would be added to the V-League to gain experience ahead of the 2013 Southeast Asian Games and to bring the participating number of clubs to 12. [6] However, the Vietnam Football Federation announced on December 13, 2012, that 2012 Vietnamese First Division second runners-up Đồng Nai would be the twelfth club in the 2013 campaign. [7]
XSKT Lâm Đồng officially withdraw. [8]
Stadia and locations
| Club | Home stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Hùng Vương An Giang | Long Xuyên Stadium | 15,000 |
| SQC Bình Định | Quy Nhơn Stadium | 25,000 |
| TDC Bình Dương | Gò Đậu Stadium | 18,250 |
| XSKT Cần Thơ | Cần Thơ Stadium | 50,000 |
| TDCS Đồng Tháp | Cao Lãnh Stadium | 23,000 |
| Hà Nội | Hàng Đẫy Stadium | 22,000 |
| QNK Quảng Nam | Tam Kỳ Stadium | 15,624 |
| Than Quảng Ninh | Cửa Ông Stadium | 10,000 |
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing Head Coach | Date of vacancy | Manner of departure | Incoming Head Coach | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TĐCS Đồng Tháp |  Trần Công Minh | 16 April 2013 | Sacked | Phạm Công Lộc | 16 April 2013 |
| Hà Nội | Hoang Van Phuc | 21 April 2013 | Resigned | Triệu Quang Hà | 22 April 2013 |
| Cần Thơ | Huỳnh Ngọc San | 27 April 2013 | Sacked | Vuong Tien Dung | 27 April 2013 |
| QNK Quảng Nam | Nguyen Van Thinh | 29 April 2013 | Sacked | Vu Quang Bao | |
| Hà Nội | Triệu Quang Hà | 28 May 2013 | Sacked | Trương Việt Hoàng | 29 May 2013 |
| Bình Định | Nguyễn Văn Hùng | 8 June 2013 | Sacked | Nguyễn Đình Lợi | 8 June 2013 |
Foreign players
| Club | Visa 1 | Visa 2 | Non-Visa Foreign |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hùng Vương An Giang |  Agostinho |  Uche Iheruome |  Tostao Kwashi 1 |
| Bình Định |  Kalifa Dembela | Andrew Uzoma | None |
| TDC Bình Dương |  Vincent Bossou | Kpenosen Samson | None |
| XSKT Cần Thơ | Mustapha Essuman | Souleymane Diabate | None |
| TDCS Đồng Tháp | Emeka Oguwike |  Andre Diego Fagan | None |
| Hà Nội |  Lucas Cantoro | Leonel Ezeguiel Felice | None |
| QNK Quảng Nam |  David Annas | Nicolás Hernández | None |
| Than Quảng Ninh | Daniel Obo |  Didier Belibi | None |
Note:
1Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Vietnamese Residency;
2 Foreign residents who have chosen to represent Vietnam national team;
3Vietnamese residents who have chosen to represent another national team
