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This article presents an overview of the Sports in Vietnam .
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This article presents an overview of the Sports in Vietnam .
Basketball has become an increasingly popular sport in Vietnam, especially in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and Soc Trang. [1]
Association football in Vietnam is run by the Vietnam Football Federation. The federation administers the Vietnam Second Division, and the Vietnam Third Division, and the Vietnam national football team. V.League 1 and V.League 2 are administered by the Vietnam Professional Football (VPF) company. [2]
The Vietnam Football Federation is the governing body of football in Vietnam. It is responsible for the all Vietnamese teams of association football, futsal and beach soccer as well as national competitions.
The V.League 1, also called LPBank V.League 1 for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional football league in Vietnam, controlled by the Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company (VPF). It is contested by 14 clubs who play each other on a home and away basis. The team finishing at the top at the end of the season is crowned the champion and enters the AFC Champions League Two.
The Vietnamese National Football First League, known simply as the V.League 2 and for sponsorship purposes as Gold Star V.League 2, is the second-highest of the Vietnamese football league system after V.League 1, and is currently contested by 12 clubs. The current holders are SHB Da Nang, who won the 2023-24 edition.
The Vissai Cement Ninh Bình Football Club, simply known as Vissai Ninh Bình or Vissai-NB, was a professional association football club based in Ninh Bình, Vietnam. The club played in the V.League 1 from 2010 to 2014, when they withdrew due to consequences of a match-fixing scandal in the 2014 AFC Cup.
Đồng Nai Football Club is a professional association football club based in Đồng Nai Province, Vietnam that plays in V.League 2, the second-highest tier of Vietnamese football. The club's home is the 30,000-seater Đồng Nai Stadium.
The 2013 V.League 2 season was the 19th season of Vietnam's second tier professional football league that started on 9 March 2013.
The 2014 V.League 1 season was the 31st season of the V.League 1, the highest division of Vietnamese football and the 14th as a professional league. The season began on 11 January 2014 and finished on 10 August 2014.
Saigon Football Club was a Vietnamese professional association football club administered by Saigon Football Development Joint Stock Company. Following the relegation from 2022 season and problems related to the club's ownership, it was proposed that team would be dissolved. A last minute attempt was made to give the license over to Lam Dong FC in 2023 season., however, this deal fell though.
The 2015 V.League 1 season was the 32nd season of the V.League 1, the highest division of Vietnamese football and the 15th as a professional league. The season began on 4 January 2015 and finished on 20 September 2015.
The 2015 V.League 2 was the 21st season of V.League 2, Vietnam's second tier professional football league, which began on 11 April 2015 and finished on 29 August 2015.
The 2018 National Cup is the 26th edition of the Vietnamese National Cup, the football knockout competition of Vietnam organized by the Vietnam Football Federation.
The 2018 V.League 2 is the 24th season of V.League 2, Vietnam's second tier professional football league. The season began on 14 April 2018 and will finish on 29 September 2018. The season started with 10 clubs.
The 2019 V.League 1 season was the 36th season of the V.League 1, the highest division of Vietnamese football and the 19th as a professional league.
The 2019 V.League 2 was the 25th season of V.League 2, Vietnam's second tier professional football league. The season began on 5 April 2019 and finished on 5 October 2019. The season started with 12 clubs.
The 2020 V.League 1 season was the 37th season of the V.League 1, the highest division of Vietnamese football and the 20th as a professional league.
The 2020 V.League 2 is the 26th season of V.League 2, Vietnam's second tier professional football league. The season began on 5 June 2020 and finished on 31 October 2020.
The 2021 Vietnamese Cup was the 29th edition of the Vietnamese National Cup, the football knockout tournament of Vietnam organized by the Vietnam Football Federation.
The 2022 V.League 1, known as the Night Wolf V.League 1 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. The season started on 25 February 2022, and ended on 20 November.
The 2023 V.League 2, known as the Gold Star V.League 2 for sponsorship reasons, will be the 29th season of V. League 2, Vietnam's second tier professional football league. The season is scheduled to commence on 6 April 2023.
The 2023 V.League 1, known as the Night Wolf V.League 1 for sponsorship reasons, was the 40th season of the V.League 1, the highest division of Vietnamese football and the 23rd as a professional league. The season started on 3 February 2023.
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