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 66th professional season of the top-flight football league in Vietnam.[1] The season started on 25 February 2022, and ended on 20 November.[2]

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 run7 games
Hanoi FC
Longest unbeaten run14 games
Haiphong FC
Longest winless run11 games
Hong Linh Ha Tinh
Longest losing run4 games
Ho Chi Minh City FC
Saigon FC
SHB Da Nang
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.

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 edit

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 edit

Dissolved

Teams edit

Stadiums and locations edit

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 edit

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   Nguyen Duc Thang   Hồ Tấn Tài   Kamito
Becamex Binh Duong   Lu Dinh Tuan   Tô Văn Vũ   Kamito
SHB Danang   Phan Thanh Hùng   Hoàng Minh Tâm   Kamito
Hoang Anh Gia Lai   Kiatisuk Senamuang   Lương Xuân Trường   Mizuno
Haiphong FC   Chu Đình Nghiêm   Nguyễn Hải Huy   Jogarbola
Hanoi FC   Chun Jae-ho (interim)   Nguyễn Văn Quyết   Jogarbola
Viettel   Bae Ji-won   Bùi Tiến Dũng   Li-Ning
Hong Linh Ha Tinh   Nguyen Thanh Cong   Trần Phi Sơn   Grand Sport
Ho Chi Minh City FC   Vu Tien Thanh (interim)   Sầm Ngọc Đức   Kelme
Saigon FC   Phung Thanh Phuong   Cao Văn Triền   Kelme
Nam Dinh FC   Vu Hong Viet   Nguyen Ha 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 edit

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Ho Chi Minh City FC   Alexandré Pölking[6] Contract not renewed 27 September 2021 Pre-season   Tran Minh Chien 29 September 2021
Haiphong FC   Pham Anh Tuan Contract not renewed October 2021   Chu Đình Nghiêm 6 October 2021
Becamex Binh Duong   Nguyen Thanh Son Interim period over October 2021   Dang Tran Chinh 15 October 2021
Hanoi FC   Park Choong-kyun[7] Resigned 19 February 2022   Chun Jae-ho (interim)[7] 19 February 2022
Viettel   Truong Viet Hoang[8] Demoted 12 July 2022 7th[8]   Bae Ji-won[8] 15 July 2022
Becamex Binh Duong   Dang Tran Chinh Reorganized 1 August 2022 10th   Lu Dinh Tuan[9] 1 August 2022
Ho Chi Minh City FC   Tran Minh Chien Reorganized 8 August 2022 12th   Nguyễn Hữu Thắng (caretaker) 8 August 2022
Ho Chi Minh City FC   Nguyễn Hữu Thắng (caretaker) End of caretaker spell 23 August 2022 11th   Truong Viet Hoang[10] 23 August 2022
Nam Dinh FC   Nguyen Van Sy Sacked 24 August 2022 12th   Vu Hong Viet 24 August 2022
Ho Chi Minh City   Truong Viet Hoang Resigned 1 October 2022 13th   Vu Tien Thanh[11] 2 October 2022
Dong A Thanh Hoa   Ljupko Petrović Medical reasons 6 November 2022 6th   Svetislav Tanasijević (caretaker) 6 November 2022

Foreign players edit

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   Hendrio   Rafaelson   Jermie Lynch    Adriano Schmidt1
   Đặng Văn Lâm1
Becamex Binh Duong   Eydison   Wellington Adão   Guy N'Diaye    Kesley Alves   Abass Guiro
  Dawda Ceesay
SHB Danang   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 FC   Rimario Gordon   Joseph Mpande   Moses Oloya    Martin Lo1
Hanoi FC   Lucão do Break   Tonći Mujan   Vladimir Silađi   Đuro ZecINJ
  Josip Ivančić
Viettel   Caíque   Geovane   Pedro Paulo   Jahongir Abdumuminov
Hong Linh Ha Tinh   Jean Almeida    Paollo   Dionatan Machado   Zakaria SurakaINJ
  Abdul Basit
Ho Chi Minh City FC   Brendon Lucas   Daniel Green   Atapharoy Bygrave    Samson Kayode
   Lee Nguyen1
  Bruno Cosendey
  Maurício Cordeiro
Saigon FC   Matheus   Nicholas Olsen   Rodrigue Nanitelamio    Gastón Merlo   Ahn Byung-keon
  Gustavo Santos
  André Vieira
Nam Dinh FC   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 Melo   Abdul Basit
  Mark O'OjongINJ
Dong A Thanh Hoa   Gustavo   Zé Paulo   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 edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hanoi FC (C) 24 15 6 3 47 21 +26 51 Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
2 Haiphong FC 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 FC 24 6 7 11 23 34 −11 25[c]
10 SHB Danang 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 FC 24 6 5 13 21 33 −12 23
13 Saigon FC (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 edit

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

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Hanoi FC32223242111111111111111111
Haiphong FC21111121454433333422222222
Topenland Binh Dinh136756435766542224244333333
Viettel13334757577654442333444444
Song Lam Nghe An44445313223225556655665555
Hoang Anh Gia Lai7811911864332366665788887766
Dong A Thanh Hoa111312710118101088888787566556677
Becamex Binh Duong1055626799109999879877778888
Ho Chi Minh City FC910887911121211121211121212131212131310101099
SHB Danang67610810108645777109101010999991010
Hong Linh Ha Tinh1212101395968910101010111111111112121211111211
Nam Dinh FC8119111212121111121111121191089911101112121112
Saigon FC59131213131313131313131313131312131310111313131313
Winner; Champions League
Relegate to V.League 2
Source: Table by round (in Vietnamese)

Results edit

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 FC 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 FC 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 FC 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 FC 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 FC 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 Danang 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 edit

Top scorers edit

Rank Player Club Goals
1   Rimario Gordon Haiphong FC 17
2   Pham Tuan Hai Hanoi FC 10
3   Geovane Magno Viettel 9
  Nguyen Tien Linh Becamex Binh Duong
  Zé Paulo Dong A Thanh Hoa
6   Jermie Lynch Topenland Binh Dinh 8
  Lucão do Break Hanoi FC
  Paollo Madeira Hong Linh Ha Tinh
9 5 players 7

Source: Soccerway

Hat-tricks edit

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

Clean sheets edit

Rank Player Club Clean
sheets
1   Tran Nguyen Manh Viettel 9
2   Dang Van Lam Topenland Binh Dinh 7
  Nguyen Dinh Trieu Haiphong FC
  Nguyen Thanh Diep Dong A Thanh Hoa
  Nguyen Van Hoang Song Lam Nghe An
6   Nguyen Van Cong Hanoi FC 5
7 5 players 4

Attendances edit

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 edit

Monthly awards edit

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Goal of the Month
Manager Club Player Club Player Club
February/March   Chu Dinh Nghiem Haiphong   Rimario Gordon Haiphong   Phan Van Duc Song Lam Nghe An
July   Kiatisuk Senamuang Hoang Anh Gia Lai   Nguyen Van Toan Hoang Anh Gia Lai   Phan Van Duc Song Lam Nghe An
August   Chun Jae-ho Hanoi   Nguyen Van Quyet Hanoi   Ngo Hoang Thinh Ho Chi Minh City
September   Nguyen Duc Thang Topenland Binh Dinh   Nguyen Hoang Duc Viettel   Nguyen Hoang Duc Viettel
October   Chu Dinh Nghiem Haiphong   Pham Tuan Hai Hanoi   Pham Tuan Hai Hanoi

Annual awards edit

Award Winner Club
Manager of the Year   Chu Dinh Nghiem[13] Haiphong FC
Player of the Year   Nguyen Van Quyet[13] Hanoi FC
Best Young Player   Nguyen Phi Hoang[13] SHB Danang
Goal of the Year   Pham Tuan Hai[13] Hanoi FC
Best XI[13]
Goalkeeper   Tran Nguyen Manh (Viettel)
Defenders   Ho Tan Tai (Topenland Binh Dinh)   Nguyen Thanh Binh (Viettel)   Nguyen Thanh Chung (Hanoi FC)   Dam Tien Dung (Dong A Thanh Hoa)
Midfielders   Do Hung Dung (Hanoi FC)   Nguyen Hoang Duc (Viettel)   Nguyen Hai Huy (Haiphong)
Forwards   Nguyen Van Quyet (Hanoi FC)   Rimario Gordon (Haiphong)   Pham Tuan Hai (Hanoi FC)

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