2022 V.League 1
66th season of the highest division of association football in Vietnam
Football league season
Night Wolf V.League 1 – 2022 Season 2022 Dates 25 February – 19 November Champions Hanoi FC 6th VL1 title 6th Vietnamese titleRelegated Saigon FC Champions League Hanoi FCHaiphong FC Matches played 156 Goals scored 380 (2.44 per match) Top goalscorer Rimario Gordon (17 goals)Biggest home win Dong 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 win Ho Chi Minh City FC 0–6 Hanoi FC(19 October) Highest scoring Hong 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 run Hanoi FC (7 matches) Longest unbeaten run Haiphong FC (14 matches) Longest winless run Hong Linh Ha Tinh (11 matches) Longest losing run Ho Chi Minh City FC Saigon FC SHB Da Nang (4 matches) Highest attendance 22,000 Haiphong FC 3–2 Hanoi FC(23 October) Lowest attendance 1,000 Hong Linh Ha Tinh 0–1 Haiphong FC(25 February) Total attendance 979,500 Average attendance 6,402(excluding matches played behind closed doors)
All statistics correct as of complete.
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 39th season of the V.League 1 , the highest division of Vietnamese football and the 22nd as a professional league.[ 1] The season started on 25 February 2022, and ended on 20 November.[ 2]
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
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
Dissolved
Teams
Locations of the
2022 V.League 1 teams
Stadiums and locations
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
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Managerial changes
Foreign players
Players name in bold indicates the player was registered after the start of the season.
^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
League table
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:
Positions by round
This table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers
Source: Soccerway
Hat-tricks
Player
For
Against
Result
Date
Rafaelson
Topenland Binh Dinh
Hanoi
3–0 (A)[ 12]
2 September 2022
Rodrigo Dias
Nam Dinh
Saigon
3–0 (H)
13 November 2022
Clean sheets
Attendances
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
Monthly awards
Annual awards
References
2024–25 clubsSeasons Related tournament Awards
League competitions
Cup competitions
AFC competitions
Related to national teams
Domestic leagues Domestic cups League cups Super Cups Regional club competitions AFC club competitions National team competitions