2015 V.League 1

The 2015 V.League 1 (known as the Toyota V.League 1 for sponsorship reasons) season was the 59th season of the V.League 1, the highest division of Football in Vietnam. The season began on 4 January 2015 and finished on 20 September 2015.[1]

V.League 1
Season2015
Dates4 January – 20 September
ChampionsBecamex Bình Dương
RelegatedĐồng Nai
Champions
League
Becamex Bình Dương
Hà Nội
Mekong Club ChampionshipBecamex Bình Dương
Matches played182
Goals scored555 (3.05 per match)
Top goalscorerTambwe Patiyo (18 goals)
Biggest home winHà Nội 7 – 0 Đồng Tháp
Biggest away winXSKT Cần Thơ 0 – 5 SHB Đà Nẵng
Highest scoringSHB Đà Nẵng 7 – 3 Đồng Tâm Long An (10 goals)
Highest attendance20,000
Lowest attendance1,500
Total attendance1,346,500
Average attendance7,400
2014
2016
All statistics correct as of 13:40, 21 September 2015.

Changes from last season

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2014 season.

Rule Changes

In season 2015, a team standing on the 14th position was relegated to V-League 2. There was no play-off match as usual between team standing on 13th at V-League 1 and the second-position team at V-League 2.

Also, one club was only allowed to register 2 foreign players plus one naturalized player. Becamex Bình Dương and Hanoi T&T could register one more AFC player due to the qualification for AFC Champions League.

Teams

Đồng Tháp were promoted after winning the 2014 V.League 2 championship, but in November 2014 they decided to withdraw from the league altogether.[2] They later revered their decision once sponsorship was found to fund the side for the coming season.[3]

Stadia

TeamBasedHome stadiumCapacity
Becamex Bình DươngThủ Dầu MộtGò Đậu Stadium18,250
Đồng NaiBiên HòaĐồng Nai Stadium25,000
Đồng Tâm Long AnTân AnLong An Stadium19,975
Đồng ThápĐồng ThápCao Lãnh Stadium23,000
Hà NộiHà NộiHàng Đẫy Stadium22,000
Hải PhòngHải PhòngLạch Tray Stadium28,000
Hoàng Anh Gia LaiPleikuPleiku Stadium12,000
QNK Quảng NamTam KỳTam Kỳ Stadium15 624
Sanna Khánh HòaNha Trang19/8 Nha Trang Stadium25,000
SHB Đà NẵngĐà NẵngChi Lăng Stadium28,000
Sông Lam Nghệ AnVinhVinh Stadium12,000
Than Quảng NinhCẩm PhảCẩm Phả Stadium15,000
Thanh HóaThanh HóaThanh Hóa Stadium14,000
XSKT Cần ThơCần ThơCần Thơ Stadium60,000

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.

TeamManager1CaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Becamex Bình Dương Nguyễn Thanh Sơn Nguyễn Anh ĐứcBecamex IDC
Đồng Nai Trần Bình Sự Nguyễn Hải Anh
Đồng Tâm Long An Ngô Quang Sang Phan Văn Tài EmĐồng Tâm
Đồng Tháp Phạm Công Lộc Nguyễn Duy KhánhXổ số kiến thiết Đồng Tháp
HappyFood
Hà Nội T&T Phan Thanh Hùng Gonzalo MarrkonleKappaT&T Group
Hải Phòng Trương Việt Hoàng Nguyễn Minh Châu
Hoàng Anh Gia Lai Nguyễn Quốc Tuấn Lương Xuân TrườngNutiFood
QNK Quảng Nam Hoàng Văn Phúc Đinh Thanh Trung
Sanna Khánh Hòa BVN Võ Đình Tân Trần Văn Vũ
SHB Đà Nẵng Lê Huỳnh Đức Nguyễn Vũ PhongSHB
Sông Lam Nghệ An Ngô Quang Trường Nguyễn Minh ĐứcBắc Á Bank
Than Quảng Ninh Phạm Như Thuần Vũ Minh Tuấn
FLC Thanh Hóa Hoàng Thanh Tùng Lê Đức TuấnViettel
XSKT Cần Thơ Nguyễn Thanh Danh Nguyễn Thế AnhXổ số kiến thiết Cần Thơ

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
QNK Quảng Nam Vũ Quang BảoResigned27 August 2014Pre-Season Hoàng Văn Phúc2 September 2014
Sông Lam Nghệ An F.C. Nguyễn Hữu ThắngResigned[4]7 November 2014 Ngô Quang Trường19 November 2014
Hải Phòng Dylan KerrContract ended26 August 2014 Trương Việt Hoàng23 December 2014
Hoàng Anh Gia Lai F.C. Choi Yun-KyumSacked Guillaume Graechen
FLC Thanh Hóa F.C. Hoàng Thanh TùngInterim Vũ Quang Bảo
XSKT Cần Thơ Nguyễn Văn SỹSacked3 March 201513th Nguyễn Thanh Danh3 March 2015
Thanh Hóa Vũ Quang BảoResigned3 April 20152nd Hoàng Thanh Tùng6 April 2015
Than Quảng Ninh F.C. Đinh Cao NghĩaResigned12 July 20156th Phạm Như Thuần7 August 2015
Hoàng Anh Gia Lai F.C. Guillaume GraechenSacked16 August 201514th Nguyễn Quốc Tuấn16 August 2015

Foreign players

V.League teams are allowed to use two foreign players and one naturalised player[5]

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Naturalised Vietnamese PlayerFormer Players1
Becamex Bình Dương Moses Oloya Cheikh Abass Dieng Marko Šimić Nguyễn Quốc Thiện Esele Oseni Ganiyu Bolaji
Đồng Nai Nsi Amougou Kisekka Henry Nguyễn Hằng Tcheuko Minh Peter Omoduemuke
Huỳnh Kesley Alves
Đồng Tâm Long An Souleymane Diabate Rafael
Đồng Tháp Felix Ajala Samson Kpenosen Nguyễn Hằng Tcheuko Minh
Hà Nội T&T Gonzalo Marrkonle Víctor Ormazábal Antoine Goulard Hoàng Vũ Samson Hughtun Hector
Daneil Cyrus
Hải Phòng Diego Fagan Errol Stevens Lê Văn Phú
Hoàng Anh Gia Lai Franklin Clovis Anzité Moussa Sanogo Darko Lukanović
Mitja Mörec
QNK Quảng Nam Tambwe Patiyo Suleiman Oladoja Hoàng Vissai Kisekka Henry
Sanna Khánh Hòa Tales dos Santos Uche Iheruome Huỳnh Kesley Alves
SHB Đà Nẵng Yaikel Pérez Sean Fraser Candelario Gomez
Anto Pejić
Sông Lam Nghệ An Baba Ouattara Haruna Abdul Koen Bosma
Aboubakar Mahadi
Than Quảng Ninh Geoffrey Kizito Candelario Gomez Đinh Hoàng Max Jhonatan Bernardo
Thanh Hóa Pape Omar Faye Danny van Bakel Lê Văn Tân Timothy Anjembe
XSKT Cần Thơ Akanni-Sunday Wasiu Oseni Ganiyu Bolaji Nguyễn Rodgers Luiz Henrique
Adrian Valentić
  • ^1 Players who left their clubs after first half of the season.

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Becamex Bình Dương2616465733+2452Qualification for the
Mekong Club Championship
AFC Champions League group stage
2Hà Nội2613765130+2146Qualification for the
AFC Champions League preliminary round 2
3FLC Thanh Hóa2613584244−244
4Than Quảng Ninh26133103931+842
5Sanna Khánh Hòa2612683535042
6Hải Phòng2611873128+341
7Sông Lam Nghệ An2610793633+337
8QNK Quảng Nam269984939+1036
9SHB Đà Nẵng26106104232+1036
10Đồng Tâm Long An268993942−333
11XSKT Cần Thơ2667133252−2025
12Đồng Tháp2673163454−2024
13Hoàng Anh Gia Lai2666143350−1724
14Đồng Nai2656153552−1721Relegation to V.League 2
Updated to match(es) played on 20 September 2015. Source: Vietnam Professional Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head to Head; 3)Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Becamex Bình Dương11112111111111122111111111
XSKT Cần Thơ910111313141313131414141413121213121212131212131311
SHB Đà Nẵng10131314141212121188889999999998899
Đồng Nai1114141212131414141313131314141414141313121314141414
Đồng Tháp141299119109101212101110101111101011101011121212
Đồng Tâm Long An7366544536646356574688991010
Hà Nội84557688899998888554543322
Hải Phòng22221334655745333333356646
Hoàng Anh Gia Lai3510108101110121111121212131312131414141413111113
Sanna Khánh Hòa127779877777577776465434565
Sông Lam Nghệ An1398810766422356454688777777
QNK Quảng Nam8111211611911910101110111110101111101111101088
Than Quảng Ninh46333222533634647877665454
Thanh Hóa58444553244222211222222233
Updated to match(es) played on 20 September 2015. Source: Vietnam Professional Football

Result

Summary

Home \ AwayBBDĐNAĐLAĐTHHNTHAIHGLQNKSKHSDNSNATHOCTHTQN
Becamex Bình Dương2–13–16–11–03–14–11–31–23–21–15–24–11–2
Đồng Nai1–20–00–40–01–11–23–11–01–21–15–21–00–2
Đồng Tâm Long An3–14–43–01–31–02–14–32–00–01–12–11–20–1
Đồng Tháp2–44–11–11–21–21–01–01–02–42–22–01–10–0
Hà Nội2–22–01–17–01–14–34–43–02–01–04–14–11–0
Hải Phòng0–02–11–12–11–21–01–01–02–02–22–04–20–0
Hoàng Anh Gia Lai2–12–20–02–23–21–12–24–21–03–11–21–11–2
QNK Quảng Nam2–43–12–22–02–25–04–04–12–10–10–00–02–0
Sanna Khánh Hòa1–02–10–02–11–00–03–11–02–12–22–34–00–5
SHB Đà Nẵng0–22–17–33–11–12–02–01–11–11–20–03–12–0
Sông Lam Nghệ An0–11–22–11–02–00–32–03–20–11–14–02–23–1
FLC Thanh Hóa1–13–24–31–02–10–12–13–41–12–12–12–03–1
XSKT Cần Thơ1–34–30–11–11–32–13–10–00–30–53–01–12–3
Than Quảng Ninh0–14–13–13–10–12–13–01–13–31–01–00–10–3
Source: Vietnam Professional Football
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistic

As of 21 September 2015

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Tambwe PatiyoQNK Quảng Nam18
2 Lê Văn ThắngXSKT Cần Thơ16
3 Hoàng Vũ SamsonHà Nội T&T15
4 Christian Nsi AmougouĐồng Nai14
Souleymane DiabateĐồng Tâm Long An
5 Hoàng Đình TùngFLC Thanh Hóa13
Nguyễn Văn QuyếtHà Nội T&T
Errol Anthony StevensHải Phòng
6 Samson KpenosenĐồng Tháp12
Iheroume UcheSanna Khánh Hòa

Own goals

PlayerClubAgainstRound
Nguyễn Thành TrungĐồng NaiĐồng Tháp3
Lê Đức TuấnThanh HóaSông Lam Nghệ An6
Becamex Bình Dương10
Đồng Nai21
Vũ Ngọc ThịnhHải PhòngBecamex Bình Dương11
Trần Quốc AnhĐồng ThápHà Nội T&T16
Nguyễn Thế DươngFLC Thanh HóaĐồng Tâm Long An17
Gonzalo MarrkonleHà Nội T&THoàng Anh Gia Lai24

Hattrick

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Hoàng Vũ SamsonHà Nội T&TQNK Quảng Nam4–417 January 2015 (2015-01-17)
Lê Văn ThắngXSKT Cần ThơHoàng Anh Gia Lai3–17 February 2015 (2015-02-07)
Hoàng Đình TùngThanh HóaĐồng Tháp3–112 April 2015 (2015-04-12)
Nguyễn Văn QuyếtHà Nội T&TĐồng Tháp7–015 July 2015 (2015-07-15)
Yaikel PérezSHB Đà NẵngĐồng Tâm Long An7–315 August 2015 (2015-08-15)
Souleymane DiabateĐồng Tâm Long AnSHB Đà Nẵng3–715 August 2015 (2015-08-15)
Đinh Thanh TrungQNK Quảng NamHải Phòng5–028 August 2015 (2015-08-28)
Nghiêm Xuân TúThan Quảng NinhSanna Khánh Hòa5–01 September 2015 (2015-09-01)

Awards

Monthly awards

MonthClub of the MonthCoach of the MonthPlayer of the Month
CoachClubPlayerClub
JanuaryThan Quảng Ninh Trương Việt HoàngHải Phòng Nguyễn Quang HảiThan Quảng Ninh
FebruaryNo award
March
AprilSông Lam Nghệ An Ngô Quang TrườngSông Lam Nghệ An Trần Phi SơnSông Lam Nghệ An
MayNo award
June
JulyHà Nội T&T Phan Thanh HùngHà Nội T&T Nguyễn Văn QuyếtHà Nội T&T
AugustBecamex Bình Dương Nguyễn Thanh SơnBecamex Bình Dương Nguyễn Anh ĐứcBecamex Bình Dương
September

Annual awards

Individual

AwardRecipientClubNotes
Most Valuable Player Nguyễn Anh ĐứcBecamex Bình Dương
Young Player of the Year Đỗ Duy MạnhHà Nội T&T
Manager of the Year Phan Thanh HùngHà Nội T&T
Top scorer Tambwe PatiyoQNK Quảng Nam18 goals
Goal of the Season Lê Quốc PhươngFLC Thanh Hóa
Best RefereeVõ Minh Trí
Best Assistant RefereeNguyễn Trung Hậu

Team of the Year

GoalkeepersDefendersMidfieldersForwards

Huỳnh Tuấn Linh (Than Quảng Ninh)

Nguyễn Xuân Thành (Becamex Bình Dương)
Lê Đức Tuấn (FLC Thanh Hóa)
Danny van Bakel (FLC Thanh Hóa))
Hoàng Vissai (QNK Quảng Nam)

Nguyễn Văn Quyết (Hà Nội F.C)
Moses Oloya (Becamex Bình Dương)
Đinh Thanh Trung (QNK Quảng Nam)
Phạm Thành Lương (Hà Nội F.C)

Hoàng Đình Tùng (FLC Thanh Hóa))
Nguyễn Anh Đức (Becamex Bình Dương)

Team

AwardRecipientNotes
Fair PlayBecamex Bình Dương
Best OrganizerThan Quảng Ninh
Best Young TrainingHoàng Anh Gia Lai
Best Fan ClubThan Quảng Ninh
Best FieldBecamex Bình Dương

Attendances

As of 22 September 2015

By club

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1Hoàng Anh Gia Lai129,00013,0007,5009,923n/a
2Than Quảng Ninh116,50012,0007,0008,961n/a
3Becamex Bình Dương113,50018,0003,0008,730n/a
4SHB Đà Nẵng109,00025,0003,0008,384n/a
5Hải Phòng108,50020,0005,0008,346n/a
6Đồng Tháp104,50013,0004,0008,038n/a
7Thanh Hóa102,00013,0004,0007,846n/a
8Đồng Nai98,00025,0003,0007,538n/a
9Sông Lam Nghệ An93,50020,0002,0007,153n/a
10Đồng Tâm Long An84,50015,0003,0006,500n/a
11Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN84,00010,0004,5006,461n/a
12QNK Quảng Nam79,50015,0003,0006,115n/a
13Hà Nội T&T66,50015,0001,5005,115n/a
14XSKT Cần Thơ47,00012,0001,0003,615n/a
League total1,346,50025,0001,0007,400n/a

Updated to games played on 22 September 2015
Source: Vietnam Professional Football

By round

2015 V.League 1 Attendance
RoundTotalGamesAvg. Per Game
Round 153,50077,643
Round 268,00079,714
Round 347,00076,714
Round 456,00078,000
Round 560,00078,571
Round 643,50076,214
Round 764,00079,143
Round 849,00077,000
Round 956,00078,000
Round 1052,00077,428
Round 1156,00078,000
Round 1256,00078,000
Round 1353,50077,642
Round 1448,50076,928
Round 1548,00076,857
Round 1650,50077,214
Round 1736,50075,214
Round 1854,00077,714
Round 1956,00078,000
Round 2045,00076,428
Round 2164,00079,142
Round 2247,00076,714
Round 2361,50078,785
Round 2437,00075,285
Round 2534,50074928
Round 2642,50076071
Total1,346,5001827400

References

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