The 2023–24 V.League 1, known as the 2023–24 Night Wolf V.League 1 (Vietnamese: Giải bóng đá Vô địch Quốc gia Night Wolf 2023–24) for sponsorship reasons, is be the 68th professional season of the top-flight football league in Vietnam, the 24th under the V.League 1 name. The season is scheduled to commence on 20 October 2023 and ends on 6 July 2024.[1]
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| Season | 2023–24 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 20 October 2023 – 6 July 2024 |
| Matches played | 119 |
| Goals scored | 299 (2.51 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Rafaelson (19 goals) |
| Biggest home win | 5 matches |
| Biggest away win | Hong Linh Ha Tinh 0–4 MerryLand Quy Nhon Binh Dinh (16 December 2023) |
| Highest scoring | Hanoi 3–5 Haiphong (29 October 2023) Song Lam Nghe An 4–4 Quang Nam (2 December 2023) |
| Longest winning run | Thep Xanh Nam Dinh Hanoi Police (4 matches) |
| Longest unbeaten run | LPBank HAGL (8 matches) |
| Longest winless run | Khanh Hoa (10 matches) |
| Longest losing run | Haiphong Hong Linh Ha Tinh (4 matches) |
| Highest attendance | 18,000 Thep Xanh Nam Dinh 1–1 Dong A Thanh Hoa (8 March 2024) |
| Lowest attendance | 6 matches |
| Total attendance | 692,400 |
| Average attendance | 6,182 |
← 2023 2024–25 → All statistics correct as of 9 May 2024. | |
Hanoi Police are the defending champions.[2]
This season will be the first since the 2001–02 season to have an inter-year schedule (autumn-to-spring) instead of an intra-year schedule (spring-to-autumn) to follow the schedule changes in the AFC competitions. There will also be a break from 25 December 2023 to 10 February 2024 for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup and from 7 April 2024 to 3 May 2024 for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.[1]
This will be the first season that the league officially applies video assistant referee (VAR) technology.[3] Like the previous season, teams will be allotted a non-naturalized Vietnamese player slot that will not be counted towards their foreign player allotment.[1]
Teams
A total of 14 teams will participate in the 2023 edition of the V.League 1.
Changes from previous season
| Promoted from 2023 V.League 2 | Relegated to 2023–24 V.League 2 |
|---|---|
| Quang Nam | SHB Da Nang |
14 teams are gonna compete in this season. The relegated team is SHB Da Nang, who have spent 21 years in the top flight ever since their promotion in 2002. They are also the winner of the 2009 and 2012 seasons. The promoted teams is Quang Nam FC, who have come back to the top flight after 3 seasons.
Name changes
- On 22 September 2023, Topenland Binh Dinh FC changed their name to Quy Nhon Binh Dinh FC.[4]
- On 2 November 2023, Hoang Anh Gia Lai FC changed their name to LPBank-Hoang Anh Gia Lai FC but the league didn't allow team name change in course of the season. However, the league reverted the decision and allowed the name change on 22 November 2023.[5]
- On 22 November 2023, Viettel FC changed their name to The Cong - Viettel FC.[5]
- On 1 December 2023, Quy Nhon Binh Dinh FC changed their name to MerryLand Quy Nhon Binh Dinh FC.[6]
Prize money
1st Place - 5 billion VND ($205,150)
2nd Place - 3 billion VND ($123,090)
3rd Place - 1.5 billion VND ($61,545).
Stadiums and locations
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Previous season rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MerryLand Quy Nhon Binh Dinh | Binh Dinh | Quy Nhon | 15,000 | VL1 (7th) |
| Becamex Binh Duong | Binh Duong | Go Dau | 13,035 | VL1 (12th) |
| LPBank Hoang Anh Gia Lai | Gia Lai | Pleiku | 12,000 | VL1 (10th) |
| Haiphong FC | Haiphong | Lach Tray | 30,000 | VL1 (6th) |
| Hanoi FC | Hanoi | Hang Day | 22,500 | VL1 (2nd) |
| Hanoi Police | VL1 (1st) | |||
| The Cong-Viettel | VL1 (3rd) | |||
| Hong Linh Ha Tinh | Ha Tinh | Ha Tinh | 20,000 | VL1 (8th) |
| Ho Chi Minh City FC | Ho Chi Minh City | Thong Nhat | 16,000 | VL1 (13th) |
| Khanh Hoa FC | Khanh Hoa | 19 August | 18,000 | VL1 (11th) |
| Thep Xanh Nam Dinh | Nam Dinh | Thien Truong | 30,000 | VL1 (5th) |
| Song Lam Nghe An | Nghe An | Vinh | 18,000 | VL1 (9th) |
| Quang Nam | Quang Nam | Tam Ky Hoa Xuan (temporary) | 15,000 20,500 |  VL2 (1st) |
| Dong A Thanh Hoa | Thanh Hoa | Thanh Hoa | 12,000 | VL1 (4th) |
Number of teams by region
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.
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Becamex Binh Duong |  Lê Huỳnh Đức | Nguyễn Tiến Linh | Kamito | Becamex1 |
| Dong A Thanh Hoa |  Velizar Popov | Nguyễn Thái Sơn |  Jogarbola |  Casper Electric1 |
| Haiphong | Chu Đình Nghiêm |  Joseph Mpande | Jogarbola | |
| Hanoi FC | Daiki Iwamasa | Nguyễn Văn Quyết | Jogarbola | KITA Group1 Vinawind2 Quang Ninh Port2 SHS2 |
| Hanoi Police | Kiatisuk Senamuang | Hồ Tấn Tài | Kamito | Công An Hà Nội1 |
| LPBank Hoang Anh Gia Lai | Vũ Tiến Thành | Trần Minh Vương | Kamito | Carabao1 |
| Ho Chi Minh City | Phùng Thanh Phương | Ngô Tùng Quốc | Jogarbola |  Mansion Sports1 Phu Hung Life Insurance1 Phu Hung Securities2 |
| Hong Linh Ha Tinh | Nguyễn Thành Công | Trần Phi Sơn | Grand Sport | Bia Sao Vàng1 |
| Khanh Hoa | Trần Trọng Bình | Lê Duy Thanh | Kamito | Yến Sào Khánh Hoà (H)1 Sanvinest (A)1 Sanest (3rd)1 KN Cam Ranh2 |
| Quang Nam | Văn Sỹ Sơn | Ngân Văn Đại |  Kelme | |
| MerryLand Quy Nhon Binh Dinh | Bùi Đoàn Quang Huy | Đặng Văn Lâm | Kamito | MerryLand Quy Nhon1 |
| Song Lam Nghe An | Phan Như Thuật |  Michael Olaha | Grand Sport | Gạo A AN1 EuroSun2 Nikkokutrust2 |
| Thep Xanh Nam Dinh | Vũ Hồng Việt | Trần Nguyên Mạnh | Mitre | Thép Xanh Xuân Thiện1 |
| The Cong-Viettel | Nguyễn Đức Thắng | Bùi Tiến Dũng |  Li-Ning | The Cong-Viettel1 TV3602 |
Notes:
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MerryLand Quy Nhon Binh Dinh | Nguyễn Đức Thắng[7] | Mutual consent | 28 August 2023 | Pre-season | Bùi Đoàn Quang Huy | 28 August 2023 |
| Hanoi FC |  Božidar Bandović[8] | Sacked | 7 October 2023 | Lê Đức Tuấn (interim) | 7 October 2023 | |
| Lê Đức Tuấn (interim)[9] | Demoted to assistant manager | 30 October 2023 | 13th | Đinh Thế Nam (interim) | 30 October 2023 | |
| Hanoi Police | Trần Tiến Đại | Appointed as technical director | 12 November 2023 | 2nd |  Gong Oh-kyun[10] | 12 November 2023 |
| Ho Chi Minh City | Vũ Tiến Thành[11] | Resigned | 21 November 2023 | 7th | Phùng Thanh Phương | 24 November 2023 |
| Khanh Hoa | Võ Đình Tân[12] | 12 December 2023 | 12th | Trần Thiện Hào (interim) | 14 December 2023 | |
| The Cong-Viettel | Thạch Bảo Khanh[13] | Appointed as technical director | 18 December 2023 | 9th |  Thomas Dooley | 18 December 2023 |
| Khanh Hoa | Trần Thiện Hào (interim) | Interim period ended | 20 December 2023 | 12th | Trần Trọng Bình[14] | 20 December 2023 |
| The Cong-Viettel | Thomas Dooley | Appointed as technical director | 8 January 2024 | 11th | Nguyễn Đức Thắng[15] | 8 January 2024 |
| Hanoi FC | Đinh Thế Nam (interim) | Interim period ended | 10 January 2024 | 8th | Daiki Iwamasa[16] | 11 January 2024 |
| LPBank Hoang Anh Gia Lai | Kiatisuk Senamuang | Manager loaned out | 13 January 2024 | 14th | Vũ Tiến Thành | 16 January 2024 |
| Hanoi Police | Gong Oh-kyun | Demoted to the youth team | 16 January 2024 | 5th | Kiatisuk Senamuang |
Foreign players
Teams are allowed to register 3 foreign players. Starting from the previous season, teams will be allotted an extra slot for 1 unnaturalized overseas Vietnamese player that will not be counted against their foreign player allotment. Hanoi and Haiphong will be allowed to register 1 additional foreign players as they will compete in the AFC competitions. Therefore they are only allowed to field maximum 3 foreign players during a league game.Players name in bold indicates the player was registered after the start of the season.
Dual nationality Vietnamese players
- Players name in bold indicates the player was registered after the start of the season.
- Player's name in italics indicates Overseas Vietnamese players whom have obtained a Vietnamese passport and citizenship, therefore being considered as local players.
Notes:
- ^1 Capped for Vietnam national team.
Standings
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thep Xanh Nam Dinh | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 25 | +15 | 38 | Qualification to the 2024–25 AFC Champions League 2 group stage |
| 2 | Becamex Binh Duong | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 30 | Qualification for the 2025–26 ASEAN Club Championship |
| 3 | MerryLand Quy Nhon Binh Dinh | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 29 | |
| 4 | Hanoi Police | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 28 | |
| 5 | Haiphong | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 24 | |
| 6 | Dong A Thanh Hoa | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 23 | |
| 7 | Hanoi FC | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 23 | |
| 8 | Quang Nam | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 22 | |
| 9 | Ho Chi Minh City | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 22 | |
| 10 | LPBank Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 21 | |
| 11 | The Cong-Viettel | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 20[a] | |
| 12 | Hong Linh Ha Tinh | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 20[a] | |
| 13 | Song Lam Nghe An | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 23 | −7 | 15 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
| 14 | Khanh Hoa | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 27 | −15 | 10 | Relegation to the 2024–25 V.League 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Disciplinary points.
Notes:
Results
Position by round
| Champion and qualification to the 2024–25 AFC Champions League 2 group stage | |
| Qualification to the 2025–26 ASEAN Club Championship | |
| Qualification for relegation play-offs | |
| Relegation to 2024–2025 V.League 2 |
Statistics
Top scorers
As of 8 May 2024
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lucão do Break | Haiphong | Hanoi FC | 5–3 (A) | 29 October 2023 |
 Joel Tagueu | Hanoi FC | Haiphong | 3–5 (H) | 29 October 2023 |
| Michael Olaha | Song Lam Nghe An | Quang Nam | 4–4 (H) | 2 December 2023 |
| Rafaelson | Thep Xanh Nam Dinh | Becamex Binh Duong | 3–1 (H) | 8 May 2024 |
Attendances
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thep Xanh Nam Dinh | 78,000 | 18,000 | 7,000 | 11,142 | −17.5% |
| 2 | Haiphong | 77,000 | 15,000 | 7,000 | 11,000 | +13.6% |
| 3 | Hanoi Police | 61,000 | 12,000 | 5,000 | 8,714 | −14.4% |
| 4 | Dong A Thanh Hoa | 47,000 | 9,000 | 4,000 | 6,714 | −5.3% |
| 5 | LPBank Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 41,500 | 10,000 | 5,000 | 5,928 | −18.5% |
| 6 | Becamex Binh Duong | 39,400 | 8,200 | 3,000 | 5,628 | +7.2% |
| 7 | Khanh Hoa | 38,500 | 6,500 | 5,000 | 5,500 | −9.2% |
| 8 | Hanoi FC | 37,500 | 10,000 | 2,000 | 5,357 | −36.7% |
| 9 | Ho Chi Minh City | 36,000 | 7,000 | 3,000 | 5,143 | +25.1% |
| 10 | MerryLand Quy Nhon Binh Dinh | 34,500 | 6,000 | 3,000 | 4,929 | +6.0% |
| 11 | Song Lam Nghe An | 34,000 | 7,000 | 2,000 | 4,857 | +8.2% |
| 12 | The Cong-Viettel | 33,500 | 8,000 | 2,000 | 4,786 | −7.4% |
| 13 | Hong Linh Ha Tinh | 31,500 | 6,000 | 2,500 | 4,500 | −8.2% |
| 14 | Quang Nam | 24,000 | 5,000 | 2,000 | 3,427 | +51.2%† |
| League total | 613,400 | 18,000 | 2,000 | 6,259 | −4.2% |
Source: League attendance
Notes:
† Teams played previous season in V.League 2
Attendances by home match played
| Team \ Match played | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Becamex Binh Duong | 6,000 | 6,500 | 8,200 | 7,200 | 3,000 | 4,000 | 4,500 | 34,900 | ||||||
| Dong A Thanh Hoa | 8,000 | 8,000 | 4,000 | 9,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 8,000 | 47,000 | ||||||
| Haiphong | 15,000 | 13,000 | 8,000 | 10,000 | 15,000 | 7,000 | 9,000 | 77,000 | ||||||
| Hanoi FC | 4,000 | 5,000 | 6,000 | 5,000 | 2,000 | 5,500 | 10,000 | 37,500 | ||||||
| Hanoi Police | 6,000 | 12,000 | 8,000 | 5,000 | 8,000 | 12,000 | 10,000 | 61,000 | ||||||
| LPBank Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 10,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 6,000 | 5,000 | 5,500 | 41,500 | ||||||
| Ho Chi Minh City | 5,000 | 7,000 | 6,000 | 4,000 | 3,000 | 5,000 | 6,000 | 36,000 | ||||||
| Hong Linh Ha Tinh | 5,000 | 6,000 | 2,500 | 5,000 | 3,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 31,500 | ||||||
| Khanh Hoa | 6,000 | 5,000 | 6,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 6,500 | 38,500 | ||||||
| Quang Nam | 5,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 3,000 | 2,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 24,000 | ||||||
| MerryLand Quy Nhon Binh Dinh | 5,000 | 3,000 | 5,000 | 4,500 | 6,000 | 5,000 | 6,000 | 34,500 | ||||||
| Song Lam Nghe An | 7,000 | 2,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 3,000 | 34,000 | ||||||
| Thep Xanh Nam Dinh | 12,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 7,000 | 10,000 | 11,000 | 18,000 | 78,000 | ||||||
| The Cong-Viettel | 4,000 | 5,000 | 7,000 | 2,000 | 3,500 | 8,000 | 4,000 | 33,500 |
Updated to match(es) played on 31 March 2024
Note: Attendances are provided by the governing body, and are unreliable. Source: [1]
Awards
Monthly awards
| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Goal of the Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | |
| October/November | Vu Hong Viet | Thep Xanh Nam Dinh | Rafaelson | Thep Xanh Nam Dinh | Pham Tuan Hai | Hanoi FC |
| December | Le Huynh Duc | Becamex Binh Duong | Rafaelson | Thep Xanh Nam Dinh | Júnior Fialho | Hanoi Police |
| February/March | Vu Hong Viet | Thep Xanh Nam Dinh | Rafaelson | Thep Xanh Nam Dinh | Pham Tuan Hai | Hanoi FC |
| April/May | ||||||
| June | ||||||