2013 V.League 1
The 2013 V.League 1 (known as the Eximbank V.League 1 for sponsorship reasons) season was the 57th season of Vietnam's professional football league and began on 3 March 2013 and finished on 31 August 2013.[1]
Changes from last season
Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2012 season.
To V.League 1Promoted from V.League 2
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From V.League 1Folded
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Relegated
- TĐCS Đồng Tháp
Rule changes
After a 5-year absence, the AFC announced that the V.League 1 champions would be allowed to compete in the 2014 AFC Champions League playoff stage.[2]
Teams
Number of participating clubs in the 2013 campaign is 12.
Khatoco Khánh Hòa, who were dissolved on 8 December 2012.[3]
Sông Lam Nghệ An 1–0 on 19 August 2012.[4]
Hà Nội T&T Youth
remained in the second tier of Vietnamese football due to league rules about clubs with the same owners competing in the same division.
Navibank Sài Gòn was sold on 22 October 2012 after the title sponsor of the club announced the a move away from sports, but the new owners announced on 5 December 2012 that the club would be dissolved before the start of the 2013 campaign.,[6][7] finally this club was dissolved.[8]
On 8 December 2012, the VPF had stated that the
Đồng Nai would be the twelfth club in the 2013 campaign.[10]
Controversy
After
V.League 2, though the league charter states that the club in 12th place would be the only club relegated in the 2013 campaign.[11]
Stadia and locations
Ninh Bình
