Vietnamese football league system

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The Vietnamese football league system contains two professional leagues, a semi-professional league and an amateur league for

football
clubs.

System by period

Season Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4
Before Vietnam unification North Vietnam V-League South Vietnam V-League
1975-1979 North Vietnam V-League (Hồng Hà) Central Vietnam V-League (Trường Sơn) South Vietnam V-League (Cửu Long)
1980-1989 A1 League A2 League
1990-1996 Powerhouses' League A1 League A2 League
1997-2000
First Division
Second Division
Third Division
2000-2001
V-League
2001-2012
First Division
Second Division
Third Division
2012
Super League
First Division
2013- V.League 1
V.League 2

Current system

Level

League(s)/Division(s)

1

V.League 1
14 clubs

2

V.League 2
12 clubs

3

Vietnamese Second Division
14 clubs divided into 2 groups

Group A
7 clubs 		Group B
7 clubs

4

Vietnamese Third Division
10 clubs divided into 2 groups

Group A
5 clubs 		Group B
5 clubs

Cup eligibility

Domestic cups

All

Vietnamese Cup
tournament.

Super Cup

The Super Cup is the first game of the season, played between the previous years' winners of the

Vietnamese Cup. If the same team wins both tournaments, then the team finishing second in the previous years' V.League 1 take on the V.League 1
winners.

Continental competition

For the 2023–24 season, one Vietnamese side, the team finishing top of

Vietnamese Cup qualify for the AFC Champions League 2
qualifying play-offs.

See also

External links

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