The 2010 V-League season was the 27th season of Vietnam's national football league and the 10th as a professional league.
The league and cup winners would enter the 2011 AFC Cup.
The bottom side at the end of the season get relegated. The side that finishes 2ND from bottom enters an end of season play-off match against the 2nd Division's 2nd placed side.
Teams Ho Chi Minh City and Thanh Hóa were relegated to the 2010 Vietnam First Division after finishing the 2009 season in the bottom two places.
The two relegated teams were replaced by 2009 Vietnam First Division champions XM The Vissai Ninh Bình and runners-up Hòa Phát Hà Nội.
Nam Định defeated Thành phố Cần Thơ in the end of season promotion/relegation match to secure their place in the V. League.
Thể Công and Quân Khu 4 were renamed to Viettel F.C. and Navibank Sài Gòn at the end of the 2009 campaign. Viettel then sold their V. League slot to Thanh Hóa, to allow them to stay in the V. League after being relegated the previous season.
Stadia and locations
Team Location Stadium CapacityBecamex Bình DươngThủ Dầu MộtGò Đậu Stadium18,250Đồng Tâm Long AnTân An, Long AnLong An Stadium19,975Đồng ThápCao LãnhCao Lãnh Stadium23,000Hòa Phát Hà NộiHanoiHàng Đẫy Stadium22,500Hoàng Anh Gia LaiPleikuPleiku Stadium15,000Khatoco Khánh HòaNha TrangNha Trang Stadium25,000Lam Sơn Thanh HóaThanh HóaThanh Hóa Stadium14,000Megastar Nam ĐịnhNam ĐịnhThiên Trường Stadium30,000Navibank Sài GònHo Chi Minh CityThống Nhất Stadium25,000SHB Đà NẵngDa NangChi Lăng Stadium30,000Sông Lam Nghệ AVinhVinh Stadium22,000T&T Hà NộiHanoiHàng Đẫy Stadium22,500Xi Măng Hải PhòngHai PhongLạch Tray Stadium28,000XM The Vissai Ninh BìnhNinh BìnhNinh Bình Stadium22,000
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureIncoming manager T&T Hà Nội Nguyễn Hữu Thắng Contract expired Phan Thanh Hung XM The Vissai Ninh Bình Robert Lim Bad results Lê Thụy Hải Đồng Tâm Long An Jose Luis Health reasons Coach Vietnam: Dong Tam Appoint Ricardo Formosinho As Coach Trần Công Minh Đồng Tâm Long An Trần Công Minh Temporary coach Coach Vietnam: Dong Tam Appoint Ricardo Formosinho As Coach Ricardo Formosinho Bình Dương Mai Đức Chung Bad results Đặng Trần Chỉnh Navibank Sài Gòn Vũ Quang Bảo Bad results Mai Đức Chung
League table
Top scorers RankScorerClubGoals1 Gastón MerloSHB Đà Nẵng192 Evaldo GoncalvesHoàng Anh Gia Lai 163 Huỳnh Kesley AlvesBình Dương14 Timothy AnjembeHòa Phát Hà Nội145 Samson KayodeĐồng Tháp F.C. 13 Nguyễn Quang HảiKhánh Hòa 137 LeandroXi Măng Hải Phòng FC12 Danny MrwandaĐồng Tâm Long An F.C.12 Tshamala KabangaĐồng Tâm Long An F.C.1210 Gustavo DouradoXM The Vissai Ninh Bình11 Rajko VidovicSông Lam Nghệ An11
Awards
Monthly awards MonthClub of the MonthCoach of the MonthPlayer of the MonthBest goal(s) of the MonthCoachClubPlayerClubPlayerClub January February SHB Đà Nẵng Lê Huỳnh Đức SHB Đà Nẵng Gastón Merlo SHB Đà Nẵng Cauê Benicio Hà Nội T&T March TĐCS Đồng Tháp Lê Huỳnh Đức SHB Đà Nẵng Samson Kayode TĐCS Đồng Tháp Cao Sỹ Cường Hà Nội T&T April Hà Nội T&T Phan Thanh Hùng Hà Nội T&T Evaldo Goncalves Hoàng Anh Gia Lai Gaspard Yelleduor Nam Định May Becamex Bình Dương Phạm Công Lộc TĐCS Đồng Tháp Samson Kayode TĐCS Đồng Tháp Hà Minh Tuấn SHB Đà Nẵng June TĐCS Đồng Tháp Phạm Công Lộc TĐCS Đồng Tháp Gonzalo Marronkle Hà Nội T&T Dzigba B. Mawusi Hoàng Anh Gia Lai July Hà Nội T&T Phan Thanh Hùng Hà Nội T&T Timothy Anjembe Hòa Phát Hà Nội Tiago de Paula Hoàng Anh Gia Lai August Xi măng Hải Phòng Phan Thanh Hùng Hà Nội T&T Gonzalo Marronkle Hà Nội T&T Danny Mrwanda Đồng Tâm Long An
Relegation play-off
References
External links Vietnam Football Federation