The South Vietnam Football Championship (), known as the Division of Honour () was the top level of football in South Vietnam. It was founded in 1950.
Tổng Tham Mưu, Cảnh Sát Quốc Gia (known as Association de la Jeunesse Sportive - AJS before the 1960s) and Quan Thuế were the strongest teams of the league, being the only 3 teams to win the title before 1975.
After Vietnam's reunification in 1975, the new Vietnam Football Championship copied Soviet-model with regional championship and national championship. The North region named as Hồng Hà League, the Central named as Trường Sơn and the South named as Cửu Long. Regional champions joined the national play-off named from 1976 to 1979. In 1980, the National A1 Championship was established, merging the three regional leagues into a single championship.
Champions SeasonChampionRunner-up Division of Honour1950–51 AJS (1) Unknown1951–52 AJS (2) Unknown1952–53 AJS (3) Unknown1953–54 AJS (4) Unknown1954–55 AJS (5) Unknown1955–56 Tổng Tham Mưu (1) Unknown1956–57 Tổng Tham Mưu (2) Unknown1957–58 Tổng Tham Mưu (3) Unknown1958–59 Tổng Tham Mưu (4) Unknown1959–60 Tổng Tham Mưu (5) Unknown1960–61 Tổng Tham Mưu (6) Unknown1961–62 Quan Thuế (1) Tổng Tham Mưu 1962–63 Tổng Tham Mưu (7) Unknown1963–64 Tổng Tham Mưu (8) Unknown1964–65 Quan Thuế (2) Unknown1965–66 Cảnh Sát Quốc Gia (6) Unknown1966–67 Quan Thuế (3) Tổng Tham Mưu 1968–1969 Not organized1970 Cancelled mid-season due to financial issues1971 Tổng Tham Mưu (9) Hải Quân 1971–72 Cảnh Sát Quốc Gia (7) Tổng Tham Mưu1972–73 Tổng Tham Mưu (10) Unknown 1973–74 Tổng Tham Mưu (11) Cảnh Sát Quốc Gia1975 Cancelled after the Fall of SaigonCửu Long League1976 Hải Quan (1) Cảng Sài GònHo Chi Minh City A1 League1977 Cảng Sài Gòn (1) Công Nghiệp Thực Phẩm 1978 Cảng Sài Gòn (2) Công Nhân Hóa Chất1979 Cảng Sài Gòn (3) Hải Quan
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