The 2013 V.League 1 (known as the Eximbank V.League 1 for sponsorship reasons) season was the 30th season of Vietnam's national football league and the 13th as a professional league. The season began on 3 March 2013 and finished on 31 August 2013.
Changes from last season
Team changes The following teams have changed division since the 2012 season.
To V.League 1 Promoted from V.League 2 Đồng Nai Đồng Tâm Long An
From V.League 1 Folded Hà Nội Khatoco Khánh Hòa F.C. Navibank Sài Gòn
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.
Teams Number of participating clubs in the 2013 campaign is 12.
Vicem Hải Phòng's relegation to the 2013 Vietnamese First Division season was confirmed on 29 July 2012. However, the club returned to the V.League for the 2013 season after purchasing Khatoco Khánh Hòa's slot, who later dissolved on 8 December 2012.
TĐCS Đồng Tháp were relegated after rivals Khatoco Khánh Hòa defeated Sông Lam Nghệ An 1–0 on 19 August 2012.
Đồng Tâm Long An (as Champions) and Hà Nội T&T B (as runners-up) secured direct promotion to the V.League from the 2012 Vietnamese First Division. Đồng Tâm Long An returned to the V.League after a one-season absence. However, Hà Nội T&T B remained in the second tier of Vietnamese football due to league rules about clubs with the same owners competing in the same division.
Hà Nội was dissolved on 27 November 2012 when club officials could not secure a new sponsor after the earlier arrest of Chairman Nguyễn Đức Kiên caused all sponsorship from his assets to be blocked. 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., finally this club was dissolved.Navibank Sài Gòn giải thể
On 8 December 2012, the VPF had stated that the Vietnam U-22 team would be added to the V.League to gain experience ahead of the 2013 SEA Games and to bring the participating number of clubs to 12. However, the Vietnam Football Federation announced on December 13, 2012 that 2012 Vietnamese First Division second runners-up Đồng Nai would be the twelfth club in the 2013 campaign.
Controversy After Xuân Thành Sài Gòn was docked points for what the VFF deemed the club unsportsmanlike conduct when the club fielded a non-competitive squad for their Matchday 20 meeting with Sông Lam Nghệ An, club officials announced that the club would withdraw from the league. On 22 August 2013, the VFF approved Xuân Thành Sài Gòn's withdrawal request. Matches where the club was involved were vacated. As the result, no club among the remaining teams was relegated to the 2014 V.League 2.
Stadia and locations
ClubHome stadiumCapacityBecamex Bình DươngGò Đậu Stadium18,250SHB Đà NẵngChi Lăng Stadium28,000Đồng NaiĐồng Nai Stadium25,000Đồng Tâm Long An Long An Stadium19,975Vicem Hải PhòngLạch Tray Stadium28,000Hà Nội T&THàng Đẫy Stadium22,000Hoàng Anh Gia LaiPleiku Stadium12,000Kienlongbank Kiên GiangRạch Giá Stadium10,000Vissai Ninh BìnhNinh Bình Stadium22,000Xuân Thành Sài GònThống Nhất Stadium25,000Sông Lam Nghệ AnVinh Stadium12,000Thanh HóaThanh Hóa Stadium14,000
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorBecamex Bình Dương Lê Thụy Hải PhilaniBecamex IDCSHB Đà Nẵng Lê Huỳnh Đức Nguyễn Minh PhươngSaigon-Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SHB)Đồng Nai Trần Bình Sự Phùng Quang TrungĐồng Tâm Long An Ngô Quang Sang (interim) Nguyễn Việt ThắngDongtam GroupVicem Hải Phòng Hoàng Anh Tuấn Nguyễn Minh ChâuAdidas (fake)Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (Vicem)Hà Nội T&T Phan Thanh Hùng Cristiano RolandKappaT&T GroupHoàng Anh Gia Lai Choi Yun-Kyum Phùng Văn NhiênHAGL GroupKienlongbank Kiên Giang FC Lại Hồng Vân Phạm Đặng Duy AnKienlongbankThe Vissai Ninh Bình Nguyễn Văn Sỹ Mai Tiến ThànhThe Vissai Cement GroupXuân Thành Sài Gòn FC Trần Tiến Đại Trương Đình LuậtXuan Thanh GroupSông Lam Nghệ An Nguyễn Hữu Thắng Nguyễn Trọng HoàngBac A BankThanh Hóa Mai Đức Chung Lê Bật HiếuMitreViettel
Managerial changes Team Outgoing Head Coach Date of vacancy Manner of departure Incoming Head Coach Date of appointment Vicem Hải Phòng Lê Thụy HảiSeptember 2012 Contract terminated Hoàng Anh Tuấn10 January 2013 Thanh Hóa Triệu Quang Hà2 February 2013 Contract terminated Mai Đức Chung4 February 2013 Becamex Bình Dương Cho Yoon-Hwan15 April 2013 Sacked Lê Thụy Hải16 April 2013 Đồng Tâm Long An Francisco Vital13 May 2013 Sacked Marcelo Javier Zuleta14 May 2013 Đồng Tâm Long An Marcelo Javier Zuleta9 July 2013 Sacked Ngô Quang Sang (interim)9 July 2013
Foreign players
Club Visa 1 Visa 2 Visa 3 Non-Visa Foreign Becamex Bình Dương Vincent Bossou Sunday Emmanuel Aniekan Ekpe Fabio dos Santos1,2 Kesley Alves1,2 Hélio1 Jeferson1 SHB Đà Nẵng Sabin-Cosmin Goia Gastón Merlo Danny Mrwanda None Đồng Nai Danny van Bakel Victor Nyirenda Henry Kisekka Thierry Bernard1 Amaobi Uzowuru1 Đồng Tâm Long An Anderson West Gilson Campos Ernesto Paulo Isaac Mylyanga1 Vicem Hải Phòng Antonio Carlos Giba Justice Majabvi Issifu Ansah1 Jonathan Quartey3 Hà Nội T&T Cristiano Roland Gonzalo Marronkle Samson Kayode None Hoàng Anh Gia Lai Ganiyu Oseni Evaldo Bassey Akpan Đoàn Văn Sakda3 Marcelo1 Kienlongbank Kiên Giang Felix Ajala Hamed Adesope Jackson None Vissai Ninh Bình Peter Omoduemuke Timothy Anjembe Moussa Sanogo Rodrigo Mota1 Dio Preye1 Xuân Thành Sài Gòn Moses Oloya Christian Amougou Emeka Oguwike Rogerio1 Maxwell Eyerakpo1 Sông Lam Nghệ An Hughton Hector Willis Plaza Kavin Bryan None Thanh Hóa Cheikh Dieng Nastja Čeh Patiyo Tambwe None Note: 1Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Vietnamese Residency; 2Foreign residents who have chosen to represent Vietnam national team; 3Vietnamese residents who have chosen to represent another national team
League table
Results
Summary
Details Match-day 1
Match-day 2
Match-day 3
Match-day 4
Match-day 5
Match-day 6
Match-day 7
Match-day 8
Match-day 9
Match-day 10
Match-day 11
Match-day 12
Match-day 13
Match-day 14
Match-day 15
Match-day 16
Match-day 17
Match-day 18
Match-day 19
Match-day 20
Match-day 21
Match-day 22
Season statistics
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals 1 Gonzalo Damian MarronkleHà Nội T&T14 Samson KayodeHà Nội T&T3 Abass Cheikh DiengThanh Hóa13 Lê Công VinhSông Lam Nghệ An5 Gastón MerloSHB Đà Nẵng12 Nguyễn Anh ĐứcBecamex Bình Dương7 Ganiyu OseniHoàng Anh Gia Lai10 Evaldo GoncalvesHoàng Anh Gia Lai Moussa SanogoXM Vissai Ninh Bình Gilson CamposĐồng Tâm Long An
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Abass Cheikh Dieng Thanh Hóa Đồng Nai 4–1 10 March 2013 Moussa Sanogo* Vissai Ninh Bình SHB Đà Nẵng 4–1 5 May 2013 Nguyễn Anh Đức Becamex Bình Dương Thanh Hóa 3–4 26 May 2013 Lê Công Vinh* Sông Lam Nghệ An Đồng Tâm Long An 8–0 30 June 2013 *: Scored four goals
Scoring First goal of the season: Gonzalo for Hà Nội T&T against Hoàng Anh Gia Lai (2 March 2013) Fastest goal of the season: 1 minute, Abass Cheikh Dieng for Thanh Hóa against Kienlongbank Kiên Giang (27 April 2013) Largest winning margin: 8 goals Sông Lam Nghệ An 8–0 Đồng Tâm Long An (30 June 2013) Highest scoring game: 8 goals Sông Lam Nghệ An 8–0 Đồng Tâm Long An (30 June 2013) Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 8 goals Sông Lam Nghệ An 8–0 Đồng Tâm Long An (30 June 2013) Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 3 goals Becamex Bình Dương 3–4 Thanh Hóa (26 May 2013) Vicem Hải Phòng 3–4 Đồng Tâm Long An (21 July 2013) Vissai Ninh Bình 3-4 Đồng Tâm Long An (3 August 2013)
Clean sheets Most clean sheets: 8 SHB Đà Nẵng Fewest clean sheets: 0 Kienlongbank Kiên Giang
Discipline Most yellow cards (club): 62 Sông Lam Nghệ An F.C. Most yellow cards (player): 10 Nguyễn Quốc Long (Hà Nội T&T) Most red cards (club): 6 Thanh Hóa F.C. Most red cards (player): 2 Cao Sỹ Cường (Hà Nội T&T) Nguyễn Quốc Long (Hà Nội T&T) Trần Thanh Tuấn (XM Vicem Hải Phòng) Đoàn Việt Cường (XM Xuân Thành Sài Gòn)
Attendance
Awards Annual awards Top scorer Gonzalo Damian Marronkle (Hà Nội T&T) Samson Kayode Olaleye (Hà Nội T&T)
Manager of the Season Phan Thanh Hùng (Hà Nội T&T)
Best player of the Season Gonzalo Damian Marronkle (Hà Nội T&T)
Best Young player of the Season Trần Minh Vương (HAGL)
Best Referee Nguyễn Trọng Thư
Monthly awards MonthPlayer of the MonthPlayerClubMarch Lê Công VinhSông Lam Nghệ AnApril AntonioVicem Hải PhòngMay Gonzalo MarronkleHà Nội T&TJune Lê Công VinhSông Lam Nghệ An
Dream Team GoalkeepersDefendersMidfieldersForwards Bassey Akpan (Hoàng Anh Gia Lai) Trần Đình Hoàng (Sông Lam Nghệ An) Quế Ngọc Hải (Sông Lam Nghệ An) Nguyễn Văn Biển (Hà Nội T&T) Lê Quang Hùng (Vissai Ninh Bình) Lê Công Vinh (Sông Lam Nghệ An) Hughtun Hector (Sông Lam Nghệ An) Nastja Čeh (FLC Thanh Hóa) Phan Tấn Tài (Long An F.C) Gonzalo Damian Marronkle (Hà Nội T&T) Samson Kayode Olaleye (Hà Nội T&T)
References
External links Official Page