The 2019 V.League 1 (known as the Wake Up 247 V.League 1 for sponsorship reasons) season was the 36th season of the V.League 1, the highest division of Vietnamese football and the 19th as a professional league.
Changes from last season Team changes The following teams have changed division since the 2018 season.
To V.League 1 Promoted from V.League 2 Viettel
From V.League 1 Relegated to V.League 2 XSKT Cantho
Rule changes
There will be 1.5 relegation places in the 2019 V.League 1 season - the team finishing 14th will be relegated automatically, while the team finishing 13th will play against the team that finishes second in the 2019 V.League 2.
The league will operate the "3+1" foreigner rule, where each team is allowed 3 non-Vietnamese players and 1 naturalized Vietnamese.
Teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity Previousseason rankBecamex Binh DuongBinh Duong Go DauVL1 (7th)SHB DanangDanangHoa XuanVL1 (9th)Hoang Anh Gia LaiGia LaiPleikuVL1 (10th)Haiphong FCHaiphongLach TrayVL1 (6th)Hanoi FCHanoiHang DayVL1 (1st)Viettel VL2 (1st)Ho Chi Minh City FCHo Chi Minh CityThong NhatVL1 (12th)Saigon FCVL1 (8th)Sanna Khanh Hoa BVNKhanh Hoa19 AugustVL1 (3rd)Duoc Nam Ha Nam DinhNam DinhThien TruongVL1 (13th)Song Lam Nghe AnNghe AnVinhVL1 (4th)Quang NamQuang NamTam KyVL1 (11th)Than Quang NinhQuang NinhCam PhaVL1 (5th)Thanh Hoa FCThanh HoaThanh HoaVL1 (2nd)
Personnel and kits
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturerBecamex Binh Duong Nguyễn Thanh Sơn Nguyễn Anh Đức KamitoSHB Da Nang Lê Huỳnh Đức Hoàng Minh Tâm KamitoHoang Anh Gia Lai Lee Tae-hoon Nguyễn Tuấn Anh Mizuno Haiphong FC Trương Việt Hoàng Andre Fagan JogarbolaHanoi FC Chu Đình Nghiêm Nguyễn Văn Quyết KappaViettel Nguyễn Hải Biên Bùi Tiển Dũng VNA SportsHo Chi Minh City FC Jung Hae-seong Huỳnh Kesley Alves ZaicroSaigon FC Nguyễn Thành Công Nguyễn Ngọc Duy Fraser SportSanna Khanh Hoa BVN Võ Đình Tân Chaher ZarourMade by clubDuoc Nam Ha Nam Dinh Nguyễn Văn Dũng Nguyễn Hữu Đỉnh VNA SportSong Lam Nghe An Nguyễn Đức Thắng Trần Nguyên Mạnh MitreQuang Nam FC Vũ Hồng Việt Đinh Thanh Trung JogarbolaThan Quang Ninh Phan Thanh Hùng Huỳnh Tuấn Linh JomaThanh Hoa FC Mai Xuân Hợp Hoàng Đình Tùng Jogarbola
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment Ho Chi Minh City FC Toshiya Miura Sacked Pre-season Jung Hae-seong SHB Danang Nguyen Minh Phuog Le Huynh Duc Viettel Nguyen Hai Bien Mutual consent Lee Heung-sil Becamex Binh Duong Tran Minh Chien Resigned 6th Nguyen Thanh Son Hoang Anh Gia Lai Duong Minh Ninh Sacked 11th Lee Tae-hoon Quang Nam FC Hoang Van Phuc Resigned 13th Vu Hong Viet Duoc Nam Ha Nam Dinh Nguyen Van Sy Mutual consent 12th Nguyen Van Dung Viettel Lee Heung-sil Mutual consent 11th Nguyen Hai Bien Thanh Hoa Nguyen Duc Thang Mutual consent 5th Vu Quang Bao Thanh Hoa Vu Quang Bao Resigned 10th Mai Xuan Hop (assistant)
Foreign players Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window. ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4 (AFC Player)Player 5 (Naturalized Vietnamese player)Former player Becamex Bình Dương Pedro Augusto Wander Luiz Ali Rabo Veniamin Shumeyko → Eyerakpo Maxwell Victor Mansaray SHB Danang Victor Nirennold Bernardo Frizoni Aimé Djicka Gassissou → Gastón Merlo Patrick Boni Dominik Schmitt Hoang Anh Gia Lai Felipe Martins Wieger Sietsma Kim Bong-jin Chevaughn WalshINJ Haiphong FC Andre Fagan Jermie Lynch Joseph Mpande → Dio Preye Hanoi FC Pape Omar Faye Moses Oloya Papa Ibou Kébé Sajjad Moshkelpour Ganiyu OseniINJ Brandon McDonald Viettel Bruno Cantanhede Janclesio Jean Carlos João Paulo Gustavo Kayo Dias Ho Chi Minh City FC Louis Ewonde Ismahil Akinade Victor Mansaray → Kesley Alves Joel Vinicius Matias JadueINJ Saigon FC Geovane Gustavo Pedro Paulo → Geoffrey Kizito Dominique Da Sylva Thiago Moura Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN Patiyo Tambwe Youssouf Touré Chaher Zarour → Suleiman Oladoja Abdullahi Warley Oliveira Duoc Nam Ha Nam Dinh Diogo Pereira Gustavo Emmanuel Tony Agbaji → Issifu Ansah Patiyo Tambwe Sunday Emmanuel Song Lam Nghe An Michael Olaha Damir Memović Joel Vinicius Marcio Quang Nam FC Rodrigo da Silva Dias Gabriel Davis Lucas Rocha → Samson Kayode Thiago Papel Claudecir Than Quang Ninh Neven Laštro Kouassi Yao Hermann Rod Dyachenko Thanh Hoa FC Gramoz Kurtaj Rimario Gordon Errol Stevens Monday Samuel Foreign players who left their clubs after first leg or be replaced because of injuries. Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
Standings League table
Positions by round This table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve the chronological evolution, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.
Results
Play-off match The team finishing 13th faced the runner-up of 2019 V.League 2.
Thanh Hoa won the match and would remain in the 2020 V.League 1.
Attendances
By club
+ 2019 V.League 1 Attendance ClubTotalGames Avg. Per Game DNH. Nam Dinh 195,000 13 15,000 Hanoi FC 105,000 13* 8,077 HA. Gia Lai 109,000 13 8,385 SHB Danang 101,000 13 7,769 Thanh Hoa FC 95,500 13 7,346 Viettel 94,000 13 7,231 SL. Nghe An 91,000 13 7,000 Ho Chi Minh City FC 88,000 13 6,769 S. Khanh Hoa BVN 82,500 13 6,346 Quang Nam FC 81,000 13 6,231 Haiphong FC 81,000 13 6,231 B. Binh Duong 67,700 13 5,208 T. Quang Ninh 67,500 13 5,192 Saigon FC 48,500 13 3,731 Total1,306,700 182 7,180
By round
+ 2019 V.League 1 Attendance RoundTotalGames Avg. Per Game Round 167,000 7 9,571 Round 253,000 7 7,571 Round 351,000 7 7,286 Round 455,000 7 7,857 Round 545,000 7 6,428 Round 653,000 7 7,571 Round 752,500 7 7,500 Round 855,500 7 7,929 Round 954,000 7 7,714 Round 1042,000 7 6,000 Round 1170,200 7 10,028 Round 1245,000 7 6,428 Round 1359,000 7 8,429 Round 1440,500 7 5,786 Round 1554,000 7 7,714 Round 1658,000 7 8,286 Round 1746,000 7 6,571 Round 1862,500 7 8,929 Round 1951,000 7 7,286 Round 2046,000 7 6,571 Round 2158,000 7 8,286 Round 2243,000 7 6,143 Round 2346,000 7* 6,571 Round 2436,000 7 5,143 Round 2542,500 7* 6,071 Round 2621,000 7 3,000 Total1.306.700 182 7.180
* Hanoi FC have to play 2 matches in the 23rd and 25th rounds at home without spectators because of a disciplinary decision.
Season statistics
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Bruno CantanhedeViettel15 Pape Omar FayeHanoi FC3 Hoang Vu SamsonHanoi FC / Quang Nam FC134 Pedro PauloSaigon FC12 Tran Minh VuongHoang Anh Gia Lai6 Đỗ MerloSHB Danang11 Diogo PereiraDuoc Nam Ha Nam Dinh Joel ViniciusHo Chi Minh City FC / Song Lam Nghe An9 Rod DyachenkoThan Quang Ninh10 Jermie LynchHaiphong FC11 Dinh Thanh TrungQuang Nam FC9 Mc Hong QuanThan Quang Ninh Nguyen Van QuyetHanoi FC Nguyen Van ToanHoang Anh Gia Lai
Top assists
RankPlayerClubAssists 1 Nguyen Van Toan Hoang Anh Gia Lai 11 2 Nguyen Van Quyet Hanoi FC 7
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Jeremie LynchHaiphong FCSanna Khanh Hoa BVN3–4 (A) Rod DyachenkoThan Quang NinhHaiphong FC4–2 (H) Joel ViniciusSong Lam Nghe AnBecamex Binh Duong1–5 (A) Tran Minh VuongHoang Anh Gia LaiHaiphong FC5–1 (H) Le Quoc PhuongSaigon FCDuoc Nam Ha Nam Dinh4–1 (H) Bruno Cantanhede4ViettelSHB Danang5–3 (H) Note: 4: scored 4 goals; (H) – Home; (A) – Away
Awards
Monthly awards MonthClub of the MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the MonthGoal of the MonthReferencesClubManagerClubPlayerClubPlayerClubAprilHanoi Chu Dinh NghiemHanoi FC Nguyen Quang HaiHanoi FC Nguyen Van ToanHoang Anh Gia LaiMayHo Chi Minh City Jung Hae-seongHo Chi Minh City FC Nguyen Van ToanHoang Anh Gia Lai Nguyen Trong HungThanh Hoa FCJuneThanh Hoa Nguyen Duc ThangThanh Hoa FC Nguyen Hai HuyThan Quang Ninh Vu The VuongDuoc Nam Ha Nam DinhJulyDuoc Nam Ha Nam Dinh Nguyen Van DungDuoc Nam Ha Nam Dinh Nguyen Van QuyetHanoi FC Luong Xuan TruongHoang Anh Gia LaiAugustHanoi Chu Dinh NghiemHanoi FC Nguyen Van QuyetHanoi FC Nguyen Quang HaiHanoi FC
Annual awards Award Winner Club Manager of the Season Jung Hae-seong Ho Chi Minh City FC Player of the Season Nguyen Quang Hai Hanoi FC Top Goalscorer Bruno Cantanhede Viettel Pape Omar Faye Hanoi FC Top Assist Nguyen Van Toan Hoang Anh Gia Lai Young Player of the Year Doan Van Hau Hanoi FC Goal of the Season Nghiem Xuan Tu Than Quang Ninh Referee of the Year Hoang Ngoc Ha Assistant Referee of the Year Pham Manh Long
Team of the Year Team of the Year Goalkeeper Tran Nguyen Manh (Song Lam Nghe An) Defence Ho Tan Tai (Becamex Binh Duong) Nguyen Huu Tuan (Ho Chi Minh City FC) Bui Tien Dung (Viettel) Doan Van Hau (Hanoi FC) Midfield Nguyen Van Quyet (Hanoi FC) Mac Hong Quan (Than Quang Ninh) Tran Minh Vuong (Hoang Anh Gia Lai) Nguyen Quang Hai (Hanoi FC) Attack Nguyen Van Toan (Hoang Anh Gia Lai) Pape Omar Faye (Hanoi FC)
See also 2019 V.League 2 2019 Vietnamese National Football Second League 2019 Vietnamese National Football Third League
References