The 2026 Vietnamese Football League Second Division (), also known as 2026 Vietnamese Second Division () was the 21st season of Vietnamese Football League Second Division. It started on 24 March and concluded on 16 June 2026.
The group tables was drawn on the morning of 10 March 2026.
Teams Team changes Promoted from 2025 Third Division Relegated from 2024–25 V.League 2 Promoted to 2025–26 V.League 2 Relegated to 2026 Third Division Cong An Hanoi BHa TinhPhu DongTruong Giang-Gia Dinh Hue Bac NinhGia DinhPVF-CAND BQuang NinhVan Hien University Phu Tho
Name and participation slot changes On 4 September 2025, Kon Tum changed their name to Quảng Ngãi.
On 26 January 2026, Hoai Duc sold their participation slot to Mekong Can Tho.
Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity Cong An Hanoi B Hà Nội Thanh Trì Stadium Hanoi FC B Dak Lak FC Đắk Lắk Buôn Ma Thuật Stadium Ha Tinh Hà Tĩnh Hà Tĩnh Stadium Hue FC Huế Tự Do Stadium Lam Dong FC Lâm Đồng Đà Lạt Stadium Mekong Can Tho Cần Thơ Cần Thơ Stadium Phu Dong Bắc Ninh Từ Sơn Stadium PVF Hưng Yên PVF Stadium Quang Ngai FC Quảng Ngãi Quảng Ngãi Stadium SHB Da Nang B Đà Nẵng Tam Kỳ Stadium Tay Ninh FC Tây Ninh Tây Ninh Province Sports Training and Competition Center Truong Giang-Gia Dinh Hồ Chí Minh City Tân Hiệp Stadium Vinh Long FC Vĩnh Long Vĩnh Long Stadium
Personnel and kits
Team Manager Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Cong An Hanoi B Phạm Quang Thành Jogarbola Công An Hà Nội Dak Lak Trần Phi Ái Demenino Sport Hanoi FC B Phạm Minh Đức Jogarbola Vegetexco Vietnam Ha Tinh Huỳnh Hữu Đức Jogarbola Hue Lê Chí Nguyện CR Sports Lam Dong Trần Văn Toàn Kamito Mekong Can Tho Trương Văn Đông Kamito Bệnh viện Đa Khoa Hoà Hảo - Medic Cần Thơ Phu Dong Nguyễn Hồng Phong Vloop ThaiGroup PVF Hoàng Tuấn Anh Jogarbola Quang Ngai Nguyễn Xuân Hiếu Aura Revive Café de Măng Đen SHB Da Nang B Huỳnh Quốc Anh Wika SHB Tay Ninh Hồ Thanh Hào Just Play Trường Giang-Gia Định Nguyễn Hoàng Huân Chương HABRIX Tây Phương Tây Vinh Long Trương Phi Vina Authentic
Dual ancestry Vietnamese players Beginning on this season, teams are allowed to register 1 Vietnamese player has foreign ancestry and 2 foreign players has Vietnamese ancestry. Players name in bold indicates the player was registered after the start of the season. Club Player 1(Vietnamese ancestry) Player 2(Vietnamese ancestry) Player 3(Foreign ancestry) Cong An Hanoi B Morris Vuong Dak Lak Hanoi FC B Ha Tinh Hue Lam Dong FC Mekong Can Tho Kenny Phi Hoang Chandler Phu Dong PVF Quang Ngai SHB Da Nang B Tay Ninh Truong Giang-Gia Dinh Vinh Long Notes: Player is under the process of Vietnamese naturalization.
Standings 14 teams competed in the 2026 season, split into two groups 7 teams each, playing a two-legged round-robin. The top two teams from each group advanced to the final round.
Group A Table
Results
Group B Table
Results
Final round In the final round, if the match ends in a draw in regular time, the match will be decided by a penalty shoot-out. The matches are held in Quy Nhơn Stadium in Gia Lai.
For this round, all 3 matches uses video assistant referee (VAR).
Bracket
Round 1 The winners will be promoted to 2026–27 V.League 2.
Round 2 The two losers in the previous round will advance to this round. The winner will be promoted to 2026–27 V.League 2.
Notes
References
External links Official website (in Vietnamese) Official website (in English)