The 2023 V.League 2, known as the Gold Star V.League 2 (Vietnamese: Giải bóng đá Hạng Nhất Quốc gia Bia Sao Vàng 2023) for sponsorship reasons, will be the 29th season of V. League 2, Vietnam's second tier professional football league. The season is scheduled to commence on 6 April 2023.[1]

Gold Star V.League 2 - 2023
Season2023
Dates6 April – 26 August
ChampionsQuang Nam
PromotedQuang Nam
Matches played90
Goals scored231 (2.57 per match)
Top goalscorerNguyễn Thanh Nhàn (PVF-CAND)
Lê Văn Nam (Quang Nam)
(10 goals)
Biggest home winHue 7-0 Binh Thuan
(15 August)
Biggest away winBinh Thuan 1-7 Quang Nam
(15 August)
Highest scoringBinh Thuan 1-7 Quang Nam
(15 August)
Longest winning runPVF-CAND
(6 matches)
Longest unbeaten runHoa Binh
(12 matches)
Longest winless runBa Ria-Vung Tau
(9 matches)
Longest losing runBa Ria-Vung Tau
Binh Thuan
(4 matches)
Highest attendance10.500
Quang Nam 4-0 Ba Ria-Vung Tau
(26 August)
Lowest attendance100 (several matches)
Total attendance98.700
Average attendance1097
2022

Changes from the previous season

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Promoted from
2022 Second Division
Relegated from
2022 V.League 1
Promoted to
2023 V.League 1
Relegated to
2023 Second Division
Not engaged
Binh Thuan
Hoa Binh
Saigon Cong An Nhan Dan
Khanh Hoa
Daklak Saigon
Can Tho

Withdrawn clubs

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On February 14, 2023, both Saigon and Can Tho announced they would not attend 2023 V.League 2 due to financial reasons. Saigon sold their spot in the league to Lam Dong before subsequently dissolving. However, Saigon said that their facilities and professional work have not met the conditions, not guaranteeing long-term progress so Saigon have been dissolved while Lam Dong still play in the Vietnamese Football League Second Division. Meanwhile, Can Tho will play in the Vietnamese Football League Third Division from the 2023–24 season.[2]

Competition format

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Initially, the Organizing Committee decided that the tournament would apply the format of season 2021 but with a few changes:

  • Stage 1: Consists of 11 rounds of single round-robin, this result will divide 11 teams into 2 groups: the top 5 teams will enter group A, the remaining 6 teams will enter group B. The scores of the teams will remain the same when entering group stage 2.
  • Stage 2:
    • Group A (Competition for the Championship): Consists of 5 teams, ranked from 1 to 5. Teams compete in another single round robin. Each team will play 2 home matches and 2 away matches. The winning team will compete in 2023–24 V.League 1.
    • Group B (Relegation Race): Consists of 6 teams, with ranking positions from 6 to 11. Teams compete in another single round robin. The teams ranked 6-8 in the first stage play 3 home matches, the remaining 3 teams play 2 home matches. The 11th-placed team will be relegated to the 2023–24 Vietnamese League Two.

However, with Saigon dropping out of the tournament, on March 3, VPF discussed and came to a decision to return to the double round-robin format with 18 rounds when the tournament had 10 teams left. The winning team will compete in 2023–24 V.League 1. The 10th-placed team will play a play-off against a team from the 2023 Vietnamese League Two to determine the team that will compete in the 2023–24 Vietnamese League Two.

Prize money

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1st place: 1 billion VND (US$42643) ==> 2 billion VND (US$85286)
2nd place: 500 million VND (US$21321) ==> 1 billion VND (US$42643)
3rd place: 250 million VND (US$10660) ==> 500 million VND (US$21321)

Name change

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Pho Hien FC changed their name to PVF-CAND FC on 22 February 2023.

Participating clubs by province

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Team Location Stadium Capacity Previous
season rank
Ba Ria-Vung Tau Ba Ria–Vung Tau Ba Ria 10,000 VL2 (4th)
Binh Phuoc Binh Phuoc Binh Phuoc 11,000 VL2 (10th)
Binh Thuan Ninh Thuan Ninh Thuan 6,000   SD (playoffs)
Phu Dong Ninh Binh Ninh Binh 22,000 VL2 (11th)
Hoa Binh Hoa Binh Hoa Binh 3,600   SD (playoffs)
PVF-CAND Hung Yen PVF 4,500 VL2 (5th)
Long An Long An Long An 20,000 VL2 (6th)
Phu Tho Phu Tho Viet Tri 18,000 VL2 (9th)
Quang Nam Quang Nam Tam Ky 15,000 VL2 (3rd)
Hue Thua Thien Hue Tu Do 25,000 VL2 (7th)

Personnel and kits

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Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Ba Ria-Vung Tau   Nguyễn Minh Phương   Huỳnh Văn Ly   VNS   Long Sơn Petrochemicals
Binh Phuoc   Lê Thanh Xuân   Lương Văn Kỳ   Fraser Sports
Binh Thuan   Nguyễn Minh Dũng   Trần Hữu Thắng   VNA Sports
Phu Dong   Nguyễn Văn Đàn   Dương Văn An   Kamito   Xuân Nam Việt Corp.
Hoa Binh   Lê Quốc Vượng   Trần Văn Thắng   Kamito   VGEC (Vietnam Germany Eager Joint Stock Company)
PVF-CAND   Mauro Jerónimo   Huỳnh Công Đến   Kamito
Long An   Nguyễn Anh Đức   Phan Tấn Tài   Long An Port
Phu Tho   Hồ Hoàng Tiến   Lê Hải Đức   HP Sport
Quang Nam   Văn Sỹ Sơn   Ngân Văn Đại   VNA Sports
Hue   Nguyễn Đức Dũng   Nguyễn Tiến Tạo

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Long An FC   Ngo Quang Sang[3] Promoted to technical director 15 November 2022 Pre-season   Nguyen Anh Duc 22 November 2022
Phu Tho FC   Vu Nhu Thanh[4] 27 May 2023 Resigned 10th   Ho Hoang Tien[5] 30 May 2023

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Quang Nam FC (C) 18 11 4 3 40 15 +25 37 Promotion to V.League 1
2 PVF-CAND 18 11 4 3 30 14 +16 37
3 Long An FC 18 8 7 3 32 24 +8 31
4 Hoa Binh FC 18 5 9 4 17 15 +2 24
5 Binh Thuan FC 18 7 2 9 23 44 −21 23
6 Hue FC 18 5 6 7 19 19 0 21
7 Phu Dong 18 4 7 7 16 21 −5 19
8 Phu Tho FC 18 4 6 8 18 25 −7 18
9 Ba Ria Vung Tau FC 18 3 7 8 13 24 −11 16
10 Binh Phuoc FC (Q) 18 4 4 10 23 30 −7 16 Relegation play-off
Source: VPF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored (criterias from 2 to 4 are only applied at the end of the season); 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Play-off to attend 2023–24 V.League 2

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Results

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Home \ Away BRV BIN BTH HBH HUE LAN PHD PHT PVF QNA
Ba Ria Vung Tau 2–1 2–3 1–1 2–0 2–4 0–0 1–0 0–3 0–0
Binh Phuoc FC 0–0 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 0–2 1–2 4–3
Binh Thuan FC 2–1 0–3 0–1 1–0 2–4 1–0 3–1 2–5 1–7
Hoa Binh FC 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 3–2
Hue FC 0–0 2–0 7–0 0–0 2–1 0–2 3–1 2–0 0–0
Long An FC 1–0 3–2 4–1 2–2 3–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–1
Phu Dong 1–1 3–2 2–3 0–0 0–0 1–3 2–0 0–2 0–0
Phu Tho FC 3–1 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–0 0–1
PVF-CAND 0–0 3–1 2–0 3–2 2–0 4–1 1–0 1–1 0–0
Quang Nam FC 4–0 4–1 3–1 1–0 3–0 2–0 4–1 3–2 2–0
Source: vpf.vn
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Position by round

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Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718
Ba Ria Vung Tau FC67736856588999101099
Binh Phuoc FC88898469999101010991010
Binh Thuan FC426857857435455565
Hoa Binh FC101010779988666544444
Hue FC252446733777877756
Long An FC994595344544333333
Phu Dong145633476353666677
Phu Tho FC56910101010101010108788888
PVF-CAND311111122222222222
Quang Nam FC733222211111111111
Promotion to 2023-2024 V.League 1
Relegation
Source: VPF

Attendances to stadium

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Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Hoa Binh FC 5,000 2,500 2,500 2,500 n/a
2 Ba Ria Vung Tau FC 4,500 2,500 2,000 2,250 +15.1%
3 Hue FC 4,000 2,500 1,500 2,000 +37.6%
4 Binh Thuan FC 2,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 n/a
5 Binh Phuoc FC 2,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 −16.7%
6 Long An FC 2,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 +6.8%
7 PVF-CAND 1,900 1,500 400 950 +10.1%
8 Quang Nam FC 1,500 1,200 300 750 −59.2%
9 Phu Dong 500 500 500 +31.2%
10 Phu Tho FC 800 500 300 400 −17.7%
League total 20,100 2,500 1,340 +3.4%

Source: vpf.vn

Season statistics

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Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1   Nguyễn Thanh Nhàn PVF-CAND 10
  Lê Văn Nam Quảng Nam
3   Lê Minh Bình PVF-CAND 9
4   Phù Trung Phong Bình Phước 8
  Nguyễn Minh Quang Bình Thuận
  Nguyễn Đình Bắc Quảng Nam
7   Hồ Thanh Minh Huế 7
8   Trần Gia Huy Hòa Bình 5
  Ngô Hoàng Anh Long An
  Lê Thanh Phong
  Lê Hải Đức Phú Thọ

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date
  Phù Trung Phong Bình Phước Quảng Nam 4–3 (H) 25 May 2023
  Nguyễn Thanh Nhàn PVF-CAND Bình Thuận 5–2 (A) 3 August 2023
  Nguyễn Đình Bắc4 Quảng Nam Bình Thuận 7–1 (A) 15 August 2023
  Lê Văn Nam Quảng Nam Bình Thuận 7–1 (A) 15 August 2023

Clean sheets

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Rank Player Club Matches
1   Dương Văn Cường Phù Đổng 9
  Tống Đức An Quảng Nam
3   Nguyễn Tiến Tạo Huế 6
  Phí Minh Long PVF-CAND
5   Nguyễn Anh Tuấn Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu 5

References

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  1. ^ "V.League schedules shift to match international timetable". vietnamnews.vn. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Sài Gòn FC, Cần Thơ FC không dự giải hạng Nhất 2023" (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Tiền đạo Anh Đức dẫn dắt CLB Long An". tuoitre.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  4. ^ "HLV Vũ Như Thành từ chức sau 5 vòng đấu". zingnews.vn. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Thông báo số 4 Giải bóng đá HNQG – Bia Sao Vàng 2023". vpf.vn. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
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