# 2023 V.League 2

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.

## Changes from the previous season

| 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### Withdrawn clubs

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.

### Competition format

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

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

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

## Participating clubs by province

| 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

| 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

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

## League table

| 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 |

## Results

| 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 | |

## Position by round

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Ba Ria Vung Tau FC | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Binh Phuoc FC | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Binh Thuan FC | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Hoa Binh FC | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Hue FC | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| Long An FC | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Phu Dong | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Phu Tho FC | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| PVF-CAND | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Quang Nam FC | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
* Promotion to 2023-2024 V.League 1
* Relegation

## Attendances to stadium

| 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
### Top scorers

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

### Hat-tricks

| 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 Bắc$^4$ | 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

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