# 2022 V.League 2

The 2022 V.League 2, known as the LS V.League 2 (Vietnamese: Giải bóng đá Hạng Nhất Quốc gia LS 2022) for sponsorship reasons, was the 28th season of V.League 2, Vietnam's second tier professional football league. The season started on 5 March 2022.

## Changes from the previous season

All 13 teams from the 2021 season were expected to return as no teams were promoted or relegated from the previous season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, An Giang withdrew after being unable to secure a financial sponsor for the season.

### From V.League 2

Dissolved
* An Giang

## Clubs
### Stadium and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Ba Ria Vung Tau FC | Ba Ria–Vung Tau | Ba Ria | 8,000 |
| Binh Phuoc FC | Binh Phuoc | Binh Phuoc | 10,000 |
| Can Tho FC | Cantho | Cantho | 30,000 |
| Daklak FC | Daklak | Buon Ma Thuot | 25,000 |
| Phu Dong | Hanoi | Thanh Tri | 4,000 |
| Pho Hien FC | Hung Yen | PVF | 4,500 |
| Khanh Hoa FC | Khanh Hoa | 19/8 | 18,000 |
| Long An FC | Long An | Long An | 20,000 |
| Cong An Nhan Dan | Ninh Binh | Ninh Binh | 18,000 |
| Phu Tho FC | Phu Tho | Viet Tri | 18,000 |
| Quang Nam FC | Quang Nam | Tam Ky | 15,000 |
| Hue FC | Thua Thien Hue | Tu Do | 16,000 |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Ba Ria Vung Tau FC | Nguyen Minh Phuong | Phan Thanh Hau | Masu | SCG |
| Binh Phuoc FC | Le Thanh Xuan | Huynh Van Ly | Made by club | |
| Can Tho FC | Hoang Hai Duong (interim) | Nguyen Thanh Hai | Grand Sport | Bamboo Airways |
| Daklak | Vo Thanh Luan | Danh Luong Thuc | Demenino Sport | |
| Phu Dong | Nguyen Trung Kien | Le Quang Dai | Kamito | Mitsubishi Motors |
| Pho Hien FC | Mauro Jerónimo | Nguyen Xuan Duong | Kamito | Văn Lang University |
| Khanh Hoa FC | Vo Dinh Tan | Le Tan Tai | Kamito | |
| Long An FC | Phan Van Giau | Nguyen Anh Duc | Made by club | Dong Tam Group Cang Long An |
| Cong An Nhan Dan | Thach Bao Khanh | Tran Thanh Son | Jogarbola | The Vissai Group Bolaven Banana |
| Phu Tho FC | Vu Nhu Thanh | Ho Ngoc Thang | HP Sport | |
| Quang Nam FC | Van Sy Son | Ha Minh Tuan | Kamito | |
| Hue FC | Nguyen Duc Dung | Nguyen Tien Tao | Made by club | |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Binh Phuoc FC | Van Sy Son | Mutual consent | May 2021 | Pre-season | Pham Cong Loc | March 2022 |
| Daklak FC | Truong Minh Tien | Mutual consent | May 2021 | Pre-season | Vo Thanh Luan | March 2022 |
| Ba Ria Vung Tau FC | Tran Minh Chien | Mutual consent | 21 October 2021 | Pre-season | Nguyen Minh Phuong | 8 November 2021 |
| Pho Hien FC | Hua Hien Vinh | Resigned | 2 December 2021 | Pre-season | Mauro Jerónimo | January 2022 |
| Can Tho FC | Nguyen Huu Dang | Mutual consent | February 2022 | Pre-season | Nguyen Viet Thang | 18 February 2022 |
| Cong An Nhan Dan | Vu Quang Bao | Resigned | May 2022 | 2nd | Thach Bao Khanh | 3 May 2022 |
| Quang Nam FC | Duong Hong Son | Resigned | 1 August 2022 | 6th | Van Sy Son | 1 August 2022 |
| Binh Phuoc FC | Hoang Tho | Resigned | 14 August 2022 | 12th | Le Thanh Xuan | 14 August 2022 |
| Can Tho FC | Nguyen Viet Thang | Resigned | 14 September 2022 | 8th | Nguyen Thanh Tu (caretaker) | 20 September 2022 |
| Can Tho FC | Nguyen Thanh Tu | Caretaker period over | 4 October 2022 | 10th | Hoang Hai Duong (interim) | 4 October 2022 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Cong An Nhan Dan (C, P) | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 15 | +22 | 43 | Promotion to V.League 1 |
| 2 | Khanh Hoa (P) | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 30 | 16 | +14 | 42 | Promotion to V.League 1 |
| 3 | Quang Nam | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 40 | |
| 4 | Ba Ria Vung Tau | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 38 | |
| 5 | Pho Hien | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 40 | 22 | +18 | 38 | |
| 6 | Long An | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 32 | |
| 7 | Hue | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 31 | −11 | 25 | |
| 8 | Can Tho | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 40 | −15 | 23 | |
| 9 | Phu Tho | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 32 | −13 | 21 | |
| 10 | Binh Phuoc | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 19 | |
| 11 | Phu Dong | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 44 | −23 | 18 | |
| 12 | Daklak (R) | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 32 | −14 | 18 | Relegation to Vietnamese League Two |
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Ba Ria Vung Tau 4, Pho Hien 1.
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Phu Dong 3, Daklak 3. Head-to-head goal difference: Phu Dong +1, Daklak -1.

## Results

| Home \ Away | BRV | BIN | CTC | CND | DLK | HUE | KHA | LAN | PHO | PHD | PHT | QNA |
| Ba Ria Vung Tau | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Binh Phuoc | 0–2 | | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Can Tho | 0–1 | 0–0 | | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–6 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–4 |
| Cong An Nhan Dan | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Daklak | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 |
| Hue | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Khanh Hoa | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Long An | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | | 0–0 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 |
| Pho Hien | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Phu Dong | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–5 | | 1–2 | 1–3 |
| Phu Tho | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | | 0–1 |
| Quang Nam | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
* 1 2 Postponed due to Typhoon Noru.

## Season statistics

    As of 29 October 2022

### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Nguyen Thanh Nhan | Pho Hien | 10 |
| 2 | Le Thanh Binh | Khanh Hoa | 9 |
| 3 | Nguyen Van Thanh | Ba Ria Vung Tau | 8 |
| 4 | Dinh Thanh Binh | Cong An Nhan Dan | 7 |
| 4 | Duong Van An | Can Tho | 7 |
| 4 | Le Minh Binh | Cong An Nhan Dan | 7 |
| 7 | Bui Anh Thong | Phu Dong | 6 |
| 7 | Ho Ngoc Thang | Phu Tho | 6 |
| 7 | Phan Tan Tai | Long An | 6 |
| 10 | 8 players | 8 players | 5 |
Source: Soccerway

#### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Tran Ngoc Phuong | Long An | Phu Dong | 6–2 (H) | 4 September 2022 |
| Phan Tan Tai | Long An | Can Tho | 6–1 (A) | 23 September 2022 |

### Clean sheets

| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
| 1 | Do Sy Huy | Cong An Nhan Dan | 9 |
| 2 | Tong Duc An | Quang Nam | 8 |
| 3 | Pham Huu Nghia | Pho Hien | 7 |
| 4 | Nguyen Thanh Tuan | Ba Ria Vung Tau | 6 |
| 4 | Vo Ngoc Cuong | Khanh Hoa | 6 |
| 6 | Dang Ngoc Tuan | Can Tho | 4 |
| 6 | Nguyen Tien Tao | Hue | 4 |
| 6 | Pham Tran Thanh Vu | Binh Phuoc | 4 |
| 6 | Tran The Kiet | Khanh Hoa | 4 |
| 10 | 4 players | 4 players | 3 |

## Awards
### Annual awards

| Award | Winner | Club |
| Player of the Year | Le Thanh Binh | Khanh Hoa FC |

## Attendances to stadium

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Khanh Hoa FC | 33,200 | 7,000 | 1,000 | 3,018 | +212.4%$^†$ |
| 2 | Ba Ria Vung Tau | 21,500 | 3,000 | 1,000 | 1,954 | +17.3%$^†$ |
| 3 | Quang Nam FC | 20,200 | 3,000 | 1,000 | 1,836 | +4.0%$^†$ |
| 4 | Cong An Nhan Dan | 16,400 | 3,500 | 700 | 1,490 | +129.2%$^†$ |
| 5 | Hue FC | 16,000 | 2,500 | 400 | 1,454 | −12.7%$^†$ |
| 6 | Binh Phuoc FC | 13,200 | 3,000 | 300 | 1,200 | +20.0%$^†$ |
| 7 | Daklak FC | 11,900 | 3,000 | 300 | 1,081 | +29.8%$^†$ |
| 8 | Long An FC | 10,300 | 1,500 | 400 | 936 | +7.0%$^†$ |
| 9 | Pho Hien | 9,500 | 2,000 | 500 | 863 | +159.2%$^†$ |
| 10 | Can Tho FC | 9,400 | 3,000 | 200 | 854 | +13.9%$^†$ |
| 11 | Phu Tho FC | 5,350 | 1,000 | 150 | 486 | −81.8%$^†$ |
| 12 | Phu Dong | 4,200 | 1,000 | 200 | 381 | −12.0%$^†$ |
| | League total | 171,150 | 7,000 | 150 | 1,296 | n/a$^†$ |
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