# 2018 V.League 1

The 2018 V.League 1 season (for sponsorship reasons also known as Nuti Café V.League 1) was the 35th season of the V.League 1, the highest division of Vietnamese football and the 18th as a professional league. The season started on 10 March 2018 and ran until 8 October 2018. It was expected to be known as the Toyota V.League 1, however, in December 2017 Toyota ended their sponsorship deal with the Vietnam Football Federation one year early.

## Changes from last season
### Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2017 season.

### Rule changes

Due to the increased number of teams in 2018 V.League 2 (10), there will be 1.5 relegation places in the 2018 V.League 1 season - the team finishing 14th will be relegated automatically, whilst the team finishing 13th will play a two-legged play-off against the team that finishes second in the 2018 V.League 2.
The league will continue to operate the "2+1" foreigner rule, meaning each squad shall be allowed 2 non-Vietnamese players and 1 naturalised Vietnamese. FLC Thanh Hoa and Song Lam Nghe An shall be allowed 3 non-Vietnamese players, 1 naturalised Vietnamese and 1 player from Asia because they will participate in AFC Cup.

## Teams

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Previous season rank |
| Becamex Binh Duong | Binh Duong | Go Dau | 13,035 | VL1 (11th) |
| XSKT Cantho | Cantho | Cantho | 60,000 | VL1 (13th) |
| SHB Danang | Danang | Hoa Xuan | 20,000 | VL1 (9th) |
| Hoang Anh Gia Lai | Gia Lai | Pleiku | 12,000 | VL1 (10th) |
| Haiphong FC | Haiphong | Lach Tray | 25,000 | VL1 (7th) |
| Hanoi FC | Hanoi | Hang Day | 22,500 | VL1 (3rd) |
| Ho Chi Minh City FC | Ho Chi Minh City | Thong Nhat | 16,000 | VL1 (12th) |
| Saigon FC | Ho Chi Minh City | Thong Nhat | 16,000 | VL1 (5th) |
| Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN | Khanh Hoa | 19 August | 25,000 | VL1 (6th) |
| Nam Dinh FC | Nam Dinh | Thien Truong | 30,000 | VL2 (1st) |
| Song Lam Nghe An | Nghe An | Vinh | 18,000 | VL1 (8th) |
| Quang Nam FC | Quang Nam | Tam Ky | 15,000 | VL1 (1st) |
| Than Quang Ninh | Quang Ninh | Cam Pha | 20,000 | VL1 (4th) |
| FLC Thanh Hoa | Thanh Hoa | Thanh Hoa | 12,000 | VL1 (2nd) |

### Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Head Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer |
| Becamex Binh Duong | Trần Minh Chiến | Nguyễn Anh Đức | Kappa |
| XSKT Cantho | Vũ Quang Bảo | Tô Vĩnh Lợi | KeepDri |
| SHB Danang | Nguyễn Minh Phương | Do Merlo | Made by club |
| Hoang Anh Gia Lai | Dương Minh Ninh | Lương Xuân Trường | Mizuno |
| Haiphong FC | Trương Việt Hoàng | Lê Văn Phú | Mitre |
| Hanoi FC | Chu Đình Nghiêm | Nguyễn Văn Quyết | Kappa |
| Ho Chi Minh City FC | Toshiya Miura | Trương Đình Luật | Mizuno |
| Saigon FC | Nguyễn Thành Công | Nguyễn Ngọc Duy | Kami |
| Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN | Võ Đình Tân | Chaher Zarour | Made by club |
| Nam Dinh FC | Nguyễn Văn Sỹ | Nguyễn Hữu Định | VNA Sport |
| Song Lam Nghe An | Nguyễn Đức Thắng | Trần Nguyên Mạnh | Mitre |
| Quang Nam FC | Hoàng Văn Phúc | Đinh Thanh Trung | Jogarbola |
| Than Quang Ninh | Phan Thanh Hùng | Huỳnh Tuấn Linh | Joma |
| FLC Thanh Hoa | Nguyễn Đức Thắng | Pape Omar Faye | Mitre |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| FLC Thanh Hoa | Ljupko Petrović | Resigned | 28 November 2017 | Pre-season | Marian Mihail | 15 December 2017 |
| SHB Danang | Le Huynh Duc | Resigned | 25 November 2017 | Pre-season | Nguyen Minh Phuong | 28 December 2017 |
| XSKT Cantho | Vu Quang Bao | Sacked | 25 November 2017 | Pre-season | Đinh Hồng Vinh | 25 December 2017 |
| Saigon FC | Nguyen Duc Thang | Out of contract | 31 January 2018 | Pre-season | Phan Van Tai Em | 3 April 2018 |
| FLC Thanh Hoa | Marian Mihail | Mutual consent | 7 April 2018 | 7th | Hoang Thanh Tung | 7 April 2018 |
| FLC Thanh Hoa | Hoang Thanh Tung | Demote | 3 May 2018 | 7th | Nguyen Duc Thang | 3 May 2018 |
| Saigon FC | Phan Van Tai Em | Resigned | 28 June 2018 | 16th | Nguyen Thanh Cong | 29 June 2018 |
| XSKT Cantho | Dinh Hong Vinh | ? | 26 July 2018 | 20th | Vu Quang Bao | 31 July 2018 |

## Foreign players

| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Naturalised Vietnamese Player | Former Players |
| Becamex Binh Duong | Chinedu Udoka | Ali Rabo | → Eyerakpo Maxwell | Romario Kortzorg Alexandros Tanidis |
| XSKT Cantho | Wander Luiz | Patiyo Tambwe | → Dio Preye | Rod Dyachenko |
| SHB Danang | Kouassi Yao Hermann | Louis Epassi | → Gastón Merlo | Diogo Pereira |
| Hoang Anh Gia Lai | Josip Zeba | Osmar | | Kim Jin-seo Rimario Gordon |
| Haiphong FC | Diego Fagan | Errol Stevens | → Issifu Ansah | |
| Hanoi FC | Moses Oloya | Oseni Ganiyu | → Samson Kayode | |
| Ho Chi Minh City FC | Matías Jadue | Marclei | → Kesley Alves | Gustavo $^{INJ}$ Paulo Tavares Gonzalo Marronkle |
| Saigon FC | Dominique Da Sylva | Marvin Ogunjimi | → Geoffrey Kizito | Dugary Ndabashinze Lê Văn Tân |
| Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN | Chaher Zarour | Youssouf Touré | | |
| Nam Dinh FC | Romario Kortzorg | Diogo Pereira | → Theophilus Esele | Alex Rafael Neil Benjamin Henry Shackiel |
| Song Lam Nghe An | Michael Olaha | Jermie Lynch | | Osmar |
| Quang Nam FC | Douglas Tardin | Warley Oliveira | → Thiago Papel | Wander Luiz Claudecir $^{INJ}$ Nguyễn Trung Đại Dương |
| Than Quang Ninh | Eydison | Joel Vinicius | | Geoffrey Kizito |
| FLC Thanh Hoa | Pape Omar Faye | Rimario Gordon | → Danny van Bakel | Ryutaro Karube Edward Ofere |
* ^1 Foreign players who left their clubs after first leg or be replaced because of injuries.
* ^INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.

## Standings
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Hanoi FC (C) | 26 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 72 | 30 | +42 | 64 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League Preliminary Round 2 |
| 2 | FLC Thanh Hoa | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 43 | 29 | +14 | 46 | |
| 3 | Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN (Q) | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 43 | Qualification to Mekong Club Championship |
| 4 | Song Lam Nghe An | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 42 | |
| 5 | Than Quang Ninh | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 35 | |
| 6 | Haiphong FC | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 34 | |
| 7 | Becamex Binh Duong (Q) | 26 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 39 | 36 | +3 | 33 | Qualification to AFC Cup Group Stage |
| 8 | Saigon FC | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 31 | |
| 9 | SHB Danang | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 49 | −11 | 31 | |
| 10 | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 41 | 53 | −12 | 31 | |
| 11 | Quang Nam FC | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 45 | −8 | 31 | |
| 12 | Ho Chi Minh City FC | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 27 | |
| 13 | Nam Dinh FC (O) | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 24 | Qualification to Relegation Play-off |
| 14 | XSKT Cantho (R) | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 43 | −17 | 21 | Relegation to V.League 2 |
* ↑ If Hanoi cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League group stage, they will enter the AFC Cup group stage.
* ↑ Becamex Binh Duong qualified to 2019 AFC Cup by winning 2018 Vietnamese Cup

### 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.
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Becamex Binh Duong | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 |
| FLC Thanh Hoa | 9 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Hanoi FC | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Haiphong FC | 13 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
| Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 5 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 |
| Ho Chi Minh City FC | 12 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| Nam Dinh FC | 7 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Quang Nam FC | 4 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 11 |
| Saigon FC | 3 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
| Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Song Lam Nghe An | 11 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| SHB Danang | 14 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
| Than Quang Ninh | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| XSKT Cantho | 8 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
* Winner; Champions League
* Relegation play-off
* Relegate to V.League 2

## Results

| Home \ Away | BBD | FTH | HAN | HPG | HGL | HCM | NDI | QNM | SGN | SKH | SNA | SDN | TQN | XCT |
| Becamex Binh Duong | | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| FLC Thanh Hoa | 3–1 | | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Hanoi FC | 2–0 | 4–3 | | 1–0 | 5–0 | 6–3 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 |
| Haiphong FC | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 0–0 | 0–3 | 3–5 | 0–0 | | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 |
| Ho Chi Minh City FC | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 5–3 | | 1–2 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 |
| Nam Dinh FC | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Quang Nam FC | 4–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 5–2 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 |
| Saigon FC | 2–0 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Song Lam Nghe An | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | | 3–2 | 0–1 | | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| SHB Danang | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | | 3–2 | 2–1 |
| Than Quang Ninh | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | | 5–1 |
| XSKT Cantho | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |

### Play-off match

The team finishing 13th faced the runner-up of 2018 V.League 2.
Nam Dinh FC won the match and would remain in the 2019 V.League 1.

## Attendances

    As of 8 October 2018

### By club

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Nam Dinh FC | 166,000 | 22,000 | 0 | 13,833 | +93.0%$^†$ |
| 2 | Hanoi FC | 119,500 | 20,000 | 2,000 | 9,192 | +48.4%$^†$ |
| 3 | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 104,500 | 12,000 | 4,000 | 8,038 | −4.1%$^†$ |
| 4 | FLC Thanh Hoa | 96,000 | 13,000 | 1,000 | 7,385 | −20.0%$^†$ |
| 5 | Haiphong FC | 82,000 | 21,000 | 2,000 | 6,308 | −14.6%$^†$ |
| 6 | Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN | 81,000 | 15,000 | 2,000 | 6,231 | +26.6%$^†$ |
| 7 | SHB Danang | 79,000 | 13,000 | 3,000 | 6,077 | −24.8%$^†$ |
| 8 | Quang Nam FC | 67,000 | 12,000 | 1,000 | 5,154 | −19.8%$^†$ |
| 9 | Song Lam Nghe An | 66,500 | 10,000 | 1,500 | 5,115 | +19.8%$^†$ |
| 10 | Than Quang Ninh | 64,000 | 8,000 | 2,000 | 4,923 | −28.1%$^†$ |
| 11 | XSKT Cantho | 63,800 | 12,000 | 1,500 | 4,908 | +140.8%$^†$ |
| 12 | Becamex Binh Duong | 58,000 | 18,000 | 1,500 | 4,462 | +28.9%$^†$ |
| 13 | Ho Chi Minh City FC | 55,000 | 12,000 | 2,000 | 4,231 | −15.4%$^†$ |
| 14 | Saigon FC | 44,500 | 12,000 | 1,000 | 3,423 | +1.1%$^†$ |
| | League total | 1,139,800 | 22,000 | 1,000 | 6,263 | +12.0%$^†$ |
Updated to games played on complete Source: Vietnam Professional Football Notes: $^†$ Teams played previous season in V.League 2

### By round

2018 V.League 1 Attendance :
| Round | Total | Games | Avg. Per Game |
| Round 1 | 78,000 | 7 | 11,143 |
| Round 2 | 71,000 | 7 | 10,143 |
| Round 3 | 74,000 | 7 | 10,571 |
| Round 4 | 58,000 | 7 | 8,286 |
| Round 5 | 72,000 | 7 | 10,286 |
| Round 6 | 51,500 | 7 | 7,357 |
| Round 7 | 42,000 | 7 | 6,000 |
| Round 8 | 50,000 | 7 | 7,143 |
| Round 9 | 46,000 | 7 | 6,571 |
| Round 10 | 42,500 | 7 | 6,071 |
| Round 11 | 42,000 | 7 | 6,000 |
| Round 12 | 38,200 | 7 | 5,457 |
| Round 13 | 54,000 | 7 | 7,714 |
| Round 14 | 33,000 | 7 | 4,714 |
| Round 15 | 28,000 | 7 | 4,000 |
| Round 16 | 38,000 | 7 | 5,429 |
| Round 17 | 29,100 | 7 | 4,157 |
| Round 18 | 34,500 | 7 | 4,929 |
| Round 19 | 27,000 | 7 | 3,857 |
| Round 20 | 24,000 | 7 | 3,429 |
| Round 21 | 49,500 | 7 | 7,071 |
| Round 22 | 34,500 | 7 | 4,929 |
| Round 23 | 24,000 | 7 | 3,429 |
| Round 24 | 31,000 | 7 | 4,429 |
| Round 25 | 32,500 | 7 | 4,643 |
| Round 26 | 35,500 | 7 | 5,071 |
| Total | 1,139,800 | 182 | 6,263 |

### Highest attendances

| Rank | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance | Date | Stadium |
| 1 | Nam Dinh FC | 0–0 | XSKT Cantho | 22,000 | 11 March 2018 (2018-03-11) | Thien Truong Stadium |
| 2 | Haiphong FC | 1–1 | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 21,000 | 17 March 2018 (2018-03-17) | Lach Tray Stadium |
| 3 | Hanoi FC | 5–0 | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 20,000 | 5 April 2018 (2018-04-05) | Hang Day Stadium |
| 4 | Becamex Binh Duong | 3–3 | FLC Thanh Hoa | 18,000 | 15 April 2018 (2018-04-15) | Go Dau Stadium |
| 5 | Nam Dinh FC | 0–1 | Haiphong FC | 17,000 | 22 March 2018 (2018-03-22) | Thien Truong Stadium |
| 5 | Nam Dinh FC | 0–2 | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 17,000 | 28 September 2018 (2018-09-28) | Thien Truong Stadium |

## Season statistics
### Own goals

| Player | Club | Against | Round |
| Pham Van Thuan | Nam Dinh FC | Ho Chi Minh City FC | 5 |
| Ho Tan Tai | Becamex Binh Duong | FLC Thanh Hoa | 5 |
| Thiago Papel | Quang Nam FC | Becamex Binh Duong | 7 |
| Trinh Van Loi | Haiphong FC | Than Quang Ninh | 10 |
| Michael Olaha | Song Lam Nghe An | SHB Danang | 11 |
| Nguyen Thanh Binh | SHB Danang | Song Lam Nghe An | 22 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Round |
| Oseni Ganiyu | Hanoi FC | SHB Danang | 4–0(A) | 14 April 2018 (2018-04-14) | 5 |
| Ha Minh Tuan | Quang Nam FC | Nam Dinh FC | 5–2(H) | 26 May 2018 (2018-05-26) | 9 |
| Nguyen Tien Linh $^4$ | Becamex Binh Duong | Saigon FC | 5–1(H) | 29 May 2018 (2018-05-29) | 10 |
| Eydison | Than Quang Ninh | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 3–0(H) | 9 June 2018 (2018-06-09) | 12 |
| Dominique Da Sylva $^4$ | Saigon FC | Hanoi FC | 5–2(H) | 17 June 2018 (2018-06-17) | 14 |
| Hoang Vu Samson $^4$ | Hanoi FC | Ho Chi Minh City FC | 6–3(H) | 8 July 2018 (2018-07-08) | 18 |
| Dinh Thanh Trung | Quang Nam FC | Becamex Binh Duong | 4–4(H) | 8 July 2018 (2018-07-08) | 18 |
| Nguyen Tien Linh | Becamex Binh Duong | Quang Nam FC | 4–4(A) | 8 July 2018 (2018-07-08) | 18 |
| Matías Jadue | Ho Chi Minh City FC | SHB Danang | 4–2(H) | 14 July 2018 (2018-07-14) | 19 |
| Rimario Gordon | FLC Thanh Hoa | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 3–0(A) | 9 September 2018 (2018-09-09) | 21 |
| Nguyen Hai Anh | Ho Chi Minh City FC | Saigon FC | 5–0(H) | 19 September 2018 (2018-09-19) | 23 |
* Note:
$^4$: scored 4 goals; (H) – Home; (A) – Away

### Clean sheets

| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
| 1 | Nguyen Van Cong | Hanoi FC | 8 |
| 2 | Dang Van Lam | Haiphong FC | 7 |
| 3 | Nguyen Tuan Manh | Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN | 6 |
| 3 | Huynh Tuan Linh | Than Quang Ninh | 6 |
| 5 | Pham Van Cuong | Quang Nam FC | 5 |

## Awards
### Monthly awards

| Month | Club of the Month | Manager of the Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month | Goal of the Month | Goal of the Month | References |
| Month | Club | Manager | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | References |
| March | Than Quang Ninh | Phan Thanh Hung | Than Quang Ninh | Eydison | Than Quang Ninh | Luong Xuan Truong | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | |
| April | Hanoi FC | Chu Dinh Nghiem | Hanoi FC | Oseni Ganiyu | Hanoi FC | Ha Duc Chinh | SHB Danang | |
| May | Hanoi | Tran Minh Chien | Becamex Binh Duong | Nguyen Tien Linh | Becamex Binh Duong | Nguyen Cong Phuong | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | |
| June | Hanoi | Nguyen Duc Thang | FLC Thanh Hoa | Nguyen Quang Hai | Hanoi FC | Tran Minh Phuong | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | |

### Annual awards

| Award | Winner | Club |
| V.League 1 Manager of the Season | Chu Dinh Nghiem | Hanoi FC |
| V.League 1 Player of the Season | Nguyen Van Quyet | Hanoi FC |
| V.League 1 Top Goalscorer | Ganiyu Oseni | Hanoi FC |
| V.League 1 Young Player of the Year | Nguyen Quang Hai | Hanoi FC |
| V.League 1 Referee of the Year | Ngo Duy Lan | |
| V.League 1 Assistant Referee of the Year | Phạm Manh Long | |

### Team of the Year

VPF Team of the Year :
| Goalkeeper | Dang Van Lam (Haiphong FC) | Dang Van Lam (Haiphong FC) | Dang Van Lam (Haiphong FC) | Dang Van Lam (Haiphong FC) | Dang Van Lam (Haiphong FC) | Dang Van Lam (Haiphong FC) | Dang Van Lam (Haiphong FC) | Dang Van Lam (Haiphong FC) | Dang Van Lam (Haiphong FC) | Dang Van Lam (Haiphong FC) | Dang Van Lam (Haiphong FC) | Dang Van Lam (Haiphong FC) |
| Defence | Vu Van Thanh (Hoang Anh Gia Lai) | Vu Van Thanh (Hoang Anh Gia Lai) | Vu Van Thanh (Hoang Anh Gia Lai) | Do Duy Manh (Hanoi FC) | Do Duy Manh (Hanoi FC) | Do Duy Manh (Hanoi FC) | Chaher Zarour (Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN) | Chaher Zarour (Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN) | Chaher Zarour (Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN) | Doan Van Hau (Hanoi FC) | Doan Van Hau (Hanoi FC) | Doan Van Hau (Hanoi FC) |
| Midfield | Nguyen Quang Hai (Hanoi FC) | Nguyen Quang Hai (Hanoi FC) | Nguyen Quang Hai (Hanoi FC) | Ngo Hoang Thinh (FLC Thanh Hoa) | Ngo Hoang Thinh (FLC Thanh Hoa) | Ngo Hoang Thinh (FLC Thanh Hoa) | Moses Oloya (Hanoi FC) | Moses Oloya (Hanoi FC) | Moses Oloya (Hanoi FC) | Nghiem Xuan Tu (Than Quang Ninh) | Nghiem Xuan Tu (Than Quang Ninh) | Nghiem Xuan Tu (Than Quang Ninh) |
| Attack | Nguyen Cong Phuong (Hoang Anh Gia Lai) | Nguyen Cong Phuong (Hoang Anh Gia Lai) | Nguyen Cong Phuong (Hoang Anh Gia Lai) | Nguyen Cong Phuong (Hoang Anh Gia Lai) | Nguyen Cong Phuong (Hoang Anh Gia Lai) | Nguyen Cong Phuong (Hoang Anh Gia Lai) | Nguyen Van Quyet (Hanoi FC) | Nguyen Van Quyet (Hanoi FC) | Nguyen Van Quyet (Hanoi FC) | Nguyen Van Quyet (Hanoi FC) | Nguyen Van Quyet (Hanoi FC) | Nguyen Van Quyet (Hanoi FC) |