# 2019 V.League 1

The 2019 V.League 1 (known as the Wake Up 247 V.League 1 for sponsorship reasons) season was the 36th season of the V.League 1, the highest division of Vietnamese football and the 19th as a professional league.

## Changes from last season
### Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2018 season.

### Rule changes

There will be 1.5 relegation places in the 2019 V.League 1 season - the team finishing 14th will be relegated automatically, while the team finishing 13th will play against the team that finishes second in the 2019 V.League 2.
The league will operate the "3+1" foreigner rule, where each team is allowed 3 non-Vietnamese players and 1 naturalized Vietnamese.

## Teams

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Previous season rank |
| Becamex Binh Duong | Binh Duong | Go Dau | 13,035 | VL1 (7th) |
| 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 (6th) |
| Hanoi FC | Hanoi | Hang Day | 22,500 | VL1 (1st) |
| Viettel | Hanoi | Hang Day | 22,500 | VL2 (1st) |
| 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 (8th) |
| Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN | Khanh Hoa | 19 August | 25,000 | VL1 (3rd) |
| Duoc Nam Ha Nam Dinh | Nam Dinh | Thien Truong | 30,000 | VL1 (13th) |
| Song Lam Nghe An | Nghe An | Vinh | 18,000 | VL1 (4th) |
| Quang Nam | Quang Nam | Tam Ky | 15,000 | VL1 (11th) |
| Than Quang Ninh | Quang Ninh | Cam Pha | 20,000 | VL1 (5th) |
| Thanh Hoa FC | 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 | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer |
| Becamex Binh Duong | Nguyễn Thanh Sơn | Nguyễn Anh Đức | Kamito |
| SHB Da Nang | Lê Huỳnh Đức | Hoàng Minh Tâm | Kamito |
| Hoang Anh Gia Lai | Lee Tae-hoon | Nguyễn Tuấn Anh | Mizuno |
| Haiphong FC | Trương Việt Hoàng | Andre Fagan | Jogarbola |
| Hanoi FC | Chu Đình Nghiêm | Nguyễn Văn Quyết | Kappa |
| Viettel | Nguyễn Hải Biên | Bùi Tiển Dũng | VNA Sports |
| Ho Chi Minh City FC | Jung Hae-seong | Huỳnh Kesley Alves | Zaicro |
| Saigon FC | Nguyễn Thành Công | Nguyễn Ngọc Duy | Fraser Sport |
| Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN | Võ Đình Tân | Chaher Zarour | Made by club |
| Duoc Nam Ha Nam Dinh | Nguyễn Văn Dũng | Nguyễn Hữu Đỉnh | VNA Sport |
| Song Lam Nghe An | Nguyễn Đức Thắng | Trần Nguyên Mạnh | Mitre |
| Quang Nam FC | Vũ Hồng Việt | Đinh Thanh Trung | Jogarbola |
| Than Quang Ninh | Phan Thanh Hùng | Huỳnh Tuấn Linh | Joma |
| Thanh Hoa FC | Mai Xuân Hợp | Hoàng Đình Tùng | Jogarbola |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Ho Chi Minh City FC | Toshiya Miura | Sacked | 10 October 2018 | Pre-season | Jung Hae-seong | 18 December 2018 |
| SHB Danang | Nguyen Minh Phuog | Sacked | 31 October 2018 | Pre-season | Le Huynh Duc | 13 November 2018 |
| Viettel | Nguyen Hai Bien | Mutual consent | 30 January 2019 | Pre-season | Lee Heung-sil | 30 January 2019 |
| Becamex Binh Duong | Tran Minh Chien | Resigned | 29 March 2019 | 6th | Nguyen Thanh Son | 30 March 2019 |
| Hoang Anh Gia Lai | Duong Minh Ninh | Sacked | 21 April 2019 | 11th | Lee Tae-hoon | 21 April 2019 |
| Quang Nam FC | Hoang Van Phuc | Resigned | 22 May 2019 | 13th | Vu Hong Viet | 23 May 2019 |
| Duoc Nam Ha Nam Dinh | Nguyen Van Sy | Mutual consent | 23 May 2019 | 12th | Nguyen Van Dung | 24 May 2019 |
| Viettel | Lee Heung-sil | Mutual consent | 12 June 2019 | 11th | Nguyen Hai Bien | 12 June 2019 |
| Thanh Hoa | Nguyen Duc Thang | Mutual consent | 2 July 2019 | 5th | Vu Quang Bao | 2 July 2019 |
| Thanh Hoa | Vu Quang Bao | Resigned | 13 August 2019 | 10th | Mai Xuan Hop (assistant) | 13 August 2019 |

## Foreign players

Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 (AFC Player) | Player 5 (Naturalized Vietnamese player) | Former player |
| Becamex Bình Dương | Pedro Augusto | Wander Luiz | Ali Rabo | Veniamin Shumeyko | → Eyerakpo Maxwell | Victor Mansaray |
| SHB Danang | Victor Nirennold | Bernardo Frizoni | Aimé Djicka Gassissou | | → Gastón Merlo | Patrick Boni Dominik Schmitt |
| Hoang Anh Gia Lai | Felipe Martins | Wieger Sietsma | Kim Bong-jin | | | Chevaughn Walsh$^{INJ}$ |
| Haiphong FC | Andre Fagan | Jermie Lynch | Joseph Mpande | | → Dio Preye | |
| Hanoi FC | Pape Omar Faye | Moses Oloya | Papa Ibou Kébé | Sajjad Moshkelpour | | Ganiyu Oseni$^{INJ}$ Brandon McDonald |
| Viettel | Bruno Cantanhede | Janclesio | Jean Carlos | | | João Paulo Gustavo Kayo Dias |
| Ho Chi Minh City FC | Louis Ewonde | Ismahil Akinade | Victor Mansaray | | → Kesley Alves | Joel Vinicius Matias Jadue$^{INJ}$ |
| Saigon FC | Geovane | Gustavo | Pedro Paulo | | → Geoffrey Kizito | Dominique Da Sylva Thiago Moura |
| Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN | Patiyo Tambwe | Youssouf Touré | Chaher Zarour | | → Suleiman Oladoja Abdullahi | Warley Oliveira |
| Duoc Nam Ha Nam Dinh | Diogo Pereira | Gustavo | Emmanuel Tony Agbaji | | → Issifu Ansah | Patiyo Tambwe Sunday Emmanuel |
| Song Lam Nghe An | Michael Olaha | Damir Memović | Joel Vinicius | | | Marcio |
| Quang Nam FC | Rodrigo da Silva Dias | Gabriel Davis | Lucas Rocha | | → Samson Kayode | Thiago Papel Claudecir |
| Than Quang Ninh | Neven Laštro | Kouassi Yao Hermann | Rod Dyachenko | | | |
| Thanh Hoa FC | Gramoz Kurtaj | Rimario Gordon | Errol Stevens | | | Monday Samuel |
* ^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 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 60 | 30 | +30 | 53 | Qualification for ASEAN Club Championship group stage |
| 2 | Ho Chi Minh City FC (Q) | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 29 | +12 | 48 | Qualification for AFC Champions League preliminary round 2 and qualification for ASEAN Club Championship group stage |
| 3 | Than Quang Ninh (Q) | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 39 | Qualification for AFC Cup group stage |
| 4 | Becamex Binh Duong | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 36 | |
| 5 | Saigon FC | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 36 | |
| 6 | Viettel | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 36 | |
| 7 | Song Lam Nghe An | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 35 | |
| 8 | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 35 | |
| 9 | Quang Nam FC | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 34 | |
| 10 | SHB Danang | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 33 | |
| 11 | Duoc Nam Ha Nam Dinh | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 31 | |
| 12 | Haiphong FC | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 30 | |
| 13 | Thanh Hoa FC (O) | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 26 | Qualification for Relegation play-off |
| 14 | Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN (R) | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 45 | −14 | 25 | Relegation to V.League 2 |
* 1 2 2020 ASEAN Club Championship was cancelled due to the pandemic is ongoing and unable to compete in the annual schedule.
* ↑ Ha Noi, the league champions and Vietnamese Cup winners, failed to obtain an AFC license (due to their U15 team did not participates in Vietnam National U15 Youth League), and therefore are not eligible for continental qualification. As a result, all AFC Champions League and AFC Cup berths are distributed to the remaining teams by league position.
* ↑ If TP Ho Chi Minh cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League group stage, they will enter the AFC Cup group stage.

### 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 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Duoc Nam Ha Nam Dinh | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Hanoi FC | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Haiphong FC | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
| Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
| Ho Chi Minh City FC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Quang Nam FC | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
| Saigon FC | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| SHB Danang | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| Song Lam Nghe An | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| Than Quang Ninh | 14 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Thanh Hoa FC | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Viettel | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
* Winner; Champions League
* Relegation play-off
* Relegate to V.League 2

## Results

| Home \ Away | BBD | HAN | HPG | HAG | HCM | NDI | QNA | SGN | SKH | SLN | DNG | TQN | THH | VTL |
| Becamex Binh Duong | | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–5 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Hanoi FC | 2–1 | | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 5–2 |
| Haiphong FC | 3–2 | 1–2 | | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 1–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–3 |
| Ho Chi Minh City FC | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Duoc Nam Ha Nam Dinh | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 |
| Quang Nam FC | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 |
| Saigon FC | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 |
| Song Lam Nghe An | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| SHB Danang | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Than Quang Ninh | 0–1 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Thanh Hoa FC | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | | 1–3 |
| Viettel | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 5–3 | 3–3 | 2–1 | |

## Play-off match

The team finishing 13th faced the runner-up of 2019 V.League 2.
Thanh Hoa won the match and would remain in the 2020 V.League 1.

## Attendances
### By club

2019 V.League 1 Attendance :
| Club | Total | Games | Avg. Per Game |
| DNH. Nam Dinh | 195,000 | 13 | 15,000 |
| Hanoi FC | 105,000 | 13* | 8,077 |
| HA. Gia Lai | 109,000 | 13 | 8,385 |
| SHB Danang | 101,000 | 13 | 7,769 |
| Thanh Hoa FC | 95,500 | 13 | 7,346 |
| Viettel | 94,000 | 13 | 7,231 |
| SL. Nghe An | 91,000 | 13 | 7,000 |
| Ho Chi Minh City FC | 88,000 | 13 | 6,769 |
| S. Khanh Hoa BVN | 82,500 | 13 | 6,346 |
| Quang Nam FC | 81,000 | 13 | 6,231 |
| Haiphong FC | 81,000 | 13 | 6,231 |
| B. Binh Duong | 67,700 | 13 | 5,208 |
| T. Quang Ninh | 67,500 | 13 | 5,192 |
| Saigon FC | 48,500 | 13 | 3,731 |
| Total | 1,306,700 | 182 | 7,180 |

### By round

2019 V.League 1 Attendance :
| Round | Total | Games | Avg. Per Game |
| Round 1 | 67,000 | 7 | 9,571 |
| Round 2 | 53,000 | 7 | 7,571 |
| Round 3 | 51,000 | 7 | 7,286 |
| Round 4 | 55,000 | 7 | 7,857 |
| Round 5 | 45,000 | 7 | 6,428 |
| Round 6 | 53,000 | 7 | 7,571 |
| Round 7 | 52,500 | 7 | 7,500 |
| Round 8 | 55,500 | 7 | 7,929 |
| Round 9 | 54,000 | 7 | 7,714 |
| Round 10 | 42,000 | 7 | 6,000 |
| Round 11 | 70,200 | 7 | 10,028 |
| Round 12 | 45,000 | 7 | 6,428 |
| Round 13 | 59,000 | 7 | 8,429 |
| Round 14 | 40,500 | 7 | 5,786 |
| Round 15 | 54,000 | 7 | 7,714 |
| Round 16 | 58,000 | 7 | 8,286 |
| Round 17 | 46,000 | 7 | 6,571 |
| Round 18 | 62,500 | 7 | 8,929 |
| Round 19 | 51,000 | 7 | 7,286 |
| Round 20 | 46,000 | 7 | 6,571 |
| Round 21 | 58,000 | 7 | 8,286 |
| Round 22 | 43,000 | 7 | 6,143 |
| Round 23 | 46,000 | 7* | 6,571 |
| Round 24 | 36,000 | 7 | 5,143 |
| Round 25 | 42,500 | 7* | 6,071 |
| Round 26 | 21,000 | 7 | 3,000 |
| Total | 1.306.700 | 182 | 7.180 |
* Hanoi FC have to play 2 matches in the 23rd and 25th rounds at home without spectators because of a disciplinary decision.

## Season statistics
### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Jeremie Lynch | Haiphong FC | Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN | 3–4 (A) | 5 March 2019 (2019-03-05) |
| Rod Dyachenko | Than Quang Ninh | Haiphong FC | 4–2 (H) | 16 June 2019 (2019-06-16) |
| Joel Vinicius | Song Lam Nghe An | Becamex Binh Duong | 1–5 (A) | 15 September 2019 (2019-09-15) |
| Tran Minh Vuong | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | Haiphong FC | 5–1 (H) | 20 September 2019 (2019-09-20) |
| Le Quoc Phuong | Saigon FC | Duoc Nam Ha Nam Dinh | 4–1 (H) | 23 October 2019 (2019-10-23) |
| Bruno Cantanhede$^4$ | Viettel | SHB Danang | 5–3 (H) | 23 October 2019 (2019-10-23) |
* Note:
$^4$: scored 4 goals; (H) – Home; (A) – Away

## 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 |
| April | Hanoi | Chi Dinh Nghiem | Hanoi FC | Nguyen Quang Hai | Hanoi FC | Nguyen Van Toan | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | |
| May | Ho Chi Minh City | Jung Hae-seong | Ho Chi Minh City FC | Nguyen Van Toan | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | Nguyen Trong Hung | Thanh Hoa FC | |
| June | Thanh Hoa | Nguyen Duc Thang | Thanh Hoa FC | Nguyen Hai Huy | Than Quang Ninh | Vu The Vuong | Duoc Nam Ha Nam Dinh | |
| July | Duoc Nam Ha Nam Dinh | Nguyen Van Dung | Duoc Nam Ha Nam Dinh | Nguyen Van Quyet | Hanoi FC | Luong Xuan Truong | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | |
| August | Hanoi | Chu Dinh Nghiem | Hanoi FC | Nguyen Van Quyet | Hanoi FC | Nguyen Quang Hai | Hanoi FC | |

### Annual awards

| Award | Winner | Club |
| Manager of the Season | Jung Hae-seong | Ho Chi Minh City FC |
| Player of the Season | Nguyen Quang Hai | Hanoi FC |
| Top Goalscorer | Bruno Cantanhede | Viettel |
| Top Goalscorer | Pape Omar Faye | Hanoi FC |
| Top Assist | Nguyen Van Toan | Hoang Anh Gia Lai |
| Young Player of the Year | Doan Van Hau | Hanoi FC |
| Goal of the Season | Nghiem Xuan Tu | Than Quang Ninh |
| Referee of the Year | Hoang Ngoc Ha | |
| Assistant Referee of the Year | Pham Manh Long | |

### Team of the Year

Team of the Year :
| Goalkeeper | Tran Nguyen Manh (Song Lam Nghe An) | Tran Nguyen Manh (Song Lam Nghe An) | Tran Nguyen Manh (Song Lam Nghe An) | Tran Nguyen Manh (Song Lam Nghe An) | Tran Nguyen Manh (Song Lam Nghe An) | Tran Nguyen Manh (Song Lam Nghe An) | Tran Nguyen Manh (Song Lam Nghe An) | Tran Nguyen Manh (Song Lam Nghe An) | Tran Nguyen Manh (Song Lam Nghe An) | Tran Nguyen Manh (Song Lam Nghe An) | Tran Nguyen Manh (Song Lam Nghe An) | Tran Nguyen Manh (Song Lam Nghe An) |
| Defence | Ho Tan Tai (Becamex Binh Duong) | Ho Tan Tai (Becamex Binh Duong) | Ho Tan Tai (Becamex Binh Duong) | Nguyen Huu Tuan (Ho Chi Minh City FC) | Nguyen Huu Tuan (Ho Chi Minh City FC) | Nguyen Huu Tuan (Ho Chi Minh City FC) | Bui Tien Dung (Viettel) | Bui Tien Dung (Viettel) | Bui Tien Dung (Viettel) | Doan Van Hau (Hanoi FC) | Doan Van Hau (Hanoi FC) | Doan Van Hau (Hanoi FC) |
| Midfield | Nguyen Van Quyet (Hanoi FC) | Nguyen Van Quyet (Hanoi FC) | Nguyen Van Quyet (Hanoi FC) | Mac Hong Quan (Than Quang Ninh) | Mac Hong Quan (Than Quang Ninh) | Mac Hong Quan (Than Quang Ninh) | Tran Minh Vuong (Hoang Anh Gia Lai) | Tran Minh Vuong (Hoang Anh Gia Lai) | Tran Minh Vuong (Hoang Anh Gia Lai) | Nguyen Quang Hai (Hanoi FC) | Nguyen Quang Hai (Hanoi FC) | Nguyen Quang Hai (Hanoi FC) |
| Attack | Nguyen Van Toan (Hoang Anh Gia Lai) | Nguyen Van Toan (Hoang Anh Gia Lai) | Nguyen Van Toan (Hoang Anh Gia Lai) | Nguyen Van Toan (Hoang Anh Gia Lai) | Nguyen Van Toan (Hoang Anh Gia Lai) | Nguyen Van Toan (Hoang Anh Gia Lai) | Pape Omar Faye (Hanoi FC) | Pape Omar Faye (Hanoi FC) | Pape Omar Faye (Hanoi FC) | Pape Omar Faye (Hanoi FC) | Pape Omar Faye (Hanoi FC) | Pape Omar Faye (Hanoi FC) |