# 2013 V.League 1

The 2013 V.League 1 (known as the Eximbank V.League 1 for sponsorship reasons) season was the 30th season of Vietnam's national football league and the 13th as a professional league. The season began on 3 March 2013 and finished on 31 August 2013.

## Changes from last season
### Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2012 season.
Relegated
* TĐCS Đồng Tháp

### Rule changes

After a 5-year absence, the AFC announced that the V.League 1 champions would be allowed to compete in the 2014 AFC Champions League playoff stage.

## Teams

Number of participating clubs in the 2013 campaign is 12.
Vicem Hải Phòng's relegation to the 2013 Vietnamese First Division season was confirmed on 29 July 2012. However, the club returned to the V.League for the 2013 season to replace Khatoco Khánh Hòa, who were dissolved on 8 December 2012.
TĐCS Đồng Tháp were relegated after rivals Khatoco Khánh Hòa defeated Sông Lam Nghệ An 1–0 on 19 August 2012.
Đồng Tâm Long An (as Champions) and Hà Nội T&T Youth (as runners-up) secured direct promotion to the V.League from the 2012 Vietnamese First Division. Đồng Tâm Long An returned to the V.League after a one-season absence. However, Hà Nội T&T Youth remained in the second tier of Vietnamese football due to league rules about clubs with the same owners competing in the same division.
Hà Nội was dissolved on 27 November 2012 when club officials could not secure a new sponsor after the earlier arrest of Chairman Nguyen Duc Kien caused all sponsorship from his assets to be blocked. Navibank Sài Gòn was sold on 22 October 2012 after the title sponsor of the club announced the a move away from sports, but the new owners announced on 5 December 2012 that the club would be dissolved before the start of the 2013 campaign., finally this club was dissolved.
On 8 December 2012, the VPF had stated that the Vietnam U22 team would be added to the V.League to gain experience ahead of the 2013 Southeast Asian Games and to bring the participating number of clubs to 12. However, the Vietnam Football Federation announced on December 13, 2012 that 2012 Vietnamese First Division second runners-up Đồng Nai would be the twelfth club in the 2013 campaign.

### Controversy

After Xuân Thành Sài Gòn was docked points for what the VFF deemed the club unsportsmanlike conduct when the club fielded a noncompetitive squad for their Matchdat 20 meeting with Sông Lam Nghệ An, club officials announced that the club would withdraw from the league. On August 22, 2013, the VFF approved Xuân Thành Sài Gòn's withdrawal request. Matches where the club was involved were vacated. The VFF is still debating if the last place club will still be relegated to V.League 2, though the league charter states that the club in 12th place would be the only club relegated in the 2013 campaign.

### Stadia and locations

| Club | Home stadium | Capacity |
| Becamex Bình Dương | Gò Đậu Stadium | 18,250 |
| SHB Đà Nẵng | Chi Lăng Stadium | 28,000 |
| Đồng Nai | Đồng Nai Stadium | 25,000 |
| Đồng Tâm Long An | Long An Stadium | 19,975 |
| Vicem Hải Phòng | Lạch Tray Stadium | 28,000 |
| Hà Nội T&T | Hàng Đẫy Stadium | 22,000 |
| Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | Pleiku Stadium | 12,000 |
| Kienlongbank Kiên Giang | Rạch Giá Stadium | 10,000 |
| Vissai Ninh Bình | Ninh Bình Stadium | 22,000 |
| Xuân Thành Sài Gòn | Thống Nhất Stadium | 25,000 |
| Sông Lam Nghệ An | Vinh Stadium | 12,000 |
| Thanh Hóa | Thanh Hóa Stadium | 14,000 |

### Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Becamex Bình Dương | Lê Thụy Hải | Philani | | Becamex IDC |
| SHB Đà Nẵng | Lê Huỳnh Đức | Nguyễn Minh Phương | | Saigon-Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SHB) |
| Đồng Nai | Trần Bình Sự | Phùng Quang Trung | | |
| Đồng Tâm Long An | Ngô Quang Sang (interim) | Nguyễn Việt Thắng | | Dongtam Group |
| Vicem Hải Phòng | Hoàng Anh Tuấn | Nguyễn Minh Châu | Adidas (fake) | Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (Vicem) |
| Hà Nội T&T | Phan Thanh Hùng | Cristiano Roland | Kappa | T&T Group |
| Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | Choi Yun-Kyum | Phùng Văn Nhiên | | HAGL Group |
| Kienlongbank Kiên Giang FC | Lại Hồng Vân | Phạm Đặng Duy An | | Kienlongbank |
| The Vissai Ninh Bình | Nguyễn Văn Sỹ | Mai Tiến Thành | | The Vissai Cement Group |
| Xuân Thành Sài Gòn FC | Trần Tiến Đại | Trương Đình Luật | | Xuan Thanh Group |
| Sông Lam Nghệ An | Nguyễn Hữu Thắng | Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng | | Bac A Bank |
| Thanh Hóa | Mai Đức Chung | Lê Bật Hiếu | Mitre | Viettel |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing Head Coach | Date of vacancy | Manner of departure | Incoming Head Coach | Date of appointment |
| Vicem Hải Phòng | Lê Thụy Hải | September 2012 | Contract terminated | Hoàng Anh Tuấn | 10 January 2013 |
| Thanh Hóa | Triệu Quang Hà | 2 February 2013 | Contract terminated | Mai Đức Chung | 4 February 2013 |
| Becamex Bình Dương | Cho Yoon-Hwan | 15 April 2013 | Sacked | Lê Thụy Hải | 16 April 2013 |
| Đồng Tâm Long An | Francisco Vital | 13 May 2013 | Sacked | Marcelo Javier Zuleta | 14 May 2013 |
| Đồng Tâm Long An | Marcelo Javier Zuleta | 9 July 2013 | Sacked | Ngô Quang Sang (interim) | 9 July 2013 |

### Foreign players

| Club | Visa 1 | Visa 2 | Visa 3 | Non-Visa Foreign |
| Becamex Bình Dương | Vincent Bossou | Sunday Emmanuel | Aniekan Ekpe | Fabio dos Santos$^{1,2}$ Kesley Alves$^{1,2}$ Hélio$^1$ Jeferson$^1$ |
| SHB Đà Nẵng | Sabin-Cosmin Goia | Gastón Merlo | Danny Mrwanda | None |
| Đồng Nai | Danny van Bakel | Victor Nyirenda | Henry Kisekka | Thierry Bernard$^1$ Amaobi Uzowuru$^1$ |
| Đồng Tâm Long An | Anderson West | Gilson Campos | Ernesto Paulo | Isaac Mylyanga$^1$ |
| Vicem Hải Phòng | Antonio Carlos | Giba | Justice Majabvi | Issifu Ansah$^1$ Jonathan Quartey$^3$ |
| Hà Nội T&T | Cristiano Roland | Gonzalo Marronkle | Samson Kayode | None |
| Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | Ganiyu Oseni | Evaldo | Bassey Akpan | Đoàn Văn Sakda$^3$ Marcelo$^1$ |
| Kienlongbank Kiên Giang | Felix Ajala | Hamed Adesope | Jackson | None |
| Vissai Ninh Bình | Peter Omoduemuke | Timothy Anjembe | Moussa Sanogo | Rodrigo Mota$^1$ Dio Preye$^1$ |
| Xuân Thành Sài Gòn | Moses Oloya | Christian Amougou | Emeka Oguwike | Rogerio$^1$ Maxwell Eyerakpo$^1$ |
| Sông Lam Nghệ An | Hughton Hector | Willis Plaza | Kavin Bryan | None |
| Thanh Hóa | Cheikh Dieng | Nastja Čeh | Patiyo Tambwe | None |
Note: $^1$Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Vietnamese Residency; $^2$Foreign residents who have chosen to represent Vietnam national team; $^3$Vietnamese residents who have chosen to represent another national team

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Hà Nội T&T (C) | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 24 | +22 | 38 | 2014 AFC Champions League Play-off stage |
| 2 | SHB Đà Nẵng | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 35 | |
| 3 | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 35 | |
| 4 | Sông Lam Nghệ An | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 24 | +16 | 33 | |
| 5 | Thanh Hóa | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 33 | |
| 6 | Hải Phòng | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 26 | |
| 7 | Đồng Nai | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 36 | −9 | 25 | |
| 8 | Becamex Bình Dương | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 23 | |
| 9 | Đồng Tâm Long An | 20 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 31 | 53 | −22 | 22 | |
| 10 | Vissai Ninh Bình | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 18 | 2014 AFC Cup Group stage |
| 11 | Kienlongbank Kiên Giang | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 52 | −28 | 14 | |
| 12 | Xuân Thành Sài Gòn (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to the 2014 Vietnam Third Division |
* ↑ Vissai Ninh Binh champions Vietnamese Cup 2013
* ↑ XM Xuân Thành Sài Gòn withdraw V League 2013 after round 20.

## Results
### Summary

| Home \ Away | BBD | SDN | ĐN | ĐLA | VHP | T&T | HGL | KKG | VNB | SNA | THO |
| Becamex Bình Dương | | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | | 3–1 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–4 |
| SHB Đà Nẵng | 1–1 | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 |
| Đồng Nai | 1–2 | 4–1 | | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Đồng Tâm Long An | 2–5 | 3–2 | 1–3 | | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| Hải Phòng | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–4 | | 2–3 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Hà Nội T&T | 4–1 | 1–2 | 6–1 | 4–1 | 3–3 | | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 |
| Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 |
| Kienlongbank Kiên Giang | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–3 | | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–2 |
| Vissai Ninh Bình | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 3–3 |
| Sông Lam Nghệ An | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 8–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | | 2–0 |
| Thanh Hóa | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |

### Details
#### Match-day 22
## Season statistics
### Top scorers

    As of August 31, 2013.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Gonzalo Damian Marronkle | Hà Nội T&T | 14 |
| 1 | Samson Kayode | Hà Nội T&T | 14 |
| 3 | Abass Cheikh Dieng | Thanh Hóa | 13 |
| 3 | Lê Công Vinh | Sông Lam Nghệ An | 13 |
| 5 | Gastón Merlo | SHB Đà Nẵng | 12 |
| 5 | Nguyễn Anh Đức | Becamex Bình Dương | 12 |
| 7 | Ganiyu Oseni | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | 10 |
| 7 | Evaldo Goncalves | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | 10 |
| 7 | Moussa Sanogo | XM Vissai Ninh Bình | 10 |
| 7 | Gilson Campos | Đồng Tâm Long An | 10 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Abass Cheikh Dieng | Thanh Hóa | Đồng Nai | 4–1 | 10 March 2013 |
| Moussa Sanogo* | Vissai Ninh Bình | SHB Đà Nẵng | 4–1 | 5 May 2013 |
| Nguyễn Anh Đức | Becamex Bình Dương | Thanh Hóa | 3–4 | 26 May 2013 |
| Lê Công Vinh* | Sông Lam Nghệ An | Đồng Tâm Long An | 8–0 | 30 June 2013 |
$^*$: Scored four goals

### Scoring

* First goal of the season: Gonzalo for Hà Nội T&T against Hoàng Anh Gia Lai (2 March 2013)
* Fastest goal of the season: 1 minute, Abass Cheikh Dieng for Thanh Hóa against Kienlongbank Kiên Giang (27 April 2013)
* Largest winning margin: 8 goals
** Sông Lam Nghệ An 8–0 Đồng Tâm Long An (30 June 2013)
* Highest scoring game: 8 goals
** Sông Lam Nghệ An 8–0 Đồng Tâm Long An (30 June 2013)
* Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 8 goals
** Sông Lam Nghệ An 8–0 Đồng Tâm Long An (30 June 2013)
* Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 3 goals
** Becamex Bình Dương 3–4 Thanh Hóa (26 May 2013)
** Vicem Hải Phòng 3–4 Đồng Tâm Long An (21 July 2013)
** Vissai Ninh Bình 3-4 Đồng Tâm Long An (3 August 2013)

### Clean sheets

* Most clean sheets: 8
** SHB Đà Nẵng
* Fewest clean sheets: 0
** Kienlongbank Kiên Giang

### Discipline

* Most yellow cards (club): 62
** Sông Lam Nghệ An F.C.
* Most yellow cards (player): 10
** Nguyễn Quốc Long (Hà Nội T&T)
* Most red cards (club): 6
** Thanh Hóa F.C.
* Most red cards (player): 2
** Cao Sỹ Cường (Hà Nội T&T)
** Nguyễn Quốc Long (Hà Nội T&T)
** Trần Thanh Tuấn (XM Vicem Hải Phòng)
** Đoàn Việt Cường (XM Xuân Thành Sài Gòn)

## Attendance

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Sông Lam Nghệ An | 162,000 | 23,000 | 8,000 | 14,727 | n/a$^†$ |
| 2 | SHB Đà Nẵng | 155,000 | 20,000 | 10,000 | 14,091 | n/a$^†$ |
| 3 | Vicem Hải Phòng | 137,000 | 22,000 | 4,000 | 12,454 | n/a$^†$ |
| 4 | Becamex Bình Dương | 130,000 | 30,000 | 3,000 | 11,818 | n/a$^†$ |
| 5 | Đồng Nai | 125,000 | 19,000 | 5,000 | 11,364 | n/a$^†$ |
| 6 | Thanh Hóa | 109,000 | 12,000 | 6,000 | 9,909 | n/a$^†$ |
| 7 | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | 76,000 | 10,000 | 5,000 | 7,600 | n/a$^†$ |
| 8 | Xuân Thành Sài Gòn | 64,000 | 15,000 | 3,000 | 6,400 | n/a$^†$ |
| 9 | Hà Nội T&T | 67,500 | 20,000 | 1,000 | 6,136 | n/a$^†$ |
| 10 | Đồng Tâm Long An | 65,000 | 10,000 | 3,000 | 5,909 | n/a$^†$ |
| 11 | Vissai Ninh Bình | 58,000 | 8,000 | 1,500 | 5,273 | n/a$^†$ |
| 12 | Kienlongbank Kiên Giang | 52,500 | 6,000 | 2,500 | 4,773 | n/a$^†$ |
| | League total | 1,200,500 | 30,000 | 1,000 | 9,235 | +22.6%$^†$ |
Updated to games played on 30 March 2013 Source:

## Awards
### Annual awards
#### Top scorer

Gonzalo Damian Marronkle (Hà Nội T&T) Samson Kayode Olaleye (Hà Nội T&T)

#### Manager of the Season

Phan Thanh Hùng (Hà Nội T&T)

#### Best player of the Season

Gonzalo Damian Marronkle (Hà Nội T&T)

#### Best Young player of the Season

Trần Minh Vương (HAGL)

#### Best Referee

Nguyễn Trọng Thư

### Monthly awards

| Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month |
| Month | Player | Club |
| March | Lê Công Vinh | Sông Lam Nghệ An |
| April | Antonio | Vicem Hải Phòng |
| May | Gonzalo Marronkle | Hà Nội T&T |
| June | Lê Công Vinh | Sông Lam Nghệ An |

#### Dream Team

| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Bassey Akpan (Hoàng Anh Gia Lai) | Trần Đình Hoàng (Sông Lam Nghệ An) Quế Ngọc Hải (Sông Lam Nghệ An) Nguyễn Văn Biển (Hà Nội T&T) Lê Quang Hùng (Vissai Ninh Bình) | Lê Công Vinh (Sông Lam Nghệ An) Hughtun Hector (Sông Lam Nghệ An) Nastja Čeh (FLC Thanh Hóa) Phan Tấn Tài (Long An F.C) | Gonzalo Damian Marronkle (Hà Nội T&T) Samson Kayode Olaleye (Hà Nội T&T) |