# 2012 V-League

The 2012 V-League season was the 29th season of Vietnam's national football league and the 12th as a professional league. The season started on 31 December 2011 and finished on 19 August 2012. On 15 December it was announced that the league would change name and would simply be known as the Premier League. Then, it was changed name to Super League.

## Teams

Đồng Tâm Long An were relegated to the 2012 Vietnamese First Division after finishing the 2011 season in the bottom two after a season of upheaval and numerous coaches hired and fired. It was a far fall from grace for the two-time champions.
Hà Nội ACB were also relegated after finishing bottom, but later merged with Hòa Phát Hà Nội to retain their place in the top flight. They were also renamed to Hà Nội.
They were replaced by Vietnamese First Division champions Sài Gòn Xuân Thành who were renamed to Sàigòn for the start of the campaign and then renamed back during mid season. and runners up Kienlongbank Kiên Giang. Kiên Giang are based in the southern city of Rạch Giá.

### Stadia and locations

| Club | Based | Home stadium | Capacity | First season in Super League | Manager |
| Becamex Bình Dương | Thủ Dầu Một | Gò Đậu Stadium | 18,250 | 2004 | Cho Yoon-Hwan |
| TĐCS Đồng Tháp | Cao Lãnh | Cao Lãnh Stadium | 23,000 | 2000 | Trần Công Minh |
| Hà Nội | Hà Nội | Hàng Đẫy Stadium | 22,500 | 2003 | |
| Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | Pleiku | Pleiku Stadium | 12,000 | 2003 | Choi Yun-Kyum |
| Khatoco Khánh Hòa | Nha Trang | August 19th Stadium | 15,000 | 2000 | Hoàng Anh Tuấn |
| Kienlongbank Kiên Giang | Rạch Giá | Rạch Giá Stadium | 10,000 | 2012 | Lại Hồng Vân |
| Thanh Hóa | Thanh Hóa | Thanh Hóa Stadium | 14,000 | 2010 | Triệu Quang Hà |
| Navibank Sài Gòn | Hồ Chí Minh City | Thống Nhất Stadium | 25,000 | 2010 | Mai Đức Chung |
| SHB Đà Nẵng | Đà Nẵng | Chi Lăng Stadium | 30,000 | 2001 | Lê Huỳnh Đức |
| Sài Gòn Xuân Thành | Hồ Chí Minh City | Thống Nhất Stadium | 25,000 | 2012 | Trần Tiến Đại (interim) |
| Sông Lam Nghệ An | Vinh | Vinh Stadium | 20,000 | 2000 | Nguyễn Hữu Thắng |
| Hà Nội T&T | Hà Nội | Hàng Đẫy Stadium | 22,500 | 2008 | Phan Thanh Hùng |
| Vicem Hải Phòng | Hải Phòng | Lạch Tray Stadium | 28,000 | 2000 | Lê Thụy Hải |
| The Vissai Ninh Bình | Ninh Bình | Ninh Bình Stadium | 22,050 | 2010 | Nguyễn Văn Sỹ |

### Ownership changes

| Club | New owner | Previous owner | Date |
| Sài Gòn | Vietnam Football Media JS Company (VFM) | | 1 December 2011 |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Incoming manager |
| Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | Huỳnh Văn Ảnh | Contract terminated | Choi Yun-Kyum |
| Vicem Hải Phòng | Nguyễn Đình Hưng | | Lê Thụy Hải |
| Sài Gòn Xuân Thành | Lư Đình Tuấn | Sacked | Trần Tiến Đại (interim) |
| TĐCS Đồng Tháp | Trang Văn Thành | Sacked | Trần Công Minh |
| Becamex Bình Dương | Đặng Trần Chỉnh | Sacked | Cho Yoon-Hwan |
| Hà Nội | Nguyễn Thành Vinh | Resigned | Hoa Mạnh Hưng (interim) |

### Foreign players

| Club | Visa 1 | Visa 2 | Visa 3 | Visa 4 | Non-Visa Foreign | Former Player(s) |
| Becamex Bình Dương | Philani | Kpenosen Samson | Danny van Bakel | Brian Umony | Hélio Mykola Lytovka Theophilus Esele | Brian Umony |
| TĐCS Đồng Tháp | Hammed Adesope | Felix Gbenga Ajala | Sunday Chibuike Ibeji | Hodges Devon Derron | Maxwell Eyerakpo | Sydney Plaatjies |
| Navibank Sài Gòn | Vincent Bossou | Edison Fonseca | Aniekan Okon | Willis Plaza | Fabio dos Santos Nirut Surasiang | Ricardinho |
| SHB Đà Nẵng | Gaston Merlo | Nicolás Hernández | Klečkarovski Nikolče | Krisztián Timár | | Alexander Prent |
| Hà Nội | Timothy Anjembe | Aluspah Brewah | Yves Simplice Mboussi | Odinaka Ezeocha | Johnny Nguyen | Hassan Koeman Sesay |
| Vicem Hải Phòng | Thiago | Fagan Andre Diego | Kavin Bryan | Edmund O. Ansah | | |
| Kienlongbank Kiên Giang | Ganiyu Bolaji Oseni | Joseph Hendricks | Speranza Giovanni | Daal Dyron Rudolph | Tcheuko Elmakoua Benoit | Akindele Abraham Friday Ibeji |
| Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | Evaldo | Bassey Akpan | Paulo Ernesto Perreira | Olushola Olumuyiwa Aganun | Sakda Joemdee Marcelo Barbieri | Kasule Owen |
| Khatoco Khánh Hòa | Issfu Anssah | Agostinho | Justice Majabvi | José Pereira | Jonathan Quartey | |
| Sài Gòn Xuân Thành | Christian Nsi Amougou | Moses Oloya | Geoffrey Kizito | Antonio Carlos | Huỳnh Kesley Alves Tostao Kwashi Rogerio M. Pereira | |
| Hà Nội T&T | Gonzalo Marronkle | Cristiano Roland | Attram Kwame | Samson Kayode | | Attram Kwame |
| Sông Lam Nghệ An | Abass Cheikh Dieng | Hughton Hector | Bebbe Gustave Anicet | Dickson Nwakaeme | Thierry N'Gale Jiemon | Shahdon Winchester |
| Thanh Hóa | Micheal Andrew | Sunday Emmanuel | Gilson C. Da Silva | Fikru Teferra | Wandwasi Rodgers | |
| The Vissai Ninh Bình | Gustavo | Rodrigo Mota | Moussa Sanogo | Ibrahim Abdul Razak | Dio Preye | Rodrigo Mota |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | SHB Đà Nẵng (C) | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 47 | 31 | +16 | 48 | 2013 AFC Cup Group stage |
| 2 | Hà Nội T&T | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 47 | |
| 3 | Xuân Thành Sài Gòn | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 43 | 23 | +20 | 46 | 2013 AFC Cup Group stage |
| 4 | Sông Lam Nghệ An | 26 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 41 | |
| 5 | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 39 | |
| 6 | Becamex Bình Dương | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 36 | |
| 7 | Navibank Sài Gòn | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 35 | |
| 8 | Vissai Ninh Bình | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 33 | |
| 9 | Hà Nội | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 32 | |
| 10 | Khatoco Khánh Hòa | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 32 | |
| 11 | Thanh Hóa | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 32 | |
| 12 | Kienlongbank Kiên Giang | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 32 | |
| 13 | TĐCS Đồng Tháp (R) | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 30 | Relegation to Vietnamese First Division |
| 14 | Hải Phòng | 26 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 27 | 59 | −32 | 14 | |
* ↑ Qualified by winning the 2012 Vietnamese Cup.

### Positions by round

| 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 |
| SHB Đà Nẵng | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Hà Nội T&T | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Xuân Thành Sài Gòn | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Sông Lam Nghệ An | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Becamex Bình Dương | 2 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Navibank Sài Gòn | 5 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Vissai Ninh Bình | 5 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Hà Nội | 12 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
| Khatoco Khánh Hòa | 11 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Thanh Hóa | 9 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
| Kienlongbank Kiên Giang | 14 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| TĐCS Đồng Tháp | 5 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Hải Phòng | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |

## Results
### Summary

| Home \ Away | BBD | SDN | TDT | VHP | HAN | HGL | KKH | KKG | NVB | XTS | SNA | T&T | THO | VNB |
| Becamex Bình Dương | | 1–2 | 1–0 | 5–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 3–1 |
| SHB Đà Nẵng | 1–0 | | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| TĐCS Đồng Tháp | 0–0 | 3–3 | | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 4–1 |
| Hải Phòng | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 |
| Hà Nội | 4–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 5–0 | | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 |
| Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Khatoco Khánh Hòa | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 |
| Kienlongbank Kiên Giang | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Navibank Sài Gòn | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Xuân Thành Sài Gòn | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 |
| Sông Lam Nghệ An | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 2–2 | 0–0 | 5–3 |
| Hà Nội T&T | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–6 | | 3–2 | 2–3 |
| Thanh Hóa | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–5 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–4 | | 1–0 |
| Vissai Ninh Bình | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |

### Matches
#### Match-day 26
## Top goalscorers

The Top Scorers as of 20 August 2012:
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Timothy Anjembe | Hà Nội | 17 |
| 2 |
| 2 | Gastón Merlo | SHB Đà Nẵng | 16 |
| 2 | Samson Kayode | Hà Nội T&T | 16 |
| 3 |
| 3 | Christian Nsi Amougou | Sài Gòn Xuân Thành | 14 |
| 3 | Huỳnh Kesley Alves | Sài Gòn Xuân Thành | 14 |
| 3 | Felix Gbenga Ajala | TĐCS Đồng Tháp | 14 |
| 7 | Nguyễn Văn Quyết | Hà Nội T&T | 12 |
| 7 | Moussa Sanogo | The Vissai Ninh Bình | 12 |
| 9 | Lê Công Vinh | Hà Nội | 11 |
| 9 | Evaldo | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | 11 |
| 9 | Ganiyu Bolaji Oseni | Kienlongbank Kiên Giang | 11 |

## Awards
### Monthly awards

| Month | Club of the Month | Coach of the Month | Coach of the Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month | Best goal(s) of the Month | Best goal(s) of the Month |
| Month | Club of the Month | Coach | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club |
| January | Hà Nội T&T | Lê Huỳnh Đức | SHB Đà Nẵng | Nguyễn Văn Quyết | Hà Nội T&T | Nguyễn Quang Hải | Navibank Sài Gòn |
| February | Xuân Thành Sài Gòn | Lư Đình Tuấn | Xuân Thành Sài Gòn | Timothy Anjembe | Hà Nội | Phạm Đăng Duy An | Kiên Long Bank Kiên Giang |
| March | Becamex Bình Dương | Đặng Trần Chỉnh | Becamex Bình Dương | Alexander Prent | SHB Đà Nẵng | Alexander Prent | SHB Đà Nẵng |
| April | Hà Nội T&T | Phan Thanh Hùng | Hà Nội T&T | Gastón Merlo | SHB Đà Nẵng | Lê Quốc Phương | FLC Thanh Hóa |
| May | TĐCS Đồng Tháp | Trần Công Minh | TĐCS Đồng Tháp | Gastón Merlo | SHB Đà Nẵng | Ezeocha O. Ambrose | Hà Nội |
| July | Xuân Thành Sài Gòn | Nguyễn Văn Sỹ | Vissai Ninh Bình | Nicolás Hernández | SHB Đà Nẵng | Bùi Xuân Hiếu | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai |
| August | Xuân Thành Sài Gòn | Hoàng Anh Tuấn | Khatoco Khánh Hòa | Timothy Anjembe | Hà Nội | Nguyễn Vũ Phong | Becamex Bình Dương |

### Annual awards
#### Manager of the Season

Lê Huỳnh Đức (SHB Đà Nẵng)

#### Best player of the Season

Alexander Prent (SHB Đà Nẵng)

#### Best Referee

Võ Quang Vinh