# 2022 V.League 1

The 2022 V.League 1, known as the Night Wolf V.League 1 (Vietnamese: Giải bóng đá Vô địch Quốc gia Night Wolf 2022) for sponsorship reasons, was the 39th season of the V.League 1, the highest division of Vietnamese football and the 22nd as a professional league. The season started on 25 February 2022, and ended on 20 November.
There was no defending champion as a result of the previous season being abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
There was a break from 14 March until 2 July to accommodate for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification and the delayed 2021 Southeast Asian Games.
Hanoi FC won their 6th league title on 13 November with one match to spare.

## Changes from the previous season

Due to the previous season being abandoned, no teams were promoted or relegated from the 2021 season. All but one club from the 2021 season contested in the league. Than Quang Ninh were not permitted to participate due to financial reasons, leaving the league starting with just 13 clubs.

### From V.League 1

Dissolved
* Than Quang Ninh

## Teams
### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Topenland Binh Dinh | Binh Dinh | Quy Nhon | 15,000 |
| Becamex Binh Duong | Binh Duong | Go Dau | 13,035 |
| SHB Da Nang | Da Nang | Hoa Xuan | 20,000 |
| Hoang Anh Gia Lai | Gia Lai | Pleiku | 12,000 |
| Haiphong FC | Haiphong | Lach Tray | 30,000 |
| Hanoi FC | Hanoi | Hang Day | 22,500 |
| Viettel | Hanoi | Hang Day | 22,500 |
| Hong Linh Ha Tinh | Ha Tinh | Ha Tinh | 20,000 |
| Ho Chi Minh City FC | Ho Chi Minh City | Thong Nhat | 16,000 |
| Saigon FC | Ho Chi Minh City | Thong Nhat | 16,000 |
| Nam Dinh FC | Nam Dinh | Thien Truong | 30,000 |
| Song Lam Nghe An | Nghe An | Vinh | 18,000 |
| Dong A Thanh Hoa | Thanh Hoa | Thanh Hoa | 12,000 |

### 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 |
| Topenland Binh Dinh | Nguyễn Đức Thắng | Hồ Tấn Tài | Kamito |
| Becamex Binh Duong | Lư Đình Tuấn | Tô Văn Vũ | Kamito |
| SHB Da Nang | Phan Thanh Hùng | Hoàng Minh Tâm | Kamito |
| Hoang Anh Gia Lai | Kiatisuk Senamuang | Lương Xuân Trường | Mizuno |
| Haiphong | Chu Đình Nghiêm | Nguyễn Hải Huy | Jogarbola |
| Hanoi | Chun Jae-ho (interim) | Nguyễn Văn Quyết | Jogarbola |
| Viettel | Bae Ji-won | Bùi Tiến Dũng | Li-Ning |
| Hong Linh Ha Tinh | Nguyễn Thành Công | Trần Phi Sơn | Grand Sport |
| Ho Chi Minh City | Vũ Tiến Thành (interim) | Sầm Ngọc Đức | Kelme |
| Saigon | Phùng Thanh Phương | Cao Văn Triền | Kelme |
| Nam Dinh | Vũ Hồng Việt | Nguyễn Hạ Long | Kelme |
| Song Lam Nghe An | Nguyễn Huy Hoàng | Quế Ngọc Hải | Grand Sport |
| Dong A Thanh Hoa | Svetislav Tanasijević (caretaker) | Lê Văn Thắng | Jogarbola |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Ho Chi Minh City | Alexandré Pölking | Contract not renewed | 27 September 2021 | Pre-season | Trần Minh Chiến | 29 September 2021 |
| Haiphong | Phạm Anh Tuấn | Contract not renewed | October 2021 | Pre-season | Chu Đình Nghiêm | 6 October 2021 |
| Becamex Binh Duong | Nguyễn Thanh Sơn | Interim period over | October 2021 | Pre-season | Đặng Trần Chỉnh | 15 October 2021 |
| Hanoi | Park Choong-kyun | Resigned | 19 February 2022 | Pre-season | Chun Jae-ho (interim) | 19 February 2022 |
| Viettel | Trương Việt Hoàng | Demoted | 12 July 2022 | 7th | Bae Ji-won | 15 July 2022 |
| Becamex Binh Duong | Đặng Trần Chỉnh | Reorganized | 1 August 2022 | 10th | Lư Đình Tuấn | 1 August 2022 |
| Ho Chi Minh City | Trần Minh Chiến | Reorganized | 8 August 2022 | 12th | Nguyễn Hữu Thắng (caretaker) | 8 August 2022 |
| Ho Chi Minh City | Nguyễn Hữu Thắng (caretaker) | End of caretaker spell | 23 August 2022 | 11th | Trương Việt Hoàng | 23 August 2022 |
| Nam Dinh | Nguyễn Văn Sỹ | Sacked | 24 August 2022 | 12th | Vũ Hồng Việt | 24 August 2022 |
| Ho Chi Minh City | Trương Việt Hoàng | Resigned | 1 October 2022 | 13th | Vũ Tiến Thành | 2 October 2022 |
| Dong A Thanh Hoa | Ljupko Petrović | Medical reasons | 6 November 2022 | 6th | Svetislav Tanasijević (caretaker) | 6 November 2022 |

## Foreign players

Players name in bold indicates the player was registered after the start of the season.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 (AFC Player) | Player 5 (Naturalized Vietnamese player) | Former Players |
| Topenland Binh Dinh | Hêndrio | Rafaelson | Jermie Lynch | | → Adriano Schmidt → Đặng Văn Lâm | |
| Becamex Binh Duong | Eydison | Wellington Adão | Guy N'Diaye | | → Kesley Alves | Abass Guiro Dawda Ceesay |
| SHB Da Nang | Claudir | Erick Luis | Walisson Maia | | | Ivan Marić Christian Osaguona Damir Memović Aboubakar Koné |
| Hoang Anh Gia Lai | Bruno Henrique | Maurício | Washington Brandão | An Sae-hee | | Jefferson Baiano Kim Dong-su |
| Haiphong | Rimario Gordon | Joseph Mpande | Moses Oloya | | → Martin Lo | |
| Hanoi | Lucão | Tonći Mujan | Vladimir Silađi | | | Đuro Zec Josip Ivančić |
| Viettel | Caíque | Geovane | Pedro Paulo | Jahongir Abdumuminov | | |
| Hong Linh Ha Tinh | Janclesio | Paollo | Dionatan Machado | | | Zakaria Suraka Abdul Basit |
| Ho Chi Minh City | Brendon Lucas | Daniel Green | Atapharoy Bygrave | | → Hoàng Vũ Samson → Lee Nguyen | Bruno Cosendey Maurício Cordeiro |
| Saigon | Matheus | Nicholas Olsen | Rodrigue Nanitelamio | | → Gastón Merlo | Ahn Byung-keon Gustavo Santos André Vieira |
| Nam Dinh | Alisson | Victor Mansaray | Rodrigo Dias | | → Geoffrey Kizito → Steven Dang | Márcio Marques Yevhen Bokhashvili Andre Fagan |
| Song Lam Nghe An | Mario Arqués | Michael Olaha | Ganiyu Oseni | | → Thiago Papel | Abdul Basit Mark O'Ojong |
| Dong A Thanh Hoa | Zé Paulo | Gustavo Sant'Ana | Gustavo Santos | | | Igor Jelić Paulo Henrique Victor Kamhuka |
* ^1 Naturalized players whose parents or grandparents were born in Vietnam, thus are regarded as local players.
* ^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 (C) | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 47 | 21 | +26 | 51 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Haiphong | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 48 | Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round |
| 3 | Topenland Binh Dinh | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 22 | +15 | 47 | |
| 4 | Viettel | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 14 | +15 | 39 | |
| 5 | Song Lam Nghe An | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 33 | |
| 6 | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 32 | Standby for AFC Cup group stage |
| 7 | Becamex Binh Duong | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 28 | |
| 8 | Dong A Thanh Hoa | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 28 | |
| 9 | Ho Chi Minh City | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 34 | −11 | 25 | |
| 10 | SHB Da Nang | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 35 | −17 | 25 | |
| 11 | Hong Linh Ha Tinh | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 24 | |
| 12 | Nam Dinh | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 33 | −12 | 23 | |
| 13 | Saigon (R) | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 42 | −16 | 22 | Relegation to V.League 2 |
* ↑ Since Hanoi qualified for the AFC Champions League group stage as the league winners and won the Vietnamese Cup, Haiphong will participate in the AFC Champions League Qualifying play-offs or AFC Cup group stage and the standy position will be passed down to the league third-placed team.
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Becamex Binh Duong 6, Dong A Thanh Hoa 0.
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Ho Chi Minh City FC 4, SHB Danang 1.

### Positions by round

This table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.
| 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 |
| Hanoi FC | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Haiphong | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Topenland Binh Dinh | 13 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Viettel | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Song Lam Nghe An | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Dong A Thanh Hoa | 11 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Becamex Binh Duong | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| SHB Danang | 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Hong Linh Ha Tinh | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
| Nam Dinh FC | 8 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
| Saigon FC | 5 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
* Winner and qualification to the Champions League group stage
* Qualification to the Champions League play-off round
* Relegate to V.League 2

## Results

| Home \ Away | BBD | DTH | HPG | HAN | HGL | HCM | HHT | NDI | SGN | SDN | SNA | TBD | VTL |
| Becamex Binh Duong | — | 4–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 |
| Dong A Thanh Hoa | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Haiphong | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 |
| Hanoi | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 |
| Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–6 | 0–2 | — | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| Hong Linh Ha Tinh | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 |
| Nam Dinh | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | — | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| Saigon | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| SHB Da Nang | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Song Lam Nghe An | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | — | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Topenland Binh Dinh | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–2 |
| Viettel | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | — |

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Rimario Gordon | Haiphong | 17 |
| 2 | Phạm Tuấn Hải | Hanoi | 10 |
| 3 | Geovane Magno | Viettel | 9 |
| 3 | Nguyễn Tiến Linh | Becamex Binh Duong | 9 |
| 3 | Zé Paulo | Dong A Thanh Hoa | 9 |
| 6 | Jermie Lynch | Topenland Binh Dinh | 8 |
| 6 | Lucão do Break | Hanoi | 8 |
| 6 | Paollo | Hong Linh Ha Tinh | 8 |
| 9 | 5 players | 5 players | 7 |
Source: Soccerway

#### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Rafaelson | Topenland Binh Dinh | Hanoi | 3–0 (A) | 2 September 2022 |
| Rodrigo Dias | Nam Dinh | Saigon | 3–0 (H) | 13 November 2022 |

### Clean sheets

| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
| 1 | Trần Nguyên Mạnh | Viettel | 9 |
| 2 | Đặng Văn Lâm | Topenland Binh Dinh | 7 |
| 2 | Nguyễn Đình Triệu | Haiphong | 7 |
| 2 | Nguyễn Thanh Diệp | Dong A Thanh Hoa | 7 |
| 2 | Nguyễn Văn Hoàng | Song Lam Nghe An | 7 |
| 6 | Nguyễn Văn Công | Hanoi | 5 |
| 7 | 5 players | 5 players | 4 |

## Attendances

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Nam Dinh FC | 132,000 | 19,000 | 5,000 | 11,000 | +161.9%$^†$ |
| 2 | Haiphong FC | 116,639 | 22,000 | 4,000 | 9,719 | +114.4%$^2$ |
| 4 | Hanoi FC | 95,500 | 14,000 | 3,000 | 7,958 | +144.9%$^†$ |
| 3 | Topenland Binh Dinh | 100,000 | 16,000 | 4,000 | 8,333 | −37.1%$^†$ |
| 5 | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 70,000 | 10,000 | 4,000 | 7,000 | −22.2%$^1$ |
| 6 | Song Lam Nghe An | 77,000 | 16,000 | 2,000 | 6,417 | +94.5%$^†$ |
| 7 | Becamex Binh Duong | 62,700 | 8,500 | 3,000 | 5,225 | +24.4%$^†$ |
| 8 | Hong Linh Ha Tinh | 62,500 | 10,000 | 1,000 | 5,208 | +24.0%$^†$ |
| 9 | Dong A Thanh Hoa | 61,000 | 8,000 | 3,500 | 5,083 | −36.5%$^†$ |
| 10 | SHB Danang | 57,800 | 8,000 | 2,000 | 4,817 | −37.2%$^†$ |
| 11 | Viettel | 54,000 | 8,000 | 2,000 | 4,500 | +73.1%$^†$ |
| 12 | Saigon FC | 47,500 | 7,000 | 2,500 | 3,958 | −26.4%$^†$ |
| 13 | Ho Chi Minh City FC | 47,000 | 7,000 | 2,000 | 3,917 | −13.0%$^†$ |
| | League total | 979,500 | 22,000 | 1,000 | 6,402 | +3.1%$^†$ |
Updated to games played on complete Source: League attendance Notes: 1: Played two matches behind closed doors due to local COVID-19 restrictions. 2: Played one match behind closed doors due to a fan assaulting a match official at the end of their 19 July match against Topenland Binh Dinh.

## Awards
### Monthly awards

| 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 |
| Month | Manager | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club |
| March | Chu Đình Nghiêm | Haiphong | Rimario Gordon | Haiphong | Phan Văn Đức | Song Lam Nghe An |
| July | Kiatisuk Senamuang | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | Nguyễn Văn Tòan | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | Phan Văn Đức | Song Lam Nghe An |
| August | Chun Jae-ho | Hanoi | Nguyễn Văn Quyết | Hanoi | Ngô Hoàng Thịnh | Ho Chi Minh City |
| September | Nguyễn Đức Thắng | Topenland Binh Dinh | Nguyễn Hoàng Đức | Viettel | Nguyễn Hoàng Đức | Viettel |
| October | Chu Đình Nghiêm | Haiphong | Phạm Tuấn Hải | Hanoi | Phạm Tuấn Hải | Hanoi |

### Annual awards

| Award | Winner | Club |
| Manager of the Year | Chu Dinh Nghiem | Haiphong FC |
| Player of the Year | Nguyễn Văn Quyết | Hanoi |
| Best Young Player | Nguyễn Phi Hoàng | SHB Da Nang |
| Goal of the Year | Phạm Tuấn Hải | Hanoi |
Best XI :
| Goalkeeper | Trần Nguyên Mạnh (Viettel) | Trần Nguyên Mạnh (Viettel) | Trần Nguyên Mạnh (Viettel) | Trần Nguyên Mạnh (Viettel) | Trần Nguyên Mạnh (Viettel) | Trần Nguyên Mạnh (Viettel) | Trần Nguyên Mạnh (Viettel) | Trần Nguyên Mạnh (Viettel) | Trần Nguyên Mạnh (Viettel) | Trần Nguyên Mạnh (Viettel) | Trần Nguyên Mạnh (Viettel) | Trần Nguyên Mạnh (Viettel) |
| Defenders | Hồ Tấn Tài (Topenland Binh Dinh) | Hồ Tấn Tài (Topenland Binh Dinh) | Hồ Tấn Tài (Topenland Binh Dinh) | Nguyễn Thanh Bình (Viettel) | Nguyễn Thanh Bình (Viettel) | Nguyễn Thanh Bình (Viettel) | Nguyễn Thành Chung (Hanoi) | Nguyễn Thành Chung (Hanoi) | Nguyễn Thành Chung (Hanoi) | Đàm Tiến Dũng (Dong A Thanh Hoa) | Đàm Tiến Dũng (Dong A Thanh Hoa) | Đàm Tiến Dũng (Dong A Thanh Hoa) |
| Midfielders | Đỗ Hùng Dũng (Hanoi) | Đỗ Hùng Dũng (Hanoi) | Đỗ Hùng Dũng (Hanoi) | Đỗ Hùng Dũng (Hanoi) | Nguyễn Hoàng Đức (Viettel) | Nguyễn Hoàng Đức (Viettel) | Nguyễn Hoàng Đức (Viettel) | Nguyễn Hoàng Đức (Viettel) | Nguyễn Hải Huy (Haiphong) | Nguyễn Hải Huy (Haiphong) | Nguyễn Hải Huy (Haiphong) | Nguyễn Hải Huy (Haiphong) |
| Forwards | Nguyễn Văn Quyết (Hanoi) | Nguyễn Văn Quyết (Hanoi) | Nguyễn Văn Quyết (Hanoi) | Nguyễn Văn Quyết (Hanoi) | Rimario Gordon (Haiphong) | Rimario Gordon (Haiphong) | Rimario Gordon (Haiphong) | Rimario Gordon (Haiphong) | Phạm Tuấn Hải (Hanoi) | Phạm Tuấn Hải (Hanoi) | Phạm Tuấn Hải (Hanoi) | Phạm Tuấn Hải (Hanoi) |