# V.League 1

The V.League 1 (Vietnamese: Giải bóng đá Vô địch Quốc gia Việt Nam, lit. 'National Football Championship'), also called LPBank V.League 1 for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional football league in Vietnam, controlled by the Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company (VPF). It is contested by 14 clubs who play each other on a home and away basis. The team finishing at the top at the end of the season is crowned the champion and enters the AFC Champions League Two.
The league was founded in 1980 as the All Vietnam Football Championship, with Tổng Cục Đường Sắt being the first winner. The league turned professional in the 2000–01 season, which allowed clubs to hire foreign players. Vietnam Professional Football (VPF) was established in 2012, and the organising power was transferred from the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) to Vietnam Professional Football Jointstock Company (VPF).
The Cong-Viettel and Hanoi have won the title 6 times each, the most among V-League clubs. The current champion is Thep Xanh Nam Dinh which won the 2023–24 edition.

## History
### Pre-unification to 1976 and pre-V-league to 1979

The Vietnamese football league system was formed in 1955. From the beginning, this League (AKA the Northern league) was split into Division A and Division B. The South Vietnamese league was formed in 1960. Since then, league football has been played north and south even during war time. The number of teams was extraordinary. For example, Haiphong had 10 clubs back then. Haiphong Police and Thể Công won 10 titles for each.
After reunification, Vietnamese football leagues were played on a regional basis: Hồng Hà League in the North; Trường Sơn League in the Central; and Cửu Long League in the South. The champions of each region play the play-off rounds to find the only national champion. The Cong won all the 3-season from 1977 to 1979.
Responding to the constraints of organizing in regions, VFF reorganised the league system after the 1979 season.

### Foundation and early days

The V.League 1, as it is known today, began in 1980 when the first All Vietnam Football Championship was launched. Seventeen clubs participated in the competition (originally 18, but Thể Công withdrawn due to internal reasons) which was split into three groups and conducted more like a cup competition, with the winner from each group qualifying for the Championship Stage. Công An Hà Nội, Tổng Cục Đường Sắt and Hải Quan were the three teams to qualify, with Tổng Cục Đường Sắt ultimately taking the title. That format, reduced to two groups, continued until 1995 when the league reverted to a more traditional league format.

### Turning professional

League football in Vietnam turned professional in the 2000–2001 season, which saw the league change its name to its current moniker, V-League 1. In that inaugural V-League 1 season, only ten clubs participated, with tighter restrictions meaning fewer teams. Over the next decade, the league grew from 10 teams to the current fourteen, with the team that finishes on top of the table qualifying for the AFC Champions League Group Stage. Clubs were allowed to hire foreign players from this season on.

### VPF establishment

Following a season marred by accusations of refereeing corruption and a cover-up by the V.League governing body Vietnam Football Federation (VFF), six clubs (Đồng Tâm Long An, Hoàng Anh Gia Lai, Hanoi ACB, Vissai Ninh Bình, Khatoco Khánh Hòa and Lam Sơn Thanh Hóa) threatened to leave the league and form an entirely new league for the 2012 season. The most outspoken club in the move was Hanoi ACB, who had been relegated from the V.League, with its chairman Nguyễn Đức Kiên announcing that ACB would spearhead the move. Due to the controversy, EximBank expressed its intention to drop its title sponsorship of the league. League officials scrambled to resolve the issues, going so far as to hire foreign referees for the 2012 season. After a meeting on 29 September, representatives of the VFF, the 14 V.League 1 teams, and 14 V.League 2 teams announced the formation of a new corporation, the VPF, Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company to manage the V-League. The VFF would hold a 36% stake in the new corporation, and the rest would be held by clubs.
From the 2012 season, the organising power was transferred from the VFF to the VPF (Vietnamese Professional Football), and the "V.League 1" was renamed the "Super League". This name change was short-lived, reverting to "V.League 1" later in the season. The first division was renamed the "V.League 2". At the same time, many clubs found themselves with financial problems and sponsor issues, and many withdrew, merged, bought another club, or failed to meet league requirements. As a result, the number of clubs in each league changed dramatically.

### Season change

From 2023, the V.League's schedule will be restructured. The 2023 V.League 1 season was the last season to be played from spring to autumn format. The 2023–24 V.League 1 season will also be played to mark the change, running from autumn 2023 to near summer 2024, in line with most domestic leagues in the world.

## Competition format

* The V.League 1 season starts in August/September and ends in June next year (previously started from February/March to September). In each season, each club plays each of the other clubs twice, once at home and another away, for a total of 26 games.
* Teams are ranked by total points, head-to-head, goal difference and goals scored.
* Top team qualifies for AFC Champions League Two group stage.
* For 2010 season, two bottom teams are relegated to the Vietnam First Division while third lowest placed team goes to play-off with the third highest placed team from the First Division.
* Starting in the 2013 season, the number of clubs participating in the V.League 1 would be decreased from fourteen to twelve after three clubs failed to register. Also in the same season, the bottom team will be relegated to the First Division while the top three teams from the First Division will be promoted into the V-League 1.
* Starting in the 2015 season, the league is competed by 14 teams.

## Sponsorship

Since the 2000–2001 season, the V.League 1 has been branded with a principal sponsor's name and logo. The following companies have acted as principal sponsors:
| Period | Sponsor | Brand |
| 1980–1999 | No sponsor | V-League |
| 2000–2002 | Strata Sport Marketing | Strata V-League |
| 2003 | PepsiCo | Sting V-League |
| 2004 | Kinh Do | Kinh Do V-League |
| 2005 | Tan Hiep Phat | Number One V-League |
| 2006 | Eurowindow | Eurowindow V-League |
| 2007–2010 | Petrovietnam Gas | PetroVietnam Gas V-League |
| 2011–2014 | Eximbank | Eximbank V.League 1 |
| 2015–2017 | Toyota | Toyota V.League 1 |
| 2018 | NutiFood | NutiCafe V.League 1 |
| 2019 | Masan Group | Wake-up 247 V.League 1 |
| 2020–2021 | LS Group | LS V.League 1 |
| 2022–2024 | Ngọc Linh Ginseng | Night Wolf V.League 1 |
| 2024– | LPBank | LPBank V.League 1 |

## Controversies
### 2013 controversy

After Xuân Thành Sài Gòn was docked points for what the VFF deemed the club's unsportsmanlike conduct in fielding a non-competitive squad for their Matchday 20 meeting with Sông Lam Nghệ An, club officials announced that the club would withdraw from the league. On 22 August 2013, the VFF approved Xuân Thành Sài Gòn's withdrawal request. Matches involving the club 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.
Relegation was cancelled for the 2013 campaign after Xuân Thành Sài Gòn withdrew from the V.League 1 before the conclusion of the season. QNK Quảng Nam, Than Quảng Ninh and Hùng Vương An Giang, as winners, first runners-up and second runners-up respectively, were promoted from the 2013 V.League 2 season. Kienlongbank Kiên Giang failed to apply for the 2014 campaign and subsequently folded during the offseason.

### 2014 match-fixing scandal

Vissai Ninh Bình wrote to the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and to the Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company to be allowed to stop their participation in the league and also the AFC Cup due to 13 players being involved in match fixing. They had played eight league matches and were third from bottom at the time. Following their withdrawal from the league, all their results were declared null and void.
Due to the match fixing scandal and withdrawal of Vissai Ninh Bình, it was decided that the bottom-placed team at the end of the season will take part in a play-off match against the third-placed team in the First Division for the right to play in the V-League next season.

### One owner, many teams

On July 5, 2019, Đoàn Nguyên Đức, chairman of Hoàng Anh Gia Lai Club, commented on the situation of one owner owning multiple teams in the V.League. When TP.HCM was leading the standings, talking about TP.HCM's chances of winning the championship this season, bầu Đức said: "I always confirm that TP.HCM cannot win the V.League this year because they are one team, how to face 5 teams. 5 skinny guys beat one fat guy, how can the fat guy stand it?". Bầu Đức's statement was reminiscent of Đỗ Quang Hiển - who was then the owner and special sponsor of 7 clubs in the V.League 1 and V.League 2. Previously, in 2018, Đoàn Nguyên Đức also said that the situation of one owner owning multiple teams would reduce the motivation to invest in Vietnamese football. Public opinion believes that in the 10 years from 2009 to 2019, only two consecutive championships in 2018 and 2019 were Hanoi FC clearly demonstrating their strength, thanks to a national team squad that sometimes reached 10 people; the remaining championships all had the "fingerprints" of the point-scoring relationships between Hanoi - Da Nang - Quang Nam - Saigon - Quang Ninh - Hong Linh Ha Tinh (which are the clubs of Bầu Hiển). The 2022 season also met with controversy when there was a current of public opinion that the 2022 V.League championship of Hanoi FC was also partly due to referee decisions in favor of the purple team. In addition, Bầu Hiển also caused a lot of controversy when he personally went down to encourage and give money to his own teams in matches between teams related to Bầu Hiển, such as with Saigon, Quang Nam, or SHB Da Nang. In 2012, after Sài Gòn Xuân Thành failed to win the championship when they were held to a draw by Hà Nội T&T in the final round, allowing SHB Đà Nẵng to win, owner Nguyễn Đức Thụy announced that he would quit football because of too much injustice and oppression; in the 2013 season, he officially disbanded the team. FLC Group chairman Trịnh Văn Quyết, after withdrawing sponsorship from Thanh Hóa in 2018, also hinted that "you can't win when you only have one team."
The situation of one owner managing or owning multiple teams has become a problem that causes many fans to worry, especially about the transparency and fairness when these teams compete in the same league. Not a few fans hope that VPF needs to take strong measures, specify regulations on banning one person from holding management positions or shares, capital contributions at more than 1 team in the same league to make V.League more fair, cleaner and improve the competitiveness of the tournament.

### Match-fixing

In recent years, the phenomenon of "asking for points and giving points" has become a headache for organizers, as the tournament is believed to have emerged as some alliances between football teams. The situation of "accumulating points" to win or stay in the league often occurs in V.League, in which the formula of "3 away – 3 return" has become popular for teams in an alliance to maximize points for each other. In addition to accumulating points, teams in the alliance also put their efforts to hinder the opponents of the winning candidate belonging to their alliance. Many matches have taken place with abnormal manifestations that have caused anger for fans because of the spirit of competition that is considered to be weak, not giving their all. The tournament organizer has also repeatedly issued sanctions, such as subtracting points from football teams in matches that are not active, but the situation of "giving points" still continues.
The People's Police newspaper noted that the problem of match-fixing is also related to the issue of "one owner, multiple teams". In 2017, the public raised many doubts when Hanoi FC, who were full of hope to win the championship, unexpectedly drew 4-4 with Than Quảng Ninh in a match that the capital team had led by 2 goals. It is worth noting that this score was just enough for Quảng Nam to win the championship for the first time. Statistics from the 2019 season show that Ho Chi Minh City FC only won 23% of points from Đà Nẵng, Sài Gòn, Quảng Nam and Quảng Ninh, while Hà Nội received 13 out of 15 maximum points before these teams. In the 2017 season, FLC Thanh Hóa lost 22 points to the "brotherhood" group while Quảng Nam lost 9 points.
To monitor and control suspicious matches, VPF has previously partnered with Sportradar, a football betting control company, and then Genius Sports (headquartered in Singapore and with a global network) since the 2019 season. In a statement in the 2022 season, VPF had to ask the teams to play their best, not to give points to each other.

### Refereeing

The refereeing issue has been going on in the tournament for many years and has caused a lot of resentment in the public. Many controversial decisions, even mistakes by referees, have eroded the trust of clubs and fans in the organizers, and the image of the tournament has also been affected. In a statement in the 2023 season, Vũ Tiến Thành, the coach of HCM City Club, said that there is a group of referees who are manipulated, and some referees are making the image of the refereeing force worse. Thành also questioned the referee's ideology when working.
The referee assignment for the tournament has also been questioned. This has led to the disappointment of fans when some referees who do not meet the standards are often assigned to important matches. Some people even question whether the referees are "not biased then weak in terms of expertise" when there have been too many mistakes occurring continuously. One of the temporary solutions proposed to address this situation is to hire foreign referees to officiate some of the tournament matches.
Due to the continuous occurrence of refereeing errors, which have affected the results of matches, the need to equip VAR for V.League has become increasingly urgent to improve the quality of the tournament. From the end of 2022, VPF has begun to carry out the necessary procedures to soon implement VAR in V.League. VPF expects VAR to begin to be deployed on a trial basis from the second phase of the 2023 season, before being applied officially from the 2023-2024 season.

### Conflict of Interest Related to Sponsors

The V.League regulations typically stipulate that clubs are not allowed to exploit sponsorships with brands and industries that compete with the league's main sponsor since the date the league regulations are issued or when notified by the organizer. However, if the team already has a main sponsor that operates in the same industry as the league's main sponsor from before or has an owner (shareholder) who holds the highest number of shares has business operations in the same industry as the league's main sponsor, then their rights are still protected. The cases of Hoàng Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) in 2018 with VPMilk and in 2022 with Red Bull are typical examples of this exception.
However, ahead of the 2023 season, when VPF announced to HAGL that the team's new sponsor (Carabao Corporation) was in conflict of interest with the league's main sponsor and requested the team not to use the images of the new sponsor within the scope of the tournament, controversy ensued. VPF's regulations were met with fierce backlash from fans who were accused of making it difficult for clubs, hindering the development of Vietnamese football. HAGL also said that VPF's decision was "completely unreasonable and did not create conditions for the club to develop," and threatened to withdraw from V.League if VPF did not allow them to advertise for the new sponsor.

### Television rights

Television rights have been one of the most pressing issues in the top-tier club competition in Vietnam for many years. The first time V.League "sold" television rights was in the 2005 season. However, the value of the contract signed between VFF and the television stations at that time was not really significant. In order for a match to be broadcast live, VFF and the clubs had to pay a fee and even cover the cost of accommodation, travel, and allowances for the television station.
At the end of 2010, the V.League broadcasting rights were sold by VFF to An Vien Television (AVG) for 20 years, with a price of VND 6 billion for the first year and then a 10% annual increase. However, after the establishment of VPF, this company took back the V.League broadcasting rights contract from AVG and committed to exploiting at least VND 50 billion per year from the broadcasting rights. However, the deal fell through at the last minute after bầu Kiên was arrested.
In October 2022, VPF reached a television rights agreement with FPT Telecom for 5 seasons, from the 2023 season to the 2026–27 season. The agreement ensures that each year, FPT Telecom will pay 2.5 million USD for one season, 20 times higher than the previous contract, and on average, each club will receive several billion dong in television rights in one season.

## Clubs
### 2024–2025 season

Fourteen clubs compete in the V.League 1's, with one coming from the V.League 2's previous season:
| 2024–25 club | City/District | Province/ Municipality | Stadium | Capacity | 2023–24 position | V.League titles | Top division titles | Last title |
| Becamex Binh Duong$^a$ | Thủ Dầu Một | Binh Duong | Gò Đậu Stadium | 18,250 | 8th | 4 | 4 | 2015 |
| Hanoi Police$^a$ | Đống Đa | Hanoi | Hàng Đẫy Stadium | 25,000 | 6th | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Dong A Thanh Hoa | Thanh Hoa | Thanh Hoa | Thanh Hóa Stadium | 14,000 | 9th | 0 | 0 | – |
| Haiphong | Ngô Quyền | Haiphong | Lạch Tray Stadium | 32,000 | 7th | 0 | 10 | 1970 |
| Hanoi FC$^b$ | Đống Đa | Hanoi | Hàng Đẫy Stadium | 25,000 | 3rd | 6 | 6 | 2022 |
| Ho Chi Minh City$^a$ | District 10 | Ho Chi Minh City | Thống Nhất Stadium | 25,000 | 4th | 4 | 5 | 2001–02 |
| Hong Linh Ha Tinh$^b$ | Ha Tinh | Ha Tinh | Hà Tĩnh Stadium | 22,000 | 13th | 0 | 0 | – |
| SHB Đà Nẵng | Đà Nẵng | Đà Nẵng | Hòa Xuân Stadium | 20,500 | 1st (VL2) | 3 | 1 |
| Quang Nam | Tam Kỳ | Quang Nam | Tam Kỳ Stadium | 15,000 | 10th | 1 | 1 | 2017 |
| Song Lam Nghe An$^b$ | Vinh | Nghệ An | Vinh Stadium | 18,000 | 12th | 2 | 2 | 2011 |
| Thép Xanh Nam Định | Nam Dinh | Nam Dinh | Thiên Trường Stadium | 30,000 | 1st | 2 | 2 | 2023–24 |
| Quy Nhon Binh Dinh$^a$ | Quy Nhơn | Binh Dinh | Quy Nhơn Stadium | 25,000 | 2nd | 0 | 0 | – |
| The Cong-Viettel$^a$ | Nam Từ Liêm | Hanoi | Mỹ Đình National Stadium | 40,200 | 5th | 6 | 19 | 2020 |
$^a$ Founding member of the V.League 1 $^b$ Never been relegated from the V.League 1

## Players
### Rules on foreign players

Clubs are allowed to register three foreign players per season. In prior seasons, clubs were allowed to register only two foreign players.
From 2015 season, the number of foreign players allowed for clubs was reduced to 2 players plus 1 naturalised player.
From 2019 season, the rules on foreign players changed again. The number of foreign players allowed for clubs are 3 players and 1 naturalised player.

### Top scorers by season

| Season | Name | Club | Goals |
| 1980 | Lê Văn Đặng | Công an Hà Nội | 10 |
| 1981–1982 | Võ Thành Sơn | Sở Công Nghiệp | 15 |
| 1982–1983 | Nguyễn Cao Cường | Thể Công | 22 |
| 1984 | Nguyễn Văn Dũng | Nam Định | 15 |
| 1985 | Nguyễn Văn Dũng | Nam Định | 15 |
| 1986 | Nguyễn Văn Dũng Nguyễn Minh Huy | Nam Định Hải Quan | 12 |
| 1987–1988 | Lưu Tấn Liêm | Hải Quan | 15 |
| 1989 | Hà Vương Ngầu Nại | Cảng Sài Gòn | 10 |
| 1990 | Nguyễn Hồng Sơn | Thể Công | 10 |
| 1991 | Hà Vương Ngầu Nại | Cảng Sài Gòn | 10 |
| 1992 | Trần Minh Toàn | Quảng Nam-Đà Nẵng | 6 |
| 1993–1994 | Nguyễn Công Long Bùi Sỹ Thành | Bình Định Long An | 12 |
| 1995 | Trần Minh Chiến | Công an Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh | 14 |
| 1996 | Lê Huỳnh Đức | Công an Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh | 25 |
| 1997 | Lê Huỳnh Đức | Công an Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh | 16 |
| 1998 | Nguyễn Văn Dũng | Nam Định | 17 |
| 1999 Unofficial | Vũ Minh Hiếu | Công an Hà Nội | 8 |
| 1999–2000 | Văn Sỹ Thủy | Sông Lam Nghệ An | 14 |
| 2000–2001 | Đặng Đạo | Khánh Hòa | 11 |
| 2001–2002 | Hồ Văn Lợi | Cảng Sài Gòn | 9 |
| 2003 | Emeka Achilefu | Nam Định | 11 |
| 2004 | Amaobi Uzowuru | Nam Định | 15 |
| 2005 | Kesley Alves | Becamex Bình Dương | 21 |
| 2006 | Elenildo de Jesus | Thép Miền Nam Cảng Sài Gòn | 18 |
| 2007 | Jose Emidio de Almeida | SHB Đà Nẵng | 16 |
| 2008 | Jose Emidio de Almeida | SHB Đà Nẵng | 23 |
| 2009 | Gastón Merlo Lazaro de Souza | SHB Đà Nẵng Quân khu 4 | 15 |
| 2010 | Gastón Merlo | SHB Đà Nẵng | 19 |
| 2011 | Gastón Merlo | SHB Đà Nẵng | 22 |
| 2012 | Timothy Anjembe | Hà Nội ACB | 17 |
| 2013 | Gonzalo Marronkle Samson Olaleye | Hà Nội T&T | 14 |
| 2014 | Hoàng Vũ Samson | Hà Nội T&T | 23 |
| 2015 | Patiyo Tambwe | QNK Quảng Nam | 18 |
| 2016 | Gastón Merlo | SHB Đà Nẵng | 24 |
| 2017 | Nguyễn Anh Đức | Becamex Bình Dương | 17 |
| 2018 | Oseni Ganiyu | Hà Nội | 17 |
| 2019 | Pape Omar Faye Bruno Cantanhede | Hà Nội Viettel | 15 |
| 2020 | Rimario Gordon Pedro Paulo | Hà Nội Sài Gòn | 12 |
| 2022 | Rimario Gordon | Hải Phòng | 17 |
| 2023 | Rafaelson | Topenland Bình Định | 16 |
| 2023-24 | Rafaelson | Thép Xanh Nam Định | 31 |
Since the 2000 season, when foreign players could play in the league, the top goalscorers have always been foreign players or naturalised players (except Nguyễn Anh Đức from Becamex Bình Dương in 2017 season)

## Awards

The V.League Awards is an award given annually by the Vietnam Professional Football Jointstock Company for the best players, head coaches, and referees of the league. Since 2012, the awards are given in a ceremony at the end of the league season.

## Statistics
### List of champions

The following is a historical list of champions and runners-up of the V.League 1 by season. Superscripts in brackets (such as $^{(2)}$) indicate a repeat win.
| Season | Champion | Runner-up | Third place |
| A1 Nation League ||||
| 1980 | Tổng Cục Đường Sắt | Công An Hà Nội | Hải Quan |
| 1981–82 | Quân đội $^{(1)}$ | Quân Khu Thủ đô | Công An Hà Nội |
| 1982–83 | Quân đội $^{(2)}$ | Hải Quan | Cảng Hải Phòng |
| 1984 | Công An Hà Nội | Thể Công | Sở Công Nghiệp Trà Vinh |
| 1985 | Công nghiệp Hà Nam Ninh | Sở Công Nghiệp Trà Vinh | Cảng Sài Gòn |
| 1986 | Cảng Sài Gòn | Thể Công | Hải Quan |
| 1987–88 | Quân đội $^{(3)}$ | Công Nhân Quảng Nam Đà Nẵng | An Giang |
| 1989 | Đồng Tháp | Thể Công | Công An Hà Nội |
| 1990 | Thể Công $^{(4)}$ | Công Nhân Quảng Nam Đà Nẵng | Hải Quan |
| 1991 | Hải Quan | Công Nhân Quảng Nam Đà Nẵng | Cảng Sài Gòn |
| 1992 | Quảng Nam-Đà Nẵng | Công An Hải Phòng | Thể Công |
| 1993–94 | Cảng Sài Gòn $^{(2)}$ | Công An Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh | Thể Công |
| 1995 | Công an Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh | Huế | Cảng Sài Gòn |
| 1996 | Đồng Tháp $^{(2)}$ | Công An Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh | Sông Lam Nghệ An |
| 1997 | Cảng Sài Gòn $^{(3)}$ | Sông Lam Nghệ An | Thể Công |
| 1998 | Thể Công $^{(5)}$ | Sông Lam Nghệ An | Công An Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh |
| 1999–2000 | Sông Lam Nghệ An | Công An Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh | Công An Hà Nội |
| V-League ||||
| 2000–01 | Sông Lam Nghệ An $^{(2)}$ | Đạm Phú Mỹ Nam Định | Thể Công |
| 2001–02 | Cảng Sài Gòn $^{(4)}$ | Công An Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh | Sông Lam Nghệ An |
| 2003 | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | Gạch Đồng Tâm Long An | Đạm Phú Mỹ Nam Định |
| 2004 | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai $^{(2)}$ | Đạm Phú Mỹ Nam Định | Gạch Đồng Tâm Long An |
| 2005 | Gạch Đồng Tâm Long An | SHB Đà Nẵng | Becamex Bình Dương |
| 2006 | Gạch Đồng Tâm Long An $^{(2)}$ | Becamex Bình Dương | Boss Bình Định |
| 2007 | Becamex Bình Dương | Gạch Đồng Tâm Long An | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai |
| 2008 | Becamex Bình Dương $^{(2)}$ | Gạch Đồng Tâm Long An | Xi Măng Hải Phòng |
| 2009 | SHB Đà Nẵng $^{(2)}$ | Becamex Bình Dương | Sông Lam Nghệ An |
| 2010 | Hà Nội T&T | Xi Măng Hải Phòng | TĐCS Đồng Tháp |
| 2011 | Sông Lam Nghệ An $^{(3)}$ | Hà Nội | SHB Đà Nẵng |
| 2012 | SHB Đà Nẵng $^{(3)}$ | Hà Nội | Sài Gòn Xuân Thành |
| V.League 1 ||||
| 2013 | Hà Nội T&T $^{(2)}$ | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | SHB Đà Nẵng |
| 2014 | Becamex Bình Dương $^{(3)}$ | Hà Nội T&T | FLC Thanh Hóa |
| 2015 | Becamex Bình Dương $^{(4)}$ | Hà Nội T&T | FLC Thanh Hóa |
| 2016 | Hà Nội T&T $^{(3)}$ | Hải Phòng | SHB Đà Nẵng |
| 2017 | Quảng Nam | FLC Thanh Hóa | Hà Nội |
| 2018 | Hà Nội $^{(4)}$ | FLC Thanh Hóa | Sanna Khánh Hòa BVN |
| 2019 | Hà Nội $^{(5)}$ | Hồ Chí Minh City | Than Quảng Ninh |
| 2020 | Viettel $^{(6)}$ | Hà Nội | Sài Gòn |
| 2021 | Competition abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic | Competition abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic | Competition abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2022 | Hà Nội $^{(6)}$ | Hải Phòng | Topenland Bình Định |
| 2023 | Công An Hà Nội $^{(2)}$ | Hà Nội | Viettel |
| 2023–24 | Thép Xanh Nam Định $^{(2)}$ | MerryLand Quy Nhơn Bình Định | Hà Nội |

### Titles by club

| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning seasons |
| Hà Nội | 6 | 6 | 2010, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022 |
| Viettel | 6 | 4 | 1981–82, 1982–83, 1987, 1990, 1998, 2020 |
| Becamex Bình Dương | 4 | 2 | 2007, 2008, 2014, 2015 |
| Hồ Chí Minh City | 4 | 1 | 1986, 1993–94, 1997, 2001–02 |
| SHB Đà Nẵng | 3 | 5 | 1992, 2009, 2012 |
| Sông Lam Nghệ An | 3 | 3 | 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2011 |
| Long An | 2 | 3 | 2005, 2006 |
| Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | 2 | 2 | 2003, 2004 |
| Nam Định | 2 | 2 | 1985, 2023–24 |
| Công an Hà Nội | 2 | 1 | 1984, 2023 |
| Đồng Tháp | 2 | 0 | 1989, 1996 |
| Công an Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh | 1 | 4 | 1995 |
| Hải Quan | 1 | 2 | 1991 |
| Tổng cục Đường sắt | 1 | 0 | 1980 |
| Quảng Nam | 1 | 0 | 2017 |

### Seasons

The rankings of the V.League 1 teams in the 1980-1996 seasons are not official, because those seasons have not been organized in a round-robin format but are divided into several stages. In these seasons, the ranking of each team is arranged as follows: 1. Any team that enters the next stage is ranked above the teams that only stopped at the previous stage. 2. In the same period of any season, the rankings of the teams are arranged according to the rules and regulations of that season. From the 1997 season, the rankings of the teams are official. As there is no record of the group stage results for the 1990 and 1992 seasons, the rankings of some of the teams in these two seasons are uncertain.
* Position
* Champion
* Runner-up
* Third place
* Exceptional clubs
* The team drops out or is eliminated
* The team buys and sells relegation spots
* Relegation
* Relegated by two levels
| Season | 80 | 81/2 | 82/3 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87/88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93/4 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99/0 | 00/1 | 01/2 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23/24 |
| Team | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 27 | 32 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
| Viettel | | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 11 | | | | 8 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 1 | | 4 |
| Hà Nội | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 1 |
| Bình Dương | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 11 | | | 13 | | | | | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 6 | | 7 |
| Ho Chi Minh City FC | 6 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5-8 | 4 | 9-14 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 13 | | | | | | | | 12 | 12 | 2 | 5 | | 9 |
| Đà Nẵng | | | | 13 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 14 | | | | 11 | | 6 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | | 10 |
| Sông Lam Nghệ An | | | | | | 17 | 21 | 17 | 15-17 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 10 | | 5 |
| Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | | 6 |
| Nam Định | | | 13 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | | | | | | | | | 10 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 14 | | | | | | | | 13 | 11 | 13 | | 12 |
| Hải Phòng | | | | | | 15 | 11 | 13 | 9-14 | 3 | 2 | 13 | | | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 10 | | 10 | 7 | 12 | | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 12 | | 2 |
| Thanh Hóa | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | | 8 |
| Bình Định | 10 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 9-14 | 10 | 9-14 | 5 | 13 | | | 14 | | | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| Than Quảng Ninh | | 5 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 22 | | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | |
| Sài Gòn | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | | 13 |
| Hà Tĩnh | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | | 11 |
| Quảng Nam | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 14 | | |
| Khánh Hòa | 14 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 21 | | | 15-18 | | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | | | | | 6 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 12 | | | 5 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 14 | | |
| Cần Thơ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | | | |
| Long An | | | | | | | 26 | 5 | 5-8 | 16 | 9-14 | 4 | 12 | | | 12 | 12 | | | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 13 | | 9 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | | | | |
| An Giang | 15 | | 15 | 17 | | | 3 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 9-14 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | | | | | | | |
| Huế | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 12 | | | 7 | 8 | 9 | | | | | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Đồng Tháp | 16 | | | | | | | 1 | 5-8 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | | 7 | 8 | 12 | | 14 | | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | | | 12 | 14 | | | | | |
| Đồng Nai | | | | | | | | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 7 | 14 | | | | | | |
| Tiền Giang | 17 | | | | | | 18 | 14 | 15-17 | 8 | 8 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lâm Đồng | | | | | 9 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 9-14 | 14 | 9-14 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Vĩnh Long | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ninh Bình | | | | | | 6 | 12 | 20 | | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | | | | | | 11 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 13 | | | | | | | |
| Kiên Giang | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| Sài Gòn Xuân Thành | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 12 | | | | | | | | |
| Navibank Sài Gòn | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 13 | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Hà Nội ACB | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 18 | | 22 | 11 | 5-8 | 12 | 9-14 | 15 | | | | | | | | 12 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 13 | | | 14 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| Hòa Phát Hà Nội | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | | 10 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Công an Hà Nội | 2 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 9-14 | 11 | 15-18 | | | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hải Quan | 3 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 11 | |
| Công an Thanh Hóa | | | | | | 18 | 23 | 9 | 9-14 | 17 | | 16 | | |
| Dệt Nam Định | | | | 18 | | | 14 | 7 | 18 | | 15-18 | | | |
| Quân khu 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 15-18 | | | |
| Điện Hải Phòng | | | | | | | 24 | 4 | 9-14 | 7 | | | | |
| Thanh niên Hà Nội | | | | | | | | | | 19 | | | | |
| CN Xây dựng Hà Nội | | 15 | 6 | 8 | 17 | | 13 | 12 | 15-17 | | | | | |
| Công an Hà Bắc | | | | | | | | 23 |
| Cảng Hải Phòng | 9 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 24 |
| Quân khu 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 25 |
| CA Quảng Nam Đà Nẵng | | | | | | | 19 | 26 |
| Quân khu Thủ đô | 7 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 27 |
| Quân khu 7 | | | | | | | | 28 |
| Gò Dầu | | | | | | | | 29 |
| Hải Hưng | | | | | | | | 30 |
| Vĩnh Phú | | | | | | | | 31 |
| Sở Công nghiệp TPHCM | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 32 |
| Phòng không Không quân | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 27 | |
| Công nghiệp Thực phẩm | 11 | 16 | | | 16 | 19 | | |
| Tây Ninh | 13 | 9 | 17 | | | | | |
| CN Xây Dựng Hải Phòng | 12 | 17 | | | | | | |
* Key
* Currently in the V.League 1
* Currently in the V.League 2
* Currently in the V.League 3
* Dissolved

## All-time table

Figures as of 14 January 2021, primary source: http://www.rsssf.com/tablesv/vietchamp.html
This is the following is a V.League 1 table of statistics of seasons, number of matches and results of each team in all 38 national championship football seasons.
Match figures and match results excluding the 2021 season have not been completed and the seasons are not recorded, namely the 1990 and 1992 group stages; second round of the 1995 season; two games in the group stage of the 1996 season.
The total number of matches recorded is 5236 of which there are 3,824 wins and losses and 1412 draws. The total number of goals is 13783, the average number of goals in a match is: 2.63.

### Detailed results

Key
* Currently in the V.League 1
* Founding members currently in the V.League 1
* Founding members of the V.League 1
| Rank | Club | Years | Seasons | Matches played | Win | Draw | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Points |
| 1 | Sông Lam Nghệ An | Sông Lam Nghệ Tĩnh (1986–1991) Sông Lam Nghệ An (1992–2003) Pjico Sông Lam Nghệ An (2004–2006) Tài chính Dầu khí Sông Lam Nghệ An (2007–2008) Sông Lam Nghệ An (2009–2022) | 37 | 725 | 286 | 216 | 223 | 995 | 829 | 1074 |
| 2 | Đà Nẵng | Quảng Nam-Đà Nẵng (1984–1995) Đà Nẵng (1999/00, 2001/02-2007) SHB Đà Nẵng (2008–2022) | 33 | 628 | 248 | 172 | 208 | 882 | 775 | 916 |
| 3 | Ho Chi Minh City FC | Cảng Sài Gòn (1980–2003) Thép Miền Nam Cảng Sài Gòn (2005–2008) Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh (2009, 2017–2022) | 32 | 600 | 231 | 155 | 196 | 803 | 723 | 848 |
| 4 | Hải Phòng | Công an Hải Phòng (1986-1993/94, 1997-2001/02) Thép Việt-Úc Hải Phòng (2004) Mitsustar Hải Phòng (2005) Mitsustar Haier Hải Phòng (2006) Xi măng Hải Phòng (2008–2010) Vicem Hải Phòng (2011–2012) Xi măng Vicem Hải Phòng (2013) Hải Phòng (2014–2022) | 31 | 609 | 219 | 152 | 238 | 772 | 814 | 809 |
| 5 | Viettel | CLB Quân đội (1981/82-1998) Thể Công (1999/00-2004) Thể Công-Viettel (2008 $^{vòng1–19}$) Thể Công (2008 $^{vòng20–26}$ −2009) Viettel (2019–2022) | 27 | 485 | 222 | 123 | 140 | 640 | 507 | 787 |
| 6 | Khánh Hòa | Phú Khánh (1980–1989) Khánh Hòa (1992, 1995-2000/01) Khatoco Khánh Hòa (2006–2012) Sanna Khánh Hòa BVN (2015–2019) | 28 | 572 | 203 | 147 | 222 | 679 | 739 | 756 |
| 7 | Bình Dương | Sông Bé (1993/94-1995) Bình Dương (1998, 2004–2006) Becamex Bình Dương (2007–2022) | 23 | 503 | 198 | 142 | 163 | 752 | 645 | 736 |
| 8 | Hà Nội | T&T Hà Nội (2009) Hà Nội T&T (2009-2016) Hanoi FC (2017–2021) | 16 | 362 | 207 | 87 | 68 | 686 | 398 | 708 |
| 9 | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai (2003–2022) | 22 | 504 | 190 | 125 | 189 | 741 | 728 | 695 |
| 10 | Nam Định | Công nghiệp Hà Nam Ninh (1982/83-1987) Nam Định (1998–2003;2018;2021-2022) Sông Đà Nam Định (2004–2005) Gạch men Mikado Nam Định (2006;2009) Đạm Phú Mỹ Nam Định (2007–2008) Megastar Nam Định (2010) Dược Nam Hà Nam Định (2019-2020) Thép Xanh Nam Định (2023) | 23 | 472 | 167 | 120 | 185 | 551 | 611 | 621 |
| 11 | Long An | Long An (1987–1995, 1998-1999/00) Gạch Đồng Tâm Long An (2003–2006) Đồng Tâm Long An (2007–2011, 2013–2015) Long An (2016–2017) | 23 | 456 | 158 | 113 | 185 | 647 | 711 | 587 |
| 12 | Đồng Tháp | Đồng Tháp (1980, 1989-2000/01, 2003) Delta Đồng Tháp (2004–2005) Đồng Tháp (2007) Tập đoàn Cao su Đồng Tháp (2009–2012) Đồng Tháp (2015–2016) | 22 | 423 | 136 | 114 | 173 | 495 | 588 | 522 |
| 13 | Ninh Bình | Công an TP. Hồ Chí Minh (1986–1989, 1991-2001/02 $^{vòng1–11}$) Ngân hàng Đông Á (2001/02 $^{vòng12–18}$ -2003) Ngân hàng Đông Á Thép Pomina (2004) Xi măng The Vissai Ninh Bình (2010–2014) | 20 | 364 | 140 | 89 | 135 | 523 | 480 | 509 |
| 14 | Thanh Hóa | Halida Thanh Hóa (2007–2008 $^{vòng1–13}$) Xi măng Công Thanh-Thanh Hóa (2008 $^{vòng14–26}$ – 2009 $^{vòng1–17}$) Thanh Hóa (2009 $^{vòng18–26}$) Lam Sơn Thanh Hóa (2010) Thanh Hóa (2011–2015 $^{vòng1–12}$) FLC Thanh Hóa (2015 $^{vòng13–26}$ – 2018) Thanh Hóa (2019–2020) Đông Á Thanh Hóa (2021) | 16 | 366 | 138 | 100 | 128 | 527 | 560 | 514 |
| 15 | Công An Hà Nội | Công an Hà Nội (1980–1992, 1996-2001/02) Hàng không Việt Nam (2003) | 19 | 310 | 124 | 95 | 91 | 405 | 333 | 467 |
| 16 | Bình Định | Công nhân Nghĩa Bình (1980–1989) Bình Định (1990–1995, 1998, 2001/02-2004) Hoa Lâm Bình Định (2005) Pisico Bình Định (2006–2007) Boss Bình Định (2008) Topenland Bình Định (2021) | 22 | 333 | 104 | 93 | 136 | 354 | 443 | 405 |
| 17 | Than Quảng Ninh | Than Quảng Ninh (1981/82-1989) Công nhân Quảng Ninh (1991) Than Quảng Ninh (2014–2021) | 16 | 281 | 108 | 80 | 93 | 389 | 346 | 404 |
| 18 | Hải Quan | Hải Quan (1980–1998) | 16 | 241 | 108 | 57 | 76 | 335 | 267 | 381 |
| 19 | Hà Nội ACB | Tổng cục Đường sắt (1980–1985, 1987–1989) Đường sắt Việt Nam (1990-1993/94) LG ACB (2003) LG Hà Nội ACB (2004–2006 $^{vòng1–13}$) Hà Nội ACB (2006 $^{vòng14–24}$-2008, 2011) CLB Bóng đá Hà Nội (2012) | 19 | 323 | 94 | 89 | 140 | 376 | 467 | 371 |
| 20 | Lâm Đồng | Lâm Đồng (1985-1999/00) | 13 | 192 | 72 | 40 | 80 | 234 | 261 | 256 |
| 21 | Quảng Nam | QNK Quảng Nam (2014–2016) Quảng Nam (2017–2020) | 7 | 170 | 60 | 54 | 56 | 282 | 283 | 234 |
| 22 | An Giang | An Giang (1980, 1982/83-1984, 1987–1997) Hùng Vương An Giang (2014) | 13 | 176 | 65 | 38 | 73 | 210 | 239 | 233 |
| 23 | Sở Công nghiệp TP. Hồ Chí Minh | Sở Công nghiệp Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh (1980–1989) | 8 | 130 | 53 | 39 | 38 | 176 | 168 | 198 |
| 24 | Sài Gòn | CLB Hà Nội (2016 $^{vòng1–5}$) CLB Sài Gòn (2016 $^{vòng6–26}$ – 2021) | 6 | 124 | 48 | 36 | 40 | 179 | 162 | 180 |
| 25 | Hòa Phát Hà Nội | Hòa Phát Hà Nội (2005–2008, 2010–2011) | 6 | 150 | 41 | 42 | 67 | 185 | 239 | 165 |
| 26 | Cảng Hải Phòng | Cảng Hải Phòng (1980–1989) | 8 | 115 | 34 | 44 | 37 | 122 | 123 | 146 |
| 27 | Huế | Thừa Thiên-Huế (1995–1996, 1999/00-2001/02) Huda Huế (2007) | 6 | 121 | 34 | 30 | 57 | 121 | 166 | 132 |
| 28 | Quân khu Thủ đô | Quân khu Thủ đô (1980–1989) | 8 | 105 | 30 | 37 | 38 | 109 | 120 | 127 |
| 29 | Navibank Sài Gòn | Quân khu 4 (2009) Navibank Sài Gòn (2010–2012) | 4 | 104 | 31 | 29 | 44 | 125 | 151 | 122 |
| 30 | Quân khu 3 | Quân khu 3 (1980–1989) | 8 | 110 | 28 | 37 | 45 | 101 | 129 | 121 |
| 31 | Cần Thơ | Cần Thơ (1996) Xổ số Kiến thiết Cần Thơ (2015–2018) | 5 | 126 | 27 | 39 | 60 | 146 | 208 | 120 |
| 32 | Phòng không Không quân | Phòng không Không quân (1980–1987) | 7 | 104 | 29 | 33 | 42 | 110 | 152 | 120 |
| 33 | Công nhân Xây dựng Hà Nội | Công nhân Xây dựng Hà Nội (1981/82-1985, 1987–1990) | 7 | 96 | 28 | 33 | 35 | 93 | 108 | 117 |
| 34 | Đồng Nai | Đồng Nai (1989, 2013–2015) | 4 | 83 | 23 | 19 | 41 | 117 | 143 | 88 |
| 35 | Tiền Giang | Tiền Giang (1980, 1987-1993/94) Thép Pomina Tiền Giang (2006) | 8 | 88 | 19 | 24 | 45 | 76 | 125 | 81 |
| 36 | Điện Hải Phòng | Điện Hải Phòng (1987–1991) | 4 | 47 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 36 | 41 | 60 |
| 37 | Dệt Nam Định | Dệt Nam Định (1984, 1987–1990, 1992) | 5 | 43 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 50 | 55 | 58 |
| 38 | Công nghiệp Thực phẩm | Công nghiệp Thực phẩm (1980) Lương thực Thực phẩm (1981/82) Công nghiệp Thực phẩm (1985–1986) | 4 | 53 | 12 | 18 | 23 | 62 | 74 | 54 |
| 39 | Công an Thanh Hóa | Công an Thanh Hóa (1986–1991, 1993/94) | 6 | 63 | 13 | 13 | 37 | 58 | 104 | 52 |
| 40 | Kiên Giang | Kienlongbank Kiên Giang (2012–2013) | 2 | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 54 | 91 | 46 |
| 41 | Sài Gòn Xuân Thành | CLB Bóng đá Sài Gòn (2012 $^{vòng1–17}$) Sài Gòn Xuân Thành (2012 $^{vòng18–26}$) Xi măng Xuân Thành Sài Gòn (2013) | 2 | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 43 | 23 | 46 |
| 42 | Tây Ninh | Tây Ninh (1980-1982/83) | 3 | 43 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 41 | 71 | 36 |
| 43 | Công an Quảng Nam-Đà Nẵng | Công an Quảng Nam-Đà Nẵng (1987–1989) | 2 | 26 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 30 |
| 44 | Công nhân Xây dựng Hải Phòng | Công nhân Xây dựng Hải Phòng (1980-1981/82) | 2 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 24 |
| 45 | Vĩnh Long | Vĩnh Long (1997, 1999/00) | 2 | 22 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 21 |
| 46 | Hà Tĩnh | Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh (2020–2021) | 2 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 20 |
| 47 | Công an Hà Bắc | Công an Hà Bắc (1989) | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| 48 | Quân khu 7 | Quân khu 7 (1989) | 1 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 9 |
| 49 | Gò Dầu | Gò Dầu (1989) | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 7 |
| 50 | Thanh niên Hà Nội | Thanh niên Hà Nội (1991) | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 5 |
| 51 | Hải Hưng | Hải Hưng (1989) | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 3 |
| 52 | Vĩnh Phú | Công nghiệp Việt Trì Vĩnh Phú (1989) | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 2 |
| 53 | Quân khu 5 | Quân khu 5 (1992) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Top-performing clubs

| No. of championships | Clubs |
| 6 | Viettel, Hà Nội |
| 4 | Becamex Bình Dương, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh |
| 3 | SHB Đà Nẵng, Sông Lam Nghệ An |
| 2 | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai, Long An, Đồng Tháp, Công an Hà Nội, Nam Định |
| 1 | Hải Quan, Tổng cục Đường sắt, Công an Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, Quảng Nam |
Boldface indicates clubs playing in 2021 season

### All-time appearances

Top ten players with most appearances :
| Player | Player | Period | Club(s) | Games |
| 1 | Lê Tấn Tài | 2003–2022 | Sanna Khánh Hòa BVN 217, Hải Phòng 11, Becamex Bình Dương 155, Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh 6, Hà Nội 16, Khánh Hoà 19 | 434 |
| 2 | Nguyễn Thế Anh | 1965–1984 | Thể Công 412 | 412 |
| 3 | Nguyễn Hồng Sơn | 1988–2005 | Thể Công 401 | 430 |
| 4 | Đặng Phương Nam | 1992–2007 | Thể Công 388 | 388 |
| 5 | Phan Văn Tài Em | 2002–2011 | Long An 305, Navibank Sài Gòn 44, Xuân Thành Sài Gòn 27 | 376 |
| 6 | Nguyễn Anh Đức | 2006–2022 | Đông Á Bank 9, Becamex Bình Dương 355, Hoàng Anh Gia Lai 3, Long An 5 | 367 |
| 7 | Nguyễn Cao Cường | 1973–1990 | Thể Công 332 | 332 |
| 8 | Phạm Thành Lương | 2005–2023 | Hà Nội ACB 144, Hà Nội 186 | 330 |
| 9 | Dương Hồng Sơn | 1998–2015 | Sông Lam Nghệ An 206, Hà Nội 95 | 301 |
| 10 | Nguyễn Minh Phương | 1998–2015 | Cảng Sài Gòn 95, Long An 171, SHB Đà Nẵng 38, | 294 |
| – | Nguyễn Minh Châu | 2003–2017 | Hải Phòng 294 | 294 |
Boldface indicates a player still active in the V.League 1.

### All-time top scorers

| Player | Player | Period | Clubs (mostly known as) | Goals |
| 1 | Hoàng Vũ Samson | 2007– | Đồng Tháp, Hà Nội, Quảng Nam, Thanh Hóa, Ho Chi Minh City | 202 |
| 2 | Đỗ Merlo | 2009– | SHB Đà Nẵng, Nam Định, Sài Gòn | 157 |
| 3 | Nguyễn Văn Dũng | 1983–1999 | Nam Định, Sông Lam Nghệ An, Thanh Hóa | 130 |
| 4 | Nguyễn Anh Đức | 2006–2022 | Đông Á Bank, Becamex Bình Dương, Hoàng Anh Gia Lai, Long An | 127 |
| 5 | Nguyễn Cao Cường | 1973–1990 | Thể Công | 127 |
| 6 | Lê Công Vinh | 2004–2016 | Sông Lam Nghệ An, Hà Nội T&T, Hà Nội ACB, Becamex Bình Dương | 116 |
| 7 | Huỳnh Kesley Alves | 2003–2019 | Becamex Bình Dương, Hoàng Anh Gia Lai, Sài Gòn Xuân Thành, Sanna Khánh Hòa BVN, Hồ Chí Minh City | 113 |
| 8 | Nguyễn Văn Quyết | 2011– | Hà Nội | 113 |
| 9 | Antonio Carlos | 2003–2015 | Long An | 94 |
| 10 | Gonzalo Marronkle | 2009–2017 | Hà Nội | 81 |
Boldface indicates a player still active in the V.League 1.