# Vietnamese Football League Second Division

The Vietnamese Football League Second Division (Vietnamese: Giải bóng đá hạng Nhì quốc gia) is the third tier professional association football league in Vietnam controlled by the Vietnam Football Federation.

## History

A national third tier of Vietnamese association football was first established along with its professionalization in 1995. Among the 10 original clubs of the third tier included the forerunners to Thanh Hóa, Cần Thơ, Đồng Nai, Cà Mau and Lâm Đồng. But after a number of clubs were lost for various reasons – some were promoted to V.League and the others folded – the league contracted the second division in 1997 and continued with the single second-tier division.
The third-tier football was reintroduced in 2000 upon creation of fully professional V.League 2. But despite its officially amateur status the league quickly became de facto semi-professional, serving as the cradle of the future V. League members. Since the establishment of associate membership system in 2006 the number of professional clubs holding or actively seeking for this status has grown steadily and reached its peak in 2010 season when 6 full members and 2 former candidates made up to almost half of the league's 18 teams. Through the course of the season this number grew even bigger, to 15 full associate members that formed the core of V.League 3.

## Current season

15 teams compete in the 2025 season, split into two groups.
Group A
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Bắc Ninh | Bắc Ninh | Từ Sơn City Stadium | 5,000 |
| Hà Nội B | Hà Nội | Thanh Trì Stadium | 4,000 |
| Hoài Đức | Hà Nội | Hoài Đức Stadium | 3,500 |
| Phú Thọ | Phú Thọ | Việt Trì Stadium | 20,000 |
| PVF | Hưng Yên | PVF Stadium | 3,600 |
| PVF-CAND B | Hưng Yên | PVF Stadium | 3,600 |
| Quảng Ninh | Quảng Ninh | Quảng Ninh Province Sports Complex | 4,000 |
Group B
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Đắk Lắk | Đắk Lắk | Buôn Ma Thuật Stadium | 20,000 |
| Gia Định | Hồ Chí Minh City | Tân Hiệp Stadium | 1,000 |
| Văn Hiến University | Hồ Chí Minh City | District 8 Stadium | 500 |
| Kon Tum | Kon Tum | Kon Tum Stadium | 11,000 |
| Lâm Đồng | Lâm Đồng | Đà Lạt Stadium | 20,000 |
| SHB Đà Nẵng B | Đà Nẵng | Hòa Xuân Stadium | 20,500 |
| Tây Ninh | Tây Ninh | TBD | ? |
| Vĩnh Long | Vĩnh Long | Vĩnh Long Stadium | 10,000 |

## Winners

| Season | Winners | Runner-up |
| 2000 | Hải Quan | Bình Định |
| 2001 | Thanh Hóa | Cần Thơ |
| 2002 | Bưu điện Đắk Lắk | An Giang 5th Military Region |
| 2003 | Quảng Nam | Khải Hoàn Hotel |
| 2004 | Khánh Hòa | Strata Đồng Nai |
| 2005 | 5th Military Region | Tây Ninh |
| 2006 | Thành Nghĩa Dung Quất Quảng Ngãi | Than Quảng Ninh |
| 2007 | 7th Military Region | T&T Hà Nội |
| 2008 | Quảng Nam | Hải An Sài Gòn United |
| 2009 | TDC Bình Dương | Viettel |
| 2010 | Nguyễn Hoàng Kiên Giang | Hòa Phát V&V |
| 2011 | SHB Đà Nẵng B | Lâm Đồng |
| 2012 | Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu | Khatoco Khánh Hòa B |
| 2013 | Huế Sanna Khánh Hòa Tây Ninh | Đắk Lắk Hồ Chí Minh City |
| 2014 | Bình Phước Công An Nhân Dân Nam Định Phú Yên | Kon Tum Tiền Giang Vĩnh Long Long An B |
| 2015 | Fico Cement Tây Ninh Viettel | Cà Mau |
| 2016 | PVF | Bình Định |
| 2017 | Công An Nhân Dân Bình Định | Hà Nội B |
| 2018 | An Giang Phù Đổng | Phố Hiến |
| 2019 | Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu | Hà Nội B |
| 2020 | Phù Đổng Phú Thọ | Gia Định |
| 2021 | Season cancelled | Season cancelled |
| 2022 | Bình Thuận Hoà Bình | Hải Nam Vĩnh Yên Đồng Nai |
| 2023 | Đồng Nai Đồng Tháp | Đắk Lắk SHB Đà Nẵng B |
| 2024 | Định Hướng Phú Nhuận Hồ Chí Minh City Youth | Kon Tum Bắc Ninh |
| 2025 | | |