# Vietnamese football league system

The Vietnamese football league system contains two professional leagues, a semi-professional league and an amateur league for Vietnamese football clubs.

## System by period

| Season | Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 | Tier 4 |
| Before Vietnam unification | North Vietnam V-League | North Vietnam V-League | North Vietnam V-League | South Vietnam V-League | South Vietnam V-League | South Vietnam V-League | | | |
| 1975-1979 | North Vietnam V-League (Hồng Hà) | North Vietnam V-League (Hồng Hà) | Central Vietnam V-League (Trường Sơn) | Central Vietnam V-League (Trường Sơn) | South Vietnam V-League (Cửu Long) | South Vietnam V-League (Cửu Long) | | | |
| 1980-1989 | A1 League | A1 League | A1 League | A1 League | A1 League | A1 League | A2 League | | |
| 1990-1996 | Powerhouses' League | Powerhouses' League | Powerhouses' League | Powerhouses' League | Powerhouses' League | Powerhouses' League | A1 League | A2 League | |
| 1997-2000 | First Division | First Division | First Division | First Division | First Division | First Division | Second Division | Third Division | |
| 2000-2001 | V-League | V-League | V-League | V-League | V-League | V-League | | | | Second Division | Third Division |
| 2001-2012 | V-League | V-League | V-League | V-League | V-League | V-League | First Division | Second Division | Third Division |
| 2012 | Super League | Super League | Super League | Super League | Super League | Super League | First Division | Second Division | Third Division |
| 2013- | V.League 1 | V.League 1 | V.League 1 | V.League 1 | V.League 1 | V.League 1 | V.League 2 | Second Division | Third Division |

## Current system

| Level | League(s)/Division(s) | League(s)/Division(s) | League(s)/Division(s) | League(s)/Division(s) | League(s)/Division(s) | League(s)/Division(s) |
| 1 | V.League 1 14 clubs | V.League 1 14 clubs | V.League 1 14 clubs | V.League 1 14 clubs | V.League 1 14 clubs | V.League 1 14 clubs | V.League 1 14 clubs | V.League 1 14 clubs | V.League 1 14 clubs | V.League 1 14 clubs | V.League 1 14 clubs | V.League 1 14 clubs |
| 2 | V.League 2 (First Division) 12 clubs | V.League 2 (First Division) 12 clubs | V.League 2 (First Division) 12 clubs | V.League 2 (First Division) 12 clubs | V.League 2 (First Division) 12 clubs | V.League 2 (First Division) 12 clubs | V.League 2 (First Division) 12 clubs | V.League 2 (First Division) 12 clubs | V.League 2 (First Division) 12 clubs | V.League 2 (First Division) 12 clubs | V.League 2 (First Division) 12 clubs | V.League 2 (First Division) 12 clubs |
| 3 | Vietnamese Second Division 16 clubs divided into 2 groups | Vietnamese Second Division 16 clubs divided into 2 groups | Vietnamese Second Division 16 clubs divided into 2 groups | Vietnamese Second Division 16 clubs divided into 2 groups |
| 3 | Group A 8 clubs | Group A 8 clubs | Group B 8 clubs | Group B 8 clubs |
| 4 | Vietnamese Third Division 16 clubs divided into 2 groups | Vietnamese Third Division 16 clubs divided into 2 groups | Vietnamese Third Division 16 clubs divided into 2 groups | Vietnamese Third Division 16 clubs divided into 2 groups |
| 4 | Group A 8 clubs | Group A 8 clubs | Group B 8 clubs | Group B 8 clubs |

## Cup eligibility
### Domestic cups

All V.League 1 and V.League 2 sides qualify for the National Cup tournament.

### Super Cup

The Super Cup is the first game of the season, played between the previous years' winners of the V.League 1 and National Cup. If the same team wins both competition, then the team finishing second in the previous years' V.League 1 take on the V.League 1 winners.

## Continental competition

For the 2023–24 season, one Vietnamese side, the team finishing top of V.League 1, qualifies automatically for the AFC Champions League Two Group stage. The winner of the Vietnamese Cup qualify for the AFC Champions League Two qualifying play-offs.