# 2010 V-League

The 2010 V-League season was the 27th season of Vietnam's national football league and the 10th as a professional league.
The league and cup winners would enter the 2011 AFC Cup.
The bottom side at the end of the season get relegated. The side that finishes 2ND from bottom enters an end of season play-off match against the 2nd Division's 2nd placed side.

## Teams

Ho Chi Minh City and Thanh Hóa were relegated to the 2010 Vietnam First Division after finishing the 2009 season in the bottom two places.
The two relegated teams were replaced by 2009 Vietnam First Division champions XM The Vissai Ninh Bình and runners-up Hòa Phát Hà Nội.
Nam Định defeated Thành phố Cần Thơ in the end of season promotion/relegation match to secure their place in the V. League.
Thể Công and Quân Khu 4 were renamed to Viettel F.C. and Navibank Sài Gòn at the end of the 2009 campaign. Viettel then sold their V. League slot to Thanh Hóa, to allow them to stay in the V. League after being relegated the previous season.

### Stadia and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Becamex Bình Dương | Thủ Dầu Một | Gò Đậu Stadium | 18,250 |
| Đồng Tâm Long An | Tân An, Long An | Long An Stadium | 19,975 |
| Đồng Tháp | Cao Lãnh | Cao Lãnh Stadium | 23,000 |
| Hòa Phát Hà Nội | Hanoi | Hàng Đẫy Stadium | 22,500 |
| Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | Pleiku | Pleiku Stadium | 15,000 |
| Khatoco Khánh Hòa | Nha Trang | Nha Trang Stadium | 25,000 |
| Lam Sơn Thanh Hóa | Thanh Hóa | Thanh Hóa Stadium | 14,000 |
| Megastar Nam Định | Nam Định | Thiên Trường Stadium | 30,000 |
| Navibank Sài Gòn | Ho Chi Minh City | Thống Nhất Stadium | 25,000 |
| SHB Đà Nẵng | Da Nang | Chi Lăng Stadium | 30,000 |
| Sông Lam Nghệ A | Vinh | Vinh Stadium | 22,000 |
| T&T Hà Nội | Hanoi | Hàng Đẫy Stadium | 22,500 |
| Xi Măng Hải Phòng | Hai Phong | Lạch Tray Stadium | 28,000 |
| XM The Vissai Ninh Bình | Ninh Bình | Ninh Bình Stadium | 22,000 |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Incoming manager |
| T&T Hà Nội | Nguyễn Hữu Thắng | Contract expired | Phan Thanh Hung |
| XM The Vissai Ninh Bình | Robert Lim | Bad results | Lê Thụy Hải |
| Đồng Tâm Long An | Jose Luis | Health reasons | Trần Công Minh |
| Đồng Tâm Long An | Trần Công Minh | Temporary coach | Ricardo Formosinho |
| Bình Dương | Mai Đức Chung | Bad results | Đặng Trần Chỉnh |
| Navibank Sài Gòn | Vũ Quang Bảo | Bad results | Mai Đức Chung |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Hà Nội T&T (C) | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 46 | 2011 AFC Cup group stage |
| 2 | Hải Phòng | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 45 | |
| 3 | TĐCS Đồng Tháp | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 44 | |
| 4 | Khatoco Khánh Hòa | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 43 | |
| 5 | Đồng Tâm Long An | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 43 | 31 | +12 | 43 | |
| 6 | SHB Đà Nẵng | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 40 | |
| 7 | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 39 | |
| 8 | Sông Lam Nghệ An | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 37 | 2011 AFC Cup group stage |
| 9 | Becamex Bình Dương | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 37 | |
| 10 | Hòa Phát Hà Nội | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 36 | |
| 11 | Vissai Ninh Bình | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 34 | |
| 12 | Thanh Hóa | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 31 | |
| 13 | Navibank Sài Gòn | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 39 | −18 | 20 | Promotion/relegation playoffs |
| 14 | Nam Định | 26 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 47 | −28 | 12 | Relegation to Vietnamese First Division |
* ↑ Qualified by winning the 2010 Vietnamese Cup.
* V-League 2010 winners
* Hà Nội T&T F.C. 1st title

## Top scorers

| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Gastón Merlo | SHB Đà Nẵng | 19 |
| 2 | Evaldo Goncalves | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | 16 |
| 3 | Huỳnh Kesley Alves | Bình Dương | 14 |
| 3 | Timothy Anjembe | Hòa Phát Hà Nội | 14 |
| 5 | Samson Kayode | Đồng Tháp F.C. | 13 |
| 5 | Nguyễn Quang Hải | Khánh Hòa | 13 |
| 7 | Leandro | Xi Măng Hải Phòng FC | 12 |
| 7 | Danny Mrwanda | Đồng Tâm Long An F.C. | 12 |
| 7 | Tshamala Kabanga | Đồng Tâm Long An F.C. | 12 |
| 10 | Gustavo Dourado | XM The Vissai Ninh Bình | 11 |
| 10 | Rajko Vidovic | Sông Lam Nghệ An | 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 February | SHB Đà Nẵng | Lê Huỳnh Đức | SHB Đà Nẵng | Gastón Merlo | SHB Đà Nẵng | Cauê Benicio | Hà Nội T&T |
| March | TĐCS Đồng Tháp | Lê Huỳnh Đức | SHB Đà Nẵng | Samson Kayode | TĐCS Đồng Tháp | Cao Sỹ Cường | Hà Nội T&T |
| April | Hà Nội T&T | Phan Thanh Hùng | Hà Nội T&T | Evaldo Goncalves | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | Gaspard Yelleduor | Nam Định |
| May | Becamex Bình Dương | Phạm Công Lộc | TĐCS Đồng Tháp | Samson Kayode | TĐCS Đồng Tháp | Hà Minh Tuấn | SHB Đà Nẵng |
| June | TĐCS Đồng Tháp | Phạm Công Lộc | TĐCS Đồng Tháp | Gonzalo Marronkle | Hà Nội T&T | Dzigba B. Mawusi | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai |
| July | Hà Nội T&T | Phan Thanh Hùng | Hà Nội T&T | Timothy Anjembe | Hòa Phát Hà Nội | Tiago de Paula | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai |
| August | Xi măng Hải Phòng | Phan Thanh Hùng | Hà Nội T&T | Gonzalo Marronkle | Hà Nội T&T | Danny Mrwanda | Đồng Tâm Long An |