# 2020 Vietnamese Women's National League

The 2020 Vietnamese Women's National League (referred to as the Thai Son Bac Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 23rd season of Vietnamese Women's National League, a professional women's football league in Vietnam. The season began on 22 September 2020 and finished on 13 December 2020. Defending champions Ho Chi Minh City I won their 9th title, while picking up their first ever domestic double.
The season was set to start in August but was postponed due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Teams
### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Captain | Shirt sponsor |
| Hanoi I Watabe | Nguyễn Anh Tuấn | Bùi Thúy An | LS Cable & System Watabe Wedding |
| Hanoi II Watabe | Đặng Quốc Tuấn | Nguyễn Thị Thủy | LS Cable & System Watabe Wedding |
| Ho Chi Minh City I | Đoàn Thị Kim Chi | Huỳnh Như | LS Cable & System |
| Ho Chi Minh City II | Nguyễn Quốc Nam | Phạm Thúy An | LS Cable & System |
| Phong Phu Ha Nam | Phạm Văn Hải | Nguyễn Thị Tuyết Dung | Phong Phu Corporation |
| Son La | Lường Văn Chuyên | Nguyễn Thị Hồng Cúc | LS Cable & System |
| Thai Nguyen T&T | Đoàn Việt Triều | Nguyễn Thị Bích Ngọc | T&T Group |
| Than KSVN | Đoàn Minh Hải | Dương Thị Vân | Vinacomin |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Phong Phu Ha Nam | Nguyễn Thế Cường | League ban | 7 October 2020 | 4th | Phạm Văn Hải | 7 October 2020 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Ho Chi Minh City I (C) | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 4 | +43 | 40 |
| 2 | Hanoi I Watabe | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 8 | +33 | 32 |
| 3 | Than KSVN | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 9 | +16 | 31 |
| 4 | Phong Phu Ha Nam | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 21 |
| 5 | Thai Nguyen T&T | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 30 | −17 | 16 |
| 6 | Hanoi II Watabe | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 24 | −17 | 10 |
| 7 | Son La | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 46 | −31 | 7 |
| 8 | Ho Chi Minh City II | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 31 | −28 | 3 |
* 1 2 Phong Phu Ha Nam were handed a 0–3 loss after players walked off the pitch against Ho Chi Minh City I on 6 October 2020.

## Results

| Home \ Away | HN1 | HN2 | HC1 | HC2 | PHN | SON | TNT | TKS |
| Hanoi I Watabe | | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 |
| Hanoi II Watabe | 0–6 | | – | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| Ho Chi Minh City I | 2–1 | 1–0 | | – | 3–0 | 4–0 | 6–1 | 3–1 |
| Ho Chi Minh City II | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–6 | | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Phong Phu Ha Nam | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | | 5–3 | 3–3 | 0–2 |
| Son La | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–6 | 1–0 | 3–6 | | 2–4 | 1–4 |
| Thai Nguyen T&T | 0–5 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 | – | | 0–2 |
| Than KSVN | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | – | – | 3–1 | |
* ↑ Phong Phu Ha Nam were handed a 0–3 loss by the Disciplinary Committee after players walked off the pitch against Ho Chi Minh City I on 6 October 2020.

## Positions by round

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Hanoi I Watabe | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Hanoi II Watabe | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Ho Chi Minh City I | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ho Chi Minh City II | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Phong Phu Ha Nam | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Son La | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Thai Nguyen T&T | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Than KSVN | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |

## Season progress

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Hanoi I Watabe | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | L |
| Hanoi II Watabe | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | D | L | W | L | L |
| Ho Chi Minh City I | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Ho Chi Minh City II | L | L | D | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | L |
| Phong Phu Ha Nam | D | L | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | L | W | L | D | L |
| Son La | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | W |
| Thai Nguyen T&T | D | W | L | L | D | L | W | D | L | D | L | W | L | W |
| Than KSVN | W | W | L | D | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | W |

### Schedule

* Details (in Vietnamese): https://vff.org.vn/lich-truyen-hinh-truc-tiep-luot-di-giai-bong-da-nu-vdqg-cup-thai-son-bac-2020/

## Season statistics

    As of 13 December 2020

### Clean sheets

| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
| 1 | Trần Thị Kim Thanh | Ho Chi Minh City I | 9 |
| 2 | Đào Thị Kiều Oanh | Hanoi I Watabe | 8 |

## Awards
### Annual awards

| Award | Winner | Club |
| Best Player of the Tournament | Huỳnh Như | Ho Chi Minh City I |
| Best Goalkeeper for the Tournament | Trần Thị Kim Thanh | Ho Chi Minh City I |
| Best Goalscorer of the Tournament | Phạm Hải Yến (14 goals) | Hanoi I Watabe |