# 2014 V.League 1

The 2014 V.League 1 (known as the Eximbank V.League 1 for sponsorship reasons) season was the 31st season of the V.League 1, the highest division of Vietnamese football and the 14th as a professional league. The season began on 11 January 2014 and finished on 10 August 2014.
On August, Becamex Bình Dương clinched their third league title after a 1–1 draw against SHB Đà Nẵng.

## Changes from last season
### Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2013 season.

### Rule Changes

The Vietnam Football Federation passed a resolution on December 5 that stated only one club was to face relegation to the 2015 V.League 2 at the end of the 2014 campaign. Two clubs from the 2014 V.League 2 will be promoted to the 2015 V.League 1 campaign.

## Teams

Of the 13 participating teams, ten remain following the 2013 V.League 1. They are joined by three teams promoted from the 2013 V.League 2. Kienlongbank Kiên Giang withdrew from the 2014 campaign, citing financial issues.

### Match-fixing scandal

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 8 league matches and were third from bottom at the time. Following their withdrawal from the league, all their results were declared null and void.

### Rule Changes

Due to the match fixing scandal and withdrawal of 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.

### Stadium and locations

| Club | Based | Home stadium | Capacity | First season in V.League | Manager |
| Becamex Bình Dương | Thủ Dầu Một | Gò Đậu Stadium | 18,250 | 2004 | Lê Thụy Hải |
| Đồng Nai | Biên Hòa | Đồng Nai Stadium | 25,000 | 2013 | Trần Bình Sự |
| Đồng Tâm Long An | Tân An | Long An Stadium | 19,975 | 2003 | Ngô Quang Sang |
| Hà Nội T&T | Hà Nội | Hàng Đẫy Stadium | 22,000 | 2008 | Phan Thanh Hùng |
| Hải Phòng | Hải Phòng | Lạch Tray Stadium | 28,000 | 2000 | Dylan Kerr |
| Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | Pleiku | Pleiku Stadium | 12,000 | 2003 | Choi Yun-Kyum |
| Hùng Vương An Giang | Long Xuyên | An Giang Stadium | 15,200 | 2014 | Nhan Thiện Nhân |
| QNK Quảng Nam | Tam Kỳ | Tam Kỳ Stadium | 15,624 | 2014 | Vũ Quang Bảo |
| SHB Đà Nẵng | Đà Nẵng | Chi Lăng Stadium | 28,000 | 2001 | Lê Huỳnh Đức |
| Sông Lam Nghệ An | Vinh | Vinh Stadium | 12,000 | 2000 | Nguyễn Hữu Thắng |
| Than Quảng Ninh | Cẩm Phả | Cẩm Phả Stadium | 15,000 | 2014 | Đinh Cao Nghĩa |
| Thanh Hóa | Thanh Hóa | Thanh Hóa Stadium | 14,000 | 2010 | Hoàng Thanh Tùng (interim) |
| XM The Vissai Ninh Bình | Ninh Bình | Ninh Bình Stadium | 22,000 | 2010 | Nguyễn Văn Sỹ |

### Sponsors of football teams

| Team | Kits | Sponsors |
| Becamex Binh Duong | | Becamex IDC |
| Dong Nai | | |
| Dong Tam Long An | | Dong Tam Group |
| Hanoi T&T | Kappa | BSH Otran |
| Haiphong | | Vicem |
| Hoang Anh Gia Lai | | |
| Hung Vuong An Giang | | Hung Vuong An Giang |
| QNK Quang Nam | Kappa (fake) | Collagea |
| SHB Da Nang | | SHB |
| Song Lam Nghe An | Kappa | Bac A Bank |
| Than Quang Ninh | | Vinacomin |
| Thanh Hoa | | Viettel |
| XM The Vissai Ninh Binh | | Vissai |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing Head Coach | Manner of departure | Incoming Head Coach |
| Hải Phòng | Hoàng Anh Tuấn | Contract terminated | Dylan Kerr |
| Becamex Bình Dương | Nguyễn Minh Dũng | Sacked | Lê Thụy Hải |
| Thanh Hóa | Mai Đức Chung | Resigned | Hoàng Thanh Tùng (interim) |

### Foreign players

| Club | Visa 1 | Visa 2 | Visa 3 | Non-Visa Foreign |
| Becamex Bình Dương | Moses Oloya | Abass Cheikh Dieng | Abdullahi Suleiman | Marcelo Barbieri$^1$ Kesley Alves$^1$ Theophilus Esele$^1$ Robert$^1$ |
| Đồng Nai | Thiago Aquino | Luiz Henrique | Candelario Gomez | Rodgers Nandwa$^1$ |
| Đồng Tâm Long An | Ganiyu Oseni | Zdravko Dragićević | Shim Un-seob | none |
| Hà Nội T&T | Gonzalo Marronkle | Hughtun Hector | Daneil Cyrus | Samson Kayode$^1$ |
| Hải Phòng | Justice Majabvi | Andre Fagan | Lucas Gaúcho | Issifu Ansah$^1$ |
| Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | Bassey Akpan | Felix Ogbuke | Timothy Anjembe | Hélio da Silva$^1$ Đoàn Văn Sakda$^2$ |
| Hùng Vương An Giang | Vincent Bossou | Patiyo Tambwe | Felix Ajala | Maxwell Eyerakpo$^1$ Fábio dos Santos$^1$ |
| QNK Quảng Nam | Henry Kisekka | Almeida | Junior Rodrigues De Azevedo | Marcos Jeferson$^1$ |
| SHB Đà Nẵng | Adrian Valentić | Jhonatan Bernardo | Bojan Mamić | none |
| Sông Lam Nghệ An | Paul Emile Biyaga | Moreira | Petrișor Voinea | none |
| Than Quảng Ninh | Peter Omoduemuke | Uche Iheruome | Sunday Emmanuel | none |
| Thanh Hóa | Danny van Bakel | Nastja Čeh | Slobodan Dinčić | Rogerio Machado$^1$ Jonathan Quartey$^2$ Rodrigo Mota$^1$ Dio Preye$^1$ Amaobi Uzowuru |
| XM The Vissai Ninh Bình | | | | |
Note: $^1$Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Vietnamese Residency; $^2$Vietnamese residents who have chosen to represent another national team

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Becamex Bình Dương | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 53 | 23 | +30 | 49 | Qualification for the Mekong Club Championship & AFC Champions League Group stage |
| 2 | Hà Nội T&T | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 66 | 39 | +27 | 47 | Qualification for the AFC Championship League qualifying play-off |
| 3 | Thanh Hóa | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 49 | −17 | 40 | |
| 4 | SHB Đà Nẵng | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 43 | 33 | +10 | 39 | |
| 5 | Sông Lam Nghệ An | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 26 | +12 | 36 | |
| 6 | Than Quảng Ninh | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 29 | |
| 7 | Đồng Nai | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 39 | 40 | −1 | 25 | |
| 8 | QNK Quảng Nam | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 52 | −18 | 25 | |
| 9 | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 41 | 48 | −7 | 23 | |
| 10 | Hải Phòng | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 27 | −11 | 21 | |
| 11 | Đồng Tâm Long An | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 45 | −16 | 21 | |
| 12 | Hùng Vương An Giang (R) | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 22 | 44 | −22 | 12 | V.League 1 play-offs |
| 13 | XM The Vissai Ninh Bình | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |

## Results
### Summary

| Home \ Away | BBD | ĐNA | ĐTLA | HNT | HAI | HAGL | HAG | QNK | SDN | SLNA | TQN | THO |
| Becamex Bình Dương | | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Đồng Nai | 3–3 | | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 8–0 |
| Đồng Tâm Long An | 1–3 | 1–1 | | 1–6 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Hà Nội T&T | 4–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | | 5–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 6–4 | 5–2 |
| Hải Phòng | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–5 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | | 2–0 | 3–5 | 4–5 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 |
| Hùng Vương An Giang | 1–4 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 3–3 | | 5–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| QNK Quảng Nam | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 0–3 | 0–3 | 6–3 | 2–3 |
| SHB Đà Nẵng | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 |
| Sông Lam Nghệ An | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Than Quảng Ninh | 2–1 | 5–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 0–1 | | 1–0 |
| Thanh Hóa | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | |
| XM The Vissai Ninh Bình | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### V.League 1 play-off
## Season statistics
### Top scorers

    As of 10 August 2014
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Hoàng Vũ Samson | Hà Nội T&T | 23 |
| 2 | Timothy Anjembe | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | 18 |
| 3 | Abass Cheikh Dieng | Becamex Bình Dương | 16 |
| 4 | Gonzalo | Hà Nội T&T | 13 |
| 4 | Uche Iheruome | Than Quảng Ninh | 13 |
| 6 | Nguyễn Hải Anh | Đồng Nai | 12 |
| 6 | Đinh Thanh Trung | QNK Quảng Nam | 12 |
| 8 | Nguyễn Văn Quyết | Hà Nội T&T | 11 |
| 9 | Lê Công Vinh | Sông Lam Nghệ An | 9 |
| 10 | Nguyễn Anh Đức | Becamex Bình Dương | 8 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Timothy Anjembe | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | Sông Lam Nghệ An | 3–1 | 9 February 2014 |
| Hoàng Vũ Samson | Hà Nội T&T | Đồng Tâm Long An | 1–6 | 28 March 2014 |
| Luiz Henrique | Đồng Nai | Thanh Hóa | 8–0 | 12 April 2014 |
| Hoàng Vũ Samson | Hà Nội T&T | Hùng Vương An Giang | 3–4 | 14 April 2014 |
| Timothy Anjembe | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | Than Quảng Ninh | 3–2 | 3 May 2014 |
| Nguyễn Văn Quyết | Hà Nội T&T | Đồng Nai | 2–3 | 11 June 2014 |
| Hoàng Vũ Samson | Hà Nội T&T | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | 3–1 | 27 July 2014 |
$^*$: Scored four goals

## Awards
### Annual awards

| Award | Winner | Club |
| Manager of the Season | Nguyễn Thanh Sơn | Becamex Bình Dương |
| Player of the Season | Nguyễn Anh Đức | Becamex Bình Dương |
| Young Player of the Year | Trần Minh Vương | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai |
| Best Referee | Nguyễn Trọng Thư | |
| Best assistant referee | Phạm Mạnh Long | |
Team of the Year :
| Goalkeeper | Nguyễn Quốc Thiện Esele (Becamex Bình Dương) | Nguyễn Quốc Thiện Esele (Becamex Bình Dương) | Nguyễn Quốc Thiện Esele (Becamex Bình Dương) | Nguyễn Quốc Thiện Esele (Becamex Bình Dương) | Nguyễn Quốc Thiện Esele (Becamex Bình Dương) | Nguyễn Quốc Thiện Esele (Becamex Bình Dương) | Nguyễn Quốc Thiện Esele (Becamex Bình Dương) | Nguyễn Quốc Thiện Esele (Becamex Bình Dương) | Nguyễn Quốc Thiện Esele (Becamex Bình Dương) | Nguyễn Quốc Thiện Esele (Becamex Bình Dương) | Nguyễn Quốc Thiện Esele (Becamex Bình Dương) | Nguyễn Quốc Thiện Esele (Becamex Bình Dương) |
| Defence | Nguyễn Văn Việt (Than Quảng Ninh) | Nguyễn Văn Việt (Than Quảng Ninh) | Nguyễn Văn Việt (Than Quảng Ninh) | Danny van Bakel (FLC Thanh Hóa) | Danny van Bakel (FLC Thanh Hóa) | Danny van Bakel (FLC Thanh Hóa) | Nguyễn Huy Cường (Than Quảng Ninh) | Nguyễn Huy Cường (Than Quảng Ninh) | Nguyễn Huy Cường (Than Quảng Ninh) | Âu Văn Hoàn (Becamex Bình Dương) | Âu Văn Hoàn (Becamex Bình Dương) | Âu Văn Hoàn (Becamex Bình Dương) |
| Midfield | Nguyễn Anh Đức (Becamex Bình Dương) | Nguyễn Anh Đức (Becamex Bình Dương) | Nguyễn Anh Đức (Becamex Bình Dương) | Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng (Becamex Bình Dương) | Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng (Becamex Bình Dương) | Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng (Becamex Bình Dương) | Hoàng Minh Tâm (SHB Đà Nẵng) | Hoàng Minh Tâm (SHB Đà Nẵng) | Hoàng Minh Tâm (SHB Đà Nẵng) | Nguyễn Văn Quyết (Hà Nội T&T) | Nguyễn Văn Quyết (Hà Nội T&T) | Nguyễn Văn Quyết (Hà Nội T&T) |
| Attack | Abass Cheikh Dieng (Becamex Bình Dương) | Abass Cheikh Dieng (Becamex Bình Dương) | Abass Cheikh Dieng (Becamex Bình Dương) | Abass Cheikh Dieng (Becamex Bình Dương) | Abass Cheikh Dieng (Becamex Bình Dương) | Abass Cheikh Dieng (Becamex Bình Dương) | Hoàng Vũ Samson (Hà Nội T&T) | Hoàng Vũ Samson (Hà Nội T&T) | Hoàng Vũ Samson (Hà Nội T&T) | Hoàng Vũ Samson (Hà Nội T&T) | Hoàng Vũ Samson (Hà Nội T&T) | Hoàng Vũ Samson (Hà Nội T&T) |

#### Team

| Award | Recipient |
| Best Organizer | Becamex Bình Dương |
| Best Young Training | Sông Lam Nghệ An |
| Best Fan Club | Than Quảng Ninh |
| Best Field | Becamex Bình Dương |