2021 V.League 1
The 2021 V.League 1 (known as the LS V.League 1 for sponsorship reasons) was the 65th professional season of the top-flight football league in Vietnam. The season was paused for a third time on 6 May 2021 due to an outbreak of the delta variant of the coronavirus in the country. Despite attempts to re-start the season by late November, after a meeting with all teams on August 21, the season was officially cancelled, with no champion determined, and no relegation teams; the slots for the 2022 AFC Champions League and 2022 AFC Cup to  be determined at a later stage. Competition format. The league was scheduled to operate in two stages, with the top six teams and bottom 8 teams split into two play-off sections after a single-round robin first stage. The season was cancelled before the completiuon of the first stage. Teams. A total of 14 teams contested the league, including 13 sides from the 2020 season and Topenland Binh Dinh promoted from the 2020 V.League 2 season. Foreign players. Players name in bold indicates the player was registered after the start of the season. First phase. Table. <onlyinclude>  </onlyinclude> Positions by round. This table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.