2025–26 V.League 1
The 2025–26 V.League 1 (Vietnamese: Giải bóng đá Vô địch quốc gia 2025/26) (referred to as the 2025–26 LPBank V.League 1 for sponsorship purposes, Vietnamese: Giải bóng đá Vô địch Quốc gia LPBank 2025/26) is the 43rd season of the V.League 1, the highest division of Vietnamese football and the 26th as a professional league. The season was scheduled to begin on 15 August 2025 and will conclude on 7 June 2026.
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2025–26 V.League 1
The 2025–26 V.League 1 (Vietnamese: Giải bóng đá Vô địch quốc gia 2025/26) (referred to as the 2025–26 LPBank V.League 1 for sponsorship purposes, Vietnamese: Giải bóng đá Vô địch Quốc gia LPBank 2025/26) is the 43rd season of the V.League 1, the highest division of Vietnamese football and the 26th as a professional league. The season was scheduled to begin on 15 August 2025 and will conclude on 7 June 2026.
The fixtures were drawn and released on 14 July 2025 at 16:15 ICT. The fixtures was later continued the draw on 5 August 2025.
Thep Xanh Nam Dinh are the two-time defending champions.
There was a 60-days break from 24 November 2025 to 23 January 2026 for Vietnam U-23 to compete in the 2025 SEA Games and the 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.
Teams
2025–26 V.League 1
A total of 14 teams participated in the 2025–26 edition of the V.League 1.
Format changes
Starting from this season, there will be 2 relegation spots and the relegation play-off game has been removed.
However, on 16 September 2025, following the withdrawal of two teams in the V.League 2, the Vietnam Football Federation restored the 1,5 relegation spots like the previous season.
Changes from previous season
<table><thead><tr><th>Promoted from 2024–25 V.League 2</th><th>Relegated to 2025–26 V.League 2</th><th>Not engaged</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Phu Dong Ninh Binh PVF-CAND</td><td>Quy Nhon Binh Dinh</td><td>Quang Nam</td></tr></tbody></table>
Quy Nhon Binh Dinh relegated after finishing as runners-up in the 2023–24 season, ending their 4 consecutive years in Vietnamese top-flight.
Phu Dong Ninh Binh made their first appearance in the V.League 1. This marked the return of a team from what is the pre-merger Ninh Binh to the league after 11 years following the dissolution of Vissai Ninh Binh in 2014.
On 1 August 2025, Quang Nam missed the league's registration deadline, thereby confirming their withdrawal from the league. On 4 August, VPF confirmed that 2024–25 V.League 2's third placed team PVF-CAND will replace Quang Nam's slot, following Truong Tuoi Dong Nai's refusal to participate. This is PVF-CAND's first ever appearance in the V.League 1.
Name changes
• In June 2025, Phu Dong Ninh Binh FC changed their name to Ninh Binh FC. • On 14 July 2025, Becamex Binh Duong changed their name to Becamex Ho Chi Minh City FC. • In the same day, Ho Chi Minh City FC changed their name to Cong An Ho Chi Minh City FC.
Stadiums and locations
<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Location</th><th>Stadium</th><th>Capacity</th><th>Previous season rank</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Becamex Ho Chi Minh City</td><td>Ho Chi Minh City</td><td>Go Dau</td><td>13,035</td><td>VL1 (7th)</td></tr><tr><td>Cong An Ho Chi Minh City</td><td>Thong Nhat Go Dau</td><td>16,000 13,035</td><td>VL1 (10th)</td></tr><tr><td>Dong A Thanh Hoa</td><td>Thanh Hoa</td><td>Thanh Hoa</td><td>12,000</td><td>VL1 (8th)</td></tr><tr><td>Haiphong FC</td><td>Haiphong</td><td>Lach Tray</td><td>30,000</td><td>VL1 (6th)</td></tr><tr><td>Cong An Hanoi</td><td>Hanoi</td><td>Hang Day</td><td>22,500</td><td>VL1 (3rd)</td></tr><tr><td>Hanoi FC</td><td>VL1 (2nd)</td></tr><tr><td>The Cong-Viettel</td><td>My Dinh Hang Day</td><td>40,200 22,500</td><td>VL1 (4th)</td></tr><tr><td>Hoang Anh Gia Lai</td><td>Gia Lai</td><td>Pleiku</td><td>12,000</td><td>VL1 (9th)</td></tr><tr><td>Hong Linh Ha Tinh</td><td>Ha Tinh</td><td>Ha Tinh</td><td>20,000</td><td>VL1 (5th)</td></tr><tr><td>Ninh Binh FC</td><td>Ninh Binh</td><td>Ninh Binh</td><td>25,000</td><td>VL2 (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>Thep Xanh Nam Dinh</td><td>Thien Truong</td><td>30,000</td><td>VL1 (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>PVF-CAND</td><td>Hưng Yên</td><td>PVF</td><td>4,500</td><td>VL2 (3rd)</td></tr><tr><td>SHB Da Nang</td><td>Da Nang</td><td>Chi Lang</td><td>20,500</td><td>VL1 (13th)</td></tr><tr><td>Song Lam Nghe An</td><td>Nghe An</td><td>Vinh</td><td>18,000</td><td>VL1 (12th)</td></tr></tbody></table>
Number of teams by region
<table><thead><tr><th>Number</th><th>Region</th><th>Team(s)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>7</td><td>Red River Delta</td><td>Cong An Hanoi, Haiphong, Hanoi FC, Ninh Binh, PVF-CAND, The Cong-Viettel and Thep Xanh Nam Dinh</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>North Central</td><td>Dong A Thanh Hoa, Hong Linh Ha Tinh and Song Lam Nghe An</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Southeast</td><td>Becamex Ho Chi Minh City and Cong An Ho Chi Minh City</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Central Highlands</td><td>Hoang Anh Gia Lai</td></tr><tr><td>South Central</td><td>SHB Da Nang</td></tr></tbody></table>
Personnel and kits
2025–26 V.League 1
All teams were obligated to have the logo of the league sponsor LPBank on their left sleeve.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Manager</th><th>Captain</th><th>Kit manufacturer</th><th>Kit sponsor(s)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Main</td><td>Other(s)</td></tr><tr><td>Becamex Ho Chi Minh City</td><td>Nobuhiro Ueno</td><td>Ngô Tùng Quốc</td><td>Kamito</td><td>Becamex</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Cong An Hanoi</td><td>Alexandré Pölking</td><td>Nguyễn Quang Hải</td><td>Jogarbola</td><td>Công An Hà Nội</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Cong An Ho Chi Minh City</td><td>Lê Huỳnh Đức</td><td>Nguyễn Tiến Linh</td><td>Jogarbola</td><td>Công An TP. Hồ Chí Minh</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Dong A Thanh Hoa</td><td>Mai Xuân Hợp</td><td>Doãn Ngọc Tân</td><td>Wika</td><td>Đông Á Group</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Haiphong</td><td>Chu Đình Nghiêm</td><td>Triệu Việt Hưng</td><td>Kappa</td><td>Macland2</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Hanoi FC</td><td>Harry Kewell</td><td>Nguyễn Văn Quyết</td><td>Jogarbola</td><td>T&T Homes</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Hoang Anh Gia Lai</td><td>Lê Quang Trãi</td><td>Jairo Rodrigues</td><td>Motive</td><td>ThaiGroup</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Hong Linh Ha Tinh</td><td>Nguyễn Công Mạnh</td><td>Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng</td><td>Grand Sport</td><td>Bia Sao Vàng</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Ninh Binh</td><td>Vũ Tiến Thành (caretaker)</td><td>Nguyễn Hoàng Đức</td><td>Grand Sport</td><td>LPBank</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>PVF-CAND</td><td>Trần Tiến Đại (caretaker)</td><td>Nguyễn Huy Hùng</td><td>Jogarbola</td><td>MobiFone</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>SHB Da Nang</td><td>Lê Đức Tuấn</td><td>Đặng Anh Tuấn</td><td>Wika</td><td>SHB</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Song Lam Nghe An</td><td>Văn Sỹ Sơn</td><td>Michael Olaha</td><td>Kamito</td><td>Gạo A An</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>The Cong-Viettel</td><td>Velizar Popov</td><td>Bùi Tiến Dũng</td><td>Li-Ning</td><td>Thể Công-Viettel</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Thep Xanh Nam Dinh</td><td>Vũ Hồng Việt</td><td>Trần Nguyên Mạnh</td><td>Jogarbola</td><td>Thép Xanh Xuân Thiện</td><td>List</td></tr></tbody></table>
• ^ Apparel made by club • ^ Haiphong were sponsored by ThaiGroup (front) and LPBank (back) in the first half of the season
Managerial changes
<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Outgoing manager</th><th>Manner of departure</th><th>Date of vacancy</th><th>Position in the table</th><th>Incoming manager</th><th>Date of appointment</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Ninh Binh</td><td>Nguyễn Việt Thắng</td><td>Mutual consent</td><td>21 June 2025</td><td>Pre-season</td><td>Gerard Albadalejo</td><td>2 July 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Cong An Ho Chi Minh City</td><td>Phùng Thanh Phương</td><td>End of contract</td><td>1 July 2025</td><td>Lê Huỳnh Đức</td><td>15 July 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Dong A Thanh Hoa</td><td>Tomislav Steinbrückner</td><td>Choi Won-kwon</td><td>14 July 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Hong Linh Ha Tinh</td><td>Nguyễn Thành Công</td><td>Resigned</td><td>2 July 2025</td><td>Nguyễn Công Mạnh</td><td>5 July 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Hanoi FC</td><td>Makoto Teguramori</td><td>Sacked</td><td>16 September 2025</td><td>11th</td><td>Yusuke Adachi (caretaker)</td><td>16 September 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Becamex Ho Chi Minh City</td><td>Nguyễn Anh Đức</td><td>Resigned</td><td>30 September 2025</td><td>12th</td><td>Đặng Trần Chỉnh (caretaker)</td><td>30 September 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Hanoi FC</td><td>Yusuke Adachi</td><td>End of caretaker period</td><td>4 October 2025</td><td>6th</td><td>Harry Kewell</td><td>4 October 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Song Lam Nghe An</td><td>Phan Như Thuật</td><td>Resigned</td><td>10th</td><td>Văn Sỹ Sơn</td><td>7 October 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Thep Xanh Nam Dinh</td><td>Vũ Hồng Việt</td><td>Appointed as technical director</td><td>24 October 2025</td><td>10th</td><td>Nguyễn Trung Kiên</td><td>24 October 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Nguyễn Trung Kiên</td><td>Demoted to assistant coach</td><td>14 November 2025</td><td>Mauro Jerónimo</td><td>14 November 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Dong A Thanh Hoa</td><td>Choi Won-kwon</td><td>Mutual consent</td><td>15 November 2025</td><td>11th</td><td>Mai Xuân Hợp</td><td>15 November 2025</td></tr><tr><td>PVF-CAND</td><td>Thạch Bảo Khanh</td><td>Sacked</td><td>24 November 2025</td><td>13th</td><td>Nguyễn Thành Công</td><td>25 November 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Becamex Ho Chi Minh City</td><td>Đặng Trần Chỉnh (caretaker)</td><td>End of caretaker period</td><td>30 January 2026</td><td>8th</td><td>Nobuhiro Ueno</td><td>30 January 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Thep Xanh Nam Dinh</td><td>Mauro Jerónimo</td><td>Mutual consent</td><td>26 February 2026</td><td>10th</td><td>Vũ Hồng Việt</td><td>26 February 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Ninh Binh</td><td>Gerard Albadalejo</td><td>Sacked</td><td>2 March 2026</td><td>2nd</td><td>Vũ Tiến Thành (caretaker)</td><td>3 March 2026</td></tr><tr><td>PVF-CAND</td><td>Nguyễn Thành Công</td><td>Resigned</td><td>10 March 2026</td><td>14th</td><td>Trần Tiến Đại (caretaker)</td><td>15 March 2026</td></tr></tbody></table>
Foreign players
2025–26 V.League 1
Beginning of this season, teams are allowed to register 4 foreign players, with maximum 3 players allowed to play on the field at the same moment. Teams that participate in any intercontentinal or sub-contentinal competition are allowed to register 7 foreign players, but only 4 players are allowed to be registered each game. Furthermore, teams can register up to 2 foreign players with Vietnamese heritage.
Players name in bold indicates the player was registered after the start of the season.
<table><thead><tr><th>Club</th><th>Player 1</th><th>Player 2</th><th>Player 3</th><th>Player 4</th><th>Player 5 (Unnaturalized Vietnamese player)</th><th>Player 6 (Unnaturalized Vietnamese player)</th><th>Player 7 (Only teams in AFC and AFF competitions)</th><th>Player 8 (Only teams in AFC and AFF competitions)</th><th>Player 9 (Only teams in AFC and AFF competitions)</th><th>Unregistred / Former players</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Becamex Ho Chi Minh City</td><td>Elisha Sam</td><td>Ugochukwu Oduenyi</td><td>Hugo Alves</td><td>Miloš Zlatković</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Tony Pham Origbaajo Ismaila</td></tr><tr><td>Cong An Hanoi</td><td>Stefan Mauk</td><td>Léo Artur</td><td>China</td><td>Hugo Gomes</td><td>Leygley Adou</td><td>Brandon Ly</td><td>Alan Grafite</td><td>Vitão</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cong An Ho Chi Minh City</td><td>Peter Makrillos</td><td>Matheus Felipe</td><td>Raphael Utzig</td><td>Endrick</td><td>Khoa Ngo</td><td>Lee Williams</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Noel Mbo</td></tr><tr><td>Dong A Thanh Hoa</td><td>Amar Ćatić</td><td>Rimario Gordon</td><td>Odilzhon Abdurakhmanov</td><td>Matías Belli</td><td>Damoth Thongkhamsavath</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Ribamar Mamadou Mbodj</td></tr><tr><td>Haiphong</td><td>Luiz Antônio</td><td>Joel Tagueu</td><td>Jourdaine Fletcher</td><td>Jucie Lupeta</td><td>Camilo Vasconcelos</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Bicou Bissainthe Fred Friday Moses Oloya</td></tr><tr><td>Hanoi FC</td><td>Adriel</td><td>Luiz Fernando</td><td>Daniel Passira</td><td>David Fisher</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Willian Maranhão Pierre Lamothe</td></tr><tr><td>Hoang Anh Gia Lai</td><td>Júnior Batista</td><td>Gabriel Conceição</td><td>Marciel</td><td>Jairo Rodrigues</td><td>Ryan Ha</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Khevin Fraga</td></tr><tr><td>Hong Linh Ha Tinh</td><td>Helerson</td><td>Welder</td><td>Charles Atshimene</td><td>Joseph Onoja</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Balotelli Yevhen Serdyuk</td></tr><tr><td>Ninh Binh</td><td>Gustavo Henrique</td><td>Geovane Magno</td><td>Patrick Marcelino</td><td>Fred Friday</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Daniel dos Anjos Evan Abran</td></tr><tr><td>PVF-CAND</td><td>Lucas Turci</td><td>Mahmoud Eid</td><td>Alastair Reynolds</td><td>Joseph Mpande</td><td>Nguyen Nhu Duc Anh</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Amarildo Marco Antônio Alain Eyenga Shaqkeem Joseph</td></tr><tr><td>SHB Da Nang</td><td>Joel López Pissano</td><td>Ribamar</td><td>Milan Makarić</td><td>David Henen</td><td>Pierre Lamothe</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Emerson Souza Kim Dong-su</td></tr><tr><td>Song Lam Nghe An</td><td>Carlos Fortes</td><td>Michael Olaha</td><td>Justin Garcia</td><td>Reon Moore</td><td>Phi-Long Tran</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Carlos Rentería</td></tr><tr><td>The Cong-Viettel</td><td>Lucão do Break</td><td>Paulinho Curuá</td><td>Pedro Henrique</td><td>Wesley Natã</td><td>Damian Vu Thanh</td><td>Kyle Colonna</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Thep Xanh Nam Dinh</td><td>Lucas Alves</td><td>Caio César</td><td>Brenner Marlos</td><td>Rômulo</td><td>Kevin Pham Ba</td><td></td><td>Chadrac Akolo</td><td>Arnaud Lusamba</td><td>Percy Tau</td><td>Caíque Wálber Kyle Hudlin Mitchell Dijks Kristoffer Normann Hansen Mahmoud Eid Njabulo Blom</td></tr></tbody></table>
Dual nationality Vietnamese players
• Players name in bold indicates the player was registered after the start of the season. • Player's name in italics indicates Overseas Vietnamese players whom have obtained a Vietnamese passport and citizenship, therefore being considered as local players.
<table><thead><tr><th>Club</th><th>Player 1</th><th>Player 2</th><th>Player 3</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Becamex Ho Chi Minh City</td><td>Mạc Hồng Quân1</td><td>Bùi Đức Duy1</td><td>Trần Trung Hiếu</td></tr><tr><td>Cong An Hanoi</td><td>Nguyễn Filip1</td><td>Cao Pendant Quang Vinh1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cong An Ho Chi Minh City</td><td>Lê Giang Patrik</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Dong A Thanh Hoa</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Haiphong</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Hanoi FC</td><td>Đỗ Hoàng Hên</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Hoang Anh Gia Lai</td><td>Chaloongphum Phong</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Hong Linh Ha Tinh</td><td>Lê Viktor</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ninh Binh</td><td>Janclesio2</td><td>Trần Thành Trung</td><td>Đặng Văn Lâm1</td></tr><tr><td>PVF-CAND</td><td>Hoàng Vũ Samson</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>SHB Da Nang</td><td>Đỗ Phi Long</td><td>Nguyễn Vadim</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Song Lam Nghe An</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Cong-Viettel</td><td>Dương Thanh Tùng</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Thep Xanh Nam Dinh</td><td>Nguyễn Xuân Son1</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
^1 Capped for Vietnam national team. ^2 Player is under the process of Vietnamese naturalization, thus is not counted as a foreign player slot.
League table
2025–26 V.League 1
<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification or relegation</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Cong An Hanoi</td><td>16</td><td>13</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>35</td><td>13</td><td>+22</td><td>41</td><td>Qualification for the AFC Champions League Two group stage and ASEAN Club Championship group stage</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>The Cong-Viettel</td><td>16</td><td>10</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>25</td><td>14</td><td>+11</td><td>34</td><td>Qualification for the AFC Champions League Two qualifying play-offs</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Ninh Binh</td><td>16</td><td>8</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>33</td><td>22</td><td>+11</td><td>28</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Hanoi FC</td><td>16</td><td>8</td><td>3</td><td>5</td><td>28</td><td>18</td><td>+10</td><td>27</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Cong An Ho Chi Minh City</td><td>16</td><td>8</td><td>2</td><td>6</td><td>19</td><td>18</td><td>+1</td><td>26</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Haiphong</td><td>16</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>7</td><td>26</td><td>23</td><td>+3</td><td>21</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Thep Xanh Nam Dinh</td><td>16</td><td>5</td><td>6</td><td>5</td><td>18</td><td>20</td><td>−2</td><td>21</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Hong Linh Ha Tinh</td><td>16</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>6</td><td>11</td><td>17</td><td>−6</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Song Lam Nghe An</td><td>16</td><td>5</td><td>4</td><td>7</td><td>18</td><td>22</td><td>−4</td><td>19</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Becamex Ho Chi Minh City</td><td>16</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>8</td><td>19</td><td>24</td><td>−5</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Hoang Anh Gia Lai</td><td>16</td><td>3</td><td>6</td><td>7</td><td>14</td><td>24</td><td>−10</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Dong A Thanh Hoa</td><td>16</td><td>2</td><td>7</td><td>7</td><td>17</td><td>26</td><td>−9</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>SHB Da Nang</td><td>16</td><td>2</td><td>6</td><td>8</td><td>17</td><td>24</td><td>−7</td><td>12</td><td>Qualification for the relegation play-offs</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>PVF-CAND</td><td>16</td><td>2</td><td>5</td><td>9</td><td>15</td><td>30</td><td>−15</td><td>11</td><td>Relegation to V.League 2</td></tr></tbody></table>
Results
Position by round
<table><thead><tr><th></th><th>Champion and qualification to the AFC Champions League Two and ASEAN Club Championship</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Qualification to the AFC Champions League Two</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Qualification for relegation play-offs</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Relegation to V.League 2</td></tr></tbody></table>
Promotion/relegation play-offs
2025–26 V.League 1
The 2025–26 season will end with a promotion/relegation play-off game between the 13th-placed V.League 1 team and the V.League 2 runner-up, which will take place in June 2026.
Season statistics
Top scorers
<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Player</th><th>Club</th><th>Goals</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Alan Grafite</td><td>Cong An Hanoi</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Joel Tagueu</td><td>Haiphong</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>Lucão do Break</td><td>The Cong–Viettel</td></tr><tr><td>Léo Artur</td><td>Cong An Hanoi</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Fred Friday</td><td>Haiphong / Ninh Binh</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Michael Olaha</td><td>Song Lam Nghe An</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>Nguyễn Hoàng Đức</td><td>Ninh Binh</td></tr><tr><td>Đỗ Hoàng Hên</td><td>Hanoi FC</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Gustavo Henrique</td><td>Ninh Binh</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>Daniel Passira</td><td>Hanoi FC</td></tr><tr><td>Reon Moore</td><td>Song Lam Nghe An</td></tr></tbody></table>
Hat-tricks
<table><thead><tr><th>Player</th><th>For</th><th>Against</th><th>Result</th><th>Date</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Alan Grafite</td><td>Cong An Hanoi</td><td>Hanoi FC</td><td>4–2 (H)</td><td>28 August 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Ninh Binh</td><td>3–2 (H)</td><td>1 February 2026</td></tr></tbody></table>
Clean sheets
<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Player</th><th>Club</th><th>Clean sheets</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Nguyễn Văn Việt</td><td>The Cong-Viettel</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Nguyễn Thanh Tùng</td><td>Hong Linh Ha Tinh</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>Lê Giang Patrik</td><td>Cong An Ho Chi Minh City</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Đặng Văn Lâm</td><td>Ninh Binh</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Quan Văn Chuẩn</td><td>Hanoi FC</td></tr><tr><td>Trần Minh Toàn</td><td>Becamex Ho Chi Minh City</td></tr><tr><td>Nguyễn Filip</td><td>Cong An Hanoi</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Trần Trung Kiên</td><td>Hoang Anh Gia Lai</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Trần Nguyên Mạnh</td><td>Thep Xanh Nam Dinh</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Nguyễn Đình Triệu</td><td>Haiphong</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Vũ Thành Vinh</td><td>Cong An Hanoi</td></tr><tr><td>Cao Văn Bình</td><td>Song Lam Nghe An</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Phí Minh Long</td><td>PVF-CAND</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Nguyễn Văn Hoàng</td><td>Hanoi FC</td></tr><tr><td>Trịnh Xuân Hoàng</td><td>Dong A Thanh Hoa</td></tr><tr><td>Phan Văn Biểu</td><td>SHB Da Nang</td></tr></tbody></table>
Awards
Monthly awards
Monthly awards began after round 5 of V.League 1 this season.
<table><thead><tr><th>Month</th><th>Club of the Month</th><th>Manager of the Month</th><th>Player of the Month</th><th>Goal of the Month</th><th>References</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Club</td><td>Player</td><td>Club</td><td>Player</td><td>Club</td><td>Player</td><td>Club</td></tr><tr><td>September</td><td>Ninh Binh</td><td>Gerard Albadalejo</td><td>Ninh Binh</td><td>Alan Grafite</td><td>Cong An Hanoi</td><td>Ngô Văn Lương</td><td>Song Lam Nghe An</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>November</td><td>Cong An Hanoi</td><td>Alexandré Pölking</td><td>Cong An Hanoi</td><td>Nguyễn Hoàng Đức</td><td>Ninh Binh</td><td>Nguyễn Quốc Việt</td><td>Ninh Binh</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>March</td><td>Alan Grafite</td><td>Cong An Hanoi</td><td>Đoàn Văn Hậu</td><td>Cong An Hanoi</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>