Football league season
Nuti Café V.League 1 - 2018 Season 2018 Dates 10 March – 8 October Champions Hanoi FC 4th VL1 title 4th Vietnamese titleRelegated XSKT Cantho AFC Champions League Hanoi FC AFC Cup Becamex Binh Duong Matches played 182 Goals scored 541 (2.97 per match) Top goalscorer Ganiyu Oseni (16 goals)Biggest home win Hanoi FC 5–0 Hoang Anh Gia Lai (5 April) FLC Thanh Hoa 5–0 Quang Nam FC (19 September) Ho Chi Minh City FC 5–0 Saigon FC (19 September) Biggest away win SHB Danang 0–4 Hanoi FC (14 April)Highest scoring 9 goals Hanoi FC 6–3 Ho Chi Minh City FC (8 July) Longest winning run 8 matches Song Lam Nghe An Longest unbeaten run 13 matches Hanoi FC Longest winless run 14 matches Ho Chi Minh City FC XSKT Cantho Longest losing run 7 matches XSKT Cantho Highest attendance 22,000 Nam Dinh FC 0–0 XSKT Cantho (11 March) Lowest attendance 0 Nam Dinh FC 1–1 Quang Nam FC (21 July) Total attendance 1,139,800 Average attendance 6,297
All statistics correct as of complete.
The 2018 V.League 1 season (for sponsorship reasons also known as Nuti Café V.League 1 )[ 1] was the 35th season of the V.League 1 , the highest division of Vietnamese football and the 18th as a professional league. The season started on 10 March 2018[ 2] and ran until 8 October 2018.[ 2] It was expected to be known as the Toyota V.League 1 , however, in December 2017 Toyota ended their sponsorship deal with the Vietnam Football Federation one year early.[ 3]
Changes from last season
Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2017 season.
Rule changes
Due to the increased number of teams in 2018 V.League 2 (10), there will be 1.5 relegation places in the 2018 V.League 1 season - the team finishing 14th will be relegated automatically, whilst the team finishing 13th will play a two-legged play-off against the team that finishes second in the 2018 V.League 2 .[ 2]
The league will continue to operate the "2+1" foreigner rule, meaning each squad shall be allowed 2 non-Vietnamese players and 1 naturalised Vietnamese. FLC Thanh Hoa and Song Lam Nghe An shall be allowed 3 non-Vietnamese players, 1 naturalised Vietnamese and 1 player from Asia because they will participate in AFC Cup .
Teams
Locations of the
2018 V.League 1 teams
Team
Location
Stadium
Capacity
Previous season rank
Becamex Binh Duong
Binh Duong
Go Dau
13,035
VL1 (11th)
XSKT Cantho
Cantho
Cantho
60,000
VL1 (13th)
SHB Danang
Danang
Hoa Xuan
20,000
VL1 (9th)
Hoang Anh Gia Lai
Gia Lai
Pleiku
12,000
VL1 (10th)
Haiphong FC
Haiphong
Lach Tray
25,000
VL1 (7th)
Hanoi FC
Hanoi
Hang Day
22,500
VL1 (3rd)
Ho Chi Minh City FC
Ho Chi Minh City
Thong Nhat
16,000
VL1 (12th)
Saigon FC
VL1 (5th)
Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN
Khanh Hoa
19 August
25,000
VL1 (6th)
Nam Dinh FC
Nam Dinh
Thien Truong
30,000
VL2 (1st)
Song Lam Nghe An
Nghe An
Vinh
18,000
VL1 (8th)
Quang Nam FC
Quang Nam
Tam Ky
15,000
VL1 (1st)
Than Quang Ninh
Quang Ninh
Cam Pha
20,000
VL1 (4th)
FLC Thanh Hoa
Thanh Hoa
Thanh Hoa
12,000
VL1 (2nd)
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Managerial changes
Foreign players
^1 Foreign players who left their clubs after first leg or be replaced because of injuries.
^INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
Standings
League table
Source:
vnleague.com Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Play-off (Only to decide champions, runners-up, third placed and relegation spots); 10) Drawing of lots (Criteria 2 to 5 only applies after the conclusion of round 13)
(C) Champions;
(O) Play-off winners;
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated;
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Positions by round
This table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve the chronological evolution, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.
Results
Source:
[citation needed ] Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Play-off match
The team finishing 13th faced the runner-up of 2018 V.League 2 .
Nam Dinh FC won the match and would remain in the 2019 V.League 1 .
Attendances
As of 8 October 2018
By club
Pos
Team
Total
High
Low
Average
Change
1
Nam Dinh FC
166,000
22,000
0
13,833
+93.0% †
2
Hanoi FC
119,500
20,000
2,000
9,192
+48.4% †
3
Hoang Anh Gia Lai
104,500
12,000
4,000
8,038
−4.1% †
4
FLC Thanh Hoa
96,000
13,000
1,000
7,385
−20.0% †
5
Haiphong FC
82,000
21,000
2,000
6,308
−14.6% †
6
Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN
81,000
15,000
2,000
6,231
+26.6% †
7
SHB Danang
79,000
13,000
3,000
6,077
−24.8% †
8
Quang Nam FC
67,000
12,000
1,000
5,154
−19.8% †
9
Song Lam Nghe An
66,500
10,000
1,500
5,115
+19.8% †
10
Than Quang Ninh
64,000
8,000
2,000
4,923
−28.1% †
11
XSKT Cantho
63,800
12,000
1,500
4,908
+140.8% †
12
Becamex Binh Duong
58,000
18,000
1,500
4,462
+28.9% †
13
Ho Chi Minh City FC
55,000
12,000
2,000
4,231
−15.4% †
14
Saigon FC
44,500
12,000
1,000
3,423
+1.1% †
League total
1,139,800
22,000
1,000
6,263
+12.0% †
By round
Highest attendances
Season statistics
Top scorers
As of 20 September 2018 [ 13] [ 14]
Top assists
As of 20 September 2018 [ 15]
Own goals
Hat-tricks
Player
For
Against
Result
Date
Round
Oseni Ganiyu
Hanoi FC
SHB Danang
4–0(A)
14 April 2018 (2018-04-14 )
5
Ha Minh Tuan
Quang Nam FC
Nam Dinh FC
5–2(H)
26 May 2018 (2018-05-26 )
9
Nguyen Tien Linh 4
Becamex Binh Duong
Saigon FC
5–1(H)
29 May 2018 (2018-05-29 )
10
Eydison
Than Quang Ninh
Hoang Anh Gia Lai
3–0(H)
9 June 2018 (2018-06-09 )
12
Dominique Da Sylva 4
Saigon FC
Hanoi FC
5–2(H)
17 June 2018 (2018-06-17 )
14
Hoang Vu Samson 4
Hanoi FC
Ho Chi Minh City FC
6–3(H)
8 July 2018 (2018-07-08 )
18
Dinh Thanh Trung
Quang Nam FC
Becamex Binh Duong
4–4(H)
Nguyen Tien Linh
Becamex Binh Duong
Quang Nam FC
4–4(A)
Matías Jadue
Ho Chi Minh City FC
SHB Danang
4–2(H)
14 July 2018 (2018-07-14 )
19
Rimario Gordon
FLC Thanh Hoa
Hoang Anh Gia Lai
3–0(A)
9 September 2018 (2018-09-09 )
21
Nguyen Hai Anh
Ho Chi Minh City FC
Saigon FC
5–0(H)
19 September 2018 (2018-09-19 )
23
4 : scored 4 goals; (H) – Home; (A) – Away
Clean sheets
Awards
Monthly awards
Annual awards
Team of the Year
References
2024–25 clubsSeasons Related tournament Awards
Domestic leagues Domestic cups International club National teams
Domestic leagues Domestic cups League cups Super Cups Regional club competitions AFC club competitions National team competitions