2015 V.League 1
|  | |
| Season | 2015 | 
|---|---|
| Dates | 4 January – 20 September | 
| Champions | Becamex Bình Dương | 
| Relegated | Đồng Nai | 
| Champions League | Becamex Bình Dương Hà Nội | 
| Mekong Club Championship | Becamex Bình Dương | 
| Matches played | 182 | 
| Goals scored | 555 (3.05 per match) | 
| Top goalscorer | Tambwe Patiyo (18 goals) | 
| Biggest home win | Hà Nội 7–0 Đồng Tháp | 
| Biggest away win | XSKT Cần Thơ 0–5 SHB Đà Nẵng | 
| Highest scoring | SHB Đà Nẵng 7–3 Đồng Tâm Long An | 
| Highest attendance | 20,000 | 
| Lowest attendance | 1,500 | 
| Total attendance | 1,346,500 | 
| Average attendance | 7,400 | 
| ← 2014  2016 → All statistics correct as of 13:40, 21 September 2015. | |
The 2015 V.League 1 (known as the Toyota V.League 1 for sponsorship reasons) season was the 32nd season of the V.League 1, the highest division of Vietnamese football and the 15th as a professional league. The season began on 4 January 2015 and finished on 20 September 2015.[1]
Changes from last season
Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2014 season.
| To V.League 1Promoted from V.League 2 
 | From V.League 1Relegated 
 | 
Rule Changes
In season 2015, a team standing on the 14th position was relegated to V-League 2. There was no play-off match as usual between team standing on 13th at V-League 1 and the second-position team at V-League 2.
Also, one club was only allowed to register 2 foreign players plus one naturalized player. Becamex Bình Dương and Hanoi T&T could register one more AFC player due to the qualification for AFC Champions League.
Teams
Đồng Tháp were promoted after winning the 2014 V.League 2 championship, but in November 2014 they decided to withdraw from the league altogether.[2] They later revered their decision once sponsorship was found to fund the side for the coming season.[3]
Stadia
| Team | Based | Home stadium | Capacity | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Becamex Bình Dương | Thủ Dầu Một | Gò Đậu Stadium | 18,250 | 
| Đồng Nai | Biên Hòa | Đồng Nai Stadium | 25,000 | 
| Đồng Tâm Long An | Tân An | Long An Stadium | 19,975 | 
| Đồng Tháp | Đồng Tháp | Cao Lãnh Stadium | 23,000 | 
| Hà Nội | Hà Nội | Hàng Đẫy Stadium | 22,000 | 
| Hải Phòng | Hải Phòng | Lạch Tray Stadium | 28,000 | 
| Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | Pleiku | Pleiku Stadium | 12,000 | 
| QNK Quảng Nam | Tam Kỳ | Tam Kỳ Stadium | 15 624 | 
| Sanna Khánh Hòa | Nha Trang | 19/8 Nha Trang Stadium | 25,000 | 
| SHB Đà Nẵng | Đà Nẵng | Chi Lăng Stadium | 28,000 | 
| Sông Lam Nghệ An | Vinh | Vinh Stadium | 12,000 | 
| Than Quảng Ninh | Cẩm Phả | Cẩm Phả Stadium | 15,000 | 
| Thanh Hóa | Thanh Hóa | Thanh Hóa Stadium | 14,000 | 
| XSKT Cần Thơ | Cần Thơ | Cần Thơ Stadium | 60,000 | 
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.
| Team | Manager1 | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Becamex Bình Dương |  Nguyễn Thanh Sơn |  Nguyễn Anh Đức | Becamex IDC | |
| Đồng Nai |  Trần Bình Sự |  Nguyễn Hải Anh | ||
| Đồng Tâm Long An |  Ngô Quang Sang |  Phan Văn Tài Em | Đồng Tâm | |
| Đồng Tháp |  Phạm Công Lộc |  Nguyễn Duy Khánh | Xổ số kiến thiết Đồng Tháp HappyFood | |
| Hà Nội T&T |  Phan Thanh Hùng |  Gonzalo Marrkonle | Kappa | T&T Group | 
| Hải Phòng |  Trương Việt Hoàng |  Nguyễn Minh Châu | ||
| Hoàng Anh Gia Lai |  Nguyễn Quốc Tuấn |  Lương Xuân Trường | NutiFood | |
| QNK Quảng Nam |  Hoàng Văn Phúc |  Đinh Thanh Trung | ||
| Sanna Khánh Hòa BVN |  Võ Đình Tân |  Trần Văn Vũ | ||
| SHB Đà Nẵng |  Lê Huỳnh Đức |  Nguyễn Vũ Phong | SHB | |
| Sông Lam Nghệ An |  Ngô Quang Trường |  Nguyễn Minh Đức | Bắc Á Bank | |
| Than Quảng Ninh |  Phạm Như Thuần |  Vũ Minh Tuấn | ||
| FLC Thanh Hóa |  Hoàng Thanh Tùng |  Lê Đức Tuấn | Viettel | |
| XSKT Cần Thơ |  Nguyễn Thanh Danh |  Nguyễn Thế Anh | Xổ số kiến thiết Cần Thơ | 
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QNK Quảng Nam |  Vũ Quang Bảo | Resigned | 27 August 2014 | Pre-Season |  Hoàng Văn Phúc | 2 September 2014 | 
| Sông Lam Nghệ An F.C. |  Nguyễn Hữu Thắng | Resigned[4] | 7 November 2014 |  Ngô Quang Trường | 19 November 2014 | |
| Hải Phòng |  Dylan Kerr | Contract ended | 26 August 2014 |  Trương Việt Hoàng | 23 December 2014 | |
| Hoàng Anh Gia Lai F.C. |  Choi Yun-Kyum | Sacked |  Guillaume Graechen | |||
| FLC Thanh Hóa F.C. |  Hoàng Thanh Tùng | Interim |  Vũ Quang Bảo | |||
| XSKT Cần Thơ |  Nguyễn Văn Sỹ | Sacked | 3 March 2015 | 13th |  Nguyễn Thanh Danh | 3 March 2015 | 
| Thanh Hóa |  Vũ Quang Bảo | Resigned | 3 April 2015 | 2nd |  Hoàng Thanh Tùng | 6 April 2015 | 
| Than Quảng Ninh F.C. |  Đinh Cao Nghĩa | Resigned | 12 July 2015 | 6th |  Phạm Như Thuần | 7 August 2015 | 
| Hoàng Anh Gia Lai F.C. |  Guillaume Graechen | Sacked | 16 August 2015 | 14th |  Nguyễn Quốc Tuấn | 16 August 2015 | 
Foreign players
V.League teams are allowed to use two foreign players and one naturalised player[5]
- ^1 Players who left their clubs after first half of the season.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Becamex Bình Dương | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 57 | 33 | +24 | 52 | Qualification for the Mekong Club Championship AFC Champions League group stage | 
| 2 | Hà Nội | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 51 | 30 | +21 | 46 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League preliminary round 2 | 
| 3 | FLC Thanh Hóa | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 44 | |
| 4 | Than Quảng Ninh | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 39 | 31 | +8 | 42 | |
| 5 | Sanna Khánh Hòa | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 42 | |
| 6 | Hải Phòng | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 41 | |
| 7 | Sông Lam Nghệ An | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 37 | |
| 8 | QNK Quảng Nam | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 49 | 39 | +10 | 36 | |
| 9 | SHB Đà Nẵng | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 42 | 32 | +10 | 36 | |
| 10 | Đồng Tâm Long An | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 33 | |
| 11 | XSKT Cần Thơ | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 32 | 52 | −20 | 25 | |
| 12 | Đồng Tháp | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 34 | 54 | −20 | 24 | |
| 13 | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 50 | −17 | 24 | |
| 14 | Đồng Nai | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 35 | 52 | −17 | 21 | Relegation to V.League 2 | 
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head to head; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
Positions by round
Result
Summary
Season statistic
- As of 21 September 2015
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tambwe Patiyo | QNK Quảng Nam | 18 | 
| 2 |  Lê Văn Thắng | XSKT Cần Thơ | 16 | 
| 3 |  Hoàng Vũ Samson | Hà Nội T&T | 15 | 
| 4 |  Christian Nsi Amougou | Đồng Nai | 14 | 
|  Souleymane Diabate | Đồng Tâm Long An | ||
| 5 |  Hoàng Đình Tùng | FLC Thanh Hóa | 13 | 
|  Nguyễn Văn Quyết | Hà Nội T&T | ||
|  Errol Anthony Stevens | Hải Phòng | ||
| 6 |  Samson Kpenosen | Đồng Tháp | 12 | 
|  Iheroume Uche | Sanna Khánh Hòa | 
Own goals
| Player | Club | Against | Round | 
|---|---|---|---|
|  Nguyễn Thành Trung | Đồng Nai | Đồng Tháp | 3 | 
|  Lê Đức Tuấn | Thanh Hóa | Sông Lam Nghệ An | 6 | 
| Becamex Bình Dương | 10 | ||
| Đồng Nai | 21 | ||
|  Vũ Ngọc Thịnh | Hải Phòng | Becamex Bình Dương | 11 | 
|  Trần Quốc Anh | Đồng Tháp | Hà Nội T&T | 16 | 
|  Nguyễn Thế Dương | FLC Thanh Hóa | Đồng Tâm Long An | 17 | 
|  Gonzalo Marrkonle | Hà Nội T&T | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | 24 | 
Hattrick
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Hoàng Vũ Samson | Hà Nội T&T | QNK Quảng Nam | 4–4 | 17 January 2015 | 
|  Lê Văn Thắng | XSKT Cần Thơ | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | 3–1 | 7 February 2015 | 
|  Hoàng Đình Tùng | Thanh Hóa | Đồng Tháp | 3–1 | 12 April 2015 | 
|  Nguyễn Văn Quyết | Hà Nội T&T | Đồng Tháp | 7–0 | 15 July 2015 | 
|  Yaikel Pérez | SHB Đà Nẵng | Đồng Tâm Long An | 7–3 | 15 August 2015 | 
|  Souleymane Diabate | Đồng Tâm Long An | SHB Đà Nẵng | 3–7 | 15 August 2015 | 
|  Đinh Thanh Trung | QNK Quảng Nam | Hải Phòng | 5–0 | 28 August 2015 | 
|  Nghiêm Xuân Tú | Than Quảng Ninh | Sanna Khánh Hòa | 5–0 | 1 September 2015 | 
Awards
Monthly awards
| Month | Club of the Month | Coach of the Month | Player of the Month | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Club | Player | Club | ||
| January | Than Quảng Ninh |  Trương Việt Hoàng | Hải Phòng |  Nguyễn Quang Hải | Than Quảng Ninh | 
| February | No award | ||||
| March | |||||
| April | Sông Lam Nghệ An |  Ngô Quang Trường | Sông Lam Nghệ An |  Trần Phi Sơn | Sông Lam Nghệ An | 
| May | No award | ||||
| June | |||||
| July | Hà Nội T&T |  Phan Thanh Hùng | Hà Nội T&T |  Nguyễn Văn Quyết | Hà Nội T&T | 
| August | Becamex Bình Dương |  Nguyễn Thanh Sơn | Becamex Bình Dương |  Nguyễn Anh Đức | Becamex Bình Dương | 
| September | |||||
Annual awards
Individual
| Award | Recipient | Club | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player |  Nguyễn Anh Đức | Becamex Bình Dương | |
| Young Player of the Year |  Đỗ Duy Mạnh | Hà Nội T&T | |
| Manager of the Year |  Phan Thanh Hùng | Hà Nội T&T | |
| Top scorer |  Tambwe Patiyo | QNK Quảng Nam | 18 goals | 
| Goal of the Season |  Lê Quốc Phương | FLC Thanh Hóa | |
| Best Referee | Võ Minh Trí | ||
| Best Assistant Referee | Nguyễn Trung Hậu | 
Team of the Year
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 
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Team
| Award | Recipient | Notes | 
|---|---|---|
| Fair Play | Becamex Bình Dương | |
| Best Organizer | Than Quảng Ninh | |
| Best Young Training | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | |
| Best Fan Club | Than Quảng Ninh | |
| Best Field | Becamex Bình Dương | 
Attendances
- As of 22 September 2015
By club
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | 129,000 | 13,000 | 7,500 | 9,923 | n/a | 
| 2 | Than Quảng Ninh | 116,500 | 12,000 | 7,000 | 8,961 | n/a | 
| 3 | Becamex Bình Dương | 113,500 | 18,000 | 3,000 | 8,730 | n/a | 
| 4 | SHB Đà Nẵng | 109,000 | 25,000 | 3,000 | 8,384 | n/a | 
| 5 | Hải Phòng | 108,500 | 20,000 | 5,000 | 8,346 | n/a | 
| 6 | Đồng Tháp | 104,500 | 13,000 | 4,000 | 8,038 | n/a | 
| 7 | Thanh Hóa | 102,000 | 13,000 | 4,000 | 7,846 | n/a | 
| 8 | Đồng Nai | 98,000 | 25,000 | 3,000 | 7,538 | n/a | 
| 9 | Sông Lam Nghệ An | 93,500 | 20,000 | 2,000 | 7,153 | n/a | 
| 10 | Đồng Tâm Long An | 84,500 | 15,000 | 3,000 | 6,500 | n/a | 
| 11 | Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN | 84,000 | 10,000 | 4,500 | 6,461 | n/a | 
| 12 | QNK Quảng Nam | 79,500 | 15,000 | 3,000 | 6,115 | n/a | 
| 13 | Hà Nội T&T | 66,500 | 15,000 | 1,500 | 5,115 | n/a | 
| 14 | XSKT Cần Thơ | 47,000 | 12,000 | 1,000 | 3,615 | n/a | 
| League total | 1,346,500 | 25,000 | 1,000 | 7,400 | n/a | 
Updated to games played on 22 September 2015
Source: Vietnam Professional Football
By round
| Round | Total | Games | Avg. Per Game | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 53,500 | 7 | 7,643 | 
| Round 2 | 68,000 | 7 | 9,714 | 
| Round 3 | 47,000 | 7 | 6,714 | 
| Round 4 | 56,000 | 7 | 8,000 | 
| Round 5 | 60,000 | 7 | 8,571 | 
| Round 6 | 43,500 | 7 | 6,214 | 
| Round 7 | 64,000 | 7 | 9,143 | 
| Round 8 | 49,000 | 7 | 7,000 | 
| Round 9 | 56,000 | 7 | 8,000 | 
| Round 10 | 52,000 | 7 | 7,428 | 
| Round 11 | 56,000 | 7 | 8,000 | 
| Round 12 | 56,000 | 7 | 8,000 | 
| Round 13 | 53,500 | 7 | 7,642 | 
| Round 14 | 48,500 | 7 | 6,928 | 
| Round 15 | 48,000 | 7 | 6,857 | 
| Round 16 | 50,500 | 7 | 7,214 | 
| Round 17 | 36,500 | 7 | 5,214 | 
| Round 18 | 54,000 | 7 | 7,714 | 
| Round 19 | 56,000 | 7 | 8,000 | 
| Round 20 | 45,000 | 7 | 6,428 | 
| Round 21 | 64,000 | 7 | 9,142 | 
| Round 22 | 47,000 | 7 | 6,714 | 
| Round 23 | 61,500 | 7 | 8,785 | 
| Round 24 | 37,000 | 7 | 5,285 | 
| Round 25 | 34,500 | 7 | 4,928 | 
| Round 26 | 42,500 | 7 | 6,071 | 
| Total | 1,346,500 | 182 | 7,400 | 
References
- ^ "V-League 2015 to feature 14 professional football clubs". VietNamNet.vn. 6 December 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ "Dong Thap withdraw from V.League". VietNamNet.vn. 4 November 2014. Archived from the original on 12 May 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ "Dong Thap find sponsorship for V-League return". vietnamnews.vn. 15 November 2014.
- ^ "Well-known coach to leave Sông Lam Nghệ An FC". VietNamNet.vn. 8 November 2014. Archived from the original on 7 December 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
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