Vietnamese Football League Second Division
Organising bodyVietnam Football Federation (VFF)
Founded2000 (2000)
CountryVietnam
ConfederationAFC
Number of teams14
Level on pyramid3
Promotion to V.League 2
Relegation to Third Division
Domestic cup(s)none
Current championsHòa Bình
Bình Thuận (1st title)
Most championshipsBà Rịa Vũng Tàu, Phù Đổng (2 titles)
TV partnersNext Media
Websitevff.org.vn
Current: 2022 Vietnam League Two

The Vietnamese Football League Second Division (Vietnamese: Giải bóng đá hạng Nhì quốc gia) is the third tier professional association football league in Vietnam[1] controlled by the Vietnam Football Federation.

History

A national third tier of Vietnamese association football was first established along with its professionalization in 1995. Among the 10 original clubs of the third tier included the forerunners to Thanh Hóa, Cần Thơ, Đồng Nai, Cà Mau and Lâm Đồng. But after a number of clubs were lost for various reasons – some were promoted to V.League and the others folded – the league contracted the second division in 1997 and continued with the single second-tier division.

The third-tier football was reintroduced in 2000 upon creation of fully professional V.League 2. But despite its officially amateur status the league quickly became de facto semi-professional, serving as the cradle of the future V. League members. Since the establishment of associate membership system in 2006 the number of professional clubs holding or actively seeking for this status has grown steadily and reached its peak in 2010 season when 6 full members and 2 former candidates made up to almost half of the league's 18 teams. Through the course of the season this number grew even bigger, to 15 full associate members that formed the core of V.League 3.

2020 season

15 sides compete in the 2020 season, split into two groups, A and B, of 7 and 8 respectively.

Winners

Season Winners Runner-up
2001Thanh Hóa
Cần Thơ
2002Đắk Lắk
Bưu điện
2003Quảng NamKhải Hoàn Hotel
2004Khánh HòaStrata Đồng Nai
20055th Military RegionTây Ninh
2006Thành Nghĩa Dung Quất Quảng NgãiThan Quảng Ninh
20077th Military RegionT&T Hà Nội
2008Quảng NamSài Gòn United
2009TDC Bình DươngViettel
2010Nguyễn Hoàng Kiên GiangHòa Phát V&V
2011SHB Đà Nẵng BLâm Đồng
2012Bà Rịa-Vũng TàuKhatoco Khánh Hòa B
2013Huế
Sanna Khánh Hòa
Tây Ninh
2014Nam ĐịnhVĩnh Long
2015Viettel
Fico Tây Ninh
Cà Mau
2016PVFBình Định
2017Công An Nhân Dân
Bình Định
2018An Giang
Phù Đổng
Phố Hiến
2019Bà Rịa-Vũng TàuHà Nội B
2020Phú Thọ
Phù Đổng
Gia Định
2021
Season cancelled
2022Bình Thuận
Hoà Bình

References

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