The 2021 V.League 2 (known as the LS V.League 2 for sponsorship reasons) was the 27th season of V.League 2, Vietnam's second tier professional football league.[1]

V.League 2
Logo used in 2021 and 2022 season
Season2021
Dates19 March 2021 – 6 May 2021
(Remaining matches cancelled)
ChampionsNot awarded
PromotedNot promoted
RelegatedNot relegated
Matches played41
Goals scored71 (1.73 per match)
Top goalscorerNguyen Anh Duc
Tran Van Tung
(5 goals)
Biggest home winQuang Nam 5–2 Can Tho Capital
(17 April 2021)
Biggest away winCan Tho Capital 0–3 Ba Ria Vung Tau
(30 April 2021)
Highest scoringQuang Nam 5–2 Can Tho Capital
(17 April 2021)
Longest winning run4 matches
(Khanh Hoa)
Longest unbeaten run7 matches
(Khanh Hoa)
Longest winless run7 matches
(An Giang)
Longest losing run3 matches
(An Giang,
Pho Hien)
Total attendance44,600
(excluding matches played behind closed doors)
Average attendance1,352
2020
2022
All statistics correct as of 6 May 2021.

The season was suspended on 6 May 2021 due to an outbreak of a new highly contagious variant of the coronavirus in the country.[2] It was announced in August that the season would resume on 20 November 2021.[3] However, all V.League clubs voted on 21 August to cancel the season. There will not be promotion/relegation since the season was abandoned.[4]

Teams

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Team changes

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  from League Two   to V.League 1   from V.League 1   to League Two

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Stadia and locations

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Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Location Stadium Capacity 2020
Position
An Giang Rach Gia Kien Giang 10,000 6th
Ba Ria Vung Tau Ba Ria Ba Ria 8,000 2nd
Binh Phuoc Dong Xoai Binh Phuoc 10,000 5th
Can Tho Capital Can Tho (Ninh Kieu) Can Tho 30,000 8th
Cong An Nhan Dan Pleiku Pleiku 12,000 3rd (VL3)
Dak Lak Buon Ma Thuot Buon Ma Thuot 25,000 10th
Hue Hue Tu Do 16,000 9th
Khanh Hoa Nha Trang 18/9 18,000 3rd
Long An Tan An Long An 20,000 11th
Pho Hien Van Giang PVF 4,500 4th
Phu Dong Hanoi (Thanh Tri) Thanh Tri 4,000 1st (VL3)
Phu Tho Viet Tri Viet Tri 18,000 1st (VL3)
Quang Nam Tam Ky Tam Ky 15,000 14th (VL1)

Number of teams by region

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Number Region Team(s)
3 Mekong Delta An Giang, Can Tho Capital and Long An
2 Central Highlands Cong An Nhan Dan and Dak Lak
Red River Delta Pho Hien and Phu Dong
South Central Khanh Hoa and Quang Nam
Southeast Ba Ria Vung Tau and Binh Phuoc
1 North Central Hue
Northeast Phu Tho

Personnel and kits

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Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
An Giang   Trinh Van Hau   Nguyen Van Trong Egan
Ba Ria Vung Tau   Tran Minh Chien   Vo Hoang Quang Masu SCG
Binh Phuoc   Van Sy Son   Huynh Van Ly Made by club
Can Tho   Nguyen Huu Dang   Dao Van Phong Masu
Cong An Nhan Dan   Vu Quang Bao   Tran Thanh Son Mitre Ca phe Ong Bau
Dak Lak   Truong Minh Tien   Danh Luong Thuc Demenino Sport
Hue   Nguyen Duc Dung   Nguyen Tien Tao Adidas (fake)
Khanh Hoa   Vo Dinh Tan   Nguyen Tan Dien Kamito
Long An   Phan Van Giau   Nguyen Anh Duc Made by club Cang Long An, Dong Tam Group
Pho Hien   Hua Hien Vinh   Le Ngoc Bao Grand Sport Văn Lang University
Phu Dong   Nguyen Trung Kien   Le Quang Dai Li-Ning Mitsubishi Motors
Phu Tho   Vu Nhu Thanh   Nguyen The Duong Donex Sport Donex Sport
Quang Nam   Duong Hong Son   Dinh Thanh Trung Grand Sport

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Phu Tho   Duong Hong Son Mutual consent January 2021 Pre-season   Vu Nhu Thanh 28 January 2021
Cong An Nhan Dan   Pham Cong Loc Promoted to Technical Director 30 March 2021 4th   Vu Quang Bao 30 March 2021
Quang Nam   Nguyen Thanh Cong Sacked 11 April 2021 12th   Duong Hong Son 11 April 2021

First phase

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Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Khanh Hoa 7 4 3 0 8 2 +6 15
2 Ba Ria Vung Tau 6 4 1 1 8 4 +4 13
3 Long An 7 3 3 1 5 2 +3 12
4 Phu Dong 6 3 2 1 5 1 +4 11
5 Dak Lak 6 2 3 1 7 5 +2 9
6 Cong An Nhan Dan 6 2 3 1 7 6 +1 9
7 Hue 6 1 5 0 6 4 +2 8
8 Can Tho Capital 6 2 1 3 5 10 −5 7
9 Quang Nam 7 1 3 3 7 8 −1 6
10 Phu Tho 6 1 3 2 3 4 −1 6
11 Binh Phuoc 6 1 3 2 6 8 −2 6
12 Pho Hien 6 0 3 3 2 6 −4 3
13 An Giang 7 0 1 6 2 11 −9 1
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2021. Source: VPF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.


Positions by round

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Team ╲ Round123456
An Giang121313131313
Ba Ria Vung Tau123322
Binh Phuoc9111091011
Can Tho Capital69116910
Cong An Nhan Dan345866
Dak Lak854434
Hue476787
Khanh Hoa211111
Long An532245
Pho Hien767101112
Phu Dong11108553
Phu Tho13121211129
Quang Nam10891278
Qualification to Promotion Group
Qualificaiton to Relegation Group
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2021. Source: Table by round (in Vietnamese)

Results

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Home \ Away ANG BRV BIN CTC CND DAK HUE KHA LAN PHO PHD PHT QNA
An Giang 0–1 1–1 1–2[a] 0–1
Ba Ria Vung Tau 1–3 1–1 1–0
Binh Phuoc 2–2 0–2 0–0
Can Tho Capital 0–3 1–1 1–0 1–0
Cong An Nhan Dan 1–0 1–1 [b]
Dak Lak 1–1 0–0 1–2
Hue 1–1 0–0 3–1
Khanh Hoa 2–0 2–0 1–1
Long An 0–1 2–0 1–0 0–0
Pho Hien 0–2[a] 1–1 0–1
Phu Dong 3–0[a] 0–0 1–0
Phu Tho 0–0 0–1 1–1
Quang Nam 5–2 0–1 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2021. Source: vpf.vn
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 outbreak in Ho Chi Minh City.
  2. ^ Cancelled due to COVID-19 outbreak.

Season progress

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Team ╲ Round1234567
An GiangLLLDLLL
Ba Ria Vung TauWWDXWWL
Binh PhuocDLDDLXW
Can Tho CapitalDXLWLLW
Cong An Nhan DanDDDLWWX
Dak LakDDWDWLX
HueDDDDDWX
Khanh HoaWWWWDDD
Long AnDWWDLDW
Pho HienDDXLLLD
Phu DongXDDWWWL
Phu ThoLLDDXWD
Quang NamDDLLWLD
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2021. Source: VPF
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose; X = Did not play

Season statistics

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Top scorers

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As of 6 May 2021
Rank Player Club Goals
1   Nguyen Anh Duc Long An 5
  Tran Van Tung Khanh Hoa
3   Phu Trung Phong Ba Ria Vung Tau 4
4   Duong Van An Can Tho Capital 3
  Le Minh Binh Cong An Nhan Dan
6   Danh Luong Thuc Dak Lak 2
  Ho Thanh Minh Hue
  Nguyen Huu Son Quang Nam
  Tran Le Duy Khanh Hoa
10 40 players 1

Clean sheets

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Rank Player Club Clean
sheets
1   Le Quang Dai Phu Dong 5
  Nguyen Tien Anh Long An
3   Tran The Kiet Khanh Hoa 3
4   Ngo Van Nhut Dak Lak 2
  Nguyen Thanh Tuan Ba Ria Vung Tau
  Nguyen Tien Tao Hue
  Pham Van Tien Ba Ria Vung Tau
  Quan Van Chuan Pho Tho
  Tran Van Chien Quang Nam
  Vo Ngoc Cuong Khanh Hoa

References

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  1. ^ "V.Leagues sign three year sponsorship deal". vietnamnews.vn. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  2. ^ "V. League 2021 suspended after players' indirect contact with suspected Covid case". vnexpress.vn. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  3. ^ "V.League to return in late November". vietnamnews.vn. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Vietnamese football league cancelled amid COVID-19". vietnamnews.vn. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Binh Dinh FC win V. League 2, return to top flight after 12 year". vnexpress.vn.
  6. ^ "Quảng Nam relegated to V.League 2". vietnamnews.vn.
  7. ^ "Tây Ninh FC nộp đơn xin rút lui khỏi giải hạng Nhất 2021". 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Công văn xin rút lui của Gia Định FC". VPF. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.[permanent dead link]
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