2023 V.League 1


The 2023 V.League 1, known as the Night Wolf V.League 1 for sponsorship reasons, was the 40th season of the V.League 1, the highest division of Vietnamese football and the 23rd as a professional league. The season started on 3 February 2023.
Hanoi FC unsuccessfully defended its 2022 title. losing to Cong An Hanoi, its 2nd VL 1 title.
This season was the last to have an intra-year schedule. There was a break from 20 February to 6 April for the AFC U-20 Asian Cup and from 18 April to 19 May for the 2023 Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia.

Changes from previous season

Team changes

Promoted clubs

Promoted from 2022 V.League 2

Relegated clubs

Relegated from 2022 V.League 1

Name changes

Rule changes

The league will return to the split season format as played in the 2020 season where in the latter half the top eight teams will play each other in the championship group, while the remaining six teams will face each other in the relegation group. In addition, no teams will be qualified for the AFC Champions League or AFC Cup competitions this season. Teams will also be allotted a non-naturalized Vietnamese player slot that will not be counted towards their foreign player allotment.

Prize money

1st place – 3 billion VND → 5 billion VND
2nd place – 1.5 billion VND → 2.5 billion VND
3rd place – 750 million VND → '''1.25 billion VND'''

Participating clubs by province

TeamLocationStadiumCapacityPrevious
season rank
Topenland Binh DinhQuy NhonQuy NhonVL1
Becamex Binh DuongThu Dau MotGo DauVL1
SHB Da NangDa NangHoa XuanVL1
Hoang Anh Gia LaiPleikuPleikuVL1
Haiphong FCHaiphongLach TrayVL1
Hanoi FCHanoiHang DayVL1
Cong An HanoiHanoiHang Day VL2
ViettelHanoiHang DayVL1
Hong Linh Ha TinhHa TinhHa TinhVL1
Ho Chi Minh City FCHo Chi Minh CityThong NhatVL1
Khanh Hoa FCNha Trang19 August VL2
Thep Xanh Nam DinhNam DinhThien TruongVL1
Song Lam Nghe AnVinhVinhVL1
Dong A Thanh HoaThanh HoaThanh HoaVL1

Personnel and kits

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Becamex Binh Duong

Foreign players

Teams are allowed to register 3 foreign players. Starting this season, teams will be allotted an extra slot for 1 unnaturalized overseas Vietnamese player that will not be counted against their foreign player allotment. Hanoi and Haiphong will be allowed to register 1 additional AFC player as they will compete in the AFC competitions.
  • Players name in bold indicates the player was registered after the start of the season.
ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4
Player 5
Former Players
Topenland Binh Dinh

Dual nationality 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.
ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3
Topenland Binh Dinh

Regular season

League table


Championship round

Points and goals carried over in full from the regular season.

Positions by round

Below the positions per round are shown. As teams did not all start with an equal number of points, the initial pre-playoffs positions are also given.

Relegation round

Points and goals carried over in full from the regular season.

Positions by round

Below the positions per round are shown. As teams did not all start with an equal number of points, the initial pre-playoffs positions are also given.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Source:

Discipline

Player

  • Most yellow cards: 6
  • * 3 players
  • Most red cards: 1
  • * ''12 players''

Club

  • Most yellow cards: 28
  • *Dong A Thanh Hoa
  • Fewest yellow cards: 12
  • *Song Lam Nghe An
  • Most red cards: 2
  • *Topenland Binh Dinh
  • *Hoang Anh Gia Lai
  • Fewest red cards: 0
  • * ''4 clubs''