2010 V-League
| Season | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 30 January – 22 August |
| Champions | Hà Nội T&T F.C. |
| Relegated | Megastar Nam Định |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 513 (2.82 per match) |
| Average goals/game | 2,81 |
| Top goalscorer | Argentina Gastón Merlo (19 goals) |
| Highest scoring | B.Bình Dương 6–2 LS.Thanh Hóa |
| Longest winning run | T&T Hà Nội |
| Longest losing run | Nam Định F.C. |
| Highest attendance | 29,000 Xi Măng Hải Phòng FC v SHB Đà Nẵng F.C. |
| Lowest attendance | 300 Navibank Sài Gòn F.C. v Khánh Hòa F.C. |
| Average attendance | 8,297 |
← 2009 2011 → | |
The 2010 V-League season was the 27th season of Vietnam's national football league and the 10th as a professional league. The league and cup winners would enter the 2011 AFC Cup. The bottom side at the end of the season get relegated. The side that finishes 2ND from bottom enters an end of season play-off match against the 2nd Division's 2nd placed side.
Teams
Ho Chi Minh City and Thanh Hóa were relegated to the 2010 Vietnam First Division after finishing the 2009 season in the bottom two places. The two relegated teams were replaced by 2009 Vietnam First Division champions XM The Vissai Ninh Bình and runners-up Hòa Phát Hà Nội. Nam Định defeated Thành phố Cần Thơ in the end of season promotion/relegation match to secure their place in the V. League. Thể Công and Quân Khu 4 were renamed to Viettel F.C. and Navibank Sài Gòn at the end of the 2009 campaign.[1] Viettel then sold their V. League slot to Thanh Hóa, to allow them to stay in the V. League after being relegated the previous season.[2]
Stadia and locations
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Becamex Bình Dương | Thủ Dầu Một | Gò Đậu Stadium | 18,250 |
| Đồng Tâm Long An | Tân An, Long An | Long An Stadium | 19,975 |
| Đồng Tháp | Cao Lãnh | Cao Lãnh Stadium | 23,000 |
| Hòa Phát Hà Nội | Hanoi | Hàng Đẫy Stadium | 22,500 |
| Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | Pleiku | Pleiku Stadium | 15,000 |
| Khatoco Khánh Hòa | Nha Trang | Nha Trang Stadium | 25,000 |
| Lam Sơn Thanh Hóa | Thanh Hóa | Thanh Hóa Stadium | 14,000 |
| Megastar Nam Định | Nam Định | Thiên Trường Stadium | 30,000 |
| Navibank Sài Gòn | Ho Chi Minh City | Thống Nhất Stadium | 25,000 |
| SHB Đà Nẵng | Da Nang | Chi Lăng Stadium | 30,000 |
| Sông Lam Nghệ A | Vinh | Vinh Stadium | 22,000 |
| T&T Hà Nội | Hanoi | Hàng Đẫy Stadium | 22,500 |
| Xi Măng Hải Phòng | Hai Phong | Lạch Tray Stadium | 28,000 |
| XM The Vissai Ninh Bình | Ninh Bình | Ninh Bình Stadium | 22,000 |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Incoming manager |
|---|---|---|---|
| T&T Hà Nội | Vietnam Nguyễn Hữu Thắng | Contract expired [3] | Vietnam Phan Thanh Hung |
| XM The Vissai Ninh Bình | Singapore Robert Lim | Bad results [4] | Vietnam Lê Thụy Hải |
| Đồng Tâm Long An | Portugal Jose Luis | Health reasons [5] | Vietnam Trần Công Minh |
| Đồng Tâm Long An | Vietnam Trần Công Minh | Temporary coach [6] | Portugal Ricardo Formosinho |
| Bình Dương | Vietnam Mai Đức Chung | Bad results [7] | Vietnam Đặng Trần Chỉnh |
| Navibank Sài Gòn | Vietnam Vũ Quang Bảo | Bad results [8] | Vietnam Mai Đức Chung |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hà Nội T&T (C) | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 46 | 2011 AFC Cup group stage |
| 2 | Hải Phòng | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 45 | |
| 3 | TĐCS Đồng Tháp | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 44 | |
| 4 | Khatoco Khánh Hòa | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 43 | |
| 5 | Đồng Tâm Long An | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 43 | 31 | +12 | 43 | |
| 6 | SHB Đà Nẵng | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 40 | |
| 7 | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 39 | |
| 8 | Sông Lam Nghệ An | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 37 | 2011 AFC Cup group stage[lower-alpha 1] |
| 9 | Becamex Bình Dương | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 37 | |
| 10 | Hòa Phát Hà Nội | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 36 | |
| 11 | Vissai Ninh Bình | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 34 | |
| 12 | Thanh Hóa | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 31 | |
| 13 | Navibank Sài Gòn | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 39 | −18 | 20 | Promotion/relegation playoffs |
| 14 | Nam Định | 26 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 47 | −28 | 12 | Relegation to Vietnamese First Division |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ↑ Qualified by winning the 2010 Vietnamese Cup.
| V-League 2010 winners |
|---|
| Hà Nội T&T F.C. 1st title |
Top scorers
Awards
Monthly awards
Relegation play-off
| Than Quảng Ninh | 0–2 | Navibank Sài Gòn |
|---|---|---|
| VFF Report (in Vietnamese) |
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References
- ↑ NAVIBANK TAKE OVER FOURTH MILITARY ZONE [permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Thanh Hoa withdraws from First Division 2010". Archived from the original on 2010-01-27. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
- ↑ "T&T squad eyes top-3 finish". Archived from the original on 2010-01-29. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
- ↑ "Coach Le Thuy Hai joins Ninh Binh with record salary". Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
- ↑ Coach Vietnam: Dong Tam Appoint Ricardo Formosinho As Coach
- ↑ Coach Vietnam: Dong Tam Appoint Ricardo Formosinho As Coach
- ↑ "Binh Duong club fires Calisto's former assistant". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
- ↑ "Calisto's former assistant joins Navibank Saigon". Archived from the original on 2010-07-15. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
