2012 V-League
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The 2012 V-League season will be the 29th season of Vietnam
's professional football league and will start on the 1st January 2012 and finish in July 2012.
after finishing the 2011 season
in the bottom two after a season of upheaval and numerous coaches hired and fired. It was a far fall from grace for the two time champions.
Hà Nội ACB were also relegated after finishing bottom, but later merged with Hòa Phát Hà Nội to retain their place in the top flight. They were also renamed to Hanoi.
They were replaced by Vietnamese First Division champions Sài Gòn Xuân Thành (later renamed to Saigon) and runners up Kienlongbank Kiên Giang
. Kiên Giang are based in the southern city of Rạch Giá
.
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
's professional football league and will start on the 1st January 2012 and finish in July 2012.
Teams
Đồng Tâm Long An were relegated to the 2012 Vietnamese First Division2012 Vietnamese First Division
The 2012 Vietnamese First Division season will be the 18th season of Vietnam's professional football league and will start on the 1st January 2012 and finish in July 2012.- Stadia and locations :- League table :- Results :...
after finishing the 2011 season
2011 V-League
The 2011 V-League season was the 28th season of Vietnam's professional football league.Eximbank have taken over as official sponsor of the V-League.- Teams :...
in the bottom two after a season of upheaval and numerous coaches hired and fired. It was a far fall from grace for the two time champions.
Hà Nội ACB were also relegated after finishing bottom, but later merged with Hòa Phát Hà Nội to retain their place in the top flight. They were also renamed to Hanoi.
They were replaced by Vietnamese First Division champions Sài Gòn Xuân Thành (later renamed to Saigon) and runners up Kienlongbank Kiên Giang
Kien Giang F.C.
Kienlongbank Kiên Giang is a Vietnamese professional football club, based in Rạch Giá, Kiên Giang Province, that plays in the V-League. Founded as Nguyễn Hoàng Kiên Giang before changing its name after the team was sold to Kien Long Bank...
. Kiên Giang are based in the southern city of Rạch Giá
Rach Gia
Rạch Giá is the capital city of Kien Giang province, Vietnam. It is located around on the coast of Gulf of Thailand, 250 kilometers from Ho Chi Minh City...
.
Stadia and locations
| Club | Based | Home stadium | Capacity | First season in V-League |
Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Becamex Bình Dương Bình Duong F.C. Becamex Binh Duong is a Vietnamese football club based in Thu Dau Mot, Vietnam and currently plays in Vietnam's top division, the V-League.The team plays at Go Dau Stadium, Thu Dau Mot... |
Thủ Dầu Một Thu Dau Mot Thủ Dầu Một is the capital town of Binh Duong province, Vietnam. It is located at around .The town has an area of 88 km², population is 158,000, and is located 20 km north of downtown Ho Chi Minh City, on the left bank of the Saigon River, upstream from Ho Chi Minh City... |
Gò Đậu Stadium Go Dau Stadium Go Dau Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Thu Dau Mot, Vietnam. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Bình Dương F.C.. The stadium holds 15,000 people.-Notable Events:... |
38,500 | 2004 2004 V-League V-League 2004 was the 21st season of Vietnam's professional football league. Kinh Do was the league's sponsor, replacing PepsiCo.Hoàng Anh Gia Lai won their second title in this season.-External links:*... |
 Đặng Trần Chỉnh |
| Cao su Đồng Tháp | Cao Lãnh Cao Lanh Cao Lãnh is the capital city of Dong Thap province, Vietnam. It is located at around .Prior to 1975, Cao Lanh was the capital of the Kien Phong province, in the Mekong Delta region of South Vietnam. In February 1976, Kien Phong was merged with Sa Dec province to become Dong Thap province. Sa Dec... |
Cao Lãnh Stadium Cao Lanh Stadium Cao Lanh Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Cao Lanh, Vietnam. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Đồng Tháp F.C. of the V-League. The stadium holds 23,000 spectators.-External links:*... |
28,000 | 2000 | Phạm Công Lộc |
| Hanoi | Hà Nội Hanoi Hanoi , is the capital of Vietnam and the country's second largest city. Its population in 2009 was estimated at 2.6 million for urban districts, 6.5 million for the metropolitan jurisdiction. From 1010 until 1802, it was the most important political centre of Vietnam... |
Hàng Đẫy Stadium | 26,500 | 2003 2003 V-League V-League 2003 was the 20th season of Vietnam's professional football league, the V-League. PepsiCo was the league's sponsor, replacing Strata Sport Marketing.Hoàng Anh Gia Lai won their first title in this season.-External links:*... |
Nguyễn Thành Vinh |
| Hoàng Anh Gia Lai Hoang Anh Gia Lai Hoàng Anh Gia Lai is a Vietnamese soccer club based in Pleiku. They play in the top division in Vietnamese soccer. Their home stadium is Pleiku Stadium.The team signed an agreement with Arsenal F.C... |
Pleiku Pleiku Pleiku is a town in central Vietnam, located in that nation's central highland region. It is the capital of the Gia Lai Province; it is inhabited primarily by the Bahnar and Jarai ethnic groups, sometimes known as the Montagnards or Degar.... |
Pleiku Stadium Pleiku Stadium Pleiku Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Pleiku, Vietnam. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Hoang Anh Gia Lai. The stadium holds 10,000 people.... |
35,000 | 2003 2003 V-League V-League 2003 was the 20th season of Vietnam's professional football league, the V-League. PepsiCo was the league's sponsor, replacing Strata Sport Marketing.Hoàng Anh Gia Lai won their first title in this season.-External links:*... |
 Choi Yun-Kyum |
| Khatoco Khánh Hoà | Nha Trang Nha Trang Nha Trang is a coastal city and capital of Khanh Hoa province, on the South Central Coast of Vietnam. It is bounded on the North by Ninh Hoà district, on the East by the South China Sea, on the South by Cam Ranh town and on the West by Diên Khánh district... |
August 19th Stadium | 28,150 | 2000 | Hoàng Anh Tuấn Hoang Anh Tuan Hoang Anh Tuan is a Vietnamese weightlifter.At the 2005 Junior World Championships he won the silver medal in the men's -56 kg class, with a total of 276 kg... |
| Kienlongbank Kiên Giang Kien Giang F.C. Kienlongbank Kiên Giang is a Vietnamese professional football club, based in Rạch Giá, Kiên Giang Province, that plays in the V-League. Founded as Nguyễn Hoàng Kiên Giang before changing its name after the team was sold to Kien Long Bank... |
Rạch Giá Rach Gia Rạch Giá is the capital city of Kien Giang province, Vietnam. It is located around on the coast of Gulf of Thailand, 250 kilometers from Ho Chi Minh City... |
Rạch Giá Stadium Rach Gia Stadium Rach Gia Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Rach Gia, Kiên Giang, Vietnam. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Kiên Giang F.C.. The stadium holds 5,000 people.- Reference :*... |
5,000 | 2012 | Lại Hồng Vân |
| Thanh Hóa Lam Sơn Thanh Hóa F.C. Thanh Hóa is a Vietnamese football club based in Thanh Hóa. They are now playing in V-League.The team is currently playing at Thanh Hoa Stadium.- Current squad :As of 17 May 2011... |
Thanh Hóa Thanh Hóa Thanh Hóa is the capital city of Vietnam's Thanh Hoa province. The population is nearly 200,000 with an area of only 57.9 square kilometers.... |
Thanh Hóa Stadium Thanh Hoa Stadium Thanh Hoa Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Thanh Hóa, Vietnam. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Halida Thanh Hóa of the V-League. The stadium holds 14,000 spectators.-External links:*... |
34,000 | 2010 2010 V-League The 2010 V-League season is the 27th season of Vietnam's professional football league.The league and cup winners would enter the 2011 AFC Cup.The bottom side at the end of the season get relegated... |
Đàm Văn Hải |
| NaviBank Sài Gòn | Hồ Chí Minh City Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City , formerly named Saigon is the largest city in Vietnam... |
Thống Nhất Stadium Thong Nhat Stadium Thong Nhat Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It is located at 138 Đào Duy Từ Street, Ward 6, District 10. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium for NaviBank Sài Gòn of the V-League, Sài Gòn Xuân Thành and Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh of the... |
55,000 | 2010 2010 V-League The 2010 V-League season is the 27th season of Vietnam's professional football league.The league and cup winners would enter the 2011 AFC Cup.The bottom side at the end of the season get relegated... |
Mai Đức Chung |
| SHB Ðà Nẵng | Đà Nẵng Da Nang Đà Nẵng , occasionally Danang, is a major port city in the South Central Coast of Vietnam, on the coast of the South China Sea at the mouth of the Han River. It is the commercial and educational center of Central Vietnam; its well-sheltered, easily accessible port and its location on the path of... |
Chi Lăng Stadium | 40,000 | 2001 | Lê Huỳnh Đức |
| Sàigon | Hồ Chí Minh City Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City , formerly named Saigon is the largest city in Vietnam... |
Thống Nhất Stadium Thong Nhat Stadium Thong Nhat Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It is located at 138 Đào Duy Từ Street, Ward 6, District 10. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium for NaviBank Sài Gòn of the V-League, Sài Gòn Xuân Thành and Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh of the... |
25,000 | 2012 | Lư Đình Tuấn |
| Sông Lam Nghệ An | Vinh Vinh Vinh is a city in Vietnam. It is located in the northern half of the country, and is the capital of Nghệ An Province. Politically, Vinh is a municipality within Nghệ An Province. On September 5th, 2008, it was upgraded from Grade-II city to Grade-I city, the fourth Grade-I city of Vietnam after... |
Vinh Stadium Vinh Stadium Vinh Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Vinh, Vietnam. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Sông Lam Nghệ An. The stadium holds 12,000 people.... |
32,000 | 2000 | Nguyễn Hữu Thắng Nguyễn Hữu Thắng Nguyễn Hữu Thắng or is a Vietnamese football midfielder who plays for Vietnamese V-League club Bình Dương F.C.. He joined Binh Duong in 2004 after the club was impressed by his performance in SEA Games 22. In 2007, he was invited for a trial in MLS club Los Angeles Galaxy but failed to impress the... |
| Hà Nội T&T | Hà Nội Hanoi Hanoi , is the capital of Vietnam and the country's second largest city. Its population in 2009 was estimated at 2.6 million for urban districts, 6.5 million for the metropolitan jurisdiction. From 1010 until 1802, it was the most important political centre of Vietnam... |
Hàng Đẫy Stadium | 22,500 | 2008 | Phan Thanh Hùng |
| Vicem Hải Phòng | Hải Phòng | Lạch Tray Stadium | 41,400 | 2000 | Nguyễn Đình Hưng |
| Vissai Ninh Binh | Ninh Bình Ninh Bình Ninh Bình is a city in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam. It is the capital of Ninh Binh province.-Geography:Ninh Binh city located in the southernmost plains north Vietnam... |
Ninh Bình Stadium Ninh Bình Stadium Ninh Bình Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Ninh Bình, Vietnam. It is currently used mostly for football matches, on club level by XM The Vissai Ninh Bình of the V-League. The stadium has a capacity of 22,000 spectators.... |
34,600 | 2010 2010 V-League The 2010 V-League season is the 27th season of Vietnam's professional football league.The league and cup winners would enter the 2011 AFC Cup.The bottom side at the end of the season get relegated... |
Nguyễn Văn Sỹ |
Ownership changes
| Club | New Owner | Previous Owner | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sàigon | Vietnam Football Media JS Company (VFM) | 1 December 2011 |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Incoming manager |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoàng Anh Gia Lai Hoang Anh Gia Lai Hoàng Anh Gia Lai is a Vietnamese soccer club based in Pleiku. They play in the top division in Vietnamese soccer. Their home stadium is Pleiku Stadium.The team signed an agreement with Arsenal F.C... |
Huỳnh Văn Ảnh |
Contract ended | Choi Yun-Kyum |