2000–01 Vietnam First Division

2000–01 Vietnam First Division is the fifth season of the Vietnam First Division established by the Vietnam Football Federation in 1997.

2000–01 Vietnam First Division

Tournament details
Country	Vietnam
Date	May 23, 2001
Teams	12
Final positions
Champions	Binh Dinh
Runners-up	Da Nang
Third place	Hai Quan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	132
Goals scored	359 (2.72 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Tran Tan Loi (An Giang) (13 goals)
Awards
Best player	Pham Hung Dung (Da Nang)
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Background

This is the first season of the First Division after being split into two separate leagues, with the V.League 1 being the top level and the Vietnam First Division being the second level. Previously, the Vietnam First Division was the highest level tournament in the football tournament system in Vietnam from 1997 until the end of the 1999–2000 season. This season, 12 teams will compete in a double round-robin to determine two promoted teams in the V.League 1 and two teams relegated to the 2002 Vietnamese Football League Second Division.^[1]

Binh Dinh won the tournament after defeating An Giang with a very large score of 9–2 right at home in the final match.^{[citation needed]}

Teams

Stadiums

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
An Giang	Long Xuyen, An Giang	An Giang	15,000
Asia Commercial Bank	Dong Da, Ha Noi	Ha Noi	20,000
Binh Duong	Thu Dau Mot, Binh Duong	Go Dau	25,000
Binh Dinh	Quy Nhon, Binh Dinh	Quy Nhon	10,000
Da Nang	Hai Chau, Da Nang	Chi Lang	25,000
Gia Lai	Pleiku, Gia Lai	Pleiku	23,000
Hai Quan	District 10, Ho Chi Minh City	Thong Nhat	22,000
Lam Dong	Da Lat, Lam Dong	Da Lat	10,000
Long An	Tan An, Long An	Long An	20,000
Quan Khu 7	Tan Binh, Ho Chi Minh City	Quan Khu 7	20,000
Quang Ninh	Ha Long, Quang Ninh	Hon Gai
Tien Giang	My Tho, Tien Giang	Tien Giang	10,000

Personnel and sponsoring

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Main sponsor (on kit)
An Giang	Ho Van Thu
Asia Commercial Bank	Le Khac Chinh[2]
Binh Duong	Le Duc Tri	Truong Van Du
Binh Dinh	Le Thanh Huy
Da Nang	Tran Vu
Gia Lai
Hai Quan	Le Huu Truong	Trinh Van Thien
Lam Dong	Dinh Xuan Thanh
Long An	Huynh Ngoc Sang
Quan Khu 7	Nguyen Kim Hang
Quang Ninh
Tien Giang

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Table	Replacement manager	Date of appointment
Binh Duong	Luu Mong Hung	Sacked	March 17, 2001[3]	12th	Le Duc Tri	March 17, 2001[3]
An Giang	Ho Van Thu	Resigned	May 3, 2001[4]

Foreign players

Team	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3
An Giang	Ibrahim	Koyu Hubert
Asia Commercial Bank	Ajeboh Golden	Alexei Mozalevski	Andrei Bulanov
Binh Duong
Binh Dinh	Blessing Ughojo
Da Nang	Russell Miner	James Johnson	Wade Baldwin
Gia Lai
Hai Quan
Lam Dong
Long An	Fabio Santos
Quan Khu 7
Quang Ninh	Barry Guildford
Tien Giang