2018 Vietnamese National Football Second League

The 2018 Vietnamese National Football Second League was the 20th season of the Vietnamese National Football Second League. The season began on 25 April 2018 and finished on 15 July 2018.

Vietnamese National Football Second League

Season	2018
Champions	An Giang Phù Đổng
Promoted	An Giang Phù Đổng Phố Hiến
Relegated	none
Matches played	75
Goals scored	279 (3.72 per match)
Biggest home win	Lâm Đồng 8-0 Fishsan Khánh Hòa Lâm Đồng 9-1 Nam Định B
Biggest away win	Fishsan Khánh Hòa 1-7 Bình Thuận
Highest scoring	Lâm Đồng 9-1 Nam Định B Nam Định B 5-5 Fishsan Khánh Hòa (10 goals)
Longest winning run	Bà Rịa Vũng Tàu (7)
Longest unbeaten run	Phố Hiến (11)
Longest winless run	Nam Định B (12)
Longest losing run	Nam Định B (8)
← 2017 2019 →

Rule changes

In this season, there are 13 teams divided in two groups in qualifying stage according to geographic region. The top 2 teams of each group will be qualified to final round. In final round, 4 teams will play 3 matches:^[1]

• Match 1: 1A vs 2B
• Match 2: 1B vs 2A
• Match 3: Match 1 loser vs Match 2 loser

The winners of each match will promote to 2019 V.League 2. There are no teams relegated to 2019 Vietnamese Third League.^[2]

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2017 season.

To Vietnamese Second League Promoted from Vietnamese Third League Bà Rịa Vũng Tàu Nam Định B Vĩnh Long Quảng Ngãi Relegated from V.League 2 None Team transfer Fishsan Khánh Hòa (transferred from Cà Mau) [3] Phố Hiến (transferred from PVF) [4]

From Vietnamese Second League Relegated to Vietnamese Third League Sanatech Khánh Hòa Promoted to V.League 2 Công An Nhân Dân Bình Định Hà Nội B Team transfer Cà Mau (transferred from Fishsan Khánh Hòa) [3] PVF (transferred from Phố Hiến) [4] Withdrew Viettel B Quảng Ngãi Mancons Sài Gòn

Teams map →

An Giang

Bà Rịa Vũng Tàu

Bến Tre

Bình Thuận

Fishsan Khánh Hòa

Kon Tum

Lâm Đồng

Long An B

Nam Định B

Phố Hiến

Phù Đổng

Tiền
Giang

Vĩnh Long

Team location in Vietnam map

Qualifying round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Phố Hiến (Q, P)	12	8	3	1	30	6	+24	27	Advance to final round
2	Phù Đổng (Q, P)	12	8	3	1	26	6	+20	27
3	Lâm Đồng	12	7	4	1	32	6	+26	25
4	Bình Thuận	12	6	1	5	22	15	+7	19
5	Kon Tum	12	4	2	6	23	29	−6	14
6	Fishsan Khánh Hòa	12	1	1	10	17	54	−37	4
7	Nam Định B	12	0	2	10	17	51	−34	2

Updated to match(es) played on 5 July 2018. Source: ^[5]
(P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Bà Rịa Vũng Tàu (Q)	10	9	0	1	37	8	+29	27	Advance to final round
2	An Giang (Q, P)	10	7	1	2	21	11	+10	22
3	Tiền Giang	10	3	4	3	21	15	+6	13
4	Bến Tre	10	3	2	5	14	26	−12	11
5	Vĩnh Long	10	2	2	6	13	24	−11	8
6	Long An B	10	0	3	7	11	33	−22	3

Updated to match(es) played on 5 July 2018. Source: ^[5]
(P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Results

Group A

Home \ Away BTH FKH KTU LDO NDI PHI PDO Bình Thuận 3–0 4–2 0–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 Fishsan Khánh Hòa 1–7 3–4 2–4 5–4 0–3 0–3 Kon Tum 2–1 4–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 Lâm Đồng 0–1 8–0 4–1 9–1 1–0 0–0 Nam Định B 3–4 5–5 2–5 0–3 1–3 0–3 Phố Hiến 1–0 7–0 5–1 1–1 5–0 0–0 Phù Đổng 4–0 2–1 4–1 0–0 6–0 1–3 Updated to match(es) played on 5 July 2018. Source: [5] Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Team ╲ Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Bình Thuận 3 1 2 2 4 4 4 3 2 4 4 4 4 4 Fishsan Khánh Hòa 6 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 Kon Tum 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Lâm Đồng 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 4 3 1 3 3 3 3 Nam Định B 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 Phố Hiến 1 4 4 4 3 2 3 1 4 2 1 1 1 1 Phù Đổng 5 3 3 3 2 3 1 2 1 3 2 2 2 2 Updated to match(es) played on 5 July 2018. Source: [5]   = Winner;   = Advanced to final round

Group B

Home \ Away AGI BRVT BTR LAB TGI PVF An Giang 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 3–1 Bà Rịa Vũng Tàu 3–2 3–0 6–1 3–1 6–1 Bến Tre 1–4 1–5 2–0 2–2 2–1 Long An B 3–4 0–5 2–2 3–3 0–0 Tiền Giang 0–0 1–2 5–1 6–1 1–1 Vĩnh Long 1–4 0–4 3–1 4–1 1–2 Source: [citation needed] Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Team ╲ Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 An Giang 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 Bà Rịa Vũng Tàu 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 Bến Tre 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 Long An B 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 Tiền Giang 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Vĩnh Long 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 Updated to match(es) played on 5 July 2018. Source: [5]   = Winner;   = Advanced to final round

Season progress

Group A Team ╲ Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Bình Thuận D W W L L - W W W L L L - W Fishsan Khánh Hòa L L L W - L L L L L D - L L Kon Tum W L L D L W - W L W L L D - Lâm Đồng D W W - W D D L W W - W D W Nam Định B L L - L L L L L L - D L D L Phố Hiến W - D D W W D W - W W W W L Phù Đổng - W D W W D W - W L W W D W Updated to match(es) played on 5 July 2018. Source: [5]

Group B Team ╲ Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 An Giang D W W W W W W L W L Bà Rịa Vũng Tàu W W L W W W W W W W Bến Tre L L D D L W L W L W Long An B L L D L D L D L L L Tiền Giang D W D D L L D W W L Vĩnh Long W L D L D L L L L W Updated to match(es) played on 5 July 2018. Source: [5] W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Final round

Match 1

14 July 2018

15:30

Phố Hiến	0–1	An Giang
	VFF	Võ Văn Công 33'

Phú Yên Stadium, Phú Yên

Attendance: Lê Lưu Quang

An Giang promoted to 2019 V.League 2.

Match 2

15 July 2018

15:30

Bà Rịa Vũng Tàu	0–0	Phù Đổng
	VFF
Penalties
	2–3

Phú Yên Stadium, Phú Yên

Referee: Mai Xuân Hùng

Phù Đổng promoted to 2019 V.League 2.

Match 3

18 July 2018

15:30

Phố Hiến	4-1	Bà Rịa Vũng Tàu
Mai Sỹ Hoàng 6' Trần Bảo Toàn 45+2', 78' Huỳnh Công Đến 73'	VFF	Trần Quốc Tuấn 65'

Phú Yên Stadium, Phú Yên

Phố Hiến promoted to 2019 V.League 2.