2022 V.League 2

The 2022 V.League 2, known as the LS V.League 2 (Vietnamese: Giải bóng đá Hạng Nhất Quốc gia LS 2022) for sponsorship reasons, was the 28th season of V.League 2, Vietnam's second tier professional football league. The season started on 5 March 2022.

2022 V.League 2

Logo used in 2021 and 2022 season
Season	2022
Dates	4 March – 29 October 2022
Champions	Cong An Nhan Dan
Promoted	Cong An Nhan Dan Khanh Hoa
Relegated	Daklak
Matches played	135
Goals scored	323 (2.39 per match)
Top goalscorer	Nguyen Thanh Nhan (10 goals)
Biggest home win	Long An 6–2 Phu Dong (4 September)
Biggest away win	Phu Dong 1–5 Pho Hien (4 April)
Highest scoring	Long An 6–2 Phu Dong (4 September)
Longest winning run	4 games Pho Hien
Longest unbeaten run	16 games Khanh Hoa
Longest winless run	13 games Binh Phuoc
Longest losing run	6 games Phu Dong
Highest attendance	3,500 Khanh Hoa 1–0 Ba Ria Vung Tau (31 July)
Lowest attendance	150 Phu Tho 2–0 Hue (1 October)
Total attendance	171,050
Average attendance	1,358 (excluding matches played behind closed doors)
← 2021 2023 →

Changes from the previous season

All 13 teams from the 2021 season were expected to return as no teams were promoted or relegated from the previous season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1] However, An Giang withdrew after being unable to secure a financial sponsor for the season.

From V.League 2

Dissolved

• An Giang

Clubs

Ba Ria Vung Tau FC

Binh Phuoc FC

Can Tho FC

Cong An Nhan Dan

Daklak FC

Hue FC

Khanh Hoa FC

Long An FC

Pho Hien FC

Phu Dong

Phu Tho FC

Quang Nam FC

Locations of the 2022 V.League 2 teams

Stadium and locations

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Ba Ria Vung Tau FC	Ba Ria–Vung Tau	Ba Ria	8,000
Binh Phuoc FC	Binh Phuoc	Binh Phuoc	10,000
Can Tho FC	Cantho	Cantho	30,000
Daklak FC	Daklak	Buon Ma Thuot	25,000
Phu Dong	Hanoi	Thanh Tri	4,000
Pho Hien FC	Hung Yen	PVF	4,500
Khanh Hoa FC	Khanh Hoa	19/8	18,000
Long An FC	Long An	Long An	20,000
Cong An Nhan Dan	Ninh Binh	Ninh Binh	18,000
Phu Tho FC	Phu Tho	Viet Tri	18,000
Quang Nam FC	Quang Nam	Tam Ky	15,000
Hue FC	Thua Thien Hue	Tu Do	16,000

Personnel and kits

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Ba Ria Vung Tau FC	Nguyen Minh Phuong	Phan Thanh Hau	Masu	SCG
Binh Phuoc FC	Le Thanh Xuan	Huynh Van Ly	Made by club
Can Tho FC	Hoang Hai Duong (interim)	Nguyen Thanh Hai	Grand Sport	Bamboo Airways
Daklak	Vo Thanh Luan	Danh Luong Thuc	Demenino Sport
Phu Dong	Nguyen Trung Kien	Le Quang Dai	Kamito	Mitsubishi Motors
Pho Hien FC	Mauro Jerónimo	Nguyen Xuan Duong	Kamito	Văn Lang University
Khanh Hoa FC	Vo Dinh Tan	Le Tan Tai	Kamito
Long An FC	Phan Van Giau	Nguyen Anh Duc	Made by club	Dong Tam Group Cang Long An
Cong An Nhan Dan	Thach Bao Khanh	Tran Thanh Son	Jogarbola	The Vissai Group Bolaven Banana
Phu Tho FC	Vu Nhu Thanh	Ho Ngoc Thang	HP Sport
Quang Nam FC	Van Sy Son	Ha Minh Tuan	Kamito
Hue FC	Nguyen Duc Dung	Nguyen Tien Tao	Made by club

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Binh Phuoc FC	Van Sy Son	Mutual consent	May 2021	Pre-season	Pham Cong Loc	March 2022
Daklak FC	Truong Minh Tien	Mutual consent	May 2021		Vo Thanh Luan	March 2022
Ba Ria Vung Tau FC	Tran Minh Chien	Mutual consent	21 October 2021		Nguyen Minh Phuong	8 November 2021
Pho Hien FC	Hua Hien Vinh	Resigned	2 December 2021		Mauro Jerónimo	January 2022
Can Tho FC	Nguyen Huu Dang	Mutual consent	February 2022		Nguyen Viet Thang	18 February 2022
Cong An Nhan Dan	Vu Quang Bao	Resigned	May 2022	2nd	Thach Bao Khanh	3 May 2022[2]
Quang Nam FC	Duong Hong Son	Resigned	1 August 2022	6th	Van Sy Son	1 August 2022[3]
Binh Phuoc FC	Hoang Tho	Resigned	14 August 2022	12th	Le Thanh Xuan	14 August 2022
Can Tho FC	Nguyen Viet Thang[4]	Resigned	14 September 2022	8th	Nguyen Thanh Tu (caretaker)	20 September 2022
Can Tho FC	Nguyen Thanh Tu	Caretaker period over	4 October 2022	10th	Hoang Hai Duong (interim)[5]	4 October 2022

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Cong An Nhan Dan (C, P)	22	12	7	3	37	15	+22	43	Promotion to V.League 1
2	Khanh Hoa (P)	22	11	9	2	30	16	+14	42
3	Quang Nam	22	12	4	6	30	22	+8	40
4	Ba Ria Vung Tau	22	10	8	4	30	19	+11	38[a]
5	Pho Hien	22	10	8	4	40	22	+18	38[a]
6	Long An	22	8	8	6	36	28	+8	32
7	Hue	22	6	7	9	20	31	−11	25
8	Can Tho	22	6	5	11	25	40	−15	23
9	Phu Tho	22	5	6	11	19	32	−13	21
10	Binh Phuoc	22	4	7	11	19	24	−5	19
11	Phu Dong	22	5	3	14	21	44	−23	18[b]
12	Daklak (R)	22	4	6	12	18	32	−14	18[b]	Relegation to Vietnamese League Two

Source: VPF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Head-to-head points: Ba Ria Vung Tau 4, Pho Hien 1.
2. Head-to-head points: Phu Dong 3, Daklak 3. Head-to-head goal difference: Phu Dong +1, Daklak -1.

Results

Home \ Away	BRV	BIN	CTC	CND	DLK	HUE	KHA	LAN	PHO	PHD	PHT	QNA
Ba Ria Vung Tau		1–1	0–0	2–1	0–0	0–1	1–1	3–2	1–1	4–1	1–0	0–1
Binh Phuoc	0–2		3–1	0–0	1–0	1–1	0–1	1–0	1–1	0–1	1–2	1–2
Can Tho	0–1	0–0		0–1	2–1	3–0	0–1	1–6	1–4	2–1	2–2	2–4
Cong An Nhan Dan	1–1	2–0	5–1		3–1	3–0	0–0	0–0	2–1	1–3	2–0	2–0
Daklak	0–2	2–1	1–1	0–2		1–2	0–1	3–1	0–0	1–3	2–2	0–0
Hue	1–2[a]	1–1	1–1	2–1	1–3		1–1	1–1	1–0	0–0	1–0	0–1
Khanh Hoa	1–0	1–0	3–1	1–1	2–0	2–2		2–0	0–1	1–2	1–0	1–1
Long An	2–3	3–2	2–1	0–0	1–0	3–1	2–2		0–0	6–2	1–1	3–2
Pho Hien	1–3	0–0	2–1	2–2	3–1	3–0	3–3	1–2		2–1	1–1	1–0
Phu Dong	0–0	0–4	0–1	1–2	0–1	1–3	0–3	1–1	1–5		1–2	1–3
Phu Tho	2–2	1–0	1–2	0–4	1–1	2–0	1–2	1–0	0–3	0–1		0–1
Quang Nam	2–1	2–1	1–2	0–2	3–0	1–0	0–0[a]	0–0	1–5	2–0	3–0

Source: vpf.vn
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:

1. Postponed due to Typhoon Noru.

Season statistics

As of 29 October 2022

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Nguyen Thanh Nhan	Pho Hien	10
2	Le Thanh Binh	Khanh Hoa	9
3	Nguyen Van Thanh	Ba Ria Vung Tau	8
4	Dinh Thanh Binh	Cong An Nhan Dan	7
	Duong Van An	Can Tho
	Le Minh Binh	Cong An Nhan Dan
7	Bui Anh Thong	Phu Dong	6
	Ho Ngoc Thang	Phu Tho
	Phan Tan Tai	Long An
10	8 players		5

Source: Soccerway

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date
Tran Ngoc Phuong	Long An	Phu Dong	6–2 (H)[6]	4 September 2022
Phan Tan Tai	Long An	Can Tho	6–1 (A)	23 September 2022

Clean sheets

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets
1	Do Sy Huy	Cong An Nhan Dan	9
2	Tong Duc An	Quang Nam	8
3	Pham Huu Nghia	Pho Hien	7
4	Nguyen Thanh Tuan	Ba Ria Vung Tau	6
	Vo Ngoc Cuong	Khanh Hoa
6	Dang Ngoc Tuan	Can Tho	4
	Nguyen Tien Tao	Hue
	Pham Tran Thanh Vu	Binh Phuoc
	Tran The Kiet	Khanh Hoa
10	4 players		3

Awards

Annual awards

Award	Winner	Club
Player of the Year	Le Thanh Binh[7]	Khanh Hoa FC

Attendances to stadium

Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
1	Khanh Hoa FC	33,200	7,000	1,000	3,018	+212.4%†
2	Ba Ria Vung Tau	21,500	3,000	1,000	1,954	+17.3%†
3	Quang Nam FC	20,200	3,000	1,000	1,836	+4.0%†
4	Cong An Nhan Dan	16,400	3,500	700	1,490	+129.2%†
5	Hue FC	16,000	2,500	400	1,454	−12.7%†
6	Binh Phuoc FC	13,200	3,000	300	1,200	+20.0%†
7	Daklak FC	11,900	3,000	300	1,081	+29.8%†
8	Long An FC	10,300	1,500	400	936	+7.0%†
9	Pho Hien	9,500	2,000	500	863	+159.2%†
10	Can Tho FC	9,400	3,000	200	854	+13.9%†
11	Phu Tho FC	5,350	1,000	150	486	−81.8%†
12	Phu Dong	4,200	1,000	200	381	−12.0%†
	League total	171,150	7,000	150	1,296	n/a†

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