2024–25 V.League 2

The 2024–25 V.League 2, known as the Gold Star V.League 2 (Vietnamese: Giải bóng đá Hạng Nhất Quốc gia Bia Sao Vàng 2024–25) for sponsorship reasons, was the 31st season of V.League 2, Vietnam's second tier professional football league. The season was scheduled to began on 26 October 2024 and concluded on 21 June 2025.^[1][2]

2024–25 V.League 2

Season	2024–25
Dates	26 October 2024 – 21 June 2025
Champions	Phu Dong Ninh Binh (1st title)
Promoted	Phu Dong Ninh Binh PVF-CAND
Relegated	Hue
Matches played	110
Goals scored	214 (1.95 per match)
Top goalscorer	Lưu Tự Nhân (9 goals)
Biggest home win	Phu Dong Ninh Binh 5–0 Ba Ria-Vung Tau (6 April 2025)
Biggest away win	4 games
Highest scoring	Hoa Binh 2–4 PVF-CAND (13 April 2025)
Longest winning run	13 wins Phu Dong Ninh Binh
Longest unbeaten run	20 matches Phu Dong Ninh Binh
Longest winless run	8 matches Dong Nai
Longest losing run	3 losses Dong Nai
Highest attendance	12,000 Phu Dong Ninh Binh 3–1 Truong Tuoi Binh Phuoc (14 June 2025)
Lowest attendance	300 HCMC Youth 0–0 Dong Nai (27 April 2025)
Attendance	275,800 (2,507 per match)
← 2023–24 2025–26 →

There was a break from 8 December 2024 to 5 January 2025 for the 2024 ASEAN Championship.^[1]

Like the previous season, teams won't be allowed to register any foreign players, but will be allotted two non-naturalized Vietnamese player slots.^[1]

Team changes

The following teams have changed division compared the 2023–24 season:

Promoted from 2024 Second Division	Relegated from 2023–24 V.League 1	Promoted to 2024–25 V.League 1	Relegated to 2025 Second Division	Not engaged
Ho Chi Minh City Youth Dinh Huong Phu Nhuan	Khanh Hoa	SHB Da Nang	Phu Tho	Dinh Huong Phu Nhuan

Dinh Huong Phu Nhuan had folded due to financial difficulties before the start of the championship, thus changing the number of teams from 12 to 11^[3]

Name changes

On 4 October 2024, Khanh Hoa FC changed their name to Khatoco Khanh Hoa FC.^[4]

Participating clubs by province

Ba Ria Vung Tau

Dong Nai

Dong Thap

HCMC Youth

Hoa Binh

Hue

Khatoco Khanh Hoa

Long An

PVF-CAND

Phu Dong Ninh Binh

Truong Tuoi Binh Phuoc

Locations of the 2024–25 V.League 2 teams

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity	Previous season rank
Ba Ria-Vung Tau FC	Ba Ria-Vung Tau	Bà Rịa	10,000	VL2 (7th)
Dong Nai FC	Dong Nai	Đồng Nai	30,000	VL2 (9th)
Dong Thap FC	Dong Thap	Cao Lanh	23,000	VL2 (10th)
Ho Chi Minh City Youth	Ho Chi Minh City	Thong Nhat	15,000	SD (playoffs)
Hoa Binh FC	Hoa Binh	Hoa Binh	3,600	VL2 (8th)
Hue FC	Hue	Tu Do	25,000	VL2 (4th)
Khatoco Khanh Hoa	Khanh Hoa	19 August	18,000	VL1 (14th)
Long An FC	Long An	Long An	20,000	VL2 (6th)
Phu Dong Ninh Binh	Ninh Binh	Ninh Binh	22,000	VL2 (5th)
PVF-CAND	Hung Yen	PVF	4,500	VL2 (2nd)
Truong Tuoi Binh Phuoc	Binh Phuoc	Bình Phước	11,000	VL2 (3rd)

Number of teams by region

Number	Region	Team(s)
4	Southeast	Ba Ria Vung Tau, Dong Nai, Ho Chi Minh City Youth, Truong Tuoi Binh Phuoc
2	Red River Delta	PVF-CAND, Phu Dong Ninh Binh
	Mekong River Delta	Dong Thap, Long An
1	Northwest	Hoa Binh
	North Central	Hue
	South Central	Khatoco Khanh Hoa

Personnel and kits

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Ba Ria-Vung Tau	Nguyễn Minh Phương	Tô Phương Thịnh	Wika	Long Son Petrochemicals SCG
Dong Nai	Ngô Quang Sang	Nguyễn Thái Sơn	Demenino Sport	LPBank
Dong Thap	Phan Thanh Bình	Trần Hữu Thắng	Bulbal	Van Hien University Happy Foods Binh Minh Saigon High School Ochao
Ho Chi Minh City Youth	Trần Duy Quang	Dương Văn Cường	Wika	LPBank ThaiGroup
Hoa Binh	Lê Quốc Vượng	Trần Gia Huy	Kamito	Roerdum Watch LPBank
Hue	Nguyễn Đức Dũng	Lê Viết Hiếu	CR Sports
Khatoco Khanh Hoa	Võ Đình Tân	Võ Ngọc Cường	Kamito	Khatoco
Long An	Trịnh Duy Quang	Võ Hoàng Uy	Kamito	LPBank
Phu Dong Ninh Binh	Nguyễn Việt Thắng	Nguyễn Hoàng Đức	Vloop	LPBank
PVF-CAND	Thạch Bảo Khanh	Nguyễn Huy Hùng	Jogarbola
Truong Tuoi Binh Phuoc	Huỳnh Quốc Anh (interim)	Bùi Tấn Trường	Kelme	Truong Tuoi Group

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Hoa Binh	Hồ Thanh Thưởng	Mutual consent	17 July 2024	Pre-season	Lê Quốc Vượng[5]	27 July 2024
Ho Chi Minh City Youth	Lư Đình Tuấn		19 July 2024		Nguyễn Việt Thắng[6]	19 July 2024
Phu Dong Ninh Binh	Nguyễn Văn Đàn		23 July 2024		Trần Duy Quang[7]	30 July 2024
Ho Chi Minh City Youth	Nguyễn Việt Thắng	Move to Phu Dong Ninh Binh[8]	9 September 2024		Trần Duy Quang	9 September 2024
Phu Dong Ninh Binh	Trần Duy Quang	Move to LPBank HCMC[8]			Nguyễn Việt Thắng
Long An	Ngô Quang Sang	Mutual consent	10 September 2024		Trịnh Duy Quang[9]	10 September 2024
Khatoco Khánh Hòa	Trần Trọng Bình	Appointed as assistant coach	20 September 2024		Võ Đình Tân[10]	22 September 2024
Dong Thap	Bùi Văn Đông	Mutual consent	3 October 2024		Phan Thanh Bình[11]	3 October 2024
Truong Tuoi Binh Phuoc	Nguyễn Anh Đức		1 March 2025[12]	3rd	Huỳnh Quốc Anh (interim)	2 March 2025
PVF-CAND	Mauro Jerónimo		13 March 2025	3rd	Thạch Bảo Khanh	24 March 2025[13]
Dong Nai	Bùi Hữu Thái Sơn		15 April 2025	10th	Ngô Quang Sang	15 April 2025 [14]

Standings

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Phu Dong Ninh Binh (C, P)	20	19	1	0	40	3	+37	58	Promotion to V.League 1
2	Truong Tuoi Binh Phuoc	20	13	5	2	30	13	+17	44	Qualification for promotion play-offs
3	PVF-CAND[a] (P)	20	13	4	3	29	12	+17	43	Promotion to V.League 1
4	Ho Chi Minh City Youth	20	5	8	7	15	21	−6	23
5	Khatoco Khanh Hoa	20	5	6	9	16	25	−9	21
6	Dong Thap	20	4	7	9	14	16	−2	19
7	Hoa Binh	20	3	10	7	15	20	−5	19
8	Long An	20	3	9	8	9	21	−12	18[b]
9	Dong Nai (D)	20	3	9	8	13	20	−7	18[b]	Dissolved
10	Ba Ria-Vung Tau	20	5	3	12	17	33	−16	18[b]
11	Hue (R)	20	4	4	12	16	30	−14	16	Relegation to Vietnamese Second Division

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; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Fair-play points.
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. On 1 August 2025, Quang Nam confirmed their withdrawal from the 2025–26 V.League 1.^[15] Three days later, VPF confirmed that 2024–25 V.League 2's third placed team PVF-CAND will replace Quang Nam's slot, following Truong Tuoi Dong Nai's refusal to promote to the V.League 1.^[16]
2. Head-to-head points: Long An: 6 points, Dong Nai: 5 points, Ba Ria-Vung Tau: 4 points.

Results

Home \ Away	BRV	DNA	DTH	HCY	HBH	HUE	KHA	LAN	PHD	PVF	TBP
Ba Ria-Vung Tau		4–1	0–2	3–1	1–0	1–1	1–1	0–0	0–2	0–1	0–3
Dong Nai	4–0		1–0	0–0	0–0	1–3	0–1	0–0	0–1	0–1	1–1
Dong Thap	0–1	0–0		0–0	1–0	3–0	1–2	2–0	1–2	0–1	0–1
Ho Chi Minh City Youth	1–0	0–0	2–2		1–1	2–0	3–1	2–1	0–3	0–0	0–1
Hoa Binh	2–0	2–2	0–0	1–1		1–0	0–0	0–0	1–1	2–4	0–0
Hue	2–3	0–1	1–1	1–0	0–1		2–2	0–0	0–2	0–3	0–1
Khatoco Khanh Hoa	2–1	2–1	0–0	2–0	1–1	0–2		0–1	0–1	0–1	0–2
Long An	1–0	0–0	1–1	0–0	2–1	1–2	1–1		0–2	0–0	1–2
Phu Dong Ninh Binh	5–0	1–0	1–0	3–0	2–0	2–1	2–0	2–0		1–0	3–0
PVF-CAND	1–0	3–0	1–0	0–2	2–1	3–0	3–1	3–0	0–3		0–0
Truong Tuoi Binh Phuoc	3–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–1	2–1	2–0	3–0	0–1	2–2

Updated to match(es) played on 21 June 2025. Source: VPF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Position by round

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Ba Ria-Vung Tau	1	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	7	7	7	9	10
Dong Nai	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	8	7	8	5	5	6	7	9
Dong Thap	3	6	6	4	4	4	4	6	7	7	8	8	7	6	4	5	5	8	8	8	6	6
Ho Chi Minh City Youth	9	7	10	9	10	7	7	7	6	6	7	5	6	5	6	6	6	4	4	5	5	4
Hoa Binh	6	8	9	10	9	6	9	9	9	10	9	9	9	9	10	11	9	9	9	9	10	7
Hue	4	2	4	5	7	9	10	10	10	8	10	10	10	11	11	10	11	11	11	11	11	11
Khatoco Khanh Hoa	10	10	7	7	6	8	6	5	5	5	5	7	5	7	7	8	7	6	6	4	4	5
Long An	5	9	8	8	8	10	8	8	8	9	6	6	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	10	8	8
Phu Dong Ninh Binh	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
PVF-CAND	7	4	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Truong Tuoi Binh Phuoc	8	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Promotion to 2025–26 V.League 1
	Qualification for promotion play-offs
	Relegation

Source: VPF

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

As of 21 June 2025

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Lưu Tự Nhân	Truong Tuoi Binh Phuoc	9
2	Nguyễn Công Phượng		7
3	Phạm Gia Hưng	Phu Dong Ninh Binh	6
	Nguyễn Hữu Khôi	Dong Thap/Truong Tuoi Binh Phuoc
5	Nguyễn Quốc Việt	Phu Dong Ninh Binh	5
	Trần Hoàng Phương	Khatoco Khanh Hoa
	Hồ Thanh Minh	PVF-CAND
	Nguyễn Thanh Nhàn
9	Đinh Thanh Bình	Phu Dong Ninh Binh	4
	Lê Minh Bình
	Mạch Ngọc Hà
	Nguyễn Hữu Tuấn	Hue

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date
Nguyễn Hữu Khôi	Dong Thap	Hue	3–0 (H)	20 April 2025