2012 V-League
The 2012 V-League season is the 29th season of Vietnam's professional football league and started on 31 December 2011 and finished on 19 August 2012. On 15 December it was announced that the league would change name and would simply be known as the Premier League. Then, it was changed name to Super League.
Teams
were relegated to the 2012 Vietnamese First Division 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 Hà Nội.
They were replaced by Vietnamese First Division champions Sài Gòn Xuân Thành who were renamed to Sàigòn for the start of the campaign and then renamed back during mid season. and runners up Kienlongbank Kiên Giang. Kiên Giang are based in the southern city of Rạch Giá.
Stadia and locations
| Club | Based | Home stadium | Capacity | First season in Super League | Manager |
| Becamex Bình Dương | Thủ Dầu Một | Gò Đậu Stadium | 18,250 | 2004 |  Cho Yoon-Hwan |
| TĐCS Đồng Tháp | Cao Lãnh | Cao Lãnh Stadium | 23,000 | 2000 |  Trần Công Minh |
| Hà Nội | Hà Nội | Hàng Đẫy Stadium | 22,500 | 2003 | |
| Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | Pleiku | Pleiku Stadium | 12,000 | 2003 | Choi Yun-Kyum |
| Khatoco Khánh Hòa | Nha Trang | August 19th Stadium | 15,000 | 2000 | Hoàng Anh Tuấn |
| Kienlongbank Kiên Giang | Rạch Giá | Rạch Giá Stadium | 10,000 | 2012 | Lại Hồng Vân |
| Thanh Hóa | Thanh Hóa | Thanh Hóa Stadium | 14,000 | 2010 | Triệu Quang Hà |
| Navibank Sài Gòn | Hồ Chí Minh City | Thống Nhất Stadium | 25,000 | 2010 | Mai Đức Chung |
| SHB Đà Nẵng | Đà Nẵng | Chi Lăng Stadium | 30,000 | 2001 | Lê Huỳnh Đức |
| Sài Gòn Xuân Thành | Hồ Chí Minh City | Thống Nhất Stadium | 25,000 | 2012 | Trần Tiến Dai |
| Sông Lam Nghệ An | Vinh | Vinh Stadium | 20,000 | 2000 | Nguyễn Hữu Thắng |
| Hà Nội T&T | Hà Nội | Hàng Đẫy Stadium | 22,500 | 2008 | Phan Thanh Hùng |
| Vicem Hải Phòng | Hải Phòng | Lạch Tray Stadium | 28,000 | 2000 | Lê Thụy Hải |
| The Vissai Ninh Bình | Ninh Bình | Ninh Bình Stadium | 22,050 | 2010 | Nguyễn Văn Sỹ |
Ownership changes
Managerial changes
League table
Positions by round
Results
Summary
Matches
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Match-day 24
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Match-day 25
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Top goalscorers
The Top Scorers as of 20 August 2012:| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
| 1 |  Timothy Anjembe | Hà Nội | 17 |
| 2 | - | - | - |
| 2 |  Gastón Merlo | SHB Đà Nẵng | 16 |
| 2 | Samson Kayode | Hà Nội T&T | 16 |
| 3 | - | - | - |
| 3 |  Christian Nsi Amougou | Sài Gòn Xuân Thành | 14 |
| 3 |  Huỳnh Kesley Alves | Sài Gòn Xuân Thành | 14 |
| 3 | Felix Gbenga Ajala | TĐCS Đồng Tháp | 14 |
| 7 | Nguyễn Văn Quyết | Hà Nội T&T | 12 |
| 7 |  Moussa Sanogo | The Vissai Ninh Bình | 12 |
| 9 | Lê Công Vinh | Hà Nội | 11 |
| 9 | Evaldo | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | 11 |
| 9 | Ganiyu Bolaji Oseni | Kienlongbank Kiên Giang | 11 |