2013 V.League 1
The 2013 V.League 1 season was the 30th season of Vietnam's professional football league and began on 3 March 2013 and finished on 31 August 2013.
Changes from last season
Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2012 season.To V.League 1
Promoted from V.League 2- Đồng Nai
- Đồng Tâm Long An
From V.League 1
Relegated
- TĐCS Đồng Tháp
Rule changes
Teams
Number of participating clubs in the 2013 campaign is 12.Vicem Hải Phòng's relegation to the 2013 Vietnamese First Division season was confirmed on 29 July 2012. However, the club returned to the V.League for the 2013 season to replace Khatoco Khánh Hòa, who were dissolved on 8 December 2012.
TĐCS Đồng Tháp were relegated after rivals Khatoco Khánh Hòa defeated Sông Lam Nghệ An 1–0 on 19 August 2012.
Đồng Tâm Long An and Hà Nội T&T Youth secured direct promotion to the V.League from the 2012 Vietnamese First Division. Đồng Tâm Long An returned to the V.League after a one-season absence. However, Hà Nội T&T Youth remained in the second tier of Vietnamese football due to league rules about clubs with the same owners competing in the same division.
Hà Nội was dissolved on 27 November 2012 when club officials could not secure a new sponsor after the earlier arrest of Chairman Nguyen Duc Kien caused all sponsorship from his assets to be blocked. Navibank Sài Gòn was sold on 22 October 2012 after the title sponsor of the club announced the a move away from sports, but the new owners announced on 5 December 2012 that the club would be dissolved before the start of the 2013 campaign., finally this club was dissolved.
On 8 December 2012, the VPF had stated that the Vietnam U22 team would be added to the V.League to gain experience ahead of the 2013 Southeast Asian Games and to bring the participating number of clubs to 12. However, the Vietnam Football Federation announced on December 13, 2012 that 2012 Vietnamese First Division second runners-up Đồng Nai would be the twelfth club in the 2013 campaign.
Controversy
After Xuân Thành Sài Gòn was docked points for what the VFF deemed the club unsportsmanlike conduct when the club fielded a noncompetitive squad for their Matchdat 20 meeting with Sông Lam Nghệ An, club officials announced that the club would withdraw from the league. On August 22, 2013, the VFF approved Xuân Thành Sài Gòn's withdrawal request. Matches where the club was involved were vacated. The VFF is still debating if the last place club will still be relegated to V.League 2, though the league charter states that the club in 12th place would be the only club relegated in the 2013 campaign.Stadia and locations
| Club | Home stadium | Capacity |
| Becamex Bình Dương | Gò Đậu Stadium | 18,250 |
| SHB Đà Nẵng | Chi Lăng Stadium | 28,000 |
| Đồng Nai | Đồng Nai Stadium | 25,000 |
| Đồng Tâm Long An | Long An Stadium | 19,975 |
| Vicem Hải Phòng | Lạch Tray Stadium | 28,000 |
| Hà Nội T&T | Hàng Đẫy Stadium | 22,000 |
| Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | Pleiku Stadium | 12,000 |
| Kienlongbank Kiên Giang | Rạch Giá Stadium | 10,000 |
| Vissai Ninh Bình | Ninh Bình Stadium | 22,000 |
| Xuân Thành Sài Gòn | Thống Nhất Stadium | 25,000 |
| Sông Lam Nghệ An | Vinh Stadium | 12,000 |
| Thanh Hóa | Thanh Hóa Stadium | 14,000 |
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Becamex Bình Dương |  Lê Thụy Hải | Philani | Adidas | Becamex IDC |
| SHB Đà Nẵng | Lê Huỳnh Đức | Nguyễn Minh Phương | Adidas | Saigon-Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank |
| Đồng Nai | Trần Bình Sự | Phùng Quang Trung | Adidas | |
| Đồng Tâm Long An | Ngô Quang Sang | Nguyễn Việt Thắng | Lotto | Dongtam Group |
| Vicem Hải Phòng | Hoàng Anh Tuấn | Nguyễn Minh Châu | Adidas | Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation |
| Hà Nội T&T | Phan Thanh Hùng |  Cristiano Roland | Kappa | T&T Group |
| Hoàng Anh Gia Lai |  Choi Yun-Kyum | Phùng Văn Nhiên | FBT | HAGL Group |
| Kienlongbank Kiên Giang | Lại Hồng Vân | Phạm Đặng Duy An | Warrior Sports | Kienlongbank |
| Vissai Ninh Bình | Nguyễn Văn Sỹ | Mai Tiến Thành | Umbro | The Vissai Cement Group |
| Xuân Thành Sài Gòn | Trần Tiến Đại | Trương Đình Luật | Puma | Xuan Thanh Group |
| Sông Lam Nghệ An | Nguyễn Hữu Thắng | Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng | Nike | BAC A BANK |
| Thanh Hóa | Mai Đức Chung | Lê Bật Hiếu | Mitre | Viettel |
Managerial changes
Foreign players
| Club | Visa 1 | Visa 2 | Visa 3 | Non-Visa Foreign |
| Becamex Bình Dương |  Vincent Bossou |  Sunday Emmanuel | Aniekan Ekpe |  Fabio dos Santos1,2 Kesley Alves1,2 Hélio1 Jeferson1 |
| SHB Đà Nẵng |  Sabin-Cosmin Goia |  Gastón Merlo |  Danny Mrwanda | None |
| Đồng Nai |  Danny van Bakel |  Victor Nyirenda |  Henry Kisekka |  Thierry Bernard1 Amaobi Uzowuru1 |
| Đồng Tâm Long An | Ebimo West | Gilson Campos | Ernesto Paulo | Isaac Mylyanga1 |
| Vicem Hải Phòng | Antonio Carlos | Giba |  Justice Majabvi |  Issifu Ansah1 Jonathan Quartey3 |
| Hà Nội T&T | Cristiano Roland | Gonzalo Marronkle | Samson Kayode | None |
| Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | Ganiyu Oseni | Evaldo | Bassey Akpan |  Đoàn Văn Sakda3 Marcelo1 |
| Kienlongbank Kiên Giang | Felix Ajala | Hamed Adesope | Jackson | None |
| Vissai Ninh Bình | Peter Omoduemuke | Timothy Anjembe |  Moussa Sanogo | Rodrigo Mota1 Dio Preye1 |
| Xuân Thành Sài Gòn | Moses Oloya | Christian Amougou | Emeka Oguwike | Rogerio1 Maxwell Eyerakpo1 |
| Sông Lam Nghệ An |  Hughton Hector | Willis Plaza |  Kavin Bryan | None |
| Thanh Hóa |  Cheikh Dieng |  Nastja Čeh |  Patiyo Tambwe | None |
Note:
1Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Vietnamese Residency;
2Foreign residents who have chosen to represent Vietnam national team;
3Vietnamese residents who have chosen to represent another national team
League table
Results
Summary
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Season statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 |  Gonzalo Damian Marronkle | Hà Nội T&T | 14 |
| 1 |  Samson Kayode | Hà Nội T&T | 14 |
| 3 |  Abass Cheikh Dieng | Thanh Hóa | 13 |
| 3 | Lê Công Vinh | Sông Lam Nghệ An | 13 |
| 5 | Gastón Merlo | SHB Đà Nẵng | 12 |
| 5 | Nguyễn Anh Đức | Becamex Bình Dương | 12 |
| 7 | Ganiyu Oseni | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | 10 |
| 7 | Evaldo Goncalves | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | 10 |
| 7 |  Moussa Sanogo | XM Vissai Ninh Bình | 10 |
| 7 | Gilson Campos | Đồng Tâm Long An | 10 |
Hat-tricks
*: Scored four goalsScoring
- First goal of the season: Gonzalo for Hà Nội T&T against Hoàng Anh Gia Lai
- Fastest goal of the season: 1 minute, Abass Cheikh Dieng for Thanh Hóa against Kienlongbank Kiên Giang
- Largest winning margin: 8 goals
- *Sông Lam Nghệ An 8–0 Đồng Tâm Long An
- Highest scoring game: 8 goals
- *Sông Lam Nghệ An 8–0 Đồng Tâm Long An
- Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 8 goals
- *Sông Lam Nghệ An 8–0 Đồng Tâm Long An
- Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 3 goals
- *Becamex Bình Dương 3–4 Thanh Hóa
- *Vicem Hải Phòng 3–4 Đồng Tâm Long An
- *Vissai Ninh Bình 3-4 Đồng Tâm Long An
Clean sheets
- Most clean sheets: 8
- *SHB Đà Nẵng
- Fewest clean sheets: 0
- *Kienlongbank Kiên Giang
Discipline
- Most yellow cards : 62
- * Sông Lam Nghệ An F.C.
- Most yellow cards : 10
- *Nguyễn Quốc Long
- Most red cards : 6
- * Thanh Hóa F.C.
- Most red cards : 2
- *Cao Sỹ Cường
- *Nguyễn Quốc Long
- *Trần Thanh Tuấn
- *Đoàn Việt Cường
Attendance