2014 V.League 1
The 2014 V.League 1 season was the 31st season of the V.League 1, the highest division of Vietnamese football. The season began on 11 January 2014 and finished on 10 August 2014.
On August, Becamex Bình Dương clinched their third league title after a 1-1 draw against SHB Đà Nẵng.
Changes from last season
Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2013 season.To V.League 1
Promoted from V.League 2- Hùng Vương An Giang
- QNK Quảng Nam
- Than Quảng Ninh
From V.League 1
Relegated
- Xuân Thành Sài Gòn
Rule Changes
Teams
Of the 13 participating teams, ten remain following the 2013 V.League 1. They are joined by three teams promoted from the 2013 V.League 2. Kienlongbank Kiên Giang withdrew from the 2014 campaign, citing financial issues.Match-fixing scandal
wrote to the Vietnam Football Federation and to the Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company to be allowed to stop their participation in the league and also the AFC Cup due to 13 players being involved in match fixing. They had played 8 league matches and were third from bottom at the time. Following their withdrawal from the league, all their results were declared null and void.Rule Changes
Due to the match fixing scandal and withdrawal of Ninh Bình, it was decided that the bottom-placed team at the end of the season will take part in a play-off match against the third-placed team in the First Division for the right to play in the V-League next season.Stadia and locations
Managerial changes
Foreign players
| Club | Visa 1 | Visa 2 | Visa 3 | Non-Visa Foreign |
| Becamex Bình Dương |  Moses Oloya |  Abass Cheikh Dieng |  Abdullahi Suleiman |  Marcelo Barbieri1 Kesley Alves1 Theophilus Esele1 Robert1 |
| Đồng Nai | Thiago Aquino | Luiz Henrique |  Candelario Gomez |  Rodgers Nandwa1 |
| Đồng Tâm Long An |  Ganiyu Oseni |  Zdravko Dragićević |  Shim Un-seob | none |
| Hà Nội T&T |  Gonzalo Marronkle |  Hughtun Hector | Daneil Cyrus | Samson Kayode1 |
| Hải Phòng |  Justice Majabvi |  Andre Fagan |  Issifu Ansah1 | |
| Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | Bassey Akpan | Felix Ogbuke | Timothy Anjembe | Hélio da Silva1 Đoàn Văn Sakda2 |
| Hùng Vương An Giang |  Vincent Bossou |  Patiyo Tambwe | Felix Ajala | Maxwell Eyerakpo1 Fábio dos Santos1 |
| QNK Quảng Nam | Henry Kisekka | Almeida | Marcos Jeferson1 | |
| SHB Đà Nẵng |  Adrian Valentić | Jhonatan Mariano Bernardo |  Bojan Mamić | none |
| Sông Lam Nghệ An |  Paul Emile Biyaga | Moreira |  Petrișor Voinea | none |
| Than Quảng Ninh | Peter Omoduemuke | Uche Iheruome | Sunday Emmanuel | none |
| Thanh Hóa |  Danny van Bakel |  Nastja Čeh | Slobodan Dinčić | Rogerio Machado1 Jonathan Quartey2 Rodrigo Mota1 Dio Preye1 Amaobi Uzowuru |
| XM The Vissai Ninh Bình |
Note:
1Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Vietnamese Residency;
2Vietnamese residents who have chosen to represent another national team
League table
Results
Summary
V.League 1 play-off
Season statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 |  Hoàng Vũ Samson | Hà Nội T&T | 23 |
| 2 | Timothy Anjembe | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | 18 |
| 3 |  Abass Cheikh Dieng | Becamex Bình Dương | 16 |
| 4 |  Gonzalo | Hà Nội T&T | 13 |
| 4 | Uche Iheruome | Than Quảng Ninh | 13 |
| 6 | Nguyễn Hải Anh | Đồng Nai | 12 |
| 6 | Đinh Thanh Trung | QNK Quảng Nam | 12 |
| 8 | Nguyễn Văn Quyết | Hà Nội T&T | 11 |
| 9 | Lê Công Vinh | Sông Lam Nghệ An | 9 |
| 10 | Nguyễn Anh Đức | Becamex Bình Dương | 8 |
Hat-tricks
*: Scored four goalsAwards
Annual awards
Top scorer
Manager of the Season
Best player of the Season
Best young player of the Season
Best Referee
Best Assistant Referee
Dream Team
Team
| Award | Recipient | Notes |
| Best Organizer | Becamex Bình Dương | |
| Best Young Training | Sông Lam Nghệ An | |
| Best Fan Club | Than Quảng Ninh | |
| Best Field | Becamex Bình Dương |