The 2013 V.League 2 (known as the Eximbank V.League 2 for sponsorship reasons) season was the 19th season of Vietnam's second tier professional football league that started on 9 March 2013.
QNK Quảng Nam won its first ever V.League 2 title on 29 June 2013 after defeating Than Quảng Ninh 4–2, taking the season series and securing the league title.
Teams A total of 10 teams will contest the league, including 9 sides from the 2012 season.
Relegation for Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh and XM Fico Tây Ninh to the 2013 Vietnamese Second Division was confirmed on the final matchday on 19 August 2012.
Hà Nội were to be promoted to the 2013 V-League season but returned to the league because they could not find a separate title sponsor than their parent club. TĐCS Đồng Tháp were relegated from the 2012 V-League season. Vicem Hải Phòng, who were relegated from the 2012 V-League season, will return to compete in the 2013 V-League season after purchasing the place of dissolved Khatoco Khánh Hòa.
Hà Nội B 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.
SHB Đà Nẵng B and 2012 Vietnamese Second Division champions and runners-up, Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu and Khatoco Khánh Hòa B, were officially dissolved at a league meeting on 8 December 2012.
The VPF decided to keep the number of participating clubs at 10, not promoting other clubs from the Vietnamese Second Division due to new league regulations on club management.
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.
XSKT Lâm Đồng officially withdraw.Chốt lại phương án mùa bóng 2013: Đồng Nai được đôn lên V-League
Stadia and locations
ClubHome stadiumCapacityHùng Vương An GiangLong Xuyên Stadium15,000SQC Bình ĐịnhQuy Nhơn Stadium25,000TDC Bình DươngGò Đậu Stadium18,250XSKT Cần ThơCần Thơ Stadium50,000TDCS Đồng ThápCao Lãnh Stadium23,000Hà NộiHàng Đẫy Stadium22,000QNK Quảng NamTam Kỳ Stadium15,624Than Quảng NinhCửa Ông Stadium10,000
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 CaptainHùng Vương An Giang Nhan Thiện Nhân AgostinhoBình Định Nguyễn Đình Lợi Phan Như ThuậtTDC Bình Dương Đặng Trần Chỉnh Nguyễn Chí HuynhXSKT Cần Thơ Vuong Tien Dung Trần Minh SonTDCS Đồng Tháp Phạm Công Lộc Nguyễn Duy KhanhHà Nội Trương Việt Hoàng Trần Đăng BìnhQNK Quảng Nam Vũ Quang Bảo Nguyễn Văn ViệtThan Quảng Ninh Đinh Cao Nghĩa Nguyễn Xuân Quyết
Managerial changes Team Outgoing Head Coach Date of vacancy Manner of departure Incoming Head Coach Date of appointment TĐCS Đồng Tháp Trần Công Minh16 April 2013 Sacked Phạm Công Lộc16 April 2013 Hà Nội Hoang Van Phuc21 April 2013 Resigned Triệu Quang Hà22 April 2013 Cần Thơ Huỳnh Ngọc San27 April 2013 Sacked Vuong Tien Dung27 April 2013 QNK Quảng Nam Nguyen Van Thinh29 April 2013 Sacked Vu Quang Bao Hà Nội Triệu Quang Hà28 May 2013 Sacked Trương Việt Hoàng29 May 2013 Bình Định Nguyễn Văn Hùng8 June 2013 Sacked Nguyễn Đình Lợi8 June 2013
Foreign players
Club Visa 1 Visa 2 Naturalized Hùng Vương An Giang Agostinho Uche Iheruome Tostao Kwashi1 Bình Định Kalifa Dembela Andrew Uzoma None TDC Bình Dương Vincent Bossou Kpenosen Samson None XSKT Cần Thơ Mustapha Essuman Souleymane Diabate None TDCS Đồng Tháp Emeka Oguwike Andre Diego Fagan None Hà Nội Lucas Cantoro Leonel Ezeguiel Felice None QNK Quảng Nam David Annas Nicolás Hernández None Than Quảng Ninh Daniel Obo Didier Belibi 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
Season statistics
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Uche IheruomeHùng Vương An Giang10 Đinh Thanh TrungQNK Quảng Nam3 David AnnasQNK Quảng Nam94 AgostinhoHùng Vương An Giang8 Souleymane DiabateXSKT Cần Thơ6 Kalifa DembelaBình Định7 Mustapha EssumanXSKT Cần Thơ8 Belibi Celestin DidierThan Quảng Ninh69 Vũ Minh TuấnThan Quảng Ninh5 Lucas CantoroCLB Hà Nội
Scoring First goal of the season: Uche Iheruome for Hùng Vương An Giang against Than Quảng Ninh (9 March 2013) Fastest goal of the season: 1 minute, Nguyễn Mạnh Tuấn for Than Quảng Ninh against Hà Nội (30 March 2013) Largest winning margin: 5 goals Hà Nội 0–5 XSKT Cần Thơ (15 June 2013) Highest scoring game(s): 10 goals Hùng Vương An Giang 6-4 QNK Quảng Nam (6 July 2013) Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 6 goals Hùng Vương An Giang 6-4 QNK Quảng Nam (6 July 2013) Most goals scored in a match by a losing team(s): 4 goals Hùng Vương An Giang 6-4 QNK Quảng Nam (6 July 2013)
Clean sheets Most clean sheets: 4 TĐCS Đồng Tháp Fewest clean sheets: 0 TDC Bình Dương
Discipline Most yellow cards (club): 26 Than Quảng Ninh Most yellow cards (player): 5 Nguyễn Tuấn Anh (Than Quảng Ninh) Most red cards (club): 3 Hà Nội Most red cards (players): 1 Vũ Trọng Thông (Hùng Vương An Giang) Nguyễn Hữu Tài (Bình Định) Đỗ Trọng Hòa (XSKT Cần Thơ) Trần Minh Sen (XSKT Cần Thơ) Nguyễn Huy Hùng (Hà Nội) Nguyễn Huỳnh Điệp (Hà Nội) Triệu Văn Mạnh (Hà Nội) Nguyễn Tuấn Anh (Than Quảng Ninh)
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