The 2014 V.League 1 (known as the Eximbank V.League 1 for sponsorship reasons) season was the 31st season of the V.League 1, the highest division of Vietnamese football and the 14th as a professional league. 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 Folded Kienlongbank Kiên Giang
Relegated Xuân Thành Sài Gòn
Rule Changes The Vietnam Football Federation passed a resolution on December 5 that stated only one club was to face relegation to the 2015 V.League 2 at the end of the 2014 campaign. Two clubs from the 2014 V.League 2 will be promoted to the 2015 V.League 1 campaign.
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 Ninh Bình wrote to the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) 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.
Stadium and locations ClubBasedHome stadiumCapacityFirst season in V.LeagueManagerBecamex Bình DươngThủ Dầu MộtGò Đậu Stadium18,2502004 Lê Thụy HảiĐồng NaiBiên HòaĐồng Nai Stadium25,0002013 Trần Bình SựĐồng Tâm Long AnTân AnLong An Stadium19,9752003 Ngô Quang SangHà Nội T&THà NộiHàng Đẫy Stadium22,0002008 Phan Thanh HùngHải PhòngHải PhòngLạch Tray Stadium28,0002000 Dylan KerrHoàng Anh Gia LaiPleikuPleiku Stadium12,0002003 Choi Yun-KyumHùng Vương An GiangLong XuyênAn Giang Stadium15,2002014 Nhan Thiện NhânQNK Quảng NamTam KỳTam Kỳ Stadium15,6242014 Vũ Quang BảoSHB Đà NẵngĐà NẵngChi Lăng Stadium28,0002001 Lê Huỳnh ĐứcSông Lam Nghệ AnVinhVinh Stadium12,0002000 Nguyễn Hữu ThắngThan Quảng NinhCẩm PhảCẩm Phả Stadium15,0002014 Đinh Cao NghĩaThanh HóaThanh HóaThanh Hóa Stadium14,0002010 Hoàng Thanh Tùng (interim)XM The Vissai Ninh BìnhNinh BìnhNinh Bình Stadium22,0002010 Nguyễn Văn Sỹ
Sponsors of football teams Team Kits SponsorsBecamex Binh DuongBecamex IDCDong NaiDong Tam Long AnDong Tam GroupHanoi T&TKappaBSH OtranHaiphongVicemHoang Anh Gia LaiHung Vuong An GiangHung Vuong An GiangQNK Quang NamKappa (fake)CollageaSHB Da NangSHBSong Lam Nghe AnKappaBac A BankThan Quang NinhVinacominThanh HoaViettelXM The Vissai Ninh BinhVissai
Managerial changes Team Outgoing Head Coach Manner of departure Incoming Head Coach Hải Phòng Hoàng Anh Tuấn Contract terminated Dylan Kerr Becamex Bình Dương Nguyễn Minh Dũng Sacked Lê Thụy Hải Thanh Hóa Mai Đức Chung Resigned Hoàng Thanh Tùng (interim)
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 Lucas Gaúcho 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 Junior Rodrigues De Azevedo Marcos Jeferson1 SHB Đà Nẵng Adrian Valentić Jhonatan 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
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Hoàng Vũ SamsonHà Nội T&T232 Timothy AnjembeHoàng Anh Gia Lai183 Abass Cheikh DiengBecamex Bình Dương164 GonzaloHà Nội T&T13 Uche IheruomeThan Quảng Ninh6 Nguyễn Hải AnhĐồng Nai12 Đinh Thanh TrungQNK Quảng Nam8 Nguyễn Văn QuyếtHà Nội T&T 119 Lê Công VinhSông Lam Nghệ An910 Nguyễn Anh ĐứcBecamex Bình Dương8
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Timothy Anjembe Hoàng Anh Gia Lai Sông Lam Nghệ An 3–1 9 February 2014 Hoàng Vũ Samson Hà Nội T&T Đồng Tâm Long An 1–6 28 March 2014 Luiz Henrique Đồng Nai Thanh Hóa 8–0 12 April 2014 Hoàng Vũ Samson Hà Nội T&T Hùng Vương An Giang 3–4 14 April 2014 Timothy Anjembe Hoàng Anh Gia Lai Than Quảng Ninh 3–2 3 May 2014 Nguyễn Văn Quyết Hà Nội T&T Đồng Nai 2–3 11 June 2014 Hoàng Vũ Samson Hà Nội T&T Hoàng Anh Gia Lai 3–1 27 July 2014 *: Scored four goals
Awards Annual awards Award Winner Club Manager of the Season Nguyễn Thanh Sơn Becamex Bình Dương Player of the Season Nguyễn Anh Đức Becamex Bình Dương Young Player of the Year Trần Minh Vương Hoàng Anh Gia Lai Best Referee Nguyễn Trọng Thư Best assistant referee Phạm Mạnh Long
Team of the Year Goalkeeper Nguyễn Quốc Thiện Esele (Becamex Bình Dương) Defence Nguyễn Văn Việt (Than Quảng Ninh) Danny van Bakel (FLC Thanh Hóa) Nguyễn Huy Cường (Than Quảng Ninh) Âu Văn Hoàn (Becamex Bình Dương) Midfield Nguyễn Anh Đức (Becamex Bình Dương) Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng (Becamex Bình Dương) Hoàng Minh Tâm (SHB Đà Nẵng) Nguyễn Văn Quyết (Hà Nội T&T) Attack Abass Cheikh Dieng (Becamex Bình Dương) Hoàng Vũ Samson (Hà Nội T&T)
Team AwardRecipientNotesBest OrganizerBecamex Bình DươngBest Young TrainingSông Lam Nghệ AnBest Fan ClubThan Quảng NinhBest FieldBecamex Bình Dương
References
External links Official Page