The 2017 V.League 2 (referred to as Sứ Thiên Thanh V.League 2 for sponsorship reasons) is the 23rd season of V.League 2, Vietnam's second tier professional football league. The season began on 11 February 2017 and finished on 26 July 2017. The season started with 7 clubs after the withdrawals of 3 clubs without any replacements.
Changes from last season
Team changes The following teams had changed division since the 2016 season.
To V.League 2 Promoted from Vietnamese Second League PVF Relegated from V.League 1 Đồng Tháp
From V.League 2 Relegated to Vietnamese Second League Cà Mau Relegated to Vietnamese Third League Đồng Nai (due to financial problems) Promoted to V.League 1 TP Hồ Chí Minh Folded Phú Yên PVF
Rule changes There is only one promotion spot for the champion. Club finishing last will play a play-off match against the 4th-placed club of 2017 Second League.
Teams
Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium CapacityBình PhướcĐồng XoàiBình Phước Stadium10,000Đắk LắkBuôn Ma ThuộtBuôn Ma Thuột Stadium25,000Đồng ThápCao LãnhCao Lãnh Stadium23,000HuếHuếTự Do Stadium25,000Fico Tây NinhTây NinhTây Ninh Stadium15,500Nam ĐịnhNam ĐịnhThiên Trường Stadium20,000ViettelHà NộiHàng Đẫy Stadium 22,500
Personnel and kits TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsorBinh Phuoc FC Lê Thanh Xuân Đặng Trần Hoàng Nhựt Dak Lak FC Trần Phi Ái Huỳnh Văn LiFico Tay Ninh Mang Văn Xích Lâm Văn Ngoan Xi măng FicoHue FC Nguyễn Đức Dũng Trần Đình Minh Hoàng Nam Dinh FC Phạm Hồng Phú Nguyễn Hữu ĐịnhAdidas (fake)MikadoViettel FC Nguyễn Hải Biên Bùi Tiến DũngMitre BankPlus, 4GĐồng Tháp FC Trần Công Minh Trần Minh LợiCodadXSKT Đồng Tháp, Văn Hiến, Happy Food, Ranee
League table
Results
Play-off match
Đồng Tháp won the match and remained in 2018 V.League 2.
Positions by round
Season progress
Season statistics
Top scorers {| class="wikitable" |- !Rank !Player !Club !Goals |- |rowspan=4|1 | Võ Văn Minh |Huế |rowspan=4|5 |- | Phạm Văn Thuận |Nam Định |- | Nguyễn Hồng Quân |Đắk Lắk |- | Bùi Duy Thường |Viettel |- |rowspan=2|5 | Nguyễn Thiện Chí |Đồng Tháp |rowspan=2|4 |- | Lê Đức Tài |Fico Tây Ninh
Own goals PlayerClubAgainstRound Y Thăng ÊbanĐắk LắkNam Định4 Hồ Trường KhangĐồng ThápHuế Nguyễn Quốc ThanhĐắk LắkĐồng Tháp7
Hattrick Player For Against Result Date
Speaking numbers Victory at home with the biggest score: Viettel won 4-0 against Fico Tay Ninh on Thien Truong Stadium in round 14 on July 26, 2017. The biggest away win: Nam Dinh lost 0-4 against Dong Thap on Thien Truong Stadium in the second round on 18 February 2017. Most goals scored: 6 goals in XM Fico Tay Ninh's 4-2 win over Nam Dinh on Tay Ninh in round 10 on July 1, 2017. The team has the longest winning sequence of three matches that is: Viettel from February 11 (round 1) to February 25, 2017 (round 3); Nam Dinh from July 5 (round 11) to July 15, 2017 (round 13). The team has the longest unbeaten 7 games, which is Hue from February 11 (round 1) to April 1, 2017 (round 8). The team has the longest winning streak of 10 games, which is Dong Thap from February 25 (Round 3) to July 26, 2017 (Round 14). The team has the longest losing streak of four matches, which is Dong Thap from March 4 (Round 4) to April 1, 2017 (Round 8). Audience attended the most 20,000 spectators in the match between Nam Dinh beat Viettel 1-0 at Thien Truong Stadium in round 13 on July 26, 2017. The audience attended at least 200 spectators in the match between Viettel 1-1 draw against Dak Lak on My Dinh National Stadium in round 11 on July 5, 2017.
Attendances
By round + 2017 V.League 2 AttendanceRoundTotalGamesAvg. Per Game Round 17,000 3 2,333 Round 29,900 3 3,300 Round 35,200 3 1,733 Round 47,500 3 2,500 Round 53,000 3 1,000 Round 67,000 3 2,333 Round 75,500 3 1,833 Round 85,500 3 1,833 Round 98,400 3 2,800 Round 107,000 3 2,333 Round 116,700 3 2,233 Round 122,700 3 900 Round 1326,000 3 8,667 Round 142,500 3 833 Total103,900 42 2,474
By club
References
External links Official Page