The 2023 V.League 2, known as the Gold Star V.League 2 () for sponsorship reasons, will be the 29th season of V. League 2, Vietnam's second tier professional football league. The season is scheduled to commence on 6 April 2023.
Changes from the previous season Promoted from2022 Second Division Relegated from2022 V.League 1 Promoted to2023 V.League 1 Relegated to2023 Second DivisionNot engaged Binh ThuanHoa Binh Saigon Cong An Nhan DanKhanh Hoa Daklak SaigonCan Tho
Withdrawn clubs On February 14, 2023, both Saigon and Can Tho announced they would not attend 2023 V.League 2 due to financial reasons. Saigon sold their spot in the league to Lam Dong before subsequently dissolving. However, Saigon said that their facilities and professional work have not met the conditions, not guaranteeing long-term progress so Saigon have been dissolved while Lam Dong still play in the Vietnamese Football League Second Division. Meanwhile, Can Tho will play in the Vietnamese Football League Third Division from the 2023–24 season.
Competition format Initially, the Organizing Committee decided that the tournament would apply the format of season 2021 but with a few changes:
Stage 1: Consists of 11 rounds of single round-robin, this result will divide 11 teams into 2 groups: the top 5 teams will enter group A, the remaining 6 teams will enter group B. The scores of the teams will remain the same when entering group stage 2. Stage 2: Group A (Competition for the Championship): Consists of 5 teams, ranked from 1 to 5. Teams compete in another single round robin. Each team will play 2 home matches and 2 away matches. The winning team will compete in 2023–24 V.League 1. Group B (Relegation Race): Consists of 6 teams, with ranking positions from 6 to 11. Teams compete in another single round robin. The teams ranked 6-8 in the first stage play 3 home matches, the remaining 3 teams play 2 home matches. The 11th-placed team will be relegated to the 2023–24 Vietnamese League Two.
However, with Saigon dropping out of the tournament, on March 3, VPF discussed and came to a decision to return to the double round-robin format with 18 rounds when the tournament had 10 teams left. The winning team will compete in 2023–24 V.League 1. The 10th-placed team will play a play-off against a team from the 2023 Vietnamese League Two to determine the team that will compete in the 2023–24 Vietnamese League Two.
Prize money 1st place: 1 billion VND (US$42643) ==> 2 billion VND (US$85286) 2nd place: 500 million VND (US$21321) ==> 1 billion VND (US$42643) 3rd place: 250 million VND (US$10660) ==> 500 million VND (US$21321)
Name change Pho Hien FC changed their name to PVF-CAND FC on 22 February 2023.
Participating clubs by province
Team Location Stadium Capacity Previousseason rankBa Ria-Vung TauBa Ria–Vung TauBa RiaVL2 (4th)Binh PhuocBinh PhuocBinh PhuocVL2 (10th)Binh ThuanNinh ThuanNinh Thuan SD (playoffs)Phu DongNinh BinhNinh Binh22,000VL2 (11th)Hoa BinhHoa Binh Hoa Binh SD (playoffs)PVF-CANDHung YenPVFVL2 (5th)Long AnLong AnLong AnVL2 (6th)Phu ThoPhu ThoViet TriVL2 (9th)Quang NamQuang NamTam KyVL2 (3rd)HueThua Thien HueTu DoVL2 (7th)
Personnel and kits TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor Ba Ria-Vung Tau Nguyễn Minh Phương Huỳnh Văn Ly VNS Long Sơn PetrochemicalsBinh Phuoc Lê Thanh Xuân Lương Văn Kỳ Fraser SportsBinh Thuan Nguyễn Minh Dũng Trần Hữu Thắng VNA SportsPhu Dong Nguyễn Văn Đàn Dương Văn An Kamito Xuân Nam Việt Corp.Hoa Binh Lê Quốc Vượng Trần Văn Thắng Kamito VGEC (Vietnam Germany Eager Joint Stock Company)PVF-CAND Mauro Jerónimo Huỳnh Công Đến KamitoLong An Nguyễn Anh Đức Phan Tấn Tài Long An PortPhu Tho Hồ Hoàng Tiến Lê Hải Đức HP SportQuang Nam Văn Sỹ Sơn Ngân Văn Đại VNA SportsHue Nguyễn Đức Dũng Nguyễn Tiến Tạo
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment Long An FC Ngô Quang Sang Promoted to technical director 15 November 2022 Pre-season Nguyễn Anh Đức 22 November 2022 Phu Tho FC Vũ Như Thành 27 May 2023 Resigned 10th Hồ Hoàng Tiến 30 May 2023
League table
Play-off to attend 2023–24 V.League 2
Results
Position by round
Attendances to stadium
Season statistics Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Nguyễn Thanh Nhàn PVF-CAND10 Lê Văn Nam Quảng Nam3 Lê Minh Bình PVF-CAND94 Phù Trung Phong Bình Phước8 Nguyễn Minh Quang Bình Thuận Nguyễn Đình Bắc Quảng Nam7 Hồ Thanh Minh Huế78 Trần Gia Huy Hòa Bình5 Ngô Hoàng Anh Long An Lê Thanh Phong Lê Hải Đức Phú Thọ
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Phù Trung PhongBình PhướcQuảng Nam4–3 (H)25 May 2023 Nguyễn Thanh NhànPVF-CANDBình Thuận5–2 (A)3 August 2023 Nguyễn Đình Bắc4Quảng NamBình Thuận7–1 (A)15 August 2023 Lê Văn NamQuảng NamBình Thuận7–1 (A)15 August 2023
Clean sheets RankPlayerClubMatches1 Dương Văn CườngPhù Đổng9 Tống Đức AnQuảng Nam3 Nguyễn Tiến TạoHuế6 Phí Minh LongPVF-CAND5 Nguyễn Anh TuấnBà Rịa-Vũng Tàu5
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