2026 Vietnamese Football League Second Division

Vietnamese Second Division
Season2026
Dates24 March – 16 June 2026
Matches6
Goals7 (1.17 per match)
Biggest home winLam Dong 1–0 Dak Lak
(24 March 2026)
Biggest away winPhu Dong 0–1 PVF
SHB Da Nang B 0–1 Hue
(24 March 2026)
Highest scoringCong An Hanoi B 1–1 Hanoi FC B
Mekong Can Tho 1–1 Vinh Long
(24 March 2026)
Longest winning run3 teams
(1 game)
Longest unbeaten run5 teams
(1 game)
Longest winless run8 teams
(1 game)
Longest losing run3 teams
(1 game)
← 2025
2027 →
All statistics correct as of 24 March 2026.

The 2026 Vietnamese Football League Second Division (Vietnamese: Giải bóng đá Hạng Nhì quốc gia 2026, lit. '2026 National Second Division Football League'), also known as 2026 Vietnamese Second Division (Vietnamese: Giải Hạng Nhì quốc gia 2026, lit. '2026 National Second Division') is the 21st season of Vietnamese Football League Second Division. It started on 24 March and will conclude on 16 June 2026.[1][2][3]

The group tables was drawn on the morning of 10 March 2026.[4]

Teams

Team changes

Promoted from 2025 Third Division Relegated from 2024–25 V.League 2 Promoted to 2025–26 V.League 2 Relegated to 2026 Third Division
Cong An Hanoi B
Ha Tinh
Phu Dong
Truong Giang-Gia Dinh		 Hue Bac Ninh
Gia Dinh
PVF-CAND B
Quang Ninh
Van Hien University		 Phu Tho

Name and participation slot changes

Stadiums and locations

Locations of the 2026 Vietnamese Football League Second Division teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Cong An Hanoi B Hà Nội Thanh Trì Stadium 4,000
Hanoi FC B
Dak Lak FC Đắk Lắk Buôn Ma Thuật Stadium 20,000
Ha Tinh Hà Tĩnh Hà Tĩnh Stadium 10,000
Hue FC Huế Tự Do Stadium 25,000
Lam Dong FC Lâm Đồng Đà Lạt Stadium 20,000
Mekong Can Tho Cần Thơ Cần Thơ Stadium 30,000
Phu Dong Bắc Ninh Từ Sơn Stadium 5,000
PVF Hưng Yên PVF Stadium 3,600
Quang Ngai FC Quảng Ngãi Quảng Ngãi Stadium 12,000
SHB Da Nang B Đà Nẵng Tam Kỳ Stadium 15,000
Tay Ninh FC Tây Ninh Tây Ninh Province Sports Training and Competition Center 500
Truong Giang-Gia Dinh Hồ Chí Minh City Tân Hiệp Stadium 1,000
Vinh Long FC Vĩnh Long Vĩnh Long Stadium 10,000

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Manager Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Cong An Hanoi B Phạm Quang Thành CA Sport Công An Hà Nội
Dak Lak Trần Phi Ái Demenino Sport
Hanoi FC B Phạm Minh Đức Jogarbola T&T Utech
Ha Tinh Huỳnh Hữu Đức Demenino Sport
Hue Lê Chí Nguyện CR Sports
Lam Dong Đoàn Quốc Việt Kamito
Mekong Can Tho Trương Văn Đông CR Sports
Phu Dong Nguyễn Hồng Phong Vloop ThaiGroup
PVF Nguyễn Ngọc Duy Jogarbola
Quang Ngai Nguyễn Xuân Hiếu Aura Revive Café de Măng Đen
SHB Da Nang B Đoàn Hùng Sơn Wika SHB
Tay Ninh Hồ Thanh Hào Kamito Tuấn Sports
Trường Giang-Gia Định Nguyễn Hoàng Huân Chương VH Sport Tây Phương Tây
Vinh Long Nguyễn Minh Cảnh Grand Sport

Dual ancestry Vietnamese players

Beginning on this season, teams are allowed to register 1 Vietnamese player has foreign ancestry and 2 foreign players has Vietnamese ancestry (Regulations Article 7.1).[8]

  • Players name in bold indicates the player was registered after the start of the season.
Club Player 1
(Vietnamese ancestry) 		Player 2
(Vietnamese ancestry) 		Player 3
(Foreign ancestry)
Cong An Hanoi B Morris Vuong
Dak Lak
Hanoi FC B
Ha Tinh
Hue
Lam Dong FC
Mekong Can Tho
Phu Dong
PVF
Quang Ngai
SHB Da Nang B
Tay Ninh
Truong Giang-Gia Dinh
Vinh Long

Notes:

^1 Player is under the process of Vietnamese naturalization.

Standings

14 teams competed in the 2026 season, split into two groups 7 teams each, playing a two-legged round-robin. The top two teams from each group advanced to the final round (Regulations Article 9).[8]

Group A

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Hue 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3 Advance to final round
2 PVF 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3
3 Cong An Hanoi B 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
4 Hanoi FC B 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
5 Ha Tinh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Phu Dong 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
7 SHB Da Nang B 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0 Relegation to Third Division
Updated to match(es) played on 24 March 2026. Source: VFF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored; 5) Disciplinary points; 6) Drawing of lots.[8]

Results

Home \ Away CAH HAN HTI HUE PHD PVF SDN
Cong An Hanoi B — 1–1
Hanoi FC B —
Ha Tinh —
Hue —
Phu Dong — 0–1
PVF —
SHB Da Nang B 0–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 24 March 2026. Source: VFF (1st leg)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group B

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Lam Dong 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3 Advance to final round
2 Mekong Can Tho 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1[a]
3 Vinh Long 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1[a]
4 Tay Ninh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
5 Truong Giang-Gia Dinh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
6 Dak Lak 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
7 Quang Ngai 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Third Division
Updated to match(es) played on 24 March 2026. Source: VFF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored; 5) Disciplinary points; 6) Drawing of lots.[8]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Disciplinary points: Mekong Can Tho: –2; Vinh Long: –3

Results

Home \ Away DLA LDO MCT QNG TNI TGG VLO
Dak Lak —
Lam Dong 1–0 —
Mekong Can Tho — 1–1
Quang Ngai —
Tay Ninh —
Truong Giang-Gia Dinh 0–0 —
Vinh Long —
Updated to match(es) played on 24 March 2026. Source: VFF (1st leg)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final round

In the final round, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, the match is decided by a penalty shoot-out (Regulations Article 10.3).[8]

All times are local (UTC+7)

Bracket

Semi-finals Promoted
     
A1 Winner Group A
B2 Runner-up Group B
Winner Match 1
Winner Match 2
B1 Winner Group B
A2 Runner-up Group A Promotion play-offs
Loser Match 1
Loser Match 2

Semi-finals

The winners will be promoted to 2026–27 V.League 2.

Winner Group AMatch 1Runner-up Group B
Winner Group BMatch 2Runner-up Group A

Promotion play-offs

The winner will be promoted to 2026–27 V.League 2.

Loser Match 1Match 3Loser Match 2

References

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  3. ^ Huy An (24 February 2026). "14 đội cạnh tranh 3 suất thăng hạng tại Giải hạng Nhì quốc gia 2026". nhandan.vn (in Vietnamese). Nhân Dân. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  4. ^ "Bốc thăm xếp lịch thi đấu Giải hạng Nhì quốc gia 2026: 14 đội tranh 3 suất thăng hạng". vff.org.vn (in Vietnamese). Vietnam Football Federation. 10 March 2026. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
  5. ^ "Câu lạc bộ Bóng đá Kon Tum đổi tên thành Câu lạc bộ Bóng đá Quảng Ngãi". baoquangngai.vn (in Vietnamese). Báo Quảng Ngãi. 10 September 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  6. ^ "Quảng Ngãi định hướng phát triển bóng đá hạng Nhì và bóng đá chuyên nghiệp". bvhttdl.gov.vn (in Vietnamese). Cổng Thông Tin Điện Tử Bộ văn hóa, thể thao và du lịch. 16 October 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  7. ^ "️⚽ CHUYỂN GIAO HOÀI ĐỨC FC 👉 MÊ KÔNG CẦN THƠ". HOÀI ĐỨC FC. 26 January 2026 – via Facebook.
  8. ^ a b c d e "ĐIỀU LỆ GIẢI BÓNG ĐÁ HẠNG NHÌ QUỐC GIA 2026" [2026 Vietnamese Second Division regulations] (PDF). vff.org.vn (in Vietnamese). Vietnam Football Federation. 9 February 2026. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
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