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2026 Vietnamese Football League Second Division

Vietnamese Second Division
Season2026
Dates24 March – 16 June 2026
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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') will be the 21st season of Vietnamese Football League Second Division. It will start on 24 March and will conclude on 16 June 2026.[1][2]

The fixtures will be drawn on 6 March 2026 at 09:30 ICT.

Teams

Team changes

Promoted from 2025 Third Division Relegated from 2024–25 V.League 2 Promoted to 2025–26 V.League 2 Relegated from 2025 Second 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

  • On 26 January 2026, Hoai Duc sold their participation slot to Mekong Can Tho.[5]

Stadiums and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Cong An Hanoi B Hà Nội ???
Hanoi FC B Thanh Trì Stadium 4,000
Phu Dong
Dak Lak FC Đắk Lắk Buôn Ma Thuật Stadium 20,000
Ha Tinh Hà Tĩnh ??? ???
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
PVF Hưng Yên PVF Stadium 3,600
Quang Ngai FC Quảng Ngãi Kon Tum Stadium 11,000
SHB Da Nang B Đà Nẵng Quân Khu 5 Stadium 12,000
Tay Ninh FC Tây Ninh Tây Ninh Province Sports Training and Competition Center 500
Trường Giang-Gia Định 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 Vietnam Phạm Quang Thành Vietnam CA Sport Vietnam Công An Hà Nội
Dak Lak Vietnam Trần Phi Ái Vietnam Demenino Sport
Hanoi FC B Vietnam Phạm Minh Đức Japan Jogarbola Vietnam T&T Utech
Ha Tinh Vietnam Huỳnh Hữu Đức Vietnam Demenino Sport
Hue Vietnam Nguyễn Đức Dũng Vietnam CR Sports
Lam Dong Vietnam Đoàn Quốc Việt Vietnam Kamito
Mekong Can Tho TBA TBA
Phu Dong Vietnam Nguyễn Hồng Phong Vietnam Vloop Vietnam ThaiGroup
PVF Vietnam Nguyễn Ngọc Duy Japan Jogarbola
Quang Ngai Vietnam Đinh Văn Dũng Vietnam Aura Revive Vietnam Café de Măng Đen
SHB Da Nang B Vietnam Đoàn Hùng Sơn Vietnam Wika Vietnam SHB
Tay Ninh Vietnam Hồ Thanh Hào Vietnam Kamito Vietnam Tuấn Sports
Trường Giang-Gia Định Vietnam Nguyễn Hoàng Huân Chương Vietnam VH Sport Vietnam Tây Phương Tây
Vinh Long Vietnam Nguyễn Minh Cảnh Thailand 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).[1]

  • 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 Australia Morris Vuong
Dak Lak
Hanoi FC B
Ha Tinh
Hue United States Khanh Nam Le
Lam Dong FC
Mekong Can Tho
Phu Dong
PVF
Quang Ngai
SHB Da Nang B
Tay Ninh
Truong Giang-Gia Dinh BrazilVietnam Huỳnh Kesley Alves
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).[1]

Group A

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to final round
2 A2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 A3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 A4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 A5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 A6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 A7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 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.[1]

Group B

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 B1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to final round
2 B2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 B3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 B4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 B5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 B6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 B7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 25 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.[1]

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).[1]

The two winners of the semi-finals will promote to 2026–27 V.League 2.

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

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

Promotion play-offs

Loser Match 1Match 3Loser Match 2

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "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.
  2. ^ "Giải hạng Nhì quốc gia 2026 khởi tranh từ ngày 24-3, có 3 suất lên hạng" [The 2026 National Second Division will kick off on 24th March, with 3 promotion spots]. thethao.sggp.org.vn (in Vietnamese). Báo SÀI GÒN GIẢI PHÓNG. 9 February 2026. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "️⚽ CHUYỂN GIAO HOÀI ĐỨC FC 👉 MÊ KÔNG CẦN THƠ". HOÀI ĐỨC FC. 26 January 2026 – via Facebook.
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