2010 V-League

The 2010 V-League season was the 54th season of Vietnam's professional football league.

V-League
Season2010
ChampionsHà Nội T&T F.C.
RelegatedNam Định F.C.
Matches played182
Goals scored513 (2.82 per match)
Average goals/game2,81
Top goalscorer Gastón Merlo
(19 goals)
Highest scoringB.Bình Dương 6–2 LS.Thanh Hóa
Longest winning runT&T Hà Nội
Longest losing runNam Định F.C.
Highest attendance29.000
Xi Măng Hải Phòng FC v SHB Đà Nẵng F.C.
Lowest attendance300
(Navibank Sài Gòn F.C. v Khánh Hòa F.C.
Average attendance8.297
← 2009
2011 →

The league and cup winners would enter the 2011 AFC Cup.

The bottom side at the end of the season get relegated. The side that finishes 2ND from bottom enters an end of season play-off match against the 2nd Division's 2nd placed side.

Teams

Ho Chi Minh City and Thanh Hóa were relegated to the 2010 Vietnam First Division after finishing the 2009 season in the bottom two places.

The two relegated teams were replaced by 2009 Vietnam First Division champions XM The Vissai Ninh Bình and runners-up Hòa Phát Hà Nội.

Nam Định defeated Thành phố Cần Thơ in the end of season promotion/relegation match to secure their place in the V. League.

Thể Công and Quân Khu 4 were renamed to Viettel F.C. and Navibank Sài Gòn at the end of the 2009 campaign.[1] Viettel then sold their V. League slot to Thanh Hóa, to allow them to stay in the V. League after being relegated the previous season.[2]

Stadia and locations
Locations of the V. League 2010 teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Becamex Bình Dương Thủ Dầu Một Gò Đậu Stadium 18,250
Đồng Tâm Long An Tân An, Long An Long An Stadium 19,975
Đồng Tháp Cao Lãnh Cao Lãnh Stadium 23,000
Hòa Phát Hà Nội Hanoi Hàng Đẫy Stadium 22,500
Hoàng Anh Gia Lai Pleiku Pleiku Stadium 15,000
Khatoco Khánh Hòa Nha Trang Nha Trang Stadium 25,000
Lam Sơn Thanh Hóa Thanh Hóa Thanh Hóa Stadium 14,000
Megastar Nam Định Nam Định Thiên Trường Stadium 30,000
Navibank Sài Gòn Ho Chi Minh City Thống Nhất Stadium 25,000
SHB Đà Nẵng Da Nang Chi Lăng Stadium 30,000
Sông Lam Nghệ A Vinh Vinh Stadium 22,000
T&T Hà Nội Hanoi Hàng Đẫy Stadium 22,500
Xi Măng Hải Phòng Hai Phong Lạch Tray Stadium 28,000
XM The Vissai Ninh Bình Ninh Bình Ninh Bình Stadium 22,000

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Incoming manager
T&T Hà Nội Nguyễn Hữu Thắng Contract expired [3] Phan Thanh Hung
XM The Vissai Ninh Bình Robert Lim Bad results [4] Lê Thụy Hải
Đồng Tâm Long An Jose Luis Health reasons [5] Trần Công Minh
Đồng Tâm Long An Trần Công Minh Temporary coach [6] Ricardo Formosinho
Bình Dương Mai Đức Chung Bad results [7] Đặng Trần Chỉnh
Navibank Sài Gòn Vũ Quang Bảo Bad results [8] Mai Đức Chung

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hà Nội T&T (C) 26 14 4 8 35 25 +10 46 2011 AFC Cup Group stage
2 Hải Phòng 26 14 3 9 41 34 +7 45
3 TĐCS Đồng Tháp 26 13 5 8 43 34 +9 44
4 Khatoco Khánh Hòa 26 13 4 9 42 42 0 43
5 Đồng Tâm Long An 26 13 4 9 43 31 +12 43
6 SHB Đà Nẵng 26 12 4 10 41 44 −3 40
7 Hoàng Anh Gia Lai 26 11 6 9 34 27 +7 39
8 Sông Lam Nghệ An 26 9 10 7 36 26 +10 37 2011 AFC Cup Group stage[lower-alpha 1]
9 Becamex Bình Dương 26 11 4 11 48 40 +8 37
10 Hòa Phát Hà Nội 26 10 6 10 41 44 −3 36
11 Vissai Ninh Bình 26 8 10 8 33 34 −1 34
12 Thanh Hóa 26 8 7 11 36 46 −10 31
13 Navibank Sài Gòn 26 4 8 14 21 39 −18 20 Promotion/relegation playoffs
14 Nam Định 26 3 3 20 19 47 −28 12 Relegation to Vietnamese First Division
Updated to match(es) played on 22 August 2010. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Qualified by winning the 2010 Vietnamese Cup.
 V-League
2010 Winners 
Hà Nội T&T F.C.
1st title

Top scorers
Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Gastón Merlo SHB Đà Nẵng 19
2 Evaldo Goncalves Hoàng Anh Gia Lai 16
3 Huỳnh Kesley Alves Bình Dương 14
Timothy Anjembe Hòa Phát Hà Nội 14
5 Samson Kayode Đồng Tháp F.C. 13
Nguyễn Quang Hải Khánh Hòa 13
7 Leandro Xi Măng Hải Phòng FC 12
Danny Mrwanda Đồng Tâm Long An F.C. 12
Tshamala Kabanga Đồng Tâm Long An F.C. 12
10 Gustavo Dourado XM The Vissai Ninh Bình 11
Rajko Vidovic Sông Lam Nghệ An 11

Awards

Monthly awards
Month Club of the Month Coach of the Month Player of the Month Best goal(s) of the Month
Coach Club Player Club Player Club
January
February		 SHB Đà Nẵng Lê Huỳnh Đức SHB Đà Nẵng Gastón Merlo SHB Đà Nẵng Cauê Benicio Hà Nội T&T
March TĐCS Đồng Tháp Lê Huỳnh Đức SHB Đà Nẵng Samson Kayode TĐCS Đồng Tháp Cao Sỹ Cường Hà Nội T&T
April Hà Nội T&T Phan Thanh Hùng Hà Nội T&T Evaldo Goncalves Hoàng Anh Gia Lai Gaspard Yelleduor Nam Định
May Becamex Bình Dương Phạm Công Lộc TĐCS Đồng Tháp Samson Kayode TĐCS Đồng Tháp Hà Minh Tuấn SHB Đà Nẵng
June TĐCS Đồng Tháp Phạm Công Lộc TĐCS Đồng Tháp Gonzalo Marronkle Hà Nội T&T Dzigba B. Mawusi Hoàng Anh Gia Lai
July Hà Nội T&T Phan Thanh Hùng Hà Nội T&T Timothy Anjembe Hòa Phát Hà Nội Tiago de Paula Hoàng Anh Gia Lai
August Xi măng Hải Phòng Phan Thanh Hùng Hà Nội T&T Gonzalo Marronkle Hà Nội T&T Danny Mrwanda Đồng Tâm Long An

Relegation Play-off
Than Quảng Ninh0 – 2Navibank Sài Gòn
VFF Report (in Vietnamese) Nguyễn Văn Khải  61'
Leandro  66'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Hoàng Anh Tuấn (Vietnam)

References
  1. NAVIBANK TAKE OVER FOURTH MILITARY ZONE
  2. "Thanh Hoa withdraws from First Division 2010". Archived from the original on 2010-01-27. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
  3. "T&T squad eyes top-3 finish". Archived from the original on 2010-01-29. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
  4. "Coach Le Thuy Hai joins Ninh Binh with record salary". Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
  5. Coach Vietnam: Dong Tam Appoint Ricardo Formosinho As Coach
  6. Coach Vietnam: Dong Tam Appoint Ricardo Formosinho As Coach
  7. "Binh Duong club fires Calisto's former assistant". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
  8. "Calisto's former assistant joins Navibank Saigon". Archived from the original on 2010-07-15. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
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