The V.League 1 (Vietnamese: Giải bóng đá Vô địch Quốc gia), officially named for sponsorship reasons Eximbank V.League 1, is the top professional football
league in Vietnam controlled by Vietnam Professional Football. It is
contested by 12 clubs who play each other on a home and away basis. The
team finishing top at the end of the season are crowned champions and
enter the AFC Cup.
The 2014 V.League 1 (known as the Eximbank V.League 1 for sponsorship reasons) season was the 31st season of the V.League 1, the highest division of Football in Vietnam. The season began on 11 January 2014 and finished on 10 August 2014.
On August, Becamex Bình Dương clinched their third league title after a 1-1 draw against SHB Đà Nẵng.
The V.League season starts in January and ends in August. In each
season, each club plays each of the other clubs twice, once at home and
another away, for a total of 22 games.
Teams are ranked by total points, head-to-head, goal difference and goals scored.
Top team is qualified for AFC Cup group stages.
For 2010 season, two bottom teams are relegated to the Vietnam First Division while third lowest placed team goes to play-off with the third highest placed team from the First Division.
Starting in the 2013 season, the number of clubs participating in
the V.League would be decreased from fourteen to twelve after three
clubs failed to register. Also in the same season, the bottom team will
be relegated to the First Division while the top three teams from the
First Division will be promoted into the V-League.
Starting in the 2015 season, the league is expected to expand to 16 teams.
Source:
Vietnam League
