V.League 1

Also known as Toyota V.League 1, V-League

association football league in Vietnam

Key facts

Organising body: Vietnam Football Federation (VPF)
Founded: 1980 ; 46 years ago ( 1980 )
Country: Vietnam
Confederation: AFC
Relegation to: V.League 2
Domestic cup s: Vietnamese Cup , Vietnamese Super Cup
International cup s: AFC Champions League Two , ASEAN Club Championship
Current champions: Công An Hà Nội (3rd title) , ( 2025–26 )
Most championships: Hà Nội , Thể Công–Viettel , (6 titles)
Most appearances: Lê Tấn Tài (434)
Top scorer: Hoàng Vũ Samson (202)
Broadcaster s: FPT Play , TV360 , (all matches) , VTV (VTV5, VTV7), HTV (HTV Thể Thao) (selected matches)

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V.League 1 ( Vietnamese pronunciation: [vi:˧ li:k˧], Vietnamese: Giải bóng đá Vô địch Quốc gia, lit. 'National Football Championship'), also called LPBank V.League 1 for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional football league in Vietnam, commercially organized by the Vietnam Professional Football JSC (VPF). It is contested by 14 clubs who play each other on a home and away basis. The team finishing at the top at the end of the season is crowned the champion and enters the AFC Champions League Two.

The league was founded in 1980 as the National A1 League, with Tổng Cục Đường Sắt being the first winner. The league turned professional in the 2000–01 season, which allowed clubs to hire foreign players. Vietnam Professional Football (VPF) was established in 2012, and the organising power was transferred from the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) to Vietnam Professional Football Jointstock Company (VPF).