Country | Vietnam |
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Confederation | AFC |
Founded | 2000 |
Number of teams | 10 |
Promotion to | V.League 1 |
Relegation to | Vietnamese National Football Second League |
Domestic cup(s) | Vietnamese Cup |
Current champions | Hồ Chí Minh City (2016) |
TV partners | VTV, VTVCab, HTV |
Website | http://www.vnleague.com |
2017 V.League 2 |
The V.League 2, (Vietnamese: Giải bóng đá hạng nhất quốc gia Việt Nam), sometimes called Kienlongbank V.League 2 for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier professional association football league in Vietnam controlled by the Vietnam Professional Football. V.League 2 has 7 teams competing after 3 teams dropped out from the original submission of 10 teams.
Initially the V.League 2 comprised 14 clubs. Starting in the 2013 season, only 8 teams will participate in the V.League 2. Over the course of a season, clubs play a two-leg round-robin format over 18 rounds with a total of 90 matches. The club finishing at the bottom of the league table will be relegated to the V.League 2 while the top 2 clubs will be promoted to the 2015 V.League 1 season.