Football league season
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 Vietnamese football and the 14th as a professional league. The season began on 11 January 2014 and finished on 10 August 2014.[1]
On August, Becamex Bình Dương clinched their third league title after a 1–1 draw against SHB Đà Nẵng.[2]
Changes from last season
Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2013 season.[3]
Rule Changes
The Vietnam Football Federation passed a resolution on December 5 that stated only one club was to face relegation to the 2015 V.League 2 at the end of the 2014 campaign. Two clubs from the 2014 V.League 2 will be promoted to the 2015 V.League 1 campaign.[4]
Teams
Of the 13 participating teams, ten remain following the 2013 V.League 1. They are joined by three teams promoted from the 2013 V.League 2. Kienlongbank Kiên Giang withdrew from the 2014 campaign, citing financial issues.[5]
Locations of Clubs for the 2014 V-League season
Match-fixing scandal
Ninh Bình wrote to the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and to the Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company to be allowed to stop their participation in the league and also the AFC Cup due to 13 players being involved in match fixing. They had played 8 league matches and were third from bottom at the time.[6] Following their withdrawal from the league, all their results were declared null and void.[7]
Rule Changes
Due to the match fixing scandal and withdrawal of Ninh Bình, it was decided that the bottom-placed team at the end of the season will take part in a play-off match against the third-placed team in the First Division for the right to play in the V-League next season.[8]
Stadium and locations
Sponsors of football teams
Managerial changes
Foreign players
Note:
1Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Vietnamese Residency;
2Vietnamese residents who have chosen to represent another national team
League table
Updated to match(es) played on 16 August 2014. Source: Vietnam Professional Football
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Results
Summary
Updated to match(es) played on 10 August 2014. Source: Vietnam Professional Football
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
V.League 1 play-off
Season statistics
Top scorers
- As of 10 August 2014
Hat-tricks
*: Scored four goals
Awards
Annual awards
Team
References
- ^ "VPF tổ chức Lễ bốc thăm và Xếp lịch thi đấu các giải BĐCN 2014 vào ngày 21/11". VNLeague.com. November 18, 2013. Archived from the original on November 21, 2013. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
- ^ "B.Bình Dương vô địch V.League sớm 1 vòng đấu". vietnamnet.vn. 3 August 2014. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ^ "Kien Giang abandons V.League, Binh Dinh gives up First Division Tournament". VietNam Net. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ "V.League 2014 sẽ chỉ có một đội phải xuống hạng". Goal.com Vietnam. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ^ "V-League 2014 kick off slated for mid-January". NhanDan.vn. November 22, 2013. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
- ^ "AFC to Monitor Vietnam Match-Fixing Issue". aseanfootball.org. April 12, 2014. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
- ^ "Ninh Binh Quit V-League but Not AFC Cup". aseanfootball.org. April 18, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
- ^ "Organisers adjust V-League after Ninh Binh withdrawal". english.vietnamnet.vn. April 17, 2014. Archived from the original on December 21, 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
- ^ "B.Bình Dương bổ nhiệm HLV trưởng mới". GOAL.com. February 10, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
- ^ "HLV Mai Đức Chung xin từ chức". vnexpress.net. July 21, 2014. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
- ^ "Số liệu chuyên môn trước vòng 8 giải bóng đá HNQG - Kienlongbank 2014". VNLeague.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
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