The 2017 V.League 2 (referred to as Sứ Thiên Thanh V.League 2 for sponsorship reasons) is the 23rd season of V.League 2, Vietnam's second tier professional football league. The season began on 11 February 2017 and finished on 26 July 2017. The season started with 7 clubs after the withdrawals of 3 clubs without any replacements.

Changes from last season

Team changes

The following teams had changed division since the 2016 season.

To V.League 2 Promoted from Vietnamese Second League PVF Relegated from V.League 1 Đồng ThápFrom V.League 2 Relegated to Vietnamese Second League Cà Mau Relegated to Vietnamese Third League Đồng Nai (due to financial problems) Promoted to V.League 1 TP Hồ Chí Minh Folded Phú Yên PVF

Rule changes

There is only one promotion spot for the champion. Club finishing last will play a play-off match against the 4th-placed club of 2017 Second League.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

2017 V.League 2 is located in Vietnam
Locations of the 2017 V.League 2 teams
TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Bình PhướcĐồng XoàiBình Phước Stadium10,000
Đắk LắkBuôn Ma ThuộtBuôn Ma Thuột Stadium25,000
Đồng ThápCao LãnhCao Lãnh Stadium23,000
HuếHuếTự Do Stadium25,000
Fico Tây NinhTây NinhTây Ninh Stadium15,500
Nam ĐịnhNam ĐịnhThiên Trường Stadium20,000
ViettelHà NộiHàng Đẫy Stadium22,500

Personnel and kits

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Binh Phuoc FCVietnam Lê Thanh XuânVietnam Đặng Trần Hoàng Nhựt
Dak Lak FCVietnam Trần Phi ÁiVietnam Huỳnh Văn Li
Fico Tay NinhVietnam Mang Văn XíchVietnam Lâm Văn NgoanXi măng Fico
Hue FCVietnam Nguyễn Đức DũngVietnam Trần Đình Minh Hoàng
Nam Dinh FCVietnam Phạm Hồng PhúVietnam Nguyễn Hữu ĐịnhAdidas (fake)Mikado
Viettel FCVietnam Nguyễn Hải BiênVietnam Bùi Tiến DũngMitreBankPlus, 4G
Đồng Tháp FCVietnam Trần Công MinhVietnam Trần Minh LợiCodadXSKT Đồng Tháp, Văn Hiến, Happy Food, Ranee

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Nam Định (C, P)127231714+323Promotion to 2018 V.League 1
2Huế125522110+1120
3Bình Phước126151112−119
4Viettel12462159+618
5Đắk Lắk124351418−415
6Fico Tây Ninh122551320−711
7Đồng Tháp (O)121471523−87V.League 2 play-off

Results

Home \ AwayBPCDLKDTPFTNHUENDIVTL
Bình Phước1–03–21–00–02–12–1
Đắk Lắk2–03–21–03–20–10–2
Đồng Tháp0–12–21–10–30–20–1
Fico Tây Ninh2–12–21–10–34–21–1
Huế2–03–04–11–11–11–1
Nam Định1–02–00–42–13–11–0
Viettel1–01–12–24–00–01–1

Play-off match

Đồng Tháp2–1Bình Thuận
Bạch Đăng Khoa 48' Nguyễn Ngọc Anh 90+2'Nguyễn Vũ Trường Giang 57'

Đồng Tháp won the match and remained in 2018 V.League 2.

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314
Bình Phước24233332444333
Đắk Lắk66777756555555
Đồng Tháp73345677777777
Fico Tây Ninh57556565666666
Huế F.C.42422111213222
Nam Định35664444131111
Viettel11111223322444

Season progress

Win
Draw
Lose
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314
Bình PhướcWLWLDW-WL-LWLW
Đắk LắkL-LLWLW-WDDLDW
Đồng ThápLWDL-LLLDDDL-L
Fico Tây Ninh-LDWLDLD-WDLDL
Huế F.C.DW-WDWDDLD-WWL
Nam ĐịnhDLLWD-WWWLWWW-
ViettelWWW-DDDLDDD-LW

Season statistics

As of 27 July 2017

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1Vietnam Võ Văn MinhHuế5
Vietnam Phạm Văn ThuậnNam Định
Vietnam Nguyễn Hồng QuânĐắk Lắk
Vietnam Bùi Duy ThườngViettel
5Vietnam Nguyễn Thiện ChíĐồng Tháp4
Vietnam Lê Đức TàiFico Tây Ninh

Own goals

PlayerClubAgainstRound
Vietnam Y Thăng ÊbanĐắk LắkNam Định4
Vietnam Hồ Trường KhangĐồng ThápHuế
Vietnam Nguyễn Quốc ThanhĐắk LắkĐồng Tháp7

Hattrick

PlayerForAgainstResultDate

Speaking numbers

  • Victory at home with the biggest score: Viettel won 4-0 against Fico Tay Ninh on Thien Truong Stadium in round 14 on July 26, 2017.
  • The biggest away win: Nam Dinh lost 0-4 against Dong Thap on Thien Truong Stadium in the second round on 18 February 2017.
  • Most goals scored: 6 goals in XM Fico Tay Ninh's 4-2 win over Nam Dinh on Tay Ninh in round 10 on July 1, 2017.
  • The team has the longest winning sequence of three matches that is: Viettel from February 11 (round 1) to February 25, 2017 (round 3); Nam Dinh from July 5 (round 11) to July 15, 2017 (round 13).
  • The team has the longest unbeaten 7 games, which is Hue from February 11 (round 1) to April 1, 2017 (round 8).
  • The team has the longest winning streak of 10 games, which is Dong Thap from February 25 (Round 3) to July 26, 2017 (Round 14).
  • The team has the longest losing streak of four matches, which is Dong Thap from March 4 (Round 4) to April 1, 2017 (Round 8).
  • Audience attended the most 20,000 spectators in the match between Nam Dinh beat Viettel 1-0 at Thien Truong Stadium in round 13 on July 26, 2017.
  • The audience attended at least 200 spectators in the match between Viettel 1-1 draw against Dak Lak on My Dinh National Stadium in round 11 on July 5, 2017.

Attendances

As of 26 July 2017

By round

2017 V.League 2 Attendance
RoundTotalGamesAvg. Per Game
Round 17,00032,333
Round 29,90033,300
Round 35,20031,733
Round 47,50032,500
Round 53,00031,000
Round 67,00032,333
Round 75,50031,833
Round 85,50031,833
Round 98,40032,800
Round 107,00032,333
Round 116,70032,233
Round 122,7003900
Round 1326,00038,667
Round 142,5003833
Total103,900422,474

By club

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1Nam Định43,00020,0003,0007,167n/a†
2Huế F.C.19,0004,0002,0003,167n/a†
3Fico Tây Ninh13,5003,0001,5002,250n/a†
4Đắk Lắk8,5002,0001,0001,417n/a†
5Bình Phước8,2003,5005001,367n/a†
6Đồng Tháp7,2002,0005001,200n/a†
7Viettel4,5001,500200750n/a†
League total103,90020,0002002,474+12.1%†

Updated to games played on 26 July 2017 Source:

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