V.League 1

V.League 1 (Vietnamese pronunciation: [vi:˧ li:k˧], Vietnamese: Giải bóng đá Vô địch Quốc gia, lit. 'National Football Championship') 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 General Department of Railways Football Team being the first winner. The league turned professional in the 2000–01 season, which allowed clubs to hire foreign players. From 2012, the organising power was transferred from the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) to Vietnam Professional Football JSC (VPF) as a joint venture between VFF and participating clubs. Thể Công-Viettel and Hanoi have won the title 6 times each, the most among V-League clubs. The current champion is Cong An Hanoi, which won the 2025–26 edition.