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 V.League 1 (), also called LPBank V.League 1 for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional football league in Vietnam, controlled by the Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company (VPF). It is contested by 14 clubs who play each ...

, 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. On August, Becamex Bình Dương clinched their third league title after a 1–1 draw against

SHB Đà Nẵng SHB Đà Nẵng Football Club (), simply known as SHB Đà Nẵng, is a Vietnamese professional football club based in Da Nang that plays in V.League 1, the top tier in Vietnamese football, . The club was formerly known as Quang Nam-Da Nang () ...

Changes from last season

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2013 season.

To V.League 1

Promoted from

V.League 2 The Vietnamese National Football First League (), known simply as the V.League 2 and for sponsorship purposes as Gold Star V.League 2, is the second-highest of the Vietnamese football league system after V.League 1, and is currently contested ...

* Hùng Vương An Giang * QNK Quảng Nam * Than Quảng Ninh

From V.League 1

Folded * Kienlongbank Kiên Giang Relegated * Xuân Thành Sài Gòn

Rule Changes

The

Vietnam Football Federation The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF; ) is the governing body of football in Vietnam. It is responsible for the all Vietnamese teams of association football, futsal and beach soccer as well as national competitions. VFF is currently a member of ...

passed a resolution on December 5 that stated only one club was to face relegation to the

2015 V.League 2 The 2015 V.League 2 (referred to as Kienlongbank V.League 2 for sponsorship reasons) was the 21st season of V.League 2, Vietnam's second tier professional football league, which began on 11 April 2015 and finished on 29 August 2015. Changes from ...

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.

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.

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. Following their withdrawal from the league, all their results were declared null and void.

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.

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

Results

Summary

V.League 1 play-off

Season statistics

Top scorers

Hat-tricks

^*: Scored four goals

Awards

Annual awards

Team

References

External links

Official Page
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