Representative of Ninh Binh Club at the draw ceremony for the 2025 - 2026 V-League match schedule - Photo: VPF
In round 1 of V-League 2025 - 2026, Ninh Binh Club, the newly promoted team from the First Division last season, will visit Ha Tinh . With strong investment from the coaching staff to the players, Ninh Binh is expected to bring a new breeze, promising to increase the attractiveness of the Vietnam National Championship.
Defending champions Thep Xanh Nam Dinh will play at home against Hai Phong FC at Thien Truong Stadium. Meanwhile, runners-up Hanoi FC will visit Ho Chi Minh City Police (formerly Ho Chi Minh City FC) at Thong Nhat Stadium. Hoang Anh Gia Lai will host Becamex Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Becamex Binh Duong) at Pleiku Stadium.
According to the announcement of Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company (VPF), the two clubs Cong An TP.HCM and Becamex TP.HCM were respectively given new names after Ho Chi Minh City merged with Binh Duong and Ba Ria - Vung Tau.
The highlight of the opening round of V-League next season will be the match between Cong An Ha Noi and The Cong - Viettel at Hang Day Stadium.
At the ceremony, Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company - Organizing Committee of National Professional Tournaments (VPF) - announced to maintain the regulations on the number of foreign players according to the resolution of the 9th Executive Committee Conference of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).
Accordingly, each V-League club is allowed to register a maximum of 4 foreign players in 1 match, but only 3 players can play at the same time. Teams participating in the Asian and Southeast Asian Cups are allowed to register up to 7 foreign players. For the First Division, teams will be allowed to use 1 foreign player.
Another new feature of the 2025-2026 season is that there will be no promotion play-off. Instead, the 13th and 14th ranked teams in the V-League will be directly relegated, making way for the top two teams in the First Division to be promoted.
The summer transfer period runs from 15-7 to 14-9. The winter transfer period runs from 25-1-2026 to 17-3-2026.
The new 2025-2026 season is expected to start on August 9, with the National Super Cup match between Nam Dinh Blue Steel Club and Hanoi Police. The National First Division starts on September 19. The National Cup starts on September 13. The V-League is expected to start on August 15 and end on June 20, 2026.
The draw ceremony for the 2025-2026 V-League schedule took place on the afternoon of July 14 in Hanoi - Photo: VPF
V-League schedule prioritized for Nam Dinh and Hanoi Police
Sharing with the media, Mr. Tran Anh Tu, Vice President of VFF and Chairman of the Board of Directors of VPF, said that the draw for the V-League schedule gives priority to clubs participating in international competitions, namely Nam Dinh and Cong An Ha Noi (participating in both AFC Champions League Two and ASEAN Club Championship).
"VPF always tries to create conditions for the two clubs to participate in international competitions. We also have rewards when the teams win and have achievements. VPF flexibly adjusts the competition schedule right in the previous season so as not to affect other clubs and the season," Mr. Tu shared.
When asked about the referee issue, the leaders of VFF and VPF said: "We will invite FIFA lecturers to train referees, with innovative content, learning from mistakes made last season. Many referees rely too much on VAR, lacking initiative in some situations."
Mr. Tran Anh Tu also confirmed that The Cong - Viettel Club will continue to register My Dinh Stadium as their home stadium, after having to change stadiums and play at other stadiums many times last season.
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/tan-binh-ninh-binh-gap-ha-tinh-o-vong-mo-man-v-league-2025-2026-20250714172540293.htm
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