V-League: Nam Dinh Club proposes to increase the number of foreign players playing on the field

According to the content of official dispatch No. 31/CV-BĐTXND-2025, the reigning V-League champion Nam Dinh Club believes that increasing the number of foreign players playing at the same time will help teams optimize player resources, avoid waste, and at the same time contribute to improving the quality and attractiveness of matches. "After studying the contents of the draft regulations, we respectfully request the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF); Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company (VPF) to consider allowing a maximum of 4 foreign players to play on the field at the same time of the match, in order to optimize player resources, avoid waste; at the same time improve the quality and increase the attractiveness of the match", the official dispatch stated.

This proposal comes from the reality of last season, when Nam Dinh signed contracts with 7-8 foreign players but were only allowed to register 5 people in the V-League arena, and only 3 people were allowed to play on the field at the same time. Meanwhile, the rest were only used in the AFC Champions League Two. This led to an imbalance between the two fronts: cohesiveness in the domestic tournament, but instability in the Asian arena when having to rotate personnel.

V-League: CLB Nam Định đề xuất tăng số ngoại binh cùng thi đấu trên sân- Ảnh 1. — Nam Dinh Club has just won the V-League championship for the second consecutive time.

It is known that not only Nam Dinh Club, but also other teams such as Hanoi Club and Ho Chi Minh City Club have made similar proposals. The clubs hope that loosening the foreign player regulations will create better conditions for Vietnamese representatives to compete in the AFC Champions League Two or the Southeast Asian Cup C1, where many regional opponents are allowed to register and use a larger number of foreign players.

According to the draft regulations of V-League 2025 - 2026, currently only teams participating in the Asian Cup or Southeast Asian Cup C1 are allowed to register 7 foreign players, use 4 players per match and a maximum of 3 players on the field at the same time. Meanwhile, teams only competing domestically will be limited to registering 4 foreign players, 3 players on the field at the same time.

However, the regional trend is changing. Some Southeast Asian national championships such as the Thai League or the Malaysia Super League allow the registration of 7-12 foreign players and can use up to 5 players on the field at the same time. Although each football country has its own conditions and development strategies, the proposals of Vietnamese clubs reflect the desire to improve the quality of competition, closer to international standards.

It is known that today VPF (VPF) will submit a document to VFF with the expected content of supporting the proposal to register 4 foreign players, and 4 foreign players appearing on the field at the same time in each match. If approved, this will be a significant change contributing to increasing the competitiveness of Vietnamese clubs.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/v-league-clb-nam-dinh-de-xuat-tang-so-ngoai-binh-cung-thi-dau-tren-san-185250709105715854.htm