2017 Vietnamese National Football Second League

The 2017 Vietnamese National Football Second League was the 19th season of the Vietnamese National Football Second League. The season began on 5 May, 2017 and finished on 1 August, 2017.

Vietnamese National Football Second League

Season	2017
Promoted	Công An Nhân Dân Bình Định Hà Nội B
Relegated	Sanatech Khách Hòa
Matches played	119
Goals scored	345 (2.9 per match)
Biggest home win	Hà Nội B 8-0 Long An B
Biggest away win	Phù Đổng 0-4 Công An Nhân Dân
Highest scoring	Viettel B 7-2 Sanatech Khách Hòa (9 goals)
Longest winning run	Hà Nội B (9)
Longest unbeaten run	Hà Nội B PVF (9)
Longest winless run	Sanatech Khách Hòa Cà Mau Tiền Giang (8)
Longest losing run	Sanatech Khách Hòa (8)
← 2016 2018 →

Rule changes

In this season, there are 16 teams divided in two groups in qualifying stage according to geographic region. The top 4 team of each group will be qualified to final round. In final round, 8 teams will play 7 matches: [1]

Match 1: 1A vs 4B Match 2: 1B vs 4A Match 3: 2A vs 3B Match 4: 2B vs 3A

Match 5: Match 1 winner vs Match 4 winner Match 6: Match 2 winner vs Match 3 winner Match 7: Match 5 loser vs Match 6 loser

The winners of Match 5, 6 and 7 will promote to 2018 V.League 2. The loser of Match 7 will play a play-off match with the club finished last in 2017 V.League 2. The play-off winner will earn the last spot to participate in 2018 V.League 2. The team with worst result in both groups will relegate to 2018 Vietnamese Third League.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2016 season.

To Vietnamese Second League Promoted from Vietnamese Third League Phù Đổng Kon Tum Relegated from V.League 2 Cà Mau

From Vietnamese Second League Relegated to Vietnamese Third League Vĩnh Long Promoted to V.League 2 None

Teams

An Giang

Bình Thuận

Bình Định

Bến Tre

Cà Mau

CAND

Hà Nội B

Kon Tum

Lâm Đồng

Long An B

Mancons Sài Gòn

Phù Đổng

PVF

Sanatech
Khánh Hòa

Tiền Giang

Viettel B

Team location in Vietnam map

Qualifying round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Công An Nhân Dân (Q)	14	11	0	3	34	10	+24	33	Advance to final round
2	Hà Nội B (Q)	14	10	2	2	38	10	+28	32
3	Lâm Đồng (Q)	14	8	2	4	27	21	+6	26
4	Bình Định (Q)	14	7	2	5	18	14	+4	23
5	Phù Đổng	14	4	4	6	19	21	−2	16[lower-alpha 1]
6	Viettel B	14	4	4	6	27	24	+3	16[lower-alpha 1]
7	Kon Tum	14	2	3	9	15	39	−24	9
8	Sanatech Khánh Hòa (R)	14	1	1	12	10	49	−39	4	Relegated to 2018 Vietnamese Third League

Source: VFF
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

1. Phù Đổng ahead of Viettel B by head-to-head record: PD 0-1 VT; VT 1-2 PD

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	PVF (Q)	14	9	4	1	26	8	+18	31	Advance to final round
2	Bình Thuận (Q)	14	8	3	3	17	11	+6	27
3	Long An B (Q)	14	7	3	4	16	10	+6	24
4	Mancons Sài Gòn (Q)	14	7	2	5	17	15	+2	23
5	An Giang	14	5	4	5	19	12	+7	19
6	Tiền Giang	14	4	2	8	13	19	−6	14
7	Cà Mau	14	2	4	8	15	27	−12	10
8	Bến Tre	14	3	0	11	13	35	−22	9

Source: VFF
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Results

Group A

Home \ Away BDI CAND HNB KTU LDO PDO SKH VTB Bình Định 2–0 1–2 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–2 Công An Nhân Dân 2–0 0–3 7–0 2–0 2–0 5–0 1–0 Hà Nội B 1–0 1–2 7–1 6–0 1–0 5–0 3–0 Kon Tum 0–2 0–1 0–3 3–1 1–1 3–0 1–1 Lâm Đồng 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 4–0 4–2 Phù Đổng 2–3 0–4 0–2 2–2 1–1 6–1 1–0 Sanatech Khách Hòa 0–3 1–5 1–1 4–2 1–3 0–2 0–2 Viettel B 1–1 0–2 3–3 6–2 2–2 1–2 7–2 Updated to match(es) played on 18 July 2017. Source: VFF Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Team ╲ Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Bình Định 1 4 3 2 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 Công An Nhân Dân 3 1 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 Hà Nội B 2 3 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 Kon Tum 7 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 Lâm Đồng 4 2 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 Phù Đổng 6 7 6 7 5 5 6 6 6 5 6 5 6 6 Sanatech Khách Hòa 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Viettel B 5 6 7 5 6 6 5 5 5 6 5 6 5 5 Updated to match(es) played on 18 July 2017. Source: VFF   = Winner;   = Advanced to final round

Group B

Home \ Away AGI BTR BTH CMA LAB MSG PVF TGI An Giang 3–0 0–0 4–1 0–1 0–0 2–2 2–0 Bến Tre 2–1 0–1 3–1 1–2 1–3 0–3 3–2 Bình Thuận 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 3–0 1–1 2–0 Cà Mau 2–1 6–1 0–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–2 Long An B 1–0 2–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–3 Mancons Sài Gòn 0–3 1–0 2–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 PVF 1–0 5–1 2–0 4–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 Tiền Giang 1–2 3–0 0–2 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–1 Source: Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Team ╲ Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 An Giang 5 3 6 6 7 6 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 Bến Tre 2 4 7 7 6 7 7 7 8 7 7 8 8 8 Bình Thuận 6 7 5 5 4 2 4 3 4 3 4 3 3 2 Cà Mau 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 8 8 7 7 7 Long An B 1 1 3 4 3 4 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 3 Mancons Sài Gòn 3 5 4 2 1 1 1 5 3 4 3 4 4 4 PVF 4 2 1 3 5 5 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 Tiền Giang 7 6 2 1 2 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 Updated to match(es) played on 18 July 2017. Source: VFF   = Winner;   = Advanced to final round

Season progress

Group A Team ╲ Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Bình Định W L W W L D W W W W L L L D Công An Nhân Dân W W W L W W W W W L W W W L Hà Nội B W D L W W W W W W W W W L D Kon Tum L W L L L D L W L L L L D D Lâm Đồng W W W W W L L L L W D D W W Phù Đổng L L W L W D L L L W D W D D Sanatech Khách Hòa L L L L L L L L W L L L L D Viettel B L D L W L D W L L L W D W D Source: VFF W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Group B Team ╲ Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 An Giang L W L D L W W W L D D L D W Bến Tre W L L L W L L L L W L L L L Bình Thuận L D W D W W L W L W D W W W Cà Mau L L L D L D D D W L L W L L Long An B W W L L W D W D W W D W L L Mancons Sài Gòn W L W W W L D L W L W L D W PVF W D W D L D W W W D W W W W Tiền Giang L W W W L D L L L L D L W L Source: VFF W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Final round

Match 1

25 July, 2017

15:30

Công An Nhân Dân	4–0	Mancons Sài Gòn
Phạm Đức Thông  15' Nguyễn Văn Long  80', 89' Bùi Văn Hưng  84'	VFF

Tam Kỳ Stadium, Quảng Nam

Attendance: 200

Referee: Khổng Tam Cường

Công An Nhân Dân advance to Match 5.

Match 2

25 July, 2017

18:00

PVF	0–1	Bình Định
	VFF	Hồ Tấn Tài  86'

Tam Kỳ Stadium, Quảng Nam

Attendance: 200

Referee: Lê Đức Cảnh

Bình Định advance to Match 6.

Match 3

26 July, 2017

15:30

Hà Nội B	8–0	Long An B
Phạm Tuấn Hải  33', 40', 59' Nguyễn Văn Đức  55', 67' Phạm Văn Long  72', 86' Lương Văn Hùng  86'	VFF

Tam Kỳ Stadium, Quảng Nam

Referee: Lê Thanh Tùng

Hà Nội B advance to Match 6.

Match 4

26 July, 2017

18:00

Bình Thuận	1–0	Lâm Đồng
Trịnh Đức Bốn  37'	VFF

Tam Kỳ Stadium, Quảng Nam

Referee: Mai Xuân Hùng

Bình Thuận advance to Match 5.

Match 5

29 July, 2017

15:30

Công An Nhân Dân	3–0	Bình Thuận
Nguyễn Hữu Tuấn  31', 36' Đinh Văn Hưng  53'	VFF

Tam Kỳ Stadium, Quảng Nam

Referee: Khổng Tam Cường

Công An Nhân Dân promote to 2018 V.League 2. Bình Thuận enter Match 7.

Match 6

29 July, 2017

18:00

Bình Định	1–0	Hà Nội B
Lê Thanh Tài  73'	VFF

Tam Kỳ Stadium, Quảng Nam

Referee: Nguyễn Ngọc Thắng

Bình Định promote to 2018 V.League 2. Hà Nội B enter Match 7.

Match 7

1 August, 2017

15:30

Bình Thuận	0–3	Hà Nội B
	VFF	Phạm Tuấn Hải  37' Đào Văn Nam  51', 71'

Tam Kỳ Stadium, Quảng Nam

Referee: Nguyễn Anh Vũ

Hà Nội B promote to 2018 V.League 2. Bình Thuận enter play-off match against club ranked 7th in 2017 V.League 2.

References

1. "VFF - 16 đội tham dự giải hạng Nhì Quốc gia 2017, tranh 3,5 suất thăng hạng".