2017 Vietnamese National Football Second League

Vietnamese National Football Second League
Season2017
PromotedCông An Nhân Dân
Bình Định
Hà Nội B
RelegatedSanatech Khách Hòa
Matches played119
Goals scored345 (2.9 per match)
Biggest home winHà Nội B 8-0 Long An B
Biggest away winPhù Đổng 0-4 Công An Nhân Dân
Highest scoringViettel B 7-2 Sanatech Khách Hòa (9 goals)
Longest winning runHà Nội B (9)
Longest unbeaten runHà Nội B
PVF (9)
Longest winless runSanatech Khách Hòa
Cà Mau
Tiền Giang (8)
Longest losing runSanatech Khách Hòa (8)
2016
2018

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.

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]

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.

Teams

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[a]
6 Viettel B 14 4 4 6 27 24 +3 16[a]
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 for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b 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 for the phase indicated

Results

Group A

Group B

Season progress

Final round

Match 1

Công An Nhân Dân4–0Mancons Sài Gòn
Phạm Đức Thông 15'
Nguyễn Văn Long 80', 89'
Bùi Văn Hưng 84'
VFF

Công An Nhân Dân advance to Match 5.

Match 2

PVF0–1Bình Định
VFF Hồ Tấn Tài 86'

Bình Định advance to Match 6.

Match 3

Hà Nội B8–0Long An B
Phạm Tuấn Hải 33', 40', 59'
Nguyễn Văn Đức 55', 67'
Phạm Văn Long 72', 86'
Lương Văn Hùng 86'
VFF

Hà Nội B advance to Match 6.

Match 4

Bình Thuận advance to Match 5.

Match 5

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

Match 6

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

Match 7

Bình Thuận0–3Hà Nội B
VFF Phạm Tuấn Hải 37'
Đào Văn Nam 51', 71'

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".