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
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

Rule changes

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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

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The following teams have changed division since the 2016 season.

Teams

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Qualifying round

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Group A

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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

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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

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Group A

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Group B

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Season progress

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Final round

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Match 1

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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

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PVF0–1Bình Định
VFF Hồ Tấn Tài   86'

Bình Định advance to Match 6.

Match 3

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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

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Bình Thuận advance to Match 5.

Match 5

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

Match 6

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

Match 7

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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

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