Vietnam - 2. Division

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The Vietnamese Football League Second Division (Vietnamese: Giải bóng đá hạng Nhì quốc gia) is the third tier professional association football league in Vietnam controlled by the Vietnam Football Federation.

History

A national third tier of Vietnamese association football was first established along with its professionalization in 1995. Among the 10 original clubs of the third tier included the forerunners to Thanh Hóa, Cần Thơ, Đồng Nai, Cà Mau and Lâm Đồng. But after a number of clubs were lost for various reasons – some were promoted to V.League and the others folded – the league contracted the second division in 1997 and continued with the single second-tier division.

The third-tier football was reintroduced in 2000 upon creation of fully professional V.League 2. But despite its officially amateur status the league quickly became de facto semi-professional, serving as the cradle of the future V. League members. Since the establishment of associate membership system in 2006 the number of professional clubs holding or actively seeking for this status has grown steadily and reached its peak in 2010 season when 6 full members and 2 former candidates made up to almost half of the league's 18 teams. Through the course of the season this number grew even bigger, to 15 full associate members that formed the core of V.League 3.

**Vietnam - 2. Division**

Die Vietnam - 2. Division ist die zweithöchste Spielklasse im vietnamesischen Fußball. Sie wurde 1980 gegründet und wird vom Vietnamesischen Fußballverband (VFF) organisiert.

**Format**

Die Liga besteht aus 12 Vereinen, die in einer Doppelrunde gegeneinander antreten. Die beiden bestplatzierten Mannschaften steigen in die V.League 1 auf, während die beiden letztplatzierten Mannschaften in die Vietnam - 3. Division absteigen.

**Vereine**

Zu den prominentesten Vereinen in der Vietnam - 2. Division gehören:

* Bình Phước FC
* Cần Thơ FC
* Đồng Tháp FC
* Huế FC
* Long An FC
* Phố Hiến FC

**Meister**

Der amtierende Meister der Vietnam - 2. Division ist Cần Thơ FC, der 2023 den Titel gewann.

**Bedeutung**

Die Vietnam - 2. Division ist eine wichtige Aufstiegsmöglichkeit für aufstrebende Vereine und bietet eine Plattform für junge Talente, sich für höhere Spielklassen zu empfehlen. Sie hat auch dazu beigetragen, das Interesse am Fußball im ganzen Land zu wecken.