2008 V-League

V-League

Season	2008
Champions	Bình Dương F.C.
Relegated	Hòa Phát Hà Nội ACB Boss Bình Định F.C.
2009 AFC Champions League	Bình Dương F.C.
Top goalscorer	Almeida (Da Nang F.C.)
← 2007 2009 →

V-League 2008 was the 25th season of Vietnam's professional football league. The league was held from January 6, 2008 to August 24, 2008. Petro Vietnam was the league sponsor for the second season (Since 2007).

Bình Dương F.C. won their second titles in this season.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Becamex Bình Dương (C)	26	14	5	7	31	18	+13	47	Qualification to 2009 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off
2	Đồng Tâm Long An	26	13	6	7	51	36	+15	45
3	Xi Măng Hải Phòng	26	12	8	6	46	25	+21	44
4	SHB Đà Nẵng	26	12	6	8	43	33	+10	42
5	Cảng Sài Gòn	26	11	6	9	34	34	0	39
6	Khatoco Khánh Hòa	26	10	9	7	34	29	+5	39
7	Hoàng Anh Gia Lai	26	11	6	9	35	33	+2	39
8	Hà Nội	26	10	8	8	28	28	0	38
9	Sông Lam Nghệ An	26	10	7	9	45	35	+10	37
10	Thanh Hóa	26	8	9	9	35	32	+3	33
11	Đạm Phú Mỹ Nam Định	26	9	4	13	24	32	−8	31
12	Bình Định (R)	26	6	10	10	31	48	−17	28	Promotion/relegation playoffs
13	Hà Nội ACB (R)	26	4	7	15	26	48	−22	19	Qualification to AFC Cup 2009 Group stage ^1
14	Hòa Phát Hà Nội (R)	26	2	9	15	26	48	−22	15	Relegation to Vietnam First Division

Updated to games played on August 24, 2008.
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
¹ As the Vietnamese Cup 2008 winner
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Top scorer

Pos.	Player	Club	Goals
1	Almeida	Đà Nẵng F.C.	23
2	Antonio Carlos	Đồng Tâm Long An F.C.	21
3	Flemingdo De Jesus	Xi Măng Hải Phòng FC	17
4	Jesuel M. Trindade	Thép Miền Nam - Cảng Sài Gòn	16
5	Nguyễn Ngọc Thanh	Xi Măng Hải Phòng FC	12
5	Tran Duc Duong	Nam Định F.C.	12

Play-off

Đồng Tháp F.C. v Boss Bình Định F.C.

28 August 2008 15:30

Đồng Tháp F.C.	1 – 0	Boss Bình Định F.C.
Quý Sửu  63'	Report

Thống Nhất Stadium Attendance: 5000 Referee: Dương Văn Hiền

External links

• Vietnam Football Federation