Season 2009 2010 AFC Champions League Da Nang Dates 7 Feb 2009 – 23 Aug 2009 | Champions Da Nang 2010 AFC Cup Bình Dương Location Vietnam | |
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Relegated Thanh Hóa
Ho Chi Minh City Similar 2010 V‑League, 2008 V‑League, 2012 V‑League, 2003 V‑League, 2000–01 V‑League | ||
V-League 2009 was the 26th season of Vietnam's professional football league. The league was held from February 7, 2009 to August 23, 2009.
The league winners qualify for the AFC Champions League qualifying round in 2010. The cup winners enter the AFC Cup.
The bottom two sides at the end of the season get relegated. The side that finishes 3rd from bottom enters an end of season play-off match against the 2nd Division's 3rd placed side.
Final league table
Updated to games played on August 23, 2009.
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Since the Vietnamese Cup 2009 winner SHB Đà Nẵng F.C. has already qualified to AFC Champions League, the place in the AFC Cup qualification goes to the V-League runners-up.
(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.