2009 V-League
# 2009 V-League

V-League 2009 was the 53rd 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.

## Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bình Dương F.C. | François Vital | Bad start to domestic campaign | Nguyen Minh Dung | April 2009 | 13th |
| Bình Dương F.C. | Nguyen Minh Dung | Temporary Coach | Mai Duc Chung | May 2009 | 8th |

## Final league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | SHB Đà Nẵng (C) | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 48 | 29 | +19 | 50 | Qualification for 2010 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off |
| 2 | Becamex Bình Dương | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 43 | Qualification for AFC Cup 2010 Group stage |
| 3 | Sông Lam Nghệ An | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 43 | |
| 4 | Hà Nội T&T | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 39 | |
| 5 | TĐCS Đồng Tháp | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 31 | +12 | 38 | |
| 6 | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 44 | 45 | −1 | 37 | |
| 7 | Xi Măng Hải Phòng | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 35 | −6 | 36 | |
| 8 | Khatoco Khánh Hòa | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 35 | |
| 9 | Thể Công | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 35 | |
| 10 | Đồng Tâm Long An | 26 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 34 | |
| 11 | Quân Khu 4 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 33 | |
| 12 | GM Mikado Nam Định | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 31 | Promotion/relegation playoffs |
| 13 | Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh (R) | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 29 | Relegation to Vietnam First Division |
| 14 | Thanh Hóa (R) | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 32 | 69 | −37 | 19 | Relegation to Vietnam First Division |

* ↑ 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.
* V-League 2009 winners
* SHB Đà Nẵng F.C. 1st title

## Dream Team

| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| - | - | - | - |
| Bùi Tấn Trường (Cao su Đồng Tháp) | Nguyễn Minh Đức (Xi Măng Hải Phòng) Trần Hải Lâm (SHB Đà Nẵng) Huỳnh Quang Thanh (Becamex Bình Dương) | Lê Công Vinh (T&T Hà Nội) Leandro (Xi Măng Hải Phòng) Datsakorn Thonglao (Hoàng Anh Gia Lai) Lee Nguyễn (Hoàng Anh Gia Lai) Nguyễn Vũ Phong (Becamex Bình Dương) | Gastón Merlo (SHB Đà Nẵng) Lazaro (Quân khu 4) |
