2017 Vietnamese National Football Second League
# 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.

## Rule changes

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:

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

The following teams have changed division since the 2016 season.

## Qualifying round

### Group A

| 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 | Advance to final round |
| 3 | Lâm Đồng (Q) | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 26 | Advance to final round |
| 4 | Bình Định (Q) | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 23 | Advance to final round |
| 5 | Phù Đổng | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 16 | |
| 6 | Viettel B | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 16 | |
| 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 |

* 1 2 Phù Đổng ahead of Viettel B by head-to-head record: PD 0-1 VT; VT 1-2 PD

### Group B

| 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 | Advance to final round |
| 3 | Long An B (Q) | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 24 | Advance to final round |
| 4 | Mancons Sài Gòn (Q) | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 23 | Advance to final round |
| 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 | |

## Final round

### Match 1

Công An Nhân Dân advance to Match 5.

### Match 2

Bình Định advance to Match 6.

### Match 3

Hà Nội B advance to Match 6.

### Match 4

Bình Thuận advance to Match 5.

### Match 5

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

### Match 6

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

### Match 7

Hà Nội B promote to 2018 V.League 2. Bình Thuận enter play-off match against club ranked 7th in 2017 V.League 2.

