Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are the two localities with the most professional football teams at present. In the 2025-2026 V-League, Hanoi has 3 teams participating, including Hanoi Police Club (CAHN), Hanoi FC and The Cong Viettel. Meanwhile, Ho Chi Minh City has 2 teams participating, including Becamex Ho Chi Minh City Club (formerly Becamex Binh Duong ) and Ho Chi Minh City Police Club (CA Ho Chi Minh City, last season named Ho Chi Minh City Club).
Hanoi Club (left) will have exciting derby matches
Photo: Dau Tien Dat
The football fields of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City next season promise to be very exciting. Notably, the teams in these two cities are very traditional. All 5 teams including CAHN Club, Hanoi FC, The Cong Viettel , CA TP.HCM Club and Becamex TP.HCM have won the national championship.
These teams also attract most of the brightest stars of Vietnamese football at the moment, such as Quang Hai, Viet Anh, Nguyen Filip, Dinh Trong (CAHN Club); Duy Manh, Thanh Chung, Van Quyet, Hai Long (Hanoi FC); Tien Linh, Minh Khoa (Becamex TP.HCM); Khuat Van Khang, Bui Tien Dung, Nguyen Thanh Binh (The Cong Viettel)...
Attractive V-League
CAHN Club and Hanoi FC are considered the top candidates for the 2025-2026 V-League championship. Therefore, the clashes between teams from the same city of Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City are not only meaningful in affirming the value of local brands, but also can decide the highest positions of the tournament, and are also an opportunity for the stars wearing the shirts of these teams to demonstrate their abilities and personal brands. CAHN Club has just announced that it has successfully recruited young star of HAGL Pham Ly Duc, the Southeast Asian U.23 champion.
Ly Duc wears CAHN team shirt
Also in V-League 2025 - 2026, there will be a derby match between pairs of localities that have just been merged after July 1. Notably, there will be a derby match between Nam Dinh and Ninh Binh clubs, both of which are now in Ninh Binh province.
Nam Dinh is currently the defending champion of V-League for two consecutive seasons 2023 - 2024 and 2024 - 2025. This coming season, the team from the South continues to be one of the bright candidates for the championship title. In their squad, there are names that are very popular with the audience, such as: Nguyen Xuan Son, Nguyen Van Toan, Nguyen Tuan Anh, Nguyen Van Vi, Nguyen Phong Hong Duy...
Ninh Binh is not a weak team either. Despite being a rookie in the V-League, this club owns many stars, such as Dang Van Lam, Nguyen Duc Chien, Nguyen Hoang Duc, Nguyen Quoc Viet, Dinh Thanh Binh. Ninh Binh and Nam Dinh clubs both want to prove to fans that they are worthy of being the pride of Ninh Binh province, before aiming to conquer the V-League title.
Another derby pair also evokes a glorious time of Vietnamese football, that is the match between CAHN Club and CA TP.HCM. Many years ago, these were both big names in domestic football. The matches between these two teams in the past always created many emotions for fans. In the near future, those emotions will be revived, when CAHN Club faces CA TP.HCM on the V-League field.
In the North Central region, the Thanh - Nghe - Tinh derby matches between Thanh Hoa, SLNA and Ha Tinh always have their own appeal. Sometimes these matches can decide the fate of the clubs involved in the relegation race. This is what happened to SLNA in the 2024 - 2025 V-League season, or Ha Tinh in the 2023 - 2024 season. Thanks to the victory over neighboring local teams at the end of the season, SLNA and Ha Tinh found the opportunity to stay in the highest tournament in the Vietnamese professional football system.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/v-league-som-duoc-ham-nong-bang-nhung-tran-derby-185250731215958294.htm
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