The 8th Executive Committee Meeting of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) for the 9th term (2022-2026) approved the adjustment of the promotion and relegation quotas of the V-League and the National First Division, including: 2 promotion quotas and 2 relegation quotas along with the criteria of clubs participating in AFC/AFF tournaments in the 2025-2026 season.
The 8th Executive Committee Conference of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) term IX (term 2022-2026)
From the 2025-2026 season, the first and second-placed teams of the National First Division will be promoted directly to the V-League. Conversely, the second-to-last and last-placed teams in the V-League will be relegated to the First Division from the following season. This change will increase competition between teams, making Vietnam's professional tournaments more attractive and appealing.
In addition, V-League teams will be allowed to register up to 4 foreign players in a match, instead of 3 as at present. Each team can use 3 foreign players on the field and 1 player on the bench.
From the 2025-2026 season, V-League will have 2 relegation slots.
For Vietnamese clubs participating in Asian or Southeast Asian tournaments, it is expected that they will be allowed to register up to 7 foreign players in the V-League, but only 3 of them will be on the starting lineup, 1 will be on the bench and 2 will not be registered in the competition list.
Source: https://nld.com.vn/mua-giai-v-league-2025-2026-se-co-2-suat-phai-xuong-hang-196250328131509582.htm
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