HA NOI (VNS) — The Viet Nam Professional Football Company (VPF) has announced its official schedule for the national premier V-League.

Fourteen teams will compete in a two-leg format competition, playing 182 matches starting January 4 and finishing September 20.

In the first round, defending champions Becamex Binh Duong will face Dong Thap.

Meanwhile, four matches which will be watched are second-place Ha Noi T&T vs Dong Tam Long An, Song Lam Nghe An vs Hai Phong and third-ranked Thanh Hoa vs SHB Da Nang.

There are two breaks during the tournament, with the first being from February 15-April 12 for the Tet holiday and when the national U23 players are summoned for the Asian championships in Malaysia. The second break is from May 3-June 28 when the U23s prepares for the 28th Southeast Asian Games in Singapore. — VNS