Cong Phuong and Xuan Truong meet Quang Ninh Club in the opening match of the first division.

(Dan Tri) - On August 11 in Hanoi, VPF held a drawing ceremony to schedule the National First Division Football Tournament and National Cup for the 2025-26 season.

The 2025-26 National First Division Football Tournament, featuring 13 professional teams, will kick off on September 19 this year and end on June 20, 2026.

The most watched team in the first division this year is Dong Nai FC with two notable stars, Nguyen Cong Phuong and Luong Xuan Truong. Dong Nai FC will meet Quang Ninh FC in the opening match this year.

Results of the opening round draw for the 2025-26 National First Division (Photo: VPF).

13 teams compete in a home-away round-robin format, with points awarded for rankings, with a total of 26 rounds and 156 matches. At the end of the season, the top two teams will be promoted to the 2026-27 V-League, while the bottom two teams will be relegated to the second division the following season.

A new highlight in the 2025-26 first division tournament is that each participating club is allowed to register a maximum of one foreign player, one Vietnamese player of foreign origin and two foreign players of Vietnamese origin.

This year's National Cup promises to be exciting (Photo: VPF).

The 2025-26 National Cup brings together 26 professional clubs across the country, including 14 V-League clubs and 12 first-class clubs. The tournament is scheduled to kick off on September 13 this year and the final will take place on June 28, 2026. The club winning the National Cup will receive a prize worth VND2 billion.

To improve the professional quality and image of the tournaments, VPF will continue to deploy and apply VAR technology in some important rounds and matches of the National First Division and the National Cup 2025-26.

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