2021 V.League 1

The 2021 V.League 1 (known as the LS V.League 1 for sponsorship reasons) was the 38th season of the V.League 1, the highest division of Vietnamese football and the 21st as a professional league.

The season was paused for a third time on 6 May 2021 due to an outbreak of the delta variant of the coronavirus in the country.

Despite attempts to re-start the season by late November, after a meeting with all teams on August 21, the season was officially cancelled, with no champion determined, and no relegation teams; the slots for the 2022 AFC Champions League and 2022 AFC Cup to be determined at a later stage. Due to cancellation of the league, LS Group was lost sponsors due to issues, and awarded from Sâm Ngọc Linh Kon Tum to sponsors on next season.

Competition format
The league was scheduled to operate in two stages, with the top six teams and bottom 8 teams split into two play-off sections after a single-round robin first stage. The season was cancelled before the completion of the first stage.

Teams
A total of 14 teams contested the league, including 13 sides from the 2020 season and Topenland Binh Dinh promoted from the 2020 V.League 2 season.

Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Foreign players
Players name in bold indicates the player was registered after the start of the season.
 * Naturalized players whose parents or grandparents were born in Vietnam, thus are regarded as local players.

Positions by round
This table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.

Top scorers
Source: Soccerway