2023 V.League 1

The 2023 V.League 1, known as the Night Wolf V.League 1 (Giải bóng đá Vô địch Quốc gia Night Wolf 2023) for sponsorship reasons, was the 40th season of the V.League 1, the highest division of Vietnamese football and the 23rd as a professional league. The season is scheduled to commence on 3 February 2023.

The defending champions from the 2022 V.League 1 is Hanoi FC.

This season will be the last to have an intra-year schedule (spring-to-autumn). There will also be a break from 20 February to 6 April for the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup and from 18 April to 19 May for the 2023 Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia.

Promoted clubs
Promoted from 2022 V.League 2
 * Hanoi Police
 * Khanh Hoa FC

Relegated clubs
Relegated from 2022 V.League 1
 * Saigon FC (withdrew)

Name changes

 * Promoted side Cong An Nhan Dan FC changed their name to Hanoi Police in November 2022.
 * Nam Dinh FC changed their name to Thep Xanh Nam Dinh on 4 January 2023 due to sponsorship reasons.

Rule changes
The league will return to the split season format as played in the 2020 season where in the latter half the top eight teams will play each other in the championship group, while the remaining six teams will face each other in the relegation group. In addition, no teams will be qualified for the AFC Champions League or AFC Cup competitions this season (all 2023–24 AFC club competition slots were already distributed in the 2022 season). Teams will also be allotted a non-naturalized Vietnamese player slot that will not be counted towards their foreign player allotment.

Prize money
1st Place - 3 billion VND ($127,931) => 5 billion VND ($213,219) 2nd Place - 1.5 billion VND ($63,965) => 2.5 billion VND ($106,609) 3rd Place - 750 million VND ($31,982) => 1.25 billion VND ($53,304).

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. Notes:
 * 1) On the front of shirt.
 * 2) On the back of shirt.

Foreign players
Teams are allowed to register 3 foreign players. Starting this season, teams will be allotted an extra slot for 1 unnaturalized overseas Vietnamese player that will not be counted against their foreign player allotment. Hanoi and Haiphong will be allowed to register 1 additional AFC player as they will compete in the AFC competitions.
 * Players name in bold indicates the player was registered after the start of the season.

Dual nationality players
 Notes: 
 * Players name in bold indicates the player was registered after the start of the season.
 * Player's name in italics indicates Overseas Vietnamese players whom have obtained a Vietnamese passport and citizenship, therefore being considered as local players.
 * Capped for Vietnam national team.

Championship round
Points and goals carried over in full from the regular season.

Positions by round
Below the positions per round are shown. As teams did not all start with an equal number of points, the initial pre-playoffs positions are also given.

Relegation round
Points and goals carried over in full from the regular season.

Positions by round
Below the positions per round are shown. As teams did not all start with an equal number of points, the initial pre-playoffs positions are also given.

Top scorers
Source: Soccerway

Player

 * Most yellow cards: 6
 * 3 players


 * Most red cards: 1
 * 12 players

Club

 * Most yellow cards: 28
 * Dong A Thanh Hoa


 * Fewest yellow cards: 12
 * Song Lam Nghe An


 * Most red cards: 2
 * Topenland Binh Dinh
 * Hoang Anh Gia Lai


 * Fewest red cards: 0
 * 4 clubs