1980 saw the inaugural national football championship in Vietnam known locally as the Vietnam National A1 Football Cup.[1][2]

Vietnam National A1 Football Cup
Season1980
Dates3 February – 1 May
ChampionsTổng Cục Đường Sắt
RelegatedTien Giang
An Giang
Dong Thap

Seventeen teams took part in the competition that was played in two stages;[3][4] a Group stage featuring 3 groups of 6 and 5 teams and a Championship stage featuring the three group winners.[5][6]

Originally there are 18 teams, with 8 from Hồng Hà League in the North, 2 from Trường Sơn League in the Central and 8 from Cửu Long League in the South. However, defending all-Vietnam champions Thể Công (Câu lạc bộ Quân đội) withdrawn due to internal reasons.

Group stage

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  • Group stage winners advanced to the Championship stage.
  • Bottom placed teams in each group automatically relegated

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Cong An Ha Noi FC 10 7 2 1 24 7 +17 16 Qualify for Championship stage
2 Quan Khu 3 10 6 3 1 15 7 +8 15
3 Cang Sai Gon 10 3 4 3 13 12 +1 10
4 C.nhan Nghia Binh 10 2 5 3 11 16 −5 9
5 CN Thuc Pham 10 3 2 5 16 14 +2 8
6 Tien Giang 10 0 2 8 8 31 −23 2 Relegated
Source: [citation needed]

Result

Home / Away CÔN QK3 CSG CNB CTP TGI
CÔN
0–0 4–0 3–0 1–0 4–2
QK3 1–0
1–1 3–2 3–1 1–0
CSG 1–1 0–0
2–2 2–0 2–0
CNB 0–3 2–1 1–0
2–2 0–0
CTP 0–1 0–1 2–1 2–0
4–0
TGI 3–7 1–4 1–4 0–0 1–5

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Tông Cuc Düòng Sát 10 5 5 0 12 5 +7 15 Qualify for Championship stage
2 Phong Khong 10 3 5 2 8 8 0 11
3 So CN TP.HCM 10 2 5 3 12 11 +1 9
4 Cang Hai Phong 10 0 9 1 10 11 −1 9
5 Tay Ninh 10 2 4 4 7 9 −2 8
6 An Giang 10 2 4 4 7 12 −5 8 Relegated
Source: [citation needed]

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hai Quan 8 5 2 1 12 3 +9 12 Qualify for Championship stage
2 Quan Khu Thu Do 8 3 3 2 9 5 +4 9
3 CNXD Hai Phong 8 3 2 3 5 5 0 8
4 Phu Khanh 8 2 3 3 8 11 −3 7
5 Dong Thap 8 1 2 5 4 14 −10 4 Relegated
Source: [citation needed]

Championship stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tổng Cục Đường Sắt 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 4 Champions
2 Công An Hà Nội 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 2
3 Hải Quan 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0
Source: [citation needed]
 Vietnam National A1 Football Cup
champions 
Tổng Cục Đường Sắt
1st title

References

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  1. ^ Bradley, Craig (2006). The Rehnquist Legacy. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521859196.
  2. ^ "Hai nữ sinh thổi hồn vào logo của V.League 1 – VTC News". Báo VTC (in Vietnamese). 26 December 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Argentina football team players: A v League 1980". 11v11.com. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Informação about Liga do Vietname". BeSoccer (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  5. ^ "V-League secures naming rights sponsor – SportsPro Media". sportspromedia.com. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  6. ^ "FindLaw's United States Supreme Court case and opinions". Findlaw. Retrieved 21 August 2019.