The 2003 V-League season was the 20th season of Vietnam's national football league and the 3rd as a professional league. PepsiCo was the league's sponsor, replacing Strata Sport Marketing.

V-League
Season2003
Dates19 January – 22 June
ChampionsHoàng Anh Gia Lai
RelegatedCảng Sài Gòn, LG-ACB
Matches played132
Goals scored322 (2.44 per match)
Top goalscorerNigeria Emeka Achilefu (ĐPM Nam Định FC)
2004

Hoàng Anh Gia Lai won their first title in this season.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hoàng Anh Gia Lai (Q) 22 12 7 3 41 26 +15 43 Qualification for the 2004 AFC Champions League
2 Gạch Đồng Tâm Long An 22 11 7 4 34 17 +17 40
3 Nam Định 22 10 6 6 22 19 +3 36
4 Bình Định[a] (Q) 22 10 5 7 27 21 +6 35 Qualification for the 2004 AFC Champions League
5 Sông Lam Nghệ An 22 9 5 8 25 16 +9 32
6 Thể Công 22 9 5 8 28 27 +1 32
7 Đồng Tháp 22 8 6 8 28 0 +28 30
8 Hàng không Việt Nam 22 8 5 9 23 25 −2 29
9 Đông Á Bank 22 7 7 8 22 24 −2 28
10 Đà Nẵng 22 8 3 11 24 29 −5 27
11 Cảng Sài Gòn (R) 22 4 7 11 26 41 −15 19 Relegation to V.League 2
12 LG-ACB (R) 22 2 5 15 22 49 −27 11
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card)
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
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