Latest V-League rankings: Ninh Binh is caught up by Ho Chi Minh City Police Club, the coach 'grinder' starts to speed up

Nhu Thuat is the second coach to lose his job in V-League 2025 - 2026. Ninh Binh FC's winning streak was broken and they had to share the top spot with CA TP.HCM and CAHN clubs. HAGL and Thanh Hoa Club still have not won.

Quoc Cuong and Tien Linh scored to help HCM City Police Club fly high

Photo: Minh Tu

Ninh Binh FC top lineup with CA TP.HCM Club

In round 5 of V-League 2025 - 2026, Lach Tray Stadium witnessed Hai Phong Club become the first team to break Ninh Binh FC's winning streak after a 2-2 draw. This result caused the ancient capital team to miss the opportunity to break away, allowing the following group to catch up.

Meanwhile, once again, Nam Dinh FC's 2-0 victory at Thien Truong Stadium helped Hanoi Police Club (CAHN) continue to maintain their successful performance, thereby leveling the score with Ninh Binh FC (13 points).

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The top spot on the table is also occupied by the HCM City Police Club (HCMC Police Club) after a spectacular comeback on Vinh Stadium on September 27. Although Ninh Binh, to create a pincer movement, the two police teams are pressing Ninh Binh FC at the top.

Geovane scored but could not help Ninh Binh FC extend their winning streak.

Photo: Ninh Binh FC

Ahead of round 6 and the FIFA Days holiday in October, it seems that the V-League has begun to show signs of separation, with the trio of Ninh Binh FC, CAHN Club and CA TP.HCM Club. The 2-0 victory over Ha Tinh Club helped The Cong Viettel follow closely behind with 2 points less.

V-League begins to separate groups

The group behind the top group will include teams with good strength and form since the beginning of the season, ranked from 5th to 7th, including Hai Phong Club (8 points), Ha Tinh Club, Nam Dinh Club (7 points).

V-League 2025 - 2026 standings after round 5

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Slightly lower are the names with average results such as Hanoi Club, Da Nang Club, PVF-AND with 5 points. Among them, coach Le Duc Tuan and his team were the happiest after their first victory since the beginning of the season against Becamex TP.HCM Club.

HAGL (yellow) still hasn't tasted victory after a 0-0 draw with PVF-CAND

Photo: Minh Tu

The bottom 4 teams can be considered "in the eye of the storm". Coach Phan Nhu Thuat has left the position of head coach of SLNA (4 points, 11th place) after losing to CA TP.HCM Club even though fans are highly appreciating the fearless spirit of the young players from Nghe An.

Slightly lower is Becamex TP.HCM (ranked 12th, 3 points) after a series of 5 consecutive losses on all fronts, causing coach Nguyen Anh Duc's seat to be shaken violently.

If coach Anh Duc is showing confidence even though many home fans are anxiously waiting for "announcement" from their hometown team, HAGL and Thanh Hoa Club, ranked last and second to last with only 2 points, are still quite calm despite not winning any matches after the first 5 rounds of LPBank V-League 2025 - 2026.

Ngoc My and Van Thuan (47) still scored but Thanh Hoa Club still did not know how to win.

Photo: Minh Tu

The difference may come from the fact that HAGL is used to "spending their youth to stay in the league" while Thanh Hoa Club is facing instability at the top, so coach Choi Won-kwon's achievements will be viewed more broadly.

Of course, the attack line has not been able to score any goals after 5 matches, forcing HAGL to make changes in both playing style and personnel when the FIFA Days break comes after round 6. As for Thanh Hoa Club, they are still playing with passion but may need a mental boost to play more comfortably.

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