Song Lam Nghe An stays in the league

The 2024/25 V.League championship race ended in round 25 with defending champion Nam Dinh Steel Blue successfully defending the championship title, but the battle for 3rd place overall and 1.5 relegation tickets is still open until the final round taking place on June 22, 2025.

The relegation battle is actually more intense than the search for the champion when the Central region witnessed teams struggling to stay in the league. Finally, round 25 witnessed the "pain of the Central region" when Quy Nhon Binh Dinh fell behind with a 0-1 defeat to the host club Ho Chi Minh City, while Da Nang and Song Lam Nghe An both earned valuable points to move up. After the end of round 25, the last position on the rankings belongs to Quy Nhon Binh Dinh with 21 points, while Da Nang is right above with 1 point more.

Both Quy Nhon Binh Dinh and Da Nang will play at home in the final round of V.League, but Quy Nhon Binh Dinh is at a greater disadvantage because their opponent is Hanoi FC, while the challenge forSHB Da Nang is Song Lam Nghe An.

However, it is impossible to say anything in advance about the race for 3rd place as well as the relegation battle in V.League 2024/25, and only when the 26th round is completely over can we know the final result.

Returning to the championship race, playing away at Tam Ky Stadium of Quang Nam in the context that only a draw would be enough to be crowned champion 1 round early, but Thep Xanh Nam Dinh did more than that. The goals were divided equally in the 2 halves by Ly Cong Hoang Anh and Lam Ti Phong, helping the team from Thanh Nam close the championship race as they wished.

With 54 points after 25 rounds, Nam Dinh successfully defended the title of defending champion, because in the match taking place at the same time, the second-placed team Hanoi FC lost to The Cong Viettel in the capital football derby with a score of 1-2 right at home at Hang Day Stadium.

Thus, with only one more round to go, the 8-point gap between Nam Dinh Steel Blue and Hanoi FC is impossible to bridge, and the match with Hong Linh Ha Tinh at Thien Truong home ground in round 26 taking place next week (June 22) will be the official coronation moment of the team from Thanh Nam.

This is a completely deserved result, because in the long-distance race this season, Nam Dinh Blue Steel has proven its stability in playing style and strong force, despite the fact that they did not have their number one striker Nguyen Xuan Son for most of the season due to injury.

While the V.League championship race has officially ended in round 25, the competition for the final 3rd place is still extremely hot, when the two capital teams, The Cong and Cong An Ha Noi, both have 3 points in this round.

Currently, Hanoi Police is ranked 3rd with only 1 point more than The Cong in 4th place, and in the upcoming round 26, both Hanoi Police and The Cong will play at home with opponents Hai Phong and Ho Chi Minh City Club respectively.

Hanoi Police are in a better position in the race for 3rd place because they have the right to decide for themselves, but the opponent they face, Hai Phong, is much more difficult than the challenge of The Cong's Ho Chi Minh City Club, who are in a chasing position and need more than one condition to be able to finish the season in 3rd place.