2020 football season will begin with Super Cup on February 7
The 2020 football season in Vietnam will kick off on February 7 with the Super Cup between V.League 1 and National Cup champions Hanoi FC and league runners-up HCM City FC.
National Cup winner Hanoi FC will see V.League runner-up in the opening match of the 2020 season on February 7. (Photo: giaoducthoidai.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) -⛎ The 2020 football season in Vietnam will kick off onFebruary 7 with the Super Cup betweenV.League 1 and National Cup champions Hanoi FC and leaguerunners-up HCM City FC.
TheVietnam Professional Football Company made the draw for all events on December27 in Hanoi. The venue for the Super Cup has not been chosen yet. Theorganisers have set two schedules for the tournaments due to theparticipation of the national U23 squad at the Asian Championship in January,which is also a qualifier for the Tokyo Olympics. Ifthey win a slot in Tokyo next summer, the National Cup will begin onFebruary 9 and wrap up on October 31, the V.League 1 will be from February22 to October 24 and the V.League 2 will be from February 29-September 26. Ifthe U23s fail to earn an Olympic berth, all three tournaments willkick off on the same day but end earlier. Specifically, the National Cupwill end on October 3, the V.League 1 on September 26 and the V.League 2 onAugust 23. Thereare 14 teams in the V.League 1 and 12 in the V.League 2. Inthe new season, top tier clubs have been allowed to increase their number offoreigners from two to three together with one naturalised player. Clubstaking part in the AFC Cup and the ASEAN Clubs Championships canregister four foreigners and one naturalised player. Theteam who rank bottom of V.League 1 will be relegated to V.League 2while the top team of V.League 2 will be promoted to the V.League 1 nextseason. TheV.League 1's second-from-bottom club will play with the V.League 2'ssecond-placed team in a play-off match for a berth in the V.League 1 in 2021./.
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National Cup winner Hanoi FC will see V.League runner-up in the opening match of the 2020 season on February 7. (Photo: giaoducthoidai.vn) 
