South Vietnam Football Championship
Football league
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The South Vietnam Football Championship (Vietnamese: Giải vô địch bóng đá miền Nam Việt Nam), known as the Division of Honour (Vietnamese: Giải Vô địch Danh dự) was the top level of football in South Vietnam. It was founded in 1950.
| Organising body | Vietnam National Football Association |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1950 |
| Folded | 1975 |
| Replaced by | Cửu Long League |
| Country | South Vietnam |
| Confederation | AFC |
| Number of clubs | 12 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | First Division |
| Most championships | Tổng Tham Mưu (11 titles) |
Tổng Tham Mưu, Cảnh Sát Quốc Gia (known as Association de la Jeunesse Sportive - AJS before the 1960s) and Quan Thuế were the strongest teams of the league, being the only 3 teams to win the title before 1975.[1][2][3]
After Vietnam's reunification in 1975, the new Vietnam Football Championship copied Soviet-model with regional championship and national championship. The North region named as Hồng Hà League, the Central named as Trường Sơn and the South named as Cửu Long. Regional champions joined the national play-off named from 1976 to 1979. In 1980, the National A1 Championship was established, merging the three regional leagues into a single championship.
Champions
| Season | Champion[4] | Runner-up | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Division of Honour | |||
| 1950–51 | AJS (1) | Unknown | |
| 1951–52 | AJS (2) | Unknown | |
| 1952–53 | AJS (3) | Unknown | |
| 1953–54 | AJS (4) | Unknown | |
| 1954–55 | AJS (5) | Unknown | |
| 1955–56 | Tổng Tham Mưu (1) | Unknown | |
| 1956–57 | Tổng Tham Mưu (2) | Unknown | |
| 1957–58 | Tổng Tham Mưu (3) | Unknown | |
| 1958–59 | Tổng Tham Mưu (4) | Unknown | |
| 1959–60 | Tổng Tham Mưu (5) | Unknown | |
| 1960–61 | Tổng Tham Mưu (6) | Unknown | |
| 1961–62 | Quan Thuế (1) | Tổng Tham Mưu | |
| 1962–63 | Tổng Tham Mưu (7) | Unknown | |
| 1963–64 | Tổng Tham Mưu (8) | Unknown | |
| 1964–65 | Quan Thuế (2) | Unknown | |
| 1965–66 | Cảnh Sát Quốc Gia (6) | Unknown | |
| 1966–67 | Quan Thuế (3) | Tổng Tham Mưu | |
| 1968–1969 | Not organized | ||
| 1970 | Cancelled mid-season due to financial issues | ||
| 1971 | Tổng Tham Mưu (9) | Hải Quân | |
| 1971–72 | Cảnh Sát Quốc Gia (7) | Tổng Tham Mưu | |
| 1972–73 | Tổng Tham Mưu (10) | Unknown | |
| 1973–74 | Tổng Tham Mưu (11) | Cảnh Sát Quốc Gia | |
| 1975 | Cancelled after the Fall of Saigon | ||
| Cửu Long League | |||
| 1976 | Hải Quan (1) | Cảng Sài Gòn | |
| Ho Chi Minh City A1 League | |||
| 1977 | Cảng Sài Gòn (1) | Công Nghiệp Thực Phẩm | |
| 1978[5] | Cảng Sài Gòn (2) | Công Nhân Hóa Chất | |
| 1979 | Cảng Sài Gòn (3) | Hải Quan | |
