The V-League last season sold a record number of tickets to matches, with matches attracting an average of 8,297 punters, the Vietnam Football Federation's general secretary Tran Quoc Tuan said at a meeting on Oct. 14.

The federation also praised the coaching of Phan Thanh Hung of Hanoi T&T, who helped the Hanoian team win the premier league after a 12-year-wait.

Two-time champion Binh Duong, who were the top-scoring team with 48 goals, won the fair play award for the year.

The First Division's Hanoi ACB were promoted to the V-League, while Nam Dinh were relegated after a poor season.

Argentinean Gaston Merlo finished as top scorer, netting 19 times in 26 matches for Da Nang .

In the V-League games last season, there were 820 yellow and 44 red cards handed out./.