The 2012 V-League season was the 29th season of Vietnam's national football league and the 12th as a professional league. The season started on 31 December 2011 and finished on 19 August 2012. On 15 December it was announced that the league would change name and would simply be known as the Premier League. Then, it was changed name to Super League.
ÃÂá»Âng Tâm Long An were relegated to the 2012 Vietnamese First Division after finishing the 2011 season in the bottom two after a season of upheaval and numerous coaches hired and fired. It was a far fall from grace for the two-time champions.
HàNá»Âi ACB were also relegated after finishing bottom, but later merged with Hòa Phát HàNá»Âi to retain their place in the top flight. They were also renamed to HàNá»Âi.
They were replaced by Vietnamese First Division champions Sài Gòn Xuân Thành who were renamed to Sàigòn for the start of the campaign and then renamed back during mid season. and runners up Kienlongbank Kiên Giang. Kiên Giang are based in the southern city of Rạch Giá.
The Top Scorers as of 20 August 2012:
Lê Huỳnh ÃÂức (SHB ÃÂàNẵng)
Alexander Prent (SHB ÃÂàNẵng)