On the evening of May 17, round 23 of V.League 2025-2026 closed with many notable developments on the rankings. The highlight was the 2-0 victory of Hanoi Police against Dong A Thanh Hoa at Hang Day Stadium to officially win the championship 3 rounds early.
Coach Alexandre Polking's team faced many difficulties against Thanh Hoa's resilient defensive play under heavy rain in Hanoi. It was not until the 89th minute that Hanoi Police Club broke the deadlock after Alan Grafite's successful penalty. In the last minute of injury time, Rogerio Alves soloed from his own half before scoring the winning goal 2-0 for the home team at Hang Day Stadium.
With this result, Hanoi Police Club has 60 points, 11 points more than the second-placed team, The Cong Viettel, when the season is only 3 rounds left. This is the second time the police industry team has won the V.League in 3 years.
In the bottom group, the relegation race is becoming unpredictable. Hoang Anh Gia Lai continues to disappoint when losing 0-2 to Hong Linh Ha Tinh right at Pleiku stadium. The Mountain Town team currently has 22 points and cannot be safe in the context of the league having 3 rounds left.
Meanwhile, PVF-CAND lost heavily 0-4 to Hanoi FC and continues to be at the bottom of the rankings. Da Nang and PVF-CAND have 17 points and continue to nurture hopes of relegation in the final rounds.
The top 3 competition is also fierce when Hanoi FC approaches Ninh Binh with a gap of only 2 points after round 23.
