In this season, there are 16 teams divided in two groups in qualifying stage according to geographic region.
The top 4 team of each group will be qualified to final round.
In final round, 8 teams will play 7 matches:[1]
The team with worst result in both groups will relegate to 2018 Vietnamese Third League.
Bình Thuận enter play-off match against club ranked 7th in 2017 V.League 2.