Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the schedule had been changed to begin on 7 March instead of 21 February as originally planned.
[2] All matches in matchdays 1 and 2 were played behind closed doors due to the same reason.
[3] On 26 July 2020, the league was suspended again due to another surge in COVID-19 cases.
The teams that participated in ASEAN Club Championship and AFC Cup (Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Than Quang Ninh) could register 3+1+1 foreign players (3 foreign + 1 naturalized Vietnamese + 1 AFC player) On 13 May 2020, the format had been slightly changed, including: Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules.
In order to preserve the chronological evolution, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.