V-League ranked in the top 20 Asian tournaments
The average Power Rankings of 14 V-League clubs is 61 points out of 100, the 19th highest in Asian leagues. Topping is the J-League 1 (Japan) with an average of 73 points, then the Saudi League (Saudi Arabia), K-League 1 (Korea) and the Persian League (Iran). The four countries mentioned above also have second place in the top 20 in Asia, in which J-League 2 is eighth, above the championship of Kuwait, Qatar or Syria.
Southeast Asia has only two leagues in this group, the Thai League at 15th and the V-League at 19th. Of the Thai teams, Buriram United topped with 74.2 points, followed by Bangkok United with 69.1 points. , Muangthong United 66.1, Pathum United 65.5 and Port 65.2.
In the V-League, Hanoi ranked first with 69.2 points, Binh Dinh second with 64.7 points, and Viettel third with 64.2 points. The most underrated team in the V-League is Da Nang with 56 points.
In Southeast Asia, Hanoi ranked third behind Buriram and Johor Darul Tazim (Malaysia) with 73.6 points. In the world, Hanoi is at 946, Buriram 430, and Johor 477.
Opta uses the Power Rankings index to compare clubs around the world, to assess the strength of the teams even though they have never met. Teams are scored from 0 to 100 based on two main methods: Elo coefficient and league and league quality. The strongest team got 100 points, currently Man City according to data on April 6, 2023.
With 69.2 points, Hanoi has approximately the same level of Plymouth Argyle - the club is second in the table with the third highest system in England (EFL League One). Pau FC - the team with Nguyen Quang Hai - has 70 points, 0.8 points more than Hanoi. Al Nassr - the team with Cristiano Ronaldo - got 82 points, ranked 108th in the world. Seoul E-Land - the team with Nguyen Van Toan - got 63.7 points, lower than Hanoi, Binh Dinh and Viettel.
The top 10 clubs in the world are Man City, Bayern, Napoli, Real Madrid, Arsenal, Barca, Liverpool, Man Utd, Juventus and Inter respectively. PSG is only ranked 12th in the world, with 92.3 points.
