With two games still to play, Vietnamese heavyweights Hanoi secured an unassailable lead at the top of the standings thanks to Nguyen Than Chung’s goal in a narrow 1-0 victory away at Song Lam Nghe An.
The win saw Hanoi capture an impressive fifth top-flight crown following previous successes in 2010, 2013, 2016 and 2018.
Hanoi’s domestic glory comes ahead of the first leg of their eagerly anticipated Continental showdown with 4.25, a game Chu Dinh Nghiem’s charges will host at their Hang Day Stadium home on Wednesday.
Hanoi are currently in the midst of their best-ever AFC Cup campaign, while their East Asian opponents return to the Inter-Zone Final for a second successive season.
The Inter-Zone Final’s second leg will be played in Pyongyang on October 2.
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