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Pham Thanh Luong (left) and Dang Thi Kieu Trinh at the awarding ceremony |
Song Lam Nghe An’s midfielder Nguyen Trong Hoang was placed second while Saigon FC’s naturalised striker Huynh Kesley came third.
Le Thi Thuong from Khoang San bagged the Silver Ball while winger Nguyen Thi Muon from Hanoi grabbed the Bronze Ball in the women’s category.
The Junior Footballer prize went to midfielder Nguyen Van Quyet from Hanoi T&T and the Foreign Player of the Year was awarded to prolific forward Gaston Merlo from SHB Danang.
The first Golden Ball was won by former striker Le Huynh Duc in 1995 when he played for the former Ho Chi Minh City Police team.