The 3rd national football championship in Vietnam known locally as the Vietnam National A1 Football Cup was played from December 1982 until May 1982

17 teams again took part in the competition that was played in three stages; a Group Stage featuring 2 groups of 9 and 8 teams of which the top four qualified for stage two. The group winners of stage 2 would meet in the final.

The bottom two placed teams from the first stage would meet in an end of season relegation match.

Group A

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Notes
1	Tông Cuc Düòng Sát	14	4	8	2	13	9	16	Qualify for 2nd stage
2	CNXD Hai Noi	14	5	6	3	13	10	16	Qualify for 2nd stage
3	Cang Hai Phong	14	6	4	4	15	14	16	Qualify for 2nd stage
4	Phong Khong	14	4	7	3	16	14	15	Qualify for 2nd stage
5	Quan Khu Thu Do	14	4	6	4	11	12	14
6	CN Ha Nan Ninh	14	3	6	5	12	13	12
7	Cong an Ha Noi	14	2	8	4	13	16	12
8	Quan Khu 3	14	2	7	5	8	13	11	Relegation Playoff

Group B

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Notes
1	CLB Quan Doi	16	12	2	2	32	13	26	Qualify for 2nd stage
2	Hai Quan	16	7	7	2	27	17	21	Qualify for 2nd stage
3	Cang Sai Gon	16	6	8	2	20	12	20	Qualify for 2nd stage
4	So CN TP.HCM	16	6	8	2	21	14	20	Qualify for 2nd stage
5	C.Nhan Nghia Binh	16	6	4	6	13	15	16
6	Than Quang Ninh	16	4	5	7	13	16	13
7	Phu Khanh	16	4	5	7	15	20	13
8	An Giang	16	3	4	9	9	19	10
9	Tay Ninh	16	2	1	13	14	38	5	Relegation Playoff

Group A

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Notes
1	Hai Quan	6	3	2	1	14	7	8	Qualify for final
2	Cang Hai Phong	6	2	2	2	7	5	6
3	Tông Cuc Düòng Sát	6	2	2	2	8	7	6
4	So CN TP.HCM	6	1	2	3	10	20	4

Group B

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Notes
1	CLB Quan Doi	6	4	1	1	15	7	9	Qualify for final
2	Cang Sai Gon	6	4	1	1	11	5	9
3	CNXD Hai Noi	6	1	2	3	7	12	4
4	Phong Khong	6	1	0	5	9	18	2

Relegation Playoff

Final

Vietnam National A1 Football Cup Champions
CLB Quan Doi 2nd Title