1996 V-League

Vietnam National Elite Football Championship

Season	1996
Dates	10 March – 6 October
Champions	Đồng Tháp (2nd title)
Relegated	Cần Thơ Thừa Thiên Huế
Asian Club Championship	Đồng Tháp
Asian Cup Winners' Cup	Hải Quan
Matches played	146
Goals scored	353 (2.42 per match)
Top goalscorer	Lê Huỳnh Đức (25 goals)
← 1995 1997 (National First Division) →

The 1996 Vietnam National Elite Football Championship was the 14th season of the National Football Championship in Vietnam, played from 10 March until 6 October 1996. ^[1]

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Công An TP.HCM	22	11	5	6	48	25	+23	38	Final round and Dunhill Cup
2	Đồng Tháp	22	11	4	7	27	21	+6	37
3	Sông Lam Nghệ An	22	11	3	8	31	25	+6	36
4	Lâm Đồng	22	10	4	8	31	29	+2	34
5	An Giang	22	10	4	8	29	29	0	34
6	Khánh Hòa	22	8	8	6	20	22	−2	32
7	Hải Quan	22	9	3	10	27	34	−7	30	Dunhill Cup
8	Cảng Sài Gòn	22	8	6	8	19	19	0	30
9	Công An Hà Nội	22	7	6	9	27	25	+2	27
10	Quân Đội	22	6	8	8	21	30	−9	26
11	Thừa Thiên Huế	22	3	9	10	20	33	−13	18	Relegated
12	Cần Thơ	22	2	12	8	19	27	−8	18

Source: VFF

Final round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Công An TP.HCM	4	3	0	1	11	7	+4	9	Final
2	Sông Lam Nghệ An	4	2	1	1	7	6	+1	7	Third place match
3	An Giang	4	0	1	3	5	10	−5	1

Source: VFF

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Đồng Tháp	4	2	2	0	5	3	+2	8	Final
2	Khánh Hòa	4	1	1	2	6	6	0	4	Third place match
3	Lâm Đồng	4	1	1	2	6	8	−2	4

Source: VFF

Third place match

6 October 1996

Sông Lam Nghệ An	0–0	Lâm Đồng
Penalties
	4–3

Nha Trang Stadium, Khánh Hòa

Final

6 October 1996

Công An TP.HCM	1–3	Đồng Tháp
Lê Huỳnh Đức 6'		Ngô Công Nhậm 55' Nguyễn Văn Hùng 70' Nguyễn Anh Tuấn 90+2'

Cao Lãnh Stadium, Đồng Tháp

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Nguyễn Tuấn Hùng

Vietnam National Elite Football Championship Champions
Đồng Tháp 2nd title

References

1. Giải VĐQG 1996 - VFF

• 1996 V-League at RSSSF