Season | 2016 |
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Dates | 20 February – 18 September |
Champions | Hanoi T&T 3rd VL1 title 3rd Vietnamese title |
Relegated | Dong Thap FC |
Matches played | 182 |
Goals scored | 548 (3.01 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Gastón Merlo (24 goals) |
Biggest home win | Haiphong FC 5–0 Long An FC Becamex Binh Duong 5–0 Hoang Anh Gia Lai |
Biggest away win | Dong Thap FC 0–4 SHB Danang |
Highest scoring | Becamex Binh Duong 4–5 Hanoi T&T |
Longest winning run | Haiphong FC (7 matches) |
Longest unbeaten run | Haiphong FC Than Quang Ninh (8 matches) |
Longest winless run | Dong Thap FC (23 matches) |
Longest losing run | Dong Thap FC (9 matches) |
Highest attendance | 19,000 |
Lowest attendance | 1,000 |
Total attendance | 1,147,900 |
Average attendance | 6,307 |
← 2015 2017 → All statistics correct as of 23 September 2016. |
The 2016 V.League 1 (known as the Toyota V.League 1 for sponsorship reasons) season was the 33rd season of the V.League 1, the highest division of Vietnamese football and the 16th as a professional league. It began on 20 February 2016 and ended 18 September 2016. [1]
The following teams had changed division since the 2015 season.
To V.League 1Promoted from V.League 2 | From V.League 1Relegated to 2016 V.League 2 |
In season 2016, the club finishing in the 14th position would be relegated to V-League 2. The club that had finished in the 13th position would face the winner of a play-off between the V-League 2's second, third and fourth place clubs for a place in the 2017 V.League 1 season.
Team | Based | Home stadium | Capacity | Previous season rank |
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Becamex Binh Duong | Binh Duong | Go Dau | 18,250 | VL1 (1st) |
XSKT Cantho | Cantho | Cantho | 60,000 | VL1 (11th) |
SHB Danang | Danang | Chi Lang | 28,000 | VL1 (9th) |
Dong Thap FC | Dong Thap | Cao Lanh | 23,000 | VL1 (12th) |
Hoang Anh Gia Lai | Gia Lai | Pleiku | 12,000 | VL1 (13th) |
Haiphong FC | Haiphong | Lach Tray | 28,000 | VL1 (6th) |
Hanoi T&T | Hanoi | Hàng Đẫy Stadium | 22,000 | VL1 (2nd) |
Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN | Khanh Hoa | 19 August | 25,000 | VL1 (5th) |
Long An FC | Long An | Long An | 19,975 | VL1 (10th) |
Song Lam Nghe An | Nghe An | Vinh | 12,000 | VL1 (7th) |
QNK Quang Nam | Quang Nam | Tam Ky | 15,624 | VL1 (8th) |
Than Quang Ninh | Quang Ninh | Cam Pha | 15,000 | VL1 (4th) |
Saigon FC | Ho Chi Minh City | Thong Nhat | 22,000 | ![]() |
FLC Thanh Hoa | Thanh Hoa | Thanh Hoa | 14,000 | VL1 (3rd) |
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team | Head Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer |
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Becamex Binh Duong | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
XSKT Cantho | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
SHB Danang | ![]() | ![]() | Made by club |
Dong Thap FC | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Hoang Anh Gia Lai | ![]() | ![]() | Made by club |
Haiphong FC | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Hanoi T&T | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Saigon FC | ![]() | ![]() | Made by club |
Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN | ![]() | ![]() | Made by club |
Long An FC | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Song Lam Nghe An | ![]() | ![]() | Made by club |
QNK Quang Nam | ![]() | ![]() | Made by club |
Than Quang Ninh | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
FLC Thanh Hoa | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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FLC Thanh Hoa | ![]() | Demoted [4] | 20 January 2016 | Pre-Season | ![]() | 20 January 2016 |
Hanoi T&T | ![]() | Resigned [5] | 13 February 2016 | ![]() | 13 February 2016 | |
Than Quang Ninh | ![]() | Resigned [6] | 16 March 2016 | 9th | ![]() | 16 March 2016 |
Hanoi T&T | ![]() | Demoted [7] | 17 March 2016 | 14th | ![]() | 17 March 2016 |
V.League teams are allowed to use two foreign players and one naturalised player [8]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Hanoi T&T (C, Q) | 26 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 45 | 28 | +17 | 50 | Qualification to AFC Champions League preliminary round 2 |
2 | Haiphong FC | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 50 | |
3 | SHB Danang (Q) | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 49 | 33 | +16 | 49 | |
4 | Than Quang Ninh (Q) | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 44 | Qualification to AFC Cup group stage [a] |
5 | QNK Quang Nam | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 42 | |
6 | FLC Thanh Hoa | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 51 | 42 | +9 | 42 | |
7 | Saigon FC | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 36 [b] | |
8 | Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 36 [b] | |
9 | Song Lam Nghe An | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 34 [c] | |
10 | Becamex Binh Duong | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 34 [c] | |
11 | XSKT Cantho | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 34 [c] | |
12 | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 30 | |
13 | Long An FC (O) | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 34 | 62 | −28 | 19 | Relegation Play-off |
14 | Dong Thap FC (R) | 26 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 67 | −45 | 8 | Relegation to V.League 2 |
The team finishing 13th faced the winner of 2016 V.League 2 play-off II match.
Long An FC won the match and would remain in the 2017 V.League 1.
Long An FC | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Viettel |
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Huỳnh Tấn Tài ![]() | Report |
Winner; Champions League | |
Relegated to V.League 2 |
Player | Club | Against | Round |
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![]() | Dong Thap FC | Hanoi T&T | 2 |
![]() | Dong Thap FC | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 4 |
![]() | Than Quang Ninh | SHB Danang | 5 |
![]() | Dong Thap FC | XSKT Cantho | |
![]() | Long An | SHB Danang | 11 |
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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![]() | Haiphong FC | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 4–2 | 10 April 2016 |
![]() | Hanoi T&T | Dong Thap FC | 5–2 | 24 April 2016 |
![]() | QNK Quang Nam | FLC Thanh Hoa | 4–4 | 10 July 2016 |
![]() | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | Becamex Binh Duong | 3–1 | 13 August 2016 |
![]() | Becamex Binh Duong | Dong Thap FC | 3–0 | 17 August 2016 |
![]() | Haiphong FC | Long An | 5–2 | 11 September 2016 |
![]() | SHB Danang | Dong Thap FC | 4–0 | 18 September 2016 |
![]() | QNK Quang Nam | Long An | 6–2 | 18 September 2016 |
Month | Club of the Month | Coach of the Month | Player of the Month | ||
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Coach | Club | Player | Club | ||
February March | Haiphong FC | ![]() | Haiphong FC | ![]() | SHB Danang |
April | Haiphong FC | ![]() | Haiphong FC | ![]() | Hanoi T&T |
May June | Than Quang Ninh | ![]() | Hanoi T&T | ![]() | Hanoi T&T |
July | SHB Danang | ![]() | SHB Danang | ![]() | Hanoi T&T |
August | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | ![]() | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | ![]() | SHB Danang |
September | Hanoi T&T | ![]() | Hanoi T&T | ![]() | SHB Danang |
Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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