2016 V.League 1

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Toyota V.League 1 – 2016
Season2016
Dates20 February – 18 September
Champions Hanoi T&T
3rd VL1 title
3rd Vietnamese title
Relegated Dong Thap FC
Matches played182
Goals scored548 (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 winDong Thap FC 0–4 SHB Danang
Highest scoringBecamex Binh Duong 4–5 Hanoi T&T
Longest winning runHaiphong FC
(7 matches)
Longest unbeaten runHaiphong FC
Than Quang Ninh
(8 matches)
Longest winless runDong Thap FC
(23 matches)
Longest losing runDong Thap FC
(9 matches)
Highest attendance19,000
Lowest attendance1,000
Total attendance1,147,900
Average attendance6,307
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]

Contents

Changes from last season

Team changes

The following teams had changed division since the 2015 season.

Rule changes

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.

Name changes

Teams

TeamBasedHome stadiumCapacityPrevious
season rank
Becamex Binh Duong Binh Duong Go Dau 18,250VL1 (1st)
XSKT Cantho Cantho Cantho 60,000VL1 (11th)
SHB Danang Danang Chi Lang 28,000VL1 (9th)
Dong Thap FC Dong Thap Cao Lanh 23,000VL1 (12th)
Hoang Anh Gia Lai Gia Lai Pleiku 12,000VL1 (13th)
Haiphong FC Haiphong Lach Tray 28,000VL1 (6th)
Hanoi T&T Hanoi Hàng Đẫy Stadium 22,000VL1 (2nd)
Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN Khanh Hoa 19 August 25,000VL1 (5th)
Long An FC Long An Long An 19,975VL1 (10th)
Song Lam Nghe An Nghe An Vinh 12,000VL1 (7th)
QNK Quang Nam Quang Nam Tam Ky 15,624VL1 (8th)
Than Quang Ninh Quang Ninh Cam Pha 15,000VL1 (4th)
Saigon FC Ho Chi Minh City Thong Nhat 22,000 Green Arrow Up.svg VL2 (1st)
FLC Thanh Hoa Thanh Hoa Thanh Hoa 14,000VL1 (3rd)

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

TeamHead CoachCaptainKit manufacturer
Becamex Binh Duong Flag of Vietnam.svg Nguyễn Thanh Sơn Flag of Vietnam.svg Nguyễn Anh Đức Flag of Italy.svg Kappa
XSKT Cantho Flag of Vietnam.svg Vũ Quang Bảo Flag of Vietnam.svg Trần Chí Công Flag of Vietnam.svg KeepDri
SHB Danang Flag of Vietnam.svg Lê Huỳnh Đức Flag of Vietnam.svg Nguyễn Vũ Phong Made by club
Dong Thap FC Flag of Vietnam.svg Phạm Công Lộc Flag of Vietnam.svg Trần Minh Lợi Flag of Vietnam.svg Codad
Hoang Anh Gia Lai Flag of Vietnam.svg Nguyễn Quốc Tuấn Flag of Vietnam.svg Bùi Văn Long Made by club
Haiphong FC Flag of Vietnam.svg Trương Việt Hoàng Flag of Vietnam.svg Lê Văn Phú Flag of England.svg Mitre
Hanoi T&T Flag of Vietnam.svg Chu Đình Nghiêm Flag of Argentina.svg Gonzalo Marronkle Flag of Italy.svg Kappa
Saigon FC Flag of Vietnam.svg Nguyễn Đức Thắng Flag of Vietnam.svg Nguyễn Ngọc Duy Made by club
Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN Flag of Vietnam.svg Vo Dinh Tan Flag of Vietnam.svg Trần Vǎn Vǔ Made by club
Long An FC Flag of Vietnam.svg Ngô Quang Sang Flag of Vietnam.svg Huỳnh Quang Thanh Flag of Italy.svg Kappa
Song Lam Nghe An Flag of Vietnam.svg Ngô Quang Trường Flag of Vietnam.svg Trần Nguyên Mạnh Made by club
QNK Quang Nam Flag of Vietnam.svg Hoàng Văn Phúc Flag of Vietnam.svg Đinh Thanh Trung Made by club
Than Quang Ninh Flag of Vietnam.svg Phan Thanh Hùng Flag of Vietnam.svg Huỳnh Tuấn Linh Flag of Spain.svg Joma
FLC Thanh Hoa Flag of Vietnam.svg Hoàng Thanh Tùng Flag of Senegal.svg Pape Omar Faye Flag of England.svg Mitre

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
FLC Thanh Hoa Flag of Vietnam.svg Hoàng Thanh Tùng Demoted [4] 20 January 2016Pre-Season Flag of Vietnam.svg Lê Thụy Hải 20 January 2016
Hanoi T&T Flag of Vietnam.svg Phan Thanh Hùng Resigned [5] 13 February 2016 Flag of Vietnam.svg Phạm Minh Đức 13 February 2016
Than Quang Ninh Flag of Vietnam.svg Phạm Như Thuần Resigned [6] 16 March 20169th Flag of Vietnam.svg Phan Thanh Hùng 16 March 2016
Hanoi T&T Flag of Vietnam.svg Phạm Minh Đức Demoted [7] 17 March 201614th Flag of Vietnam.svg Chu Đình Nghiêm 17 March 2016

Foreign players

V.League teams are allowed to use two foreign players and one naturalised player [8]

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Naturalised Vietnamese PlayerFormer Players 1
Becamex Binh Duong Flag of Cameroon.svg Nsi Amougou Flag of Slovenia.svg Ivan Firer Flag of Kenya.svg Flag of Vietnam.svg Nguyễn Rodgers Flag of South Korea.svg Han Seung-yeop
Flag of Uganda.svg Moses Oloya
Flag of Uganda.svg Henry Kisekka
FLC Thanh Hoa Flag of Senegal.svg Pape Omar Faye Flag of Nigeria.svg Sunday Emmanuel Flag of the Netherlands.svg Flag of Vietnam.svg Nguyễn van Bakel Flag of Slovenia.svg Ivan Firer
Hanoi T&T Flag of Argentina.svg Víctor Ormazábal Flag of Argentina.svg Gonzalo Marronkle Flag of France.svg Loris Arnaud Flag of Nigeria.svg Flag of Vietnam.svg Hoàng Vũ Samson
Haiphong FC Flag of Jamaica.svg Diego Fagan Flag of Jamaica.svg Errol Stevens Flag of Ghana.svg Flag of Vietnam.svg Lê Văn Phú
Hoang Anh Gia Lai Flag of Japan.svg Masaaki Ideguchi Flag of Brazil.svg Júnior Paraíba Flag of Brazil.svg Osmar Francisco
Long An FC Flag of Croatia.svg Marko Šimić Flag of Uganda.svg Henry Kisekka Flag of Ghana.svg Flag of Vietnam.svg Lê Văn Tân Flag of Nigeria.svg Akanni-Sunday Wasiu
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Franklin Clovis Anzité
QNK Quang Nam Flag of Brazil.svg Claudecir Flag of Senegal.svg Sadio Diao Flag of Nigeria.svg Flag of Vietnam.svg Hoàng Vissai Flag of Nigeria.svg Felix Ogbuke
Flag of Nigeria.svg Suleiman Oladoja
Saigon FC Flag of Uganda.svg Andrew Mwesigwa Flag of Brazil.svg Dudu Lima Flag of Haiti.svg Jean-Eudes Maurice
Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN Flag of France.svg Chaher Zarour Flag of Nigeria.svg Uche Iheruome
Song Lam Nghe An Flag of Nigeria.svg Odah Onoriode Marshal Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Baba Salia
SHB Danang Flag of Argentina.svg Gastón Merlo Flag of Brazil.svg Eydison Flag of Jamaica.svg Horace James
Than Quang Ninh Flag of Russia.svg Rod Dyachenko Flag of Uganda.svg Geoffrey Kizito Flag of Nigeria.svg George Bisan
XSKT Cantho Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Tambwe Patiyo Flag of Nigeria.svg Oseni Ganiyu Flag of Nigeria.svg Flag of Vietnam.svg Đinh Hoàng Max
Dong Thap FC Flag of Nigeria.svg Samson Kpenosen Flag of Brazil.svg Diego Flag of Brazil.svg Flag of Vietnam.svg Nguyễn Trung Sơn Flag of Croatia.svg Marko Šimić

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Hanoi T&T (C, Q)2616284528+1750Qualification to AFC Champions League preliminary round 2
2 Haiphong FC 2615564732+1550
3 SHB Danang (Q)2615474933+1649
4 Than Quang Ninh (Q)2613583932+744Qualification to AFC Cup group stage [a]
5 QNK Quang Nam 2611964432+1242
6 FLC Thanh Hoa 2612685142+942
7 Saigon FC 269983432+236 [b]
8 Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN 26106103430+436 [b]
9 Song Lam Nghe An 2697103436234 [c]
10 Becamex Binh Duong 2697103937+234 [c]
11 XSKT Cantho 26104123736+134 [c]
12 Hoang Anh Gia Lai 26931439501130
13 Long An FC (O)26541734622819Relegation Play-off
14 Dong Thap FC (R)2615202267458Relegation to V.League 2
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2016. Source: vnleague.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Reserve league points; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card)
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Than Quang Ninh qualified for the 2017 AFC Cup by winning the 2016 Vietnamese Cup.
  2. 1 2 Saigon ahead of Sanna Khanh Hoa by head-to-head record: KH 0-2 SG; SG 1-1 KH
  3. 1 2 3 Song Lam Nghe An ahead of Becamex Binh Duong and XSKT Cantho by head-to-head record: SLNA 9pts; BD 4pts 4/3; CT 4pts 4/6

Results

Home \ Away BBD FTH HNT HPG HAGL LFC QNK SGN SKH SLNA SDN TQN XCT DTP
Becamex Binh Duong 0–34–51–35–03–21–31–13–11–20–11–02–03–0
FLC Thanh Hoa 2–23–00–12–12–14–42–22–12–23–12–23–24–0
Hanoi T&T 1–22–02–13–01–13–01–11–01–02–10–10–12–0
Haiphong FC 0–01–12–14–25–02–11–12–03–00–32–11–03–2
Hoang Anh Gia Lai 3–13–11–01–13–21–41–32–10–01–20–02–15–2
Long An FC 1–10–12–52–51–31–01–02–11–21–31–23–32–1
QNK Quang Nam 2–12–00–10–12–06–23–31–12–01–11–10–02–0
Saigon FC 0–23–10–33–30–53–10–01–11–03–00–00–14–0
Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN 1–10–21–03–04–12–00–10–22–23–13–12–01–1
Song Lam Nghe An 2–01–01–30–21–01–13–31–01–20–24–04–23–0
SHB Danang 1–12–11–22–03–14–13–43–11–01–11–02–22–1
Than Quang Ninh 2–12–40–13–13–12–12–01–01–23–13–22–14–0
XSKT Cantho 0–05–23–03–22–12–10–10–10–12–01–20–24–1
Dong Thap FC 1–22–42–50–12–11–31–10–11–12–20–41–11–2
Source: [ citation needed ]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-off match

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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Positions by round

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Becamex Binh Duong 35586456332578989991110777810
FLC Thanh Hoa 22112222223223323346555556
Hanoi T&T 131313141413119797654444422442111
Haiphong FC 41221111111111111211113322
Hoang Anh Gia Lai 1447109911121112121212121212121212121212121212
Long An FC 71081212121313131313131313131313131313131313131313
QNK Quang Nam 1066977878811867897665666665
Saigon FC 1410949863444789776777781011117
Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN 691165671091089101010101010118898898
Song Lam Nghe An 111412118111012111210111111111111111091111111079
SHB Danang 53333334565332232133224433
Than Quang Ninh 977101110128676445555554331244
XSKT Cantho 1281054545105910966688810910991011
Dong Thap FC 812141313141414141414141414141414141414141414141414
Winner; Champions League
Relegated to V.League 2
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2016. Source: Table by round (in Vietnamese)

Season statistics

As of 20 September 2016

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Argentina.svg Gastón Merlo SHB Danang 24
2 Flag of Vietnam.svg Hoàng Vũ Samson Hanoi T&T 15
3 Flag of Nigeria.svg Uche Iheruome Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN 14
4 Flag of Senegal.svg Pape Omar Faye FLC Thanh Hoa 13
5 Flag of Russia.svg Rod Dyachenko Than Quang Ninh 12
6 Flag of Brazil.svg Claudecir QNK Quang Nam 11
Flag of Vietnam.svg Lê Văn Thắng Haiphong FC
Flag of Argentina.svg Gonzalo Marronkle Hanoi T&T
Flag of Vietnam.svg Vũ Minh Tuấn Than Quang Ninh
10 Flag of Nigeria.svg Oseni Ganiyu Bolaji XSKT Cantho 10
Flag of Nigeria.svg Odah Marshal Song Lam Nghe An
Flag of Vietnam.svg Nguyễn Anh Đức Becamex Binh Duong
Flag of Vietnam.svg Nguyễn Đình Bảo Haiphong FC
Flag of Jamaica.svg Errol Stevens Haiphong FC
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Patiyo Tambwe XSKT Cantho

Own goals

PlayerClubAgainstRound
Flag of Vietnam.svg Nguyễn Trung SơnDong Thap FCHanoi T&T2
Flag of Vietnam.svg Hồ Trường Khang Dong Thap FCHoang Anh Gia Lai4
Flag of Vietnam.svg Nguyễn Tiến Duy Than Quang NinhSHB Danang5
Flag of Vietnam.svg Diệp Hoài Xuân Dong Thap FCXSKT Cantho
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Franklin Clovis Anzité Long AnSHB Danang11

Hattrick

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Flag of Jamaica.svg Errol Stevens Haiphong FCHoang Anh Gia Lai4–210 April 2016
Flag of Vietnam.svg Hoàng Vũ Samson Hanoi T&TDong Thap FC5–224 April 2016
Flag of Brazil.svg Claudecir QNK Quang NamFLC Thanh Hoa4–410 July 2016
Flag of Vietnam.svg Trần Minh Vương Hoang Anh Gia LaiBecamex Binh Duong3–113 August 2016
Flag of Vietnam.svg Nguyễn Anh Đức Becamex Binh DuongDong Thap FC3–017 August 2016
Flag of Vietnam.svg Nguyễn Đình Bảo Haiphong FCLong An5–211 September 2016
Flag of Argentina.svg Gastón Merlo SHB DanangDong Thap FC4–018 September 2016
Flag of Brazil.svg Claudecir QNK Quang NamLong An6–218 September 2016

Awards

Monthly awards

MonthClub of the MonthCoach of the MonthPlayer of the Month
CoachClubPlayerClub
February
March
Haiphong FC Flag of Vietnam.svg Trương Việt Hoàng Haiphong FC Flag of Argentina.svg Gastón Merlo SHB Danang
April Haiphong FC Flag of Vietnam.svg Trương Việt Hoàng Haiphong FC Flag of Vietnam.svg Hoàng Vũ Samson Hanoi T&T
May
June
Than Quang Ninh Flag of Vietnam.svg Chu Đình Nghiêm Hanoi T&T Flag of Vietnam.svg Hoàng Vũ Samson Hanoi T&T
July SHB Danang Flag of Vietnam.svg Lê Huỳnh Đức SHB Danang Flag of Vietnam.svg Hoàng Vũ Samson Hanoi T&T
August Hoang Anh Gia Lai Flag of Vietnam.svg Nguyễn Quốc Tuấn Hoang Anh Gia Lai Flag of Argentina.svg Gastón Merlo SHB Danang
September Hanoi T&T Flag of Vietnam.svg Chu Đình Nghiêm Hanoi T&T Flag of Argentina.svg Gastón Merlo SHB Danang

Annual awards

Manager of the Season

Flag of Vietnam.svg Chu Đình Nghiêm (Hanoi T&T)

Best player of the Season

Flag of Argentina.svg Gastón Merlo (SHB Danang)

Best young player of the Season

Flag of Vietnam.svg Vũ Văn Thanh (Hoang Anh Gia Lai)

Dream Team

GoalkeepersDefendersMidfieldersForwards
Flag of Vietnam.svg Huỳnh Tuấn Linh (Than Quang Ninh) Flag of Vietnam.svg Sầm Ngọc Đức (Hanoi T&T)
Flag of Vietnam.svg Quế Ngọc Hải (Song Lam Nghe An)
Flag of Vietnam.svg Lê Văn Phú (Haiphong FC)
Flag of Vietnam.svg Trần Văn Vũ (Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN)
Flag of Vietnam.svg Lê Văn Thắng (Haiphong FC)
Flag of Senegal.svg Pape Omar Faye (FLC Thanh Hoa)
Flag of Vietnam.svg Nghiêm Xuân Tú (Than Quang Ninh)
Flag of Vietnam.svg Đinh Thanh Trung (QNK Quang Nam)
Flag of Argentina.svg Gastón Merlo (SHB Danang)
Flag of Nigeria.svg Uche Iheruome (Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN)

See also

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