2016 V.League 1


The 2016 V.League 1 season was the 33rd season of the V.League 1, the highest division of Football in Vietnam. The season began on 20 February 2016 and ended on 18 September 2016.

Changes from last season

Team changes

The following teams had changed division since the 2015 season.

To V.League 1

Promoted from V.League 2
Relegated 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.

Name changes

In April 2016, Hà Nội relocated to Ho Chi Minh City and were renamed Sài Gòn. This was with only four matchdays played

Teams


Stadium

TeamBasedHome stadiumCapacity
Becamex Bình DươngThủ Dầu MộtGò Đậu Stadium18,250
FLC Thanh HóaThanh HóaThanh Hóa Stadium14,000
Hà NộiHanoiHàng Đẫy Stadium22,000
Hải PhòngHaiphongLạch Tray Stadium28,000
Hoàng Anh Gia LaiPleikuPleiku Stadium12,000
Long AnTân AnLong An Stadium19,975
QNK Quảng NamTam KỳTam Kỳ Stadium15 624
Sài GònHo Chi Minh CityThống Nhất Stadium22,000
Sanna Khánh Hòa BVNNha Trang19/8 Nha Trang Stadium25,000
Sông Lam Nghệ AnVinhVinh Stadium12,000
SHB Đà NẵngĐà NẵngChi Lăng Stadium28,000
Than Quảng NinhCẩm PhảCẩm Phả Stadium15,000
XSKT Cần ThơCần ThơCần Thơ Stadium60,000
Đồng ThápCao LãnhCao Lãnh Stadium23,000

Personnel and kits

TeamHead CoachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Becamex Bình Dương Nguyễn Thanh Sơn Nguyễn Anh ĐứcKappaBecamex IDC
FLC Thanh Hóa Hoàng Thanh Tùng Pape Omar FayeMitreFLC Group
Hà Nội T&T Chu Đình Nghiêm Gonzalo MarronkleKappaHòa Bình Corporation
Hải Phòng Trương Việt Hoàng Lê Văn PhúMitre
Hoàng Anh Gia Lai Nguyễn Quốc Tuấn Bùi Văn LongNutiFood
Long An Ngô Quang Sang Huỳnh Quang ThanhKappaCảng Long An
QNK Quảng Nam Hoàng Văn Phúc Đinh Thanh Trung
Sài Gòn Nguyễn Đức Thắng Nguyễn Ngọc DuyLiên Việt Post Bank
Sanna Khánh Hòa BVN Võ Đình Tân Trần Văn VũSanest
Sông Lam Nghệ An Ngô Quang Trường Trần Nguyên MạnhBac A Bank
SHB Đà Nẵng Lê Huỳnh Đức Nguyễn Vũ PhongSHB
Than Quảng Ninh Phan Thanh Hùng Huỳnh Tuấn LinhJomaVinacomin
SHB
XSKT Cần Thơ Vũ Quang Bảo Trần Chí CôngKeepDriXổ số kiến thiết Cần Thơ
Global
Đồng Tháp Phạm Công Lộc Trần Minh LợiCodadTrường Đại học Văn Hiến
Xổ số kiến thiết Đồng Tháp

Managerial changes

Foreign players

V.League teams are allowed to use two foreign players and one naturalised player
ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Naturalised Vietnamese Player
Becamex Bình Dương Nsi Amougou Ivan Firer Nguyễn Rodgers
FLC Thanh Hóa Pape Omar Faye Sunday Emmanuel Nguyễn van Bakel
Hà Nội T&T Víctor Ormazábal Gonzalo Marronkle Loris Arnaud Hoàng Vũ Samson
Hải Phòng Diego Fagan Errol Stevens Lê Văn Phú
Hoàng Anh Gia Lai Masaaki Ideguchi Júnior Paraíba
Long An Marko Šimić Henry Kisekka Lê Văn Tân
QNK Quảng Nam Claudecir Sadio Diao Hoàng Vissai
Sài Gòn Andrew Mwesigwa Dudu Lima
Sanna Khánh Hòa BVN Chaher Zarour Uche Iheruome
Sông Lam Nghệ An Odah Onoriode Marshal Baba Salia
SHB Đà Nẵng Gastón Merlo Eydison
Than Quảng Ninh Rod Dyachenko Geoffrey Kizito George Bisan
XSKT Cần Thơ Tambwe Patiyo Oseni Ganiyu Đinh Hoàng Max
Đồng Tháp Samson Kpenosen Diego Akanni-Sunday Wasiu Nguyễn Trung Sơn

League table

Results

Play-off match

The team finishing 13th faced the winner of 2016 V.League 2 play-off II match.
Long An won the match and would remain in the 2017 V.League 1.

Positions by round

Season statistics

Top scorers

Own goals

Hattrick

Awards

Monthly awards

Annual awards

Manager of the Season

Best player of the Season

Best young player of the Season

Dream Team