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.
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 Saigon FC
From V.League 1 Relegated to 2016 V.League 2 Dong Nai FC
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 Dong Tam Long An changed their name to Long An FC in December 2015.
In April 2016 with only four matches remaining, promoted side Hanoi FC relocated to Ho Chi Minh City and renamed Saigon FC. This was with only four matchdays played
Teams
TeamBasedHome stadiumCapacityPreviousseason rankBecamex Binh DuongBinh DuongGo Dau18,250VL1 (1st)XSKT CanthoCanthoCantho60,000VL1 (11th)SHB DanangDanangChi Lang28,000VL1 (9th)Dong Thap FCDong ThapCao Lanh23,000VL1 (12th)Hoang Anh Gia LaiGia LaiPleiku12,000VL1 (13th)Haiphong FCHaiphongLach Tray28,000VL1 (6th)Hanoi T&THanoiHàng Đẫy Stadium22,000VL1 (2nd)Sanna Khanh Hoa BVNKhanh Hoa19 August25,000VL1 (5th)Long An FCLong AnLong An19,975VL1 (10th)Song Lam Nghe AnNghe AnVinh12,000VL1 (7th)QNK Quang NamQuang NamTam Ky15,624VL1 (8th)Than Quang NinhQuang NinhCam Pha15,000VL1 (4th)Saigon FCHo Chi Minh CityThong Nhat22,000 VL2 (1st)FLC Thanh HoaThanh HoaThanh Hoa14,000VL1 (3rd)
Personnel and kits
Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturerBecamex Binh Duong Nguyễn Thanh Sơn Nguyễn Anh Đức KappaXSKT Cantho Vũ Quang Bảo Trần Chí Công KeepDriSHB Danang Lê Huỳnh Đức Nguyễn Vũ PhongMade by clubDong Thap FC Phạm Công Lộc Trần Minh Lợi CodadHoang Anh Gia Lai Nguyễn Quốc Tuấn Bùi Văn LongMade by clubHaiphong FC Trương Việt Hoàng Lê Văn Phú MitreHanoi T&T Chu Đình Nghiêm Gonzalo Marronkle KappaSaigon FC Nguyễn Đức Thắng Nguyễn Ngọc DuyMade by clubSanna Khanh Hoa BVN Vo Dinh Tan Trần Vǎn VǔMade by clubLong An FC Ngô Quang Sang Huỳnh Quang Thanh KappaSong Lam Nghe An Ngô Quang Trường Trần Nguyên MạnhMade by clubQNK Quang Nam Hoàng Văn Phúc Đinh Thanh TrungMade by clubThan Quang Ninh Phan Thanh Hùng Huỳnh Tuấn Linh JomaFLC Thanh Hoa Hoàng Thanh Tùng Pape Omar Faye Mitre
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment FLC Thanh Hoa Hoàng Thanh Tùng Demoted20 January 2016Pre-Season Lê Thụy Hải20 January 2016 Hanoi T&T Phan Thanh Hùng Resigned13 February 2016 Phạm Minh Đức13 February 2016 Than Quang Ninh Phạm Như Thuần Resigned16 March 20169th Phan Thanh Hùng16 March 2016 Hanoi T&T Phạm Minh Đức Demoted17 March 201614th Chu Đình Nghiêm17 March 2016
Foreign players V.League teams are allowed to use two foreign players and one naturalised player ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Naturalised Vietnamese PlayerFormer PlayersBecamex Binh Duong Nsi Amougou Ivan Firer → Nguyễn Rodgers Han Seung-yeop Moses Oloya Henry KisekkaFLC Thanh Hoa Pape Omar Faye Sunday Emmanuel → Nguyễn van Bakel Ivan FirerHanoi T&T Víctor Ormazábal Gonzalo Marronkle Loris Arnaud → Hoàng Vũ SamsonHaiphong FC Diego Fagan Errol Stevens → Lê Văn PhúHoang Anh Gia Lai Masaaki Ideguchi Júnior Paraíba Osmar FranciscoLong An FC Marko Šimić Henry Kisekka → Lê Văn Tân Akanni-Sunday Wasiu Franklin Clovis AnzitéQNK Quang Nam Claudecir Sadio Diao → Hoàng Vissai Felix Ogbuke Suleiman OladojaSaigon FC Andrew Mwesigwa Dudu Lima Jean-Eudes MauriceSanna Khanh Hoa BVN Chaher Zarour Uche IheruomeSong Lam Nghe An Odah Onoriode Marshal Baba SaliaSHB Danang Gastón Merlo Eydison Horace JamesThan Quang Ninh Rod Dyachenko Geoffrey Kizito George BisanXSKT Cantho Tambwe Patiyo Oseni Ganiyu → Đinh Hoàng MaxDong Thap FC Samson Kpenosen Diego → Nguyễn Trung Sơn Marko Šimić
League table
Results
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.
Positions by round
Season statistics
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Gastón MerloSHB Danang242 Hoàng Vũ SamsonHanoi T&T15 3 Uche IheruomeSanna Khanh Hoa BVN144 Pape Omar FayeFLC Thanh Hoa135 Rod DyachenkoThan Quang Ninh126 ClaudecirQNK Quang Nam 11 Lê Văn ThắngHaiphong FC Gonzalo MarronkleHanoi T&T Vũ Minh Tuấn Than Quang Ninh10 Oseni Ganiyu BolajiXSKT Cantho 10 Odah MarshalSong Lam Nghe An Nguyễn Anh ĐứcBecamex Binh Duong Nguyễn Đình BảoHaiphong FC Errol StevensHaiphong FC Patiyo TambweXSKT Cantho
Own goals PlayerClubAgainstRound Nguyễn Trung Sơn Dong Thap FCHanoi T&T2 Hồ Trường Khang Dong Thap FCHoang Anh Gia Lai4 Nguyễn Tiến Duy Than Quang NinhSHB Danang5 Diệp Hoài Xuân Dong Thap FCXSKT Cantho Franklin Clovis Anzité Long AnSHB Danang 11
Hattrick Player For Against Result Date Errol StevensHaiphong FCHoang Anh Gia Lai4–2 Hoàng Vũ SamsonHanoi T&TDong Thap FC5–2 ClaudecirQNK Quang NamFLC Thanh Hoa4–4 Trần Minh VươngHoang Anh Gia LaiBecamex Binh Duong3–1 Nguyễn Anh ĐứcBecamex Binh DuongDong Thap FC3–0 Nguyễn Đình BảoHaiphong FCLong An5–2 Gastón MerloSHB DanangDong Thap FC4–0 ClaudecirQNK Quang NamLong An6–2
Awards
Monthly awards MonthClub of the MonthCoach of the MonthPlayer of the MonthCoachClubPlayerClubFebruaryMarchHaiphong FC Trương Việt HoàngHaiphong FC Gastón MerloSHB DanangAprilHaiphong FC Trương Việt HoàngHaiphong FC Hoàng Vũ SamsonHanoi T&TMayJuneThan Quang Ninh Chu Đình NghiêmHanoi T&T Hoàng Vũ SamsonHanoi T&TJulySHB Danang Lê Huỳnh ĐứcSHB Danang Hoàng Vũ SamsonHanoi T&TAugustHoang Anh Gia Lai Nguyễn Quốc TuấnHoang Anh Gia Lai Gastón MerloSHB DanangSeptemberHanoi T&T Chu Đình NghiêmHanoi T&T Gastón MerloSHB Danang
Annual awards Manager of the Season Chu Đình Nghiêm (Hanoi T&T) Best player of the Season Gastón Merlo (SHB Danang)
Best young player of the Season Vũ Văn Thanh (Hoang Anh Gia Lai)
Dream Team GoalkeepersDefendersMidfieldersForwards Huỳnh Tuấn Linh (Than Quang Ninh) Sầm Ngọc Đức (Hanoi T&T) Quế Ngọc Hải (Song Lam Nghe An) Lê Văn Phú (Haiphong FC) Trần Văn Vũ (Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN) Lê Văn Thắng (Haiphong FC) Pape Omar Faye (FLC Thanh Hoa) Nghiêm Xuân Tú (Than Quang Ninh) Đinh Thanh Trung (QNK Quang Nam) Gastón Merlo (SHB Danang) Uche Iheruome (Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN)
See also 2016 V.League 2 2016 Vietnamese National Football Second League 2016 Vietnamese National Football Third League
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