Season 2016 Dates 20 Feb 2016 – 18 Sep 2016 Goals scored 548 | Longest winning run Hải Phòng(7 games) Relegated Đồng Tháp F.C. Matches played 182 | |
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Biggest home win Hải Phòng !Hải Phòng 5 – 0 Long An !Long AnBecamex Bình Dương !Becamex Bình Dương 5 - 0 Hoàng Anh Gia Lai !Hoàng Anh Gia Lai Biggest away win Hà Nội !Hà Nội 0 – 5 Hoàng Anh Gia Lai !Hoàng Anh Gia Lai Highest scoring Becamex Bình Dương !Becamex Bình Dương 4 – 5 Hà Nội !Hà Nội(9 goals) Similar 2015 VLeague 1, 2014 VLeague 1, 2016 AFF Championship, 2012 V‑League, 2011 V‑League | ||
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 Football in Vietnam. The season began on 20 February 2016 and ended on 18 September 2016.
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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
In April 2016, Hà Nội relocated to Ho Chi Minh City and were renamed Sài Gòn. This was with only four matchdays played
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.
Foreign players
V.League teams are allowed to use two foreign players and one naturalised player
Results
Updated to games played on 18 September 2016.
Source: Vietnam Professional Football
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: 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 won the match and would remain in the 2017 V.League 1.
Positions by round
Last updated: 18 September 2016
Source: Table by round (Vietnamese)