The 2016 V.League 1 (known as the Toyota V.League 1 for sponsorship reasons) season was the 60th season of the V.League 1, the highest division of Football in Vietnam. It began on 20 February 2016 and ended 18 September 2016.[1]
Season | 2016 |
---|---|
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 (9 goals) |
Longest winning run | Haiphong FC (7 games) |
Longest unbeaten run | Haiphong FC Than Quang Ninh (8 games) |
Longest winless run | Dong Thap FC (23 games) |
Longest losing run | Dong Thap FC (9 games) |
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. |
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
- Dong Tam Long An changed their name to Long An FC in December 2015.[2]
- 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[3]
Teams
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 | VL2 (1st) |
FLC Thanh Hoa | Thanh Hoa | Thanh Hoa | 14,000 | VL1 (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.
Team | Head Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer |
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Becamex Binh Duong | Nguyễn Thanh Sơn | Nguyễn Anh Đức | Kappa |
XSKT Cantho | Vũ Quang Bảo | Trần Chí Công | KeepDri |
SHB Danang | Lê Huỳnh Đức | Nguyễn Vũ Phong | Made by club |
Dong Thap FC | Phạm Công Lộc | Trần Minh Lợi | Codad |
Hoang Anh Gia Lai | Nguyễn Quốc Tuấn | Bùi Văn Long | Made by club |
Haiphong FC | Trương Việt Hoàng | Lê Văn Phú | Mitre |
Hanoi T&T | Chu Đình Nghiêm | Gonzalo Marronkle | Kappa |
Saigon FC | Nguyễn Đức Thắng | Nguyễn Ngọc Duy | Made by club |
Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN | Vo Dinh Tan | Trần Vǎn Vǔ | Made by club |
Long An FC | Ngô Quang Sang | Huỳnh Quang Thanh | Kappa |
Song Lam Nghe An | Ngô Quang Trường | Trần Nguyên Mạnh | Made by club |
QNK Quang Nam | Hoàng Văn Phúc | Đinh Thanh Trung | Made by club |
Than Quang Ninh | Phan Thanh Hùng | Huỳnh Tuấn Linh | Joma |
FLC Thanh Hoa | Hoàng Thanh Tùng | Pape Omar Faye | Mitre |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FLC Thanh Hoa | Hoàng Thanh Tùng | Demoted[4] | 20 January 2016 | Pre-Season | Lê Thụy Hải | 20 January 2016 |
Hanoi T&T | Phan Thanh Hùng | Resigned[5] | 13 February 2016 | Phạm Minh Đức | 13 February 2016 | |
Than Quang Ninh | Phạm Như Thuần | Resigned[6] | 16 March 2016 | 9th | Phan Thanh Hùng | 16 March 2016 |
Hanoi T&T | Phạm Minh Đức | Demoted[7] | 17 March 2016 | 14th | Chu Đình Nghiêm | 17 March 2016 |
Foreign players
V.League teams are allowed to use two foreign players and one naturalised player[8]
Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Naturalised Vietnamese Player |
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Becamex Binh Duong | Nsi Amougou | Ivan Firer | → Nguyễn Rodgers | |
FLC Thanh Hoa | Pape Omar Faye | Sunday Emmanuel | → Nguyễn van Bakel | |
Hanoi T&T | Víctor Ormazábal | Gonzalo Marronkle | Loris Arnaud | → Hoàng Vũ Samson |
Haiphong FC | Diego Fagan | Errol Stevens | → Lê Văn Phú | |
Hoang Anh Gia Lai | Masaaki Ideguchi | Júnior Paraíba | ||
Long An FC | Marko Šimić | Henry Kisekka | → Lê Văn Tân | |
QNK Quang Nam | Claudecir | Sadio Diao | → Hoàng Vissai | |
Saigon FC | Andrew Mwesigwa | Dudu Lima | ||
Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN | Chaher Zarour | Uche Iheruome | ||
Song Lam Nghe An | Odah Onoriode Marshal | Baba Salia | ||
SHB Danang | Gastón Merlo | Eydison | ||
Than Quang Ninh | Rod Dyachenko | Geoffrey Kizito | ||
XSKT Cantho | Tambwe Patiyo | Oseni Ganiyu | → Đinh Hoàng Max | |
Dong Thap FC | Samson Kpenosen | Diego | → Nguyễn Trung Sơn |
League table
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 |
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:
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
Winner; Champions League | |
Relegated to V.League 2 |
Season statistics
- As of 20 September 2016
Top scorers
Own goals
Player | Club | Against | Round |
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Nguyễn Trung Sơn | Dong Thap FC | Hanoi T&T | 2 |
Hồ Trường Khang | Dong Thap FC | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 4 |
Nguyễn Tiến Duy | Than Quang Ninh | SHB Danang | 5 |
Diệp Hoài Xuân | Dong Thap FC | XSKT Cantho | |
Franklin Clovis Anzité | Long An | SHB Danang | 11 |
Hattrick
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Errol Stevens | Haiphong FC | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 4–2 | 10 April 2016 |
Hoàng Vũ Samson | Hanoi T&T | Dong Thap FC | 5–2 | 24 April 2016 |
Claudecir | QNK Quang Nam | FLC Thanh Hoa | 4–4 | 10 July 2016 |
Trần Minh Vương | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | Becamex Binh Duong | 3–1 | 13 August 2016 |
Nguyễn Anh Đức | Becamex Binh Duong | Dong Thap FC | 3–0 | 17 August 2016 |
Nguyễn Đình Bảo | Haiphong FC | Long An | 5–2 | 11 September 2016 |
Gastón Merlo | SHB Danang | Dong Thap FC | 4–0 | 18 September 2016 |
Claudecir | QNK Quang Nam | Long An | 6–2 | 18 September 2016 |
Awards
Monthly awards
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 | Trương Việt Hoàng | Haiphong FC | Gastón Merlo | SHB Danang |
April | Haiphong FC | Trương Việt Hoàng | Haiphong FC | Hoàng Vũ Samson | Hanoi T&T |
May June | Than Quang Ninh | Chu Đình Nghiêm | Hanoi T&T | Hoàng Vũ Samson | Hanoi T&T |
July | SHB Danang | Lê Huỳnh Đức | SHB Danang | Hoàng Vũ Samson | Hanoi T&T |
August | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | Nguyễn Quốc Tuấn | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | Gastón Merlo | SHB Danang |
September | Hanoi T&T | Chu Đình Nghiêm | Hanoi T&T | Gastón Merlo | SHB Danang |
Annual awards
Manager of the Season
Best player of the Season
Best young player of the Season
Vũ Văn Thanh (Hoang Anh Gia Lai)
Dream Team
Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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Sầm Ngọc Đức (Hanoi T&T) | Lê Văn Thắng (Haiphong FC) | Gastón Merlo (SHB Danang) |