2016 V.League 1

Toyota V.League 1 – 2016
Season2016
Dates20 February – 18 September
ChampionsHanoi T&T
3rd VL1 title
3rd Vietnamese title
RelegatedDong Thap FC
Matches played182
Goals scored548 (3.01 per match)
Top goalscorerGastón Merlo (24 goals)
Biggest home winHaiphong 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]

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

  • 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

Locations of the 2016 V.League 1 teams
Team Based Home stadium Capacity Previous
season rank
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
Becamex Binh Duong Vietnam Nguyễn Thanh Sơn Vietnam Nguyễn Anh Đức Italy Kappa
XSKT Cantho Vietnam Vũ Quang Bảo Vietnam Trần Chí Công Vietnam KeepDri
SHB Danang Vietnam Lê Huỳnh Đức Vietnam Nguyễn Vũ Phong Made by club
Dong Thap FC Vietnam Phạm Công Lộc Vietnam Trần Minh Lợi Vietnam Codad
Hoang Anh Gia Lai Vietnam Nguyễn Quốc Tuấn Vietnam Bùi Văn Long Made by club
Haiphong FC Vietnam Trương Việt Hoàng Vietnam Lê Văn Phú England Mitre
Hanoi T&T Vietnam Chu Đình Nghiêm Argentina Gonzalo Marronkle Italy Kappa
Saigon FC Vietnam Nguyễn Đức Thắng Vietnam Nguyễn Ngọc Duy Made by club
Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN Vietnam Vo Dinh Tan Vietnam Trần Vǎn Vǔ Made by club
Long An FC Vietnam Ngô Quang Sang Vietnam Huỳnh Quang Thanh Italy Kappa
Song Lam Nghe An Vietnam Ngô Quang Trường Vietnam Trần Nguyên Mạnh Made by club
QNK Quang Nam Vietnam Hoàng Văn Phúc Vietnam Đinh Thanh Trung Made by club
Than Quang Ninh Vietnam Phan Thanh Hùng Vietnam Huỳnh Tuấn Linh Spain Joma
FLC Thanh Hoa Vietnam Hoàng Thanh Tùng Senegal Pape Omar Faye England Mitre

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
FLC Thanh Hoa Vietnam Hoàng Thanh Tùng Demoted[4] 20 January 2016 Pre-Season Vietnam Lê Thụy Hải 20 January 2016
Hanoi T&T Vietnam Phan Thanh Hùng Resigned[5] 13 February 2016 Vietnam Phạm Minh Đức 13 February 2016
Than Quang Ninh Vietnam Phạm Như Thuần Resigned[6] 16 March 2016 9th Vietnam Phan Thanh Hùng 16 March 2016
Hanoi T&T Vietnam Phạm Minh Đức Demoted[7] 17 March 2016 14th Vietnam 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 Former Players1
Becamex Binh Duong Cameroon Nsi Amougou Slovenia Ivan Firer Kenya→Vietnam Nguyễn Rodgers South Korea Han Seung-yeop
Uganda Moses Oloya
Uganda Henry Kisekka
FLC Thanh Hoa Senegal Pape Omar Faye Nigeria Sunday Emmanuel Netherlands→Vietnam Nguyễn van Bakel Slovenia Ivan Firer
Hanoi T&T Argentina Víctor Ormazábal Argentina Gonzalo Marronkle France Loris Arnaud Nigeria→Vietnam Hoàng Vũ Samson
Haiphong FC Jamaica Diego Fagan Jamaica Errol Stevens Ghana→Vietnam Lê Văn Phú
Hoang Anh Gia Lai Japan Masaaki Ideguchi Brazil Júnior Paraíba Brazil Osmar Francisco
Long An FC Croatia Marko Šimić Uganda Henry Kisekka Ghana→Vietnam Lê Văn Tân Nigeria Akanni-Sunday Wasiu
Central African Republic Franklin Clovis Anzité
QNK Quang Nam Brazil Claudecir Senegal Sadio Diao Nigeria→Vietnam Hoàng Vissai Nigeria Felix Ogbuke
Nigeria Suleiman Oladoja
Saigon FC Uganda Andrew Mwesigwa Brazil Dudu Lima Haiti Jean-Eudes Maurice
Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN France Chaher Zarour Nigeria Uche Iheruome
Song Lam Nghe An Nigeria Odah Onoriode Marshal Ivory Coast Baba Salia
SHB Danang Argentina Gastón Merlo Brazil Eydison Jamaica Horace James
Than Quang Ninh Russia Rod Dyachenko Uganda Geoffrey Kizito Nigeria George Bisan
XSKT Cantho Democratic Republic of the Congo Tambwe Patiyo Nigeria Oseni Ganiyu Nigeria→Vietnam Đinh Hoàng Max
Dong Thap FC Nigeria Samson Kpenosen Brazil Diego Brazil→Vietnam Nguyễn Trung Sơn Croatia Marko Šimić

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
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. ^ a b Saigon ahead of Sanna Khanh Hoa by head-to-head record: KH 0-2 SG; SG 1-1 KH
  3. ^ a b c 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 0–3 4–5 1–3 5–0 3–2 1–3 1–1 3–1 1–2 0–1 1–0 2–0 3–0
FLC Thanh Hoa 2–2 3–0 0–1 2–1 2–1 4–4 2–2 2–1 2–2 3–1 2–2 3–2 4–0
Hanoi T&T 1–2 2–0 2–1 3–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 0–1 2–0
Haiphong FC 0–0 1–1 2–1 4–2 5–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 3–0 0–3 2–1 1–0 3–2
Hoang Anh Gia Lai 3–1 3–1 1–0 1–1 3–2 1–4 1–3 2–1 0–0 1–2 0–0 2–1 5–2
Long An FC 1–1 0–1 2–5 2–5 1–3 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–2 1–3 1–2 3–3 2–1
QNK Quang Nam 2–1 2–0 0–1 0–1 2–0 6–2 3–3 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–0
Saigon FC 0–2 3–1 0–3 3–3 0–5 3–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 0–0 0–1 4–0
Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN 1–1 0–2 1–0 3–0 4–1 2–0 0–1 0–2 2–2 3–1 3–1 2–0 1–1
Song Lam Nghe An 2–0 1–0 1–3 0–2 1–0 1–1 3–3 1–0 1–2 0–2 4–0 4–2 3–0
SHB Danang 1–1 2–1 1–2 2–0 3–1 4–1 3–4 3–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 2–1
Than Quang Ninh 2–1 2–4 0–1 3–1 3–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–2 3–1 3–2 2–1 4–0
XSKT Cantho 0–0 5–2 3–0 3–2 2–1 2–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 2–0 1–2 0–2 4–1
Dong Thap FC 1–2 2–4 2–5 0–1 2–1 1–3 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–2 0–4 1–1 1–2
Source:
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 FC1–0 (a.e.t.)Viettel
Huỳnh Tấn Tài 95' Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Becamex Binh Duong35586456332578989991110777810
FLC Thanh Hoa22112222223223323346555556
Hanoi T&T131313141413119797654444422442111
Haiphong FC41221111111111111211113322
Hoang Anh Gia Lai1447109911121112121212121212121212121212121212
Long An FC71081212121313131313131313131313131313131313131313
QNK Quang Nam1066977878811867897665666665
Saigon FC1410949863444789776777781011117
Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN691165671091089101010101010118898898
Song Lam Nghe An111412118111012111210111111111111111091111111079
SHB Danang53333334565332232133224433
Than Quang Ninh977101110128676445555554331244
XSKT Cantho1281054545105910966688810910991011
Dong Thap FC812141313141414141414141414141414141414141414141414
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

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

Own goals

Player Club Against Round
Vietnam Nguyễn Trung Sơn Dong Thap FC Hanoi T&T 2
Vietnam Hồ Trường Khang Dong Thap FC Hoang Anh Gia Lai 4
Vietnam Nguyễn Tiến Duy Than Quang Ninh SHB Danang 5
Vietnam Diệp Hoài Xuân Dong Thap FC XSKT Cantho
Central African Republic Franklin Clovis Anzité Long An SHB Danang 11

Hattrick

Player For Against Result Date
Jamaica Errol Stevens Haiphong FC Hoang Anh Gia Lai 4–2 10 April 2016 (2016-04-10)
Vietnam Hoàng Vũ Samson Hanoi T&T Dong Thap FC 5–2 24 April 2016 (2016-04-24)
Brazil Claudecir QNK Quang Nam FLC Thanh Hoa 4–4 10 July 2016 (2016-07-10)
Vietnam Trần Minh Vương Hoang Anh Gia Lai Becamex Binh Duong 3–1 13 August 2016 (2016-08-13)
Vietnam Nguyễn Anh Đức Becamex Binh Duong Dong Thap FC 3–0 17 August 2016 (2016-08-17)
Vietnam Nguyễn Đình Bảo Haiphong FC Long An 5–2 11 September 2016 (2016-09-11)
Argentina Gastón Merlo SHB Danang Dong Thap FC 4–0 18 September 2016 (2016-09-18)
Brazil Claudecir QNK Quang Nam Long An 6–2 18 September 2016 (2016-09-18)

Awards

Monthly awards

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

Annual awards

Manager of the Season

Vietnam Chu Đình Nghiêm (Hanoi T&T)

Best player of the Season

Argentina Gastón Merlo (SHB Danang)

Best young player of the Season

Vietnam Vũ Văn Thanh (Hoang Anh Gia Lai)

Dream Team

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

See also

References

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