# 2016 V.League 2

The 2016 V.League 2 (referred to as Kienlongbank V.League 2 for sponsorship reasons) was the 22nd season of V.League 2, Vietnam's second tier professional football league, which began on 9 April 2016 and ended on 20 August 2016.

## Changes from last season
### Team changes

The following teams had changed division since the 2015 season.

### Rule changes

In season 2016, clubs finishing second, third and fourth will play play-off matches for a place in the 2016 V.League 1 play-off match with the 13th-placed of 2016 V.League 1.

## Teams
### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Bình Phước | Đồng Xoài | Bình Phước Stadium | 10,000 |
| Đắk Lắk | Buôn Ma Thuột | Buôn Ma Thuột Stadium | 25,000 |
| Cà Mau | Cà Mau | Cà Mau Stadium | 9,000 |
| Đồng Nai | Biên Hòa | Đồng Nai Stadium | 25,000 |
| Huế | Huế | Tự Do Stadium | 25,000 |
| Fico Tây Ninh | Tây Ninh | Tây Ninh Stadium | 15,500 |
| Nam Định | Nam Định | Thiên Trường Stadium | 20,000 |
| Phú Yên | Tuy Hòa | Phú Yên Stadium | 5,000 |
| TP Hồ Chí Minh | Hồ Chí Minh City | Thống Nhất Stadium | 25,000 |
| Viettel | Hà Nội | Hàng Đẫy Stadium | 22,500 |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Bình Phước | Lê Thanh Xuân | Đặng Trần Hoàng Nhựt | | |
| Cà Mau | Trần Công Minh | Dương Ngọc Tiền | | |
| Đắk Lắk | Trần Phi Ái | Huỳnh Văn Ly | | |
| Đồng Nai | Trần Bình Sự | Nguyễn Đức Nhân | Mitre | |
| Fico Tây Ninh | Mang Văn Xích | Nguyễn Quốc Thanh | | Xi măng Fico |
| Huế | Nguyễn Đức Dũng | Nguyễn Công Nhật | | |
| Nam Định | Nguyễn Thế Cường | Nguyễn Hữu Định | Adidas (fake) | Mikado |
| Phú Yên | Đinh Hồng Vinh | Nguyễn Trương Minh Hoàng | | |
| TP Hồ Chí Minh | Lư Đình Tuấn | Nguyễn Minh Trung | | LS Group |
| Viettel | Đinh Thế Nam | Bùi Tiến Dũng | Mitre | BankPlus |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Hồ Chí Minh City (C, P) | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 15 | +23 | 39 | Promotion to 2017 V.League 1 |
| 2 | Viettel | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 31 | 12 | +19 | 32 | Qualification to Play-off II |
| 3 | Nam Định | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 14 | +11 | 32 | Qualification to Play-off I |
| 4 | Đồng Nai | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 30 | Qualification to Play-off I |
| 5 | Fico Tây Ninh | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 25 | |
| 6 | Đắk Lắk | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 23 | |
| 7 | Huế | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 22 | |
| 8 | Bình Phước | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 16 | |
| 9 | Phú Yên | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 41 | −21 | 16 | |
| 10 | Cà Mau (R) | 18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 47 | −34 | 8 | Relegation to 2017 Vietnamese Second League |

## Results

| Home \ Away | BPC | CMA | DLK | DNA | FTN | HUE | NDI | PYE | HCM | VIE |
| Bình Phước | | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 |
| Cà Mau | 0–1 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–8 |
| Đắk Lắk | 0–0 | 4–2 | | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 2–2 |
| Đồng Nai | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 |
| Fico Tây Ninh | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 4–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Huế F.C. | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Nam Định | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Phú Yên | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 1–3 | | 0–4 | 0–4 |
| TP Hồ Chí Minh | 2–1 | 7–0 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | | 0–2 |
| Viettel | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |

### Play-off match
#### Play-off I match

The team which finish 3rd faced the team which finish 4th. The winner earned entry into the play-off II match.
Nam Định advanced to Play-off II match.

#### Play-off II match

The team which finish 2nd faced the winner of play-off I match. The winner earned entry into the play-off match with the 13th-placed team of 2016 V.League 1
Viettel advanced to Play-off match with V.League 1 team.

## Positions by round

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Bình Phước | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Cà Mau | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Đắk Lắk | 3 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Đồng Nai | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Fico Tây Ninh | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Huế F.C. | 10 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Nam Định | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Phú Yên | 9 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| TP Hồ Chí Minh | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Viettel | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 |

## Season statistics

    As of 23 August 2016

### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Hồ Sỹ Giáp | Bình Phước | 12 |
| 1 | Nguyễn Tuấn Anh | TP Hồ Chí Minh | 12 |
| 3 | Võ Lý | Huế | 10 |
| 3 | Hoàng Ngọc Hùng | Fico Tây Ninh | 10 |
| 5 | Bùi Duy Thường | Viettel | 9 |

### Own goals

| Player | Club | Against | Round |
| Bùi Ngọc Tín | Đắk Lắk | Huế | 5 |
| Phạm Hoàng Đức | Phú Yên | Đắk Lắk | 7 |
| Bùi Xuân Bình | Phú Yên | Huế | 16 |

### Hattrick

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Hồ Sỹ Giáp | Bình Phước | Huế | 4–2 | 9 April 2016 (2016-04-09) |
| Ngô Xuân Toàn | Phú Yên | Bình Phước | 4–1 | 16 April 2016 (2016-04-16) |
| Võ Lý | Huế | Phú Yên | 3–0 | 30 April 2016 (2016-04-30) |
| Lê Đức Tài | Đồng Nai | Viettel | 3–1 | 17 May 2016 (2016-05-17) |
| Nguyễn Hữu Sơn | Nam Định | Bình Phước | 3–2 | 2 July 2016 (2016-07-02) |
| Nguyễn Tuấn Anh | TP Hồ Chí Minh | Cà Mau | 7–0 | 13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) |