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.
The following teams had changed division since the 2015 season.
Promoted from V.League 2
Relegated to 2016 V.League 2
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.
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V.League teams are allowed to use two foreign players and one naturalised player
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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.
Chu ÃÂình Nghiêm (Hanoi T&T)
Và © VÃÂn Thanh (Hoang Anh Gia Lai)