| 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 |
| Longest winning run | Haiphong FC (7 matches) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Haiphong FC Than Quang Ninh (8 matches) |
| Longest winless run | Dong Thap FC (23 matches) |
| Longest losing run | Dong Thap FC (9 matches) |
| Highest attendance | 19,000 |
| Lowest attendance | 1,000 |
| Total attendance | 1,147,900 |
| Average attendance | 6,307 |
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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]