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.[1]

V.League 2
Season2016
Dates9 April – 20 August
ChampionsTP Hồ Chí Minh
RelegatedCà Mau
Matches played90
Goals scored263 (2.92 per match)
Top goalscorerHồ Sỹ Giáp (Bình Phước)
Nguyễn Tuấn Anh (TP Hồ Chí Minh)
(12 goals)
Biggest home winTP Hồ Chí Minh 7-0 Cà Mau
Biggest away winCà Mau 0-8 Viettel
Highest scoringCà Mau 0-8 Viettel
(8 goals)
Longest winning runTP Hồ Chí Minh
(9 games)
Longest unbeaten runTP Hồ Chí Minh
(12 games)
Longest winless runCà Mau
(13 games)
Longest losing runBình Phước
(4 games)
Highest attendance8,000
Lowest attendance200
Total attendance198,700
Average attendance2,207
2015
2017
All statistics correct as of 23 August 2016.

Changes from last season

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Team changes

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The following teams had changed division since the 2015 season.

Rule changes

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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

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Stadiums and locations

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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

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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

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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
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
Source: VPF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goal scored; 5) Head-to-head away goal scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goal scored; 9) Play-off.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

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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
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-off match

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Play-off I match

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

Nam Định3 – 2Đồng Nai
Vũ Thế Vương   60'
Vũ Thành Công   61'
Phạm Ngọc Tuấn   76'
Report Nguyễn Đức Nhân   81'
Nguyễn Hữu Tuấn   90'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Nguyễn Trung Kiên

Nam Định advanced to Play-off II match.

Play-off II match

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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

Viettel3 – 2Nam Định
Đàm Tiến Dũng   9'
Bùi Duy Thường   52'
Nguyễn Trọng Đại   68'
Report Đinh Văn Ta   48' (pen.)
Nguyễn Hữu Định   78' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Nguyễn Văn Kiên

Viettel advanced to Play-off match with V.League 1 team.

Positions by round

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Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718
Bình Phước145899999999999988
Cà Mau8810101010101010101010101010101010
Đắk Lắk3108687878888777666
Đồng Nai699968665544433224
Fico Tây Ninh466555344455555555
Huế F.C.1057424556766666777
Nam Định211111112222322343
Phú Yên933776787677888899
TP Hồ Chí Minh524243221111111111
Viettel772332433333244432
Source: Vietnam Professional Football
  = Winner; Promoted to V.League 1;   = Play-off;   = Relegate to Second League

Season statistics

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As of 23 August 2016

Top scorers

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

Own goals

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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

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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)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Binh Duong to start at home". vietnamnews.vn. 21 December 2015. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
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