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.

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.

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

V.League teams are allowed to use two foreign players and one naturalised player

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 Đình Nghiêm (Hanoi T&T)