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2016 V.League 1
The 2016 V.League 1 (known as the Toyota V.League 1 for sponsorship reasons) season was the 60th season of the V.League 1, the highest division of Football in Vietnam. It began on 20 February 2016 and ended 18 September 2016. Changes from last season Team changes The following teams had changed division since the 2015 season. To V.League 1 Promoted from V.League 2 * Saigon FC From V.League 1 Relegated to 2016 V.League 2 * Dong Nai FC Rule changes 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. Name changes * Dong Tam Long An changed their name to Long An FC in December 2015. *In April 2016 with only four matches remaining, promoted side Hanoi FC relocated to Ho Chi Minh City and renamed Saigon FC. This was with only four matchdays played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanoi FC
Hanoi Football Club () is a Vietnamese professional football club based in Hanoi, Vietnam that competes in the V.League 1. The club currently plays in the V.League 1. Hanoi FC was founded in 2006 as T&T Hanoi Football Club, shortened as Hanoi T&T before renamed to Hanoi T&T Football Club in 2010 and finally to its current name in 2016. The club has participated in the V.League 1 since the 2009 season. The club has been regarded as the first fully professionalized club in the country and the most successful club in Vietnamese football. Hanoi's traditional colours is purple-white or purple-yellow home strip. The club's main rivals are Haiphong, against whom they contest the ''Northern Vietnam'' Derby. They also contest ''Hanoi'' with Viettel. History Foundation and rise Hanoi FC was established in 2006 by T&T Group, a partly private business company that was seeking its fortune to raise the status. T&T hoped that by establishing the club, it would improve the company's profits ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
