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. The season began on 12 April 2016 and finished on 22 July 2016.

Rule changes

In this season, 7 teams each group will play home & away. At the end of the qualifying round, the worst team in both two groups will be relegated to 2017 Vietnamese National Football Third League. And the top team of each group will be qualified to final round. In final round, the winner will be promoted to

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Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2015 season.

To Vietnamese Second League

Promoted from Vietnamese Third League * Hà Nội T&T B * Viettel B * An Giang * PVF (replace Trẻ Đồng Nai) Relegated from

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From Vietnamese Second League

Relegated to Vietnamese Third League *

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Promoted to

* Viettel * Fico Tây Ninh * Cà Mau

Qualifying round

Group A

Group B

Final round

PVF promoted to

References

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