# 1996 V-League > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1996_V-League > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1996_V-League.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_V-League > Source revision: 1342541602 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) This article includes a list of references, related reading, or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (June 2021) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Football league season Vietnam National Elite Football Championship Season 1996 Dates 10 March – 6 October Champions Đồng Tháp (2nd title) Relegated Cần Thơ Thừa Thiên Huế Asian Club Championship Đồng Tháp Asian Cup Winners' Cup Hải Quan Matches 146 Goals 353 (2.42 per match) Top goalscorer Lê Huỳnh Đức (25 goals) ← 1995 1997 (National First Division) → The **1996 Vietnam National Elite Football Championship** was the 14th season of the [National Football Championship](/source/V.League_1) in Vietnam, played from 10 March until 6 October 1996.[1] ## Standings Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 1 Công An TP.HCM 22 11 5 6 48 25 +23 38 Final round and Dunhill Cup 2 Đồng Tháp 22 11 4 7 27 21 +6 37 3 Sông Lam Nghệ An 22 11 3 8 31 25 +6 36 4 Lâm Đồng 22 10 4 8 31 29 +2 34 5 An Giang 22 10 4 8 29 29 0 34 6 Khánh Hòa 22 8 8 6 20 22 −2 32 7 Hải Quan 22 9 3 10 27 34 −7 30 Dunhill Cup 8 Cảng Sài Gòn 22 8 6 8 19 19 0 30 9 Công An Hà Nội 22 7 6 9 27 25 +2 27 10 Quân Đội 22 6 8 8 21 30 −9 26 11 Thừa Thiên Huế 22 3 9 10 20 33 −13 18 Relegated 12 Cần Thơ 22 2 12 8 19 27 −8 18 Source: [VFF](https://www.vff.org.vn/uploads/docs/1996.pdf) ## Final round ### Group A Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 1 Công An TP.HCM 4 3 0 1 11 7 +4 9 Final 2 Sông Lam Nghệ An 4 2 1 1 7 6 +1 7 Third place match 3 An Giang 4 0 1 3 5 10 −5 1 Source: [VFF](https://www.vff.org.vn/uploads/docs/1996.pdf) ### Group B Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 1 Đồng Tháp 4 2 2 0 5 3 +2 8 Final 2 Khánh Hòa 4 1 1 2 6 6 0 4 Third place match 3 Lâm Đồng 4 1 1 2 6 8 −2 4 Source: [VFF](https://www.vff.org.vn/uploads/docs/1996.pdf) ### Third place match 6 October 1996 Sông Lam Nghệ An 0–0 Lâm Đồng Penalties 4–3 [Nha Trang Stadium](/source/Nha_Trang_Stadium), [Khánh Hòa](/source/Kh%C3%A1nh_H%C3%B2a_province) ### Final 6 October 1996 Công An TP.HCM 1–3 Đồng Tháp Lê Huỳnh Đức 6' Ngô Công Nhậm 55' Nguyễn Văn Hùng 70' Phạm Anh Tuấn 90+2' [Cao Lãnh Stadium](/source/Cao_L%C3%A3nh_Stadium), [Đồng Tháp](/source/%C4%90%E1%BB%93ng_Th%C3%A1p) Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Nguyễn Tuấn Hùng Vietnam National Elite Football Championship Champions 2nd title ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Giải VĐQG 1996 - VFF](https://www.vff.org.vn/uploads/docs/1996.pdf) - [1996 V-League](https://www.rsssf.org/tablesv/viet96.html) at RSSSF v t e V.League 1 2026-27 clubs Bắc Ninh Cong An Hanoi Cong An Ho Chi Minh City Dong A Thanh Hoa Haiphong Hanoi FC Hoàng Anh Gia Lai Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh Ninh Binh Sông Lam Nghệ An SHB Đà Nẵng Thể Công–Viettel Thép Xanh Nam Định Trường Tươi Đồng Nai Semi-pro seasons 1980 1981–82 1982–83 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993–94 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 1999–2000 Professional seasons 2000–01 2001–02 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26 2026–27 Related tournament National Cup Super Cup AFC Champions League Elite AFC Champions League Two AFC Challenge League ASEAN Club Championship Awards Annual awards Predecessor North Vietnam Football Championship South Vietnam Football Championship Category Managers Players --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [1996 V-League](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_V-League) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_V-League?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.