1996 V-League

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) →

Season1996

Dates10 March – 6 October

ChampionsĐồng Tháp (2nd title)

RelegatedCần Thơ
Thừa Thiên Huế

The 1996 Vietnam National Elite Football Championship was the 14th season of the National Football Championship in Vietnam, played from 10 March until 6 October 1996.^[1]

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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	Dunhill Cup
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	Relegated

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

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

Sông Lam Nghệ An	0–0	Lâm Đồng

Penalties
	4–3

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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

1996 V-League

Final round

Group A

Group B

Third place match

Final

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