The 2016 V.League 2 (referred to as Kienlongbank V.League 2 for sponsorship reasons) was the 22nd season of V.League 2, Vietnam's second tier professional football league, which began on 9 April 2016 and ended on 20 August 2016.
The winner earned entry into the play-off II match.
Nam Định advanced to Play-off II match.
The team which finish 2nd faced the winner of play-off I match.
The winner earned entry into the play-off match with the 13th-placed team of 2016 V.League 1 Viettel advanced to Play-off match with V.League 1 team.