| Season: | 2016 |
| Competition: | Cambodian League |
| Winners: | Boeung Ket Angkor (2nd) |
| Continentalcup1: | AFC Cup |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Boeung Ket Angkor |
| League Topscorer: | Chan Vathanaka (22 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng 7-1 Western Phnom Penh (6 September) |
| Biggest Away Win: | CMAC United 0-7 Boeung Ket Angkor (4 March) |
| Highest Scoring: | Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng 6-2 CMAC United (21 February), National Police Commissary 1-7 Boeung Ket Angkor (8 May) pp, CMAC United 3-5 Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng (19 June), National Defense Ministry 6-2 Western Phnom Penh (24 July), Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng 7-1 Western Phnom Penh (6 September) |
| Matches: | 90 |
| Total Goals: | 336 |
| Longest Wins: | Boeung Ket Angkor (8 games) |
| Longest Unbeaten: | Boeung Ket Angkor (13 games) |
| Longest Losses: | Asia Euro United, CMAC United (7 games each) |
| Highest Attendance: | 4,500 Phnom Penh Crown 0-1 Boeung Ket Angkor (30 April) |
| Prevseason: | 2015 |
| Nextseason: | 2017 |
2016 Cambodian League or 2016 Metfone Cambodian League is the 32nd season of the Cambodian League. Contested by 10 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Cambodian Second League.Western Phnom Penh decided to merge with Cambodian Tiger,[1] but later both team couldn't reach an agreement. The league starts from 19 February until 14 August. Phnom Penh Crown are the defending champions.
Source:[5]
| Team | Sponsor | Kit maker | Team captain | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Euro United | Asia Euro University | NT Sport | Kha Theara | Jack Tonye Charles |
| Boeung Ket Angkor | Angkor Beer | FBT | Khoun Laboravy | Prak Sovannara |
| Cambodian Tiger | FORWARD Group | NT Sport |  Masakazu Kihara | Hok Sochivorn |
| CMAC United | Kamrutin Suhaimi | Keo Narin | ||
| Nagaworld | Naga World | FBT | Masahiro Fukasawa | Meas Channa |
| National Defense Ministry | Zealver | Phuong Soksana | Tep Long Rachana | |
| National Police Commissary | Say Piseth | Peas Sothy | ||
| Phnom Penh Crown | Smart Axiata | FBT | Boris Kok | Sam Samnang |
| Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | FBT | Prak Mony Udom | Som Vandeth | |
| Western Phnom Penh | ONLINE ISP cambodia | NT Sport | Kroch Mol | Ouk Chamrong |
The number of foreign players is restricted to five per team. A team can use four foreign players on the field in each game, including at least one player from the AFC country.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Asian Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Euro United |  Kenneth Nwafor | Momoh Degule | David Njoku | ||
| Boeung Ket Angkor | Esoh Paul Omogba | Wada Yuya | Samuel Ajayi | Dzarma Bata | Tatsuta Kazuki |
| Cambodian Tiger | Masato Yoshihara | Tomohiro Masaki | Tomoyuki Sadakuni | ||
| CMAC United | Okereke Timothy | Adebayo Ademola |  Matthew Rhoda |  Francois Guihard | Kazu Yanagidate |
| Nagaworld | Rasheed Omokafe |  Befolo Mbarga |  Anderson Zogbe | George Kelechi | Masahiro Fukasawa |
| National Defense | Taku Yanagidate | Choe Myong-ho | Kim Kyong-hun | Ri Hyok-chol | Jang Song-hyok |
| National Police |  Michael Osei Tutu | Shane Petersen |  Lee Jae-jin | ||
| Phnom Penh Crown | Shane Booysen | Anthony Aymard | Kim Hyun-woo | George Bisan | Jang In-yong |
| Preah Khan Reach |  Atuheire Kipson |  Mohammed Latif | Lee Jong ho | Obi Ugochukwu | |
| Western Phnom Penh | Matthew Osa | Peter Anayo | |||
Fixtures and Results of the cambodia metfone league 2016 season.[6]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chan Vathanaka | Boeung Ket Angkor | 22 |
| 2 | Choe Myong-ho | National Defense Ministry | 19 |
| 3 | Tomoki Muramatsu | Cambodian Tiger | 15 |
| 4 | Atuheire Kipson | Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | 12 |
| 5 | Khoun Laboravy | Boeung Ket Angkor | 9 |
| Okereke Timothy | CMAC United | ||
| Matthew Osa | Western Phnom Penh | ||
| 8 | Michael Osei Tutu | National Police Commissary | 8 |
| Masato Yoshihara | Cambodian Tiger | ||
| Run Rany | Western Phnom Penh | ||
| 11 | Sok Samnang | Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | 7 |
| George Kelechi | Phnom Penh Crown/Nagaworld | ||
| Samuel Ajayi | Boeung Ket Angkor | ||
| Prak Mony Udom | Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | ||
| Ri Hyok-chol | National Defense Ministry | ||
| 16 | Kim Kyong-hun | National Defense Ministry | 6 |
| Obi Ugochukwu | Asia Euro United/P.K.R. Svay Rieng | ||
| 18 | Tith Dina | National Police Commissary | 5 |
| Ke Vannak | National Defense Ministry | ||
| Rasheed Omokafe | Nagaworld | ||
| Dzarma Bata | Boeung Ket Angkor |
| Player | For ! | Against | Result | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phnom Penh Crown | 3–1 | ||||
| Okereke Timothy | CMAC United | 5–1 | |||
| Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | 6–1 | ||||
| Boeung Ket Angkor | 7–0 | ||||
| Choe Myong-ho4 | 5-1 | ||||
| CMAC United | 4–2 | ||||
| Khoun Laboravy4 | Boeung Ket Angkor | 7-1 | |||
| 6-0 | |||||
| Boeung Ket Angkor | 3-1 | ||||
| Boeung Ket Angkor | 4-0 | ||||
| National Police Commissary | 5-1 | ||||
| Boeung Ket Angkor | 3-2 | ||||
| Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | 7-1 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phnom Penh Crown | 6 | |
| 2 | Prak Monyphearun | National Police Commissary | 5 |
| Um Sereyroth | National Defense Ministry | ||
| 4 | Kim Makara | Boeung Ket Angkor | 4 |
| Sou Yaty | Boeung Ket Angkor | ||
| 6 | Yok Ary | Nagaworld | 3 |
| 7 | Pich Rovinyothin | Asia Euro United | 2 |
| Hem Simay | Cambodian Tiger | ||
| 9 | Aim Sovannarath | Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | 1 |
| Samrith Seiha | Cambodian Tiger | ||
| Phorn Ratana | Nagaworld | ||
| Um Vichet | National Defense Ministry | ||
| Neang Phanith | Western Phnom Penh | ||
| Awards | Nation/Name | Club | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Golden Boot |  Chan Vathanaka | Boeung Ket Angkor | |
| The Player of the Year | Chan Vathanaka | Boeung Ket Angkor | |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | Um Sereyroth | National Defense Ministry | |
| The Coach of the Year | Tep Long Rachana | National Defense Ministry |