Lao League 1
Founded | 1990 |
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Country | Laos |
Confederation | AFC |
Number of teams | 8 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Relegation to | Lao League 2 |
Domestic cup(s) | LFF Lao Ford Cup |
International cup(s) | |
Current champions | Young Elephants FC (2nd title) (2022/23) |
Most championships | Lao Army FC (8 titles) |
TV partners | Eleven Sports (Live Streaming) |
Website | laoleague |
Current: 2023 Lao League 1 |
The Lao League 1 (Template:Lang-lo), known as the Pepsi Lao League 1 for sponsorship reasons (formerly Lao Premier League), is a professional football league representing the sport's highest division in Laos. The league is composed of 8 clubs for the 2023 season.
Format
Over the course of a season, which runs from February to September, each team plays against the others three times in a triple round-robin. Three points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the league table by points gained, then goal difference, then goals scored and then their head-to-head record for that season.[1]
Team and stadiums
A total of 8 teams participated in the 2023 Lao League 1 season.
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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Champasak FC | Champasak Province | Champasak Stadium | 12,000 |
Ezra | Vientiane | New Laos National Stadium | 25,000 |
Lao Army | Vientiane | Army Stadium KM5 | 1,000 |
Luang Prabang FC | Luang Prabang Province | Luang Prabang Stadium | 12,000 |
Master 7 FC | Vientiane | New Laos National Stadium | 25,000 |
Namtha United | Luang Namtha Province | Luang Namtha Stadium | 1,00 |
Viengchanh FC | Vientiane Province | National University Of Laos | 5,000 |
Young Elephants | Vientiane | New Laos National Stadium | 25,000 |
Champions
- 1990: Lao Army FC (Vientiane)
- 1991: Lao Army FC (Vientiane)
- 1992: Lao Army FC (Vientiane)
- 1993: Savannakhet (Savannakhet) / Lao Army FC (Vientiane)
- 1994: Lao Army FC (Vientiane)
- 1995: Pakse (Pakse) / Education Team
- 1996: Lao Army FC (Vientiane)
- 1997: Sayaboury (Sayaboury) / Lao Army FC (Vientiane)
- 1998: Khammouan Province Team
- 2000: Vientiane Municipality (national games)
- 2001: Lao Bank FC
- 2002: MCTPC FC (Ministry of Communication, Transportation and Construction)
- 2003: MCTPC FC (Ministry of Communication, Transportation and Construction)
- 2004: MCTPC FC (Ministry of Communication, Transportation and Construction)
- 2005: Vientiane FC
- 2006: Vientiane FC
- 2007: Lao-American College FC
- 2008: Lao Army FC (Vientiane)
- 2009: Not held
- 2010: Lao Bank FC
- 2011: YOTHA FC
- 2012: Lao Police Club
- 2013: SHB Champasak
- 2014: Hoang Anh Attapeu
- 2015: Lao Toyota F.C.
- 2016: Lanexang United
- 2017: Lao Toyota F.C.
- 2018: Lao Toyota F.C.
- 2019: Lao Toyota F.C.
- 2020: Lao Toyota F.C.
- 2021: Cancelled
- 2022 : Young Elephants
- 2023 : Young Elephants
Note 1: unclear whether league championship.
Source:[2]
Titles by club
Club | Winners | Winning Seasons |
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Lao Army FC | 8 | 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2008 |
Chanthabouly (previously Lao Toyota FC) | 5 | 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
Yotha FC | 4 | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2011 |
Young Elephants FC | 2 | 2022, 2023 |
Lao Bank FC | 2 | 2001, 2010 |
Vientiane Capital | 2 | 2005, 2006 |
Lanexang United | 1 | 2016 |
Hoang Anh Attapeu | 1 | 2014 |
SHB Champasak | 1 | 2013 |
Lao Police Club | 1 | 2012 |
Lao-American College FC | 1 | 2007 |
Khammouan Province Team | 1 | 1998 |
Pakse | 1 | 1995 |
Savannakhet | 1 | 1993 |
Top scorers
Season | Player | Club | Goal |
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2016 | Abu Kamara | Champa | 19 |
2020 | Keoviengphet Liththideth | Young Elephants | 12 |
2022 | Keoviengphet Liththideth | Master 7 | 15 |
2023 | Bounphachan Bounkong | Young Elephants | 16 |
- Most goals by a player in a single game
Multiple hat-tricks
Rank | Nation | Player | Hat-tricks |
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1 | Keoviengphet Liththideth | 3 | |
Rafinha | |||
2 | Bounphachan Bounkong | 2 | |
Phathana Phommathep | |||
Rafael Rodríguez | |||
6 | Vannasone Douanmaity | 1 | |
Phouthone Innalay | |||
Jed | |||
Carreirinha Laercio | |||
Soukphachan Lueanthala | |||
Takumi Nishihara | |||
Peter Phanthavong | |||
Vinnaoung Phouluang | |||
Somlith Sengvanny | |||
Tee Sihalath | |||
Khamkeng Sintasene | |||
Kydavone Souvanny | |||
Takaya Sugasawa | |||
Jam Vanpaserth | |||
Chony Wenpaserth |
References
- ^ "Lao's Top League". Lao Football Federation. Archived from the original on 2013-09-15. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
- ^ Laos – List of Champions at RSSSF.com