Laos national football team

Laos
Nickname(s)	ລ້ານຊ້າງ / Lan Xang ; (Million Elephants)
Association	Lao Football Federation
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	AFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coach	Ha Hyeok-jun
Captain	Bounphachan Bounkong
Most caps	Soukaphone Vongchiengkham (58)
Top scorer	Visay Phaphouvanin (18)
Home stadium	New Laos National Stadium
FIFA code	LAO
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	187 (24 October 2024)
Highest	134 (September 1998)
Lowest	210 (August 2012)
First international
	South Vietnam 7–0 Laos ; (Rangoon, Burma; 12 December 1961)
Biggest win
	Laos 6–1 East Timor ; (Vientiane, Laos; 26 October 2010)
Biggest defeat
	United Arab Republic 15–0 Laos ; (Jakarta, Indonesia; 15 November 1963)
AFC Solidarity Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2016)
Best result	Third place (2016)
AFF Championship
Appearances	12 (first in 1996)
Best result	Group stage

The Laos national football team (Lao: ທິມຊາດ ບານເຕະ ແຫ່ງຊາດ ລາວ; French: Équipe du Laos de football) is the men's national football team that represents Laos. It is affiliated with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the regional ASEAN Football Federation (AFF).

History

Laos established their national football association in 1951. The South-east Asian nation is still waiting to make its entrance into a major international competition. Laos have never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, AFC Asian Cup or Asian Games and as an international side, their appearances have been restricted to regional tournaments such as the Southeast Asian Games and the AFF Championship. After years of internal strife, Laos focused on economic and political recovery. With the country achieving political stability, football has made an impact on Laotians.^[6]^[7]

Since making their appearance at the 1995 Southeast Asian Games, Laos has competed in the inaugural 1996 AFF Championship, drawing against Vietnam 1–1 and winning against Cambodia 1–0. Although they are new to the regional tournaments, Laos has displayed a fiery passion and talent. In 1995, they beat Brunei and Philippines and two years later in the 1997 Southeast Asian Games held in Jakarta, they also beat Malaysia 1–0 and Philippines 4–1. Domestic competitions are also active with over 60 clubs competing at various levels. Domestic football is amateur although most of the top teams are drawn from government ministries and public services. In the qualifying preliminary rounds for the 2004 Asian Cup, Laos beat Bangladesh 2–1. In the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification, Laos qualified for the second round as a lucky loser after Guam and Nepal both withdrew from the competition, but proceeded to lose all its games (against Qatar, Iran and Jordan).^[8] They also advanced to the second round of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, after defeating Cambodia 8–6 on aggregate. In the second round, they lost to China 13–3 on aggregate. Laos has defeated their much more established counterparts such as Brunei, Cambodia, Philippines, Singapore and Malaysia. Laos' first appearance in a continental tournament was in 2014, when they played at the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup.^[9]^[10] In 2016, Laos were invited to the inaugural 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup held in Kuching being grouped with Macau, Sri Lanka and Mongolia. In the first match, Laos won Sri Lanka 2–0 before losing to Macau 1–4 but bounced back with another win against Mongolia 3–0 sending the team to the knockout stage. They would go on to face Nepal in the semi-finals and were 2–2 at the end of extra time but lost in the penalty shootout, thus bowing out from the cup.

In 2023, Laos participated in the first round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification facing against Nepal. On 12 October 2023, Laos contested in a 1–1 draw at the Dasharath Rangasala in Kathmandu but lost 1–0 at home suffering a 2–1 aggregate. Laos would then go on to play in the 2024 ASEAN Championship without even playing a single international match in 2024.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Win Draw Loss Fixture

2024

14 November 2024 (2024-11-14) Friendly	Laos	v	Malaysia	Bangkok, Thailand
--:-- UTC+7				Stadium: PAT Stadium

17 November 2024 (2024-11-17) Friendly	Thailand	v	Laos	Pathum Thani, Thailand
--:-- UTC+7				Stadium: Thammasat Stadium

9 December 2024 (2024-12-09) 2024 ASEAN Championship	Laos	v	Vietnam	Vientiane, Laos
19:00 UTC+7				Stadium: New Laos National Stadium

12 December 2024 (2024-12-12) 2024 ASEAN Championship	Indonesia	v	Laos	Jakarta, Indonesia
20:00 UTC+7				Stadium: Jakarta International Stadium

15 December 2024 (2024-12-15) 2024 ASEAN Championship	Laos	v	Philippines	Vientiane, Laos
19:00 UTC+7				Stadium: New Laos National Stadium

18 December 2024 (2024-12-18) 2024 ASEAN Championship	Myanmar	v	Laos	Yangon, Myanmar
18:00 UTC+6:30				Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Team manager	Khonesamai Chanthavongsay
Head coach	Ha Hyeok-jun
Assistant coach	Lee Yong-kyo
	Lee Sang-hyuk
	Kanlaya Sysomvang
Goalkeeper coach	Kim Beom-soo
Team doctor	Kittisay Oudomphon
Team doctor	Khamsy Khounnivath
Interpreter	Issac Kim
Equipment manager	Chanthaboun Minsy
Equipment manager	Souksomphone Vongkhamphoui
Media manager	Thaiphakone Phakasy

Coaching history

As of 20 September 2023

Name	Period	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	Win %
Songphu Phongsa	January 1996 – December 1999
Outhensackda Vatthana	July 1999 – June 2002
Vangchay Muangmany	February 2000 – May 2000
Boris Zhuravlyov	January 2001 – June 2001	1	0	0	1	0.00
Soutsakhone Oudomphet	March 2002 – April 2003
Dominique Fernandez	March 2003 – September 2003
Saythong Syphasay	October 2003 – October 2004	7	0	1	6	0.00
Bounlap Khenkitisack	October 2004 – September 2006	5	1	0	4	20.00
Saythong Syphasay	October 2006 – January 2008	7	3	1	3	42.86
Valeriy Vdovin	February 2008 – November 2008	4	3	0	1	75.00
Saysana Savatdy	December 2008 – July 2009	3	0	0	3	0.00
Alfred Riedl	July 2009 – July 2010	5	1	2	2	20.00
David Booth	July 2010 – December 2010	6	1	3	2	16.67
Bounlap Khenkitisack	January 2011 – February 2011	2	0	1	1	0.00
Hans-Peter Schaller	February 2011 – December 2011	4	1	0	3	25.00
Kokichi Kimura	May 2012 – January 2014	18	4	5	9	22.22
Norio Tsukitate	January 2014 – July 2014	5	0	1	4	0.00
David Booth	August 2014 – May 2015	10	4	1	5	40.00
Steve Darby	June 2015 – May 2016	6	0	1	5	0.00
Valakone Phomphakdy (interim)	May 2016 – December 2016	2	0	1	1	0.00
Vernsavanh Sivisay (interim)	12–21 October 2016	2	1	0	1	50.00
Mike Wong Mun Heng	June 2017 – August 2018	3	1	0	2	33.33
V. Sundramoorthy	15 October 2018 – 2019	8	1	3	4	12.50
V. Selvaraj	December 2021	4	0	0	4	0.00
Michael Weiß	7 January 2022 – 5 June 2023	13	3	1	9	23.07
Kanlaya Sysomvang (interim)	20 September 2024	2	0	1	1	0
Ha Hyeok-jun	14 August 2024 – present	0	0	0	0	0

Players

Current squad

The following 29 players were called up for the Friendly Match matches against Malaysia and Thailand on 14 and 17 November 2024 respectively. ^[11]

Caps and goals as of 12-17 October 2023, after the match against the Nepal.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Keo-Oudone Souvannasangso	(2000-06-19) 19 June 2000 (age 24)	10	0	Lao Army
1GK	Kop Lokphathip	(2006-05-08) 8 May 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Ezra
1GK	Xaysavath Souvanhansok	(1999-09-03) 3 September 1999 (age 25)	8	0	Namtha United
1GK	Anoulak Vilaphone	(2001-02-15) 15 February 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Young Elephants

2DF	Phoutthavong Sangvilay	(2004-10-16) 16 October 2004 (age 20)	13	2	Ezra
2DF	Phonsack Seesavath	(2004-10-04) 4 October 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Young Elephants
2DF	Anantaza Siphongphan	(2004-11-09) 9 November 2004 (age 20)	14	0	Ezra
2DF	Xeede Phomsouvanh	(2002-03-28) 28 March 2002 (age 22)	4	0	Ezra
2DF	Phetdavan Somsanit	(2004-04-24) 24 April 2004 (age 20)	2	0	Master
2DF	Chittakone Vannachone	(2004-12-24) 24 December 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Luang Prabang
2DF	Xayasith Singsavang	(2000-12-13) 13 December 2000 (age 23)	0	0	Namtha United
2DF	Sengdaovy Hanthavong	(1998-10-04) 4 October 1998 (age 26)	0	0	Young Elephants
2DF	Salermsay Phommachanh	(2004-08-04) 4 August 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Ezra
2DF	Somsavath Phomsopha	(1997-05-25) 25 May 1997 (age 27)	0	0	Master

3MF	Chanthavixay Khounthoumphone	(2004-02-17) 17 February 2004 (age 20)	11	0	Ezra
3MF	Phoutthalak Thongsanith	(2002-12-03) 3 December 2002 (age 21)	2	0	Ezra
3MF	Phousomboun Panyavong	(2007-06-20) 20 June 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Lao Army
3MF	Phouluang Vinnavong	(2005-01-12) 12 January 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Champasak
3MF	Anoulak Sayyalath	(2003-10-05) 5 October 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Namtha United
3MF	Damoth Thongkhamsavath	(2004-04-03) 3 April 2004 (age 20)	3	0	Ezra
3MF	Phoutthasay Khochalern	(1995-12-29) 29 December 1995 (age 28)	25	2	Thap Luang United
3MF	Anousone Xaypanya	(2002-12-16) 16 December 2002 (age 21)	9	0	Young Elephants
3MF	Phithack Kongmathilath	(1996-08-06) 6 August 1996 (age 28)	15	5	Young Elephants

4FW	Bounphachan Bounkong (captain)	(2000-11-29) 29 November 2000 (age 23)	23	4	Svay Rieng
4FW	Kydavone Souvanny	(1999-12-22) 22 December 1999 (age 24)	10	1	Young Elephants
4FW	Chony Wenpaserth	(2002-11-27) 27 November 2002 (age 21)	13	1	Ezra
4FW	Peter Phanthavong	(2006-02-15) 15 February 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Ezra
4FW	Sisawad Dalavong	(1996-08-11) 11 August 1996 (age 28)	0	0	Lao Army
4FW	Soukphachan Lueanthala	(2002-08-24) 24 August 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Master

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Laos squad within the last twelve months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
DF	Xouxana Sihalath	(1996-07-22) 22 July 1996 (age 28)	5	0	Lao Army	Camp training in
DF	Khounvang Soundala	(2006-11-13) 13 November 2006 (age 17)	0	0	Namtha United	Camp training in

MF	Phoutdavy Phommasane	(1994-02-02) 2 February 1994 (age 30)	11	0	Master	Camp training in
MF	Sinnakhone Khumanykham	(2003-12-27) 27 December 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Luang Prabang	Camp training in
MF	Souphan Khambaion	(2000-01-30) 30 January 2000 (age 24)	0	0	Young Elephants	Camp training in

FW	Cham Vanpaserth	(1998-06-14) 14 June 1998 (age 26)	0	0	Luang Prabang	Camp training in
^INJ Withdrew from the squad due to injury ^PRE Included in the Preliminary squad or on standby ^RET Retired from the national team ^SUS Serving suspension from the national team ^WD Withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue

Records

As of 31 March 2023^[12]

Players in bold are still active with Laos.

Most appearances

Soukaphone Vongchiengkham is Laos' most capped player with 58 appearances.

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Period
1	Soukaphone Vongchiengkham	58	15	2010–present
2	Saynakhonevieng Phommapanya	54	2	2006–2016
3	Visay Phaphouvanin	51	18	2002–2013
4	Khampheng Sayavutthi	50	15	2010–2017
5	Phoutthasay Khochalern	43	1	2013–present
6	Ketsada Souksavanh	36	3	2008–2014
7	Keoviengphet Liththideth	35	4	2010–2018
7	Khamphoumy Hanvilay	35	0	2011–2016
9	Khonesavanh Sihavong	34	6	2012–2017
10	Chalana Luang-Amath	32	5	1996–2004

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Period
1	Visay Phaphouvanin	18	51	0.35	2002–2013
2	Khampheng Sayavutthi	15	50	0.3	2010–2017
2	Soukaphone Vongchiengkham	15	58	0.26	2010–present
4	Bounlap Khenkitisack	6	16	0.38	1993–2000
	Lamnao Singto	6	20	0.3	2004–2011
	Phithack Kongmathilath	6	23	0.26	2017–present
	Phatthana Syvilay	6	31	0.19	2010–2016
	Khonesavanh Sihavong	6	34	0.18	2012–2017
9	Kanlaya Sysomvang	5	19	0.26	2010–2012
	Sitthideth Khanthavong	5	24	0.21	2012–2016
	Chalana Luang-Amath	5	32	0.16	1996–2004

Competition records

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup								FIFA World Cup qualification
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Pld	W	D	L	F	A
1930 to 1950	Part of France							Part of France
1954 to 1998	Did not enter							Did not enter
2002	Did not qualify							6	1	1	4	3	40
2006	Did not qualify							8	0	1	7	3	36
2010	Did not enter^[13]							Did not enter
2014	Did not qualify							4	1	0	3	9	21
2018								8	1	1	6	6	29
2022								2	0	1	1	0	1
2026								2	0	1	1	1	2
2030	To be determined							To be determined
2034	To be determined							To be determined
Total	0/19	–	–	–	–	–	–	30	3	5	22	22	129

AFC Asian Cup

AFC Asian Cup record										AFC Asian Cup qualification
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1956	Did not enter									Did not enter
1960
1964
1968
1972	Withdrew								Withdrew
1976
1980
1984	Did not enter									Did not enter
1988
1992
1996
2000	Did not qualify								3	1	0	2	2	14
2004	Did not qualify								2	1	0	1	3	6
2007	Did not enter								Did not enter
2011	Did not enter								Did not enter
2015	Did not qualify								AFC Challenge Cup
2019									12	1	2	9	8	41
2023									2	0	1	1	0	1
2027	To be determined								To be determined
Total	–	0/18	–	–	–	–	–	–	19	3	3	13	13	62

Asian Games

Asian Games record
Year	Result	M	W	D	L	GF	GA
1998	21st	2	0	0	2	1	11
2002–present	See Laos national under-23 football team
Total	1/13	2	0	0	2	1	11

AFC Challenge Cup

AFC Challenge Cup record
Year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2006	Removed by AFC
2008	Withdrew^[14]
2010	did not enter
2012	did not qualify
2014	Group stage	8/8	3	0	1	2	1	7
Total	Group stage	1/5	3	0	1	2	1	7

AFC Solidarity Cup

AFC Solidarity Cup record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2016	Third place	5	3	1	1	11	9

ASEAN Championship

This competition was formerly known as the Tiger Cup

ASEAN Championship record									Qualification record
Year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1996	Group stage	7th	4	1	1	2	5	10	No qualification
1998		7th	3	0	1	2	2	8	2	1	0	1	2	4
2000		9th	4	0	0	4	0	16	No qualification
2002		8th	3	0	1	2	3	8
2004		8th	4	1	0	3	4	16
2007		8th	3	0	0	3	1	23	4	3	1	0	11	6
2008		8th	3	0	0	3	0	13	4	3	0	1	9	7
2010		8th	3	0	1	2	3	13	3	1	2	0	8	3
2012		7th	3	0	1	2	6	10	4	2	1	1	5	4
2014		8th	3	0	0	3	2	12	4	3	0	1	10	6
2016	did not qualify								3	2	0	1	7	6
2018	Group stage	9th	4	0	0	4	3	12	Qualified automatically
2020		9th	4	0	0	4	1	14
2022		9th	4	0	1	3	2	15
2024	To be determined
Total	Group stage	14/15	45	2	6	37	32	170	24	15	4	5	52	36

Football at the Southeast Asian Games

Head-to-head record

Last match updated was against Nepal on 17 October 2023^[15]

**Key**
	Positive balance (more Wins)
	Neutral balance (equal W/L ratio)
	Negative balance (more Losses)

Opponents	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Confederation
Afghanistan	3	0	2	1	1	3	-2	AFC
Bangladesh	5	1	2	2	4	5	-1	AFC
Bhutan	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	AFC
Brunei	11	10	0	1	30	15	+15	AFC
Cambodia	17	6	3	8	24	30	-6	AFC
China	2	0	0	2	3	13	−10	AFC
Chinese Taipei	4	0	1	3	4	10	−6	AFC
Egypt	1	0	0	1	0	15	-15	CAF
Guam	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	AFC
Hong Kong	3	0	0	3	3	13	−10	AFC
India	2	0	0	2	1	7	−6	AFC
Indonesia	10	0	1	9	9	45	−36	AFC
Iran	3	0	0	3	1	20	−19	AFC
Jordan	2	0	0	2	2	8	−6	AFC
Kazakhstan	1	0	0	1	0	5	−5	UEFA
Kuwait	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	AFC
Lebanon	2	0	0	2	0	9	−9	AFC
Lesotho	1	0	0	1	1	3	-2	CAF
Macau	2	0	0	2	2	7	-5	AFC
Malaysia	19	1	5	13	10	59	−49	AFC
Maldives	4	0	1	3	3	15	−12	AFC
Mongolia	5	3	1	1	8	5	+3	AFC
Myanmar	18	0	4	14	11	55	−44	AFC
Nepal	6	0	3	3	5	9	−4	AFC
Oman	0	0	0	2	0	19	−19	AFC
Philippines	13	7	2	4	22	21	+1	AFC
Qatar	0	0	0	2	1	11	−10	AFC
Saudi Arabia	0	0	0	1	0	4	−4	AFC
Singapore	13	1	1	11	12	42	−30	AFC
South Korea	7	0	0	5	0	28	−28	AFC
Sri Lanka	7	3	2	2	11	12	-1	AFC
Syria	2	0	0	2	0	20	−20	AFC
Thailand	12	1	1	10	14	45	−31	AFC
East Timor	8	7	0	1	22	9	+13	AFC
Turkmenistan	2	0	0	2	3	9	−6	AFC
United Arab Emirates	3	0	0	3	0	9	−9	AFC
Vietnam ^{^}	22	0	2	20	5	86	−81	AFC
Total (37)	212	42	30	140	217	667	−450

^{^} Includes the result of North Vietnam and South Vietnam

Honours

Continental

AFC Solidarity Cup
- Third place (1): 2016

Friendly

2023 Prime Minister's Three Nations Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2023

Summary

Competition				Total
AFC Solidarity Cup	0	0	1	1
Total	0	0	1	1

Kit suppliers

Kit supplier	Period	Notes
Adidas	2004
Deffo	2006–2007
FBT	2008–2014
King Tiger	2015–2016
FBT	2016–2019
Grand Sport	2019–

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External links

Laos at FIFA.com
Laos Football Fanclub (archived 26 October 2009)
Lao Football's Forum
Laos 2012/13 [1] at FIFA.com

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National teams	Laos men's (Futsal) U-23 U-21 U-20 U-17 Laos women's
League system	Lao League 1 Lao League 2
Domestic cup	Lao FF Cup LFF Super Cup Laotian Prime Minister's Cup (defunct)
List of clubs List of venues

v t e National men's football teams of Asia (AFC)
AFC Asian Cup
West Asia (WAFF)	Bahrain Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates Yemen
Central Asia (CAFA)	Afghanistan Iran Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan
South Asia (SAFF)	Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka
East Asia (EAFF)	China Chinese Taipei¹ Guam Hong Kong Japan Macau Mongolia North Korea Northern Mariana Islands² South Korea
Southeast Asia (AFF)	Australia Brunei Cambodia East Timor Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam
Defunct	Malaya Manchukuo North Vietnam South Vietnam South Yemen
Former	Israel (moved to UEFA in 1994) Kazakhstan (moved to UEFA in 2002) New Zealand (formed the OFC in 1966)
¹ Taiwan, officially the Republic of China, competes as "Chinese Taipei" ² Not a member of FIFA