Lao League 1
The Lao League 1 (Lao: ລາວ ພຣີເມຍລີກ), 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.
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| 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: 2024 Lao League 1 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Champa | 19 | |
| 2020 | Young Elephants | 12 | |
| 2022 | Master 7 | 15 | |
| 2023 | Young Elephants | 16 |
- Most goals by a player in a single game
- 8 goals
Rafinha (2023)
Multiple hat-tricks
| Rank | Nation | Player | Hat-tricks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
External links
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