F.C. Chanthabouly
FC Chanthabouly, previously known as Lao Toyota F.C. for sponsorship reasons, is a professional football club based in Vientiane, Laos, competing in the Lao League 1. The club have won 5 league titles and 1 Lao FF Cup.
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Full name | Football Club Chanthabouly ສະໂມສອນບານເຕະ ຈັນທະບູລີ | ||
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Nickname(s) | King of Chanthabouly | ||
Founded | 2013 Lao Toyota F.C. 2021 , as FC Chanthabuly ' | , as ||
Ground | New Laos National Stadium | ||
Capacity | 25,000 | ||
Owner | Khemsath Philapandeth | ||
Head coach | Vacant | ||
League | Lao League 2 | ||
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History

Lao Toyota
The club was founded in 2013 as Lao Toyota F.C. by Toyota. The team debuted in the Vientiane Capital League 1 in 2013, where they finished third and earned promotion to the Lao Premier League, the first division in the Laos division. In 2015, the team won its first domestic championship. This was followed by four successive championship victories between 2017 and 2020.
Since 2015, the team has qualified every season for the AFC Cup.[1] The best result the team has achieved in this competition is fourth place in the group stage.
FC Chanthabouly
In 2021, the team adopted its current name, F.C. Chanthabouly.[2]
Domestic history
Season | Division | League | Lao FF Cup | Top goalscorer | Head coach | ||||||||
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Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Name | Goals | ||||
2013 | Vientiane Capital League 1 | 3rd | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 18 | - | ![]() | ||
2014 | Lao Premier League | 2nd | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 56 | 19 | 38 | Runners-up | ![]() |
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2015 | Lao Premier League | 1st | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 63 | 21 | 48 | - | ![]() |
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2016 | Lao Premier League | 2nd | 26 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 85 | 11 | 67 | - | ![]() | ||
2017 | Lao Premier League | 1st | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 10 | 37 | - | ![]() |
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2018 | Lao Premier League | 1st | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 47 | 11 | 34 | - | ![]() | ||
2019 | Lao Premier League | 1st | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 12 | 37 | Champions | ![]() |
14[5] | ![]() |
2020 | Lao Premier League | 1st | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 5 | 32 | Semifinal | ![]() | ||
2021 | Lao League 1 | Cancelled | ![]() |
Continental history
- As of match played 10 March 2020
Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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AFC Cup | 25 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 27 | 60 |
Mekong Club Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
Total | 28 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 29 | 69 |
Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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2015 | AFC Cup | Group H | ![]() |
0–0 | 0–1 | 4th |
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1–1 | 1–2 | ||||
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2–2 | 3–4 | ||||
2015 | Mekong Club Championship | First round | ![]() |
0–2 | 3rd | |
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2–5 | |||||
2016 | AFC Cup | Group H | ![]() |
2–1 | 1–2 | 4th |
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1–4 | 0–3 | ||||
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2–3 | 2–4 | ||||
2017 | AFC Cup | Play-off round | ![]() |
0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
2017 | Mekong Club Championship | Semi-final | ![]() |
0–2 | ||
2018 | AFC Cup | Play-off round | ![]() |
0–1 | 3–3 | 3–4 |
2019 | AFC Cup | Group H | ![]() |
0–3 | 3–7 | 4th |
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1–1 | 1–5 | ||||
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2–3 | 0–1 | ||||
2020 | AFC Cup | Group F | ![]() |
— | 2–3 | 4th |
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1–3 | — | ||||
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0–2 | — | ||||
2021 | AFC Cup | Preliminary round 2 | ![]() |
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Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
Domestic leagues
- Lao Premier League:
- Champion (5): 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
- Runners-up (2): 2014, 2016
- Lao FF Cup:
- Champion (1): 2019
- Runners-up (2): 2014
Sponsors
Sportswear | Front sponsor | Chest sponsor | Shoulder sponsor |
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Lao Toyota Service | Lao Toyota Service | Krungsri | Yamaha |
Technical staff
Role | Name |
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President | ![]() |
Vice-president 1 | ![]() |
Vice-president 2 | ![]() |
Team manager | ![]() |
Team manager 2 | ![]() |
Head coach | Vacant |
Assistant coach | Vacant |
Assistant coach 2 | ![]() |
Goalkeeping coach | ![]() |
Physio | ![]() |
Fitness & conditioning coach | ![]() |
Manager history
Coaches by Years (2013–2020)
Somsack Keodala (2013)
Dave Booth (2014–2015)
Bounlap Khenkitisack (2016)
Valakone Phomphakdy (Interim caretaker for the AFC Cup) (2016)
Jun Fukuda (2017–2020)
Prajak Weangsong (2021)
Affiliated clubs
Shonan Bellmare (2022–present)[6]
References
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- "ເຖິງຊື່ ແລະ ໂລໂກ້ຈະປ່ຽນໄປ ແຕ່ຫົວໃຈດວງເກົ່າ ບໍ່ເຄີຍປ່ຽນ". Facebook (in Lao). Lao Toyota F.C. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
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- "ラオス】本間和生がラオプレミアリーグ2019得点王を獲得". europlus.jp/ (in Japanese). Euro Plus. 24 September 2019. Archived from the original on 16 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- "ベルマーレ・アジア・フットボール・アライアンス(BAFA)設立のお知らせ". bellmare.co.jp (in Japanese). Shonan Bellmare. 15 January 2022. Archived from the original on 15 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.