Laos national football team

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 the Lao People's Democratic Republic.

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Laos women's national football team.

Lao People's Democratic Republic

Nickname(s)	ພະລັງລູກເຂົ້າໜຽວ (Pha Lung Louk khao niew) (Power Sticky rice)
Association	Lao Football Federation
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	AFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coach	V. Sundramoorthy
Captain	Soukaphone Vongchiengkham[1]
Most caps	Visay Phaphouvanin (51)
Top scorer	Visay Phaphouvanin (18)[2]
Home stadium	New Laos National Stadium
FIFA code	LAO
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	188 (16 July 2020)[3]
Highest	134 (September 1998)
Lowest	210 (August 2012)
First international
South Vietnam 7–0 Laos (Rangoon, Burma; 12 December 1961)[4]
Biggest win
Laos 6–1 Timor-Leste  (Vientiane, Laos; 26 October 2010)
Biggest defeat
Egypt 15–0 Laos (Jakarta, Indonesia; 15 November 1963)
AFC Solidarity Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2016)
Best result	Third place (2016)

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 World Cup, 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 Suzuki Cup. After years of internal strife, Laos is well on the road to economic and political recovery. With the country achieving political stability, football has made an impact on Laotians.[5][6]

Since making their appearance at the 1995 Southeast Asian Games, Laos has competed in the ASEAN Football Championship (formerly known as the Tiger Cup). Although new to the regional tournaments, Laos has displayed passion and talent. In 1995, they beat Brunei and the Philippines and two years later in the Jakarta SEA Games, they also beat Malaysia. 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, they beat Bangladesh 2–1. In the Asian zone qualifiers for the 2006 World Cup, they 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 (with Qatar, Iran and Jordan).[7] They also advanced to the second round of the Asian qualifiers for the 2014 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 Challenge Cup.[8][9]

Competition records

World Cup

FIFA World Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1998	Did not enter
2002	Did not qualify
2006
2010	Did not enter[10]
2014	Did not qualify
2018
2022
2026	To be determined
Total	0/22	–	–	–	–	–	–

Asian Cup

AFC Asian Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1956 to 1968	Did not enter
1972 to 1980	Withdrew
1984 to 1996	Did not enter
2000	Did not qualify
2004
2007	Did not enter
2011
2015	Did not qualify
2019
2023
Total	0/17	–	–	–	–	–	–

Asian Games

Football at the Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2002.

See also: Laos national under-23 football team

Asian Games record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1951	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1954	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1958	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1962	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1966	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1970	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1974	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1978	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1982	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1986	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1990	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1994	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998	-	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

• 2006: Was replaced by AFC
• 2008: Withdrew[11]
• 2010: Did not enter
• 2012: Did not qualify
• 2014: Group stage

AFC Solidarity Cup record

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 Football Championship record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1996	Group stage	4	1	1	2	5	10
1998		3	0	1	2	2	8
2000		4	0	0	4	0	16
2002		3	0	1	2	3	8
2004		4	1	0	3	4	16
2007		3	0	0	3	1	23
2008		3	0	0	3	0	13
2010		3	0	1	2	3	13
2012		3	0	1	2	6	10
2014		3	0	0	3	2	12
2016	Did not qualify
2018	Group stage	4	0	0	4	3	12
Total	Best: Group stage	37	2	5	31	29	141

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

  Win   Draw   Lose

2019

Laos  v  Sri Lanka

28 May Friendly	Laos	2–1	Sri Lanka	Vientiane, Laos
18:30 UTC+7	Champathong  86' Douangmaity  87'		Aakib  11'	Stadium: New Laos National Stadium

Laos  v  Sri Lanka

31 May Friendly	Laos	2–2	Sri Lanka	Vientiane, Laos
18:30 UTC+7	Vongchiengkham  78' (pen.), 90+2'		Vongsa  50' (o.g.) Aakib  70'	Stadium: New Laos National Stadium

Laos  v  Bangladesh

6 June 2022 FIFA World Cup Q	Laos	0–1	Bangladesh	Vientiane, Laos
18:30 UTC+7		Report	Ro. Hasan  71'	Stadium: New Laos National Stadium Attendance: 4,572 Referee: Ho Wai Sing (Hong Kong)

Bangladesh  v  Laos

11 June 2022 FIFA World Cup Q	Bangladesh	0–0	Laos	Dhaka, Bangladesh
19:00 UTC+6		Report		Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)

Laos national football team head-to-head

Last match updated was against  Bangladesh on 31 May 2019[12]

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
Brunei	10	9	1	0	27	12	+15	AFC
Cambodia	16	7	3	6	24	24	0	AFC
China PR	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	9	0	0	2	1	7	−6	AFC
Indonesia	9	0	1	8	8	40	−32	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	17	1	5	11	10	50	−40	AFC
Maldives	2	0	1	1	1	5	-4	AFC
Mongolia	4	2	1	1	7	6	+1	AFC
Myanmar	17	0	3	14	9	53	−44	AFC
Nepal	2	0	2	0	3	3	0	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	12	1	1	10	12	40	−28	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
Timor-Leste	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 ^^	20	0	2	18	5	78	−73	AFC
Total	196	40	29	129	205	614	−414

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

Players

Current squad

The following players were selected for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying games against  Bangladesh on 6 and 11 June 2019.
Caps and goals updated as of 11 June 2019 after the match against  Bangladesh.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Xaysavath Souvanhansok	(1999-09-03) 3 September 1999	4	0	Young Elephant
12	1GK	Outthilath Nammakhoth	(1996-09-13) 13 September 1996	5	0	Rayong
18	1GK	Solasak Thilavong	(2003-11-03) 3 November 2003	0	0	Young Elephant
2	2DF	Thinnakone Vongsa	(1992-03-20) 20 March 1992	4	0	Lao Police Club
3	2DF	Kaharn Phetsivilay	(1999-09-09) 9 September 1999	9	0	Young Elephant
4	2DF	Thipphachanth Inthavong	(1996-09-19) 19 September 1996	4	0	Lao Toyota
6	2DF	Kittisak Phomvongsa	(1999-05-26) 26 May 1999	3	0	Young Elephant
19	2DF	Lathasay Lounlasy	(1998-03-29) 29 March 1998	16	0	Young Elephant
20	2DF	Vanna Bounlovongsa	(1998-11-21) 21 November 1998	8	0	Young Elephant
7	3MF	Soukaphone Vongchiengkham (Captain)	(1992-03-09) 9 March 1992	47	13	Prachuap
8	3MF	Phoutdavy Phommasane	(1994-02-02) 2 February 1994	14	0	Lao Toyota
10	3MF	Phoutthasay Khochalern	(1995-12-29) 29 December 1995	36	0	Nakhon Pathom United F.C.
11	3MF	Manolom Phetphakdy	(1991-12-28) 28 December 1991	4	0	Lao Toyota
14	3MF	Chanthaphone Waenvongsoth	(1994-11-04) 4 November 1994	21	0	Khon Kaen
16	3MF	Somlith Sengvanny	(1999-08-05) 5 August 1999	3	0	Young Elephant
17	3MF	Phathana Phommathep	(1999-02-27) 27 February 1999	10	1	Phuket City
23	3MF	Phouthone Innalay	(1992-02-11) 11 February 1992	21	1	Lao Army
5	4FW	Khounsombath Phommaxay	(1988-01-08) 8 January 1988	11	0	Lao Police Club
9	4FW	Somxay Keohanam	(1998-07-27) 27 July 1998	15	1	Young Elephant
13	4FW	Khitsakhone Champathong	(1995-10-02) 2 October 1995	4	1	Lao Police Club
15	4FW	Sengvilay Chanthasili	(1987-11-03) 3 November 1987	4	0	Phitsanulok
21	4FW	Vannasone Douangmaity	(1997-03-15) 15 March 1997	4	1	Young Elephant
22	4FW	Sisawad Dalavong	(1996-08-11) 11 August 1996	6	0	Lao Army

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

Coaches

Name	Period	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	Efficiency %
Songphu Phongsa	1996–1999
Vangchay Muangmany	February 2000 – May 2000
Outhensackda Vatthana	2000 – January 2002
Boris Zhuravlyov	2001 – February 2002
Soutsakhone Oudomphet	March 2002 – April 2003
Dominique Fernandez	May 2003 – September 2003
Saythong Syphasay	October 2003 – October 2004	7	0	1	6	7.1%
Bounlap Khenkitisack	October 2004 – September 2006	5	1	0	4	20%
Saythong Syphasay	October 2006 – January 2008	7	3	1	3	50.1%
Valeriy Vdovin	February 2008 – November 2008	4	3	0	1	75%
Saysana Savatdy	December 2008 – July 2009	3	0	0	3	0%
Alfred Riedl	July 2009 – May 2010	5	1	2	2	40%
David Booth	July 2010 – December 2010	6	1	3	2	40.5%
Bounlap Khenkitisack	January 2011 – February 2011	2	0	1	1	25%
Hans-Peter Schaller	February 2011 – December 2011	4	1	0	3	25%
Kokichi Kimura	July 2012 – January 2014	18	4	5	9	22.2%
Norio Tsukitate	January 2014 – August 2014	5	0	1	4	0%
David Booth	August 2014 – June 2015	10	4	1	5	40%
Steve Darby	August 2015 – 2016	6	0	1	5	0%
Valakone Phomphakdy	May 2016 – December 2016	2	0	1	1	0%
Mike Wong	June 2017 – August 2017	3	1	0	2	33.33%
Patrice Neveu	September 2018
V. Sundramoorthy	15 October 2018 –	8	1	3	4	12.5%

Honours

• AFC Solidarity Cup
  • Third place (1): 2016

See also

• Laos women's national football team
• Laos national under-23 football team
• Laos national under-21 football team
• Laos national under-20 football team
• Laos national under-17 football team

References

1. Groll, Daniel. "FIFA Friendlies 2017 - World - Results, Tables, Fixtures, Statistics & Club Profiles". www.weltfussballarchiv.com. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
2. Mamrud, Roberto; Stokkermans, Karel. "Players with 100+ Caps and 30+ International Goals". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
3. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
4. "Laos matches, ratings and points exchanged". World Football Elo Ratings: Laos. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
5. https://www.aseanfootball.org/v3/category/laos/
6. https://www.thailandoriginalmade.com/category/3301/2363/laos-national-team
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8. https://www.11v11.com/teams/laos/option/ranking/
9. https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/laos-team/
10. "Record number of 204 teams enter preliminary competition". FIFA Media Department. 30 March 2007. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
11. "Laos withdraw from AFC Challenge Cup". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
12. "World Football Elo Ratings: Laos". Elo Ratings. Retrieved 2 December 2018.

External links

• Laos at FIFA.com
• Laos Football Fanclub
• Lao Football's Forum
• Laos 2012/13 at FIFA.com