Lao League 1
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Founded | 1990 |
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Country | Laos |
Confederation | AFC |
Number of teams | 10 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Relegation to | Lao League 2 |
Domestic cup(s) | Lao FF Cup |
International cup(s) | |
Current champions | Young Elephants (2nd title) (2022/23) |
Most championships | Lao Army (8 titles) |
Most appearances | Photthavong Sangvilay (45) |
Top goalscorer | Bounphachan Bounkong (32) |
TV partners | FIFA + (Live Streaming) |
Website | laoleague |
Current: 2024–25 |
The Lao League 1 (Lao: ລາວ ພຣີເມຍລີກ), known as the Pepsi Lao League 1 for sponsorship reasons (formerly Lao League), is a professional football league representing the sport's highest division in Laos. The league is composed of 10 clubs.
Format
[edit]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
[edit]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 United | Champasak Province | Champasak Stadium | 12,000 |
Ezra | Vientiane | New Laos National Stadium | 25,000 |
Lao Army | Vientiane | Army Stadium KM5 | 1,000 |
Luang Prabang | Luang Prabang Province | Luang Prabang Stadium | 12,000 |
Master 7 | Vientiane | New Laos National Stadium | 25,000 |
Namtha United | Luang Namtha Province | Luang Namtha Stadium | 1,00 |
Viengchanh | Vientiane Province | National University Of Laos | 5,000 |
Young Elephants | Vientiane | New Laos National Stadium | 25,000 |
Champions
[edit]Years | Champions |
1990 | Lao Army (1) |
1991 | Lao Army (2) |
1992 | Lao Army (3) |
1993 | Savannakhet FC (1) / Lao Army (4) |
1994 | Lao Army (5) |
1995 | Pakse (1) / Education Team (1) |
1996 | Lao Army (6) |
1997 | Sayaboury (1) / Lao Army (7) |
1998 | Khammouan Province Team (1) |
1999 | Unknown |
2000 | Unknown |
2001 | Lao Bank (1) |
2002 | MCTPC (1) |
2003 | MCTPC (2) |
2004 | MCTPC (3) |
2005 | Vientiane (1) |
2006 | Vientiane (2) |
2007 | Lao-American College (1) |
2008 | Lao Army (8) |
2009 | Not held |
2010 | Lao Bank (2) |
2011 | Yotha (1) |
2012 | Lao Police Club (1) |
2013 | SHB Champassak (1) |
2014 | Hoang Anh Attapeu (1) |
2015 | Lao Toyota (1) |
2016 | Lanexang United (1) |
2017 | Lao Toyota (2) |
2018 | Lao Toyota (3) |
2019 | Lao Toyota (4) |
2020 | Lao Toyota (5) |
2021 | Championship canceled |
2022 | Young Elephants (1) |
2023 | Young Elephants (2) |
2024-25 | TBD |
Titles by club
[edit]Club | Winners | Winning Seasons |
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Lao Army | 8 | 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2008 |
Chanthabouly (previously Lao Toyota) | 5 | 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
Yotha | 4 | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2011 |
Young Elephants | 2 | 2022, 2023 |
Lao Bank | 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 | 1 | 2007 |
Khammouan Province Team | 1 | 1998 |
Pakse | 1 | 1995 |
Savannakhet | 1 | 1993 |
Top scorers
[edit]Season | Player | Club | Goal |
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2016 | ![]() | Champa | 19 |
2020 | ![]() | Young Elephants | 12 |
2022 | ![]() | Master 7 | 15 |
2023 | ![]() | Young Elephants | 16 |
- Most goals by a player in a single game
Multiple hat-tricks
[edit]Rank | Nation | Player | Hat-tricks |
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1 | ![]() | Keoviengphet Liththideth | 3 |
![]() | Rafinha | ||
2 | ![]() | Bounphachan Bounkong | 2 |
![]() | Phathana Phommathep | ||
![]() | Rafinha | ||
6 | ![]() | Vannasone Douangmaity | 1 |
![]() | Phouthone Innalay | ||
![]() | Jed | ||
![]() | Laercio Gomes Costa | ||
![]() | Soukphachan Lueanthala | ||
![]() | Takumu Nishihara | ||
![]() | Peter Phanthavong | ||
![]() | Vinnaoung Phouluang | ||
![]() | Somlith Sengvanny | ||
![]() | Tee Sihalath | ||
![]() | Khamkeng Sintasene | ||
![]() | Kydavone Souvanny | ||
![]() | Takaya Sugasawa | ||
![]() | Jam Vanpaserth | ||
![]() | Chony Wenpaserth |
References
[edit]- ^ "Lao's Top League". Lao Football Federation. Archived from the original on 2013-09-15. Retrieved 2013-01-17.