Lao League 1 Explained

Pepsi Lao League 1
ແປັບຊີ ລາວ ລີກ 1
Country:Laos
Confed:AFC
Teams:8
Relegation:Lao League 2
Levels:1
Domest Cup:Lao FF Cup
Champions:Young Elephants
(2nd title)
Season:2022/23
Most Successful Club:Lao Army (8 titles)
Tv:FIFA + (Live Streaming)
Top Goalscorer:Bounphachan Bounkong (32)
Most Appearances:Phoutthavong Sangvilay (45)

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 8 clubs.

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.

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Champasak UnitedChampasak ProvinceChampasak Stadium12,000
EzraVientianeNew Laos National Stadium25,000
Lao ArmyVientianeArmy Stadium KM51,000
Luang Prabang Luang Prabang ProvinceLuang Prabang Stadium12,000
Master 7VientianeNew Laos National Stadium25,000
Namtha UnitedLuang Namtha ProvinceLuang Namtha Stadium1,00
ViengchanhVientiane ProvinceViengchanh Province Stadium1,00
Young ElephantsVientianeNew Laos National Stadium25,000

Champions

YearsChampions
1990Lao Army (1)
1991Lao Army (2)
1992Lao Army (3)
1993Savannakhet FC (1) / Lao Army (4)
1994Lao Army (5)
1995Pakse (1) / Education Team (1)
1996Lao Army (6)
1997Sayaboury (1) / Lao Army (7)
1998Khammouan Province Team (1)
1999Unknown
2000Unknown
2001Lao Bank (1)
2002MCTPC (1)
2003MCTPC (2)
2004MCTPC (3)
2005Vientiane (1)
2006Vientiane (2)
2007Lao-American College (1)
2008Lao Army (8)
2009Not held
2010Lao Bank (2)
2011Yotha (1)
2012Lao Police Club (1)
2013SHB Champassak (1)
2014Hoang Anh Attapeu (1)
2015Lao Toyota (1)
2016Lanexang United (1)
2017Lao Toyota (2)
2018Lao Toyota (3)
2019Lao Toyota (4)
2020Lao Toyota (5)
2021Championship canceled
2022Young Elephants (1)
2023Young Elephants (2)
2024-25TBD

Titles by club

ClubWinnersWinning Seasons
Lao Army81990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2008
Chanthabouly (previously Lao Toyota)52015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Yotha42002, 2003, 2004, 2011
Young Elephants22022, 2023
Lao Bank22001, 2010
22005, 2006
Lanexang United12016
Hoang Anh Attapeu12014
SHB Champasak12013
Lao Police Club12012
Lao-American College12007
Khammouan Province Team11998
Pakse11995
Savannakhet11993

Top scorers

SeasonPlayerClubGoal
2016 Abu KamaraChampa19
2020 Keoviengphet LiththidethYoung Elephants12
2022 Keoviengphet LiththidethMaster 715
2023 Bounphachan BounkongYoung Elephants16
Most goals by a player in a single game:

Multiple hat-tricks

RankNationPlayerHat-tricks
1Keoviengphet Liththideth3
Rafinha
2Bounphachan Bounkong2
Phathana Phommathep
Rafinha
6Vannasone Douangmaity1
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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lao's Top League . . 2013-01-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130915180537/http://laoff.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=13&Itemid=121 . 2013-09-15 . dead .