Laos national under-23 football team explained

Laos U-23 Nationalist Footballing Squad
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Nickname:ລ້ານຊ້າງ
(Million Elephants)
Association:Lao Football Federation
Sub-Confederation:AFF (Southeast Asia)
Confederation:AFC (Asia)
Coach:Ha Hyeok-jun[1]
Captain:Chanthavixay Khounthoumphone
Home Stadium:New Laos National Stadium
Fifa Trigramme:LAO
Fifa Rank:N/A
Fifa Max:N/A
Fifa Max Date:N/A
Fifa Min:N/A
Fifa Min Date:N/A
Elo Rank:1
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First Game: 4–0 Laos
(Petaling Jaya, Malaysia; 1 September 2001)
Largest Win: Laos 7–0
(Vientiane, Laos; 29 March 2015)
Largest Loss: 7-1 Laos
(Bacolod, Philippines; 22 November 2005)
Regional Name:Southeast Asian Games
Regional Cup Apps:12
Regional Cup First:2001
Regional Cup Best:Fourth place (2009)
2Ndregional Name:AFF U-23 Championship
2Ndregional Cup Apps:3
2Ndregional Cup Best:Third place (2022)

The Laos national under-23 football team (also known as Laos Under-23, Laos U-23 or Laos Olympic Team) represents Laos in international football competitions in Olympic Games, Asian Games and SEA Games, as well as other under-23 international football tournaments.

Competition history

Olympic record

Summer Olympic Games Record
YearResultPosition
1992Did not qualify
1996
2000Did not enter
2004Did not qualify
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024
2028To be determined
Total0 / 8

AFC U-23 Asian Cup record

AFC U-22/23 Championship Recordwidth=1% rowspan=22Qualifications Record
Hosts / YearResultPositionwidth=30width=30width=30width=30width=30width=30width=30width=30width=30width=30width=30width=30
Did not qualify521277
2016311173
2018311148
2020310238
2022310236
200229
2026To be determinedTo be determined
Total1963102641

Asian Games record

Asian Games record
YearResultPosition
Senior National Team
19511998See Laos national football team
Under-23 National Team
2002Withdrew
2006
2010
2014Group stage27300309
2018Group stage23410348
2022Withdrew
Total2/57106417

SEA Games record

SEA Games
YearRoundGPWDLGFGA
Group stage 4 1 0 3 2 9
3 0 0 3 0 8
4 1 0 3 5 15
3 0 1 2 1 6
Fourth Place5 1 2 2 5 7
Group stage 5 1 1 3 10 11
4 1 1 2 5 12
5 2 0 3 6 13
4 1 0 3 5 8
5 1 1 3 4 12
4 01 3 4 10
4 01 3 2 11
Total Best: Fourth Place 50 9 7 30 45 122

AFF U-23 Youth Championship

AFF U-23 Championship record
YearResult
Group stage 3 1 0 2 5 6
Cancelled
Withdrew
Third place
(along with)
3 2 0 1 4 3
Group stage 2 0 1 1 3 6
Total Best: Third Place 8 3 1 4 12 15

Schedule and results

The following is a list of Laos' match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

2023

Players

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for the 2023 Southeast Asian Games between 29 April – 16 May.[2]

Caps and goals are correct as of 30 April 2023, after the match against Vietnam.

Coaching staff

Position Name
Technical director V. Sundramoorthy
General manager Thongphet Manisavanh
Khamphay Praseuth
Team manager Somsanouk Liensavanh
Head coach Ha Hyeok-jun
Assistant coach Vacant
Goalkeeper coach Chanthakhad Siengpongsai
Fitness coach Vacant

Managerial history

Head coaches by years (2015–present)

YearsNameNationality
2015David Booth
2017Mike Wong Singapore
2018V. Sundramoorthy Singapore
2021V. Selvaraj Singapore
2022Michael Weiß Germany
2023Guglielmo Arena Italy
2024-PresentHa Hyeok-jun

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lao Football Federation -LFF. ສຕລ ແຕ່ງຕັ້ງ ຮາ ຮອກ ຈູນ (HA HYEOKJUN) ເປັນຫົວໜ້າຄູຝຶກ ທີມຊາດລາວ ຄົນໃຫມ່ .
  2. Web site: Laos U22 Squad At SEA Games 2023 . ASEAN Football - Twitter . 8 May 2023.