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Laos
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Association Lao Football Federation (LFF)
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation AFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coach Ha Hyeok-jun
Captain Bounphachan Bounkong
Most caps Soukaphone Vongchiengkham (57)
Top scorer Visay Phaphouvanin (18)
Home stadium New Laos National Stadium
FIFA code LAO
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 184 Steady (7 February 2019)
Highest 134 (September 1998)
Lowest 210 (August 2012)
Elo ranking
Current 221 Decrease 9 (3 March 2019)
Highest 142 (1961)
Lowest 224 (June 2019)
First international
 South Vietnam 7–0 Laos 
(Rangoon, Burma; 12 December 1961)
Biggest win
 Laos 6–1 East Timor 
(Vientiane, Laos; 26 October 2010)
Biggest defeat
 United Arab Republic 15–0 Laos 
(Jakarta, Indonesia; 15 November 1963)
AFF Championship
Appearances 14 (first in 1996)
Best result Group stage (1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024)

The Laos national football team plays for Laos in the sport of football. It is managed by the Lao Football Federation.

History of Laos Football

The Laos national football team has not yet qualified for major tournaments like the FIFA World Cup or the AFC Asian Cup.

The team first played in the 1995 Southeast Asian Games. They also took part in the first 1996 AFF Championship. In that tournament, they tied with Vietnam 1–1 and won against Cambodia 1–0.

In 1995, Laos beat Brunei and the Philippines. Two years later, at the 1997 Southeast Asian Games in Jakarta, they won against Malaysia 1–0 and the Philippines 4–1.

For the 2004 Asian Cup qualifiers, Laos beat Bangladesh 2–1. In the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, they moved to the second round. This happened because Guam and Nepal left the tournament. However, Laos lost all their games in that round.

Laos also reached the second round of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. They beat Cambodia 8–6 over two games. In the second round, they lost to China 13–3. The team's first time in a big continental tournament was in 2014 at the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup.

Recent Matches and Upcoming Games

Here are the results of recent matches and games coming up for the Laos national football team.       Win       Draw       Loss

Matches in 2025

20 March Friendly Laos  1–2  Sri Lanka Vientiane, Laos
19:45 UTC+7
  • Kydavone Goal 89'
  • Dekker Goal 18'
  • Rajamohan Goal 55'
Stadium: New Laos National Stadium
Attendance: 3,955
Referee: Songkran Bunmeekiart (Thailand)
25 March 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification Vietnam  5–0  Laos Bình Dương, Vietnam
19:30 UTC+7
  • Ngọc Quang Goal 11'
  • Văn Vĩ Goal 44'50'
  • Hai Long Goal 63'
  • Quang Hải Goal 84'
Stadium: Gò Đậu Stadium
Attendance: 11,068
Referee: Yahya Ali Al-Mulla (United Arab Emirates)
10 June 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification Laos  2–1    Nepal Vientiane, Laos
19:00 UTC+7
  • Damoth Goal 13'
  • Phanthavong Goal 49'
  • Dangi Goal 73' (pen.)
Stadium: New Laos National Stadium
Attendance: 5,123
Referee: Nivon Robesh (Sri Lanka)
9 October 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification Laos  v  Malaysia Vientiane, Laos
--:-- UTC+7 Stadium: New Laos National Stadium
14 October 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification Malaysia  v  Laos Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
--:-- UTC+8 Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium
18 November 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification Laos  v  Vietnam Vientiane, Laos
Stadium: New Laos National Stadium

Matches in 2026

31 March 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification Nepal    v  Laos Kathmandu, Nepal
Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala

Meet the Players

This section lists the players who are part of the Laos national football team.

Current Squad

These players were chosen for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round match against Nepal on 10 June 2025.

Caps means how many times a player has played for the national team. Goals means how many goals they have scored. These numbers are correct as of 10 June 2025, after the match against Nepal.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Xaysavath Souvanhansok (1999-09-03) 3 September 1999 (age 25) 15 0 Laos Nantha United
1GK Kop Lokphathip (2006-05-08) 8 May 2006 (age 19) 4 0 Laos Ezra
1GK Anoulak Vilaphone (2001-02-15) 15 February 2001 (age 24) 0 0 Laos Young Elephants

2DF Anantaza Siphongphan (2004-11-09) 9 November 2004 (age 20) 24 0 Laos Ezra
2DF Phoutthavong Sangvilay (2004-10-16) 16 October 2004 (age 20) 23 2 Thailand BG Pathum United
2DF Phetdavanh Somsanith (2004-04-24) 24 April 2004 (age 21) 14 0 Laos Master
2DF At Viengkham (2000-10-24) 24 October 2000 (age 24) 12 0 Laos Master
2DF Sengdaovy Hanthavong (1998-10-04) 4 October 1998 (age 26) 10 0 Laos Young Elephants
2DF Xeedee Phomsavanh (2002-03-28) 28 March 2002 (age 23) 7 0 Laos Ezra
2DF Xayasith Singsavang (2000-12-13) 13 December 2000 (age 24) 7 0 Laos Namtha United
2DF Khammanh Thapaseuth (2007-11-30) 30 November 2007 (age 17) 2 0 Laos Ezra
2DF Oun Phetvongsa (2003-09-29) 29 September 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Laos Namtha United
2DF Chittakone Vannachone (2004-12-24) 24 December 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Laos Luang Prabang

3MF Chanthavixay Khounthoumphone (2004-02-17) 17 February 2004 (age 21) 18 0 Laos Ezra
3MF Sonesanith Phommachanh (2001-12-11) 11 December 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Laos Master
3MF Damoth Thongkhamsavath (2004-04-03) 3 April 2004 (age 21) 14 1 Vietnam Dong A Thanh Hoa
3MF Khonesavanh Keonuchanh (2004-06-04) 4 June 2004 (age 21) 0 0 Unattached
3MF Sayfon Keohanam (2006-07-11) 11 July 2006 (age 19) 0 0 Thailand Suphanburi

4FW Bounphachan Bounkong (2000-11-29) 29 November 2000 (age 24) 30 7 Cambodia Svay Rieng
4FW Chony Waenpaseuth (2002-11-27) 27 November 2002 (age 22) 21 2 Laos Ezra
4FW Anousone Xaypanya (2002-12-16) 16 December 2002 (age 22) 17 0 Laos Young Elephants
4FW Soukphachan Lueanthala (2002-08-24) 24 August 2002 (age 22) 11 0 Laos Master
4FW Peter Phanthavong (2006-02-15) 15 February 2006 (age 19) 7 2 Laos Ezra

Recent Call-ups

These players were also called to join the squad in the 12 months before the current list.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Keo-Oudone Souvannasangso (2000-06-19) 19 June 2000 (age 25) 10 0 Laos Lao Army v.  Vietnam, 25 March 2025

DF Victor Ngovinassack (2001-06-06) 6 June 2001 (age 24) 1 0 France Is-Selongey Football v.  Vietnam, 25 March 2025
DF Sonevilay Phetviengsy (2004-05-27) 27 May 2004 (age 21) 1 0 Laos Master v.  Vietnam, 25 March 2025
DF Inthavong Luangsalath (2001-03-31) 31 March 2001 (age 24) 0 0 Laos Lao Army v.  Sri Lanka, 20 March 2025
DF Jenou Yasotoukee (2003-03-15) 15 March 2003 (age 22) 0 0 Laos GB Mazda v.  Sri Lanka, 20 March 2025
DF Vongsakda Chanthaleuxay (2004-11-28) 28 November 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Laos Ezra v.  Sri Lanka, 20 March 2025
DF Phonsack Seesavath (2004-10-04) 4 October 2004 (age 20) 5 0 Laos Young Elephants 2024 ASEAN Championship
DF Somsavath Phomsopha (1997-05-25) 25 May 1997 (age 28) 2 0 Laos Master 2024 ASEAN Championship

MF Phousomboun Panyavong (2007-06-20) 20 June 2007 (age 18) 5 1 Laos Lao Army v.  Vietnam, 25 March 2025
MF Phoutthalak Thongsanith (2002-12-03) 3 December 2002 (age 22) 4 0 Laos Ezra v.  Vietnam, 25 March 2025
MF Roman Angot (2001-03-02) 2 March 2001 (age 24) 1 0 France Is-Selongey Football v.  Vietnam, 25 March 2025
MF Theo Klein (2001-04-09) 9 April 2001 (age 24) 1 0 United States Omaha Mavericks v.  Vietnam, 25 March 2025
MF Anoulak Sayyalath (2003-10-05) 5 October 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Laos Namtha United v.  Sri Lanka, 20 March 2025
MF Phoutthasay Khochalern (1995-12-29) 29 December 1995 (age 29) 45 1 Laos Salavan United 2024 ASEAN Championship
MF Phathana Phommathep (1999-02-27) 27 February 1999 (age 26) 21 2 Laos Ezra 2024 ASEAN Championship
MF Phoutdavy Phommasane (1994-02-02) 2 February 1994 (age 31) 16 0 Laos Master 2024 ASEAN Championship
MF Souphan Khambaion (2002-01-30) 30 January 2002 (age 23) 1 0 Laos Young Elephants 2024 ASEAN Championship

MF Sisawad Dalavong (1996-08-11) 11 August 1996 (age 28) 7 0 Laos Lao Army 2024 ASEAN Championship

Coaching Team

Here is a list of the people who coach and manage the Laos national football team.

Position Name
Manager Laos Khonesamai Chanthavongsay
Head coach South Korea Ha Hyeok-jun
Assistant coach South Korea Park Won ik
South Korea Choi Youn-gil
South Korea Song Chon Jong
Laos Kanlaya Sysomvang
Goalkeeper coach South Korea Lee Seung-jin
Fitness coach Thailand Suphachai Klangkrasea
Physiotherapists South Korea Hong Seok-min
South Korea Choi Myoung-ho
Laos Sivilay Sihathep
Doctor Laos Buaphan Sihavong
Interpreter South Korea Mideum Kim
Equipment manager Laos Chanthaboun Minsy
Laos Souksomphone Vongkhamphoui
Media manager Laos Thipphakone Phakasy

Past Coaches

This table shows the history of managers for the Laos national football team.

Name Period Matches Wins Draws Losses Win %
Laos Songphu Phongsa January 1996 – December 1999
Laos Outhensackda Vatthana July 1999 – June 2002
Laos Vangchay Muangmany February 2000 – May 2000
Russia Boris Zhuravlyov January 2001 – June 2001 1 0 0 1 0.00
Laos Soutsakhone Oudomphet March 2002 – April 2003
France Dominique Fernandez March 2003 – September 2003
Laos Saythong Syphasay October 2003 – October 2004 7 0 1 6 0.00
Laos Bounlap Khenkitisack October 2004 – September 2006 5 1 0 4 20.00
Laos Saythong Syphasay (2) October 2006 – January 2008 7 3 1 3 42.86
Russia Valeriy Vdovin February 2008 – November 2008 4 3 0 1 75.00
Laos Saysana Savatdy December 2008 – July 2009 3 0 0 3 0.00
Austria Alfred Riedl July 2009 – July 2010 5 1 2 2 20.00
England David Booth July 2010 – December 2010 6 1 3 2 16.67
Laos Bounlap Khenkitisack (2) January 2011 – February 2011 2 0 1 1 0.00
Austria Hans-Peter Schaller February 2011 – December 2011 4 1 0 3 25.00
Japan Kokichi Kimura May 2012 – January 2014 18 4 5 9 22.22
Japan Norio Tsukitate January 2014 – July 2014 5 0 1 4 0.00
England David Booth August 2014 – May 2015 10 4 1 5 40.00
England Steve Darby June 2015 – May 2016 6 0 1 5 0.00
Laos Valakone Phomphakdy (interim) May 2016 – December 2016 2 0 1 1 0.00
Laos Vernsavanh Sivisay (interim) 12–21 October 2016 2 1 0 1 50.00
Singapore Mike Wong June 2017 – August 2018 3 1 0 2 33.33
Singapore V. Sundramoorthy 15 October 2018 – 2019 8 1 3 4 12.50
Singapore V. Selvaraj December 2021 4 0 0 4 0.00
Germany Michael Weiß 7 January 2022 – 5 June 2023 13 3 1 9 23.07
Laos Kanlaya Sysomvang (interim) 20 September 2023 – 13 August 2024 2 0 1 1 0
South Korea Ha Hyeok-jun 14 August 2024 – 7 1 3 3 0

Player Records

This section shows which players have played the most games and scored the most goals for Laos.

Most Games Played

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Soukaphone Vongchiengkham has played the most games for Laos, with 57 appearances.

This table lists the players with the highest number of "caps" (games played) for the Laos national team.

Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Soukaphone Vongchiengkham 57 15 2010–2023
2 Saynakhonevieng Phommapanya 54 2 2006–2016
3 Visay Phaphouvanin 51 18 2002–2013
4 Khampheng Sayavutthi 50 15 2010–2017
5 Phoutthasay Khochalern 44 1 2013–present
6 Ketsada Souksavanh 36 3 2008–2014
7 Keoviengphet Liththideth 35 4 2010–2018
Khamphoumy Hanvilay 35 0 2011–2016
9 Khonesavanh Sihavong 34 6 2012–2017
10 Chalana Luang-Amath 32 5 1996–2004

Top Goal Scorers

This table shows the players who have scored the most goals for the Laos national team.

Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Visay Phaphouvanin 18 51 0.35 2002–2013
2 Khampheng Sayavutthi 15 50 0.3 2010–2017
Soukaphone Vongchiengkham 15 57 0.26 2010–2023
4 Bounphachan Bounkong 7 26 0.27 2018–present
5 Bounlap Khenkitisack 6 16 0.38 1993–2000
Lamnao Singto 6 20 0.3 2004–2011
Phithack Kongmathilath 6 23 0.26 2017–2022
Phatthana Syvilay 6 31 0.19 2010–2016
Khonesavanh Sihavong 6 34 0.18 2012–2017
10 Kanlaya Sysomvang 5 19 0.26 2010–2012
Sitthideth Khanthavong 5 24 0.21 2012–2016
Chalana Luang-Amath 5 32 0.16 1996–2004

Tournament Records

This section shows how the Laos national football team has performed in different football tournaments.

FIFA World Cup

Final Tournament Qualification
Year Round Pld W D L F A Pld W D L F A
Switzerland 1954 to France 1998 Did not enter Did not enter
South Korea Japan 2002 Did not qualify 6 1 1 4 3 40
Germany 2006 8 0 1 7 3 36
South Africa 2010 Did not enter Did not enter
Brazil 2014 Did not qualify 4 1 0 3 11 19
Russia 2018 8 1 1 6 6 29
Qatar 2022 2 0 1 1 0 1
Canada Mexico United States 2026 2 0 1 1 1 2
Morocco PortugalSpain 2030
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total 0/6 0 0 0 0 0 30 3 5 22 24 127

AFC Asian Cup

Final Tournament Qualification
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Hong Kong 1956 Did not enter Did not enter
South Korea 1960
Israel 1964
Iran 1968
Thailand 1972 Withdrew Withdrew
Iran 1976
Kuwait 1980
Singapore 1984 Did not enter Did not enter
Qatar 1988
Japan 1992
United Arab Emirates 1996
Lebanon 2000 Did not qualify 3 1 0 2 2 14
China 2004 2 1 0 1 3 6
Indonesia Malaysia Thailand Vietnam 2007 Did not enter Did not enter
Qatar 2011
Australia 2015 Did not qualify AFC Challenge Cup
United Arab Emirates 2019 12 1 2 9 8 41
Qatar 2023 2 0 1 1 0 1
Saudi Arabia 2027
Total 19 3 3 13 13 62

Asian Games

Final Tournament
Year Round M W D L GF GA
Thailand 1998 21st 2 0 0 2 1 11

AFC Challenge Cup

Final Tournament
Year Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA
Bangladesh 2006 Removed by AFC
India 2008 Withdrew
Sri Lanka 2010 Did not enter
Nepal 2012 Did not qualify
Maldives 2014 Group stage 8/8 3 0 1 2 1 7
Total 3 0 1 2 1 7

AFC Solidarity Cup

Final Tournament
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA
Malaysia 2016 Third place 5 3 1 1 11 9

ASEAN Championship

Final Tournament Qualification
Year Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Singapore 1996 Group stage 7th 4 1 1 2 5 10 No qualification
Vietnam 1998 7th 3 0 1 2 2 8 2 1 0 1 2 4
Thailand 2000 9th 4 0 0 4 0 16 No qualification
Indonesia Singapore 2002 8th 3 0 1 2 3 8
Malaysia Vietnam 2004 8th 4 1 0 3 4 16
Singapore Thailand 2007 8th 3 0 0 3 1 23 4 3 1 0 11 6
Indonesia Thailand 2008 8th 3 0 0 3 0 13 4 3 0 1 9 7
Indonesia Vietnam 2010 8th 3 0 1 2 3 13 3 1 2 0 8 3
Malaysia Thailand 2012 7th 3 0 1 2 6 10 4 2 1 1 5 4
Singapore Vietnam 2014 8th 3 0 0 3 2 12 4 3 0 1 10 6
Myanmar Philippines 2016 Did not qualify 3 2 0 1 7 6
ASEAN 2018 Group stage 9th 4 0 0 4 3 12 Qualified automatically
Singapore 2020 9th 4 0 0 4 1 14
ASEAN 2022 9th 4 0 1 3 2 15
ASEAN 2024 9th 4 0 2 2 7 11
Total 49 2 8 39 39 181 24 15 4 5 52 36

Match-ups Against Other Teams

This table shows how the Laos national football team has played against different countries. The results are updated as of the match against Nepal on 10 June 2025.

Key
More wins than losses
Equal wins/losses ratio
More losses than wins
Opponent 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
 Bhutan 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 AFC
 Brunei 11 10 0 1 30 15 +15 AFC
 Cambodia 17 6 3 8 24 30 −6 AFC
 China 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 2 0 0 2 1 7 −6 AFC
 Indonesia 10 0 2 9 12 48 −36 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 20 1 5 16 11 62 −51 AFC
 Maldives 4 0 1 3 3 15 −12 AFC
 Mongolia 5 3 1 1 8 5 +3 AFC
 Myanmar 19 0 4 15 13 58 −45 AFC
   Nepal 7 1 2 4 8 10 −2 AFC
 Oman 0 0 0 2 0 19 −19 AFC
 Philippines 14 7 3 4 23 22 +1 AFC
 Qatar 0 0 0 2 1 11 −10 AFC
 Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 1 0 4 −4 AFC
 Singapore 13 1 1 11 12 42 −30 AFC
 South Korea 7 0 0 5 0 28 −28 AFC
 Sri Lanka 8 3 2 3 12 14 −2 AFC
 Syria 2 0 0 2 0 20 −20 AFC
 Thailand 13 1 2 10 15 46 −31 AFC
 East Timor 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 24 0 2 22 6 95 −89 AFC
37 Countries 215 42 31 142 220 675 −455 FIFA

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