Laos national football team

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Laos
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationLao Football Federation
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationAFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coachHa Hyeok-jun[1]
CaptainBounphachan Bounkong
Most capsSoukaphone Vongchiengkham (57)
Top scorerVisay Phaphouvanin (18)[2]
Home stadiumNew Laos National Stadium
FIFA codeLAO
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 190 Decrease 4 (3 April 2025)[3]
Highest134 (September 1998)
Lowest210 (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
 United Arab Republic 15–0 Laos 
(Jakarta, Indonesia; 15 November 1963)
AFF Championship
Appearances14 (first in 1996)
Best resultGroup stage (1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024)

The Laos national football team (Lao: ບານເຕະທິມຊາດລາວ; French: Équipe du Laos de football) represents Laos in association football and is governed by the Lao Football Federation.

History

As of 2020, Laos has not qualified for the FIFA World Cup, AFC Asian Cup or Asian Games.[6][7] Since making its appearance at the 1995 Southeast Asian Games, it has competed in the inaugural 1996 AFF Championship, drawing against Vietnam 1–1 and winning against Cambodia 1–0. In 1995, it beat Brunei and Philippines and 2 years later in the 1997 Southeast Asian Games held in Jakarta, it beat Malaysia 1–0 and Philippines 4–1. In the qualifying preliminary rounds for the 2004 Asian Cup, it beat Bangladesh 2–1. In the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification, it qualified for the second round as a “lucky loser” after Guam and Nepal withdrew from the tournament, and proceeded to lose all its games (against Qatar, Iran and Jordan).[8] It advanced to the second round of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, after defeating Cambodia 8–6 on aggregate. In the second round, it lost to China 13–3 on aggregate. Its first appearance in a continental tournament was in 2014 when it played at the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup.[9][10]

Results and fixtures

See also: Laos national football team results

  Win   Draw   Loss

2025

20 March Friendly Laos  1–2  Sri Lanka Vientiane, Laos
19:45 UTC+7
Stadium: New Laos National Stadium
Referee: Songkran Bunmeekiart (Thailand)
25 March 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification Vietnam  5–0  Laos Bình Dương, Vietnam
19:30 UTC+7 Stadium: Gò Đậu Stadium
10 June 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification Laos  v    Nepal Vientiane, Laos
Stadium: New Laos National Stadium
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

2026

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

Coaching staff

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

Managerial history

As of 20 September 2023
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 – 6 0 3 3 0

Players

The following 23 players were called up for the friendly match against  Sri Lanka and the Asian Cup qualification match against  Vietnam in March 2025.[11]

Caps and goals as of 25 March 2025, after the match against  Vietnam.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Kop Lokphathip (2006-05-08) 8 May 2006 (age 18) 2 0 Laos Ezra
12 1GK Keo-Oudone Souvannasangso (2000-06-19) 19 June 2000 (age 24) 10 0 Laos Lao Army
18 1GK Anoulak Vilaphone (2001-02-15) 15 February 2001 (age 24) 0 0 Laos Young Elephants
2 2DF Phoutthavong Sangvilay (2004-10-16) 16 October 2004 (age 20) 21 2 Laos Ezra
3 2DF Victor Ngovinassack (2001-06-06) 6 June 2001 (age 23) 1 0 France Is-Selongey Football
4 2DF Anantaza Siphongphan (2004-11-09) 9 November 2004 (age 20) 22 0 Laos Ezra
5 2DF Phetdavanh Somsanith (2004-04-24) 24 April 2004 (age 20) 11 0 Laos Master
13 2DF Chittakone Vannachone (2004-12-24) 24 December 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Laos Luang Prabang
14 2DF Xeedee Phomsouvanh (2002-03-28) 28 March 2002 (age 23) 5 0 Laos Ezra
16 2DF Xayasith Singsavang (2000-12-13) 13 December 2000 (age 24) 5 0 Laos Namtha United
20 2DF At Viengkham (2000-10-24) 24 October 2000 (age 24) 6 0 Laos Master
22 2DF Sonevilay Phetviengsy (2004-05-27) 27 May 2004 (age 20) 1 0 Laos Master
23 2DF Khammanh Thapaseut (2007-11-30) 30 November 2007 (age 17) 0 0 Laos Ezra
6 3MF Chanthavixay Khounthoumphone (2004-02-17) 17 February 2004 (age 21) 15 0 Laos Ezra
8 3MF Roman Angot (2001-03-02) 2 March 2001 (age 24) 1 0 Germany SV Linx
15 3MF Damoth Thongkhamsavath (2004-04-03) 3 April 2004 (age 21) 12 0 Vietnam Dong A Thanh Hoa
19 3MF Phousomboun Panyavong (2007-06-20) 20 June 2007 (age 17) 5 1 Laos Lao Army
21 3MF Phoutthalak Thongsanith (2002-12-03) 3 December 2002 (age 22) 4 0 Laos Ezra
7 4FW Peter Phanthavong (2006-02-15) 15 February 2006 (age 19) 5 1 Laos Ezra
9 4FW Kydavone Souvanny (1999-12-22) 22 December 1999 (age 25) 18 4 Laos Young Elephants
10 4FW Theo Klein (2001-04-09) 9 April 2001 (age 24) 1 0 United States Omaha Mavericks
11 4FW Chony Wenpaserth (2002-11-27) 27 November 2002 (age 22) 18 1 Laos Ezra
17 4FW Bounphachan Bounkong (captain) (2000-11-29) 29 November 2000 (age 24) 28 7 Cambodia Svay Rieng

Recent call-ups

The following players had been called up to the squad within 12 months preceding the above draft.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up


GK Xaysavath Souvanhansok (1999-09-03) 3 September 1999 (age 25) 14 0 Laos Nantha United 2024 ASEAN Championship
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 Sengdaovy Hanthavong (1998-10-04) 4 October 1998 (age 26) 9 0 Laos Young Elephants 2024 ASEAN Championship
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 27) 2 0 Laos Master 2024 ASEAN Championship
DF Salermxay Phommachanh (2004-08-04) 4 August 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Laos Ezra v.  Thailand, 17 November 2024
DF Sousana Sihalath (1996-07-22) 22 July 1996 (age 28) 5 0 Laos Lao Army Camp training in Thailand
DF Khounvang Soundala (2006-11-13) 13 November 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Laos Namtha United Camp training in Thailand
MF Sonesanit Phommachanh (2001-12-11) 11 December 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Laos Master v.  Sri Lanka, 20 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 Thailand Thap Luang 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 Sisawad Dalavong (1996-08-11) 11 August 1996 (age 28) 7 0 Laos Lao Army 2024 ASEAN Championship
MF Souphan Khambaion (2002-01-30) 30 January 2002 (age 23) 1 0 Laos Young Elephants 2024 ASEAN Championship
MF Phithack KongmathilathRET (1996-08-06) 6 August 1996 (age 28) 23 6 Laos Young Elephants v.  Thailand, 17 November 2024
MF Phouluang Vinnavong (2005-01-12) 12 January 2005 (age 20) 0 0 Laos Champasak v.  Thailand, 17 November 2024
MF Sinnakhone Koumanykham (2003-12-27) 27 December 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Laos Luang Prabang Camp training in Thailand
FW Anousone Xaypanya (2002-12-16) 16 December 2002 (age 22) 15 0 Laos Young Elephants 2024 ASEAN Championship
FW Soukphachan Lueanthala (2002-08-24) 24 August 2002 (age 22) 11 0 Laos Master 2024 ASEAN Championship
FW Cham Vanpaserth (1998-06-14) 14 June 1998 (age 26) 0 0 Laos Luang Prabang Camp training in Thailand

INJ Withdrew from the squad due to injury
PRE Included in the preliminary squad or on standby
RET Retired from the team
SUS Serving suspension from the team
WD Withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue

Player record

As of 9 December 2024[12]
Players in bold are still active with Laos.

Most appearances

Soukaphone Vongchiengkham is Laos' most capped player with 57 appearances.
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 goalscorers

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

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

Final Qualification
Year Round Pld W D L F A Pld W D L F A
Uruguay 1930 to Brazil 1950 Part of  France Part of  France
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[13] 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 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
Year Round M W D L GF GA
Thailand 1998 21st 2 0 0 2 1 11

AFC Challenge Cup

Final
Year Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA
Bangladesh 2006 Removed by AFC
India 2008 Withdrew[14]
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
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA
Malaysia 2016 Third place 5 3 1 1 11 9

ASEAN Championship

Final 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

Head-to-head record

Last match updated was against  Sri Lanka on 20 March 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 6 0 2 4 5 9 −4 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
 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[a] 23 0 2 21 6 90 −84 AFC
37 Countries 215 42 31 142 220 675 −455 FIFA
  1. ^ Includes matches against  South Vietnam and  North Vietnam.

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