Laos national football team

Laos
Nickname(s) Thim Xad
(The National Team)
Association Lao Football Federation
Sub-confederation AFF (South-East Asia)
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Head coach Vacant
Captain Phoutpasong Sengdalavong
Most caps Visay Phaphouvanin (51)
Top scorer Visay Phaphouvanin (18)[1]
Home stadium New Laos National Stadium
FIFA code LAO
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 176 Increase 6 (5 May 2016)
Highest 134 (September 1998)
Lowest 194 (August 2012)
Elo ranking
Current 207
First international
 South Vietnam 7–0 Laos
(Rangoon, Burma; 12 December 1961)[2]
Biggest win
 Laos 6–1 Timor-Leste 
(Vientiane, Laos; 26 October 2010)
Biggest defeat
 United Arab Republic 15–0 Laos
(Jakarta, Indonesia; November 1963)

The Laos national football team is the men's national football team that represents Laos.

History

Laos established their national football association in 1951. The South East Asian nation is still waiting to make its entrance into a major international competition. Laos have never qualified for the World Cup, Asian Cup or Asian Games and as an international side, their appearances have been restricted to regional tournaments such as the Southeast Asian Games and the Tiger Cup. After years of internal strife, Laos is well on the road to economic and political recovery. With the country achieving political stability, football has made an impact on Laotians. Since making their appearance at the 1995 Southeast Asian Games, Laos has competed in the ASEAN Football Championship (Tiger Cup). Although new to the regional tournaments, Laos has displayed passion and talent. In 1995, they beat Brunei and the Philippines and two years later in the Jakarta SEA Games, they also beat Malaysia. Domestic competitions are also active with over 60 clubs competing at various levels. Domestic football is amateur although most of the top teams are drawn from government ministries and public services. In the qualifying preliminary rounds for the 2004 AFC Asian Cup, they beat Bangladesh 2–1. In the 2006 World Cup Asian zone qualifiers, they qualified for the second round as a lucky loser after Guam and Nepal both withdrew from competition, but proceeded to lose all its games (with Qatar, Iran and Jordan). They also advanced to the second round of Asian qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, after defeating Cambodia 8–6 on aggregate. In the second round, they lost to China PR 13–3 on aggregate. Laos has defeated their much more established counterparts such as Brunei, Cambodia, Philippines, Singapore and Malaysia. Laos' first appearance in a continental tournament was in 2014, when they played at the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup.

Competition records

World Cup

FIFA World Cup
Year Round GP W D L GS GA
1930 to 1998Did not enter------
2002Did not qualify------
2006Did not qualify------
2010Did not enter[3]------
2014Did not qualify------
2018Did not qualify------
Total0/20000000

Asian Cup

AFC Asian Cup
Year Round GP W D L GF GA
1956 to 1968 Did not enter------
1972 to 1980 Withdrew------
1984 to 1996 Did not enter------
2000 Did not qualify------
2004 Did not qualify------
2007 Did not enter------
2011 Did not enter ------
2015 Did not qualify ------
Total—000000

AFC Challenge Cup

ASEAN Championship

This competition was formerly known as the Tiger Cup

ASEAN Football Championship
Year Round GP W D L GF GA
1996 Group Stage 4 1 1 2 5 10
1998 Group Stage 3 0 1 2 2 8
2000 Group Stage 4 0 0 4 0 16
2002 Group Stage 3 0 1 2 3 8
2004 Group Stage 4 1 0 3 4 16
2007 Group Stage 3 0 0 3 1 23
2008 Group Stage 3 0 0 3 0 13
2010 Group Stage 3 0 1 2 3 13
2012 Group Stage 3 0 1 2 6 10
2014 Group Stage 3 0 0 3 2 12
2016 TBD
Total Best: Group Stage 33 2 5 26 26 129

Current squad

The following were called up to prepare for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round. Note: number of caps and goals may be incorrect.
0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Phoutpasong Sengdalavong(Captain) (1983-01-03) 3 January 1983 12 0 Laos Lane Xang United
12 1GK Vanhnasith Thilavongsa (1983-05-21) 21 May 1983 12 0 Laos SHB Vientiane
18 1GK Sengphachan Bounthisanh (1987-06-01) 1 June 1987 28 0 Laos Eastern Star Fc
2 2DF Saynakhonevieng Phommapanya (1988-10-28) 28 October 1988 44 2 Laos Lao Toyota
3 2DF Khamphoumy Hanvilay (1990-12-02) 2 December 1990 28 0 Laos SHB Vientiane
4 2DF Oudomsith Singlatsomboun (1986-05-10) 10 May 1986 8 0 Laos Champasak United
5 2DF Khamla Pinkeo (1990-11-23) 23 November 1990 21 0 Laos Lao Police Club
6 2DF Thothilath Sibounhuang (1990-11-05) 5 November 1990 12 0 Laos Hoang Anh Attapeu
14 2DF Phoumai Souvandee (1989-03-21) 21 March 1989 2 0 Laos Lao Police Club
16 2DF Moukda Souksavath (1989-07-14) 14 July 1989 14 0 Laos Lao Toyota
7 3MF Soukaphone Vongchiengkham (1992-03-09) 9 March 1992 38 10 Laos Lane Xang United
8 3MF Phoutthasay Khochalern (1995-12-29) 29 December 1995 20 1 Laos Hoang Anh Attapeu
11 3MF Khonesavanh Sihavong (1994-10-10) 10 October 1994 22 3 Laos Hoang Anh Attapeu
13 3MF Souksakhone Bountathip (1987-08-06) 6 August 1987 11 0 Laos
17 3MF Chanthaphone Waenvongsoth (1994-11-04) 4 November 1994 4 0 Laos
19 3MF Soukchinda Natphasouk (1995-10-30) 30 October 1995 1 0 Laos Lao Police Club
20 3MF Paseuthsack Souliyavong (1990-10-26) 26 October 1990 16 0 Laos Lao Toyota
21 3MF Tiny Bounmalay (1993-06-06) 6 June 1993 11 0 Laos Lao Police Club
22 3MF Manolom Phomsouvanh (1992-09-26) 26 September 1992 20 2 Laos Lane Xang United
23 3MF Phouthone Innalay (1993-10-10) 10 October 1993 5 0 Laos
9 4FW Sitthideth Khantavong (1994-09-02) 2 September 1994 9 3 Laos Lao Toyota FC
10 4FW Khampheng Sayavutthi (1986-07-19) 19 July 1986 42 15 Laos Lane Xang United

Recent call-ups

The following players were recently called-up.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Vathana Keodouangdeth (1996-01-28) 28 January 1996 2 0 Laos Lao Toyota FC
1GK Chintana Souksavath (1990-07-20) 20 July 1990 7 0 Laos Lao Toyota FC
1GK Souvanpheng Phanthavong (1990-07-18) 18 July 1990 0 0 Laos Lao Police Club
2DF Kanya Kounvongsa (1990-05-28) 28 May 1990 2 0 Laos Vientiane FC
2DF Souksamay Manhmanyvong (1986-09-20) 20 September 1986 2 0 Laos Yotha FC
2DF Chantala Phetthavanh (1992-02-08) 8 February 1992 0 0 Laos Ezra FC
2DF Ole Bousaath (1992-12-17) 17 December 1992 0 0 Laos Lao Police Club
16 2DF Thenthong Phonsettha (1993-10-19) 19 October 1993 0 0 Laos Lao Toyota FC
2DF Sousadakone Liepvisay (1993-01-15) 15 January 1993 3 0 Laos Yotha FC
3MF Phatthana Syvilay (1990-10-04) 4 October 1990 22 1 Laos Lao Toyota FC
8 3MF Keoviengphet Liththideth (1992-11-30) 30 November 1992 27 3 Laos Ezra FC
3MF Daoneua Siviengxay (1991-12-10) 10 December 1991 7 0 Laos Vientiane FC
3MF Kaysone Soukhavong (1987-06-07) 7 June 1987 12 0 Laos Lao Bank FC
3MF Konekham Inthammavong (1992-07-10) 10 July 1992 11 2 Laos Lao Toyota FC
20 3MF Phonepaseuth Sysoutham (1990-05-28) 28 May 1990 6 0 Laos Vientiane FCF
4FW Sopha Saysana (1992-12-09) 9 December 1992 12 3 Laos Hoang Anh Attapeu
4FW Sangvone Phimmasen (1989-11-16) 16 November 1989 10 2 Laos SHB Champasak

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

      Win       Draw       Lose

2015

2016

Coaches

Name Period Matches Wins Draws Losses Efficiency %
Laos Songphu Phongsa 1996 – 1999
Laos Vangchay Muangmany Feb 2000 – May 2000
Laos Outhensackda Vatthana 2000 – ?
Russia Boris Zhuravlyov 2001
Laos Soutsakhone Oudomphet 2002 – ?
France Dominique Fernandez May 2003 – ?
Laos Saythong Syphasay Oct 2003 – Oct 2004 7 0 1 6 7.1%
Laos Bounlap Khenkitisack Oct 2004 – 2005? 5 1 0 4 20%
Laos Saythong Syphasay Oct 2006 – 2007? 7 3 1 3 50.1%
Russia Valeriy Vdovin Oct 2008 – Nov 2008 4 3 0 1 75%
Laos Saysana Savatdy Dec 2008 – Jul 2009 3 0 0 3 0%
Austria Alfred Riedl Jul 2009 – May 2010 5 1 2 2 40%
England David Booth Jul 2010 – Dec 2010 6 1 3 2 40.5%
Laos Bounlap Khenkitisack Jan 2011 – Feb 2011 2 0 1 1 25%
Austria Hans-Peter Schaller Feb 2011 – Dec 2011 4 1 0 3 25%
Japan Kokichi Kimura July 2012 – 2014 18 4 5 9 22.2%
Japan Norio Tsukitate 2014 5 0 1 4
England David Booth Aug 2014 10 4 1 5
England Steve Darby Aug 2015 2 0 1 5

Notes

  1. ↑ The Kuwait vs Laos match, originally to be played on 24 March 2016, at 18:35 UTC+3, at the Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City, was not played as due to the suspension of the Kuwait Football Association by FIFA.[5]
  2. ↑ On 6 April 2016, FIFA decided that the match scheduled for 24 March 2016 should be forfeited by Kuwait (and awarded as a 3–0 win for Laos) as it did not take place due to a suspension of the Kuwait Football Association.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ Mamrud, Roberto; Stokkermans, Karel. "Players with 100+ Caps and 30+ International Goals". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  2. ↑ "Laos matches, ratings and points exchanged". World Football Elo Ratings: Laos. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Record number of 204 teams enter preliminary competition". FIFA Media Department. 30 March 2007. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  4. ↑ "Laos withdraw from AFC Challenge Cup". The-AFC.com (Asian Football Confederation). 2 May 2008. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
  5. ↑ "فيفا يؤكد عدم اقامة مباراة مينمار" (in Arabic). Kuwait Football Association. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "FIFA sanctions several football associations after discriminatory chants by fans" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "Kuwait’s matches against Laos and Korea Republic forfeited". FIFA. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.

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