Laos national football team
Nickname(s) | Thim Xad (The National Team) |
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Association | Lao Football Federation | ||
Sub-confederation | AFF (South-East Asia) | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Head coach | Steve Darby | ||
Captain | Phoutpasong Sengdalavong | ||
Most caps | Visay Phaphouvanin (51) | ||
Top scorer | Visay Phaphouvanin (18)[1] | ||
Home stadium | New Laos National Stadium | ||
FIFA code | LAO | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 177 1 (7 January 2016) | ||
Highest | 134 (September 1998) | ||
Lowest | 194 (August 2012) | ||
First international | |||
South Vietnam 7–0 Laos (Rangoon, Burma; 12 December 1961)[2] |
The Laos national football team is the men's national football team that represents Laos.
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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 | |||||||
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Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
1930 to 1998 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2002 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2006 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2010 | Did not enter[3] | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2014 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2018 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 0/20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Asian Cup
AFC Asian Cup | |||||||
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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 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AFC Challenge Cup
- 2006: Was replaced by AFC
- 2008: Withdrew[4]
- 2010: Did not enter
- 2012: Did not qualify
- 2014: Group Stage
ASEAN Championship
This competition was formerly known as the Tiger Cup
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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.
Recent call-ups
The following players were recently called-up.
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Recent results and forthcoming fixtures
Win Draw Lose
2015
2 June 2015 Friendly | Cambodia | 1 – 1 | Laos | Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
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18:30 | Laboravy 46' | Sangvone 49' | Referee: Thorng Chankitya |
11 June 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round (Group G) | Laos | 2 – 2 | Myanmar | Vientiane, Laos |
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19:00 UTC+7 | Sayavutthi 81' (pen.), 83' | Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Zaw Min Tun 41' Kyaw Zayar Win 85' |
Stadium: New Laos National Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Tan Hai (China PR ) |
16 June 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round (Group G) | Laos | 0 – 2 | Lebanon | Vientiane, Laos |
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19:00 UTC+7 | Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Ghaddar 5' Shamsin 75' |
Stadium: New Laos National Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei ) |
29 August 2015 Friendly | Cambodia | 1 – 2 | Laos | Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand |
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Thierry 44' | Sitthideth 11', 47' |
3 September 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round (Group G) | South Korea | 8 – 0 | Laos | Hwaseong, South Korea |
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20:00 UTC+9 | Lee Chung-yong 9' Son Heung-min 12', 74', 89' Kwon Chang-hoon 30', 75' Suk Hyun-jun 57' Lee Jae-sung 90+4' |
Report | Stadium: Hwaseong Stadium Attendance: 30,205 Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan ) |
8 September 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round (Group G) | Laos | 0 – 2 | Kuwait | Vientiane, Laos |
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19:00 UTC+7 | Report | Nasser 31' Al-Mutawa 84' (pen.) |
Stadium: New Laos National Stadium Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Sivakorn Pu-Udom (Thailand ) |
8 October 2015 Friendly | Laos | 1 – 3 | Malaysia | Bangkok, Thailand |
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16:00 UTC+7 | Stadium: Thai Army Sports Stadium |
13 October 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round (Group G) | Myanmar | 3 – 1 | Laos | Bangkok, Thailand |
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19:00 UTC+7 | Suan Lam Mang 13' Kyaw Ko Ko 32' Aung Thu 50' |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Sayavutthi 2' | Stadium: Suphachalasai Stadium Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Salah Abbas Alabbasi (Bahrain ) |
12 November 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round (Group G) | Lebanon | 7 – 0 | Laos | Sidon, Lebanon |
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17:00 UTC+2 | Mohamad 27' Antar 34' Chaito 36', 90+3' Hamam 42' Maatouk 59' Oumari 90' |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Stadium: Saida International Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Sivakorn Pu-Udom (Thailand) |
17 November 2015 World Cup & Asian Cup qualification | Laos | 0 – 5 | South Korea | New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane |
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19:00 UTC+7 | Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Ki Sung-yueng 3' (pen.), 33' Son Heung-min 35', 67' Suk Hyun-jun 43' |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia) |
2016
24 March 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round (Group G) | Kuwait | v | Laos | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
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18:35 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium |
Coaches
Name | Period | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Efficiency % |
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Songphu Phongsa | 1996 – 1999 | |||||
Vangchay Muangmany | Feb 2000 – May 2000 | |||||
Outhensackda Vatthana | 2000 – ? | |||||
Boris Zhuravlyov | 2001 | |||||
Soutsakhone Oudomphet | 2002 – ? | |||||
Dominique Fernandez | May 2003 – ? | |||||
Saythong Syphasay | Oct 2003 – Oct 2004 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7.1% |
Bounlap Khenkitisack | Oct 2004 – 2005? | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20% |
Saythong Syphasay | Oct 2006 – 2007? | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 50.1% |
Valeriy Vdovin | Oct 2008 – Nov 2008 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75% |
Saysana Savatdy | Dec 2008 – Jul 2009 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
Alfred Riedl | Jul 2009 – May 2010 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 40% |
David Booth | Jul 2010 – Dec 2010 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 40.5% |
Bounlap Khenkitisack | Jan 2011 – Feb 2011 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25% |
Hans-Peter Schaller | Feb 2011 – Dec 2011 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25% |
Kokichi Kimura | July 2012 – 2014 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 22.2% |
Norio Tsukitate | 2014 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
David Booth | Aug 2014 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
Steve Darby | Aug 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
References
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External links
- Laos at FIFA.com
- Laos Football Fanclub
- Lao Football's Forum
- Laos 2012/13 [1] at FIFA.com
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