Lao League 1

Pepsi Lao League 1
ແປັບຊີ ລາວ ລີກ 1

Founded	1990 (1990)
Country	Laos
Confederation	AFC
Number of teams	10
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	Lao League 2
Domestic cup(s)	Lao FF Cup
International cup(s)	ASEAN Club Championship AFC Challenge League
Current champions	Young Elephants FC (2nd title) (2022/23)
Most championships	Lao Army FC (8 titles)
TV partners	FIFA + (Live Streaming)
Website	laoleague.com
Current: 2024–25

The Lao League 1 (Lao: ລາວ ພຣີເມຍລີກ), known as the Pepsi Lao League 1 for sponsorship reasons (formerly Lao League), is a professional football league representing the sport's highest division in Laos. The league is composed of 10 clubs.

Format

Over the course of a season, which runs from February to September, each team plays against the others three times in a triple round-robin. Three points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the league table by points gained, then goal difference, then goals scored and then their head-to-head record for that season.

Team and stadiums

A total of 8 teams participated in the 2023 Lao League 1 season.

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Champasak FC	Champasak Province	Champasak Stadium	12,000
Ezra	Vientiane	New Laos National Stadium	25,000
Lao Army	Vientiane	Army Stadium KM5	1,000
Luang Prabang FC	Luang Prabang Province	Luang Prabang Stadium	12,000
Master 7 FC	Vientiane	New Laos National Stadium	25,000
Namtha United	Luang Namtha Province	Luang Namtha Stadium	1,00
Viengchanh FC	Vientiane Province	National University Of Laos	5,000
Young Elephants	Vientiane	New Laos National Stadium	25,000

Champions

Years	Champions
1990	Lao Army FC (1)
1991	Lao Army FC (2)
1992	Lao Army FC (3)
1993	Savannakhet FC (1) / Lao Army FC (4)
1994	Lao Army FC (5)
1995	Pakse FC (1) / Education Team (1)
1996	Lao Army FC (6)
1997	Sayaboury FC (1) / Lao Army FC (7)
1998	Khammouan Province Team (1)
1999	Unknow
2000	Unknow
2001	Lao Bank FC (1)
2002	MCTPC FC (1)
2003	MCTPC FC (2)
2004	MCTPC FC (3)
2005	Vientiane FC (1)
2006	Vientiane FC (2)
2007	Lao-American College FC (1)
2008	Lao Army FC (8)
2009	Not held
2010	Lao Bank FC (2)
2011	Yotha F.C. (1)
2012	Lao Police Club (1)
2013	SHB Champassak (1)
2014	Hoang Anh Attapeu FC (1)
2015	Lao Toyota FC (1)
2016	Lanexang United (1)
2017	Lao Toyota FC (2)
2018	Lao Toyota FC (3)
2019	Lao Toyota FC (4)
2020	Lao Toyota FC (5)
2021	Championship canceled
2022	Young Elephants FC (1)
2023	Young Elephants FC (2)
2024-25	TBD

Titles by club

Club	Winners	Winning Seasons
Lao Army FC	8	1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2008
Chanthabouly (previously Lao Toyota FC)	5	2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Yotha FC	4	2002, 2003, 2004, 2011
Young Elephants FC	2	2022, 2023
Lao Bank FC	2	2001, 2010
Vientiane Capital	2	2005, 2006
Lanexang United	1	2016
Hoang Anh Attapeu	1	2014
SHB Champasak	1	2013
Lao Police Club	1	2012
Lao-American College FC	1	2007
Khammouan Province Team	1	1998
Pakse	1	1995
Savannakhet	1	1993

Top scorers

Season	Player	Club	Goal
2016	Abu Kamara	Champa	19
2020	Keoviengphet Liththideth	Young Elephants	12
2022	Keoviengphet Liththideth	Master 7	15
2023	Bounphachan Bounkong	Young Elephants	16

Most goals by a player in a single game

• 8 goals
  • Rafinha (2023)

Multiple hat-tricks

Rank	Nation	Player	Hat-tricks
1		Keoviengphet Liththideth	3
		Rafinha
2		Bounphachan Bounkong	2
		Phathana Phommathep
		Rafinha
6		Vannasone Douangmaity	1
		Phouthone Innalay
		Jed
		Laercio Gomes Costa
		Soukphachan Lueanthala
		Takumu Nishihara
		Peter Phanthavong
		Vinnaoung Phouluang
		Somlith Sengvanny
		Tee Sihalath
		Khamkeng Sintasene
		Kydavone Souvanny
		Takaya Sugasawa
		Jam Vanpaserth
		Chony Wenpaserth

External links

• Official website
• Weltfussballarchiv
• Übersicht auf RSSSF.com
• Liga auf FIFA.com
• Spielzeit 2018 auf Soccerway.com