2025–26 Lao League 1

Pepsi Lao League 1
Season2025–26
Dates16 August 2025 – 2026
Matches played90
Goals scored8 (0.09 per match)
Top goalscorerKydavone Souvanny (3 goals)
Biggest home winYoung Elephants 5-1 Savannakhet (16 Auguts 2025)
Highest scoringYoung Elephants 5-1 Savannakhet (16 Auguts 2025)
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The 2025–26 Lao League 1 will be the 37th season of the Lao League 1, the top Laos professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1988. The season will begin in August 2025 and will conclude on 2026. [1][2] [3]


As in previous seasons, all 8 teams will play a round robin, and this season, there are 2 more teams from League 2 Province.

Ezra is the defending champion and the club's first-time champion.

Teams

To Lao League 1

Promoted from the Lao League 2 Province

Stadiums and locations

A total of 10 teams participated in the 2025–26 Lao League 1 season.[4]

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Location Stadium Capacity Previous season
Army Vientiane Army Stadium Km5 1,500 Lao League 1 (5th)
Bis Master Vientiane New Laos National Stadium (outside field) 500 Lao League 1 (8th)
Champasak Avenir Champasak Province Champasak Stadium 8,000 Lao League 1 (2nd)
Ezra Vientiane New Laos National Stadium (outside field) 500 Lao League 1 (3rd)
Luang Prabang Luang Prabang Province Luang Prabang Stadium 7,000 Lao League 1 (4th)
Mazda GB Vientiane New Laos National Stadium (outside field) 500 Lao League 1 (7th)
Namtha United Luang Namtha Province Luang Namtha Province Stadium 1,000 Lao League 1 (6th)
Salavan United Salavan Province Salavan Province Stadium 3,000 Lao League 2 (1th)
Savannakhet Savannakhet Province Savannakhet Stadium 10,000 Lao League 2 (1st)
Young Elephants Vientiane New Laos National Stadium (outside field) 500 Lao League 1 (1st)

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Kit sponsor(s)
Main Other(s)
Army Laos Kovanh Namthavixay Laos Sisavath Dalavong Laos Life Football None
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Bis Master Laos Phouphet Sanouvong Laos Chitpasong Latthachak Laos Life Football
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Champasak Avenir South Korea Kim Tae-young[5] South Korea Ji-seong Ryu Laos Life Football Fan Pick 11
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: Booyoung Group
    • Sleeves: PLCO, Fitogether
    • Shorts: None
Ezra South Korea Byung-soo Na Laos Phathana Phommathep Laos Life Football SkyVision
List
    • Front: Broker Smile, ThaiNamthip, Coca-Cola
    • Back: Eternal Coffee
    • Sleeves: Chue Chin Hua, Chakawan
    • Shorts: None
Luang Prabang Thailand Wanchai Pakseelert Vacant Laos PAPON Sportswear
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Mazda GB Laos Oley Bousaart Laos Soukaphone Vongchiengkham Laos PAPON Sportswear Mazda
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: Kimberley Apartment
    • Shorts: None
Namtha United Laos Viengsavanh Sayyaboun Laos Sengphachan Bounthisanh Laos Evo Store Coca-Cola
List
    • Front: iCAR
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Salavan United Thailand Kittichai Wongsim[6] Vacant Laos LAZA Sport
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Savannakhet Laos Khamsay Chanthavong Laos Mitpaza Luangpaserth Laos Life Football Fable Sports Consulting
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Young Elephants Laos Bounlap Khenkitisack Laos Kittisak Phomvongsa Thailand FBT Phu Bia Mining
List
    • Front: Saysaath Pharma, Lao Digital TV
    • Back: Lao Airlines
    • Sleeves: Aviation Guard Lao
    • Shorts: None

Foreign players

Lao League 1 allows a maximum of 10 foreign players.

For the upcoming season, clubs will have three options for registering foreign players:

Route 1: AFC Only

  • Maximum number of foreign players: 10 foreign players
  • All players must be nationals of an AFC member association
  • Foreign players on the field per game: 7 players
  • Bank statements of ≥ 3 billion kip (~$139,000) are required.
  • No bank statement is required if the club holds an AFC Club Licensing this season.

Route 2: Intercontinental

  • Maximum number of foreign players: 6
  • 4 non-AFC players + 1 AFC player + 1 ASEAN player
  • Foreign players on the field per game: 5 players
  • Bank statements are not required.

Route 3: ASEAN Only

  • Maximum number of ASEAN players: 6 players
  • All 6 players may be fielded in the match.
  • Bank statements are not required.
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8 AFC Player 9 ASEAN Player 10
Army
Bis Master Cameroon Cyrille Dissake Ivory Coast Any Michael Ivory Coast Diarrassouba Amed Hassan Uganda

Edema Aziku

Champasak Avenir Japan Jin An South Korea Lee Geon South Korea Ji-seong Ryu South Korea Shim-Yeong woo South Korea Kim Dae-yeong South Korea Sang-Hyung lee
Ezra South Korea Min-hyuk Lee Japan Ren Yoshioka South Korea Sang-won Jeong Japan Yusei Shimomura Japan Reo Nakamura
Luang Prabang Liberia Emmanuel Jugbe Doe Japan Tsukasa Watanabe
Mazda GB Japan Shian Kawasaki Japan Shogo Umazume Japan Toshinari Sato Uzbekistan Asilbek Orifzhonov Uzbekistan Mukhammad Odilov
Namtha United Japan Daiki Jahana Japan Mao Negishi Japan Yusuke Suzuki South Korea Kim Min-seong Japan Hiroya Fujibayashi
Salavan United Japan Kaisei Hara Japan Reiya Mutsuda Japan Takaya Tsugasawa Japan Takuya Watanabe Japan Soichi Kinoshita Japan Takuya Ogata Japan Tsukasa Shimomura Japan Nasu Okamoto
Savannakhet Chile Cesar Gustavo Chile Carlos Javier South Korea Seung-beom Kim South Korea Taeh-wan Joo South Korea Seung-yeon Cha South Korea Hwang Tae-hyeon Philippines Irineo Sibal III
Young Elephants Brazil Luan Borges Brazil Gabriel Carrera South Korea Moon Chi-Sung Japan Taiga Fujikawa

Foreign players by confederation

Foreign players by confederation
AFC  Japan (21),

 Philippines (1),  South Korea (13),  Uzbekistan (2)

CAF

 Cameroon (1),  Ivory Coast (2),  Liberia (1),  Uganda (1)

CONMEBOL

 Brazil (2),  Chile (2)

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Young Elephants 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4 3 Qualification for the AFC Challenge League
and ASEAN Club Championship
2 Army 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3
3 Bis Master 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
4 Champasak Avenir 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
5 Ezra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Luang Prabang 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Mazda GB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Salavan United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Namtha United 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0
10 Savannakhet 1 0 0 1 1 5 −4 0
First match(es) will be played: 16 August 2025. Source: FIFA Lao League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Season statistics

Top Goalscorers

As of 16 Auguts 2025.
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Laos Kydavone Souvanny Young Elephants 3
2 South Korea Moon Chi-Sung Young Elephants 2
Laos Tee Sihalath Army
3 Chile Cesar Gustavo Savannakhet 1

Top Assists

Hat-trick

Player For Against Result Date
Laos Kydavone Souvanny Young Elephants Savannakhet 5–1 (A)[7] 16 August 2025

Clean sheets

See also

  • 2025–26 Lao League 2
  • 2025–26 Prime Minister's Cup

References

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  2. ^ Lao League 1, laoff.org.la
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  5. ^ "Gen.Kim Tae-young appointed head coach of Laos' Champasak Abniel FC". biz.chosun.com. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
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  7. ^ Chhorn, Norn (16 August 2025). "ສະໂມສອນຊ້າງ ເອັຟຊີ ເປີດ ບ້ານ ຊະນະ ສະໂມສອນ ສະຫວັນນະເຂດ ເອັຟຊີ 5ປະຕູຕໍ່1". facebook. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
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