Lao League

Lao League
ທິມບານເຕະ

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Gegründet	1990
Land	Laos
Confederation	AFC
Number of teams	12
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	Lao First Division
Domestic cup(s)	Prime Minister's Cup Lao League Cup
International cup(s)	AFC President's Cup
Current champions	Lao Police Club (2012)
Most championships	Lao Army FC (8 titles)
TV partners	LNTV 3
Current: 2013 Lao League

The Lao League (Lao: ທິມບານເຕະ) is a professional football league representing the sport's highest level in Laos. The league is composed of 12 clubs.

Format

Over the course of a season, which runs annually from January to July, each team plays twice against the others in the league, once at 'home' and once 'away'. 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.

Clubs

Ezra
FD
LAC
Lao Airlines
Lao LX
Bank
LA College

Lao Police
Yotha

SHB Champasak

Savannakhet

HA Attapeu

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Locations of Clubs for the 2013 Lao League season

Club	Based	Home stadium	Capacity	Manager
SHB Champasak	Pakse	Champasak Stadium	11,000	Virasith Sounakeovongsa
Ezra	Vientiane	New Laos National Stadium	35,000
Friends Development	Vientiane	New Laos National Stadium	35,000
Hoàng Anh Attapeu	Attapeu	Attapeu Stadium	12,000	Huỳnh Văn Ảnh
Lao Airlines	Vientiane	Laos National Stadium	20,000
Lao-American College	Vientiane	Lao-American College FC Stadium	1,500
Lao Army	Vientiane	Laos National Stadium	20,000
Lao Lane Xang	Vientiane	Laos National Stadium	20,000
Lao Police Club	Vientiane	New Laos National Stadium	35,000
Savannakhet	Savannakhet	Savannakhet Stadium	15,000
Vientiane	Vientiane	Laos National Stadium	20,000
Yotha	Vientiane	Laos National Stadium	20,000

• Eastern Star was relegated to the First Division for the 2013 season, while Savannakhet was promoted from the First Division. SHB Champasak and Hoàng Anh Attapeu were added as an expansion club for the 2013 season to add clubs based outside of Vientiane.

Previous winners

• 1990: Lao Army FC (Vientiane)
• 1991: Lao Army FC (Vientiane)
• 1992: Lao Army FC (Vientiane)
• 1993: Savannakhet (Savannakhet) / Lao Army FC (Vientiane)
• 1994: Lao Army FC (Vientiane)
• 1995: Pakse (Pakse) / Education Team
• 1996: Lao Army FC (Vientiane)
• 1997: Sayaboury (Sayaboury) / Lao Army FC (Vientiane)
• 1998: Khammouan Province Team^{Note 1}
• 1999: Unknown
• 2000: Vientiane Municipality (national games)
• 2001: Lao Bank FC

• 2002: MCTPC FC (Ministry of Communication, Transportation and Construction)
• 2003: MCTPC FC (Ministry of Communication, Transportation and Construction)
• 2004: MCTPC FC (Ministry of Communication, Transportation and Construction)
• 2005: Vientiane FC
• 2006: Vientiane FC
• 2007: Lao-American College FC
• 2008: Lao Army FC (Vientiane)
• 2009: Not held
• 2010: Lao Bank FC
• 2011: YOTHA FC
• 2012: Lao Police Club

Note 1: unclear whether league championship.
Source:

Performance by club

Club	Winners	Runners-up	Winning Seasons
Lao Army FC	8	_	1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, 1996, 1997, 2008
Yotha FC	4	_	2002, 2003, 2004, 2011
Lao Bank FC	2	_	2001, 2010
Vientiane FC	2	_	2005, 2006
Lao Police Club	1	_	2012
Lao-American College FC	1	_	2007
Khammouan Province Team	1	_	1998
Pakse	1	_	1995

Topscorers

Year	Best scorers	Team	Goals
2004	Bounlap Khenkitisack	Ministry of Public Works and Transport	24
2005	Vongsackda Chansavang	Lao Journalists' Association	24
2010	Lamnao Singto	Ministry of Public Works and Transport	17

External links

• Weltfussballarchiv