Lao League
Appearance
File:Lao League logo.png | |
Gegründet | 1990 |
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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.[1]
Clubs
Locations of Clubs for the 2013 Lao League season
Club | Based | Home stadium | Capacity | Manager |
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SHB Champasak | Pakse | Champasak Stadium | 11,000 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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[2] were added as an expansion club for the 2013 season to add clubs based outside of Vientiane.
Previous winners
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Note 1: unclear whether league championship.
Source:[3]
Performance by club
Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning Seasons |
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Lao Army FC | 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, 1996, 1997, 2008 | ||
Yotha FC | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2011 | ||
Lao Bank FC | 2001, 2010 | ||
Vientiane FC | 2005, 2006 | ||
Lao Police Club | 2012 | ||
Lao-American College FC | 2007 | ||
Khammouan Province Team | 1998 | ||
Pakse | 1995 |
Topscorers
Year | Best scorers | Team | Goals |
2004 | ![]() |
Ministry of Public Works and Transport | 24 |
2005 | ![]() |
Lao Journalists' Association | 24 |
2010 | ![]() |
Ministry of Public Works and Transport | 17 |
References
- ^ "Lao's Top League". Lao Football Federation. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
- ^ "Vietnamese mogul gives $200,000 to Lao football". Talk Vietnam. 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
- ^ Laos - List of Champions at RSSSF.com