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2025–26 Lao League 1

Pepsi Lao League 1
Season2025–26
Dates16 August 2025 – 14 March 2026
Matches90
Goals24 (0.27 per match)
Top goalscorerKoki Narita(17 goals)
Biggest home winYoung Elephants 6-0 Army (23 August 2025)
Highest scoring6 goals total
Young Elephants 5–1 Savannakhet
(16 August 2025)
Young Elephants 6-0 Army(23 August 2025)
Longest winless run2 matches
Young Elephants
Longest losing run2 macthes
Savannakhet
Highest attendance2,156
Salavan United 2–2 Namtha United
(23 August 2025)
Lowest attendance500
Young Elephants 6-0 Army (23 August 2025)
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 28 August 2025.

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 Bounlap Khenkitisack 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 Ku Kyo-cheol 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 Laos Khamsay Chanthavong Liberia Emmanuel Jugbe Doe 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 Laos Phoutpasong Sengdalavong Laos Nalongsith Chanthasily Laos LAZA Sport
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Savannakhet Laos Hatsadong Lok aphone Laos Mitpaza Luangpaserth Laos Life Football Fable Sports Consulting
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Young Elephants Laos Kanlaya Sysomvang Laos Kittisak Phomvongsa Thailand FBT Phu Bia Mining
List
    • Front: Saysaath Pharma, Lao Digital TV
    • Back: Lao Airlines
    • Sleeves: Aviation Guard Lao
    • Shorts: None

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing Manner Exit date Position in table Incoming Incoming date Ref.
Announced on Departed on Announced on Arrived on
Bis Master Laos Phouphet Sanouvong Sacked 2025 Pre-season Laos Bounlap Khenkitisack December 2025
Luang Prabang Laos Phonepadith Xayavong Sacked 2025 Laos Khamsay Chanthavong December 2025
Salavan United Thailand Kittichai Wongsim Sacked 2025 Laos Phoutpasong Sengdalavong December 2025
Savannakhet Laos Khamsay Chanthavong Sacked 2025 Laos Hatsadong Lok aphone Juanary 2026

Foreign players

For the 2025-26 season, LFF adopted a registration system based on three distinct "Routes," allowing clubs to specialize their recruitment.

  • 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 Player 9 Player 10 Form Player
Army
Bis Master Cameroon Cyrille Dissake Japan Alao Kenshu Hyonsu Uganda Edema Aziku United States Judah Berry Ivory Coast Michael Archange
Ivory Coast Amed Diarrassouba
Champasak Avenir Philippines Francis Tacardon South Korea Gu Gyo-cheol South Korea Lee Jung-jin South Korea Lee Sang-Hyung South Korea Lee Yu-min South Korea Park Chan-min South Korea Shim-Yeong woo South Korea Yoo Dong-woo South Korea Yoon Chan Japan Jin An
South Korea Lee Geon
South KoreaKim Dae-yeong
South Korea Ryu Ji-seong
Ezra Japan Reo Nakamura Japan Koki Narita Japan Yusei Shimomura South Korea Jeong Sang-won South Korea Lee Min-hyuk Thailand Thanprakorn Khemru Japan Ren Yoshioka
Luang Prabang Australia Latif Ghazli Egypt Mohamad Abed Japan Masatoshi Takeshita Japan Ren Yoshioka Liberia Emmanuel Jugbe Doe Japan Tsukasa Watanabe
Mazda GB Japan Ryoki Imaizumi Japan Shian Kawasaki Japan Toshinari Sato Japan Shogo Umazume Uzbekistan Asilbek Orifzhonov Uzbekistan Mukhammad Odilov
Namtha United Japan Hiroya Fujibayashi Japan Takuya Watanabe Japan Daiki Jahana
Japan Mao Negishi
Japan Yusuke Suzuki
South Korea Kim Min-seong
United States Judah Berry
Salavan United Japan Kohsuke Asano Japan Kaisei Hara Japan Soichi Kinoshita Japan Reiya Matsuda Japan Takuya Ogata Japan Nasu Okamoto Japan Takaya Sugasawa Japan Rintaro Tsuchitani South Korea Kang Yoon-seok Japan Tsukasa Shimomura
Japan Takuya Watanabe
Savannakhet Egypt Elkofory Abdelnaby France Jilo Niamke Japan Yoshiki Terasaka Chile Cesar Gustavo
Chile Carlos Javier
South Korea Cha Seung-yeon
South Korea Hwang Tae-hyeon
South Korea Joo Taeh-wan
South Korea Kim Seung-beom
Philippines Irineo Sibal III
Young Elephants Egypt Saad El Mokanen Japan Tsukasa Shimomura South Korea Jung Hyun-wook Brazil Luan Borges
Brazil Gabriel Carrera
Japan Taiga Fujikawa
South Korea Moon Chi-Sung

Foreign players by confederation

Foreign players by confederation
AFC

 Australia (1),  Japan (23),  Philippines (1),  South Korea (12),  Thailand (1),  Uzbekistan (1)

CAF

 Cameroon (1),  Egypt (3),  Liberia (1),  Uganda (1)

CONCACAF

 United States (1)

UEFA

 France (1)

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ezra (Q) 12 11 0 1 47 4 +43 33 Qualification for the AFC Challenge League
and ASEAN Club Championship
2 Young Elephants 13 10 1 2 31 5 +26 31
3 Mazda GB 13 8 2 3 40 13 +27 26
4 Army 12 5 3 4 15 22 −7 18
5 Champasak Avenir 12 4 4 4 16 10 +6 16
6 Namtha United 13 4 4 5 15 20 −5 16
7 Salavan United 11 3 4 4 15 18 −3 13
8 Luang Prabang 12 3 4 5 14 21 −7 13
9 Bis Master 13 1 3 9 8 36 −28 6
10 Savannakhet 13 0 1 12 10 62 −52 1
Updated to match(es) played on 8 February 2026. Source: FIFA Lao League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated


Season statistics

Top Goalscorers

As of 28 August 2025.
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Laos Kydavone Souvanny Young Elephants 3
Brazil Luan Borges Young Elephants
2 South Korea Moon Chi-Sung Young Elephants 2
Laos Tee Sihalath Army
Laos Seenuan Xamontee Salavan United
Laos Anousone Xaypanya Young Elephants
Laos Ketsada Detkhoummane Mazda GB
Laos Peter Phanthavong Ezra
3 Chile Cesar Gustavo Savannakhet 1
Laos Phithack Kongmathilath Young Elephants
Laos Thanongxay Rammangkoun Namtha United
Laos Souksavanh Hopchakkawan Namtha United
South Korea Yoo Dong-woo Champasak Avenir
Uzbekistan Asilbek Orifjonov Mazda GB

Hat-trick

Player For Against Result Date
Laos Kydavone Souvanny Young Elephants Savannakhet 5–1 (A)[6] 16 August 2025
Brazil Luan Borges Young Elephants Army 6–0 (A) 23 August 2025

Clean sheets

See also

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

References

  1. ^ Lao League 1 2024–25, RSSSF.com
  2. ^ Lao League 1, laoff.org.la
  3. ^ "ການແຂ່ງຂັນ ເປບຊີ ລາວລີກ 1 ລະດູການ 2025/2026 ປະກອບມີ 10 ທີມ". facebook.com. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  4. ^ "ກອງປະຊຸມປຶກສາຫາລື ແລະກະກຽມຂໍ້ມູນ ການແຂ່ງຂັນ ເປບຊີ ລາວລີກ 1 ລະດູການ 2025/2026". laoff.org.la. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Gen.Kim Tae-young appointed head coach of Laos' Champasak Abniel FC". biz.chosun.com. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  6. ^ Chhorn, Norn (16 August 2025). "ສະໂມສອນຊ້າງ ເອັຟຊີ ເປີດ ບ້ານ ຊະນະ ສະໂມສອນ ສະຫວັນນະເຂດ ເອັຟຊີ 5ປະຕູຕໍ່1". facebook. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
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