2022 Lao League

Last updated
Pepsi Lao League 1
Season2022
Dates12 March – 20 August 2022
Champions Young Elephants
2023-24 AFC Cup Young Elephants
Matches63
Goals171 (2.71 per match)
Top goalscorer Keoviengphet Liththideth (15 goal)
Biggest home win Young Elephant 3–0 Viengchanh
(19 March 2022)
Master 7 4–1 Champasak
(3 March 2022)
Biggest away win Ezra 0–5 Young Elephants
(2 April 2022)
Highest scoring5 goal difference
Ezra 0–5 Young Elephants
(2 April 2022)
Master 7 4–1 Champasak
(3 March 2022)
Luang Prabang 2–3 Master 7
(19 March 2022)
Longest winning run4 matches
Young Elephants
Longest winless run3 matches
Viengchanh
Champasak
Ezra
Lao Army
Longest losing run2 matches
Champasak
Ezra
Highest attendance8,500
Luang Prabang 0–1 Young Elephants
(10 April 2022)
← 2020
2023 →

The 2022 Lao League is the 33rd season of the Lao League 1. Contested by 7 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Lao League 2. The season started on 12 March 2022. [1] It is played in triple round-robin format, with 21 total rounds. Due to the new policies and regulations implemented by the newly established Laos Football League Company, there will be only seven teams in the league.

Contents

FC Chanthabouly were the defending champions, having won their title in 2020 season. However, they did not send a team due to problems with the Lao National Football Federation.

Team

A total of 7 teams participated in the 2022 Lao League season.

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Vientiane
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Vientiane teams
Ezra
Lao Army
Master 7
Viengchanh
Young Elephant
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Locations of the 2022 Lao Premier League teams

Stadium

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Champasak Champasak Province Champasak Stadium 12,000
Ezra Vientiane New Laos National Stadium 25,000
Lao Army Vientiane Army Stadium KM5 1,000
Luang Prabang Luang Prabang Province Luang Prabang Stadium 20,000
Master 7 FC Vientiane New Laos National Stadium 25,000
Viengchanh Vientiane Province New Laos National Stadium 25,000
Young Elephants Vientiane New Laos National Stadium 25,000

Changes from last season

Team changes

Withdrew

A total of 7 teams participated in the 2022 Lao League season, 1 promoted from the previous season of Lao League 2. 1 teams withdrew from the league, including defending champions, Chanthabouly after winning the 2021 season due to Laos match fixing scandal.

Personnel, kit and sponsoring

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Champasak Flag of Laos.svg Khamla Pinkeo Flag of Laos.svg Nalongsit Chanthalanhsy Flag of Laos.svg EVOHAL Logistics ຮຸ່ງອາລຸນ ຂົນສົ່ງ
Ezra Flag of Laos.svg Soukphavanh Phaivanh Flag of Laos.svg Phathana Phommathep Flag of Japan.svg Mizuno Coca-Cola
Lao Army Flag of Laos.svg Viengsavanh Sayyaboun Flag of Laos.svg Phouthone Innalay Flag of Laos.svg Myway SportwearMyway Sports
Luang Prabang Flag of Laos.svg Khamsai Chanthavong Flag of Laos.svg Bounmy Jittaphone Flag of Laos.svg CavaBCEL Bank & Luang Prabang in group & Luang Prabang Hotel
Master 7 Flag of Laos.svg Chandalaphone Liepvixai Flag of Laos.svg Keoviengphet Liththideth Flag of Laos.svg NOAHISUZU LAO SERVICES
Viengchanh Flag of Laos.svg Phoutpasong Sengdalavong Flag of Laos.svg Keo Phimmasone Flag of Laos.svg EVONiksan mining development group & Lao star
Young Elephants Flag of Singapore.svg Satyasagara Flag of Laos.svg Bounphachan Bounkong Flag of Thailand.svg FBT T-Plus & Foodpanda

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyWeekTableIncoming manager
Luang Prabang Flag of Laos.svg Kaisone Xayavong Resigned15 May 202266 Flag of Laos.svg Khamsai Chanthavong
Ezra Flag of South Korea.svg Na Byung Soo Resigned5 Jun 202266 Flag of Laos.svg Soukphavanh Phaivanh

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to four per team. A team can use four foreign players on the field in each game, including at least one player from the AFC region.

Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Asian PlayerFormer Players
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Ezra Flag of Guam.svg Takumi Ito Flag of the Netherlands.svg Melvin Platje Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Watanabe
Lao Army
Luang Prabang Flag of Liberia.svg Emmanuel Jugbe Doe Flag placeholder.svgFlag placeholder.svg Flag of Japan.svg Rei Ishikawa
Master 7 Flag of Mali.svg Souleymane Coulibaly Flag placeholder.svg Flag of Japan.svg Yukihiro Ayukawa Flag of Nigeria.svg Murphy Ebedi

Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Abu Kanu

Flag of Brazil.svg Rafinha

Viengchanh Flag of Cameroon.svg Koffi Ben David Flag of Nigeria.svg Murphy Ebedi Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Abu Kanu Flag placeholder.svgFlag placeholder.svg
Young Elephants Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas Paulista Flag of Japan.svg Shori Murata Flag of Myanmar.svg Aee Soe Flag of Japan.svg Ryota Yanagisono Flag of Japan.svg Masaya Tobari

Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Iwahashi

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Young Elephants (Q)181350419+3244 2023-24 AFC Cup Play-off round and 2023 AFF Club Championship
2 Master 7 189633117+1433
3 Ezra 188552521+429
4 Luang Prabang 185492125−419
5 Lao Army 185491521−619
6 Viengchanh 183691744−2715
7 Champasak 1834112134−1313
Updated to match(es) played on 20 August 2022. Source: FIFA Soccerway Lao League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Results

Match 1

12 March 2022 Champasak 1–3 Young Elephants Pakse, Champasak, Laos
16:00 GMT+7 K.Thipphachan Soccerball shade.svg8' Report Lucas Paulista Soccerball shade.svg16'
B.Bounphachan Soccerball shade.svg67'
Soccerball shade.svg90+1'		Stadium: Champasak Stadium
Attendance: 3,560
Referee: Souei Vongkham
13 March 2022 Lao Army 1–0 Master 7 Xaythany district, Vientiane, Laos
16:00 GMT+7 D.Sisawad Soccerball shade.svg47' Report Stadium: Army Stadium Km5
Attendance: 875
Referee: Khamsing Sayavongsy

Match 2

19 March 2022 Lao Army 1–2 Ezra Xaythany District, Vientiane, Laos
16:00 GMT+7 S.Xusana Soccerball shade.svg90+1' P.Peter Soccerball shade.svg12'Soccerball shade.svg58' Report Stadium: Army Stadium Km5

Match 3

Match 4

10 April 2022 Champasak 1–1 Lao Army Pakse District, Champasak, Laos
16:00 GMT+7 Soukchinda Natphasouk Soccerball shade.svg22'Sisawad Dalavong Soccerball shade.svg85'Stadium: Champasak Stadium

Match 5

Match 6

Awards

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Laos.svg Keoviengphet Liththideth Master 7 15
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Rafinha Master 7 10
3 Flag of Laos.svg Sinnakone Koumanykham Luang Prabang 9
4 Flag of Laos.svg Bounphachan Bounkong Young Elephants 8
Flag of Laos.svg Peter Phanthavong Ezra
Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas Paulista Young Elephants
Flag of Laos.svg Soukphachan Luangthala Champasak
8 Flag of Laos.svg Anousone Xaypanya Ezra 6
9 Flag of Laos.svg Chony Wenpaserth Ezra 5
Flag of Laos.svg Phouvieng Phoumsavath Viengchanh

Flag of Laos.svg Kittisak Phomvongsa (against Master 7 FC)

Flag of Laos.svg Bounmy Jittaphon (against Viengchanh FC)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Laos 2022, RSSSF.com Archived 2023-01-28 at the Wayback Machine
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