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Kanya Kounvongsa (born 28 May 1990 in Vientiane) is a Laotian football player who plays for Vientiane. He is a member of the Laos national football team. [1]
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Kanya Kounvongsa (born 28 May 1990 in Vientiane) is a Laotian football player who plays for Vientiane. He is a member of the Laos national football team. [1]
Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia. At the heart of the Indochinese Peninsula, Laos is bordered by Myanmar and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast, and Thailand to the west and southwest. Its capital and largest city is Vientiane.
Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is divided into 17 provinces and one prefecture, the Vientiane capital city municipality. The special administrative zone, Xaisomboun, created in 1994, was dissolved on 13 January 2006. In 2013, parts of the former special administrative zone was reestablished as Xaisomboun province.
Wattay International Airport is one of the few international airports in Laos and the country's main international gateway, serving the capital Vientiane, located 3 km (2 mi) outside of the city centre. A larger domestic terminal was constructed in 2018 and connected to the international terminal. There is a Lao Air Force installation at one end of the airport.
The 2009 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 25th Southeast Asian Games, was a Southeast Asian multi-sport event hosted by Vientiane, Laos. This was the first time Laos had held the Southeast Asian Games as Laos had previously declined hosting the 1965 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, citing financial difficulties. This was also the first time the Southeast Asian Games was held in a landlocked country.
Laos–Russia relations are the current and historical relations between Laos and the Russian Federation. On 31 December 1991, Laos recognised the Russian Federation as the successor state to the Soviet Union, after the latter's dissolution. Laos has an embassy in Moscow, while Russia has an embassy in Vientiane.
The New Laos National Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Vientiane, Laos that was built in 2009. It is used mostly for football matches. It hosted the opening and closing ceremonies for the 2009 Southeast Asian Games.
Vientiane is the capital and largest city of Laos. Vientiane is divided administratively into 9 cities with a total area of only approx. 3,920 square kilometres and is located on the banks of the Mekong, close to the Thai border. Vientiane was the administrative capital during French rule and, due to economic growth in recent times, is now the economic center of Laos. The city had a population of 1,001,477 as of the 2023 Census.
The football tournament at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games was held in Vientiane, Laos. The men's tournament was played by under-23 national teams, while the women's tournament has no age limit.
Malaysia competed in the 2009 Southeast Asian Games held in Vientiane, Laos from 8 to 18 December 2009. Malaysia competed in 21 of the 25 sports consisting 197 male and 151 female athletes, 154 male officers and 28 female officers. Dr. Ramlan Abdul Aziz, the Director General of National Sports Institute was the Chef de Mission of Malaysia. The contingent won 40 gold medals, 40 silver and 59 bronze to finish fourth in the medal standings. Excellent performance was shown by the men football team whom won the gold medal after 20 years and women's badminton team in team event after 34 years. Daniel Bego has been selected as the Best Male Athlete of the 25th SEA Games winning five gold medals and one bronze medal.
The 1993 Lao League was the fourth recorded season of top flight football in Laos. Savannakhet FC, from Thakhek, and Lao Army FC, from Vientiane, won the championships. The tournament won by Savannakhet was apparently a tournament from which teams from Vientiane were excluded and Lao Army won a separate tournament exclusively for teams from Vientiane.
The 2011 AFF U-16 Youth Championship was an international football tournament that was held from 7 to 20 July 2011, hosted by Laos for the first time.
The 2012 AFF U-16 Youth Championship is an international football tournament that was held from 2 to 8 June 2012, hosted by Laos for the second time.
The Laos National Stadium or formally Anouvong Stadium, also known as Vientiane Provincial stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Vientiane, Laos. It is named after Chao Anouvong, King of Vientiane. It is used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 20,000 people. Since 2008, some matches of the Lao League have been played there.
Vientiane Capital F.C. was a Laotian professional football club based in Vientiane, that competed in the Lao Premier League, the top tier of Football in Laos until 2018.
The Lao League 1, known for sponsorship reasons as the Pepsi Lao League 1, is a football league representing the sport's highest level in Laos. The league is composed of six clubs for the 2023 season.
The 2014 AFF Championship qualification tournament was the qualification process for the 2014 AFF Championship, the tenth edition of the ASEAN Football Championship. It was held in Laos from 12 to 20 October 2014, and involved the five lower ranked teams in Southeast Asia. The format was a single round-robin tournament with the top two teams qualifying for the tournament proper.
The 2015 AFF U-19 Youth Championship was the 13th edition of the tournament which was held in Laos for the first time between 22 August to 4 September 2015. It was initially going to be played in Indonesia but they were suspended by FIFA in May 2015.
The 2017 Lao League was the 28th season of the Lao Premier League. The league was composed of clubs starts on 1 April 2017. Lanexang United were the defending champions, having won their first league title in 2016.
The 2017 AFF U-16 Girls' Championship was the 2nd edition of the AFF U-16 Girls' Championship, an international women's football tournament organised by the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF). The tournament was hosted by Laos in Vientiane from 8 to 20 May 2017. All matches were played at the New Laos National Stadium.The defending champion is Australia but they didn't participate in this edition.
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