Laotian Americans are Americans who trace their ancestry to Laos. Laotian Americans are included in the larger category of Asian Americans. The major immigrant generation were generally refugees who escaped Laos during the warfare and disruption of the 1970s, and entered refugee camps in Thailand across the Mekong River. They emigrated to the United States during the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s.
The Laos national association football team represents Laos in international football and is governed by the Lao Football Federation. The team's nickname is the Million Elephants.
The sport of football in the country of Laos is run by the Lao Football Federation. The association administers the Laos national football team as well as the Lao League 1. The league below is the Lao Division 1 League. Laos has been a member of FIFA since 1952. Football is the most popular sport in the country.
The Laos women's national rugby union team is a national sporting side that represents Thailand in women's rugby union. They first played international sevens rugby in 2007 at the South East Asia sevens, where they finished third. They then played a ten-a-side international against Cambodia in 2009, and in 2010 they won a non-test match developmental tournament involving Thailand and the Philippines. Their first full test was against Thailand in 2011.
Ezra FC is a football club located in Vientiane, Laos. It currently plays in Lao League 1, the highest division of Laotian football.
Eastern Star FC is a football club from Vientiane, Laos. It plays in the Lao League, the second level of Laotian football, after being in the 2014 Lao League, due to a new format.
Bank FC is a football club based Laos. They last played in the Lao League, the top national football league in Laos in 2011 when they finished runners up to Lao Police Club. They did not participate in the 2012 season. They had previously participated in the Lao League in 2010 when they competed under the name Bank of Lao. Prior to this they appear to have competed in the Lao League under the name Bank in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007. A team called Banks FC entered the Lao League in 2008 who may be the same team
Football Club Chanthabouly, also known as FC Chanthabouly,, is a professional football club based in Vientiane, Laos, currently competing in the Lao League 2. The club has won 5 league titles and 1 Lao FF Cup.
SHB Vientiane F.C. was a professional football club based in Laos that played in the Lao League, the highest division in Laotian football. The club played its home matches at the Chao Anouvong Stadium.
IDESA Champasak United Football Club is a professional football club, based in Pakse, Laos, that plays in the Lao Premier League, the highest division in Laotian football. The club plays its home matches at the Champasak Stadium, which holds 12,000 people.
The 2016 Lao League is the 27th season of the Lao League, the top Laotian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1990. The season began on 26 March 2016, and is scheduled to conclude in late 2016.
Electricite du Laos Football Club is a professional football club based in Laos. They play in the top national football league in Laos, and finished ninth in the Lao Premier League. Their home stadium is Lanexang Stadium.
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.
CSC Champa Football Club is a professional football club, based in Pakse, Laos, that plays in the Lao Premier League, the highest division in Laotian football. The club plays its home matches at the Champasak Stadium.
Renshi Yamaguchi is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga 2 club Persiku Kudus.
Phithack Kongmathilath is a Laotian professional footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Young Elephants in the Lao League 1 and for the Laos national team.
Bounphachan Bounkong is a Laotian professional footballer who is currently plays as an attacking midfielder for the Svay Rieng in the Cambodian Premier League.
Young Elephants Football Club, commonly known as Young Elephants, is a professional football club based in Vientiane, Laos. The club currently competes in the Lao League 1, the top-tier football league in Laos. The club is own by Singaporean businessman Jason Lim since 2018. The club has won 2 league titles and 1 Lao FF Cup.
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. 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.
Events in the year 2022 in Laos.
