This article is about the men ‘s team. For the women ‘s team, see Laos women ‘s home football team
The Laos national football team ( Lao : ທິມຊາດ ບານເຕະ ແຫ່ງຊາດ ລາວ ; french : Équipe du Laos de football ) is the men ‘s national football team that represents the Lao People ‘s democratic Republic.
Reading: Laos national football team
history [edit ]
Laos established their national football association in 1951. The South East asian nation is distillery waiting to make its entrance into a major international contest. Laos have never qualified for the World Cup, asian Cup or asian Games and as an international side, their appearances have been restricted to regional tournaments such as the Southeast asian Games and the AFF Suzuki Cup. After years of internal discord, Laos is well on the road to economic and political recovery. With the area achieving political constancy, football has made an impact on Laotians. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Since making their appearance at the 1995 Southeast asian Games, Laos has competed in the ASEAN Football Championship ( once known as the Tiger Cup ). Although new to the regional tournaments, Laos has displayed love and talent. In 1995, they beat Brunei and the Philippines and two years late in the Jakarta SEA Games, they besides beat Malaysia. domestic competitions are besides active with over 60 clubs competing at assorted levels. Domestic football is amateur although most of the clear teams are drawn from politics ministries and public services. In the stipulate preliminary rounds for the 2004 asian Cup, they beat bangladesh 2–1. In the Asian zone qualifiers for the 2006 World Cup, they qualified for the second circle as a lucky loser after Guam and Nepal both withdrew from the competition, but proceeded to lose all its games ( with Qatar, Iran and Jordan ). [ 8 ] They besides advanced to the second round of the asian qualifiers for the 2014 World Cup, after defeating Cambodia 8–6 on aggregate. In the second round, they lost to China 13–3 on aggregate. Laos has defeated their much more established counterparts such as Brunei, Cambodia, Philippines, Singapore and Malaysia. Laos ‘ first appearance in a continental tournament was in 2014, when they played at the 2014 Challenge Cup. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] In 2017, the AFC announced it had been investigating the Laos home team, vitamin a well as football club Lao Toyota FC, since 2014 on suspicions of match fix. As a leave, many players and officials were banned for life, 15 of which were banned all at once. The players receiving the bans included ace players Khampheng Sayavutthi and Maitee, goalkeepers Thipponexay Inthavongsa and Vathana Keodouangdeth, and early captain Saynakhonevieng Phommapanya. [ 11 ] [ 12 ]
holocene results and approaching fixtures [edit ]
Win Draw Lose
2021 [edit ]
Coaching staff [edit ]
Coaching history [edit ]
- As of 11 June 2019
Players [edit ]
current squad [edit ]
The come players were selected for the 2020 AFF Championship. [ 13 ]
Caps and goals updated as of 11 June 2019 after the match against 
Bangladesh.
Records [edit ]
- As of 11 June 2019
- Players in bold are still active with Laos.
competition records [edit ]
World Cup [edit ]
asian Cup [edit ]
asian Games [edit ]
- Football at the Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2002.
AFC Challenge Cup [edit ]
AFC Challenge Cup record
Year
Round
2006
Was replaced by AFC
2008
Withdrew[15]
2010
Did not enter
2012
Did not qualify
2014
Group stage
8/8
3
0
1
2
1
7
Total
Group stage
1/5
3
0
1
2
1
7
AFC Solidarity Cup record [edit ]
AFC Solidarity Cup record
Year
Result
2016
Third place
5
3
1
1
11
9
ASEAN Championship [edit ]
This competition was formerly known as the Tiger Cup
ASEAN Football Championship record
Year
Round
1996
Group stage
4
1
1
2
5
10
1998
3
0
1
2
2
8
2000
4
0
0
4
0
16
2002
3
0
1
2
3
8
2004
4
1
0
3
4
16
2007
3
0
0
3
1
23
2008
3
0
0
3
0
13
2010
3
0
1
2
3
13
2012
3
0
1
2
6
10
2014
3
0
0
3
2
12
2016
Did not qualify
2018
Group stage
4
0
0
4
3
12
Total
Best: Group stage
37
2
5
31
29
141
tete-a-tete record [edit ]
Last match updated was against Vietnam on 6 December 2021 [ 16 ]
Key
Positive balance
(more Wins)
Neutral balance
(equal W/L ratio)
Negative balance
(more Losses)
^ Includes the result of 
North Vietnam and 
South Vietnam
Honours [edit ]
- AFC Solidarity Cup
- Third place (1): 2016
See besides [edit ]
References [edit ]
Read more: Lille OSC