Laos national football team
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The Laos national football team is the national team of Laos
and is controlled by the Lao Football Federation
. A member of the AFC
, Laos has developed regional rivalries with Thailand
and Burma
.
, 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 Tiger Cup. After years of internal strife, Laos
is well on the road to economic and political recovery. With the country achieving political stability, football has made an impact on Laotians.
Since making their appearance at the 1995 Southeast Asian Games
, Laos has competed in the ASEAN Football Championship (Tiger Cup). Although new to the regional tournaments, Laos has displayed passion and talent. In 1995, they beat Brunei and the Philippines and two years later in the Jakarta SEA Games, they also beat Malaysia. Domestic competitions are also active with over 60 clubs competing at various levels. Domestic football is amateur although most of the top teams are drawn from government ministries and public services. In the qualifying preliminary rounds for the 2004 AFC Asian Cup
, they beat 2–1. In the 2006 World Cup Asian zone qualifiers, they qualified for the second round as a lucky loser after and both withdrew from competition. Going back the years, the team qualified for the second stage of Asian qualifying
for the 2006 FIFA World Cup
, but proceeded to lose all its games. Laos has defeated their much more established counterparts such as Brunei, Cambodia, Philippines, Myanmar, Singapore and Malaysia.
second leg against Cambodia on 3 July 2011.
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Laos
Laos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...
and is controlled by the Lao Football Federation
Lao Football Federation
The Lao Football Federation is the governing body of football in Laos.It is responsible for the Laos national football team as well as national competitions like theLao League.-External links:* at the FIFA website.* at AFC site...
. A member of the AFC
Asian Football Confederation
The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football in Asia. It has 46 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent. However, due to the disputed boundary of Europe and Asia, nations such as Russia and Turkey which are located mostly in geographic Asia are...
, Laos has developed regional rivalries with Thailand
Thailand national football team
The Thailand national football team represents Thailand in international football competition and is governed by the Football Association of Thailand. The team has a history of success in Southeast Asian competition, with three ASEAN Football Championship titles and nine senior-level Southeast...
and Burma
Myanmar national football team
The Myanmar national football team is the national team of Myanmar and is controlled by the Myanmar Football Federation. It was known as the Burma national football team until 1989, when Burma was renamed Myanmar. It finished second in the 1968 Asian Cup. They have participated in the Summer...
.
History
Laos established their national football association in 1951. The South East Asian nation is still waiting to make its first entrance into a major international competition. Laos have never entered the World CupFIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
, Asian Cup or Asian Games
Asian Games
The Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games they have been organised by the...
and as an international side, their appearances have been restricted to regional tournaments such as the Southeast Asian Games
Southeast Asian Games
The Southeast Asian Games , is a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia...
and the Tiger Cup. After years of internal strife, Laos
Laos
Laos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...
is well on the road to economic and political recovery. With the country achieving political stability, football has made an impact on Laotians.
Since making their appearance at the 1995 Southeast Asian Games
1995 Southeast Asian Games
The 18th Southeast Asian Games were held in Chiang Mai, Thailand in 1995. It was the first time that a non-capital city hosted the biennial sports event. The games were opened by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej...
, Laos has competed in the ASEAN Football Championship (Tiger Cup). Although new to the regional tournaments, Laos has displayed passion and talent. In 1995, they beat Brunei and the Philippines and two years later in the Jakarta SEA Games, they also beat Malaysia. Domestic competitions are also active with over 60 clubs competing at various levels. Domestic football is amateur although most of the top teams are drawn from government ministries and public services. In the qualifying preliminary rounds for the 2004 AFC Asian Cup
2004 AFC Asian Cup
The 2004 AFC Asian Cup football competition is the thirteenth staging of AFC Asian Cup. It was held from July 17 to August 7, 2004 in China. The defending champions Japan defeated China in the final in Beijing....
, they beat 2–1. In the 2006 World Cup Asian zone qualifiers, they qualified for the second round as a lucky loser after and both withdrew from competition. Going back the years, the team qualified for the second stage of Asian qualifying
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for Asia.44 Asian teams are affiliated with FIFA, but Cambodia, Philippines, Bhutan and Brunei decided not to take part, and Myanmar was banned from the competition, so a total of 39 teams took part, competing...
for the 2006 FIFA World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
, but proceeded to lose all its games. Laos has defeated their much more established counterparts such as Brunei, Cambodia, Philippines, Myanmar, Singapore and Malaysia.
Coaches
| Name | Nat | Period | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outhensackda Vatthana |  |
2000 – May 2003 | |||||
| Dominique Fernandez |  |
May 2003 – ? | |||||
| Bounlap Khenkitisack | |
2004 – ? | |||||
| Saythong Syphasay | |
2006 – ? | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 47.6% |
| Veleriy Dvovin |  |
Oct 2008 | |||||
| Xaysana Savatdy | |
Dec 2008 – Jul 2009 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 42.9% |
| Alfred Riedl Alfred Riedl Alfred Riedl is an Austrian football manager and a former striker. He is the former manager of Laos national football team.-Club career:... |
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Jul 2009 – May 2010 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 33.3% |
| David Booth David Booth (football manager) David Booth is an English football coach and manager. He is currently coaching the Sisaket F.C. team. In England, he was manager of the English football clubs Grimsby Town and Darlington .-Early years:... |
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Jul 2010 – Dec 2010 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 20% |
| Bounlap Khenkitisack | |
Jan 2011 – Feb 2011 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% |
| Hans-Peter Schaller | |
Feb 2011 – Present | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25% |
Current squad
The following players were named in the squad for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier first round2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round
This page provides the summaries of the AFC First Round matches for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.-Format:In this round the sixteen lowest seeded teams were drawn into 8 home-and-away ties...
second leg against Cambodia on 3 July 2011.
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World Cup
| FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body... |
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| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 1930 1930 FIFA World Cup The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July 1930... to 1998 1998 FIFA World Cup The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as host nation by FIFA on 2 July 1992. The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final... |
Did not enter | ||||||
| 2002 2002 FIFA World Cup The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0... |
Did not qualify | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 40 |
| 2006 2006 FIFA World Cup The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six... |
Did not qualify | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 36 |
| 2010 2010 FIFA World Cup The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010... |
Did not enter | ||||||
| 2014 2014 FIFA World Cup The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be the 20th FIFA World Cup, an international association football tournament that will take place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014.... |
Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 19 |
| Total | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 95 |
Asian Cup
| AFC Asian Cup AFC Asian Cup The AFC Asian Cup is an international association football tournament run by the Asian Football Confederation . It is the second oldest continental football championship in the world after Copa América. The winning team becomes the champion of Asia and automatically qualifies for the FIFA... |
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| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1956 1956 AFC Asian Cup The 1956 AFC Asian Cup was the inaugural tournament of the AFC Asian Cup. The final tournament was held in Hong Kong from 1 September to 15 September 1956... to 1996 1996 AFC Asian Cup The Asian Football Confederation's 1996 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in the United Arab Emirates between December 4 and December 21. Saudi Arabia defeated host nation U.A.E. in the final match in Abu Dhabi.-Qualification:... |
Did not enter | ||||||
| 2000 2000 AFC Asian Cup The Asian Football Confederation's 2000 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in Lebanon between October 12 and October 29. Japan defeated defending champion Saudi Arabia in the final match in Beirut.-Qualification:... |
Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| 2004 2004 AFC Asian Cup The 2004 AFC Asian Cup football competition is the thirteenth staging of AFC Asian Cup. It was held from July 17 to August 7, 2004 in China. The defending champions Japan defeated China in the final in Beijing.... |
Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2007 2007 AFC Asian Cup The Asian Football Confederation's 2007 AFC Asian Cup finals were held from July 7 to July 29, 2007. For the first time in its history, the competition was co-hosted by four nations: Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. The tournament was won by first-time champions Iraq, who defeated Saudi... |
Did not enter | ||||||
| 2011 2011 AFC Asian Cup The 2011 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in Qatar on 7–29 January 2011. It was the fifteenth time the tournament has been held, and the second time it has been hosted by Qatar, the other being the 1988 AFC Asian Cup... |
Did not enter | ||||||
| Total | 0/2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 20 |
AFC Challenge Cup
- 2006: Was replaced by AFC
- 20082008 AFC Challenge CupThe 2008 AFC Challenge Cup football tournament was hosted by India and played from July 30 to August 13, 2008. India won the final against Tajikistan...
: Withdrew - 20102010 AFC Challenge CupThe 2010 AFC Challenge Cup was the third edition of the tournament which was held from 16–27 February 2010 in Sri Lanka. India, the defending champions, fielded their under-23 team for this tournament in preparation for the 2010 Asian Games later that year...
: Did not enter - 20122012 AFC Challenge CupThe 2012 AFC Challenge Cup will be the fourth edition of the tournament which will take place in Nepal from 8–19 March 2012. The winners will qualify for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup. Unlike in previous editions of the tournament, there were no automatic qualifiers...
: Did not qualify
ASEAN Championship
This competition was formerly known as the Tiger CupTiger Cup
The ASEAN Football Championship , is a biennial international association football competition organized by the ASEAN Football Federation , contested by the national teams of Southeast Asia...
| ASEAN Football Championship | |||||||
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| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
1996 Tiger Cup The 1996 Tiger Cup is the inaugural edition of the ASEAN Football Championship, sponsored by Tiger Beer. It was hosted by Singapore from 1 September to 15 September 1996 with all 10 nations of Southeast Asia taking part, four of which were invitees.- Teams :... |
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1998 Tiger Cup The 1998 tournament was held in Vietnam. Group A's matches were played in Ho Chi Minh City with Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar, and Philippines. Group B's matches were played in Hanoi with Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore and Laos.-Controversy:... |
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2000 Tiger Cup The 2000 Tiger Cup was held in Thailand from 5 November to 18 November 2000.- Teams :No qualification was required for this edition of the tournament and national teams from nine of the ten member associations of the ASEAN Football Federation have entered... |
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2002 Tiger Cup The 2002 Tiger Cup was co-hosted by Indonesia and Singapore from 15 December to 29 December 2002 and participated by all national teams of the member associations of the ASEAN Football Federation entered except for... |
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2004 Tiger Cup The 2004 Tiger Cup was jointly hosted by Vietnam and Malaysia from 7 December to 16 January 2005 and participated by the national football teams of Southeast Asia.... |
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2007 ASEAN Football Championship The 2007 ASEAN Football Championship was the 6th ASEAN Football Championship, hosted by Singapore and Thailand.... |
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2010 AFF Suzuki Cup The 2010 AFF Cup, sponsored by Suzuki and officially named the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup, took place on December 1–29, 2010. Indonesia and Vietnam hosted the preliminary stage from 1 to 7 December for Group A and 2 to 8 December for Group B. The semi-finals were played home and away with the first legs... |
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External links
- Laos at FIFA.com
- Laos Football Fanclub
- Lao Football's Forum