Laos national football team

Laos established their national football association in 1951. The Southeast Asian nation is still waiting to make its entrance into a major international competition. Laos have never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, AFC 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 Championship. After years of internal strife, Laos focused on economic and political recovery. With the country achieving political stability, football has made an impact on Laotians.^[4][5]

Since making their appearance at the 1995 Southeast Asian Games, Laos has competed in the inaugural 1996 AFF Championship, drawing against Vietnam 1–1 and winning against Cambodia 1–0. Although they are new to the regional tournaments, Laos has displayed a fiery passion and talent. In 1995, they beat Brunei and Philippines and two years later in the 1997 Southeast Asian Games held in Jakarta, they also beat Malaysia 1–0 and Philippines 4–1. 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 Asian Cup, Laos beat Bangladesh 2–1. In the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification, Laos qualified for the second round as a lucky loser after Guam and Nepal both withdrew from the competition, but proceeded to lose all its games (against Qatar, Iran and Jordan).^[6] They also advanced to the second round of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification for the 2014 FIFA 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 AFC Challenge Cup.^[7][8] In 2016, Laos were invited to the inaugural 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup held in Kuching being grouped with Macau, Sri Lanka and Mongolia. In the first match, Laos won Sri Lanka 2–0 before losing to Macau 1–4 but bounced back with another win against Mongolia 3–0 sending the team to the knockout stage. They would go on to face Nepal in the semi-finals and were 2–2 at the end of extra time but lost in the penalty shootout, thus bowing out from the cup.

In 2023, Laos participated in the first round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification facing against Nepal. On 12 October 2023, Laos contested in a 1–1 draw at the Dasharath Rangasala in Kathmandu but lost 1–0 at home suffering a 2–1 aggregate. Laos would then go on to play in the 2024 ASEAN Championship after playing just two friendlies match against Malaysia and Thailand in November 2024 right before the tournament began.

  Win   Draw   Loss

2026

Nepal    v  Laos

31 March 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification	Nepal	0–1	Laos	Vientiane, Laos[note 1]
19:00 UTC+7		Report Report (AFC)	Bounphachan 47'	Stadium: New Laos National Stadium Attendance: 2,327 Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (Singapore)

Laos  v  Thailand

25 July 2026 ASEAN Championship	Laos	0–5	Thailand	Vientiane, Laos
20:00 UTC+7		Report	Teerasak 11' Kakana 27', 59' Yotsakorn 49' Sarach 52'	Stadium: New Laos National Stadium Attendance: 7,678 Referee: Choi Hyun-jai (South Korea)

Malaysia  v  Laos

28 July 2026 ASEAN Championship	Malaysia	4–0	Laos	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
21:00 UTC+8	Paulo Josué 45' Endrick 57' Viengxay 66' (o.g.) Wan Kuzain 84'	Report		Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 10,044 Referee: Mohammed Sami Al-Ismail (Saudi Arabia)

Laos  v  Philippines

1 August 2026 ASEAN Championship	Laos	1–4	Philippines	Vientiane, Laos
17:00 UTC+7	Damoth 7'	Report	Lucero 47' Viengxay 52' (o.g.) Gayoso 60' (pen.) Sato 88'	Stadium: New Laos National Stadium Attendance: 1,188 Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

Myanmar  v  Laos

4 August 2026 ASEAN Championship	Myanmar	7–2	Laos	Yangon, Myanmar
16:30 UTC+6:30	Lwin Moe Aung 2' Win Naing Tun 20', 41', 83' Maung Maung Lwin 45+6' (pen.) Than Paing 52' Hein Htet Aung 81'	Report	Bounchay 17' Phoutthavong 23'	Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium Referee: Alimardon Bananarov (Kyrgyzstan)

Laos  v  Brunei

24 September 2026 FIFA ASEAN Cup Challenge Division Group A	Laos	v	Brunei	Kowloon, Hong Kong
17:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium

Hong Kong  v  Laos

27 September 2026 FIFA ASEAN Cup Challenge Division Group A	Hong Kong	v	Laos	Kowloon, Hong Kong
15:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Kai Tak Stadium

As of 19 November 2025^[12]

Players in bold are still active with Laos.

Most appearances

More information Rank, Player ...

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Soukaphone Vongchiengkham	58	15	2010–2023
2	Saynakhonevieng Phommapanya	55	2	2006–2016
3	Visay Phaphouvanin	50	19	2002–2013
	Khampheng Sayavutthi	50	15	2010–2017
5	Phoutthasay Khochalern	47	1	2013–present
6	Chalana Luang-Amath	37	5	1996–2004
	Ketsada Souksavanh	37	3	2008–2014
8	Bounphachan Bounkong	35	7	2018–present
	Khamphoumy Hanvilay	35	0	2011–2016
	Keoviengphet Liththideth	35	4	2010–2018

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Last match updated was against Myanmar on 4 August 2026

More information Opponent, Pld ...

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Confederation
Afghanistan	3	0	2	1	1	3	−2	AFC
Bangladesh	5	1	2	2	4	5	−1	AFC
Bhutan	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	AFC
Brunei	11	10	0	1	30	15	+15	AFC
Cambodia	17	6	3	8	24	30	−6	AFC
China	2	0	0	2	3	13	−10	AFC
Chinese Taipei	4	0	1	3	4	10	−6	AFC
Egypt	1	0	0	1	0	15	−15	CAF
Guam	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	AFC
Hong Kong	3	0	0	3	3	13	−10	AFC
India	2	0	0	2	1	7	−6	AFC
Indonesia	10	0	2	9	12	48	−36	AFC
Iran	3	0	0	3	1	20	−19	AFC
Jordan	2	0	0	2	2	8	−6	AFC
Kazakhstan	1	0	0	1	0	5	−5	UEFA
Kuwait	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	AFC
Lebanon	2	0	0	2	0	9	−9	AFC
Lesotho	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	CAF
Macau	2	0	0	2	2	7	−5	AFC
Malaysia	23	1	5	19	12	74	−62	AFC
Maldives	4	0	1	3	3	15	−12	AFC
Mongolia	5	3	1	1	8	5	+3	AFC
Myanmar	20	0	4	16	15	65	−50	AFC
Nepal	8	2	2	4	9	10	−1	AFC
Oman	0	0	0	2	0	19	−19	AFC
Philippines	15	7	3	5	24	26	−2	AFC
Qatar	0	0	0	2	1	11	−10	AFC
Saudi Arabia	0	0	0	1	0	4	−4	AFC
Singapore	13	1	1	11	12	42	−30	AFC
South Korea	7	0	0	5	0	28	−28	AFC
Sri Lanka	8	3	2	3	12	14	−2	AFC
Syria	2	0	0	2	0	20	−20	AFC
Thailand	14	1	2	11	15	51	−36	AFC
Timor-Leste	8	7	0	1	22	9	+13	AFC
Turkmenistan	2	0	0	2	3	9	−6	AFC
United Arab Emirates	3	0	0	3	0	9	−9	AFC
Vietnam[a]	25	0	2	23	6	97	−91	AFC
37 Countries	222	43	31	148	224	701	−477	FIFA

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