2022 Lao League

Pepsi Lao League 1

Season	2022
Dates	12 March – 20 August 2022
Champions	Young Elephants
2023-24 AFC Cup	Young Elephants
Matches played	63
Goals scored	171 (2.71 per match)
Top goalscorer	Keoviengphet Liththideth (15 goal)
Biggest home win	Young Elephant 3–0 Viengchanh (19 March 2022) Master 7 4–1 Champasak (3 March 2022)
Biggest away win	Ezra 0–5 Young Elephants (2 April 2022)
Highest scoring	5 goal difference Ezra 0–5 Young Elephants (2 April 2022) Master 7 4–1 Champasak (3 March 2022) Luang Prabang 2–3 Master 7 (19 March 2022)
Longest winning run	4 matches Young Elephants
Longest winless run	3 matches Viengchanh Champasak Ezra Lao Army
Longest losing run	2 matches Champasak Ezra
Highest attendance	8,500 Luang Prabang 0–1 Young Elephants (10 April 2022)
← 2020 2023 →

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.

FC Chanthabouly were the defending champions, having won their title in 2020 season. However, they did not send a team due to problems with the Lao National Football Federation.

Team

A total of 7 teams participated in the 2022 Lao League season.

Luang Prabang

Champasak

Vientiane

Vientiane teams
Ezra
Lao Army
Master 7
Viengchanh
Young Elephant

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Locations of the 2022 Lao Premier League teams

Stadium

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Champasak	Champasak Province	Champasak Stadium	12,000
Ezra	Vientiane	New Laos National Stadium	25,000
Lao Army	Vientiane	Army Stadium KM5	1,000
Luang Prabang	Luang Prabang Province	Luang Prabang Stadium	20,000
Master 7 FC	Vientiane	New Laos National Stadium	25,000
Viengchanh	Vientiane Province	New Laos National Stadium	25,000
Young Elephants	Vientiane	New Laos National Stadium	25,000

Withdrew

A total of 7 teams participated in the 2022 Lao League season, 1 promoted from the previous season of Lao League 2. 1 teams withdrew from the league, including defending champions, Chanthabouly after winning the 2021 season due to Laos match fixing scandal.

• Chanthabuly

Personnel, kit and sponsoring

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Champasak	Khamla Pinkeo	Nalongsit Chanthalanhsy	EVO	HAL Logistics ຮຸ່ງອາລຸນ ຂົນສົ່ງ
Ezra	Soukphavanh Phaivanh	Phathana Phommathep	Mizuno	Coca-Cola
Lao Army	Viengsavanh Sayyaboun	Phouthone Innalay	Myway Sportwear	Myway Sports
Luang Prabang	Khamsai Chanthavong	Bounmy Jittaphone	Cava	BCEL Bank & Luang Prabang in group & Luang Prabang Hotel
Master 7	Chandalaphone Liepvixai	Keoviengphet Liththideth	NOAH	ISUZU LAO SERVICES
Viengchanh	Phoutpasong Sengdalavong	Keo Phimmasone	EVO	Niksan mining development group & Lao star
Young Elephants	Satyasagara	Bounphachan Bounkong	FBT	T-Plus & Foodpanda

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Week	Table	Incoming manager
Luang Prabang	Kaisone Xayavong	Resigned	15 May 2022	6	6	Khamsai Chanthavong
Ezra	Na Byung Soo	Resigned	5 Jun 2022	6	6	Soukphavanh Phaivanh

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to four per team. A team can use four foreign players on the field in each game, including at least one player from the AFC region.

Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.

Club	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3	Asian Player	Former Players
Champasak
Ezra	Takumi Ito	Melvin Platje		Takuya Watanabe
Lao Army
Luang Prabang	Emmanuel Jugbe Doe			Rei Ishikawa
Master 7	Souleymane Coulibaly			Yukihiro Ayukawa	Murphy Ebedi Abu Kanu Rafinha
Viengchanh	Koffi Ben David	Murphy Ebedi	Abu Kanu
Young Elephants	Lucas Paulista	Shori Murata	Aee Soe	Ryota Yanagisono	Masaya Tobari Satoshi Iwahashi

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Young Elephants (Q)	18	13	5	0	41	9	+32	44	2023-24 AFC Cup Play-off round and 2023 AFF Club Championship
2	Master 7	18	9	6	3	31	17	+14	33
3	Ezra	18	8	5	5	25	21	+4	29
4	Luang Prabang	18	5	4	9	21	25	−4	19
5	Lao Army	18	5	4	9	15	21	−6	19
6	Viengchanh	18	3	6	9	17	44	−27	15
7	Champasak	18	3	4	11	21	34	−13	13

Updated to match(es) played on 20 August 2022. Source: FIFA Soccerway Lao League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Results

Match 1

Champasak v Young Elephants

12 March 2022	Champasak	1–3	Young Elephants	Pakse, Champasak, Laos
16:00 GMT+7	K.Thipphachan 8'	Report	Lucas Paulista 16' B.Bounphachan 67' 90+1'	Stadium: Champasak Stadium Attendance: 3,560 Referee: Souei Vongkham

Lao Army v Master 7

13 March 2022	Lao Army	1–0	Master 7	Xaythany district, Vientiane, Laos
16:00 GMT+7	D.Sisawad 47'	Report		Stadium: Army Stadium Km5 Attendance: 875 Referee: Khamsing Sayavongsy

Ezra v Viengchanh

13 March 2022	Ezra	Cancelled	Viengchanh	Xaythany district, Vientiane, Laos
16:00 GMT+7				Stadium: New Laos National Stadium

Match 2

Luang Prabang v Master 7

19 March 2022	Luang Prabang	2–3	Master 7	Luang Prabang District, Luang Prabang, Laos
16:00 GMT+7	V.Jum 60' S.Somlith 79'	Report	Rafinha 56' 62' 70'	Stadium: Luang Prabang Stadium Attendance: 6,400 Referee: Khampasong Sayavongsy

Young Elephants v Viengchanh

19 March 2022	Young Elephants	3–0	Viengchanh	Xaythany District, Vientiane, Laos
16:00 GMT+7	S.Iwahashi 35' 76' S.Kydavone 57'	Report		Stadium: New Laos National Stadium

Lao Army v Ezra

19 March 2022	Lao Army	1–2	Ezra	Xaythany District, Vientiane, Laos
16:00 GMT+7	S.Xusana 90+1' P.Peter 12' 58'	Report		Stadium: Army Stadium Km5

Match 3

Ezra v Viengchanh

Ezra v Young Elephants

Viengchanh v Luang Prabang

Master 7 v Champasak

3 April 2022	Master 7	4–1	Champasak	Xaythany District, Vientiane, Laos
18:30 GMT+7	Rafinha 11' 45+' 77' Ketsada Souksavanh 22'		Soukchinda Natphasouk 48' (Pen.)	Stadium: New Laos National Stadium

Match 4

Master 7 v Ezra

9 April 2022	Master 7	1–0	Ezra	Xaythany District, Vientiane, Laos
16:00 GMT+7	Rafinha 36'			Stadium: New Laos National Stadium

Champasak v Lao Army

10 April 2022	Champasak	1–1	Lao Army	Pakse District, Champasak, Laos
16:00 GMT+7	Soukchinda Natphasouk 22'		Sisawad Dalavong 85'	Stadium: Champasak Stadium

Luang Prabang v Young Elephants

10 April 2022	Luang Prabang	0–1	Young Elephants	Luang Prabang District, Luang Prabang, Laos
18:00 GMT+7			Kaharn Phetsivilay 85'	Stadium: Luang Prabang Stadium Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Khamsing Saiyavongsy

Match 5

Champasak v Luang Prabang

April 2022	Champasak	Cancelled	Luang Prabang	Pakse District, Champasak, Laos
16:00 GMT+7				Stadium: Champasak Stadium

Viengchanh v Lao Army

23 April 2022	Viengchanh	1–0	Lao Army	Xaythany District, Vientiane, Laos
16:00 GMT+7	Phouvieng Phoumsavath 90+4'			Stadium: New Laos National Stadium

Master 7 v Young Elephants

Match 6

Viengchanh v Master 7

30 April 2022	Viengchanh	Cancelled	Master 7	Xaythany District, Vientiane, Laos
16:00 GMT+7				Stadium: New Laos National Stadium

Lao Army v Luang Prabang

30 April 2022	Lao Army	v	Luang Prabang	Xaythany District, Vientiane, Laos
16:00 GMT+7				Stadium: Army Stadium Km5

Awards

• The best player:
  • Kydavone Souvanny (Young Elephants)
• The scoring:
  • Keoviengphet Liththideth (Master 7)
• The best goalkeeper:
  • Outthilath Nammakhoth (Young Elephants)

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Keoviengphet Liththideth	Master 7	15
2	Rafinha	Master 7	10
3	Sinnakone Koumanykham	Luang Prabang	9
4	Bounphachan Bounkong	Young Elephants	8
	Peter Phanthavong	Ezra
	Lucas Paulista	Young Elephants
	Soukphachan Luangthala	Champasak
8	Anousone Xaypanya	Ezra	6
9	Chony Wenpaserth	Ezra	5
	Phouvieng Phoumsavath	Viengchanh

• 1 own goal

Kittisak Phomvongsa (against Master 7 FC)

• 1 own goal

Bounmy Jittaphon (against Viengchanh FC)

See also

• 2022 Lao League 2
• 2022 LFF Lao Cup
• 2022 LFF National Championship

External links

• Lao Premier League website