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Laos
Association	Lao Football Federation
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Alfred Riedl
Captain	Chandalaphone Liemvisay
Home stadium	Laos National Stadium
FIFA code	LAO
FIFA ranking	178
Highest FIFA ranking	134 (September 1998)
Lowest FIFA ranking	190 (June, September 2008)
Elo ranking	197 pattern_la2=_whiteupper
Home colours	Away colours
First international
	South Vietnam 7 - 0 Laos ; (Rangoon, Burma; December 12, 1961)
Biggest win
	Laos 3 - 0 Singapore ; (Bangkok, Thailand; November 14, 1970); Laos 3 - 0 Myanmar ; (Rangoon, Myanmar; March 18, 1998); Laos 3 - 0 Cambodia ; (Bangkok, Thailand; September 2, 2005); Laos 3 - 0 Brunei ; (Bangkok, Thailand; December 8, 1995); Laos 4 - 1 Philippines ; (Jakarta, Indonesia; October 10, 1997)
Biggest defeat
	United Arab Republic 15 - 0 Laos ; (Indonesia; November 1963)

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 developed main regional rivalries against Thailand and Burma.

1 History
2 World Cup record
- 2.1 World Cup Qualification Records
3 Asian Cup record
- 3.1 Asian Cup Qualification records
4 AFC Challenge Cup record
- 4.1 AFC Challenge Cup Records
5 ASEAN Competitions History
- 5.1 ASEAN Football Championship record
6 Former coaches
7 Current squad
8 References
9 External links

[edit] History

Laos established their national football association in 1951, the tiny South East Asian nation is still waiting to make its first entrance into a major international competition. Laos have never entered 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 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 the1995 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 Asian Cup, they beat Bangladesh 2-1. In the 2006 World Cup Asian zone qualifiers, they qualified for the second round as a lucky loser after Guam and Nepal both withdrew from competition. Going back the years, the team qualified for the second stage of Asian qualifying for the 2006 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

[edit] World Cup record

[edit] World Cup Qualification Records

Asian Qualification Records
Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1930 to 1998	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
2002	Did not qualify	6	1	1	4	3	40
2006	Did not qualify	8	0	1	7	3	36
2010	Did not enter^[1]	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total		14	1	2	11	6	76

[edit] Asian Cup record

[edit] Asian Cup Qualification records

Asian Cup
Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
1956 to 1996	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
2000	Did not qualify	3	1	0	2	2	14
2004	Did not qualify	2	1	0	1	3	6
2007	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
2011	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	0/2	5	2	0	3	5	20

[edit] AFC Challenge Cup record

[edit] AFC Challenge Cup Records

2006: Was replaced by AFC

2008: Withdrew^[2]

2010: Did not enter

[edit] ASEAN Competitions History

[edit] ASEAN Football Championship record

Finals Records Only

This competition was formerly known as the Tiger Cup

ASEAN Football Championship
Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
1996	Group Stage	4	1	1	2	5	10
1998	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	2	8
2000	Group Stage	4	0	0	4	0	16
2002	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	3	8
2004	Group Stage	4	1	0	3	4	16
2007	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	1	23
2008	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	0	13
Total	Best: Group Stage	24	2	3	19	15	94

[edit] Former coaches

Veleriy Dvovin - (2008 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification) campaign
Saysana Savatdy - (December 2008 - July 2009 )

[edit] Current squad

August 8

No.	Pos.	Player	DoB (Age)	Caps	Goals	Club
Goalkeepers
1	GK	Sengphachan Bounthisanh	14 July 1980	1		Vientiane FC
24	GK	Phoutpasong Sengdalavong	6 May 1983			Lao American College FC
Defenders
2	DF	Khaisone Sayyavong	21 June 1984	1		Champashak FC
3	DF	Chandalaphone Liemvisay	10 May 1987	2	1	Lao American College FC
4	DF	Khamxay Phakasy		3	1	Kalagna FC
10	DF	Saynakhonevieng Phommapanya		3	1	MCTPC FC
12	DF	Soulivanh Rathsachak				Vientiane FC
Midfielders
14	MF	Kholadeth Phonephachan	7 March 1974
	MF	Phayvanh Lounglath		3	2	Army FC
15	MF	Soutsakhone Vongsamany
19	MF	Samnieng Kasuang
20	MF	Bounthaiyavong Viengazoun
23	MF	Kita Sysavanh				Panama City Pirates
Strikers
3	FW	Vilasack Phothilath	16 April 1981	3	1
5	FW	Nisavong Khouphachansy				FC Elva
8	FW	Lamnoum Singto	15 April 1988	1	1	PEA FC
21	FW	Lathaphone Khanyyavong	14 July 1986			Proton FC
9	FW	Visay Phaphouvanin		4	4	Vientiane FC