Laos national under-23 football team

Laos U-23
Nickname(s)	ລ້ານຊ້າງ ; (Million Elephants)
Association	Lao Football Federation
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	AFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coach	Vacant
Captain	Chanthavixay Khounthoumphone
Home stadium	New Laos National Stadium
FIFA code	LAO
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Singapore 4–0 Laos ; (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia; 1 September 2001)
Biggest win
	Laos 7–0 Mongolia ; (Vientiane, Laos; 29 March 2015)
Biggest defeat
	Vietnam 8–2 Laos ; (Bacolod, Philippines; 22 November 2005)
Southeast Asian Games
Appearances	12 (first in 2001)
Best result	Fourth place (2009)
AFF U-23 Championship
Appearances	3
Best result	Third place (2022)

The Laos national under-23 football team (also known as Laos Under-23, Laos U-23 or Laos Olympic Team) represents Laos in international football competitions in Olympic Games, Asian Games and SEA Games, as well as other under-23 international football tournaments.

Competition history[edit]

Olympic record[edit]

Summer Olympic Games Record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1992	Did not qualify
1996	Did not qualify
2000	Did not enter
2004	Did not qualify
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024
2028	To be determined
Total		0 / 8

AFC U-23 Asian Cup record[edit]

AFC U-22/23 Championship Record									Qualifications Record
Hosts / Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2013	Did not qualify								5	2	1	2	7	7
2016									3	1	1	1	7	3
2018									3	1	1	1	4	8
2020									3	1	0	2	3	8
2022									3	1	0	2	3	6
2024									2	0	0	2	2	9
2026	To be determined								To be determined
Total	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	19	6	3	10	26	41

Asian Games record[edit]

Asian Games record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	T	L	GF	GA
Senior National Team
1951 – 1998	See Laos national football team
Under-23 National Team
2002	Withdrew
2006
2010
2014	Group stage	27	3	0	0	3	0	9
2018	Group stage	23	4	1	0	3	4	8
2022	Withdrew
Total	2/5	–	7	1	0	6	4	17

SEA Games record[edit]

SEA Games
Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
2001	Group stage	4	1	0	3	2	9
2003		3	0	0	3	0	8
2005		4	1	0	3	5	15
2007		3	0	1	2	1	6
2009	Fourth Place	5	1	2	2	5	7
2011	Group stage	5	1	1	3	10	11
2013		4	1	1	2	5	12
2015		5	2	0	3	6	13
2017		4	1	0	3	5	8
2019		5	1	1	3	4	12
2021		4	0	1	3	4	10
2023		4	0	1	3	2	11
Total	Best: Fourth Place	50	9	7	30	45	122

Since 2001, the SEA Games football tournament became available for under-23 teams only.

AFF U-23 Youth Championship[edit]

AFF U-23 Championship record
Year	Result	Pld	W	T	L	GF	GA
2005	Group stage	3	1	0	2	5	6
2011	Cancelled
2019	Withdrew
2022	Third place (along with East Timor)	3	2	0	1	4	3
2023	Group stage	2	0	1	1	3	6
Total	Best: Third Place	8	3	1	4	12	15

Schedule and results[edit]

The following is a list of Laos' match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Win Draw Loss

2023[edit]

30 April 2023 2023 Southeast Asian Games	Vietnam	2–0	Laos	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
				Stadium: Prince Stadium

3 May 2023 2023 Southeast Asian Games	Malaysia	5–1	Laos	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
				Stadium: Prince Stadium

6 May 2023 2023 Southeast Asian Games	Singapore	0–0	Laos	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
				Stadium: Prince Stadium

8 May 2023 2023 Southeast Asian Games	Thailand	4–1	Laos	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
UTC+7				Stadium: Prince Stadium

12 August 2023 Friendly	Laos	2–0	Brunei	Vientiane, Laos
16:00 UTC+7	Thongkhamsavath 19' Khambaion 33'			Stadium: New Laos National Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Khamsing Xayyavongsy (Laos)

18 August 2023 (2023-08-18) 2023 AFF U-23 Championship Group Stage	Philippines	2–2	Laos	Rayong, Thailand
16:00 UTC+7	Mamon 23' Chung 90+2'		Phimmasone 39' Khambaion 90+5'	Stadium: Rayong Province Stadium Referee: Songkran Bunmeekiart (Thailand)

20 August 2023 (2023-08-20) 2023 AFF U-23 Championship GS	Laos	1–4	Vietnam	Rayong, Thailand
16:00 UTC+7	Khambaione 53'	Report	Phetdavanh Somsanid 23' (o.g.) Nguyễn Minh Quang 73' Đinh Xuân Tiến 76' Bùi Vĩ Hào 90+3'	Stadium: Rayong Province Stadium Attendance: 181 Referee: Abdul Hakim Mohd Haidi (Brunei)

6 September 2023 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup Q	Laos	1–7	Australia	Dushanbe, Tajikistan
20:30	Khounthoumphone 12'	Report	Velupillay 2', 4' D'Arrigo 7' Botic 21', 55' Brook 59' A. Kuol 79'	Stadium: Central Republican Stadium

9 September 2023 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification	Tajikistan	2-1	Laos	Dushanbe, Tajikistan
19:00 UTC+5				Stadium: Central Republican Stadium

Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

The following players were named in the squad for the 2023 Southeast Asian Games between 29 April – 16 May.^[1]

Caps and goals are correct as of 30 April 2023, after the match against Vietnam.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Solasak Thilavong	(2003-11-03) 3 November 2003 (age 20)	2	0	Young Elephants
1GK	Kop Lokphathip	(2006-05-08) 8 May 2006 (age 17)	0	0	Ezra

2DF	Photthavong Sangvilay	(2004-10-16) 16 October 2004 (age 19)	10	0	Ezra
2DF	Nalongsit Chanhthalangsy	(2001-12-03) 3 December 2001 (age 22)	7	0	Viengchanh
2DF	Phetdavanh Somsanid	(2004-04-24) 24 April 2004 (age 20)	3	1	Master 7
2DF	Inthachuk Sisouphan	(2001-05-23) 23 May 2001 (age 22)	1	0	Luang Prabang
2DF	Victor Ngovinassack	(2001-05-06) 6 May 2001 (age 22)	0	0	Brescia University
2DF	Phonsack Seesavath	(2004-10-04) 4 October 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Ezra

3MF	Chanthavixay Khounthoumphone	(2004-02-17) 17 February 2004 (age 20)	7	0	Ezra
3MF	Damoth Thongkhamsavath	(2004-04-03) 3 April 2004 (age 20)	7	0	Ezra
3MF	Anantaza Siphongphan	(2004-11-09) 9 November 2004 (age 19)	2	0	Ezra
3MF	Phoutthalak Thongsanith	(2002-12-03) 3 December 2002 (age 21)	2	0	Ezra
3MF	Roman Angot	(2001-03-02) 2 March 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Bahlinger SC
3MF	Sonexay Phanhthaxay	(2001-06-10) 10 June 2001 (age 22)	0	0	Master 7
3MF	Theo Klein	(2001-04-09) 9 April 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Omaha Mavericks men's soccer

4FW	Chony Wenpaserth	(2002-11-27) 27 November 2002 (age 21)	11	1	Ezra
4FW	Anousone Xaypanya	(2002-12-16) 16 December 2002 (age 21)	3	0	Ezra
4FW	Athit Louanglath	(2004-05-18) 18 May 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Ezra
4FW	Thanongsay Rammangkoun	(2003-04-12) 12 April 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Namtha United

Coaching staff[edit]

Position	Name
Technical director	V. Sundramoorthy
General manager	Thongphet Manisavanh
General manager	Khamphay Praseuth
Team manager	Somsanouk Liensavanh
Head coach	Vacant
Assistant coach	Vacant
Goalkeeper coach	Chanthakhad Siengpongsai
Fitness coach

Managerial history[edit]

Head coaches by years (2015–present)

Years	Name	Nationality
2015	David Booth	England
2017	Mike Wong	Singapore
2018	V. Sundramoorthy	Singapore
2021	V. Selvaraj	Singapore
2022	Michael Weiß	Germany
2023	Guglielmo Arena	Italy

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

^ "Laos U22 Squad At SEA Games 2023". ASEAN Football - Twitter. Retrieved 8 May 2023.

[1] "Laos U22 Squad At SEA Games 2023". ASEAN Football - Twitter. Retrieved 8 May 2023.

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AFC U-23 Asian Cup
West Asia (WAFF)	Bahrain Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates Yemen
Central Asia (CAFA)	Afghanistan Iran Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan
South Asia (SAFF)	Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka
East Asia (EAFF)	China Chinese Taipei¹ Guam Hong Kong Japan Macau Mongolia North Korea Northern Mariana Islands² South Korea
Southeast Asia (AFF)	Australia Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Timor-Leste Vietnam
¹ Taiwan, officially the Republic of China, competes as "Chinese Taipei" ² Not a member of FIFA