The Lao Prime Minister's Cup () is an annual association football tournament in Laos, first established in 2003 to provide a platform for teams outside of Vientiane to compete against those in the Lao Premier League.Prime Minister's Cup - Official Lao FA website In addition to encouraging the development of association football across Laos, it is intended to celebrate the National Day of Laos on December 2.Laos - List of Cup Winners at RSSSF.com It is sponsored by Beerlao and called the "Battle of the Provinces".
Format Format consists of a qualifying stage for regional teams,Qualifying results for the 2012 Prime Minister's Cup at the Official Lao FA website. usually 3 groups of 4 teams, played at the Savannakhet Stadium in Savannakhet, the Champasak Stadium in Pakse and the Luang Prabang Stadium in Luang Prabang. The winners of these groups then join the top teams from the Lao Premier League, divided into 2 groups with round-robin tournament format.Latest results from PM Cup at the Official Lao FA website The top two teams then proceed to the semi-final to determine the two teams who will play in the final.
Winners and finalists YearWinnerScoreRunners-upVenuePrime Minister's Cup (2003–2013) 2003 MCTPC2–1 Lao Army Laos National Stadium 2004 Vientiane2–1 (a.e.t.) Savannakhet Laos National Stadium 2005 Not played due to clash with both the Laos National Games and the 2005 SEA Games 2006 Lao-American College3–1 Vientiane Laos National Stadium 2007 MPWT 2–1 Savannakhet Laos National Stadium 2008–09 Not held 2010 Lao Bank5–2 (a.e.t.) Lao Police Club New Laos National Stadium 2011 Lao Bank 2–1 Lao Police Club New Laos National Stadium 2012 SHB Champasak5–0 Savannakhet Champasak Stadium 2013 Lao Army1–0 Par Vem New Laos National StadiumLFF Cup (2014) 2014 Lao Police ClubRound-robin Lao Toyota The Minister Cup (2015) 2015 Lanexang United5–0 Lao Army New Laos National Stadium 2016–17 Not heldLFF Cup (2019–2022) 2019 Lao Toyota8–0 Evo United New Laos National Stadium 2020 Young Elephant2–1 Muanghat United New Laos National Stadium 2021 Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic 2022 Young Elephant 2–1 (a.e.t.) Master 7 New Laos National StadiumPrime Minister's Cup (2024–present) 2024–25 Ezra2–1 (a.e.t.) Young Elephant Champasak Stadium 2025–26 Ezra 4–1 Lao Army Luang Prabang Stadium
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