Football Club Chanthabouly Pinkeo Pakse, also known as FC Chanthabouly Pinkeo Pakse, previously known as Lao Toyota Football Club for sponsorship reasons, is a professional football club based in Vientiane, Laos, currently competing in the Lao League 2. The club has won 5 league titles and 1 Lao FF Cup.
History
Lao Toyota The club was founded in 2013 as Lao Toyota Football Club by Toyota. The team debuted in the Vientiane Capital League 1 in 2013, where they finished third and earned promotion to the Lao Premier League, the first division in the Laos division. In 2015, Lao Toyota won its first domestic championship. This was followed by four successive championship victories from 2017 to 2020. In 2019, the club won its first domestic treble winning the league title and the 2019 Lao FF Cup.
Since 2015, the team has qualified for the AFC Cup every season. The best result that the team has achieved in this competition is fourth place in the group stage. On 24 February 2016, the club recorded its first ever win in their AFC Cup history in a 2–1 win over Indian club Bengalaru.
Chanthabouly In 2021, the team adopted its current name, Football Club Chanthabouly.
Domestic history SeasonDivisionLeagueLao FF CupTop goalscorerHead coachNameGoals2013Vientiane Capital League 18602259183rd— 2014Lao Premier League1812245619382ndRunners-up 292015Lao Premier League2015326321481st— 172016Lao Premier League2622138511672nd— 2017Lao Premier League1412114610371st— 2018Lao Premier League1411124711341st— 2019Lao Premier League1512124612371stChampions 142020Lao Premier League121020315321stSemi-final 2021Lao League 1Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic— 2023Lao League 22215525918412ndRunners-up
Continental history
Competition Pld W D L GF GA AFC Cup 25 1 6 18 27 60 Mekong Club Championship 3 0 0 3 2 9 Total 28 1 6 21 29 69 Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate2015AFC CupGroup H Persib Bandung 0–0 0–1 4th New Radiant 1–1 1–2 Ayeyawady United 2–2 3–42015Mekong Club ChampionshipFirst round Boeung Ket Angkor 0–2 3rd Yangon United 2–52016AFC CupGroup H Bengaluru 2–1 1–2 4th Johor Darul Ta'zim 1–4 0–3 Ayeyawady United 2–3 2–42017AFC CupPlay-off round Boeung Ket Angkor 0–1 1–1 1–22017Mekong Club ChampionshipSemi-final Khanh Hoa 0–22018AFC CupPlay-off round Boeung Ket Angkor 0–1 3–3 3–42019AFC CupGroup H PSM Makassar 0–3 3–7 4th Kaya Iloilo 1–1 1–5 Home United 2–3 0–12020AFC CupGroup F Yangon United 2–3 4th Hougang United 1–3 Ho Chi Minh City 0–2 2021AFC CupPreliminary round 2 Kasuka colspan=3
Current squad
Honours Domestic leagues Lao Premier League Champion (5): 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 Runners-up (2): 2014, 2016 Lao FF Cup Champion (1): 2019 Runners-up (1): 2014 Lao League 2 Runners-up (1): 2023
Sponsors SportswearFront sponsorChest sponsorShoulder sponsorLao Toyota ServiceLao Toyota ServiceKrungsri Yamaha
Technical staff RoleNamePresident Khemsath PhilapandethVice-president 1 Yasuo PhilapandethVice-president 2 Phettavanh InthavongTeam manager Phokeo PhilapandethTeam manager 2 Sonenalin NoydalaHead coachVacantAssistant coachVacantAssistant coach 2 Ketsada ThongkenGoalkeeping coach Vilasack VanthanoulathPhysio Senga loun KietsavanhFitness & conditioning coach Padit Thammavong
Manager history Coaches by Years (2013–2020)
Somsack Keodala Dave Booth Bounlap Khenkitisack Valakone Phomphakdy (Interim caretaker for the AFC Cup) Jun Fukuda Prajak Weangsong
Affiliated clubs Shonan Bellmare (2022–present)
References
External links Lao football on Facebook