The 2025–26 Lao League 1 (also known as the 2025–26 Pepsi Lao League 1 for sponsorship reasons) was the 37th season of the Lao League 1, the top Laos professional league for association football clubs since its establishment in 1988.Lao League 1 2024–25, RSSSF.comLao League 1, laoff.org.la Ezra successfully defended their title from the previous season.
Teams To Lao League 1 Promoted from the Lao League 2 Province Salavan United Runner Up Salavan League 2 Savannakhet Runner Up Savannakhet League 2
Stadiums and locations A total of 10 teams participated in the 2025–26 Lao League 1 season. Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Location Stadium Capacity Previous season Army Vientiane Army Stadium Km5 1,500 Lao League 1 (5th) BIS Master Vientiane New Laos National Stadium (outside field) 500 Lao League 1 (8th) Champasak Avenir Champasak Province Champasak Stadium 8,000 Lao League 1 (2nd) Ezra Vientiane New Laos National Stadium (outside field) 500 Lao League 1 (3rd) Luang Prabang Luang Prabang Province Luang Prabang Stadium 7,000 Lao League 1 (4th) Mazda GB Vientiane New Laos National Stadium (outside field) 500 Lao League 1 (7th) Namtha United Luang Namtha Province Luang Namtha Province Stadium 1,000 Lao League 1 (6th) Salavan United Salavan Province Salavan Province Stadium 3,000 Lao League 2 (1th) Savannakhet Savannakhet Province Savannakhet Stadium 10,000 Lao League 2 (1st) Young Elephants Vientiane New Laos National Stadium (outside field) 500 Lao League 1 (1st)
Personnel and sponsoring Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Kit sponsor(s) Main Other(s) Army Kovanh Namthavixay Sisavath Dalavong Life Football None Bis Master Bounlap Khenkitisack Chitpasong Latthachak Life Football Champasak Avenir Kim Tae-young Ku Kyo-cheol Life Football Fan Pick 11 Ezra Byung-soo Na Anantaza Siphongphan Life Football SkyVision Luang Prabang Khamsay Chanthavong Emmanuel Jugbe Doe PAPON Sportswear Mazda GB Oley Bousaart Soukaphone Vongchiengkham PAPON Sportswear Mazda Namtha United Viengsavanh Sayyaboun Sengphachan Bounthisanh Evo Store Coca-Cola Salavan United Phoutpasong Sengdalavong Nalongsith Chanthasily LAZA Sport Savannakhet Hatsadong Lok aphone Mitpaza Luangpaserth Life Football Fable Sports Consulting Young Elephants Kanlaya Sysomvang Kittisak Phomvongsa FBT Phu Bia Mining
Managerial changes Team Outgoing Exit date Position in table Incoming Incoming date Announced on Departed on Announced on Arrived on Bis Master Phouphet Sanouvong Sacked 2025 Pre-season Bounlap Khenkitisack December 2025 Luang Prabang Phonepadith Xayavong Sacked 2025 Khamsay Chanthavong December 2025 Salavan United Kittichai Wongsim Sacked 2025 Phoutpasong Sengdalavong December 2025 Savannakhet Khamsay Chanthavong Sacked 2025 Hatsadong Lok aphone Juanary 2026
Foreign players For the 2025–26 season, LFF adopted a registration system based on three distinct "routes", allowing teams to specialize their recruitment. Maximum number of foreign players: 6 4 non-AFC players + 1 AFC player + 1 ASEAN player Foreign players on the field per game: 5 Route 3: ASEAN only Maximum number of ASEAN players: 6
Team Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8 Player 9 Player 10 Form Player Army Bis Master Cyrille Dissake Alao Kenshu Hyonsu Edema Aziku Judah Berry Michael Archange Amed Diarrassouba Champasak Avenir Francis Tacardon Gu Gyo-cheol Lee Jung-jin Lee Sang-Hyung Lee Yu-min Park Chan-min Shim-Yeong woo Yoo Dong-woo Yoon Chan Jin An Lee GeonKim Dae-yeong Ryu Ji-seong Ezra Reo Nakamura Koki Narita Yusei Shimomura Jeong Sang-won Lee Min-hyuk Thanprakorn Khemru Ren Yoshioka Luang Prabang Latif Ghazli Mohamad Abed Masatoshi Takeshita Ren Yoshioka Emmanuel Jugbe Doe Tsukasa Watanabe Mazda GB Ryoki Imaizumi Shian Kawasaki Toshinari Sato Shogo Umazume Asilbek Orifzhonov Mukhammad Odilov Namtha United Hiroya Fujibayashi Takuya Watanabe Daiki Jahana Mao Negishi Yusuke Suzuki Kim Min-seong Judah Berry Salavan United Kohsuke Asano Kaisei Hara Soichi Kinoshita Reiya Matsuda Takuya Ogata Nasu Okamoto Takaya Sugasawa Rintaro Tsuchitani Kang Yoon-seok Tsukasa Shimomura Takuya Watanabe Savannakhet Elkofory Abdelnaby Jilo Niamke Yoshiki Terasaka Cesar Gustavo Carlos Javier Cha Seung-yeon Hwang Tae-hyeon Joo Taeh-wan Kim Seung-beom Irineo Sibal III Young Elephants Saad El Mokanen Tsukasa Shimomura Jung Hyun-wook Luan Borges Gabriel Carrera Taiga Fujikawa Moon Chi-Sung
League table
Results
Season statistics Top scorers As of 14 March 2026 Rank Player Team Goals 1 Koki Narita Ezra 22 2 Peter Phanthavong Ezra 21 3 Toshinari Sato Mazda GB16 4 Tee Sihalath Lao Army15 5 Tsukasa Shimomura Salavan United / Young Elephants 13 Kouaycheng Noophackde Champasak Avenir 7 Souksavanh Hopchakkawan Namtha United 9 8 Kydavone Souvanny Young Elephants8 9 Masatoshi TakeshitaLuang Prabang 6 Avilay Siphavanh Salavan United
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Kydavone Souvanny Young Elephants Savannakhet 5–1 (H) 16 August 2025 Luan Borges Lao Army 6–0 (H) 23 August 2025 Cham Vanpaserth Luang Prabang BIS Master 6–1 (A) 10 September 2025 Mukhammad Odilov4 Mazda GB Lao Army 4–2 (H) 13 September 2025 Peter Phanthavong Ezra Savannakhet 8–1 (A) 28 September 2025 Koki Narita Peter Phanthavong4 Lao Army 7–0 (H) 18 October 2025 Toshinari Sato Mazda GB BIS Master 7–0 (H) 19 October 2025 Asilbek Orifzhonov Mazda GB Salavan United 3–1 (H) 2 November 2025 Kouaycheng Noophackde4 Champasak Avenir Savannakhet 8–0 (H) Tsukasa Shimomura Salavan United BIS Master 3–0 (H) 6 November 2025 Toshinari Sato Mazda GB Savannakhet 10–2 (H) 25 January 2026 Koki NaritaEzra Namtha United 3–0 (H) 31 January 2026 Koki Narita5 Savannakhet 11–0 (H) 8 February 2026 Peter Phanthavong Tee Sihalath Lao Army 4–0 (A) 14 February 2026 Souksavanh Hopchakkawan Namtha United 5–0 (A) 1 March 2026 Tsukasa Shimomura Young Elephants Namtha United 4–1 (A) 8 March 2026 Kouaycheng Noophackde Champasak Avenir Savannakhet 7–0 (A) Phetvixay Phimmasen
Clean sheets Rank Player Team Cleansheets 1 Solasak Thilavong Young Elephants 9 2 Lee Sang-hyung Champasak Avenir 8 3 Kop Lokphathip Ezra 7 4 Lee Min-hyuk 3 Natsu Okamoto Salavan United Keo-Oudone Souvannasangso Lao Army Anoulak Vilaphonh Mazda GB 8 Anavin Malathong Luang Prabang 2 Saymanolinh Paseuth Mazda GB Gamekeela Bounliyaphanh Namtha United Sengphachan Bounthisanh Soulisack Souvankham Namtha United / Luang Prabang Chanthasone Siliamphone BIS Master / Champasak Avenir
References
External links Lao League 1 website Lao Premier League website