The 2026–27 Lao League 1 (also known as the 2026–27 Pepsi Lao League 1 for sponsorship reasons) was the 38th season of the Lao League 1, the top Laos professional league for association football clubs since its establishment in 1988. Ezra successfully defended the title from the previous season and became champion back to back consecutive seasons.
Ezra entered the season as the two-time defending champions, having secured their second consecutive league title and 4th overall Laos top-flight football title the previous season.Lao League 1 2024–25, RSSSF.com
Team changes The 2026–27 season will have 11 teams participating – nine teams from the previous season and two teams newcomer. Last season's second team Young Elephants will not participate this season for unspecified reasons.
Newcomer teams Chanthabouly Pinkeo Pakse – the team merger of two teams in Lao League 2 between Chanthabouly and Pinkeo 2010. Oudomxay Entremets – the club from Oudomxay Province was founded in 2026 by Japan Entremets.
Club name and logo changes Several clubs have rebranded or changed their logos for the 2026–27 season: BIS Master was renamed BIS Football Club after team ownership has been returned with Master. Champasak Avenir was renamed Champasak HAGL Avenir, with Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group officially signed a strategic partnership agreement for a duration of 3 years. Savannakhet was renamed Savannakhet Zelos, with ZELOS Sports Management had acquired this team and officially signed a partnership.
Teams Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity BIS Vientiane New Laos National Stadium (outside field) 500 Champasak HAGL Avenir Pakse Champasak Stadium 12,000 Chanthabouly Pinkeo Pakse Pakse Champasak Stadium 12,000 Ezra Vientiane New Laos National Stadium (outside field) 500 Lao Army Vientiane Army Stadium Km5 1,500 Luang Prabang Luang Prabang Luang Prabang Stadium 12,000 Mazda GB Vientiane New Laos National Stadium (outside field) 500 Namtha United Luang Namtha Luang Namtha Province Stadium 1,000 Oudomxay Entremets Muang Xay Oudomxay Province Stadium 10,000 Salavan United Salavan Salavan Province Stadium 1,000 Savannakhet Zelos Savannakhet Savannakhet Stadium 10,000
Personnel and sponsoring TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerKit sponsor(s)MainOther(s) Army Viengsavanh Sayyaboun PAPON Sportswear None BIS Xayyasak Vanisaveth Life Football BIS Champasak HAGL Avenir Song-Chon Jong MOTIVE Sportswear Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group Chanthabouly Pinkeo Pakse Bounlap Khenkitisack Life Football Lao Toyota Ezra Chandalaphone Liepvisay Life Football SkyVision Luang Prabang EDL Khola Oundala PAPON Sportswear Électricité du Laos Mazda Laos GB Oley Bousaart PAPON Sportswear Mazda Namtha United Amphaivanh Chanthalavong Evo Store Coca-Cola Oudomxay Entremets Yuki Noda Zz-Sports Entremets Salavan United Phoutpasong Sengdalavong Ego Sport Phoumin Construction Savannakhet Zelos Takuya Watanabe Zelos Sportswear Fable Sports Consulting
Foreign players For the 2026–27 season, LFF adopted a registration system based on three distinct "routes", allowing teams to specialize their recruitment.
1) AFC-Only Route Clubs may register up to 10 foreign players, all of whom must be nationals of AFC member associations. A maximum of 7 foreign players may be fielded in a match. Clubs must provide a bank statement showing at least LAK 3 billion (approximately US$139,000), unless they hold an AFC Club Licensing certification for the season. 2) Intercontinental Route Clubs may register up to 6 foreign players, consisting of 4 players from outside the AFC, one AFC player, and one ASEAN player. Up to 5 foreign players may be fielded in a match. No bank statement is required. 3) ASEAN-Only Route Clubs may register up to 6 foreign players, all of whom must be nationals of ASEAN member associations. All 6 may be fielded in a match. No bank statement is required. Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8 Player 9 Player 10 Former / Unregistered Players Army BIS Tony Ponyo Lupunga Jilo Niamké Ronandcha Dejean Javon Turner Shogo Hotta Nyein Paing Htet Champasak HAGL Avenir Hideyuki Watanabe Lee Gi-hun Um Ji-hwan Jang Min Kim Jae-ha Kim Kwan-hee Kim Chae-hyun Nguyễn Bảo Đức Tô Minh Lộc Chanthabouly Pinkeo Pakse Ezra Reo Nakamura Reiya Mutsuda Kazuha Sudo Koki Narita Yunosuke Sugiura Kim Min-jun Yoon Dabin Luang Prabang EDL John Caio Mohamad Abed Sho Komine Shotaro Ishii Emmanuel Jugbe Doe Mazda Laos GB Koki Miyamoto Ren Yoshioka Takato Sakai Ryoki Imaizumi Tsubasa Watanabe Yogo Ichinayaki Toshinari Sato Namtha United Saad El Mokanen Hiroya Fujibayashi Masaki Honda Tomonari Miyazaki Kenshu Alao Oudomxay Entremets Ayumu Yamaguchi Kon Kawahara Ren Aizawa Ibuki Aono Jinta Tsukui Theerapat Arsa Salavan United Arnaud Rollin Soichi Kinoshita Rintaro Tsuchitani Tony Palito Ojeabulu Thaweesak Kitraksa Ratsin Bamrungphakdee Sho Komine Stéphane Blanc Savannakhet Zelos Anthony Mylonas Takaya Sugasawa Shion Mitarai Ryosuke Honda Taku Hishida Ginga Shiga Ryusei Seike Keita Sato Shota Inoue Ryusei Kodaira Shuki Itofusa Nasu Okamoto
Notes: Players who were still under contract but de-registered due to various reasons (such as injury).
League table
See also 2026 Lao League 2 2026–27 Prime Minister's Cup
References
External links Lao League 1 website Lao Premier League website