F.C. Chanthabouly

FC Chanthabouly, previously known as Lao Toyota F.C. for sponsorship reasons, is a professional football club based in Vientiane, Laos, competing in the Lao League 1.

FC Chanthabouly

Full name	Football Club Chanthabouly ສະໂມສອນບານເຕະ ຈັນທະບູລີ
Nickname(s)	King of Chanthabouly
Founded	2013; 10 years ago (2013)
Ground	New Laos National Stadium
Capacity	25,000
Owner	Khemsath Philapandeth
Head coach	Vacant
League	Lao League 1
Home colours Away colours

History

 

Team crest as Lao Toyota F.C.

FC Chanthabouly was founded in 2013 as Lao Toyota F.C. 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. In 2015, the team won its first domestic championship. This was followed by four successive championship victories between 2017 and 2020.

Since 2015, the team has qualified every season for the AFC Cup. The best result the team has achieved in this competition is fourth place in the group stage.

In 2021, the team adopted its current name, F.C. Chanthabouly.^[1]

Domestic history

	Season	League									Lao FF Cup	Top goalscorer		Head coach
Div.		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Name		League
2013	Vientiane Capital League 1	3rd	8	6	0	2	25	9	18	-			Somsack Keodara
2014	Lao Premier League	2nd	18	12	2	4	56	19	38	Runners-up	Kazuo Honma^[2]	29^[3]	Dave Booth
2015	Lao Premier League	1st	20	15	3	2	63	21	48	-	Kazuo Honma^[2]	17	Dave Booth
2016	Lao Premier League	2nd	26	22	1	3	85	11	67	-			Bounlap Khenkitisack
2017	Lao Premier League	1st	14	12	1	1	46	10	37	-	Kazuo Honma^[2]		Bounlap Khenkitisack
2018	Lao Premier League	1st	14	11	1	2	47	11	34	-			Jun Fukuda
2019	Lao Premier League	1st	15	12	1	2	46	12	37	Champions	Kazuo Honma	14^[4]	Jun Fukuda
2020	Lao Premier League	1st	12	10	2	0	31	5	32	Semifinal			Jun Fukuda
2021	Lao League 1	Cancelled											Prajak Weangsong

Continental history

As of match played 10 March 2020

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	Aggregate
2015	AFC Cup	Group H	Persib Bandung	0–0	0–1	4th
			New Radiant	1–1	1–2
			Ayeyawady United	2–2	3–4
2015	Mekong Club Championship	First Round	Boeung Ket Angkor	0–2		3rd
			Yangon United	2–5
2016	AFC Cup	Group H	Bengaluru	2–1	1–2	4th
			Johor Darul Ta'zim	1–4	0–3
			Ayeyawady United	2–3	2–4
2017	AFC Cup	Play-off round	Boeung Ket Angkor	0–1	1–1	1–2
2017	Mekong Club Championship	Semi-final	Khanh Hoa	0–2
2018	AFC Cup	Play-off round	Boeung Ket Angkor	0–1	3–3	3–4
2019	AFC Cup	Group H	PSM Makassar	0–3	3–7	4th
			Kaya Iloilo	1–1	1–5
			Home United	2–3	0–1
2020	AFC Cup	Group F	Yangon United	—	2–3	4th
			Hougang United	1–3	—
			Ho Chi Minh City	0–2	—
2021	AFC Cup	Preliminary round 2	Kasuka	—

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   LAO Outthilath Nammakhoth 2 MF   LAO Bounphithak Chanthalangsy 3 DF   LAO Anoulack Vannalath 4 DF   LAO Soukamphan Phommalyvong 5 DF   LAO Souksun Souksavath 6 MF   LAO Khonesavanh Keonuchanh 7 MF   LAO Chanthaphone Waenvongsoth 8 MF   LAO Phoutdavy Phommasane 9 DF   LAO Somsavath Sophabmixay 10 FW   BRA Rafinha 11 FW   LAO Lo Viphath 14 DF   LAO Konekham Inthammavong 15 DF   LAO Thippachanth Inthavong

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF   LAO Sana Maniphon 19 FW   LAO Akhom Thoranin 21 MF   LAO Alounnay Lounlasi 22 MF   LAO Phithack Kongmathilath (captain) 23 MF   LAO Souksavanh Somsanith 26 GK   LAO Soukthavy Soundala 29 MF   LAO Lathasay Lounlasy 32 DF   LAO Vanna Bounlovongsa 33 MF   JPN Masaaki Ideguchi 36 GK   LAO Sonexay Phanthilath 43 MF   JPN Kazu Yanagidate 54 FW   LAO Kiengthavesak Xayxanapanya

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 (2): 2014

Sponsors

Sportswear	Front sponsor	Chest sponsor	Shoulder sponsor
Lao Toyota Service	Lao Toyota Service	Krungsri	Yamaha

Technical staff

Role	Name
President	Khemsath Philapandeth
Vice-president 1	Yasuo Philapandeth
Vice-president 2	Phettavanh Inthavong
Team manager	Phokeo Philapandeth
Team manager 2	Sonenalin Noydala
Head coach	Vacant
Assistant coach	Vacant
Assistant coach 2	Ketsada Thongken
Goalkeeping coach	Vilasack Vanthanoulath
Physio	Senga loun Kietsavanh
Fitness & conditioning coach	Padit Thammavong

Manager history

Coaches by Years (2013–2020)

•   Somsack Keodala 2013
•   Dave Booth 2014-2015
•   Bounlap Khenkitisack 2016
•   Valakone Phomphakdy (Interim caretaker for the AFC Cup) 2016
•   Jun Fukuda 2017-2020
•   Prajak Weangsong 2021

Affiliated clubs

•   Shonan Bellmare (2022–present)^[5]

References

1. "ເຖິງຊື່ ແລະ ໂລໂກ້ຈະປ່ຽນໄປ ແຕ່ຫົວໃຈດວງເກົ່າ ບໍ່ເຄີຍປ່ຽນ". Facebook (in Lao). Lao Toyota F.C.
2. "ラオスリーグで英雄となった日本人選手". sponichi.co.jp (in Japanese). Sponichi. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
3. "17試合29ゴールで得点王に". footballchannel.jp/ (in Japanese). Football Channel. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
4. "ラオス】本間和生がラオプレミアリーグ2019得点王を獲得". europlus.jp/ (in Japanese). Euro Plus. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
5. . bellmare.co.jp (in Japanese). Shonan Bellmare. 15 January 2022. Archived from the original on 15 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.

External links

• Lao football