Football Club Chanthabouly, also known as FC Chanthabouly, (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.

Chanthabouly
Full nameFootball Club Chanthabouly ສະໂມສອນບານເຕະ ຈັນທະບູລີ
Nickname(s)King of Chanthabouly
Founded2013; 11 years ago (2013), as
Lao Toyota F.C.
2021; 3 years ago (2021),
as FC Chanthabuly
GroundNew Laos National Stadium
Capacity25,000
OwnerKhemsath Philapandeth
Head coachVacant
LeagueLao League 2
2023Lao League 2; 2nd

History

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Team crest as Lao Toyota from 2013–2020.

Lao Toyota

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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.[1] 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

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In 2021, the team adopted its current name, Football Club Chanthabouly.[2]

Domestic history

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Season Division League Lao FF Cup Top goalscorer Head coach
Pl. W D L GF GA P Pos. Name Goals
2013 Vientiane Capital League 1 8 6 0 2 25 9 18 3rd Somsack Keodara
2014 Lao Premier League 18 12 2 4 56 19 38 2nd Runners-up Kazuo Honma[3] 29[4] Dave Booth
2015 Lao Premier League 20 15 3 2 63 21 48 1st Kazuo Honma[3] 17 Dave Booth
2016 Lao Premier League 26 22 1 3 85 11 67 2nd Bounlap Khenkitisack
2017 Lao Premier League 14 12 1 1 46 10 37 1st Kazuo Honma Bounlap Khenkitisack
2018 Lao Premier League 14 11 1 2 47 11 34 1st Jun Fukuda
2019 Lao Premier League 15 12 1 2 46 12 37 1st Champions Kazuo Honma[3] 14[5] Jun Fukuda
2020 Lao Premier League 12 10 2 0 31 5 32 1st Semi-final Jun Fukuda
2021 Lao League 1 Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Prajak Weangsong
2023 Lao League 2 22 15 5 2 59 18 41 2nd Runners-up Ketsada Thongken

Continental history

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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

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Honours

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Domestic leagues

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Sponsors

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

Technical staff

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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

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Coaches by Years (2013–2020)

Affiliated clubs

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References

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  1. ^ Ghosh, Soumo (22 September 2021). "The Last Goal – Remembering Cristiano Junior". the-aiff.com. New Delhi: All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  2. ^ "ເຖິງຊື່ ແລະ ໂລໂກ້ຈະປ່ຽນໄປ ແຕ່ຫົວໃຈດວງເກົ່າ ບໍ່ເຄີຍປ່ຽນ". Facebook (in Lao). Lao Toyota F.C. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "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. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  4. ^ "17試合29ゴールで得点王に". footballchannel.jp/ (in Japanese). Football Channel. 8 August 2014. Archived from the original on 16 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  5. ^ "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. Archived from the original on 16 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  6. ^ "ベルマーレ・アジア・フットボール・アライアンス(BAFA)設立のお知らせ". bellmare.co.jp (in Japanese). Shonan Bellmare. 15 January 2022. Archived from the original on 15 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
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