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Football Club Chanthabouly, also known as FC Chanthabouly, previously known as Lao Toyota Football Club for sponsorship reasons, is a professional
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club based in
Vientiane Vientiane (, ) is the capital city, capital and largest city of Laos. Situated on the banks of the Mekong, Mekong River at the Thailand, Thai border, it comprises the five urban districts of Vientiane Prefecture and had a population of 840,000 ...
,
Laos Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR), is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by Myanmar and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast, and Thailand to the west and ...
, currently competing in the
Lao League 2 The Lao League 2 is the second-level men's football league in Laos. The latest winner of the league was Savannakhet F.C.. Champions *2018: Lao Army *2019: Muanghat United *2020: Lao Army *2023: HBT 941 *2024 The year saw the list ...
. 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
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. The team debuted in the Vientiane Capital League 1 in 2013, where they finished third and earned promotion to the
Lao Premier League The Lao League 1 (), also known as the Pepsi Lao League 1 for sponsorship reasons, is the highest level of men's football in Laos. Teams A total of 10 teams participated in the 2025–26 Lao League 1 season. :''Note: Table lists in alphabetical ...
, 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
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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


Continental history


Current squad


Honours


Domestic leagues

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Lao Premier League The Lao League 1 (), also known as the Pepsi Lao League 1 for sponsorship reasons, is the highest level of men's football in Laos. Teams A total of 10 teams participated in the 2025–26 Lao League 1 season. :''Note: Table lists in alphabetical ...
** 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 The Lao League 2 is the second-level men's football league in Laos. The latest winner of the league was Savannakhet F.C.. Champions *2018: Lao Army *2019: Muanghat United *2020: Lao Army *2023: HBT 941 *2024 The year saw the list ...
** Runners-up (1): 2023


Sponsors


Technical staff


Manager history

''Coaches by Years (2013–2020)'' * Somsack Keodala *
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* Bounlap Khenkitisack * Valakone Phomphakdy (Interim caretaker for the AFC Cup) * Jun Fukuda * Prajak Weangsong


Affiliated clubs

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(2022–present)


References


External links


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