# 2022 Lao League

The 2022 Lao League is the 33rd season of the Lao League 1. Contested by 7 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Lao League 2. The season started on 12 March 2022. It is played in triple round-robin format, with 21 total rounds. Due to the new policies and regulations implemented by the newly established Laos Football League Company, there will be only seven teams in the league.
FC Chanthabouly were the defending champions, having won their title in 2020 season. However, they did not send a team due to problems with the Lao National Football Federation.

## Team

A total of 7 teams participated in the 2022 Lao League season.

### Stadium

    Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Champasak | Champasak Province | Champasak Stadium | 12,000 |
| Ezra | Vientiane | New Laos National Stadium | 25,000 |
| Lao Army | Vientiane | Army Stadium KM5 | 1,000 |
| Luang Prabang | Luang Prabang Province | Luang Prabang Stadium | 20,000 |
| Master 7 FC | Vientiane | New Laos National Stadium | 25,000 |
| Viengchanh | Vientiane Province | New Laos National Stadium | 25,000 |
| Young Elephants | Vientiane | New Laos National Stadium | 25,000 |

### Withdrew

A total of 7 teams participated in the 2022 Lao League season, 1 promoted from the previous season of Lao League 2. 1 teams withdrew from the league, including defending champions, Chanthabouly after winning the 2021 season due to Laos match fixing scandal.
* Chanthabuly

## Personnel, kit and sponsoring

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Champasak | Khamla Pinkeo | Nalongsit Chanthalanhsy | EVO | HAL Logistics ຮຸ່ງອາລຸນ ຂົນສົ່ງ |
| Ezra | Soukphavanh Phaivanh | Phathana Phommathep | Mizuno | Coca-Cola |
| Lao Army | Viengsavanh Sayyaboun | Phouthone Innalay | Myway Sportwear | Myway Sports |
| Luang Prabang | Khamsai Chanthavong | Bounmy Jittaphone | Cava | BCEL Bank & Luang Prabang in group & Luang Prabang Hotel |
| Master 7 | Chandalaphone Liepvixai | Keoviengphet Liththideth | NOAH | ISUZU LAO SERVICES |
| Viengchanh | Phoutpasong Sengdalavong | Keo Phimmasone | EVO | Niksan mining development group & Lao star |
| Young Elephants | Satyasagara | Bounphachan Bounkong | FBT | T-Plus & Foodpanda |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Week | Table | Incoming manager |
| Luang Prabang | Kaisone Xayavong | Resigned | 15 May 2022 | 6 | 6 | Khamsai Chanthavong |
| Ezra | Na Byung Soo | Resigned | 5 Jun 2022 | 6 | 6 | Soukphavanh Phaivanh |

## Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to four per team. A team can use four foreign players on the field in each game, including at least one player from the AFC region.
Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Asian Player | Former Players |
| Champasak | | | | | |
| Ezra | Takumi Ito | Melvin Platje | | Takuya Watanabe | |
| Lao Army | | | | | |
| Luang Prabang | Emmanuel Jugbe Doe | | | Rei Ishikawa | |
| Master 7 | Souleymane Coulibaly | | | Yukihiro Ayukawa | Murphy Ebedi Abu Kanu Rafinha |
| Viengchanh | Koffi Ben David | Murphy Ebedi | Abu Kanu | | |
| Young Elephants | Lucas Paulista | Shori Murata | Aee Soe | Ryota Yanagisono | Masaya Tobari Satoshi Iwahashi |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Young Elephants (Q) | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 9 | +32 | 44 | 2023-24 AFC Cup Play-off round and 2023 AFF Club Championship |
| 2 | Master 7 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 17 | +14 | 33 | |
| 3 | Ezra | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 29 | |
| 4 | Luang Prabang | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 19 | |
| 5 | Lao Army | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 19 | |
| 6 | Viengchanh | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 44 | −27 | 15 | |
| 7 | Champasak | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 34 | −13 | 13 | |

## Awards

* The best player:
** Kydavone Souvanny (Young Elephants)
* The scoring:
** Keoviengphet Liththideth (Master 7)
* The best goalkeeper:
** Outthilath Nammakhoth (Young Elephants)

## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Keoviengphet Liththideth | Master 7 | 15 |
| 2 | Rafinha | Master 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Sinnakone Koumanykham | Luang Prabang | 9 |
| 4 | Bounphachan Bounkong | Young Elephants | 8 |
| 4 | Peter Phanthavong | Ezra | 8 |
| 4 | Lucas Paulista | Young Elephants | 8 |
| 4 | Soukphachan Luangthala | Champasak | 8 |
| 8 | Anousone Xaypanya | Ezra | 6 |
| 9 | Chony Wenpaserth | Ezra | 5 |
| 9 | Phouvieng Phoumsavath | Viengchanh | 5 |
* 1 own goal
Kittisak Phomvongsa (against Master 7 FC)
* 1 own goal
Bounmy Jittaphon (against Viengchanh FC)