# Young Elephants FC

Young Elephants Association Football Club is an association football club based in Vientiane, Laos. It competes in the Lao League 1. It is owned by Singaporean businessman Jason Lim since 2018. It has won 2 league titles (back to back undefeated) and 1 Lao FF Cup.

## Roster

    As of 08 February 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | LAO | Solasak Thilavong |
| 2 | DF | LAO | Thatsaphone Khampanit |
| 3 | DF | LAO | Sengvilay Chanthasili |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Maycom Carvalho |
| 6 | DF | LAO | Kittisak Phomvongsa |
| 7 | FW | LAO | Vilay Kulangsy |
| 8 | MF | LAO | Anousone Xaypanya |
| 9 | FW | LAO | Kydavone Souvanny |
| 10 | FW | JPN | Shogo Akiba |
| 11 | MF | LAO | Souphan Khambaion |
| 13 | FW | LAO | Lavi Somthongkham |
| 14 | MF | JPN | Ryosuke Maeda |
| 15 | DF | LAO | Thipphachanh Inthavong |
| 18 | MF | LAO | Phahatxay Keomany |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | DF | LAO | Kadam Koneyer |
| 20 | DF | LAO | Sengdaovy Hanthavong |
| 21 | GK | LAO | Anoulak Vilaphone |
| 22 | MF | LAO | Phithack Kongmathilath |
| 23 | MF | LAO | Phouthone Innalay |
| 25 | FW | LAO | Phetsavanh Bounsoulinh |
| 26 | DF | LAO | Phonsak Sisavath |
| 30 | MF | JPN | Yuta Suzuki |
| 32 | MF | LAO | Chanthaphone Waenvongsoth |
| 47 | FW | LAO | Thavisok Latsavong |
| 77 | MF | UZB | Saveliy Abramov |
| 89 | GK | LAO | Outthilath Nammakhoth |
| 99 | FW | JPN | Takumu Nishihara |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | LAO | Bounphachan Bounkong (to Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng) |

### Technical staff

| Position | Name |
| President | Jason Lim |
| CEO | Bon Soundala |
| Vice-president 1 | Kevin Pereira |
| Vice-president 2 | Douangmany Souvannavong |
| Team manager | Soulisay Chanthalanouvath |
| General secretary | Jeremy Choong |
| EXCO member | Philip Tay |
| Head coach | Satyasagara |
| Assistant coach | Sengvilay Chanthasily |
| Assistant coach | Phoutpasong Sengdalavong |
| Goalkeeping coach | Vilasack Vanthanoulath |
| Physiotherapist | Souvanny Sony |
| Director of footballs | Andrew Woodward |

### Manager history

| Name | Period |
| Bounma Patthammavong | January 2018 |
| Kanlaya Sysomvang | February 2018 |
| Kovanh Namthavixay | January 2019 |
| Perianan Sugunan | January 2020 |
| Bounlap Khenkitisack | March 2021 |
| Satyasagara | March 2022–2023 |
| Phoutpasong Sengdalavong | May 2024- |

## Tournament
### AFC club tournament

| Season | Tournament | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 2022 | AFC Cup | Group I | Viettel | 1–5 | 1–5 | 4th |
| 2022 | AFC Cup | Group I | Hougang United | 1–3 | 1–3 |
| 2022 | AFC Cup | Group I | Phnom Penh Crown | 2–4 | 2–4 |
| 2023–24 | AFC Cup | Preliminary round 2 | Phnom Penh Crown | | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| 2024–25 | AFC Challenge League | Group D | Shan United | 0-2 | 0-2 | 3th |
| 2024–25 | AFC Challenge League | Group D | Tainan City | 2-3 | 2-3 |

### AFF club tournament

| Season | Tournament | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 2024–25 | ASEAN Club Championship | Qualifying play-off | Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | 2–3 | 1–5 | 3–8 |