# F.C. Chanthabouly

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.

## History
### Lao Toyota

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. 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

| Season | Division | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | Lao FF Cup | Top goalscorer | Top goalscorer | Head coach |
| Season | Division | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | P | Pos. | Lao FF Cup | Name | Goals | Head coach |
| 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 | 29 | Dave Booth |
| 2015 | Lao Premier League | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 63 | 21 | 48 | 1st | — | Kazuo Honma | 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 | 14 | 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 | Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | 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

    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 |
| 2015 | AFC Cup | Group H | New Radiant | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4th |
| 2015 | AFC Cup | Group H | Ayeyawady United | 2–2 | 3–4 | 4th |
| 2015 | Mekong Club Championship | First round | Boeung Ket Angkor | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3rd |
| 2015 | Mekong Club Championship | First round | Yangon United | 2–5 | 2–5 | | 3rd |
| 2016 | AFC Cup | Group H | Bengaluru | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4th |
| 2016 | AFC Cup | Group H | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 1–4 | 0–3 | 4th |
| 2016 | AFC Cup | Group H | Ayeyawady United | 2–3 | 2–4 | 4th |
| 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 | 0–2 | 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 |
| 2019 | AFC Cup | Group H | Kaya Iloilo | 1–1 | 1–5 | 4th |
| 2019 | AFC Cup | Group H | Home United | 2–3 | 0–1 | 4th |
| 2020 | AFC Cup | Group F | Yangon United | — | 2–3 | 4th |
| 2020 | AFC Cup | Group F | Hougang United | 1–3 | — | 4th |
| 2020 | AFC Cup | Group F | Ho Chi Minh City | 0–2 | — | 4th |
| 2021 | AFC Cup | Preliminary round 2 | Kasuka | — | — | — |

## 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 (1): 2014
* Lao League 2
** Runners-up (1): 2023

## 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)