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.

Chanthabouly

Full name	Football Club Chanthabouly ສະໂມສອນບານເຕະ ຈັນທະບູລີ
Nickname(s)	King of Chanthabouly
Founded	2013; 12 years ago (2013), as Lao Toyota F.C. 2021; 4 years ago (2021), as FC Chanthabuly
Ground	New Laos National Stadium
Capacity	25,000
Owner	Khemsath Philapandeth
Head coach	Vacant
League	Lao League 2
2023	Lao League 2; 2nd
Home colours Away colours

History

Team crest as Lao Toyota from 2013–2020.

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.^[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

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

Domestic history

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

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

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)^[6]