The Laos women's national association football team represents

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 ...

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History

In 2005, Laos was among the Southeast Asian nations, alongside other neighboring countries, anticipated to field a women's team for the

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held in

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in December. The women's team was not established until 2007, making its international debut at the

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. On September 6, 2007, it faced the

Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...

team, undergoing a 1–13 defeat, with Souphavanh Phayvanh scoring Laos first-ever goal in the 70th minute. The year 2011 saw Laos host the

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for the first time and reach the semifinals for the first time in the tournament’s history. The team secured its biggest result with an 11–0 victory over the

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team, and finished fourth after losses to

Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...

and

. In 2015, Laos participated in its first Olympic qualifying tournament and was eliminated in the first round after losses to the

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team and Iran. After not playing a single match between 2015 and 2021, the team returned to action and participated in its first Asian Cup Qualifying campaign in 2021. Drawn into

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, the team was eliminated after a loss to

and a draw with hosts

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Roster

Coaches

Players

The following players were called up for the

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matches in November 2024 respectively.

Match

;Legend

2024

2025

Tournament

FIFA World Cup

Olympic Games

AFC Asian Cup

Asian Games

ASEAN Championship

ASEAN Cup

SEA Games

References

External links

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