Young Elephants FC
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| Full name | Young Elephants Association Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Elephants | ||
| Short name | YE | ||
| Founded | 2015 | ||
| Ground | New Laos National Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 25,000 | ||
| President | Jason Lim | ||
| Head coach | Phoutpasong Sengdalavong | ||
| League | Lao League 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | Lao League 1, 2nd of 8 | ||
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Young Elephants Association Football Club is a professional 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.
In 2019, the club took part in the Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup in Chittagong, Bangladesh.[1]
Players
[edit]- As of 8 February 2025[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Technical staff
[edit]| Position | Name |
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| President |  Jason Lim
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| CEO |  Bon Soundala
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| Vice-president 1 | Kevin Pereira
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| Vice-president 2 | Douangmany Souvannavong
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| General secretary | Jeremy Choong
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| Team manager |  Patrick Riedener
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| EXCO member | Philip Tay
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| Head coach | Phoutpasong Sengdalavong
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| Assistant coach | Sengvilay Chanthasily
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| Goalkeeping coach | Vilasack Vanthanoulath
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| Physiotherapist | Tom Douangphachanh
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| Kit manager | Vongphachan Phoummeethone Anouluck Sibounnavong
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| Director of football |  Andrew Woodward
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Manager history
[edit]| Name | Period |
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| Bounma Patthammavong
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January
2018 |
| Kanlaya Sysomvang
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February
2018 |
| Kovanh Namthavixay
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January
2019 |
| Perianan Sugunan
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January
2020 |
| Bounlap Khenkitisack
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March
2021 |
| Satyasagara
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March
2022–2023 |
| Phoutpasong Sengdalavong
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May
2024- |
Continental record
[edit]AFC
[edit]| Season | Tournament | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2022 | AFC Cup | Group I |  Viettel
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1–5 | 4th | |
| Hougang United
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1–3 | |||||
 Phnom Penh Crown
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2–4 | |||||
| 2023–24 | AFC Cup | Preliminary round 2 | Phnom Penh Crown
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0–3 | 0–3 | |
| 2024–25 | AFC Challenge League | Group D |  Shan United
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0–2 | 3th | |
 Tainan City
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2–3 | |||||
AFF
[edit]| Season | Tournament | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2024–25 | ASEAN Club Championship | Qualifying play-off | Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng
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2–3 | 1–5 | 3–8 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Sheikh Kamal Cup 2019: Gokulam Kerala stuns Bashundhara Kings 3–1". Sportstar. 22 October 2019. Archived from the original on 12 November 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
- ^ "Player list in Laos League 1 season 2024–25". 22 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
External links
[edit]- Young Elephants Profile on the Lao League official site
- Young Elephants on Eleven Sports
- Young Elephants' Vannasone Doaungmaity interview on Eleven Sports in 2019
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