Prime Minister's Cup (Laos)

Prime Minister's Cup
Founded2003; 23 years ago (2003)
RegionLaos
TeamsVarious
Current championsEzra (1st title)
Most championshipsLao Bank FC
Yotha FC (2 titles)
2024–25 Prime Minister's Cup

The Lao Prime Minister's Cup (Lao: ການແຂ່ງຂັນບານເຕະ ຊິງຂັນພະນະທ່ານນາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີ ແຫ່ງ ສປປ ລາວ) is an annual association football tournament in Laos, first established in 2003 to provide a platform for teams outside of Vientiane to compete against those in the Lao Premier League.[1] In addition to encouraging the development of association football across Laos, it is intended to celebrate the National Day of Laos on December 2.[2] It is sponsored by Beerlao and called the "Battle of the Provinces".[1]

Format

Format consists of a qualifying stage for regional teams,[3] usually 3 groups of 4 teams, played at the Savannakhet Stadium in Savannakhet, the Champasak Stadium in Pakse and the Luang Prabang Stadium in Luang Prabang.[3] The winners of these groups then join the top teams from the Lao Premier League, divided into 2 groups with round-robin tournament format.[4] The top two teams then proceed to the semi-final to determine the two teams who will play in the final.[4]

Winners and finalists

Year Winner Score Runners-up Venue
Prime Minister's Cup (2003–2013)
2003 MCTPC 2–1 Lao Army Laos National Stadium
2004 Vientiane 2–1 (a.e.t.) Savannakhet Laos National Stadium
2005 Not played due to clash with both the Laos National Games and the 2005 SEA Games
2006 Lao-American College 3–1 Vientiane Laos National Stadium
2007 MPWT (2) 2–1 Savannakhet Laos National Stadium
2008–09 Not held
2010 Lao Bank 5–2 (a.e.t.) Lao Police Club New Laos National Stadium
2011 Lao Bank (2) 2–1 Lao Police Club New Laos National Stadium
2012 SHB Champasak 5–0 Savannakhet Champasak Stadium
2013 Lao Army 1–0 Par Vem New Laos National Stadium
LFF Cup (2014)
2014 Lao Police Club Round-robin Lao Toyota N/a
The Minister Cup (2015)
2015 Lanexang United 5–0 Lao Army New Laos National Stadium
2016–17 Not held
LFF Cup (2019–2022)
2019 Lao Toyota 8–0 Evo United New Laos National Stadium
2020 Young Elephant 2–1 Muanghat United New Laos National Stadium
2021 Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022 Young Elephant (2) 2–1 (a.e.t.) Master 7 New Laos National Stadium
Prime Minister's Cup (2024–present)
2024–25 Ezra 2–1 (a.e.t.) Young Elephant Champasak Stadium
2025–26 Ezra (2) 4–1 Lao Army Luang Prabang Stadium

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Prime Minister's Cup - Official Lao FA website
  2. ^ Laos - List of Cup Winners at RSSSF.com
  3. ^ a b Qualifying results for the 2012 Prime Minister's Cup[permanent dead link] at the Official Lao FA website.
  4. ^ a b Latest results from PM Cup at the Official Lao FA website
allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister%27s_Cup_(Laos)