Young Elephants

Full name	Young Elephants Association Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Elephants
Short name	YE
Founded	2015; 10 years ago (2015)
Ground	New Laos National Stadium
Capacity	25,000
President	Jason Lim
Head coach	Satyasagara
League	Lao League 1
2023	Lao League 1, 1st of 8 (Champions)
Home colours Away colours
Current season

Young Elephants Association Football Club is an association football club based in Vientiane, Laos. It competes in the Lao League 1. It is own by Singaporean businessman Jason Lim since 2018. It has won 2 league titles (back to back undefeated) and 1 Lao FF Cup.

As of 08 February 2025 ^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  LAO Solasak Thilavong 2 DF  LAO Thatsaphone Khampanit 3 DF  LAO Sengvilay Chanthasili 4 DF  BRA Maycom Carvalho 6 DF  LAO Kittisak Phomvongsa 7 FW  LAO Vilay Kulangsy 8 MF  LAO Anousone Xaypanya 9 FW  LAO Kydavone Souvanny 10 FW  JPN Shogo Akiba 11 MF  LAO Souphan Khambaion 13 FW  LAO Lavi Somthongkham 14 MF  JPN Ryosuke Maeda 15 DF  LAO Thipphachanh Inthavong 18 MF  LAO Phahatxay Keomany

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 DF  LAO Kadam Koneyer 20 DF  LAO Sengdaovy Hanthavong 21 GK  LAO Anoulak Vilaphone 22 MF  LAO Phithack Kongmathilath 23 MF  LAO Phouthone Innalay 25 FW  LAO Phetsavanh Bounsoulinh 26 DF  LAO Phonsak Sisavath 30 MF  JPN Yuta Suzuki 32 MF  LAO Chanthaphone Waenvongsoth 47 FW  LAO Thavisok Latsavong 77 MF  UZB Saveliy Abramov 89 GK  LAO Outthilath Nammakhoth 99 FW  JPN Takumu Nishihara

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF  LAO Bounphachan Bounkong (to Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng)

Position	Name
President	Jason Lim
CEO	Bon Soundala
Vice-president 1	Kevin Pereira
Vice-president 2	Douangmany Souvannavong
Team manager	Soulisay Chanthalanouvath
General secretary	Jeremy Choong
EXCO member	Philip Tay
Head coach	Satyasagara
Assistant coach	Sengvilay Chanthasily
	Phoutpasong Sengdalavong
Goalkeeping coach	Vilasack Vanthanoulath
Physiotherapist	Souvanny Sony
Director of footballs	Andrew Woodward

Name	Period
Bounma Patthammavong	January 2018
Kanlaya Sysomvang	February 2018
Kovanh Namthavixay	January 2019
Perianan Sugunan	January 2020
Bounlap Khenkitisack	March 2021
Satyasagara	March 2022–2023
Phoutpasong Sengdalavong	May 2024-

Season	Tournament	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2022	AFC Cup	Group I	Viettel	1–5		4th
			Hougang United	1–3
			Phnom Penh Crown	2–4
2023–24	AFC Cup	Preliminary round 2	Phnom Penh Crown		0–3	0–3
2024–25	AFC Challenge League	Group D	Shan United	0-2		3th
			Tainan City	2-3

Season	Tournament	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2024–25	ASEAN Club Championship	Qualifying play-off	Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng	2–3	1–5	3–8

• Young Elephants Profile on the Lao League official site
• Young Elephants on Eleven Sports
• Young Elephants' Vannasone Doaungmaity interview on Eleven Sports in 2019