AFC Club Licensing Regulations hailed by Laos

The Lao Premier League represents the highest level of football sport in Laos with 14 clubs.

Their managers attended an AFC Club Licensing Workshop to ensure the implementation of the Lao Football Federation National Club Licensing Regulations by 2017 and of the AFC Cup Club Licensing Regulations by 2018.

CEO of the Lao Premier League, Mr Mano Nhouvannasak, announced that “By working together, sharing AFC expertise and pooling our efforts, we can make club licensing a major driver of football development in our country. We can improve club management, fan experience and youth football development.

'This is the first implementation of the Club Licensing Regulations in Laos. The regulations will help the clubs move towards professionalism and become more active on and off the pitch as never before.

'This is a new football revolution for Laotian football and we believe that most of the criteria will be fulfilled by the ambitious clubs. We are pleased to organise a fruitful workshop delivered by AFC development experts who give clubs great support and we are looking forward to organising more seminars and workshops for the clubs, particularly on club management and player support.”

During the workshop other relevant heavyweight personalities from Laotian football management took the occasion to make new announcements, such as Mr Visakan Subramanian, the AFC Development Officer, who explained the objectives, timelines, process and criteria within the Club Licensing Regulations.