Champasak Avenir F.C.

Champasak Avenir

Full name	Champasak HAGL Avenir Football Club
Nickname	The dolphins
Short name	CHM
Founded	2015; 11 years ago (2015) as IDSEA Champasak United Football Club 2022; 4 years ago (2022) as Champasak Football Club 2025; 1 year ago (2025) as Champasak Avenir Football Club
Ground	Champasak Stadium
Capacity	12,000
Owner(s)	Connected Plus Co., Ltd.
Chairman	Bae Ji-sun
Head coach	Kim Tae-young
League	Lao Premier League
2025–26	Lao League 1, 4th of 10
Website	cpkavenir.com
Home colours Away colours

Champasak HAGL Avenir Football Club (Lao: ສະໂມສອນບານເຕະ ຈໍາປາສັກ ຮ່ວງແອັງຢາລາຍ ອາເວເນຍ) is a professional football club based in Pakse, Champasak Province, Laos. The club was established in 2015 and competes in the Lao League 1, the top tier of Laotian football. The club plays its home matches at Champasak Stadium which holds 12,000 people.

History

IDSEA Champasak United was established in 2015, following the relocation of the previous Champasak based professional team SHB Champasak to Vientiane.

The club was rebranded to Champasak Avenir in 2025 through a partnership between the Champasak Provincial Football Federation and Lee Dong Jun (DJ), the CEO of the South Korean company DJ Management. DJ spearheaded the project by establishing Connected Plus Co., Ltd. in Korea with several shareholders. This company then founded Connected Plus Sole Co., Ltd. in Laos, which is now the official operating entity of Champasak Avenir. The new management has a stated goal of winning the league and bringing a new level of professionalism to Laotian football. The club’s development process, from the acquisition to the selection of coaches and players, is being documented for a media project, including a documentary and a YouTube channel.

In June 2026, the club signed a three-year sponsorship agreement with Vietnamese company Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group and was renamed Champasak HAGL Avenir.

Players

Current squad

As of 10 October 2026 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 Thepphakone Sisounarm 3 DF  VIE Tô Minh Lộc (on loan from Hoang Anh Gia Lai) 4 DF  LAO Alounxay Thepsouvan 5 DF  KOR Kim Hwan-hee 7 FW  LAO Kouaycheng Noophackde 8 MF  LAO Phouluang Vinnavong 9 FW  LAO Southanome Oumvongsa 10 MF  KOR Um Ji-hwan 11 FW  VIE Nguyễn Bảo Đức (on loan from Hoang Anh Gia Lai) 13 DF  LAO Anousone Xayyalath 15 DF  LAO Aekthavee Chanthavilard 17 MF  KOR Lee Gi-hun 18 FW  KOR Kim Chae-hyun

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 MF  LAO Phouthasone Kanhomsavanh 20 DF  KOR Jang Min 21 DF  LAO Phonexai Xamonthien 22 MF  LAO Lektoxa Thongsavath 23 MF  LAO Phetvixay Phimmasen 24 GK  JPN Hideyuki Watanabe 26 MF  LAO Somchai Xaiyachak 33 DF  LAO Khamsanga Phimmasone 40 DF  KOR Kim Jae-ha 45 MF  LAO Xayasith Singsavang 55 GK  LAO Sankham Thavithong 77 MF  KOR Park Sang-ha

Coaching staff

As of July 2025

Position	Name
Head coach	Kim Tae-young
Assistant coach	Shin Jong-young
Technical director	Chung Sung-hwan

Former managers

Manager	Season	Achievements
Yuki Matsuda	January 2016–May 2016
Khamla Pinkeo	January 2022–December 2023
Phouphet Sanouvong	July 2024–January 2025
Kim Tae-young	May 2025–present

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