VIENTIANE (9 July 2019) – The inaugural Commando-LFF Cup is set to kick off on 13 July with 14 teams taking part.
The brand new knockout competition will last for two months with the final set for 21 September 2019.
The participating teams are those from the Lao Premier League and Division One teams and they are Lao Toyota FC, Young Elephants FC, EVO United, Master 7 FC, Army FC, Police FC, Bears Lao Football Academy, Viengchanh FC, Vientiane Capital FC, Vientiane Football Team, NUOL FC, Quest United, Trinity FC and KPS FC.
Commando is an energy drink and where they have agreed to sponsor the tournament with 1.14 billion kip (USD 131,000) from 2019-2021 with each team receiving 3 million kip (USD 345) to take part and 1 million kip (USD 115) for a win.
The winner will take home 30 million kip (USD 3,400) and runner up 15.000.000 kip (USD 1,700).