The football team of the armed force of Champassak province of Lao won the 2009 Number One Cup after defeating Vietnam ’s Binh Phuoc military team 2-1 on Nov. 5.

The Number One Cup is an international football tournament, for the armed forces in Vietnam , Laos and Cambodia . This year’s event was held from Oct. 27-Nov. 5 with the participation of seven teams from Laos ’s Champassak and Savannakhet provinces, Cambodia ’s Kompongthom and Stungtreng province, and Vietnam ’s Binh Phuoc province.

The police team from Binh Phuoc province and the Laos ’ Savannakhet team shared the third prize.

Player Phan Thavong of Champassak who scored 10 goals during the tournament was presented the “Best Scorer” title and Hoang Dinh Ngoc of Binh Phuoc military team got the “Best Goal Keeper”.

On this occasion, the tournament’s organising board presented 6 tonnes of rice to flood victims in Kompongthom and Stungtreng provinces./.