2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship

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2024–25 Shopee Cup
Tournament details
DatesQualifying and competition proper:
17 July 2024 – 21 May 2025
TeamsCompetition proper: 12
Total (maximum): 14
 (from 10 associations)
← 2022

The 2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship or simply 2024–25 ACC, officially 2024–25 Shopee Cup due to sponsorship reasons,[1] will be the third edition of the ASEAN Club Championship, an international football competition between domestic champion club sides affiliated with the member associations of the ASEAN Football Federation.[2][3] It will be the first ACC to commence since 2005.[4]

The revival of the ASEAN Club Championship was first proposed to the Asian Football Confederation in 2019,[5] but was hampered by the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] The most recent unsuccessful attempt was for 2023–24.[7]

The tournament was launched on April 4, 2024 with games projected to be played from 17 July 2024 to 21 May 2025.[8] The previous tournament was officially cancelled due to the overlapping competition schedules (2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round and 2023 AFC Asian Cup).[9]

On 8th May 2024, Persija Jakarta decided to withdraw from participating in the ASEAN Club Championship.

Association team allocation[edit]

Clubs from all 12 member football associations of the ASEAN Football Federation are eligible to enter the competition. Australia and Timor Leste did not enter any club.[8]

Participation for 2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship
Participating
Not participating
Football association Group stage Playoff
Indonesia Indonesia 2 —
Malaysia Malaysia 2 —
Thailand Thailand 2 —
Vietnam Vietnam 2 —
Philippines Philippines 1 —
Singapore Singapore 1 —
Brunei Brunei — 1
Cambodia Cambodia — 1
Laos Laos — 1
Myanmar Myanmar — 1
Australia Australia — —
East Timor Timor-Leste — —

Teams[edit]

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Location of the 2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship clubs
Notes
  1. ^
    Indonesia (IDN): Persija, the 2022–23 Liga 1 runners-up, qualified but declined to participate. Thus, their spot was given to Borneo, the 2023–24 Liga 1 regular series premiers.[13]
  2. ^
    Malaysia (MAS): Johor Darul Ta'zim, the 2023 Malaysia Super League champions qualified but declined to participate.[8]
  3. ^
    Singapore (SGP): Albirex Niigata (S), the 2023 Singapore Premier League champions, are a satellite team of a Japanese club and thus ineligible to represent Singapore in the ACC. As a result, Lion City Sailors, the 2023 Singapore Cup winners, qualified instead.[8]

Schedule[edit]

The schedule of the competition is as follows.[14]

Stage Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying stage Qualifying play-off 9 May 2024 17 July 2024 24 July 2024
Group stage Matchday 1 21–22 August 2024
Matchday 2 25–26 September 2024
Matchday 3 8–9 January 2025
Matchday 4 22–23 January 2025
Matchday 5 5–6 February 2025
Knockout stage Semi-finals 2 April 2025 30 April 2025
Finals 14 May 2025 21 May 2025

Foreign players[edit]

A maximum of four foreigners are allowed per club which follows the Asian Football Confederation's (AFC) 3+1 rule; three players of any nationality and a fourth coming from an AFC member nation. A player coming from an AFF member nation will not be considered as a foreign player. This will be confirmed once the draw is confirmed.[citation needed]

Qualifying play-offs[edit]

Main article: 2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship qualifying play-offs

Four clubs from four member associations will compete for two of the twelve berths in the competition proper.[8]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Young Elephants Laos — Cambodia Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng 17 July '24 24 July '24
Kasuka Brunei — Myanmar Shan United 17 July '24 24 July '24

Group stage[edit]

Main article: 2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship group stage

12 teams were drawn into 2 groups of 6 for the group stage on 9 May 2024 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Teams from the same association cannot be placed in the same group.[15] The group stage will be a single round-robin format with home-and-away matches. The top two teams from each group advance to the semifinals. [8]

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Thailand BG Pathum United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualified to Knockout stage
2 Malaysia Terengganu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Indonesia PSM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Vietnam Dong A Thanh Hoa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 N/A Play-off winner 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 N/A Play-off winner 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 21 August 2024. Source: ASEAN United FC
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Thailand Buriram United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualified to Knockout stage
2 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Vietnam Cong An Ha Noi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Indonesia Borneo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Philippines Kaya FC—Iloilo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Singapore Lion City Sailors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 22 August 2024. Source: ASEAN United FC
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Knockout stage[edit]

Main article: 2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship knockout stage

Bracket[edit]

Semi-finals Finals
          
A2 Runner-up of Group A
B1 Winner of Group B
Winner of Semi-final 1
Winner of Semi-final 2
B2 Runner-up of Group B
A1 Winner of Group A

Semi-finals[edit]

The top two club from each of the two groups in the group stage will play two-legged matches each to determine the finalist teams.[8]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Runner-up of Group A – Winner of Group B 2 April '25 30 April '25
Runner-up of Group B – Winner of Group A 2 April '25 30 April '25
First leg
Runner-up of Group AvWinner of Group B
Runner-up of Group BvWinner of Group A
Second leg
Winner of Group BvRunner-up of Group A
Winner of Group AvRunner-up of Group B

Finals[edit]

The finalists will play two-legged matches to determine the champions.[8]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Winner of Semi-final 1 – Winner of Semi-final 2 14 May '25 21 May '25
First leg
Winner of Semi-final 1vWinner of Semi-final 2
Second leg
Winner of Semi-final 2vWinner of Semi-final 1

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Nurikhsani, Gregah (4 April 2024). "AFF Gelar Kompetisi Antarklub Asia Tenggara Bernama Shopee Cup" [AFF Holds Southeast Asian Inter-Club Competition Called Shopee Cup]. Bola.com (in Indonesian).
  2. ^ "Asean Club Championship to launch after getting AFC and Fifa backing". 6 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Fox Sports". Archived from the original on 2019-11-06. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  4. ^ "Vietnam to send two football teams to AFF Club Championship 2023".
  5. ^ "AFC Statement on the Asean Club Championship". Asian Football Confederation. 17 November 2019.
  6. ^ Football: ASEAN Club Championship returns after 20 years with Shopee as new sponsor. Channel News Asia (TV broadcast). Singapore: Mediacorp Pte. Ltd. 4 April 2024. Archived from the original on 6 April 2024 – via YouTube.
  7. ^ "Vietnam to send two football teams to AFF Club Championship 2024-2025". VietnamPlus. Vietnam News Agency. 4 October 2023.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h Lee, David (4 April 2024). "Asean Club Championship to make a comeback in 2024-25 season". The Straits Times. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  9. ^ 2023 AFF Club Championship schedule, structure announced
  10. ^ Rahayu, Suci; Bagaskara, Sem (7 May 2024). "Persija Putuskan Absen, PSM Ikut ASEAN Club Championship 2024-2025". Kompas.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Borneo FC Samarinda - Official Website". borneofc.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  12. ^ a b Musa, Muzaffar (5 April 2024). "Shopee Cup: Terengganu, KL City dipilih sebagai wakil negara" [Shopee Cup: Terengganu, KL City selected as country representatives]. Stadium Astro (in Malay). Measat Broadcast Network Systems Sdn Bhd. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  13. ^ Israjab, Muhammad (8 May 2024). "Borneo FC RESMI Gantikan Persija Ajang ASEAN Club Championship 2024-2025 Ditunjuk PSSI, Alasannya". Tribunnews (in Indonesian). Southeast Sulawesi. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  14. ^ "ASEAN'S TOP CLUBS KICK-OFF QUEST TO CLAIM ASEAN CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP SHOPEE CUP TITLE™". aseanutdfc.com. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  15. ^ "ASEAN's Top Clubs Kick-off Quest to Claim ASEAN Club Championship Shopee Cup Title™". ASEAN United FC. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.

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