2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship
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Tournament details | |
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Dates | Qualifying and competition proper: 17 July 2024 – 21 May 2025 |
Teams | Competition proper: 12 Total (maximum): 14 (from 10 associations) |
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]
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 | |
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Participating | |
Not participating |
Football association | Group stage | Playoff |
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Indonesia | 2 | — |
Malaysia | 2 | — |
Thailand | 2 | — |
Vietnam | 2 | — |
Philippines | 1 | — |
Singapore | 1 | — |
Brunei | — | 1 |
Cambodia | — | 1 |
Laos | — | 1 |
Myanmar | — | 1 |
Australia | — | — |
Timor-Leste | — | — |
Teams[edit]
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- Notes
- ^ 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]
- ^ Malaysia (MAS): Johor Darul Ta'zim, the 2023 Malaysia Super League champions qualified but declined to participate.[8]
- ^ 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]
Prize money[edit]
The prize money for the 2024-25 ASEAN Club Championship:[14]
Phase | Purse (USD) |
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Play-offs | N/A |
Group stage | TBD |
Semi Finals | TBD |
Finals | Champions: $500,000 Runners-up: TBD |
Total Prize Money | $3,000,000 |
Schedule[edit]
The schedule of the competition is as follows.[15]
Stage | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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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]
Four clubs from four member associations will compete for two of the twelve berths in the competition proper.[8]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Young Elephants | PO1 | Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | 17 July '24 | 24 July '24 |
Kasuka | PO2 | Shan United | 17 July '24 | 24 July '24 |
Group stage[edit]
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.[16] 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 | BGP | TNG | PSM | DOA | PO1 | PO2 | |
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1 | BG Pathum United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualified to Knockout stage | 5 Feb '25 | 8 Jan '25 | 25 Sep '24 | ||||
2 | Terengganu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 Jan '25 | 25 Sep '24 | 21 Aug '24 | |||||
3 | PSM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 Aug '24 | 5 Feb '25 | 25 Sep '24 | |||||
4 | Dong A Thanh Hoa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 Jan '25 | 21 Aug '24 | ||||||
5 | Winner of Play-off 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 Jan '25 | 5 Feb '25 | ||||||
6 | Winner of Play-off 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 Jan '25 | 8 Jan '25 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots.
Group B[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BUR | KLC | COA | BOR | KAY | LCS | |
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1 | Buriram United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualified to Knockout stage | 6 Feb '25 | 9 Jan '25 | 26 Sep '24 | ||||
2 | Kuala Lumpur City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 Jan '25 | 26 Sep '24 | 22 Aug '24 | |||||
3 | Cong An Ha Noi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 Aug '24 | 6 Feb '25 | 26 Sep '24 | |||||
4 | Borneo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 Jan '25 | 22 Aug '24 | ||||||
5 | Kaya—Iloilo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 Jan '25 | 6 Feb '25 | ||||||
6 | Lion City Sailors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 Jan '25 | 9 Jan '25 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots.
Knockout stage[edit]
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. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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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 A | v | Winner of Group B |
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Runner-up of Group B | v | Winner of Group A |
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- Second leg
Winner of Group B | v | Runner-up of Group A |
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Winner of Group A | v | Runner-up of Group B |
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Finals[edit]
The finalists will play two-legged matches to determine the champions.[8]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Winner of Semi-final 1 | – | Winner of Semi-final 2 | 14 May '25 | 21 May '25 |
- First leg
Winner of Semi-final 1 | v | Winner of Semi-final 2 |
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- Second leg
Winner of Semi-final 2 | v | Winner of Semi-final 1 |
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
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- ^ "Vietnam to send two football teams to AFF Club Championship 2024-2025". VietnamPlus. Vietnam News Agency. 4 October 2023.
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- ^ "Borneo FC Wakili Indonesia di ASEAN Club Championship" [Borneo FC Represents Indonesia in the ASEAN Club Championship]. Borneo FC (in Indonesian). Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ 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.
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- ^ ASEAN’s top clubs kick-off quest to claim ASEAN Club Championship Shopee Cup title. ASEAN Football Federation. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "ASEAN'S TOP CLUBS KICK-OFF QUEST TO CLAIM ASEAN CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP SHOPEE CUP TITLE™". aseanutdfc.com. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ "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.