The 2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship (or the 2024–25 ACC), known as the 2024–25 Shopee Cup due to sponsorship reasons,[1] is 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 competition 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] A further attempt to resurrect the competition was made in 2023,[7] but that was officially cancelled due to overlapping competition schedules from other competitions (such as the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round and 2023 AFC Asian Cup).[8] Clubs like Buriram United, Kaya–Iloilo and Lion City Sailors participated in the AFC competitions which puts them in a tight schedule.

The current tournament was launched on 4 April 2024 with games projected to be played from 17 July 2024 to 21 May 2025.[9]

Association team allocation

Clubs from all twelve member football associations of the ASEAN Football Federation were eligible to enter the competition; Australia and Timor Leste did not enter.[9]

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 — —
Timor-Leste Timor-Leste — —

Teams

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 winners.[13]
  2. ^
    Malaysia (MAS): Johor Darul Ta'zim, the 2023 Malaysia Super League champions, qualified but declined to participate.[9]
  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.[9]

Prize money

The prize money allocated is as follows:[14]

Phase Purse (USD)
Group stage >$100,000
Every Match played $10,000
Semi Finals TBD
Finals Champions: $500,000
Runners-up: TBD
Total Prize Money $3,000,000

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows.[15]

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

Qualifying play-offs

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

Four teams from four member associations competed for two of the twelve berths in the competition proper.[9]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Young Elephants Laos 3–8 Cambodia Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng 2–3 1–5
Kasuka Brunei 2–4 Myanmar Shan United 1–1 1–3

Group stage

Main article: 2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship group stage

At the draw on 9 May 2024 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, twelve teams were drawn into two groups of six. Teams from the same association could not be placed in the same group.[15] The group stage will be a single round-robin format, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the semi-finals.[9]

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Location of the 2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship group stage teams
Red: Group A; Yellow: Group B

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BGP PSM PKS TNG DOA SHU
1 Thailand BG Pathum United 5 3 2 0 11 6 +5 11 Advance to Semi-finals 2–1 4–3 1–1
2 Indonesia PSM 5 3 1 1 8 4 +4 10 0–0 3–0 4–3
3 Cambodia Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng 5 2 1 2 8 7 +1 7[a] 0–1 4–2
4 Malaysia Terengganu 5 2 1 2 13 9 +4 7[a] 1–0 2–3 2–2
5 Vietnam Dong A Thanh Hoa 5 1 3 1 6 7 −1 6 0–0 3–1
6 Myanmar Shan United 5 0 0 5 7 20 −13 0 1–4 0–5
Source: ASEAN United FC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Ranked on head-to-head points: Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng (3); Terengganu (0).


Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CAH BUR KLC BOR LCS KAY
1 Vietnam Cong An Hanoi 5 5 0 0 15 6 +9 15 Advance to Semi-finals 2–1 3–2 5–0
2 Thailand Buriram United 5 3 1 1 13 2 +11 10 1–0 4–0 7–0
3 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur City 5 2 0 3 4 6 −2 6[a] 2–3 1–0 1–0
4 Indonesia Borneo 5 2 0 3 7 9 −2 6[a] 3–0 2–1
5 Singapore Lion City Sailors 5 1 1 3 2 10 −8 4 0–0 2–0
6 Philippines Kaya–Iloilo 5 1 0 4 4 12 −8 3 1–2 2–0
Source: ASEAN United FC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Ranked on head-to-head points: Kuala Lumpur City (3); Borneo (0).


Knockout stage

Main article: 2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals Final
          
A2 Indonesia PSM Makassar
B1 Vietnam Cong An Hanoi
Winner of Semi-final 1
Thailand Winner of Semi-final 2
B2 Thailand Buriram United
A1 Thailand BG Pathum United

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
PSM Makassar Indonesia – Vietnam Cong An Hanoi 2 April 30 April
Buriram United Thailand – Thailand BG Pathum United 2 April 30 April

Finals

Main article: 2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship final
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Winner of Semi-final 1 – Thailand Winner of Semi-final 2 14 May 21 May
Winner of Semi-final 1vThailand Winner of Semi-final 2
Report
Winner of Semi-final 2 ThailandvWinner of Semi-final 1
Report

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 6 Feb 2025.
  Team eliminated / inactive for this round.
  Player is not in the team but team still active for this round.
Rank Player Team MD1 MD2 MD3 MD4 MD5 SF1 SF2 F1 F2 Total
1 Malaysia Safawi Rasid Malaysia Terengganu 1 1 1 2 5
Brazil Lucas Crispim Thailand Buriram United 3 1 1
3 Brazil Raniel Thailand BG Pathum United 1 1 2 4
Brazil Léo Artur Vietnam Cong An Hanoi 3 1
Vietnam Lê Văn Đô Vietnam Cong An Hanoi 1 1 1 1
Slovenia Nermin Haljeta Indonesia PSM 1 1 2
Ivory Coast Moussa Bakayoko Myanmar Shan United 1 1 1 1
Philippines Manny Ott Malaysia Terengganu 1 1 2
Malaysia Akhyar Rashid Malaysia Terengganu 1 2 1
10 Brazil Léo Gaúcho Indonesia Borneo 2 2
Thailand Nattawut Suksum Thailand BG Pathum United 2
Vietnam Nguyễn Đình Bắc Vietnam Cong An Hanoi 1 1
Brazil Luiz Antônio Vietnam Dong A Thanh Hoa 1 1
Philippines Jesus Melliza Philippines Kaya FC 1 1
Brazil Pablo Cambodia Svay Rieng 1 1
Brazil Cristian Cambodia Svay Rieng 2
Laos Bounphachan Bounkong Cambodia Svay Rieng 2
Note
  • Goals scored in the qualifying play-offs are not counted when determining top scorer


See also

References

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  3. ^ "Fox Sports". Archived from the original on 2019-11-06. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
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  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.
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  15. ^ a b "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.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_ASEAN_Club_Championship
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