2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship

Third edition of the ASEAN Club Championship
2024–25 Shopee Cup
Tournament details
DatesQualifying: 17 – 24 July 2024
Competition proper:
21 August 2024 – 21 May 2025
TeamsCompetition proper: 12
Total (maximum): 14 (from 10 associations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored16 (2.67 per match)
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International football competition

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]

The current tournament was launched on April 4, 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 — —
East Timor Timor-Leste — —

Teams

Group stage direct entrants
Team Previous league/cup performance App
(Last)
Indonesia PSM 2022–23 Liga 1 champions[10] 1st
Indonesia Borneo[Note IDN] 2023–24 Liga 1 regular series winners and championship series third place[11] 1st
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur City[Note MAS] 2023 Malaysia FA Cup runners-up[12] 1st
Malaysia Terengganu[Note MAS] 2023 Malaysia Cup runners-up[12] 1st
Thailand Buriram United 2022–23 Thai League Cup winners 1st
Thailand BG Pathum United 2023–24 Thai League Cup winners 1st
Vietnam Cong An Ha Noi 2023 V.League 1 champions 1st
Vietnam Dong A Thanh Hoa 2023 Vietnamese Cup champions 1st
Singapore Lion City Sailors[Note SGP] 2023 Singapore Cup winners 1st
Philippines Kaya-Iloilo 2022–23 Philippines Football League champions 1st
Qualifying play-off participants
Team Previous league/cup performance App
(Last)
Cambodia Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng 2023–24 Cambodian Premier League champions 1st
Laos Young Elephants 2023 Lao League 1 champions 1st
Brunei Kasuka 2023 Brunei Super League champions 1st
Myanmar Shan United 2023 Myanmar National League champions 1st

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)
Play-offs N/A
Group stage TBD
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

Foreign players

There is no limit on foreign players to be registered but only a maximum of six foreigners are allowed per club per match which follows the "5+1 rule" of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).[citation needed]

Club Players
Brunei Kasuka Brazil Matheus Ribeiro Brazil Willian Ghana Samuel Kojo Abbey Japan Takuya Miyabayashi Japan Yuma Nishimura Liberia Leon Sullivan Taylor
Cambodia Svay Rieng Brazil Cristian Roque Brazil Gabriel Silva Brazil Pablo Japan Ryo Fujii Japan Takashi Odawara Laos Bounphachan Bounkong
Indonesia Borneo Argentina Mariano Peralta Brazil Berguinho Brazil Gabriel Furtado Brazil Léo Gaúcho Brazil Lucas Salinas Brazil Ronaldo Rodrigues Burundi Christophe Nduwarugira Japan Kei Hirose
Indonesia PSM Brazil Aloísio Neto Brazil Victor Luiz Cape Verde Yuran Fernandes Japan Daisuke Sakai Portugal Adilson Silva Senegal Latyr Fall Slovenia Nermin Haljeta South Sudan Tito Okello
Laos Young Elephants Brazil Maycom Carvalho Japan Takumu Nishihara Japan Yuta Suzuki Uzbekistan Komilzhon Tozhidinov Uzbekistan Shokhrukh Makhmudkhozhiev
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur City Australia Giancarlo Gallifuoco Bosnia and Herzegovina Jovan Motika Montenegro Adrijan Rudović New Zealand Lawton Green Philippines Patrick Reichelt Serbia Lazar Sajčić
Malaysia Terengganu Croatia Ivan Mamut Croatia Marin Pilj El Salvador Nelson Bonilla Montenegro Argzim Redžović Netherlands Matthew Steenvoorden Nigeria Chukwu Chijioke Nigeria Ismahil Akinade Philippines Manny Ott Uzbekistan Nurillo Tukhtasinov
Myanmar Shan United Brazil Efrain Rintaro Cameroon William Biassi Nyakwe Ghana Mark Sekyi Ivory Coast Moussa Bakayoko
Philippines Kaya–Iloilo Ghana Eric Esso Japan Akito Saito Japan Kaishu Yamazaki Japan Shuto Komaki Japan Daizo Horikoshi Mali Bandiougou Konate Senegal Robert Lopez Mendy South Korea Park Yi-young Spain Walid Birrou
Singapore Lion City Sailors Australia Bailey Wright Australia Obren Kljajic Belgium Maxime Lestienne Croatia Toni Datković Germany Lennart Thy Netherlands Bart Ramselaar Portugal Rui Pires Spain Sergio Carmona
Thailand BG Pathum United Brazil Raniel Costa Rica Freddy Álvarez Japan Gakuto Notsuda Senegal Christian Gomis Senegal Seydine N'Diaye Singapore Ikhsan Fandi Singapore Ilhan Fandi South Africa Lars Veldwijk Germany Melvyn Lorenzen Uzbekistan Igor Sergeev
Thailand Buriram United Australia Curtis Good Brazil Chrigor Brazil Guilherme Bissoli Brazil Lucas Crispim Brazil Matheus Vargas Guinea-Bissau Marcelo Djaló Malaysia Dion Cools Philippines Jefferson Tabinas Philippines Neil Etheridge South Korea Kim Min-hyeok
Vietnam Cong An Ha Noi Brazil Alan Grafite Brazil Vitão Brazil Hugo Gomes Brazil Léo Artur France Jason Pendant
Vietnam Dong A Thanh Hoa Brazil Gustavo Brazil Luiz Antônio Brazil Yago Ramos Jamaica Rimario Gordon South Korea Kim Won-sik

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

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.[16] 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
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DOA PKS BGP PSM TNG SHU
1 Vietnam Dong A Thanh Hoa 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 3 Advance to Semi-finals 22 Jan 3–1
2 Cambodia Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 3 8 Jan 5 Feb
3 Thailand BG Pathum United 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1[a] 8 Jan 25 Sep 5 Feb
4 Indonesia PSM 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1[a] 5 Feb 0–0 25 Sep
5 Malaysia Terengganu 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 0 25 Sep 2–3 22 Jan
6 Myanmar Shan United 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0 22 Jan 8 Jan
Updated to match(es) played on 21 August 2024. Source: ASEAN United FC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Fair play points: BG Pathum United 0, PSM –2.


Group B

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BOR COA KLC BUR KAY LCS
1 Indonesia Borneo 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 3 Advance to Semi-finals 23 Jan 3–0
2 Vietnam Cong An Ha Noi 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3 6 Feb 2–1 26 Sep
3 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur City 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3 26 Sep 23 Jan 1–0
4 Thailand Buriram United 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0 9 Jan 6 Feb 26 Sep
5 Philippines Kaya-Iloilo 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0 9 Jan 6 Feb
6 Singapore Lion City Sailors 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 0 9 Jan 23 Jan
Updated to match(es) played on 22 August 2024. Source: ASEAN United FC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers


Knockout stage

Bracket

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

The first legs will be played on 2 April, and the second legs were played on 30 April 2025.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Runner-up of Group A – Winner of Group B 2 April 30 April
Runner-up of Group B – Winner of Group A 2 April 30 April

Finals

The first leg will be played on 14 May, and the second leg were played on 21 May 2025.

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

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 22 August 2024.
  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 Brazil Léo Gaúcho Indonesia Borneo 2 2
2 Brazil Berguinho Indonesia Borneo 1 1
Philippines Jefferson Tabinas Thailand Buriram United 1 1
Vietnam Phan Văn Đức Vietnam Cong An Ha Noi 1 1
Brazil Alan Grafite Vietnam Cong An Ha Noi 1 1
Malaysia Haqimi Azim Malaysia Kuala Lumpur City 1 1
Ivory Coast Moussa Bakayoko Myanmar Shan United 1 1
Brazil Gabriel Silva Cambodia Svay Rieng 1 1
Brazil Pablo Cambodia Svay Rieng 1 1
Cambodia Min Ratanak Cambodia Svay Rieng 1 1
Philippines Manny Ott Malaysia Terengganu 1 1
Malaysia Safawi Rasid Malaysia Terengganu 1 1
Jamaica Rimario Gordon Vietnam Thanh Hoa 1 1
Brazil Luiz Antônio Vietnam Thanh Hoa 1 1
Brazil Yago Ramos Vietnam Thanh Hoa 1 1
Note
  • Goals scored in the qualifying play-offs are not counted when determining top scorer

See also

References

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