The 2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship (or simply 2024–25 ACC, officially 2024–25 Shopee Cup[1] due to sponsorship reasons) 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]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | Qualifying and competition proper: July 17, 2024 – May 21, 2025 |
| Teams | Competition proper: 12 Total (maximum): 14 (from 10 associations) |
The revival of the ASEAN Club Championship was first proposed to the Asian Football Confederation in 2019.[5] But efforts to organized the tournament was hampered by the COVID-19 pandemic;[6] with the recent unsuccessful attempt being 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 | |
|---|---|
| Participating | |
| Not participating | |
| Football association | Group stage | Playoff |
|---|---|---|
 Indonesia
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2 | — |
 Malaysia
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2 | — |
 Thailand
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2 | — |
 Vietnam
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2 | — |
 Philippines
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1 | — |
 Singapore
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1 | — |
 Brunei
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— | 1 |
 Cambodia
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— | 1 |
 Laos
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— | 1 |
 Myanmar
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— | 1 |
 Australia
|
— | — |
 Timor-Leste
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— | — |
Teams edit
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- Notes
- ^ 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 team from Japan and thus ineligible to represent Singapore in the ACC. As a result, Lion City Sailors, the 2023 Singapore Cup winners, qualified instead.[8]
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]
Group stage edit
The twelve qualified clubs for the competition proper will be drawn into two groups. The group stage will follow a single round-robin format with team playing home-and-away matches. The top two teams from each group will progress to the semifinals.[8]
Group A edit
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Knockout stage edit
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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]
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Finals edit
The finalists will play two-legged matches to determine the champions.[8]
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ 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).
- ^ "Asean Club Championship to launch after getting AFC and Fifa backing". 6 November 2019.
- ^ "Fox Sports". Archived from the original on 2019-11-06. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
- ^ "Vietnam to send two football teams to AFF Club Championship 2023".
- ^ "AFC Statement on the Asean Club Championship". Asian Football Confederation. 17 November 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Vietnam to send two football teams to AFF Club Championship 2024-2025". VietnamPlus. Vietnam News Agency. 4 October 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 2023 AFF Club Championship schedule, structure announced
- ^ a b "PSM Dipastikan Ikut ASEAN Club Championship 2023/24 (sic)" [PSM confirmed to participate at the 2023/24 [sic] ASEAN Club Championship]. Celebes Media.id (in Indonesian). 6 April 2024. Retrieved 6 April 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.
External links edit
- ASEAN Club Championship 2020 Archived 2019-12-25 at the Wayback Machine at Fox Sports Asia