2022 ASEAN Club Championship explained

Tourney Name:ASEAN Club Championship
Year:2022
Dates:Cancelled
Num Teams:Competition proper: 12
Total: 15
Associations:11
Prevseason:2005
Nextseason:2024–25

The 2022 ASEAN Club Championship (simply 2022 ACC) was planned to be the third edition of the ASEAN Club Championship, an international association football competition between domestic champion clubs sides affiliated with the member associations of the ASEAN Football Federation.[1] [2] [3] The tournament was initially scheduled to take place in 2020 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] In 2022 the tournament was postponed and later cancelled due to the ongoing pandemic and the rescheduling of other 2021 competitions (including the 2020 AFF Championship).[5] The tournament was officially cancelled due to the ongoing pandemic.

It was to be the first ASEAN Club Championship since 2005. Twelve clubs were planned to feature in the competition proper, with prize money for the winners set at about US$500,000.[6]

Association team allocation

Clubs from the following 11 football associations initially entered the competition:

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Brunei1
Cambodia1
Indonesia2
Laos1
Malaysia2
Myanmar1
Philippines1
Singapore1
Thailand2
Timor-Leste1
Vietnam2

Teams

The following 12 teams from 9 associations confirmed their participation in the competition. Malaysia had direct two berths to the group stage.[7] Brunei's Indera were Brunei's representative at the 2020 AFC Cup, as the only club in the league which fulfilled the AFC Club License requirements.[8] Timor Leste also has not confirmed its participation.

Group stage direct entrants
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Chiangrai United[9] 2019 Thai League 1 champions1st
PT Prachuap2019 Thai League Cup champions1st
Hanoi[10] 2019 V.League 1 champions1st
Ho Chi Minh City2019 V.League 1 runners-up1st
Bali United[11] 2019 Liga 1 champions1st
Persebaya2019 Liga 1 runners-up1st
Tampines Rovers2019 Singapore Premier League runners-up2nd
Shan United[12] 2019 Myanmar National League champions1st
Qualifying play-off participants: Entering in Group stage
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United City[13] 2019 Philippines Football League champions1st
Svay Rieng[14] 2019 C-League champions1st
Chanthabouly2019 Lao Premier League champions1st
Indera2018–19 Brunei Super League 4th place1st

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Asean Club Championship to launch after getting AFC and Fifa backing. 6 November 2019.
  2. Web site: Fox Sports. 2019-12-25. 2019-11-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20191106133107/https://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/asian-football/1195231/aff-to-launch-asean-club-championship-in-2020-featuring-top-clubs-from-southeast-asia/. dead.
  3. Web site: AFC Statement on the Asean Club Championship | Football News |.
  4. News: Asean Club Championship postponed to next year . 30 March 2020 . The New Paper . 26 March 2020.
  5. News: ASEAN Club Championship launch shifted to 2022 . 26 November 2020 . Asian Football Confederation . 10 February 2021.
  6. News: ASEAN Club Championship (ACC) 2020: tournament details, country slots, dates, prize money revealed – Reports . 29 December 2019 . Fox Sports Asia . 24 December 2019 . 25 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191225152129/https://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/asian-football/1213646/asean-club-championship-2020-tournament-details-country-slots-dates-prize-money-revealed-reports-thailand-vietnam-malaysia-indonesia-singapore-myanmar-philippines-cambodia-laos-brunei-timor-leste/ . dead .
  7. News: McCullagh . Kevin . Asean Club Championship prepares for inaugural season without Malaysian teams . 26 January 2020 . SportBusiness . 20 January 2020.
  8. News: Indera SC's ACC debut deferred to 2021 . 30 March 2020 . Borneo Bulletin . 28 March 2020.
  9. Web site: นายกเกียร์"คอนเฟิร์ม"ต่อพิฆาต"พร้อมลุยศึกACC. . The Siamrath. Thai. 29 Dec 2019. 29 Dec 2019.
  10. Web site: Two clubs from Vietnam named for inaugural ACC 2020. Fox Sport Asia. 29 Dec 2019. 29 Dec 2019. 28 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191228160139/https://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/asian-football/1214417/asean-club-championship-2020-two-clubs-from-vietnam-confirmed-for-inaugural-acc-hanoi-fc-ho-chi-minh-city/. dead.
  11. Web site: Bali United dan Persebaya Jadi Wakil Indonesia di ASEAN Club Championship 2020 . bola.com . 28 December 2019 . id . 28 December 2019.
  12. Web site: Shan United to take part in ASEAN Club Championship 2020. Myanmar Times. 30 December 2019. 30 December 2019. 31 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191231132804/https://www.mmtimes.com/news/shan-united-take-part-asean-club-championship-2020.html. dead.
  13. News: Tupas . Cedelf . Asean tilt stint for Ceres-Negros up . 2 January 2020 . Philippine Daily Inquirer . 2 January 2020.
  14. News: Rodriguez . Jose Rodriguez . Svay Rieng FC to play in Asean football championship . 3 January 2020 . Khmer Times . 31 December 2019.