2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship explained

Tourney Name:Shopee Cup
Year:2024–25
Dates:Qualifying: 17 – 24 July 2024
Competition proper:
21 August 2024 – 21 May 2025
Num Teams:Competition proper: 12
Total (maximum): 14
Associations:10
Matches:12
Goals:43
Prevseason:2022
Nextseason:2025–26

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 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]

bgcolor=#f7f8ff colspan=2Participation for 2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship
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bgcolor=#ffcccc width=20Not participating
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Indonesia2
Malaysia2
Thailand2
Vietnam2
Philippines1
Singapore1
Brunei1
Cambodia1
Laos1
Myanmar1
Australia
Timor-Leste

Teams

Group stage direct entrants
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PSM2022–23 Liga 1 champions[10] 1st
Borneo2023–24 Liga 1 regular series winners and championship series third place[11] 1st
Kuala Lumpur City2023 Malaysia FA Cup runners-up[12] 1st
Terengganu2023 Malaysia Cup runners-up1st
Buriram United2022–23 Thai League Cup winners1st
BG Pathum United2023–24 Thai League Cup winners1st
Cong An Hanoi2023 V.League 1 champions1st
Dong A Thanh Hoa2023 Vietnamese Cup champions1st
Lion City Sailors2023 Singapore Cup winners1st
Kaya–Iloilo2022–23 Philippines Football League champions1st
Qualifying play-off participants
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Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng2023–24 Cambodian Premier League champions1st
Young Elephants2023 Lao League 1 champions1st
Kasuka2023 Brunei Super League champions1st
Shan United2023 Myanmar National League champions1st
Notes

Prize money

The prize money allocated is as follows:[13]

PhasePurse (USD)
Group stage>$100,000
Every Match played$10,000
Semi FinalsTBD
FinalsChampions: $500,000
Runners-up: TBD
Total Prize Money$3,000,000

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows.[14]

StageRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond leg
Qualifying stageQualifying play-off9 May 202417 July 202424 July 2024
Group stageMatchday 121–22 August 2024
Matchday 225–26 September 2024
Matchday 38–9 January 2025
Matchday 422–23 January 2025
Matchday 55–6 February 2025
Knockout stageSemi-finals2 April 202530 April 2025
Finals14 May 202521 May 2025

Qualifying play-offs

See 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]

Group stage

See 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]

Group B

Knockout stage

See main article: 2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship knockout stage.

Finals

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 26 September 2024.

RankPlayerTeamTotal
1 Lucas Crispim Buriram United33
Léo Artur Cong An Hanoi3
3 Léo Gaúcho Borneo22
Luiz Antônio Dong A Thanh Hoa11
Pablo Svay Rieng11
Moussa Bakayoko Shan United11
Manny Ott Terengganu11
8 Raniel BG Pathum United11
Teerasil Dangda BG Pathum United1
Berguinho Borneo1
Athit Berg Buriram United1
Chrigor Buriram United1
Jefferson Tabinas Buriram United1
Seksan Ratree Buriram United1
Supachai Chaided Buriram United1
Alan Grafite Cong An Hanoi1
Nguyễn Đình Bắc Cong An Hanoi1
Lê Văn Đô Cong An Hanoi1
Phan Văn Đức Cong An Hanoi1
Rimario Gordon Dong A Thanh Hoa1
Yago Ramos Dong A Thanh Hoa1
Brendan Gan Kuala Lumpur City1
Haqimi Azim Kuala Lumpur City1
Abdul Rahman PSM1
Aloísio Neto PSM1
Latyr Fall PSM1
Nermin Haljeta PSM1
Efrain Rintaro Shan United1
Mark Sekyi Shan United1
Gabriel Silva Svay Rieng1
Min Ratanak Svay Rieng1
Akhyar Rashid Terengganu1
Safawi Rasid Terengganu1
Note
  • Goals scored in the qualifying play-offs are not counted when determining top scorer

See also

  • 2024 SAFF Club Championship

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: AFF Gelar Kompetisi Antarklub Asia Tenggara Bernama Shopee Cup. AFF Holds Southeast Asian Inter-Club Competition Called Shopee Cup. Gregah. Nurikhsani. Bola.com. 4 April 2024. id.
  2. Web site: Asean Club Championship to launch after getting AFC and Fifa backing. 6 November 2019.
  3. Web site: Fox Sports. 2023-05-16. 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.
  4. Web site: Vietnam to send two football teams to AFF Club Championship 2023 .
  5. Web site: AFC Statement on the Asean Club Championship. Asian Football Confederation. 17 November 2019.
  6. 4 April 2024 . Football: ASEAN Club Championship returns after 20 years with Shopee as new sponsor . TV broadcast . https://web.archive.org/web/20240406143458/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keY95oWFZto . 6 April 2024 . Singapore . Mediacorp Pte. Ltd. . Channel News Asia. YouTube.
  7. Web site: Vietnam to send two football teams to AFF Club Championship 2024-2025 . 4 October 2023. Vietnam News Agency. VietnamPlus.
  8. News: 2023 AFF Club Championship schedule, structure announced . VietnamNet.
  9. News: Lee . David . Asean Club Championship to make a comeback in 2024-25 season . 5 April 2024 . The Straits Times . 4 April 2024 . en.
  10. News: Persija Putuskan Absen, PSM Ikut ASEAN Club Championship 2024-2025. Suci. Rahayu. Sem. Bagaskara. Kompas.com. 7 May 2024. 8 May 2024. id.
  11. Web site: Borneo FC Wakili Indonesia di ASEAN Club Championship. Borneo FC Represents Indonesia in the ASEAN Club Championship. Borneo FC . 12 May 2024 . id.
  12. News: Musa . Muzaffar . Shopee Cup: Terengganu, KL City dipilih sebagai wakil negara . Shopee Cup: Terengganu, KL City selected as country representatives. 6 April 2024 . Stadium Astro . Measat Broadcast Network Systems Sdn Bhd . 5 April 2024. ms.
  13. Book: ASEAN’s top clubs kick-off quest to claim ASEAN Club Championship Shopee Cup title. ASEAN Football Federation. 17 May 2024 .
  14. News: ASEAN’S TOP CLUBS KICK-OFF QUEST TO CLAIM ASEAN CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP SHOPEE CUP TITLE™ . 9 May 2024 . aseanutdfc.com . 9 May 2024 . en.
  15. Web site: ASEAN’s Top Clubs Kick-off Quest to Claim ASEAN Club Championship Shopee Cup Title™ . ASEAN United FC . 10 May 2024 . en . 9 May 2024.