ASEAN Super League explained
The ASEAN Super League was a proposed international association football competition between domestic club sides run by the ASEAN Football Federation. It was initially scheduled to commence in 2017.[1] In January 2017 it was announced there could be a delay to 2018 or later though.[2] In June 2017 it was announced that the competition would not take place at all.[3] [4]
Reception
Tampines Rovers' 2016 signing Jermaine Pennant said: I don't think it's going to be beneficial at all for Singapore football if the best players and the best teams are shipped off to a different league, I don't think the fans will appreciate it. His sentiments were shared by team-mate Afiq Yunos.[5]
Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, Crown Prince of Johor and chairman of Malaysian Super League club Johor Darul Takzim, said: "I don't agree with the ASL. I think we're [South-east Asian football] still young and we [should] focus on how it is done in Europe. For now, the Asian Champions League is the highest target. The ASL is not really my cup of tea."[6]
In April 2016, Buriram United's boss Newin Chidchob also said, "Quite simply, I don’t support the idea of an ASEAN Super League and I don’t think it works from either a competitive or organisational perspective. The business terms and the return on the investment are not good enough, I mean, they’re asking small clubs to pay US$5 million (S$6.7m), but how much can those clubs win in this proposed league?”[7]
See also
Notes and References
- News: Singapore football chief says ASEAN Super League 'stepping stone' for local stars to level up. Justin Ong. 29 December 2015. 6 March 2016. 10 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161010221524/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/singapore-football-chief/2385392.html. dead.
- Web site: ASEAN Super League faces more delays after AFF meeting in Singapore . espnfc.com . 25 January 2017 . 3 February 2017.
- News: Asean Super League dead in the water. TNP. 24 June 2017. 24 June 2017.
- News: Proposed ASEAN Super League dead and buried: AFC. FourFourTwo. 24 June 2017. 24 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20181006133955/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/news/proposed-asean-super-league-dead-and-buried-afc. 6 October 2018. dead.
- News: Pennant: Sending best players to Asean Super League won't benefit local football. 20 January 2016. Chua Siang Yee. The Straits Times.
- News: Johor Crown Prince cool to idea of Asean Super League. 10 April 2016. Asia One. 24 May 2016. 11 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160411032047/http://news.asiaone.com/news/sports/johor-crown-prince-cool-idea-asean-super-league. live.
- News: Buriram boss pours cold water on ASL concept. 13 April 2016. FourFourTwo. Scott McIntyre. 29 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161002085137/http://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/news/buriram-boss-pours-cold-water-asl-concept. 2 October 2016. dead.
