2024–25 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 played12
Goals scored43 (3.58 per match)
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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]

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

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)
Group stage >$100,000
Every Match played $10,000
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

Qualifying play-offs

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]

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

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.[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
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PSM BGP DOA PKS TNG SHU
1 Indonesia PSM 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 4[a] Advance to Semi-finals 0–0 5 Feb 4–3
2 Thailand BG Pathum United 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4[a] 8 Jan 2–1 5 Feb
3 Vietnam Dong A Thanh Hoa 2 1 1 0 5 3 +2 4[a] 22 Jan 3–1
4 Cambodia Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 3 8 Jan 5 Feb
5 Malaysia Terengganu 2 0 1 1 4 5 −1 1 22 Jan 2–2 2–3
6 Myanmar Shan United 2 0 0 2 4 7 −3 0 22 Jan 8 Jan
Updated to match(es) played on 25 September 2024. Source: ASEAN United FC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head points: PSM 1, BG Pathum United 1, Dong A Thanh Hoa 0.


Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CAH KLC BUR BOR KAY LCS
1 Vietnam Cong An Hanoi 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 6 Advance to Semi-finals 2–1 6 Feb 5–0
2 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur City 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 6 23 Jan 1–0 1–0
3 Thailand Buriram United 2 1 0 1 8 2 +6 3 6 Feb 9 Jan 7–0
4 Indonesia Borneo 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 3 23 Jan 3–0
5 Philippines Kaya–Iloilo 2 0 0 2 0 8 −8 0[a] 9 Jan 6 Feb
6 Singapore Lion City Sailors 2 0 0 2 0 8 −8 0[a] 9 Jan 23 Jan
Updated to match(es) played on 26 September 2024. Source: ASEAN United FC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Disciplinary points: Kaya–Iloilo –4, Lion City Sailors –5.


Knockout stage

Main article: 2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship 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

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

Main article: 2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship final
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 26 September 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 Lucas Crispim Thailand Buriram United 3 3
Brazil Léo Artur Vietnam Cong An Hanoi 3
3 Brazil Léo Gaúcho Indonesia Borneo 2 2
Brazil Luiz Antônio Vietnam Dong A Thanh Hoa 1 1
Brazil Pablo Cambodia Svay Rieng 1 1
Ivory Coast Moussa Bakayoko Myanmar Shan United 1 1
Philippines Manny Ott Malaysia Terengganu 1 1
8 Brazil Raniel Thailand BG Pathum United 1 1
Thailand Teerasil Dangda Thailand BG Pathum United 1
Brazil Berguinho Indonesia Borneo 1
Thailand Athit Berg Thailand Buriram United 1
Brazil Chrigor Thailand Buriram United 1
Philippines Jefferson Tabinas Thailand Buriram United 1
Thailand Seksan Ratree Thailand Buriram United 1
Thailand Supachai Chaided Thailand Buriram United 1
Brazil Alan Grafite Vietnam Cong An Hanoi 1
Vietnam Nguyễn Đình Bắc Vietnam Cong An Hanoi 1
Vietnam Lê Văn Đô Vietnam Cong An Hanoi 1
Vietnam Phan Văn Đức Vietnam Cong An Hanoi 1
Jamaica Rimario Gordon Vietnam Dong A Thanh Hoa 1
Brazil Yago Ramos Vietnam Dong A Thanh Hoa 1
Malaysia Brendan Gan Malaysia Kuala Lumpur City 1
Malaysia Haqimi Azim Malaysia Kuala Lumpur City 1
Indonesia Abdul Rahman Indonesia PSM 1
Brazil Aloísio Neto Indonesia PSM 1
Senegal Latyr Fall Indonesia PSM 1
Slovenia Nermin Haljeta Indonesia PSM 1
Ivory Coast Efrain Rintaro Myanmar Shan United 1
Ghana Mark Sekyi Myanmar Shan United 1
Brazil Gabriel Silva Cambodia Svay Rieng 1
Cambodia Min Ratanak Cambodia Svay Rieng 1
Malaysia Akhyar Rashid Malaysia Terengganu 1
Malaysia Safawi Rasid Malaysia Terengganu 1
Note
  • Goals scored in the qualifying play-offs are not counted when determining top scorer

See also

References

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