Qualifying and competition proper: 17 July 2024 – 21 May 2025
Teams
Competition proper: 12 Total (maximum): 14 (from 10 associations)
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International football competition
The 2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship or simply 2024–25 ACC, officially 2024–25 Shopee Cup due to sponsorship reasons,[1] 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]
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] The most recent unsuccessful attempt was 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
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]
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 premiers.[13]
The schedule of the competition is as follows.[14]
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
Foreign players
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
Four clubs from four member associations will compete for two of the twelve berths in the competition proper.[8]
12 teams were drawn into 2 groups of 6 for the group stage on 9 May 2024 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Teams from the same association cannot be placed in the same group.[15] The group stage will be a single round-robin format with home-and-away matches. The top two teams from each group advance to the semifinals. [8]
First match(es) will be played: 21 August 2024. Source: ASEAN United FC Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
First match(es) will be played: 22 August 2024. Source: ASEAN United FC Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
^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.
^ abcdefghLee, 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
^Rahayu, Suci; Bagaskara, Sem (7 May 2024). "Persija Putuskan Absen, PSM Ikut ASEAN Club Championship 2024-2025". Kompas.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 8 May 2024.
^"Borneo FC Wakili Indonesia di ASEAN Club Championship" [Borneo FC Represents Indonesia in the ASEAN Club Championship]. Borneo FC (in Indonesian). Retrieved 12 May 2024.
^ abMusa, 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.
^Israjab, Muhammad (8 May 2024). "Borneo FC RESMI Gantikan Persija Ajang ASEAN Club Championship 2024-2025 Ditunjuk PSSI, Alasannya". Tribunnews (in Indonesian). Southeast Sulawesi. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
^"ASEAN'S TOP CLUBS KICK-OFF QUEST TO CLAIM ASEAN CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP SHOPEE CUP TITLE™". aseanutdfc.com. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
^"ASEAN's Top Clubs Kick-off Quest to Claim ASEAN Club Championship Shopee Cup Title™". ASEAN United FC. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.