The 2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship (or the 2024–25 ACC), known as the 2024–25 Shopee Cup due to sponsorship reasons, is the third edition of the
ASEAN Club Championship, an international
football
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competition between domestic champion club sides affiliated with the member associations of the
ASEAN Football Federation
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. It will be the first competition since
2005
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.
The revival of the ASEAN Club Championship was first proposed to the
Asian Football Confederation
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in 2019, but was hampered by the
COVID-19 pandemic
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. A further attempt to resurrect the competition was made in 2023, 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
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). 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 4 April 2024 with games projected to be played from 17 July 2024 to 21 May 2025.
Tampines Rovers
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were the defending champions of the
previous edition, but they failed to qualify after being eliminated by
Lion City Sailors from
2023 Singapore Cup.
Association team allocation
Clubs from all twelve member football associations of the
ASEAN Football Federation
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were eligible to enter the competition; Australia and Timor Leste did not enter.
Teams
;Notes
Prize money
The prize money allocated is as follows:
Schedule
The schedule of the competition is as follows.
Qualifying play-offs
Four teams from four member associations competed for two of the twelve berths in the competition proper.
Group stage
At the draw on 9 May 2024 in
Ho Chi Minh City
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The city's geography is defined by rivers and canals, of which the largest is Saigo ...
,
Vietnam
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, twelve teams were drawn into two groups of six. Teams from the same association could not be placed in the same group.
The group stage will be a single round-robin format, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the semi-finals.
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
Bracket
Semi-finals
Final
Season statistics
Top scorers
:''As of 21 May 2025.''
;Note
* Goals scored in the qualifying play-offs are not counted when determining top scorer
See also
*
2025 CAFA Silk Way Cup
*
2026 SAFF Club Championship
References
External links
Official website
{{2024–25 in Asian football (AFC)
ASEAN Club Championship
Club Championship