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

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competition between domestic champion club sides affiliated with the member associations of the

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. It will be the first competition since

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. The revival of the ASEAN Club Championship was first proposed to the

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in 2019, but was hampered by the

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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

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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.

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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

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

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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

References

External links

Official website
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