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ASEAN Club Championship


FieldValue
logoASEAN_Club_Championship_logo.png
upright0.8
organiserAFF
founded
regionSoutheast Asia
number of teams14 (group stage)
16 (total)
current championsTHA Buriram United (1st title)
most successful clubIND East Bengal
SIN Tampines Rovers
THA Buriram United
(1 title each)
current2025–26 ASEAN Club Championship
websiteaseanutdfc.com

16 (total) SIN Tampines Rovers THA Buriram United (1 title each)

The ASEAN Club Championship or ACC, also known as the Shopee Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an international club football competition organised by the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) between regional clubs. The competition is backed by AFC and FIFA.

History

ASEAN Champions' Cup, first held in 1985, served as the qualifier for the Asian Club Championship. Bangkok Bank became the first champion. The ASEAN Club Championship was held as biannual tournament in 2003 and 2005. The first edition was sponsored by the LG Electronics, also known as the LG Cup Asean Club Football Championship. However, the tournament failed to gain traction due to lack of sponsors and conflict with the main calendar of the Asian Football Confederation. Plans to revive the tournament started as early as 2012. The tournament's revival was again proposed in 2019, but was hampered by the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament was revived in April 2024 for the 2024–25 edition, with a new title sponsor Shopee.

Format and regulations

The format of the ASEAN Club Championship was the same as the AFC Cup, each national association in Southeast Asia sending their champion club representing the domestic league. The participating clubs were split into several groups in a round-robin format. The winners and runners-up advanced to quarter-finals or semi-finals.

Results

SeasonWinnersScoreRunners-upVenueSingle match format200320052022Two-legged format2024–252025–26
East Bengal3–1BEC Tero SasanaGelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia
Tampines Rovers4–2Pahang FAHassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Buriram United2–2Cong An HanoiHàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam
3–3Chang Arena, Buriram, Thailand

Awards

Top scorers

SeasonPlayerClubGoals
2003IND Baichung BhutiaEast Bengal9
2005CMR Bernard TchoutangPahang7
VIE Nguyễn Đình ViệtHoang Anh Gia Lai
2024–25BRA Lucas CrispimBuriram United6
BRA Léo ArturCong An Hanoi

Best player

SeasonPlayerClub
2003THA Therdsak ChaimanBEC Tero Sasana
2005Not awarded
2024–25BRA Lucas CrispimBuriram United

Best young player

SeasonPlayerClub
2003Not awarded
2005
2024–25SIN Ilhan FandiBG Pathum United

Best goalkeeper

SeasonPlayerClub
2003IND Sandip NandyEast Bengal
2005Not awarded
2024–25THA Chatchai BudpromBuriram United

Statistics

By club

ClubTitle(s)Runners-upSemi-finalistsEast BengalTampines RoversBuriram UnitedPahangBEC Tero SasanaCong An HanoiPetrokimia PutraDPMMHoang Anh Gia LaiPSM MakassarBG Pathum UnitedMAS Perak
100
100
100
010
010
010
001
001
001
001
001
001

By nation

NationWinnersRunners-upSemi-finalist
111
100
100
011
011
002
001

All-time ranking

RankClubYearsPldWDLGFGAGDPtsFWFSF
1VIE Cong An Hanoi196212212+1020010
2THA Buriram United19441218+1316100
3SIN Tampines Rovers15410104+613100
4IDN PSM Makassar1741296+313001
5MAS Pahang15401184+1412010
6THA BEC Tero Sasana15401105+512010
7THA BG Pathum United17331129+312001
8VIE Hoàng Anh Gia Lai273132311+1210001
9IND East Bengal15311124+810100
10IDN Petrokimia Putra1431093+610001
11MAS Perak1530286+29001
12MAS Terengganu15212139+47000
13CAM Svay Rieng1521287+17000
14IDN Persita Tangerang1320184+46000
15VIE Đông Á Thanh Hóa1513167–16000
16INA Borneo Samarinda1520379–26000
17MAS Kuala Lumpur City1520346–26000
18BRU DPMM26123610–45001
19SGP Lion City Sailors15113210–84000
20MYA Finance and Revenue1310245–13000
21PHI Kaya–Iloilo15104412–83000
22TLS Zebra Baucau13102422–183000
23SIN Singapore Armed Forces1301247–31000
24THA Thailand Tobacco Monopoly1301247–31000
25LAO MCTPC1200225–30000
26CAM Samart United1200204–40000
27PHI Philippine Army1200209–90000
28CAM Nagacorp12002111–100000
29MYA Shan United15005720–130000

References

References

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  9. (26 March 2020). "Asean Club Championship postponed to next year". The New Paper.
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