2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship

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]

2024–25 Shopee Cup

Tournament details
Dates	Qualifying: 17 – 24 July 2024 Competition proper: 21 August 2024 – 21 May 2025
Teams	Competition proper: 12 Total (maximum): 14 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
Champions	Buriram United (1st title)
Runners-up	Cong An Hanoi
Tournament statistics
Matches played	36
Goals scored	115 (3.19 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Lucas Crispim (Buriram United) Léo Artur (Cong An Hanoi) 6 goals each
Best player(s)	Lucas Crispim (Buriram United)
Best young player	Ilhan Fandi (Buriram United)
Best goalkeeper	Chatchai Budprom (Buriram United)
← 2005 2022 2025–26 →

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 tournament was launched on 4 April 2024 with games played from 17 July 2024 to 21 May 2025.^[9]

Osmar Loss's Buriram United defeated Alexandré Pölking's Cong An Hanoi 3–2 on penalties (5–5 after extra time by aggregate) in the final, which was held at the both Hàng Đẫy Stadium, in Hanoi, Vietnam and Chang Arena, in Buriram, Thailand, to win their first ASEAN Club Championship title. As winners of the ASEAN Club Championship, Buriram United automatically qualified for the 2025–26 ASEAN Club Championship group stage. Buriram United became the first Thai side to win in the ASEAN Club Championship.^[10][11]

Tampines Rovers 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 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	Play-off
Indonesia	2	—
Malaysia	2	—
Thailand	2	—
Vietnam	2	—
Philippines	1	—
Singapore	1	—
Brunei	—	1
Cambodia	—	1
Laos	—	1
Myanmar	—	1
Australia	—	—
Timor-Leste	—	—

Teams

Group stage direct entrants Team Previous league/cup performance App (Last) PSM Makassar 2022–23 Liga 1 champions[12] 1st Borneo[Note IDN] 2023–24 Liga 1 regular series winners and championship series third place[13] 1st Kuala Lumpur City[Note MAS] 2023 Malaysia FA Cup runners-up[14] 1st Terengganu[Note MAS] 2023 Malaysia Cup runners-up[14] 1st Buriram United 2023–24 Thai League 1 champions 1st BG Pathum United 2023–24 Thai League Cup winners 1st Cong An Hanoi 2023 V.League 1 champions 1st Dong A Thanh Hoa 2023 Vietnamese Cup winners 1st Lion City Sailors[Note SGP] 2023 Singapore Cup winners 1st Kaya–Iloilo 2022–23 Philippines Football League champions 1st Qualifying play-off participants Team Previous league/cup performance App (Last) Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng 2023–24 Cambodian Premier League champions 1st Young Elephants 2023 Lao League 1 champions 1st Kasuka 2023 Brunei Super League champions 1st Shan United 2023 Myanmar National League champions 1st

Notes

1. ^
   Indonesia (IDN): Persija, the 2022–23 Liga 1 runners-up, initially qualified but declined to participate. Thus, their spot was given to Borneo, the 2023–24 Liga 1 regular series winners.^[15]
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:^[16]

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.^[17]

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 & 7 May 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	3–8	Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng	2–3	1–5
Kasuka	2–4	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.^[17] The group stage will be a single round-robin format, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the semi-finals.^[9]

BG Pathum

Buriram United

KL City

Terengganu

Dong A Thanh Hoa

Cong An Hanoi

PSM

Borneo

Kaya–Iloilo

Lion City Sailors

PKR Svay Rieng

Shan United

Location of the 2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship group stage teams
Red: Group A; Yellow: Group B

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		BGP	PSM	PKS	TNG	DOA	SHU
1	BG Pathum United	5	3	2	0	11	6	+5	11	Advance to Semi-finals				2–1	4–3	1–1
2	PSM	5	3	1	1	8	4	+4	10			0–0				3–0	4–3
3	Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng	5	2	1	2	8	7	+1	7[a]				0–1				4–2
4	Terengganu	5	2	1	2	13	9	+4	7[a]				1–0	2–3		2–2
5	Dong A Thanh Hoa	5	1	3	1	6	7	−1	6					0–0			3–1
6	Shan United	5	0	0	5	7	20	−13	0			1–4			0–5

Source: ASEAN United FC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

1. Ranked on head-to-head points: Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng (3); Terengganu (0).

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		CAH	BUR	KLC	BOR	LCS	KAY
1	Cong An Hanoi	5	5	0	0	15	6	+9	15	Advance to Semi-finals			2–1		3–2	5–0
2	Buriram United	5	3	1	1	13	2	+11	10					1–0	4–0		7–0
3	Kuala Lumpur City	5	2	0	3	4	6	−2	6[a]			2–3			1–0		1–0
4	Borneo	5	2	0	3	7	9	−2	6[a]							3–0	2–1
5	Lion City Sailors	5	1	1	3	2	10	−8	4				0–0	2–0
6	Kaya–Iloilo	5	1	0	4	4	12	−8	3			1–2				2–0

Source: ASEAN United FC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

1. Ranked on head-to-head points: Kuala Lumpur City (3); Borneo (0).

Knockout stage

Main article: 2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship knockout stage

Bracket

	Semi-finals							Final
	A2	PSM Makassar	1	0	1
	B1	Cong An Hanoi	0	2	2
								B1	Cong An Hanoi	2	3	5 (2)
								B2	Buriram United (p)	2	3	5 (3)
	B2	Buriram United	3	0	3
	A1	BG Pathum United	1	0	1

Semi-finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
PSM Makassar	1–2	Cong An Hanoi	1–0	0–2
Buriram United	3–1	BG Pathum United	3–1	0–0

Final

Main article: 2025 ASEAN Club Championship final

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Cong An Hanoi	5–5 (2–3 p)	Buriram United	2–2	3–3 (a.e.t.)

14 May 2025 (2025-05-14)

19:30 UTC+7

Cong An Hanoi	2–2	Buriram United
Léo Artur 18' Grafite 35'	Report	Good 28' Žulj 79'

Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi

Attendance: 13,879

Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

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21 May 2025 (2025-05-21)

19:30 UTC+7

Buriram United	3–3 (a.e.t.)	Cong An Hanoi
Žulj 83' Crispim 90+8' Bissoli 105' (pen.)	Report	Pendant 15' Léo Artur 39' (pen.) Grafite 118'
Penalties
Žulj Crispim Boakye Sukjitthammakul Dougall	3–2	Lê Văn Đô Pendant H.Gomes Grafite Bùi Hoàng Việt Anh

Chang Arena, Buriram

Attendance: 31,290

Referee: Koji Takasaki (Japan)

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 21 May 2025.

  Team eliminated / inactive for this round.

Rank	Player	Team	MD1	MD2	MD3	MD4	MD5	SF1	SF2	F1	F2	Total
1	Lucas Crispim	Buriram United		3	1		1				1	6
	Léo Artur	Cong An Hanoi		3			1			1	1
2	Safawi Rasid	Terengganu	1		1	1	2					5
3	Raniel	BG Pathum United		1		1	2					4
	Lê Văn Đô	Cong An Hanoi		1	1	1	1
	Nermin Haljeta	PSM		1	1		2
	Moussa Bakayoko	Shan United	1	1		1	1
	Manny Ott	Terengganu	1	1	2
	Akhyar Rashid	Terengganu		1	2		1
4	Guilherme Bissoli	Buriram United			1			1			1	3
	Alan Grafite	Cong An Hanoi	1							1	1
5	Léo Gaúcho	Borneo	2									2
	Nattawut Suksum	BG Pathum United				2
	Supachai Chaided	Buriram United		1				1
	Peter Žulj	Buriram United								1	1
	Nguyễn Đình Bắc	Cong An Hanoi		1			1
	Bùi Hoàng Việt Anh	Cong An Hanoi				1			1
	Luiz Antônio	Dong A Thanh Hoa	1	1
	Jesus Melliza	Kaya FC				1	1
	Pablo	Svay Rieng	1	1
	Cristian	Svay Rieng					2
	Bounphachan Bounkong	Svay Rieng					2

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