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ASEAN Club Championship

ASEAN Club Championship
Organising bodyAFF
Founded2003; 22 years ago (2003)
RegionSoutheast Asia
Number of teams14 (group stage)
16 (total)
Current championsThailand Buriram United (1st title)
Most successful club(s)India East Bengal
Singapore Tampines Rovers
Thailand Buriram United
(1 title each)
Websiteaseanutdfc.com
2025–26 ASEAN Club Championship

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.[1] The competition is backed by AFC and FIFA.[2][3][4]

History

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ASEAN Champions' Cup, first held in 1985, served as the qualifier for the Asian Club Championship. Bangkok Bank became the first champion.[5] The ASEAN Club Championship was held as biannual tournament in 2003 and 2005.[6] The first edition was sponsored by the LG Electronics, also known as the LG Cup Asean Club Football Championship.[7] 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.[8] The tournament's revival was again proposed in 2019,[1] but was hampered by the COVID-19 pandemic.[9] The tournament was revived in April 2024 for the 2024–25 edition, with a new title sponsor Shopee.[10]

Format and regulations

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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

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List of ASEAN Club Championship finals
Season Winners Score Runners-up Venue
Single match format
2003 India East Bengal 3–1 Thailand BEC Tero Sasana Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia
2005 Singapore Tampines Rovers 4–2 Malaysia Pahang FA Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
2022
Cancelled
Two-legged format
2024–25 Thailand Buriram United 2–2 Vietnam Cong An Hanoi Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam
3–3 (3–2 p) Chang Arena, Buriram, Thailand
2025–26

Awards

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Top scorers

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Season Player Club Goals
2003 India Baichung Bhutia India East Bengal 9
2005 Cameroon Bernard Tchoutang Malaysia Pahang 7
Vietnam Nguyễn Đình Việt Vietnam Hoang Anh Gia Lai
2024–25 Brazil Lucas Crispim Thailand Buriram United 6
Brazil Léo Artur Vietnam Cong An Hanoi

Best player

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Season Player Club
2003 Thailand Therdsak Chaiman Thailand BEC Tero Sasana
2005 Not awarded
2024–25 Brazil Lucas Crispim Thailand Buriram United

Best young player

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Season Player Club
2003 Not awarded
2005
2024–25 Singapore Ilhan Fandi Thailand BG Pathum United

Best goalkeeper

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Season Player Club
2003 India Sandip Nandy India East Bengal
2005 Not awarded
2024–25 Thailand Chatchai Budprom Thailand Buriram United

Statistics

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By club

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Club Title(s) Runners-up Semi-finalists
India East Bengal 1 0 0
Singapore Tampines Rovers 1 0 0
Thailand Buriram United 1 0 0
Malaysia Pahang 0 1 0
Thailand BEC Tero Sasana 0 1 0
Vietnam Cong An Hanoi 0 1 0
Indonesia Petrokimia Putra 0 0 1
Brunei DPMM 0 0 1
Vietnam Hoang Anh Gia Lai 0 0 1
Indonesia PSM Makassar 0 0 1
Thailand BG Pathum United 0 0 1
Malaysia Perak 0 0 1

By nation

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Nation Winners Runners-up Semi-finalist
 Thailand 1 1 1
 India 1 0 0
 Singapore 1 0 0
 Vietnam 0 1 1
 Malaysia 0 1 1
 Indonesia 0 0 2
 Brunei 0 0 1

All-time ranking

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As of May 2025
Rank Club Years Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts FW F SF
1 Vietnam Cong An Hanoi 1 9 6 2 1 22 12 +10 20 0 1 0
2 Thailand Buriram United 1 9 4 4 1 21 8 +13 16 1 0 0
3 Singapore Tampines Rovers 1 5 4 1 0 10 4 +6 13 1 0 0
4 Indonesia PSM Makassar 1 7 4 1 2 9 6 +3 13 0 0 1
5 Malaysia Pahang 1 5 4 0 1 18 4 +14 12 0 1 0
6 Thailand BEC Tero Sasana 1 5 4 0 1 10 5 +5 12 0 1 0
7 Thailand BG Pathum United 1 7 3 3 1 12 9 +3 12 0 0 1
8 Vietnam Hoàng Anh Gia Lai 2 7 3 1 3 23 11 +12 10 0 0 1
9 India East Bengal 1 5 3 1 1 12 4 +8 10 1 0 0
10 Indonesia Petrokimia Putra 1 4 3 1 0 9 3 +6 10 0 0 1
11 Malaysia Perak 1 5 3 0 2 8 6 +2 9 0 0 1
12 Malaysia Terengganu 1 5 2 1 2 13 9 +4 7 0 0 0
13 Cambodia Svay Rieng 1 5 2 1 2 8 7 +1 7 0 0 0
14 Indonesia Persita Tangerang 1 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6 0 0 0
15 Vietnam Đông Á Thanh Hóa 1 5 1 3 1 6 7 –1 6 0 0 0
16 Indonesia Borneo Samarinda 1 5 2 0 3 7 9 –2 6 0 0 0
17 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur City 1 5 2 0 3 4 6 –2 6 0 0 0
18 Brunei DPMM 2 6 1 2 3 6 10 –4 5 0 0 1
19 Singapore Lion City Sailors 1 5 1 1 3 2 10 –8 4 0 0 0
20 Myanmar Finance and Revenue 1 3 1 0 2 4 5 –1 3 0 0 0
21 Philippines Kaya–Iloilo 1 5 1 0 4 4 12 –8 3 0 0 0
22 Timor-Leste Zebra Baucau 1 3 1 0 2 4 22 –18 3 0 0 0
23 Singapore Singapore Armed Forces 1 3 0 1 2 4 7 –3 1 0 0 0
24 Thailand Thailand Tobacco Monopoly 1 3 0 1 2 4 7 –3 1 0 0 0
25 Laos MCTPC 1 2 0 0 2 2 5 –3 0 0 0 0
26 Cambodia Samart United 1 2 0 0 2 0 4 –4 0 0 0 0
27 Philippines Philippine Army 1 2 0 0 2 0 9 –9 0 0 0 0
28 Cambodia Nagacorp 1 2 0 0 2 1 11 –10 0 0 0 0
29 Myanmar Shan United 1 2 0 0 5 7 20 –13 0 0 0 0

See also

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References

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  7. ^ Krishnan, Raghu (3 August 2003). "Corporate sponsorships made East Bengal champions". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
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