2025–26 ASEAN Club Championship

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2025–26 Shopee Cup
Tournament details
DatesQualifying:
8–15 August 2025
Competition proper:
20 August 2025 – 27 May 2026
TeamsCompetition proper: 12
Total (maximum): 14 (from 9 associations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored54 (3.38 per match)

The 2025–26 ASEAN Club Championship (2025–26 ACC), known as the 2025–26 Shopee Cup due to sponsorship reasons,[1] is the fourth edition of the ASEAN Club Championship, an international football competition between clubs affiliated with the ASEAN Football Federation.

Buriram United are the defending champions of the previous edition.[2]

Association team allocation

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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, while Indonesia withdrew due to logistic reasons.[3][4]

Participation for 2025–26 ASEAN Club Championship
Participating
Not participating
Member association Group stage Play-off
Thailand Thailand 2 (+1 ACC) —
Vietnam Vietnam 2 —
Malaysia Malaysia 2 —
Indonesia Indonesia[Note IDN] 2 —
Singapore Singapore 2 —
Cambodia Cambodia 1 —
Philippines Philippines — 1
Myanmar Myanmar — 1
Laos Laos — 1
Brunei Brunei — 1
Australia Australia — —
Timor-Leste Timor-Leste — —
Total 10 4
14
Notes
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    Indonesia (IDN): 2024–25 Liga 1 champions and runners-up, Persib and Dewa United Banten, were initially invited by the AFF to participate in the 2025–26 ASEAN Club Championship. However, both teams declined to take part due to logistical issues. Liga Indonesia Baru then proposed sending Malut United and Persebaya, the third- and fourth-placed teams of the 2024–25 Liga 1, but the proposal was rejected by the AFF.[5]

Teams

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Withdrawn teams
Team Qualifying method
Indonesia Persib 2024–25 Liga 1 champions
Indonesia Dewa United Banten 2024–25 Liga 1 runners-up

Round and draw dates

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The schedule of the competition is as follows.

Schedule for 2025–26 ASEAN Club Championship
Stage Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying stage Qualifying play-off 4 July 2025 8–9 August 2025 15 August 2025
Group stage Matchday 1 20–21 August 2025
Matchday 2 24–25 September 2025
Matchday 3 3–4 December 2025
Matchday 4 17 December 2025 and 28 January 2026
Matchday 5 29 January and 4 February 2026
Matchday 6 (Group B only) 5 February 2026
Knockout stage
Semi-finals 6 May 2026 13 May 2026
Final 20 May 2026 27 May 2026

Qualifying play-offs

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Main article: 2025–26 ASEAN Club Championship qualifying play-off round

The first leg was played on 8 August, and the second leg on 15 August 2025. The winners of the ties advanced to the group stage.

Play-off round
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Kasuka Brunei2–4Philippines DH Cebu2–10–3
Ezra Laos1–3Myanmar Shan United1–20–1

Group stage

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Main article: 2025–26 ASEAN Club Championship group stage

At the draw on 4 July 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand, fourteen teams were drawn into two groups of seven. Teams from the same association were not placed in the same group, with the exception of Thailand, where a maximum of two Thai teams (one being the title holder) can be placed in the same group. The group stage is a single round-robin format.

Initially, the top four teams from each group advance to a quarter-final stage. However, following the withdrawal of Indonesian teams, the quarter-finals were removed; only the top two teams will qualify for the semi-finals.

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Location of the 2025–26 ASEAN Club Championship group stage teams
Red: Group A; Yellow: Group B
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Location of the 2025–26 ASEAN Club Championship group stage teams from Bangkok
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Location of the 2025–26 ASEAN Club Championship group stage teams from Singapore

Group A

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BGT SEL BGP CAH BRU DHC
1 Singapore Tampines Rovers 3 2 0 1 8 7 +1 6 Advance to knockout stage — — 3–2 — 28 Jan —
2 Malaysia Selangor 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2 5 4–2 — 4 Feb 28 Jan — —
3 Thailand BG Pathum United 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4 — — — 2–1 2–2 28 Jan
4 Vietnam Công An Hà Nội 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 4 Feb — — — — 1–0
5 Thailand Buriram United 3 0 3 0 4 4 0 3 — 1–1 — 1–1 — 4 Feb
6 Philippines Dynamic Herb Cebu 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1 1–3 1–1 — — — —
Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2025. Source: ASEAN United FC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group B

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JDT NDI PKR LCS BKU SUN
1 Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim 3 2 1 0 9 3 +6 7 Advance to knockout stage — — — 3–1 4–0 29 Jan
2 Vietnam Nam Định 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6 5 Feb — 2–1 29 Jan — —
3 Cambodia Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4 2–2 — — — 29 Jan —
4 Singapore Lion City Sailors 2 0 1 1 3 5 −2 1 — — 5 Feb — — 17 Dec
5 Thailand Bangkok United 2 0 1 1 2 6 −4 1 — 17 Dec — 2–2 — 5 Feb
6 Myanmar Shan United 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0 — 0–3 0–3 — — —
Updated to match(es) played on 25 September 2025. Source: ASEAN United FC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Season statistics

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Top scorers

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As of 4 Dec 2025.
  Team eliminated / inactive for this round.
Rank Player Team MD1 MD2 MD3 MD4 MD5 SF1 SF2 F1 F2 Total
1 Japan Hide Higashikawa Singapore BG Tampines Rovers 1 1 3 5
2 Thailand Chanathip Songkrasin Thailand BG Pathum United 2 1 3
Malaysia João Figueiredo Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim 2 1
Brazil Bergson Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim 3
Vietnam Nguyễn Xuân Son Vietnam Nam Định 3
3 Brazil Guilherme Bissoli Thailand Buriram United 1 1 2
Vietnam Lâm Ti Phông Vietnam Nam Dinh 2
Brazil Patrick Cambodia Svay Rieng 1 1
4 ThailandLaos Surachat Sareepim Thailand BG Pathum United 1 1
Brazil Raniel Thailand BG Pathum United 1
Japan Tomoyuki Doi Thailand BG Pathum United 1
Australia Dylan Fox Singapore BG Tampines Rovers 1
Malta Trent Buhagiar Singapore BG Tampines Rovers 1
Japan Koya Kazama Singapore BG Tampines Rovers 1
Austria Peter Žulj Thailand Buriram United 1
Thailand Sasalak Haiprakhon Thailand Buriram United 1
Brazil Alan Grafite Vietnam Cong An Hanoi 1
VietnamFrance Jason Pendant Vietnam Cong An Hanoi 1
Brazil Léo Artur Vietnam Cong An Hanoi 1
Senegal Abou Sy Philippines DH Cebu 1
Philippines Rico Andes Philippines DH Cebu 1
Malaysia Arif Aiman Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim 1
Singapore Shawal Anuar Singapore Lion City Sailors 1
Ghana Kwame Peprah Cambodia Svay Rieng 1
Cambodia Min Ratanak Cambodia Svay Rieng 1
Brazil Chrigor Malaysia Selangor 1
Cape Verde Alvin Fortes Malaysia Selangor 1
England Zach Clough Malaysia Selangor 1
Malaysia Faisal Halim Malaysia Selangor 1
Brazil Willian Lira Malaysia Selangor 1

Notes

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Nurikhsani, Gregah (4 April 2024). "AFF Gelar Kompetisi Antarklub Asia Tenggara Bernama Shopee Cup" [AFF Holds Southeast Asian Inter-Club Competition Called Shopee Cup]. Bola.com (in Indonesian).
  2. ^ "Shopee Cup™ - Final 2nd Leg Report: Buriram United 3-3 Công An Hà Nội FC (3-2 penalties)". Aseanutdfc.com (in Indonesian). 21 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Buriram United Juara, Jumlah Tim ASEAN Club Championship Musim Depan Bertambah" [Buriram United Champion, Number of ASEAN Club Championship Teams Increases Next Season]. Skor.id (in Indonesian). 21 May 2025.
  4. ^ "LIB Tolak AFF, Ogah Kirim Persib dan Dewa United ke Turnamen Antarklub ASEAN" [LIB Rejects AFF, Refuses to Send Persib and Dewa United to ASEAN Interclub Tournament]. suara.com (in Indonesian). 3 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Malut United dan Persebaya Ditolak AFF untuk Ikut ASEAN Club Championship 2025 / 2026: Maunya Persib dan Dewa United" [Malut United and Persebaya Rejected by AFF to Participate in ASEAN Club Championship 2025/2026: AFF wants Persib and Dewa United]. Bola.com (in Indonesian). 3 July 2025.
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