2025–26 ASEAN Club Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | Qualifying: 8 August 2025 Competition proper: August 2025 – 27 May 2026 |
| Teams | Competition proper: 12 Total (maximum): 14 (from 9 associations) |
← 2024–25 2026–27 → | |
The 2025–26 ASEAN Club Championship (or the 2025–26 ACC), known as the 2025–26 Shopee Cup due to sponsorship reasons,[1] will be the fourth 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.
Buriram United were the defending champions of the previous edition.[2]
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, 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 | 2 (+1 ACC) | — |
| Vietnam | 2 | — |
| Malaysia | 2 | — |
| Indonesia[note 1] | — | |
| Singapore | 2 | — |
| Cambodia | 1 | — |
| Philippines | — | 1 |
| Myanmar | — | 1 |
| Laos | — | 1 |
| Brunei | — | 1 |
| Australia | — | — |
| Timor-Leste | — | — |
| Total | 10 | 4 |
| 14 | ||
Teams
| Team | Qualifying method |
|---|---|
| Persib[note 1] | 2024–25 Liga 1 champions |
| Dewa United Banten[note 1] | 2024–25 Liga 1 runners-up |
Schedule
The schedule of the competition is as follows.
| Stage | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifying stage | Qualifying play-off | 4 July 2025 | 8 August 2025 | 15 August 2025 |
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 20 August and 25 September 2025 | ||
| Matchday 2 | 24 September and 4 December 2025 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 3 and 17 December 2025 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 28–29 January 2026 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 4–5 February 2026 | |||
| Knockout stage | Quarter-finals | February 2026 | February 2026 | |
| Semi-finals | 6 May 2026 | 13 May 2026 | ||
| Finals | 20 May 2026 | 27 May 2026 | ||
Qualifying play-offs
The first legs will be played on 8 August, and the second legs will be played on 15 August 2025.
The winners of the ties advanced to the group stage.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kasuka | Match 1 | DH Cebu | 8 Aug | 15 Aug |
| Ezra | Match 2 | Shan United | 8 Aug | 15 Aug |
Group stage
At the draw on 4 July 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand, fourteen teams will drawn into two groups of six. Teams from the same association may not be placed in the same group; as there are three Thai clubs in the group stage, a maximum of two of them can be placed in the same group, with one of them must be the title holders, Buriram United. The group stage will be a single round-robin format, with each team playing three home and three away fixtures. The top four teams from each group advancing to the quarter-finals.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BRU | BGP | SEL | CAH | BGT | PO1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buriram United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage | — | — | 20 Aug | 3 Dec | — | 4 Feb | |
| 2 | BG Pathum United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 Sep | — | — | 20 Aug | — | 28 Jan | ||
| 3 | Selangor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 Feb | — | 28 Jan | 24 Sep | — | ||
| 4 | Công An Hà Nội | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 Feb | 24 Sep | ||
| 5 | Tampines Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 Jan | 3 Dec | — | — | — | — | ||
| 6 | Play-off winner 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 Dec | — | 20 Aug | — |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BKU | JDT | NDI | LCS | PKR | PO2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangkok United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage | — | — | 17 Dec | 4 Dec | — | 5 Feb | |
| 2 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 Sep | — | — | 21 Aug | — | 29 Jan | ||
| 3 | Nam Định | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 Feb | — | 29 Jan | 25 Sep | — | ||
| 4 | Lion City Sailors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 Feb | 17 Dec | ||
| 5 | PKR Svay Rieng | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 Jan | 4 Dec | — | — | — | — | ||
| 6 | Play-off winner 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 Dec | — | 21 Aug | — |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes
- ^ a b c 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]
See also
References
- ^ 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).
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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: They want Persib and Dewa United]. bola.com (in Indonesian). 3 July 2025.