The 2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship (or the 2024–25 ACC), known as the 2024–25 Shopee Cup due to sponsorship reasons,[1] will be 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]
The current tournament was launched on April 4, 2024 with games projected to be played from 17 July 2024 to 21 May 2025.[9]
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]
Indonesia (IDN):Persija, the 2022–23 Liga 1 runners-up, qualified but declined to participate. Thus, their spot was given to Borneo, the 2023–24 Liga 1 regular series premiers.[13]
The schedule of the competition is as follows.[15]
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 2025
Finals
14 May 2025
21 May 2025
Foreign players
A maximum of four foreigners are allowed per club which follows the "3+1 rule" of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC); three players of any nationality (outside of an AFF member nation) and a fourth coming from an AFC member nation.[citation needed]
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.[16] The group stage will be a single round-robin format, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the semi-finals.[9]
First match(es) will be played: 21 August 2024. Source: ASEAN United FC Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots.
First match(es) will be played: 22 August 2024. Source: ASEAN United FC Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots.
^ abMusa, Muzaffar (5 April 2024). "Shopee Cup: Terengganu, KL City dipilih sebagai wakil negara" [Shopee Cup: Terengganu, KL City selected as country representatives]. Stadium Astro (in Malay). Measat Broadcast Network Systems Sdn Bhd. Retrieved 6 April 2024.