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. The competition is backed by AFC and FIFA.
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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. The competition is backed by AFC and FIFA.
History
ASEAN Club Championship
ASEAN Champions' Cup, first held in 1985, served as the qualifier for the Asian Club Championship. Bangkok Bank became the first champion. The ASEAN Club Championship was held as biannual tournament in (/wiki/2003ASEANClubChampionship) and (/wiki/2005ASEANClubChampionship). The first edition was sponsored by the LG Electronics, also known as the LG Cup Asean Club Football Championship. 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. The tournament's revival was again proposed in 2019, but was hampered by the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament was revived in April 2024 for the 2024–25 edition, with a new title sponsor Shopee.
Format and regulations
ASEAN Club Championship
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
ASEAN Club Championship
<table><thead><tr><th>Season</th><th>Winners</th><th>Score</th><th>Runners-up</th><th>Venue</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Single match format</td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>East Bengal</td><td>3–1</td><td>BEC Tero Sasana</td><td>Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Tampines Rovers</td><td>4–2</td><td>Pahang FA</td><td>Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei</td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>Cancelled</td></tr><tr><td>Two-legged format</td></tr><tr><td>2024–25</td><td>Buriram United</td><td>2–2</td><td>Cong An Hanoi</td><td>Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam</td></tr><tr><td>3–3 (3–2 p)</td><td>Chang Arena, Buriram, Thailand</td></tr><tr><td>2025–26</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
Awards
Top scorers
<table><thead><tr><th>Season</th><th>Player</th><th>Club</th><th>Goals</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2003</td><td>Baichung Bhutia</td><td>East Bengal</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Bernard Tchoutang</td><td>Pahang</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>Nguyễn Đình Việt</td><td>Hoang Anh Gia Lai</td></tr><tr><td>2024–25</td><td>Lucas Crispim</td><td>Buriram United</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>Léo Artur</td><td>Cong An Hanoi</td></tr></tbody></table>
Best player
<table><thead><tr><th>Season</th><th>Player</th><th>Club</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2003</td><td>Therdsak Chaiman</td><td>BEC Tero Sasana</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Not awarded</td></tr><tr><td>2024–25</td><td>Lucas Crispim</td><td>Buriram United</td></tr></tbody></table>
Best young player
<table><thead><tr><th>Season</th><th>Player</th><th>Club</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2003</td><td>Not awarded</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td></tr><tr><td>2024–25</td><td>Ilhan Fandi</td><td>BG Pathum United</td></tr></tbody></table>
Best goalkeeper
<table><thead><tr><th>Season</th><th>Player</th><th>Club</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2003</td><td>Sandip Nandy</td><td>East Bengal</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Not awarded</td></tr><tr><td>2024–25</td><td>Chatchai Budprom</td><td>Buriram United</td></tr></tbody></table>
Statistics
By club
<table><thead><tr><th>Club</th><th>Title(s)</th><th>Runners-up</th><th>Semi-finalists</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>East Bengal</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Tampines Rovers</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Buriram United</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Pahang</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>BEC Tero Sasana</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Cong An Hanoi</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Petrokimia Putra</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>DPMM</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Hoang Anh Gia Lai</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>PSM Makassar</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>BG Pathum United</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Perak</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td></tr></tbody></table>
By nation
<table><thead><tr><th>Nation</th><th>Winners</th><th>Runners-up</th><th>Semi-finalist</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> Thailand</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> India</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td> Singapore</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td> Vietnam</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Malaysia</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Indonesia</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td> Brunei</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td></tr></tbody></table>
All-time ranking
<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Club</th><th>Years</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>FW</th><th>F</th><th>SF</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Cong An Hanoi</td><td>1</td><td>9</td><td>6</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>22</td><td>12</td><td>+10</td><td>20</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Buriram United</td><td>1</td><td>9</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>21</td><td>8</td><td>+13</td><td>16</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Tampines Rovers</td><td>1</td><td>5</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>10</td><td>4</td><td>+6</td><td>13</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>PSM Makassar</td><td>1</td><td>7</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>9</td><td>6</td><td>+3</td><td>13</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Pahang</td><td>1</td><td>5</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>18</td><td>4</td><td>+14</td><td>12</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>BEC Tero Sasana</td><td>1</td><td>5</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>10</td><td>5</td><td>+5</td><td>12</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>BG Pathum United</td><td>1</td><td>7</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>12</td><td>9</td><td>+3</td><td>12</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Hoàng Anh Gia Lai</td><td>2</td><td>7</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>23</td><td>11</td><td>+12</td><td>10</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>East Bengal</td><td>1</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>12</td><td>4</td><td>+8</td><td>10</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Petrokimia Putra</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>9</td><td>3</td><td>+6</td><td>10</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Perak</td><td>1</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>8</td><td>6</td><td>+2</td><td>9</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Terengganu</td><td>1</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>13</td><td>9</td><td>+4</td><td>7</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Svay Rieng</td><td>1</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>8</td><td>7</td><td>+1</td><td>7</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Persita Tangerang</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>8</td><td>4</td><td>+4</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>Đông Á Thanh Hóa</td><td>1</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>6</td><td>7</td><td>–1</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>Borneo Samarinda</td><td>1</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>7</td><td>9</td><td>–2</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>Kuala Lumpur City</td><td>1</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>6</td><td>–2</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>DPMM</td><td>2</td><td>6</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>6</td><td>10</td><td>–4</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>Lion City Sailors</td><td>1</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>10</td><td>–8</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>Finance and Revenue</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>5</td><td>–1</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>Kaya–Iloilo</td><td>1</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>12</td><td>–8</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>Zebra Baucau</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>22</td><td>–18</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>Singapore Armed Forces</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>7</td><td>–3</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td>Thailand Tobacco Monopoly</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>7</td><td>–3</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>25</td><td>MCTPC</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>5</td><td>–3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>26</td><td>Samart United</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>–4</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>27</td><td>Philippine Army</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>9</td><td>–9</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>28</td><td>Nagacorp</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>11</td><td>–10</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>29</td><td>Shan United</td><td>1</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>5</td><td>7</td><td>20</td><td>–13</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table>