The ASEAN Club Championship (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 Champions' Cup, first held in 1984, 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 2003 and 2005. 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.
Competition format and regulations 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.
The format of the ASEAN Club Championship includes qualifying round play-offs, a group stage and a knock-out stage consisting of semi-finals and the final. +SeasonNo. of nationsNo. of clubsNotes20031111Two weeks tournament200588Two weeks tournament2022Cancelled2024–251014Full season tournament2025–26914Full season tournament features the national league champions and designated Cup winners (or runners-up in certain instances) of Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam (two teams each), and Cambodia (one team). The national league champions of Brunei, Laos, Myanmar, and the Philippines will compete in Qualifying Round Play-Offs for two places in the Group Stage. The defending champions automatically qualify.
Sponsorship The ASEAN Club Championship has had title sponsors since its first two editions in 2003 and 2005. Following the competition's revival in 2024, title sponsorship was reintroduced. The competition has been known by various names incorporating those sponsors. +PeriodSponsorBrand2003–2005LG ElectronicsLG Cup2024–presentShopeeShopee Cup
Results +List of ASEAN Club Championship finalsSeasonWinnersScoreRunners-upVenueSingle match format2003 East Bengal3–1 BEC Tero SasanaGelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia2005 Tampines Rovers4–2 Pahang FAHassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei2022Two-legged format2024–25 Buriram United2–2 Công An Hà NộiHàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam3–3 Chang Arena, Buriram, Thailand2025–26 Buriram United1–0 SelangorPetaling Jaya Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia2–1Chang Arena, Buriram, Thailand
Records and statistics Performance by club Italics indicates defunct club. ClubWinnersRunners-upSeasons wonSeasons runner-up Buriram United202024–25, 2025–26 East Bengal102003 Tampines Rovers102005 BEC Tero Sasana012003 Pahang FA012005 Công An Hà Nội012024–25 Selangor012025–26
Invited club
Performance by nation Nation Winners Runners-up Winning clubs Runners-up 21 Buriram United (2) BEC Tero Sasana (1) 10 East Bengal (1) — 10 Tampines Rovers (1) — 02 — Pahang FA (1)Selangor (1) 01 — Công An Hà Nội (1)
Invited nation
By semi-final appearances Year in bold: team was finalist Team No. Years Buriram United 2 2024–25, 2025–26 East Bengal 1 2003 Petrokimia Putra 1 2003 Perak FA 1 2003 BEC Tero Sasana 1 2003 DPMM 1 2005 Pahang FA 1 2005 Tampines Rovers 1 2005 Hoang Anh Gia Lai 1 2005 PSM Makassar 1 2024–25 BG Pathum United 1 2024–25 Công An Hà Nội 1 2024–25 Johor Darul Ta'zim 1 2025–26 Selangor 1 2025–26 Nam Định 1 2025–26
By nation Nation Semi-finals Different clubs 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
All-time points table Following statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored. Only the top twenty five are listed (excludes qualifying rounds).
Rank Club Seasons 1 Buriram United 2 18 9 7 2 42 17 +25 34 2 0 0 2 Công An Hà Nội 2 14 8 3 3 31 18 +10 27 0 1 0 3 BG Pathum United 2 12 5 5 2 21 16 +5 20 0 0 1 4 Tampines Rovers 2 10 6 1 3 20 21 –1 19 1 0 0 5 Svay Rieng 2 10 4 3 3 17 12 +5 15 0 0 0 6 Selangor 1 9 4 3 2 14 9 +5 15 0 1 0 7 Johor Darul Ta'zim 1 7 4 2 1 16 8 +8 14 0 0 1 8 Nam Định 1 7 4 1 2 14 7 +7 13 0 0 1 9 PSM Makassar 1 7 4 1 2 9 6 +3 13 0 0 1 10 Pahang 1 5 4 0 1 18 4 +14 12 0 1 0 11 BEC Tero Sasana 1 5 4 0 1 10 5 +5 12 0 1 0 12 Hoàng Anh Gia Lai 2 7 3 1 3 23 11 +12 10 0 0 1 13 East Bengal 1 5 3 1 1 12 4 +8 10 1 0 0 14 Petrokimia Putra 1 4 3 1 0 9 3 +6 10 0 0 1 15 Perak 1 5 3 0 2 8 6 +2 9 0 0 1 16 Lion City Sailors 2 10 2 2 6 8 22 –14 8 0 0 0 17 Terengganu 1 5 2 1 2 13 9 +4 7 0 0 0 18 Persita Tangerang 1 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6 0 0 0 19 Đông Á Thanh Hóa 1 5 1 3 1 6 7 –1 6 0 0 0 20 Borneo Samarinda 1 5 2 0 3 7 9 –2 6 0 0 0 21 Kuala Lumpur City 1 5 2 0 3 4 6 –2 6 0 0 0 22 DPMM 2 6 1 2 3 6 10 –4 5 0 0 1 23 Bangkok United 2 6 1 2 2 6 12 –6 5 0 0 0 24 Finance and Revenue 1 3 1 0 2 4 5 –1 3 0 0 0 25 Kaya–Iloilo 1 5 1 0 4 4 12 –8 3 0 0 0 26 Zebra Baucau 1 3 1 0 2 4 22 –18 3 0 0 0 27 Singapore Armed Forces 1 3 0 1 2 4 7 –3 1 0 0 0 28 Thailand Tobacco Monopoly 1 3 0 1 2 4 7 –3 1 0 0 0 29 Dynamic Herb Cebu 1 5 0 1 4 2 13 –11 1 0 0 0 30 MCTPC 1 2 0 0 2 2 5 –3 0 0 0 0 31 Samart United 1 2 0 0 2 0 4 –4 0 0 0 0 32 Philippine Army 1 2 0 0 2 0 9 –9 0 0 0 0 33 Nagacorp 1 2 0 0 2 1 11 –10 0 0 0 0 34 Shan United 2 10 0 0 10 10 34 –24 0 0 0 0
Invited club
Awards Top scorers Season Player(s) Club(s) Goals 2003 Baichung Bhutia East Bengal 9 2005 Bernard Tchoutang Pahang FA 7 Nguyễn Đình Việt Hoang Anh Gia Lai2024–25 Lucas Crispim Buriram United 6 Léo Artur Công An Hà Nội2025–26 Bérgson Johor Darul Ta'zim 7 Nguyễn Xuân Son Nam Định
Best player Season Player Club 2003 Therdsak Chaiman BEC Tero Sasana2005Not awarded2024–25 Lucas Crispim Buriram United2025–26 Guilherme Bissoli Buriram United
Best young player Season Player Club2003Not awarded20052024–25 Ilhan Fandi BG Pathum United2025–26 Nathakorn Ratthanasuwan Buriram United
Best goalkeeper Season Player Club2003 Sandip Nandy East Bengal2005Not awarded2024–25 Chatchai Budprom Buriram United2025–26 Kalamullah Al-Hafiz Selangor
Team of the Tournament +SeasonGoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards2024–25 Chatchai Budprom Curtis Good Kritsada Kaman
Trần Đình Trọng Theerathon Bunmathan Lucas Crispim
Léo Artur
Nguyễn Quang Hải Lê Văn Đô Nermin Haljeta
Safawi Rasid2025–26 Neil Etheridge Theerathon Bunmathan Pansa Hemviboon
Quentin Cheng Óscar Arribas Peter Žulj
Nacho Méndez
Noor Al-Rawabdeh
Faisal Halim Chrigor Bérgson Bergson was a Brazilian citizenship before being naturalised to play for Malaysia in September 2026.
Total awards +RankPlayerWins1 Theerathon Bunmathan2
See also Mekong Club Championship ASEAN Super League CAFA Silk Way Cup SAFF Club Championship Marianas Club Championship A3 Champions Cup Arab Club Champions Cup Gulf Club Champions League
References
External links RSSSF.com: ASEAN Club Championship 2003 RSSSF.com: ASEAN Club Championship 2005 AFC (Asia) Official website AFF (ASEAN) Official website s-leaguefootball.blogspot.com