The 2022 ASEAN Club Championship (simply 2022 ACC) was planned to be the third edition of the ASEAN Club Championship, an international association football competition between domestic champion clubs sides affiliated with the member associations of the ASEAN Football Federation. The tournament was initially scheduled to take place in 2020 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022 the tournament was postponed and later cancelled due to the ongoing pandemic and the rescheduling of other 2021 competitions (including the 2020 AFF Championship). The tournament was officially cancelled due to the ongoing pandemic.
It was to be the first ASEAN Club Championship since 2005. Twelve clubs were planned to feature in the competition proper, with prize money for the winners set at about US$500,000.
Association team allocation Clubs from the following 11 football associations initially entered the competition:
Football associationGroup stagePlayoff Brunei—1 Cambodia—1 Indonesia2— Laos—1 Malaysia2— Myanmar1— Philippines—1 Singapore1— Thailand2— Timor-Leste—1 Vietnam2—
Teams The following 12 teams from 9 associations confirmed their participation in the competition. Malaysia had direct two berths to the group stage. Brunei's Indera were Brunei's representative at the 2020 AFC Cup, as the only club in the league which fulfilled the AFC Club License requirements. Timor Leste also has not confirmed its participation.
+Group stage direct entrantsTeamPrevious league/cup performanceApp Chiangrai United2019 Thai League 1 champions1st PT Prachuap2019 Thai League Cup champions1st Hanoi2019 V.League 1 champions 1st Ho Chi Minh City2019 V.League 1 runners-up1st Bali United2019 Liga 1 champions1st Persebaya2019 Liga 1 runners-up1st Tampines Rovers2019 Singapore Premier League runners-up2nd Shan United2019 Myanmar National League champions1st
+Qualifying play-off participants: Entering in Group stageTeamPrevious league/cup performanceApp United City2019 Philippines Football League champions1st Svay Rieng2019 C-League champions1st Chanthabouly2019 Lao Premier League champions1st Indera2018–19 Brunei Super League 4th place1st
See also AFF Championship
References
External links ASEAN Club Championship 2020 at Fox Sports Asia