The ASEAN All-Stars is a football team founded by the ASEAN Football Federation in 2014. The team is made up of Southeast Asia internationals and selected players from the regional leagues.
History 2014 team The ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) announced in April 2014 that a friendly will be held involving the Indonesian national team and an ASEAN All-Stars team. It was meant as a charity event in aid of victims of Typhoon Haiyan which affected the Philippines in 2013. Victims of the eruption of Mount Kelud and Mount Sinabung in Indonesia were also reportedly beneficiaries as well.
The ASEAN team was coached by Malaysian coach K. Rajagopal. Thai coach Piyapong Pue-on was supposed to lead the team but was replaced by Rajagopal. Radojko Avramović, Winfried Schäfer, and Michael Weiß were also ASEAN head coach candidates. Alfred Riedl was Indonesia's coach. The charity match was held at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium on 11 May 2014.
2025 team
English Premier League club Manchester United lost 0–1 against ASEAN All-Stars team on 28 May 2025 at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in front of a crowd of 72,550. Myanmar player Maung Maung Lwin scored the sole goal of the match in the 71st minute.
The friendly was billed as the Maybank Challenge Cup and the proceeds was pledged to go to the charity organisation, Al-Sultan Abdullah Foundation (YASA). The match was organised by ProEvents International. South Korean Kim Sang-sik was the team's head coach, while their captain was Ezequiel Agüero of Malaysia.
Fixtures 2014
GK22 Dian Agus RB18 Manahati Lestusen CB13 Achmad Jufriyanto CB16 Muhammad Roby LB21 Supardi DM14 Hariono RM20 Steven ImbiriLM11 Rizky Pora AM15 Firman Utina (c) CF19 Talaohu Musafri CF7 Zulham ZamrunSubstitutes:GK 12 I Made Wirawan GK 1 Choirul Huda DF6 Fachruddin Aryanto DF4 Ricardo Salampessy DF 3 Zulkifli Syukur DF 2 Novan Sasongko MF 10 Raphael Maitimo MF 5 Asri Akbar MF 8 Imanuel Padwa FW9 Ferdinand Sinaga Manager: Alfred Riedl GK 1 Hassan Sunny RB 6 Mahali JasuliCB 5 Aidil ZafuanCB 12 Trương Đình LuậtLB 15 Thein Than Win CM 14 Hariss HarunCM 20 Safiq RahimRW 11 Nguyễn Văn QuyếtAM 9 Shahril Ishak (c) LW 22 Chieffy Caligdong CF 10 Lê Công VinhSubstitutes:GK 17 Fakhrul Zulhazmi GK 19 Sharbinee Allawee DF 2 Hong Pheng DF 3 Aly BorromeoDF 4 Azri Zahari MF 16 Datsakorn ThonglaoMF 7 Amirul HadiMF 8 Isa HalimFW 18 Soe Min Oo FW 21 Wuttichai Tathong Manager: K. Rajagopal
2025
Squad history By match +DateHead coachGoalkeepersDefendersMidfieldersForwardsOpponent11 May 2014 K. Rajagopal28 May 2025 Kim Sang-sik Manchester United
By player nationality Member association 2014 2025 Total Malaysia 3 5 8 Vietnam 3 4 7 Thailand 2 3 5 Australia 0 4 4 Singapore 3 1 4 Cambodia 1 2 3 Myanmar 2 1 3 Philippines 1 2 3 Brunei 2 0 2 Indonesia 0 2 2 Laos 0 1 1 Timor-Leste 0 1 1 +Team captainCaptainYearOpponent Shahril Ishak2014 Ezequiel Agüero2025 Manchester United
Honours Maybank Challenge Cup Winners (1): 2025
See also Malaysia League XI Indonesia XI Singapore Selection XI
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