The 2025–26 ASEAN Club Championship (2025–26 ACC), known as the 2025–26 Shopee Cup due to sponsorship reasons, was the fourth edition of the ASEAN Club Championship, an international football competition between clubs affiliated with the ASEAN Football Federation.
The final was played between Selangor and Buriram United at Petaling Jaya Stadium in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia on first leg, Buriram Stadium in Buriram, Thailand on second leg. Buriram United, the defending champions, beat Selangor 3–1 on aggregate to win a record 2nd title. With this victory, Buriram United became the first team to successfully defend their title in competition's history.
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, while Indonesia withdrew due to logistical reasons.
Participation for 2025–26 ASEAN Club Championship Participating Not participating
Play-off Thailand2 (+1 ACC)— Vietnam2— Malaysia2— Indonesia2 — Singapore2— Cambodia1— Philippines—1 Myanmar—1 Laos—1 Brunei—1 Australia—— Timor-Leste——Total10414 Notes
Teams
+Group stage direct entrantsTeamQualifying method Buriram United2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship title holder2024–25 Thai League 1 champions Bangkok United2024–25 Thai League 1 runners-up1st BG Pathum United2024–25 Thai League 1 third place2nd Thép Xanh Nam Định2024–25 V.League 1 champions1st Công An Hà Nội2024–25 Vietnamese Cup winners2nd Johor Darul Ta'zim2024–25 Malaysia Super League champions1st Selangor2024–25 Malaysia Super League runners-up1st Lion City Sailors2024–25 Singapore Premier League champions2nd Tampines Rovers2024–25 Singapore Premier League runners-up2nd Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng2024–25 Cambodian Premier League champions 2nd
+Qualifying play-off participantsTeamQualifying method DH Cebu2024–25 Philippines Football League Finals Series winners1st Shan United2024–25 Myanmar National League champions2nd Ezra2024–25 Lao League 1 champions1st Kasuka2024–25 Brunei Super League champions2nd
+Withdrawn teamsTeamQualifying method Persib2024–25 Liga 1 champions 2024–25 Liga 1 runners-up
Round and draw dates The schedule of the competition is as follows.
+Schedule for 2025–26 ASEAN Club ChampionshipStageRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond legQualifying stageQualifying play-off4 July 20258–9 August 202515 August 2025Group stageMatchday 120–21 August 2025Matchday 224–25 September 2025Matchday 33–4 December 2025Matchday 417 December 2025 and 28 January 2026Matchday 529 January and 4 February 2026Matchday 6 (Group B only)5 February and 22 April 2026Knockout stageSemi-finals6 May 202613 May 2026Final20 May 202627 May 2026
Qualifying play-offs
Group stage
At the draw on 4 July 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand, fourteen teams were drawn into two groups of seven. Teams from the same association were not placed in the same group, with the exception of Thailand, where a maximum of two Thai teams (one being the title holder) can be placed in the same group. The group stage is a single round-robin format.
Initially, the top four teams from each group advance to a quarter-final stage. However, following the withdrawal of Indonesian teams, the quarter-finals were removed; only the top two teams will qualify for the semi-finals.
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, teams will play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis. The top four teams from the final standings in the group stage entered at the semi-finals. Bracket
Semi-finals
Final
Season statistics Top scorers
RankPlayerTeamTotal1 Nguyễn Xuân Son Nam Định2327 Bérgson Johor Darul Ta'zim32113 Guilherme Bissoli Buriram United112264 Chrigor Selangor1225 Hide Higashikawa BG Tampines Rovers1136 Suphanat Mueanta Buriram United11114 Patrick Svay Rieng112 Faisal Halim Selangor1219 Chanathip Songkrasin BG Pathum United213 Goran Čaušić Buriram United111 João Figueiredo Johor Darul Ta'zim21 Alan Grafite Công An Hà Nội12 Note Goals scored in the qualifying play-offs are not counted when determining top scorer
Team of the Tournament Source:
+Pos.PlayerTeamGoalkeeper Neil Etheridge Buriram UnitedDefenders Theerathon Bunmathan Buriram United Pansa Hemviboon Buriram United Quentin Cheng SelangorMidfielders Óscar Arribas Johor Darul Ta'zim Peter Žulj Buriram United Nacho Méndez Johor Darul Ta'zim Noor Al-Rawabdeh Selangor Faisal Halim SelangorForwards Chrigor Selangor Bérgson Johor Darul Ta'zim Bergson was a Brazilian citizenship before being naturalised to play for Malaysia in Semptember 2026
Player of the Tournament
Guilherme Bissoli ( Buriram United)
Young Player of the Tournament
Nathakorn Ratthanasuwan ( Buriram United)
Best Goalkeeper
Kalamullah Al-Hafiz ( Selangor)
See also 2026 CAFA Silk Way Cup 2026 SAFF Club Championship 2025–26 AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League
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