| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | Qualifying: 1–10 September 2026 Competition proper: 7 October 2026 – 30 June 2027 |
| Teams | Competition proper: 14 Total (maximum): 16 (from 10 associations) |
← 2025–26 2027–28 → | |
The 2026–27 ASEAN Club Championship (2026–27 ACC), known as the 2026–27 Shopee Cup due to sponsorship reasons,[1] will be the fifth edition of the ASEAN Club Championship, an international football competition between clubs affiliated with the ASEAN Football Federation.[2]
Buriram United are the two-time defending champions.[3]
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.[4][5]
| Participation for 2026–27 ASEAN Club Championship | |
|---|---|
| Participating | |
| Not participating | |
| Member association | Group stage | Play-off |
|---|---|---|
 Thailand |
2 (+1 ACC) | — |
 Malaysia |
2 | — |
 Singapore |
2 | — |
 Vietnam |
2 | — |
 Indonesia |
2 | — |
 Cambodia |
1 | — |
 Philippines |
— | 1 |
 Myanmar |
— | 1 |
 Laos |
— | 1 |
 Brunei |
— | 1 |
 Australia |
— | — |
 Timor-Leste |
— | — |
| Total | 12 | 4 |
| 16 | ||
- Notes
Kuching City, Persib, Port and Ratchaburi make a debut in competition this season.
Teams
- Notes
- ASEAN Club Championship (ACC): Since Buriram United wins (against Selangor), the spot reserved for the ASEAN Club Championship champions was transferred to the runners-up in the league.
- Thailand (THA): Since Buriram United wins (against PT Prachuap), the spot reserved for the Thai FA Cup champions was transferred to the third-placed team in the league.
Round and draw dates
At the draw on Friday, 5 June 2026 at RCTI studio in Jakarta, Indonesia at 10:00 UTC+7 (WIB), sixteen 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.
Qualifying play-offs
The first leg will be played on 1 September, and the second leg on 10 September 2026. The winners of the ties advanced to the group stage.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kasuka | Match 1 | Manila Digger | 1 Sep | 10 Sep |
| Ezra | Match 2 | Shan United | 1 Sep | 10 Sep |
Group stage
The group stage is a single round-robin format.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BRU | RBM | KUC | BGT | CHC | BOR | PO1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buriram United |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage | — | |||||||
| 2 | Ratchaburi |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | ||||||||
| 3 | Kuching City |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | ||||||||
| 4 | BG Tampines Rovers |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | ||||||||
| 5 | Công An Hồ Chí Minh City |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | ||||||||
| 6 | Borneo |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | ||||||||
| 7 |  Play-off winner 1 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | POR | JDT | LCS | CAH | PSB | PKR | PO2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage | — | |||||||
| 2 | Johor Darul Ta'zim |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | ||||||||
| 3 | Lion City Sailors |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | ||||||||
| 4 | Công An Hà Nội |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | ||||||||
| 5 | Persib |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | ||||||||
| 6 | Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | ||||||||
| 7 | Play-off winner 2 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
See also
References
- Nurikhsani, Gregah (4 April 2024). "AFF Gelar Kompetisi Antarklub Asia Tenggara Bernama Shopee Cup" [AFF Holds Southeast Asian Inter-Club Competition Called Shopee Cup]. Bola.com (in Indonesian).
- "OFFICIAL DRAW FOR ASEAN CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP SHOPEE CUP™ 2026/27 TO BE HELD ON JUNE 5 IN JAKARTA". aseanutdfc.com. ASEAN United FC. 29 May 2026. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
- "SHOPEE CUP™ FINAL SECOND LEG: BURIRAM UNITED FC 2-1 SELANGOR FC. BURIRAM UNITED WIN 3-1 ON AGGREGATE". aseanutdfc.com. ASEAN United FC. 28 May 2026. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- "Buriram United Juara, Jumlah Tim ASEAN Club Championship Musim Depan Bertambah" [Buriram United Champion, Number of ASEAN Club Championship Teams Increases Next Season]. Skor.id (in Indonesian). 21 May 2025.
- "LIB Tolak AFF, Ogah Kirim Persib dan Dewa United ke Turnamen Antarklub ASEAN" [LIB Rejects AFF, Refuses to Send Persib and Dewa United to ASEAN Interclub Tournament]. suara.com (in Indonesian). 3 July 2025.