2021 ASEAN Club Championship

The 2021 ASEAN Club Championship or the 2021 ACC will 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.[1][2][3] It is the first ACC to commence since 2005.

2021 ASEAN Club Championship
Tournament details
DatesTBA
TeamsCompetition proper: 12
Total: 15 (from 11 associations)

Twelve clubs will feature in the competition proper. The final prize money for the winners will be about US$500,000.[4]

The tournament was initially scheduled to take place in 2020 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

Association team allocation

Clubs from the following 11 football associations are eligible to enter the competition:

Football association Group stage Playoff
Brunei — 1
Cambodia — 1
Indonesia 2 —
Laos — 1
Malaysia 2 —
Myanmar 1 —
Philippines — 1
Singapore 1 —
Thailand 2 —
Timor-Leste — 1
Vietnam 2 —

Teams

The following 12 teams from 9 associations confirmed their participation in the competition. Malaysia had direct two berths to the group stage but is strongly considering not to enter a team. Reportedly only the first and second-placed teams in the first-tier domestic league and the winners of the national cup is eligible to enter.[6] However Brunei's Indera only placed fourth in the 2018–19 Brunei Super League but they are Brunei's representative at the 2020 AFC Cup being the only club in the league which fulfills the AFC Club License requirements.[7] Timor Leste also hasn't confirmed participation.

Foreign players

A maximum of four foreigners are allowed per club which follows the Asian Football Confederation's (AFC) '3+1 rule'; three players of any nationality and a fourth coming from an AFC member nation. A player coming from an AFF member nation will not be considered as a foreign player.[6]

See also

References
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  2. https://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/asian-football/1195231/aff-to-launch-asean-club-championship-in-2020-featuring-top-clubs-from-southeast-asia/
  3. https://www.the-afc.com/media/afc-statement-on-the-asean-club-championship
  4. "ASEAN Club Championship (ACC) 2020: tournament details, country slots, dates, prize money revealed – Reports". Fox Sports Asia. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  5. "Asean Club Championship postponed to next year". The New Paper. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  6. McCullagh, Kevin (20 January 2020). "Asean Club Championship prepares for inaugural season without Malaysian teams". SportBusiness. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  7. "Indera SC's ACC debut deferred to 2021". Borneo Bulletin. 28 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  8. "นายกเกียร์"คอนเฟิร์ม"ต่อพิฆาต"พร้อมลุยศึกACC". The Siamrath (in Thai). 29 Dec 2019. Retrieved 29 Dec 2019.
  9. "Two clubs from Vietnam named for inaugural ACC 2020". Fox Sport Asia. 29 Dec 2019. Retrieved 29 Dec 2019.
  10. "Bali United dan Persebaya Jadi Wakil Indonesia di ASEAN Club Championship 2020". bola.com (in Indonesian). 28 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  11. "Shan United to take part in ASEAN Club Championship 2020". Myanmar Times. 30 December 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  12. Tupas, Cedelf (2 January 2020). "Asean tilt stint for Ceres-Negros up". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  13. Rodriguez, Jose Rodriguez (31 December 2019). "Svay Rieng FC to play in Asean football championship". Khmer Times. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
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