Wednesday, December 25, 2019

ASEAN Club Championship (ACC)

ASEAN Football Federation (AFF)


The ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) has already launched a new club competition called the ASEAN Club Championship (ACC), featuring the top clubs from the South-East Asian region.

The following are the quota for participation, for each AFF member nation for the ASEAN Club Championship 2020:
Thailand: 2 teams automatically
Vietnam: 2 automatically
Malaysia: 2 automatically
Indonesia: 2 automatically
Singapore: 1 automatically
Myanmar: 1 automatically
Philippines: 2 teams in play-offs
Cambodia: 2 in play-offs
Laos: 2 in play-offs
Brunei: 2 in play-offs
Timor Leste: 2 in play-offs


The first edition of the competition will also reportedly not feature any Australian clubs, although Australia is also a member of the AFF.

The final prize money for the winners will be about $500,000, and the earliest draws for the competition will be held on March 4, 2020.