2023 ASEAN Club Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Teams | Competition proper: 12 Total: 15 (from 11 associations) |
The 2023 ASEAN Club Championship (or simply 2023 ACC) is a proposed (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 will be the first ACC to commence since 2005.[4]
Vietnamese media reported that the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Competition Committee has approved 12 teams, with two from Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Vietnam; one from Philippines and Singapore, and two more to be determined through playoffs. The playoffs should involve teams from Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar.[5][6]
Association team allocation
Clubs from the following 11 football associations are eligible to enter the competition:
| Football association | Group stage | Playoff |
|---|---|---|
 Indonesia
|
2 | — |
 Malaysia
|
2 | — |
 Thailand
|
2 | — |
 Vietnam
|
2 | — |
 Philippines
|
1 | — |
 Singapore
|
1 | — |
 Brunei
|
— | 1 |
 Cambodia
|
— | 1 |
 Laos
|
— | 1 |
 Myanmar
|
— | 1 |
 Timor-Leste
|
— | — |
Teams
The teams to participate in the competition has not been confirmed.
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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. This will be confirmed once the draw is confirmed.
See also
References
- ^ "Asean Club Championship to launch after getting AFC and Fifa backing". 6 November 2019.
- ^ "Fox Sports". Archived from the original on 2019-11-06. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
- ^ "AFC Statement on the Asean Club Championship | Football News |".
- ^ "Vietnam to send two football teams to AFF Club Championship 2023".
- ^ "AFF Club Championship set to return in 2023".
- ^ "Vietnam to send two football teams to AFF Club Championship 2023".
External links
- ASEAN Club Championship 2020 Archived 2019-12-25 at the Wayback Machine at Fox Sports Asia