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          2025-26 ASEAN Club Championship: Fixtures, results, standings, how to watch

          The new ASEAN Club Championship season -- officially known as the 2025-26 Shopee Cup -- kicks off on Aug. 20 and will run all the way through to May 27. SPORTFIVE
          • ESPN
          Aug 20, 2025, 11:45 AM ET

          After a successful return following a 20-year hiatus last season, the ASEAN Club Championship is back for the 2025-26 campaign.

          Officially known as the 2025-26 Shopee Cup, 12 teams from seven nations will vie to be the kings of Southeast Asian club football.

          Thai League 1 champions Buriram United will be the team to beat after they claimed the title last term with a penalty shootout win over Công An Hà Nội -- after both teams played out a thrilling 5-5 draw over two legs in the final.

          There will also be plenty of intrigue surrounding the five debuting teams, especially with Malaysia Super League giants Johor Darul Ta'zim among them.

          STANDINGS

          With the 12 teams divided into two groups, each side will play a total of five home-and-away games with only the top two in each group advancing to the knockout round. The semifinals and final will be played over two legs.

          Ten clubs qualified automatically, before Philippines' DH Cebu and Myanmar's Shan United completed the group-stage lineup after seeing off Kasuka of Brunei Darussalam and Ezra of Laos respectively in the playoffs.

          Group A will deliver a rematch of last season's final with both Buriram and CAHN likely to be contending once more, while another Thai powerhouse in BG Pathum United should also be fancying their chances.

          Three debutants in traditional Malaysian giants Selangor, five-time Singapore Premier League champions Tampines Rovers and Cebu round off Group A. It is worth noting that Tampines are the only other past winners other than Buriram -- as they won the tournament in its previous guise back in 2005.

          Meanwhile, JDT and Bangkok United -- both also making their first appearances -- should be among the frontrunners in Group B alongside current SPL champions Lion City Sailors.

          Vietnam's second representatives Thép Xanh Nam Định will be hoping to emulate CAHN's feats from last season, while Cambodia's PKR Svay Rieng and Shan are the other teams in the Group B.

          - Catch all the ASEAN Club Championship action live on the ASEAN United FC YouTube channel here!

          WHEN TO WATCH

          Aug. 20

          Aug. 21

          • Johor Darul Ta'zim vs. Lion City Sailors (5:30 p.m., Johor Bahru)

          • Shan United vs. PKR Svay Rieng (6 p.m., Yangon)

          Sept. 24

          • BG Pathum United vs. Buriram United (7 p.m., Pathum Thani)

          • Công An Hà Nội vs, DH Cebu (7:30 p.m., Hanoi)

          • Selangor vs. Tampines Rovers (9 p.m., Petaling Jaya)

          Sept. 25

          • Johor Darul Ta'zim vs. Bangkok United (5:30 p.m., Johor Bahru)

          • Thép Xanh Nam Định vs. PKR Svay Rieng (7:30 p.m., Ninh Bình)

          WHERE TO WATCH

          • Cambodia: BAYON TV, BTV SPORTS/FACEBOOK

          • Indonesia: MCN VISION & K-VISION - SPORTSTAR, OTT: VISION+, INEWS & RCTI OFFICIAL/YOUTUBE

          • Laos: BG SPORTS/FACEBOOK & YOUTUBE

          • Malaysia: ASTRO ARENA, ASTRO GO & SOOKA

          • Myanmar: SKYNET, BG SPORTS/FACEBOOK & YOUTUBE

          • Philippines: PHILIPPINE FOOTBALL FEDERATION SOCIAL MEDIA

          • Singapore: MEDIACORP - MEWATCH

          • Thailand: THAIRATH TV & THAIRATH SPORTS/YOUTUBE, FACEBOOK & INSTAGRAM, BG SPORTS/FACEBOOK & YOUTUBE, TRUE VISIONS - TRUESPORT 2, AIS PLAY

          • Vietnam: FPT PLAY

          • South Korea: SPOTV

          • Rest of the world: @ASEANUtdFC on YouTube and Facebook, OneFootball (excluding Asia-Pacific)