The 2026 ASEAN Club Championship final was the final match of the 2025–26 ASEAN Club Championship, the 4th season of Southeast Asia's premier club football tournament organised by ASEAN Football Federation (AFF). It was played on 20 May 2026 for the first leg and 27 May 2026 for the second leg,[1] between Thai club Buriram United, the defending champions, and Malaysian club Selangor. This was the first final to include the reigning champions on this competition.
| Event | ASEAN Club Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 20 May 2026 | ||||||
| Venue | Petaling Jaya Stadium, Petaling Jaya | ||||||
| Shopee Star of the Match | Hugo Boumous (Selangor) | ||||||
| Referee | Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan) | ||||||
| Attendance | 8,943 | ||||||
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| Date | 27 May 2026 | ||||||
| Venue | Buriram Stadium, Buriram | ||||||
| Shopee Star of the Match | Theerathon Bunmathan (Buriram United) | ||||||
| Referee | Hiroki Kasahara (Japan) | ||||||
| Attendance | 30,889 | ||||||
Buriram United won the match 3–1 on aggregate for their second title. By winning the title, Buriram United became the first team to successfully defend the ASEAN Club Championship.[2]
Previous finals
edit| Team | Previous final appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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| 1 (2025) | |
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Venue
editThe 2 venues were pre-determined on rotation basis based on the winners of the semi-finals.
Route to the final
editNote: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
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| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–1 (A) | Matchday 1 | 1–1 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4–2 (H) | Matchday 2 | 2–2 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–1 (A) | Matchday 3 | 1–1 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2–0 (H) | Matchday 4 | 4–1 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–1 (H) | Matchday 5 | 6–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group A runners-up
Source: ASEAN United FC |
Final standings | Group A winners
Source: ASEAN United FC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Knockout stage | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4–1 | 2–1 (H) | 2–0 (A) | Semi-finals | 4–3 | 3–1 (A) | 1–2 (a.e.t.) (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Match
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edit| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Selangor | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
First leg
edit| Selangor | 0–1 | |
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Selangor
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Buriram United
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Shopee Star of the Match:
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Match rules[3]
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Second leg
edit| Buriram United | 2–1 | |
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Report |
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Buriram United
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Selangor
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Shopee Star of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Match rules[3]
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References
edit- ↑ "SHOPEE CUP™ 2025/26 OFFICIAL DRAW ROUND UP". aseanutdfc.com. ASEAN United FC. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ↑ "SHOPEE CUP™ FINAL SECOND LEG: BURIRAM UNITED FC 2-1 SELANGOR FC. BURIRAM UNITED WIN 3-1 ON AGGREGATE". aseanutdfc.com. ASEAN United FC. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- 1 2 "ASEAN CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP (ACC) SHOPEE CUP™ 2025/26 TOURNAMENT REGULATIONS" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. 2 July 2025. p. 32, 33. Retrieved 31 January 2026.