2025–26 ASEAN Club Championship qualifying play-off round
The 2025–26 ASEAN Club Championship qualifying play-off round will begin on 8 August and will end on 15 August 2025.[1]
A total of 4 teams competed in the qualifying play-off round. The two winners in the play-off round will advance to the group stage, to join the 10 teams that entered the group stage.
Format
Each tie will be played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scores more goals on aggregate over the two legs advances to the next round. If the aggregate score is level at the end of normal time of the second leg, extra time will be played, and if the same number of goals is scored by both teams during extra time, the tie will be determined by a penalty shoot-out.
Under the draw of the qualifying play-off round, 4 teams would be sorted into 2 pots, with pot 2 will be drawn first, then pot 1 will be drawn last.
Schedule
The schedule of the competition is as follows.[1]
| Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2025 | 8 August 2025 | 15 August 2025 |
Teams
Below were the participating teams grouped by their starting play-off round.
| Key to colours |
|---|
| Winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage |
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Play-off round
The draw for the play-off round was held on 4 July 2025.[2]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
|---|---|
Summary
The first legs will be played on 8 August, and the second legs will be played on 15 August 2025.
The winners of the ties advanced to the group stage.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Kasuka  | 2–4 |  DH Cebu | 2–1 | 0–3 |
Ezra  | 1–3 |  Shan United | 1–2 | 0–1 |
Kasuka vs DH Cebu
Dynamic Herb Cebu won 4–2 on aggregate.
Ezra vs Shan United
| Ezra | 1–2 | Shan United |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
| Shan United | 1–0 | Ezra |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Shan United won 3–1 on aggregate.
Notes
- ^ Ezra will play their home match at Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi (Thailand), due to New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane unable to organize the competition, because hosting the 2026 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup qualification.
References
- ^ a b "Shopee Cup 2025/26 expands in scale, increasing attraction for Southeast Asian football" (in Vietnamese). VFF. 21 May 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ "SHOPEE CUP™ 2025/26 OFFICIAL DRAW ROUND UP". ASEAN United FC. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.