After an enthralling group stage across the span of five months, the semifinal lineup for the 2024-25 ASEAN Club Championship -- officially know as the Shopee Cup -- is set.
With Group A going down to the wire, it was BG Pathum United (Thailand) who managed to finish top and a point clear of PSM Makassar (Indonesia), who ultimately reached the last four with a three-point buffer between them and the rest of the pack.
Group B saw Công An Hà Nội (Vietnam) really set themselves apart from the other contenders as they were the only side to book their semifinal berth with a game to spare, before finishing the stage as the only side with a perfect record of five wins.
With three teams originally in the running to join them from Group B, it was Buriram United (Thailand) who held their nerve on Match Day 5 to consolidate a second-place finish.
The tournament will now go on a two-month hiatus before returning at the start of April, with CAHN taking on PSM Makassar while BGPU and Buriram clash in an all-Thai League 1 affair.
WHEN TO WATCH
Apr. 2
PSM Makassar vs. Công An Hà Nội (time and venue TBC)
Buriram United vs. BG Pathum United (time and venue TBC)
Apr. 30
Công An Hà Nội vs. PSM Makassar (time and venue TBC)
BG Pathum United vs. Buriram United (time and venue TBC)
WHERE TO WATCH
Brunei: FACEBOOK/BTV NEWS
Cambodia: BAYON TV, FACEBOOK/BAYON LIVE, FACEBOOK/BTV SPORTS
Indonesia: INEWS (PSM Makassar & Borneo Samarinda matches), SOCCER CHANNEL, SPORTSTARS VISION+ (all matches)
Laos: FACEBOOK/BTV NEWS, YOUTUBE/BG SPORTS (BG Pathum United & Buriram United matches)
Malaysia: ASTRO
Myanmar: SKYNET, YOUTUBE/BG CHANNEL (BG Pathum United matches), YOUTUBE/BG SPORTS (Buriram United matches)
Philippines: @ASEANUTDFC, FACEBOOK/BTV NEWS, FACEBOOK/BAYON LIVE
Singapore: MEDIACORP/MEWATCH (Lion City Sailors matches), @ASEANUTDFC (others)
Thailand: YOUTUBE/BG SPORTS (BG Pathum United and Buriram United matches), THAIRATH, TRUEVISIONS, AIS PLAY (all matches)
Vietnam: FPT PLAY
China: LEISU SPORTS
South Korea: SPOTV
Rest of the world: @ASEANUTDFC