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.
After a two-month hiatus, the tournament returns at the start of April, with CAHN taking on PSM while BGPU and Buriram clash in an all-Thai League 1 affair.
WHEN TO WATCH
April 2
PSM Makassar vs. Công An Hà Nội (Gelora B.J. Habibie Stadium, Parepare; 8:30 p.m. local time)
Buriram United vs. BG Pathum United (Khao Kradong Stadium, Buriram; 7:30 p.m. local time)
April 30
Công An Hà Nội vs. PSM Makassar (Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi; 7:30 p.m. local time)
May 7
BG Pathum United vs. Buriram United (BG Stadium, Pathum Thani; 7:30 p.m. local time)
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