ASEAN Club Championship
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The ASEAN Club Championship is a biennial international association football
competition between domestic champion clubs sides run by the ASEAN Football Federation
. Qualification to the competition is to champions clubs from AFF-affiliated countries (including the invitee countries's champions clubs from India
, Maldives
and Australia
).
Brunei Cambodia
Indonesia
Laos
Malaysia
Myanmar
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Vietnam
Invitee Countries
India
Maldives
Australia
. Each national football associations in Southeast Asia
sends their champions club representing the domestic league winners. The participating teams are split into two groups of four teams (depending on the actual number of participating teams in each group), with each team playing the others in the group in a round-robin
format. The winners and runners-up of each group enter into the semi-finals. The semi-finals and final are played as a knockout competition in the host country.
Football (soccer)
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competition between domestic champion clubs sides run by the ASEAN Football Federation
ASEAN Football Federation
ASEAN Football Federation is a subset of nations within the Asian Football Confederation from Southeast Asia. ASEAN stands for Association of South East Asian Nations. The AFF was founded in 1984 by the nations of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.Cambodia, Laos,...
. Qualification to the competition is to champions clubs from AFF-affiliated countries (including the invitee countries's champions clubs from India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, Maldives
Maldives
The Maldives , , officially Republic of Maldives , also referred to as the Maldive Islands, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean formed by a double chain of twenty-six atolls oriented north-south off India's Lakshadweep islands, between Minicoy Island and...
and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
).
Participating national football associations
Clubs from the following 13 football associations take part in the competition.Brunei Cambodia
Cambodian Football Federation
Football Federation of Cambodia is the governing body of football in Cambodia, controlling the Cambodian national team. It was founded in 1933, and has been a member of FIFA since 1953 and the Asian Football Confederation since 1957.-External links:...
Indonesia
Football Association of Indonesia
The Football Association of Indonesia or PSSI is the governing body of football in Indonesia. It was founded on April 19, 1930, 15 years before Indonesian independence...
Laos
Lao Football Federation
The Lao Football Federation is the governing body of football in Laos.It is responsible for the Laos national football team as well as national competitions like theLao League.-External links:* at the FIFA website.* at AFC site...
Malaysia
Football Association of Malaysia
The Football Association of Malaysia is the governing body for football in Malaysia, responsible for organising the Malaysian national football team and the major football and futsal tournaments within the country. The Football Association of Malaysia main headquarters is located at Wisma...
Myanmar
Myanmar Football Federation
The Myanmar Football Federation is the governing body of football in Myanmar. The MFF oversees the Burmese men's national team, the women's national team, and youth national teams as well as national football championships and professional club competitions.-History:Reportedly introduced during...
Philippines
Philippine Football Federation
The Philippine Football Federation is the governing body of football in the Philippines. It was founded in 1907 as the Philippine Amateur Football Association . They were one of the 12 Asian associations that founded the Asian Football Confederation...
Singapore
Football Association of Singapore
The Football Association of Singapore is the governing body of football in Singapore. It was founded in 1952. Prior to that, the Singapore Amateur Football Association, founded in 1892, was the governing body for football in Singapore...
Thailand
Football Association of Thailand
The Football Association of Thailand or the full name is the Football Association of Thailand under Patronage of His Majesty the King is the governing body of football in Thailand. It was founded in 25 April 1916 and then joined FIFA in 23 June 1925 and AFC in 1957.Recently the FAT has been...
Timor-Leste
Federaçao Futebol Timor-Leste
The Federação de Futebol de Timor-Leste is the governing body of football in East Timor. FFTL has two levels of national football league, which are Super Liga, and Taça Digicel.-Executive Committee:...
Vietnam
Vietnam Football Federation
The Vietnam Football Federation is the governing body of football in Vietnam. It is responsible for the Vietnam men's, women's, olympic, and other youth teams as well as national competitions....
Invitee Countries
India
All India Football Federation
The All India Football Federation is the organisation which manages the game of association football in India. It administers the running of the India national football team and also controls the I-League, India's premier domestic club competition, in addition to various other competitions and...
Maldives
Football Association of Maldives
Football Association of Maldives was founded in 1982 as the governing body of football in the Republic of Maldives. The football association under the guidance of Ministry of Youth development and Sports is responsible for all regulatory aspects of the Game of Football in the Maldives...
Australia
Football Federation Australia
Football Federation Australia is the governing body for the sport of football in Australia. Before 1 January 2005, it was known as the Australian Soccer Association , which succeeded Soccer Australia in this role in 2003...
Competition format
The format of the ASEAN Club Championship is the same as that for the AFC CupAFC Cup
The AFC Cup is an annual international association football competition between domestic clubs sides run by the Asian Football Confederation . Qualification to the competition is to clubs from AFC-affiliated countries which fall into the AFC's 'developing nations' category as laid out in their...
. Each national football associations in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...
sends their champions club representing the domestic league winners. The participating teams are split into two groups of four teams (depending on the actual number of participating teams in each group), with each team playing the others in the group in a round-robin
Round-robin
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format. The winners and runners-up of each group enter into the semi-finals. The semi-finals and final are played as a knockout competition in the host country.
Champions
| Seasons | Hosts | Finals | 3rd place match | |||||
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| Champions | Score | Runner-up | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | |||
| 2003 ASEAN Club Championship 2003 The ASEAN Club Championship 2003 fixtures and results. Kingfisher East Bengal FC from India won the inaugural championship. Originally, this inaugural championship to be organised by Vietnam, but organisation was moved to Indonesia.-Qualifying teams:... |
 IndonesiaIndonesia Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an... |
 Kingfisher East Bengal FC |
3-1 |  BEC Tero SasanaBEC Tero Sasana BEC Tero Sasana Football Club is a Thailand professional football club based in Bangkok. The club finished runners-up in the inaugural AFC Champions League competition in 2003.-Club history:... |
Petrokimia Putra FC Gresik United Persergres Gresik is an Indonesian soccer team located in Gresik, East Java. It was founded on 2 December 2005 as a merger with PS Petrokimia Gresik became Gresik United.- Skuad 2009/2010 :- External Link :... |
3-0 |  Perak FAPerak FA The Football Association of Perak enters a team in Malaysian football competitions to represent the state of Perak. The team currently plays in the Malaysia Super League.... |
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| 2005 ASEAN Club Championship 2005 The ASEAN Club Championship 2005 fixtures and results. Tampines Rovers FC from Singapore won the championship. The champions of Liga Indonesia apparently did not enter due to a congested fixture list... |
 Brunei Darussalam |
 Tampines Rovers FCTampines Rovers FC Tampines Rovers Football Club are a professional association football club based in Tampines, Singapore, that play in the S.League. Founded in 1945, they have won the national league championship five times, the Singapore Cup thrice and the ASEAN Club Championship once... |
4-2 | Pahang FA Pahang FA The Football Association of Pahang enters a team in Malaysian football competitions to represent the state of Pahang. The team is based in Kuantan, Pahang. They play in the top division in Malaysian football, the Malaysian Super League... |
 Hoang Anh Gia LaiHoang Anh Gia Lai Hoàng Anh Gia Lai is a Vietnamese soccer club based in Pleiku. They play in the top division in Vietnamese soccer. Their home stadium is Pleiku Stadium.The team signed an agreement with Arsenal F.C... |
Not Played | DPMM FC (Duli Pengiran Muda Mahkota FC) DPMM FC (Duli Pengiran Muda Mahkota FC) Duli Pengiran Muda Mahkota Football Club is a soccer club based in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. The club played in the Brunei Premier League in the early-2000s, winning the league title in 2002 and 2004. The club then decided to play in Malaysia, and joined the Malaysian Premier League as a... |
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 LaosLaos Laos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west... |
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Performances by clubs
| # | Nation | Winners | Runners-up | 3rd Place | 4th Place |
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| 1 | Kingfisher East Bengal FC |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Tampines Rovers FC Tampines Rovers FC Tampines Rovers Football Club are a professional association football club based in Tampines, Singapore, that play in the S.League. Founded in 1945, they have won the national league championship five times, the Singapore Cup thrice and the ASEAN Club Championship once... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Pahang FA Pahang FA The Football Association of Pahang enters a team in Malaysian football competitions to represent the state of Pahang. The team is based in Kuantan, Pahang. They play in the top division in Malaysian football, the Malaysian Super League... |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | BEC Tero Sasana BEC Tero Sasana BEC Tero Sasana Football Club is a Thailand professional football club based in Bangkok. The club finished runners-up in the inaugural AFC Champions League competition in 2003.-Club history:... |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DPMM FC (Duli Pengiran Muda Mahkota FC) DPMM FC (Duli Pengiran Muda Mahkota FC) Duli Pengiran Muda Mahkota Football Club is a soccer club based in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. The club played in the Brunei Premier League in the early-2000s, winning the league title in 2002 and 2004. The club then decided to play in Malaysia, and joined the Malaysian Premier League as a... |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Hoang Anh Gia Lai Hoang Anh Gia Lai Hoàng Anh Gia Lai is a Vietnamese soccer club based in Pleiku. They play in the top division in Vietnamese soccer. Their home stadium is Pleiku Stadium.The team signed an agreement with Arsenal F.C... |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Petrokimia Putra FC Gresik United Persergres Gresik is an Indonesian soccer team located in Gresik, East Java. It was founded on 2 December 2005 as a merger with PS Petrokimia Gresik became Gresik United.- Skuad 2009/2010 :- External Link :... |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Perak FA Perak FA The Football Association of Perak enters a team in Malaysian football competitions to represent the state of Perak. The team currently plays in the Malaysia Super League.... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Performances by nations
| # | Nation | Winners | Runners-up | 3rd Place | 4th Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India India India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Singapore Singapore Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Malaysia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Thailand Thailand Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the... |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Brunei Brunei Brunei , officially the State of Brunei Darussalam or the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace , is a sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of Borneo, in Southeast Asia... |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Vietnam Vietnam Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –... |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Indonesia Indonesia Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an... |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
All-Time Top scorers
| Player | Club | Year of Championship | Goals |
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| Baichung Bhutia Baichung Bhutia Baichung Bhutia is an ex Indian footballer. He is currently contracted by the club he owns, United Sikkim. He is considered to be the torchbearer of Indian football in the international arena. He plays for United Sikkim FC. He is often nicknamed the Sikkimese Sniper because of his shooting skills... |
Kingfisher East Bengal FC |
2003 ASEAN Club Championship 2003 The ASEAN Club Championship 2003 fixtures and results. Kingfisher East Bengal FC from India won the inaugural championship. Originally, this inaugural championship to be organised by Vietnam, but organisation was moved to Indonesia.-Qualifying teams:... |
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 Bernard TchoutangBernard Tchoutang Bernard Samuel Tchoutang is a retired Cameroonian football player who last played for KS Elbasani. He was part of the victorious Cameroonian 2000 African Nations Cup team. He also took part at the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup.... |
Pahang FA Pahang FA The Football Association of Pahang enters a team in Malaysian football competitions to represent the state of Pahang. The team is based in Kuantan, Pahang. They play in the top division in Malaysian football, the Malaysian Super League... |
2005 ASEAN Club Championship 2005 The ASEAN Club Championship 2005 fixtures and results. Tampines Rovers FC from Singapore won the championship. The champions of Liga Indonesia apparently did not enter due to a congested fixture list... |
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| Nguyen Dinh Viet |
Hoang Anh Gia Lai Hoang Anh Gia Lai Hoàng Anh Gia Lai is a Vietnamese soccer club based in Pleiku. They play in the top division in Vietnamese soccer. Their home stadium is Pleiku Stadium.The team signed an agreement with Arsenal F.C... |
2005 ASEAN Club Championship 2005 The ASEAN Club Championship 2005 fixtures and results. Tampines Rovers FC from Singapore won the championship. The champions of Liga Indonesia apparently did not enter due to a congested fixture list... |
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 Frank SeatorFrank Seator Frank Jean Seator is a Liberian striker who spent most of his football career in Asia.-Club career:He has played with Espérance in Tunisia, as well as clubs in Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Hungary and Sweden. In 2005, Seator played with Perak FA in Malaysia, and became a popular player with the fans... |
Perak FA Perak FA The Football Association of Perak enters a team in Malaysian football competitions to represent the state of Perak. The team currently plays in the Malaysia Super League.... |
2003 ASEAN Club Championship 2003 The ASEAN Club Championship 2003 fixtures and results. Kingfisher East Bengal FC from India won the inaugural championship. Originally, this inaugural championship to be organised by Vietnam, but organisation was moved to Indonesia.-Qualifying teams:... |
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| Indra Putra Mahayuddin Indra Putra Mahayuddin Indra Putra Mahayuddin is a Malaysian footballer who is a versatile forward, who can operate as a striker and winger. He is currently playing for Kelantan FA in the Malaysian Super League.-Career:... |
Perak FA Perak FA The Football Association of Perak enters a team in Malaysian football competitions to represent the state of Perak. The team currently plays in the Malaysia Super League.... Pahang FAPahang FA The Football Association of Pahang enters a team in Malaysian football competitions to represent the state of Pahang. The team is based in Kuantan, Pahang. They play in the top division in Malaysian football, the Malaysian Super League... |
2003 ASEAN Club Championship 2003 The ASEAN Club Championship 2003 fixtures and results. Kingfisher East Bengal FC from India won the inaugural championship. Originally, this inaugural championship to be organised by Vietnam, but organisation was moved to Indonesia.-Qualifying teams:... 2005 ASEAN Club Championship 2005 The ASEAN Club Championship 2005 fixtures and results. Tampines Rovers FC from Singapore won the championship. The champions of Liga Indonesia apparently did not enter due to a congested fixture list... |
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| Kiatisuk Senamuang Kiatisuk Senamuang Kiatisuk "Zico" Senamuang is a Thai football manager and former football striker who played between April 1993 and October 2007, currently managing Chula United in the Thai Division 1 League.-Club career:... |
Hoang Anh Gia Lai Hoang Anh Gia Lai Hoàng Anh Gia Lai is a Vietnamese soccer club based in Pleiku. They play in the top division in Vietnamese soccer. Their home stadium is Pleiku Stadium.The team signed an agreement with Arsenal F.C... |
2003 ASEAN Club Championship 2003 The ASEAN Club Championship 2003 fixtures and results. Kingfisher East Bengal FC from India won the inaugural championship. Originally, this inaugural championship to be organised by Vietnam, but organisation was moved to Indonesia.-Qualifying teams:... & 2005 ASEAN Club Championship 2005 The ASEAN Club Championship 2005 fixtures and results. Tampines Rovers FC from Singapore won the championship. The champions of Liga Indonesia apparently did not enter due to a congested fixture list... |
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| Zaenal Arif Zaenal Arif Zaenal Arif is an Indonesian footballer currently plying his trade for PSPS Pekanbaru in Indonesia Super League. At the last Asian Cup in 2007, he became a reserve striker for the Indonesia national football team. His little broher, Yandi Munawar, is also footballer who currently plays abroad for... |
Persita Tangerang Persita Tangerang Persatuan Sepak Bola Indonesia Tangerang , who are commonly referred to as Persita Tangerang or simply as Persita, are an Indonesian football club based in Tangerang, Indonesia. They are now playing in Djarum Indonesian Super-League.Persita have two groups of supporters, i.e... |
2003 ASEAN Club Championship 2003 The ASEAN Club Championship 2003 fixtures and results. Kingfisher East Bengal FC from India won the inaugural championship. Originally, this inaugural championship to be organised by Vietnam, but organisation was moved to Indonesia.-Qualifying teams:... |
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| Therdsak Chaiman Therdsak Chaiman Therdsak Chaiman is a Thai footballer who plays for Chonburi. Therdsak is a free kick specialist and can shoot with both feet.-Club career:Therdsak is regarded as one of Southeast Asia's finest footballers.... |
BEC Tero Sasana BEC Tero Sasana BEC Tero Sasana Football Club is a Thailand professional football club based in Bangkok. The club finished runners-up in the inaugural AFC Champions League competition in 2003.-Club history:... |
2003 ASEAN Club Championship 2003 The ASEAN Club Championship 2003 fixtures and results. Kingfisher East Bengal FC from India won the inaugural championship. Originally, this inaugural championship to be organised by Vietnam, but organisation was moved to Indonesia.-Qualifying teams:... |
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| Mirko Grabovac Mirko Grabovac Mirko Grabovac is a Croatian-born Singaporean former professional football player and coach. He had changed his nationality to Singaporean in 2002 in order to play for the Singapore national football team.... |
Tampines Rovers FC Tampines Rovers FC Tampines Rovers Football Club are a professional association football club based in Tampines, Singapore, that play in the S.League. Founded in 1945, they have won the national league championship five times, the Singapore Cup thrice and the ASEAN Club Championship once... |
2005 ASEAN Club Championship 2005 The ASEAN Club Championship 2005 fixtures and results. Tampines Rovers FC from Singapore won the championship. The champions of Liga Indonesia apparently did not enter due to a congested fixture list... |
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 Kyaw Thu Ra |
Finance and Revenue |
2005 ASEAN Club Championship 2005 The ASEAN Club Championship 2005 fixtures and results. Tampines Rovers FC from Singapore won the championship. The champions of Liga Indonesia apparently did not enter due to a congested fixture list... |
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 Rivaldo Costa |
Petrokimia Putra Gresik United Persergres Gresik is an Indonesian soccer team located in Gresik, East Java. It was founded on 2 December 2005 as a merger with PS Petrokimia Gresik became Gresik United.- Skuad 2009/2010 :- External Link :... |
2003 ASEAN Club Championship 2003 The ASEAN Club Championship 2003 fixtures and results. Kingfisher East Bengal FC from India won the inaugural championship. Originally, this inaugural championship to be organised by Vietnam, but organisation was moved to Indonesia.-Qualifying teams:... |
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| M Jaenal Ichwan |
Petrokimia Putra Gresik United Persergres Gresik is an Indonesian soccer team located in Gresik, East Java. It was founded on 2 December 2005 as a merger with PS Petrokimia Gresik became Gresik United.- Skuad 2009/2010 :- External Link :... |
2003 ASEAN Club Championship 2003 The ASEAN Club Championship 2003 fixtures and results. Kingfisher East Bengal FC from India won the inaugural championship. Originally, this inaugural championship to be organised by Vietnam, but organisation was moved to Indonesia.-Qualifying teams:... |
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| Nguyen Van Dan |
Hoang Anh Gia Lai Hoang Anh Gia Lai Hoàng Anh Gia Lai is a Vietnamese soccer club based in Pleiku. They play in the top division in Vietnamese soccer. Their home stadium is Pleiku Stadium.The team signed an agreement with Arsenal F.C... |
2005 ASEAN Club Championship 2005 The ASEAN Club Championship 2005 fixtures and results. Tampines Rovers FC from Singapore won the championship. The champions of Liga Indonesia apparently did not enter due to a congested fixture list... |
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| Anderson Anderson -People:* Anderson Cooper, American television personality, son of Gloria Vanderbilt* Anderson Luís de Abreu Oliveira, Manchester United football player-Places:In Canada:* Anderson, British Columbia* Anderson Bay, British Columbia... |
Thailand Tobacco Monopoly FC Thailand Tobacco Monopoly FC TTM Phichit Football Club is a Thai football club based in Phichit Province and currently plays in the Thai Premier League. This Club, founded in 1963, is one of the oldest clubs in Thailand. Their biggest achievement has been the Thai Premier League Title 2005... |
2005 ASEAN Club Championship 2005 The ASEAN Club Championship 2005 fixtures and results. Tampines Rovers FC from Singapore won the championship. The champions of Liga Indonesia apparently did not enter due to a congested fixture list... |
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