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Founded | 2014 |
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Folded | 2017 |
Country | Laos (2014) Myanmar (2014) Cambodia (2014) Vietnam (2014) Thailand (2015) |
Confederation | AFC (Asia) |
Number of teams | 5 |
Last champions | Muangthong United |
Most championships | Buriram United (2 titles) |
The Mekong Club Championship was an ASEAN club competition for men's association football clubs. [1] [2] Five teams entered as respective domestic league winners from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. The championship was sponsored by Toyota.
In 2014, Toyota Motor wanted to develop in aspiring football players and football fans in the countries alongside the Mekong River: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam, so Toyota debuted the competition called Mekong Club Championship. The first competition was held in 2014 at Bình Dương, Vietnam [3] with four countries participating. Becamex Bình Dương became the first club that won the championship. The second competition was held in 2015, with Thailand joining. [4]
Year | Final | Third Place Match | ||||||
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Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | |||
2014 Details | Becamex Bình Dương | 4–1 | Ayeyawady United | Phnom Penh Crown | 2–0 | Hoang Anh Attapeu | ||
2015 Details | Buriram United | 1–0 | Boeung Ket Angkor | Becamex Bình Dương | ||||
2016 Details | Buriram United | 0–1 2–0 | Lanexang United | Boeung Ket Angkor | ||||
won 2–1 on aggregate | ||||||||
2017 Details | Muangthong United | 3–1 4–0 | Sanna Khánh Hòa | Lao Toyota | ||||
won 7–1 on aggregate |
Team | Champions | Runners-up | Third Place |
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Buriram United | 2 (2015, 2016) | – | – |
Becamex Bình Dương | 1 (2014) | – | 1 (2015) |
Muangthong United | 1 (2017) | – | – |
Boeung Ket Angkor | – | 1 (2015) | 1 (2016) |
Ayeyawady United | – | 1 (2014) | – |
Lanexang United | – | 1 (2016) | – |
Sanna Khánh Hòa | – | 1 (2017) | – |
Phnom Penh Crown | – | – | 1 (2014) |
Lao Toyota | – | – | 1 (2017) |
Team | Joined | Years |
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Boeung Ket Angkor | 3 | 2015, 2016, 2017 |
Becamex Bình Dương | 2 | 2014, 2015 |
Buriram United | 2 | 2015, 2016 |
Lao Toyota | 2 | 2015, 2017 |
Ayeyawady United | 1 | 2014 |
Phnom Penh Crown | 1 | 2014 |
Hoang Anh Attapeu | 1 | 2014 |
Yangon United | 1 | 2015 |
Lanexang United | 1 | 2016 |
SHB Đà Nẵng | 1 | 2016 |
Yadanarbon | 1 | 2016 |
Muangthong United | 1 | 2017 |
Sanna Khánh Hòa | 1 | 2017 |
# | Nation | Champions | Runners-up | Third Place |
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1 | Thailand | 3 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Vietnam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
3 | Cambodia | 0 | 1 | 2 |
4 | Laos | 0 | 1 | 1 |
5 | Myanmar | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Team | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
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Cambodia | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
Laos | 4th | GS | 2nd | 3rd |
Myanmar | 2nd | GS | GS | DNP |
Thailand | DNP | 1st | 1st | 1st |
Vietnam | 1st | 3rd | GS | 2nd |
Year | Footballer | Club | Goals |
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2014 | George Bisan | Phnom Penh Crown | 3 |
2015 | Chan Vathanaka | Boeung Ket Angkor | 5 |
2016 | Soukaphone Vongchiengkham | Lanexang United | 3 |
2017 | Youssouf Touré | Sanna Khánh Hòa BVN | 7 |
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