His Excellency Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa and Gianni Infantino have both lent their their full support for the ACC that will feature 12 leading clubs from among the Asean Football Federation (AFF) Member Associations. Designed to support and incentivise the leading clubs, the AFF believes that the ACC will be the key platform for the next stage of regional development for the top flight professional game.
The ACC will see each club receive a participation fee from the earliest rounds, together with escalating prize money as they progress through the competition. AFF had discussed the ACC with Shaikh Salman in Tajikstan in September before meeting Mr Infantino in Bangkok recently.