The Group Stage line-up for the 2026\/27 ASEAN Club Championship Shopee Cup was completed on Monday when Myanmar\u2019s Shan United FC defeated Ezra FC to join Manila Digger FC from the Philippines in advancing to the next phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shan United defeated the Lao League 1 champions 3-2 on penalties after their two-legged clash ended in a 3-3 draw with Thet Wai Moe scoring in the fourth minute of stoppage time in the second leg in Yangon for the 10-man hosts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ezra had won 3-2 in the first leg and Mark Sekyi\u2019s sending off in the first half had given the Laotian side the advantage before the late goal took the match into extra-time and to penalties, where Edson Dos Santos scored the winning spot-kick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Group Stage has been expanded from 12 to 14 teams for the 2026\/27 edition of the regional club championship with the first four finishers in each of the two seven-club groups advancing to the newly-installed quarter-final round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Manila Digger will join champions Buriram United FC and Thai League 1 side Ratchaburi FC in Group A alongside Malaysia\u2019s Kuching City FC, Tampines Rovers FC from Singapore, Ho Chi Minh City Police FC of Vietnam and Indonesia\u2019s Borneo FC Samarinda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shan United, meanwhile, will play in Group B alongside Thailand\u2019s Port FC, Malaysian champions Johor Darul Ta\u2019zim FC, Lion City Sailors FC of Singapore, Indonesia\u2019s Persib Bandung, C\u00f4ng An H\u00e0 N\u1ed9i FC from Vietnam and PKR Svay Rieng FC from Cambodia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Manila Digger confirmed their progress to the Group Stage for the first time when a 4-1 win in Bandar Seri Begawan on Saturday completed a 9-2 aggregate win over Kasuka FC from Brunei Darussalam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Joan Esteva\u2019s side had eased to a 5-1 victory on home soil on September 4 and a hat-trick in the return fixture from Man of the Match Saikou Ceesay, who was also on target in the first leg, confirmed his side would play in Group A of the 2026\/27 Shopee Cup\u2122<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI think the team is growing because, since pre-season until now, we\u2019re improving,\u201d Ceesay said after the second leg. \u201cEverything is going smoothly. We expected something like this would happen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Shopee Cup Group Stage begins on October 7 when Buriram United, winners of the first two editions, launch the defence of the trophy against Borneo FC Samarinda while Ratchaburi host Ho Chi Minh City Police and Kuching City take on Tampines Rovers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Manila Digger will open their Group Stage campaign against Indonesia\u2019s Borneo FC Samarinda on November 18 while Shan United kick-off their challenge against Persib Bandung a day later.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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