The ASEAN All-Stars is a

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team founded by the

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in 2014. The team is made up of

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internationals and selected players from the regional leagues.

History

2014 team

The ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) announced in April 2014 that a friendly will be held involving the Indonesian national team and an ASEAN All-Stars team. It was meant as a charity event in aid of victims of

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which affected the

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in 2013. Victims of the eruption of Mount Kelud and

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in Indonesia were also reportedly beneficiaries as well. The ASEAN team was coached by Malaysian coach K. Rajagopal. Thai coach

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was supposed to lead the team but was replaced by Rajagopal.

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, and Michael Weiß were also ASEAN head coach candidates. Alfred Riedl was Indonesia's coach. The charity match was held at the

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on 11 May 2014.

2025 team

English

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club

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lost 0–1 against ASEAN All-Stars team on 28 May 2025 at the

Bukit Jalil National Stadium The Bukit Jalil National Stadium (Malay language, Malay: ''Stadium Nasional Bukit Jalil'', Jawi alphabet, Jawi: ) is a multi-purpose stadium in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. With a capacity of 87,500, it is the largest stadium in Southea ...

in front of a crowd of 72,550. Myanmar player Maung Maung Lwin scored the sole goal of the match in the 71st minute. The friendly was billed as the Maybank Challenge Cup and the proceeds was pledged to go to the charity organisation, Al-Sultan Abdullah Foundation (YASA). The match was organised by ProEvents International. South Korean Kim Sang-sik was the team's head coach, while their captain was

Ezequiel Agüero Sergio Fabian Ezequiel Agüero (born 7 April 1994), also known as Sergio Agüero or Ezequiel Agüero, is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Sri Pahang. Born in Argentina, he plays fo ...

of Malaysia.

Fixtures

2014

2025

Squad history

By match

By player nationality

Honours

* Maybank Challenge Cup ** Winners (1):

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References

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