2015 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup
The 2015 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup, also known as Sheikh Kamal Gold Cup 2015, was the 1st edition of Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup, an international club football tournament hosted by the Chittagong Abahani in association with the Bangladesh Football Federation. This tournament took place at the M. A. Aziz Stadium from 20 October 2015 to 30 October 2015 in the port city of Chittagong.[1] Participation fees for each team was US$ 5000.
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Bangladesh |
City | Chittagong |
Dates | 20 October 2015 | –30
Teams | 8 (from 5 nations under AFC) |
Venue(s) | M. A. Aziz Stadium |
Final positions | |
Champions | Chittagong Abahani (1st title) |
Runners-up | East Bengal F.C. |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 15 |
Goals scored | 54 (3.6 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Eleta Kingsley (5), Chittagong Abahani |
Best player(s) | Eleta Kingsley (Chittagong Abahani) |
Chittagong Abahani won the inaugural edition of the tournament by defeating East Bengal F.C. 3–1.[2]
Participating teams
Eight clubs sent their teams to participate in the tournament from five nations of AFC Three team from Bangladesh, two from India, one of each from Sri Lanka, Pakistan as well as Afghanistan participated.
Following are the participated teams:
- Chittagong Abahani (Host)
- Dhaka Abahani
- Dhaka Mohammedan
- Kolkata Mohammedan
- East Bengal FC
- K-Electric F.C.
- Solid SC
- De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C.
Round
Phase | Date |
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Group Stage | 20–25 October 2015 |
Semi-finals | 27–28 October 2015 |
Final | 30 October 2015 |
Prize money
Prize money for 2015 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup.
Purse | |
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Champions | US$ 25000 |
Runners-up | US$ 10000 |
Match winners | US$ 1000 |
Man of the Match | US$ 500 |
Draw
The draw ceremony was held 19:00 BST at Pan Pacific Hotel Sonargaon Dhaka on 12 October 2015.The Eight teams were divided into two groups. Top two teams from each group will move into the Semi-Finals.
Group Draw
Group A | Group B |
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De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C. |
East Bengal FC |
Group stage
All times are Bangladesh Standard Time (BST) – UTC+06:00.
The eight participants are divided into two groups. The top two teams from each group will move on to the semifinals.
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 | Advance to Semi-finals |
2 | Dhaka Mohammedan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | |
3 | Solid SC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 | |
4 | Kolkata Mohammedan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 1 |
Solid SC | 2-1 | Kolkata Mohammedan |
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A. Oluwafemi Shola 47' Vinoth 88' |
Report | Taurus Tecompleh Manneh 39' |
Dhaka Mohammedan | 6-1 | Solid SC |
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Faisal Mahmud 10' Masuk Mia Jony 18' Arup Kumar Baidya 24' Nabib Newaj Jibon 32' Lamin Camara 48' Habibur Rahman Shohag 75' |
Report | Afis Olayemi 45+3' |
Kolkata Mohammedan | 3-3 | De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C. |
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Kareem Omolaja 41' (pen.) Taurus Tecompleh Manneh 71' Kazeem Amobi 90' |
Report | Anwar Akbari 11' i Fardin Hakimi 48' Reza Allah Yari 87' |
De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C. | 3-1 | Solid SC |
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Mustafa Afshar 72' Reza Allah Yarib 78' Ghulam Hazrat Niazi 88' |
Report | Afis Olayemi 43' |
Dhaka Mohammedan | 2-1 | Kolkata Mohammedan |
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Akinyele Peter 13', 90+3' | Report | Kazeem Amobi 44' |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | East Bengal F.C. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Advance to Semi-finals |
2 | Chittagong Abahani (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | |
3 | Dhaka Abahani | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | K-Electric F.C. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 0 |
Dhaka Abahani | 3-2 | K-Electric F.C. |
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Wali Faisal 24' Sunday Chizoba 30' Umar Farooq 77' (o.g.) |
Report | Muhammad Rasool 75' Oludeyi Sunday 90+2' |
Chittagong Abahani | 1-2 | East Bengal F.C. |
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Bello Razaq 78' (o.g.) | Report | Mohammed Rafique 32' Prohlad Roy 72' |
East Bengal F.C. | 3-1 | K-Electric F.C. |
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Orok Essien 15' Mohammed Rafique 25' Ranti Martins 49' |
Report | Muhammad Rasool 84' |
Chittagong Abahani | 4-2 | K-Electric F.C. |
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Kingsley Chigoze 12' Mohammed Zahid Hossain 12', 34', 83' (pen.) |
Report | 25', 45+2' (pen.) Muhammad Rasool |
Knockout stage
Bracket
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
A1 | De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C. | 1 | |||||||
B2 | Chittagong Abahani | 3 | |||||||
B2 | Chittagong Abahani | 3 | |||||||
Group A | |||||||||
B1 | East Bengal F.C. | 1 | |||||||
B1 | East Bengal F.C. | 3 | |||||||
A2 | Dhaka Mohammedan | 0 | |||||||
Semi-finals
De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C. | 1-3 | Chittagong Abahani |
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Steve Thomas 79' (o.g.) | Steve Thomas 24' Eleta Kingsley 57', 88' |
East Bengal F.C. | 3-0 | Dhaka Mohammedan |
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Ranti Martins 8', 59' Mohammed Rafique 48' |
Final
Chittagong Abahani | 3-1 | Kingfisher East Bengal F.C. |
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Eleta Kingsley 45+1', 54' Hemanta Vincent Biswas 57' |
Report | Rezaul Karim 11' (o.g.) |
Winners
Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup 2015 Winners |
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Chittagong Abahani First Title |
Statistics
Top Scorers
- As of 11 January 2019
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Eleta Kingsley | Chittagong Abahani | 5 |
2 | Muhammad Rasool | K-Electric | 4 |
Mohamed Zahid Hossain | Chittagong Abahani | ||
4 | Ayesoro Oluwafemi Shola | Solid SC | 3 |
Ranti Martins | East Bengal | ||
Mohammed Rafique | East Bengal | ||
Sponsorship
- SAIF Powertec Ltd. (Title Sponsor)-2015
- Abul Khair Group (A.K.S)-2015
- MARKS-2015
- Muskan Group-2015
- Dhaka Bank Limited
- Gonona Technologies Ltd.-2015
- SAIF Powertec Ltd.(Sponsorship Rights Holder)-2017
References
- "SHEIKH KAMAL INT'L CLUB CUP : Hosts drawn against Abahani". newagebd.net. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- "ইস্ট বেঙ্গলকে হারিয়ে চ্যাম্পিয়ন চট্টগ্রাম আবাহনী". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 30 October 2015.