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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.

2015 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup
Tournament details
Host countryBangladesh
CityChittagong
Dates20 (20)–30 October 2015 (2015-10-30)
Teams8
(from 5 nations under AFC)
Venue(s)M. A. Aziz Stadium
Final positions
ChampionsBangladesh Chittagong Abahani (1st title)
Runners-upIndia East Bengal
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored54 (3.6 per match)
Top scorer(s)Nigeria Eleta Kingsley (5 goals)
Best player(s)Nigeria Eleta Kingsley
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Chittagong Abahani won the inaugural edition of the tournament by defeating East Bengal 3–1.[2]

Participating teams edit

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:

Round edit

Phase Date
Group Stage 20–25 October 2015
Semi-finals 27–28 October 2015
Final 30 October 2015

Prize money edit

Prize money for 2015 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup.

Purse
Champions US$ 25,000
Runners-up US$ 10,000
Match winners US$ 1,000
Man of the Match US$ 500

Draw edit

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 edit

Group A Group B
  De Spin Ghar Bazan   East Bengal
  Solid SC   Abahani Limited Dhaka
  Mohammedan Dhaka   Chittagong Abahani
  Mohammedan Kolkata   K-Electric

Group stage edit

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 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   De Spin Ghar Bazan 3 2 1 0 7 4 +3 7 Advance to Semi-finals
2   Mohammedan Dhaka 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6
3   Solid SC 3 1 0 2 4 10 −6 3
4   Mohammedan Kolkata 3 0 1 2 5 7 −2 1
Source: GSA
Solid SC  2–1  Mohammedan Kolkata
Shola   47'
Vinoth   88'		 Report Manneh   39'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Russel Talukdar
Mohammedan Dhaka  0–1  De Spin Ghar Bazan
Report Akbari   33'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Hemonto Islam
Mohammedan Dhaka  6–1  Solid SC
Mahmud   10'
Jony   18'
Baidya   24'
Jibon   32'
Camara   48'
Sohag   75'		 Report Olayemi   45+3'
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Rubel Mridha
Mohammedan Kolkata  3–3  De Spin Ghar Bazan
Omolaja   41' (pen.)
Manneh   71'
Amobi   90'		 Report Akbari   11'
Hakimi   48'
Yari   87'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Billal Islam
De Spin Ghar Bazan  3–1  Solid SC
Afshar   72'
Yari   78'
Niazi   88'		 Report Olayemi   43'
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Shahrukh Fakir
Mohammedan Dhaka  2–1  Mohammedan Kolkata
Peter   13', 90+3' Report Amobi   44'
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Nayeem Khan

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   East Bengal 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   Abahani Limited Dhaka 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4   K-Electric 3 0 0 3 5 10 −5 0
Source: GSA
(H) Hosts
Abahani Limited Dhaka  3–2  K-Electric
Faisal   24'
Chizoba   30'
Farooq   77' (o.g.)		 Report Rasool   75'
Oludeyi   90+2'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Choyon Nigum
Chittagong Abahani  1–2  East Bengal
Razaq   78' (o.g.) Report Rafique   32'
Roy   72'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Harun Gazi
East Bengal  3–1  K-Electric
Essien   15'
Rafique   25'
Martins   49'		 Report Rasool   84'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Khalek Sheikh
Abahani Limited Dhaka  0–1  Chittagong Abahani
Report Hossain   47'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Mizanur Rahman
Chittagong Abahani  4–2  K-Electric
Kingsley   12'
Hossain   12', 34', 83' (pen.)		 Report Rasool   25', 45+2' (pen.)
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Amin Bepari
Abahani Limited Dhaka  0–0  East Bengal
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Monir Khan

Knockout stage edit

Bracket edit

Semi-finals Final
      
A1   De Spin Ghar Bazan 1
B2   Chittagong Abahani 3
B2   Chittagong Abahani 3
Group A
Group B
B1   East Bengal 1
B1   East Bengal 3
A2   Mohammedan Dhaka 0

Semi-finals edit

De Spin Ghar Bazan  1–3  Chittagong Abahani
Thomas   79' (o.g.) Thomas   24'
Kingsley   57', 88'
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Sumon Promanik
East Bengal  3–0  Mohammedan Dhaka
Martins   8', 59'
Rafique   48'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Farukh Islam

Final edit

Chittagong Abahani  3–1  East Bengal
Kingsley   45+1', 54'
Biswas   57'		 Report Karim   11' (o.g.)
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Jakir Talukdar

Winners edit

Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup 2015
Winners
 
Chittagong Abahani
First Title

Statistics edit

Top scorers edit

As of 11 January 2019
Rank Player Club Goals
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 edit

  • 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

Media partners edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Sheikh Kamal Int'l Club Cup : Hosts drawn against Abahani". New Age. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  2. ^ ইস্ট বেঙ্গলকে হারিয়ে চ্যাম্পিয়ন চট্টগ্রাম আবাহনী. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 30 October 2015.
  3. ^ Shukla, Abhishek (23 October 2015). "Mohammedan, De Spin Ghar Bazan shared spoils in 3-3 draw at Bangladesh". indiafooty.com. INDIAFOOTY. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2022.

External links edit

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