The Bangladesh Championship League 2015–16 (also known as the Marcel Bangladesh Championship League 2015–16 for sponsorship reasons) was the 5th season of the Bangladesh Championship League, Bangladesh's second-tier professional football league.[2] The league began on 29 October 2016 and ended on 9 January 2017.[3][4][5][6]
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| Season | 2015–16 |
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| Dates | 29 November 2016 – 9 January 2017[1] |
| Champions | Fakirerpool Young Men's Club |
| Relegated | Chittagong Mohammedan |
| Promoted | Saif Sporting Club |
| Matches played | 56 |
| Goals scored | 106 (1.89 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Arifur Rahman (Victoria SC) (6 goals) |
| Biggest win | Victoria SC 4–0 Chittagong Mohammedan T&T Club Motijheel 4–0 Kawran Bazar |
| Highest scoring | Agrani Bank Ltd. SC 4–1 Victoria SC (5 goals) |
| Longest winning run | Fakirerpool Young Men's Club Saif Sporting Club T&T Club Motijheel |
| Longest unbeaten run | Saif Sporting Club (14 goals) |
| Longest winless run | Chittagong Mohammedan (7 goals) |
| Longest losing run | Chittagong Mohammedan (3 games) |
← 2014–15 2017 → | |
Team changes edit
A total of eight teams participated in the league with the top to being promoted to the BPL while the bottom placed would be relegated to the Dhaka Senior Division League.[7][8]
To BCL edit
Direct entry
From BCL edit
Promoted to the BPL
Relegated to Dhaka Senior Division League
N.B: No team was promoted from lower tier as the Dhaka Senior Division League was not held the previous season.
Participating clubs edit
| Team | Location |
|---|---|
| Agrani Bank Ltd. SC | Dhaka |
| Chittagong Mohammedan SC | Chittagong |
| Fakirerpool Young Men's Club | (Fakirarpool), Dhaka |
| Kawran Bazar Pragati Sangha | (Kawran Bazar), Dhaka |
| Bangladesh Police FC | Dhaka |
| Saif Sporting Club | Dhaka |
| T&T Club Motijheel | (Motijheel), Dhaka |
| Victoria SC | (Gendaria), Dhaka |
Venue edit
All matches will be played in the following venue.[3]
| Dhaka | |
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| Bangabandhu National Stadium | |
| Capacity: 36,000 | |
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| Dhaka | |
| BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium | |
| Capacity: 25,000 | |
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Standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fakirerpool Young Men's Club[a] (C) | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 27 | |
| 2 | Saif Sporting Club (P) | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 26 | Promotion to 2017–18 BPL |
| 3 | Agrani Bank Ltd. SC | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 20 | |
| 4 | Bangladesh Police FC | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 18 | |
| 5 | T&T Club Motijheel | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 17 | |
| 6 | Victoria SC | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 14 | |
| 7 | Kawran Bazar | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 14 | |
| 8 | Chittagong Mohammedan (R) | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 10 | Relegation to 2018–19 Dhaka Senior Division League |
- ^ Fakirerpool Young Men's Club decided to not parrticipate in the 2017–18 Bangladesh Premier League due to fund crisis[9]
Season statistics edit
- As of 9 January 2017
Top scorers edit
References edit
- ^ "বাংলাদেশ চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপ লিগের পুরস্কার বিতরণ". banglanews24.com.
- ^ "মার্সেল বাংলাদেশ চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপ লিগের পুরস্কার বিতরণী শনিবার". Risingbd Online Bangla News Portal.
- ^ a b "BCL Football kicks off Oct 29". The New Nation.
- ^ "শুরু হচ্ছে বাংলাদেশ চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপ লিগ". Bangla Tribune.
- ^ "SAIF Sporting Club face T&T Club in opener today". The New Nation.
- ^ "Fakirerpool champions". The Daily Star. January 10, 2017.
- ^ "Three teams inserted into C'ship League". The Daily Star. September 11, 2016.
- ^ "চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপ লিগ দিয়ে ফিরছে চট্টগ্রাম মোহামেডান". bdnews24.
- ^ প্রিমিয়ারে খেলতে চায় না ফকিরেরপুল. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "Fakirerpool returns on track after 22-year gap - Sports - observerbd.com". The Daily Observer.