2015 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup

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2015 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup
Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup Logo.jpg
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 F.C.
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored54 (3.6 per match)
Top scorer(s)Nigeria Eleta Kingsley (5 goals)
Best player(s)Nigeria Eleta Kingsley
2017 →

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.

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:

Round[]

Phase Date
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
Champions US$ 25,000
Runners-up US$ 10,000
Match winners US$ 1,000
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

Afghanistan De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C.
Sri Lanka Solid SC
Bangladesh Dhaka Mohammedan
India Kolkata Mohammedan

India East Bengal FC
Bangladesh Dhaka Abahani
Bangladesh Chittagong Abahani
Pakistan K-Electric F.C.

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
1 Afghanistan De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C. 3 2 1 0 7 4 +3 7 Advance to Semi-finals
2 Bangladesh Dhaka Mohammedan 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6
3 Sri Lanka Solid SC 3 1 0 2 4 10 −6 3
4 India Kolkata Mohammedan 3 0 1 2 5 7 −2 1
Source: GSA
Solid SC Sri Lanka2–1India Kolkata Mohammedan
47'
Vinoth 88'		 Report 39'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Russel Talukdar
Dhaka Mohammedan Bangladesh0–1Afghanistan De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C.
Report Anwar Akbari 33'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Hemonto Islam
Dhaka Mohammedan Bangladesh6–1Sri Lanka Solid SC
Faisal Mahmud 10'
Masuk Mia Jony 18'
Arup Kumar Baidya 24'
Nabib Newaj Jibon 32'
48'
75'		 Report 45+3'
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Rubel Mridha
Kolkata Mohammedan India3–3Afghanistan De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C.
Kareem Omolaja 41' (pen.)
71'
90'		 Report Anwar Akbari 11'
Fardin Hakimi 48'
87'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Billal Islam
De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C. Afghanistan3–1Sri Lanka Solid SC
72'
78'
Ghulam Hazrat Niazi 88'		 Report 43'
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Shahrukh Fakir
Dhaka Mohammedan Bangladesh2–1India Kolkata Mohammedan
13', 90+3' Report 44'
Attendance: 16000
Referee: Nayeem Khan

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 India East Bengal 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Advance to Semi-finals
2 Bangladesh Chittagong Abahani (H) 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
3 Bangladesh Dhaka Abahani 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4 Pakistan K-Electric F.C. 3 0 0 3 5 10 −5 0
Source: GSA
(H) Host
Dhaka Abahani Bangladesh3–2Pakistan K-Electric F.C.
Wali Faisal 24'
Sunday Chizoba 30'
Umar Farooq 77' (o.g.)		 Report Muhammad Rasool 75'
90+2'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Choyon Nigum
Chittagong Abahani Bangladesh1–2India East Bengal F.C.
Bello Razaq 78' (o.g.) Report Mohammed Rafique 32'
72'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Harun Gazi
East Bengal F.C. India3–1Pakistan K-Electric F.C.
Orok Essien 15'
Mohammed Rafique 25'
Ranti Martins 49'		 Report Muhammad Rasool 84'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Khalek Sheikh
Dhaka Abahani Bangladesh0–1Bangladesh Chittagong Abahani
Report Mohammed Zahid Hossain 47'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Mizanur Rahman
Chittagong Abahani Bangladesh4–2Pakistan K-Electric F.C.
Eleta Kingsley 12'
Mohammed Zahid Hossain 12', 34', 83' (pen.)		 Report 25', 45+2' (pen.) Muhammad Rasool
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Amin Bepari
Dhaka Abahani Bangladesh0–0India East Bengal F.C.
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Monir Khan

Knockout stage[]

Bracket[]

Semi-finals Final
      
A1 Afghanistan De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C. 1
B2 Bangladesh Chittagong Abahani 3
B2 Bangladesh Chittagong Abahani 3
Group A
B1 India East Bengal 1
B1 India East Bengal 3
A2 Bangladesh Dhaka Mohammedan 0

Semi-finals[]

De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C. Afghanistan1-3Bangladesh Chittagong Abahani
Steve Thomas 79' (o.g.) Steve Thomas 24'
Eleta Kingsley 57', 88'
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Sumon Promanik


East Bengal F.C. India3–0Bangladesh Dhaka Mohammedan
Ranti Martins 8', 59'
Mohammed Rafique 48'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Farukh Islam

Final[]

Chittagong Abahani Bangladesh3–1India Kingfisher East Bengal F.C.
Eleta Kingsley 45+1', 54'
Hemanta Vincent Biswas 57'		 Report Rezaul Karim 11' (o.g.)
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Jakir Talukdar

Winners[]

Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup 2015
Winners
Bangladesh
Chittagong Abahani
First Title

Statistics[]

Top Scorers[]

As of 11 January 2019
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Nigeria Eleta Kingsley Chittagong Abahani 5
2 Pakistan Muhammad Rasool K-Electric 4
Bangladesh Mohamed Zahid Hossain Chittagong Abahani
4 Cambodia Ayesoro Oluwafemi Shola Solid SC 3
Nigeria Ranti Martins East Bengal
India 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

Media partners[]

References[]

  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.

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