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
Champions Chittagong Abahani (1st title)
Runners-up East Bengal F.C.
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored54 (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:

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$ 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

De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C.
Solid SC
Dhaka Mohammedan
Kolkata Mohammedan

East Bengal FC
Dhaka Abahani
Chittagong Abahani
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 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
Source: GSA
Solid SC 2-1 Kolkata Mohammedan
A. Oluwafemi Shola  47'
Vinoth  88'		 Report Taurus Tecompleh Manneh  39'
Attendance: 2000
Referee: Russel Talukdar
Dhaka Mohammedan 0-1 De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C.
Report Anwar Akbari  33'
Attendance: 8000
Referee: Hemonto Islam
Dhaka Mohammedan 6-1 Solid SC
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'
Attendance: 16000
Referee: Rubel Mridha
Kolkata Mohammedan 3-3 De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C.
Kareem Omolaja  41' (pen.)
Taurus Tecompleh Manneh  71'
Kazeem Amobi  90'		 Report Anwar Akbari  11' i
Fardin Hakimi  48'
Reza Allah Yari  87'
Attendance: 8000
Referee: Billal Islam
De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C. 3-1 Solid SC
Mustafa Afshar  72'
Reza Allah Yarib  78'
Ghulam Hazrat Niazi  88'		 Report Afis Olayemi  43'
Attendance: 3200
Referee: Shahrukh Fakir
Dhaka Mohammedan 2-1 Kolkata Mohammedan
Akinyele Peter  13', 90+3' Report Kazeem Amobi  44'
Attendance: 16000
Referee: Nayeem Khan

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: GSA
(H) Host.
Dhaka Abahani 3-2 K-Electric F.C.
Wali Faisal  24'
Sunday Chizoba  30'
Umar Farooq  77' (o.g.)		 Report Muhammad Rasool  75'
Oludeyi Sunday  90+2'
Attendance: 8000
Referee: Choyon Nigum
Chittagong Abahani 1-2 East Bengal F.C.
Bello Razaq  78' (o.g.) Report Mohammed Rafique  32'
Prohlad Roy  72'
Attendance: 12000
Referee: Harun Gazi
East Bengal F.C. 3-1 K-Electric F.C.
Orok Essien  15'
Mohammed Rafique  25'
Ranti Martins  49'		 Report Muhammad Rasool  84'
Attendance: 4000
Referee: Khalek Sheikh
Dhaka Abahani 0-1 Chittagong Abahani
Report Mohammed Zahid Hossain  47'
Attendance: 12000
Referee: Mizanur Rahman
Chittagong Abahani 4-2 K-Electric F.C.
Kingsley Chigoze  12'
Mohammed Zahid Hossain  12', 34', 83' (pen.)		 Report  25', 45+2' (pen.) Muhammad Rasool
Attendance: 16000
Referee: Amin Bepari
Dhaka Abahani 0-0 East Bengal F.C.
Attendance: 18000
Referee: Monir Khan

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
Steve Thomas  79' (o.g.) Steve Thomas  24'
Eleta Kingsley  57', 88'
Attendance: 24000
Referee: Sumon Promanik


East Bengal F.C. 3-0 Dhaka Mohammedan
Ranti Martins  8', 59'
Mohammed Rafique  48'
Attendance: 18000
Referee: Farukh Islam

Final
Chittagong Abahani 3-1 Kingfisher East Bengal F.C.
Eleta Kingsley  45+1', 54'
Hemanta Vincent Biswas  57'		 Report Rezaul Karim  11' (o.g.)
Attendance: 30000
Referee: Jakir Talukdar

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

Statistics

Top Scorers
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
  • 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". newagebd.net. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  2. "ইস্ট বেঙ্গলকে হারিয়ে চ্যাম্পিয়ন চট্টগ্রাম আবাহনী". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 30 October 2015.
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