2015 Assam State Premier League season

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Assam State Premier League
Season2015
Dates29 May – 25 July
Champions Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC (1st title)
Matches played73
Goals scored221 (3.03 per match)
Best Player Flag of India.svg Sibra Narzary
Top goalscorer Flag of Nigeria.svg Orok Essien (23 goals)
Biggest home win Trinayanjyoti FC 7–1 Barekuri FC
(13 June)
Biggest away win Udalguri FC 0–8 Guwahati F.C.
(24 June)
Highest scoring Trinayanjyoti FC 7–1 Barekuri FC
(13 June)
Udalguri FC 0–8 Guwahati F.C.
(24 June)
Longest winning run Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC
F.C. Green Valley
(7 games)
Longest unbeaten run Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC
(remain unbeaten)
Longest winless run Jorhat Town Club
(6 games)
Longest losing run Udalguri FC
(5 games)
Average attendance2699
← 2013–14
2016
All statistics correct as of 23 October 2015.

The 2015 Assam State Premier League was the first season of the Assam State Premier League in its new format, and 8th as highest state-level league. The league was re-launched in May 2015 and was kicked off on 29 May, concluding with the final on 25 July. [1]

Contents

Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC became champion of 2015 Assam State Premier League by defeating F.C. Green Valley in the final held at KASA Stadium, Diphu. [2]

Format

As per the new format of ASPL 2015 a total of 12 city-based clubs across Assam has been divided in Two Zonal Groups - Upper Assam Zonal Group and Lower Assam Zonal Group. At the Zonal Group Stage, each club shall play all the other 5 teams in the Group twice on Home and Away basis. At the end of the Zonal Group stage, top 4 Clubs from each group shall advance to the Final stage of ASPL 2015. The Final stage shall be played on knock-out format in Home and Away basis. Once the Zonal Group stage is over, there will be a draw for the Final stage.

Key regulations

ASPL has introduced few key regulations to ensure future, all round development of the game of football in the state of Assam. As per the regulations, each team can register a maximum of 3 overseas player out of which only a maximum of 2 can be included in the playing XI. Each club shall also have to register a minimum of 6 players from its defined catchment area aged not more than 25 years and 6 Indian players aged not more than 20 years. Each club has to also include a minimum of 1 Catchment player and 1 U-20 player in its Playing XI.

As per the Regulation of ASPL 2015, each club shall be responsible to organize all of its Home matches and enjoy 70% of the gate revenue generated. The clubs shall also receive fixed assistance per match for all of its Away matches from the League.

Prize money

ASPL 2015 offers lucrative prize money for all the participating clubs and is the highest ever for any Club competition in the state of Assam. The clubs eliminated from the Zonal Group stage shall receive INR 100,000 each as prize money. The clubs eliminated in the quarter-final Stage shall receive INR 150,000 each. The Clubs eliminated at the semi-final stage shall receive INR 250,000 each. The runner up shall receive INR 350,000 and the ASPL 2015 Champion club shall receive a prize money of INR 500,000.

In addition, there are several other prizes on offer, such as, Golden Ball winner (Best Player), Golden Boot winner (Highest Scorer), Golden Gloves (Best Goalkeeper), Best Defender, Best Midfielder, Best Overseas Player Best U-20 Player, Best Catchment Player etc.

Teams

The list of clubs divided into two zones. [3]

TeamLocation
Upper Assam Zone
Barekuri FC Tinsukia
Golaghat Rhino FC Golaghat
Jorhat Town Club Jorhat
Moran Town Club Moranhat
Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC Diphu
Trinayanjyoti FC Dibrugarh
Lower Assam Zone
Baarhoongkha AC Kokrajhar
Global FC Gossaigaon Gossaigaon
F.C. Green Valley Guwahati
Guwahati F.C. Guwahati
Tezpur United FC Tezpur
Udalguri FC Udalguri

Round

PhaseRoundFirst legSecond leg
Group stageMatchday 129–31 May 2015
Matchday 23–7 June 2015
Matchday 310–14 June 2015
Matchday 417–21 June 2015
Matchday 524–28 June 2015
Matchday 62–7 July 2015
Knockout phaseQuarter-finals7–8 July 201511–12 July 2015
Semi-finals15–16 July 201518–19 July 2015
Final25 July 2015 at KSSA, Diphu

Group Stage League Table

Upper Assam Zone

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification MS TFC MTC RFC BFC JTC
1 Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC 10910305+2528Advance to Quarter-finals 2–12–1 5–1 6–03–0
2 Trinayanjyoti FC 106042511+14181–22–04–07–11–2
3 Moran Town Club 1051413185160–51–03–12–02–1
4 Golaghat Rhino FC 102261322981–31–25–11–21–1
5 Barekuri FC 102268251782–01–31–11–21–0
6 Jorhat Town Club 10145715870–01–41–20–01–1
Source: ASPLsoccer

Moran Town Club 2-0 Barekuri FC



Jorhat Town Club 1-1 Barekuri FC


Barekuri FC 1-2 Golaghat Rhino FC

Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC 6-0 Barekuri FC
A.K Martin Soccerball shade.svg1' (o.g.)
V. Kivi Zhimomi Soccerball shade.svg3'
Orok Essien Soccerball shade.svg9', 14', 67'
Sanjeeva Rongpi Soccerball shade.svg90'
Report

Moran Town Club 3-1 Golaghat Rhino FC
Amol Bora Soccerball shade.svg65'
Indrajit Sonowal Soccerball shade.svg73'
Laldhuawma Soccerball shade.svg75'
Report Simanta Konwar Soccerball shade.svg42'

Trinayanjyoti FC 7-1 Barekuri FC
Sankar BaghSoccerball shade.svg25', 60'
Chayaram BasumatarySoccerball shade.svg34'
Abhijit DuwarahSoccerball shade.svg54'
Sunday OayukSoccerball shade.svg46', 74', 88'
Report Eric ObioraSoccerball shade.svg85'

Moran Town Club 2-1 Jorhat Town Club
Hope Rally Soccerball shade.svg17'
Dhabesh Daimary Soccerball shade.svg59'
Report Laltansanga Soccerball shade.svg10'
Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC 5-1 Golaghat Rhino FC
Sibra Narzary Soccerball shade.svg11', 83'
Orok Essien Soccerball shade.svg26', 78'
Jelendra Bramha Soccerball shade.svg33'
Report Manjit Rabha Soccerball shade.svg65'

Trinayanjyoti FC 1-2 Morning Star F.C.
Chayaram BasumatarySoccerball shade.svg82' Report Orok Essien Soccerball shade.svg56', 61'
Barekuri FC 1-1 Moran Town Club
Eric ObioraSoccerball shade.svg34' Report Dhabesh DaimariySoccerball shade.svg72'

Golaghat Rhino FC 1-1 Jorhat Town Club
Biju BarikSoccerball shade.svg40' Report LalamwiazualaSoccerball shade.svg52'

Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC 2-1 Moran Town Club
Orok Essien Soccerball shade.svg10', 52' Report J. LaldhuawmaSoccerball shade.svg30'

Barekuri FC 1-0 Jorhat Town Club
Santosh ShutiaSoccerball shade.svg10' Report
Golaghat Rhino FC 1-2 Trinayanjyoti FC
Faniyan AbidemiSoccerball shade.svg63' Report Sonam LepchaSoccerball shade.svg2'
Sunday Ogar AyukSoccerball shade.svg9'

Moran Town Club 1-0 Trinayanjyoti FC
Hope RallySoccerball shade.svg4' Report

Golaghat Rhino FC 1-2 Barekuri FC
Gorachand MarandiSoccerball shade.svg61' Report Shyam MurahSoccerball shade.svg24'
Sahajyoti KalitaSoccerball shade.svg27'

Jorhat Town Club 1-4 Trinayanjyoti FC
Hemanta GarhSoccerball shade.svg48' Report Sankar BaghSoccerball shade.svg15', 86'
Sunday Ogar AyukSoccerball shade.svg68', 92'

Golaghat Rhino FC 5-1 Moran Town Club
F.O. AbidemiSoccerball shade.svg15', 88'
Sirondeep MoranSoccerball shade.svg41', 90+2'
Gorachand MarandiSoccerball shade.svg45+3'
Report Rizatmi SinghSoccerball shade.svg23'

Golaghat Rhino FC 1-3 Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC
Faniyan AbidemiSoccerball shade.svg64' Report Michael JouteSoccerball shade.svg44'
Orok Essien Soccerball shade.svg48', 84'
Barekuri FC 1-3 Trinayanjyoti FC
Santosh ShutiaSoccerball shade.svg53' Report Sunday Orok AyukSoccerball shade.svg40'
Pedar KochSoccerball shade.svg63'
Sanam LepchaSoccerball shade.svg83'
Jorhat Town Club 1-2 Moran Town Club
Alan LalhriatpuiaSoccerball shade.svg90+2' Report Hope RallySoccerball shade.svg11'
Dabesh DaimariSoccerball shade.svg83'
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Lower Assam Zone

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification GV BAC TU GU GFC UFC
1 F.C. Green Valley 10811185+1325Advance to Quarter-finals 1–00–11–04–02–1
2 Baarhoongkha AC 106041911+8180–13–12–12–16–0
3 Tezpur United FC 104158124130–20–20–00–22–0
4 Guwahati F.C. 103341510+5121–12–11–21–01–3
5 Global FC 103259134112–32–31–00–01–0
6 Udalguri FC 102177251870–32–01–20–80–0
Source: ASPLsoccer
Tezpur United FC 0-0 Guwahati F.C.


Tezpur United FC 2-0 Udalguri FC



Guwahati F.C. 1-3 Udalguri FC

Guwahati F.C. 2-1 Baarhoongkha AC

Udalguri FC 0-3 F.C. Green Valley


Udalguri FC 2-0 Baarhoongkha AC

Guwahati F.C. 1-2 Tezpur United FC


Udalguri FC 1-2 Tezpur United FC


Udalguri FC 0-8 Guwahati F.C.


Baarhoongkha AC 2-1 Guwahati F.C.

F.C. Green Valley 2-1 Udalguri FC

Baarhoongkha AC 6-0 Udalguri FC
|}

Knockout phase

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
             
1 Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC 4 4 8
8 Tezpur United FC 0 1 1
Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC 2 2 4
Trinayanjyoti FC 0 1 1
4 Trinayanjyoti FC 2 3 5
5 Moran Town Club 2 2 4
Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC 2
F.C. Green Valley 1
2 Baarhoongkha AC 1 2 3
7 Guwahati F.C. 1 2 3
Baarhoongkha AC 1 2 3
F.C. Green Valley 3 3 6
3 F.C. Green Valley 3 1 4
6 Golaghat Rhino FC 2 2 4

Quarter–finals

The first legs were played on 7 and 8 July, and the second legs were played on 11 and 12 July 2015.

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
F.C. Green Valley 4–4 Golaghat Rhino FC 3–22–1
Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC 8–1 Tezpur United FC 4–04–1
Baarhoongkha AC 3–3 Guwahati F.C. 1–12–2
Trinayanjyoti FC 5–4 Moran Town Club 2–23–2

First leg

F.C. Green Valley 3–2 Golaghat Rhino FC
Micheal LuckySoccerball shade.svg36'
Rudra BoroSoccerball shade.svg46'
George PrinceSoccerball shade.svg90'
Report Bishal HojaiSoccerball shade.svg2'
Sirondeep MoranSoccerball shade.svg24'

Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC 4–0 Tezpur United FC
Lachit BorahSoccerball shade.svg45'
V. Kivi ZhimomiSoccerball shade.svg52', 70'
Shibra NarzarySoccerball shade.svg55'
Report

Baarhoongkha AC 1-1 Guwahati F.C.
Ashok BrahmaSoccerball shade.svg16' Report LalrinungaSoccerball shade.svg51'

Trinayanjyoti FC 2-2 Moran Town Club
Soccerball shade.svg53'
Sunday Ogar AyukSoccerball shade.svg63'
Report Hope RallySoccerball shade.svg3'
Rajkumar PangingSoccerball shade.svg16'

Second leg

Golaghat Rhino FC 1-2 F.C. Green Valley
Sirondeep MoranSoccerball shade.svg45' Report Jagjit SinghSoccerball shade.svg84'
Michael Lucky KelechukwuSoccerball shade.svg90+1'

Tezpur United FC 1-4 Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC
Francis OneyamaSoccerball shade.svg51' Report Orok Essien Soccerball shade.svg13', 45'
V. Kivi ZhimomiSoccerball shade.svg18'
Rakib BoroSoccerball shade.svg32'

Guwahati F.C. 2-2 Baarhoongkha AC
Newson KomSoccerball shade.svg50', 86' Report Nwukwu Michael OkudiliSoccerball shade.svg3', 71'

Moran Town Club 2-3 Trinayanjyoti FC
Hope RallySoccerball shade.svg23'
Dhabesh DaimarySoccerball shade.svg59'
Report Swnwam BasumatarySoccerball shade.svg78'
Sunday Ogar AyukSoccerball shade.svg87', 90+2'

Semi–finals

The first legs was played on 15 and 16 July, and the second legs was played on 18 and 19 July 2015.

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC 4–1 Trinayanjyoti FC 2–02–1
Baarhoongkha AC 3–6 F.C. Green Valley 1–32–3

First leg

Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC 2-0 Trinayanjyoti FC
Orok Essien Soccerball shade.svg24'
Benjamin Hanse Soccerball shade.svg34'
Report

F.C. Green Valley 3-1 Baarhoongkha AC
George Prince Soccerball shade.svg9'
Rudra Boro Soccerball shade.svg44', 90+1'
Report Pranab Das Soccerball shade.svg41'

Second leg

Trinayanjyoti FC 1-2 Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC
Sunday Ogar Ayuk Soccerball shade.svg77' Report Orok Essien Soccerball shade.svg67'
Jelendra Brahma Soccerball shade.svg80'

Baarhoongkha AC 2-3 F.C. Green Valley
Ashok Brahma Soccerball shade.svg39'
N. Suraj Singh Soccerball shade.svg45'
Report Micheal Lucky Soccerball shade.svg12'
George Prince Soccerball shade.svg19'
Gaiham RongmaiSoccerball shade.svg43'

Final

The final was played on 25 July 2015 at KASA Stadium, Diphu.

Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC 2–1 F.C. Green Valley
Immanuel L.Intaote Soccerball shade.svg67'
Orok Essien Soccerball shade.svg83'
Report George Prince Soccerball shade.svg53'

Statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Nigeria.svg Orok Essien Morning Star F.C. 23
2 Flag of Nigeria.svg Sunday Ogar Ayuk Trinayanjyoti FC 14
3 Flag of Nigeria.svg Micheal Lucky F.C. Green Valley 11
4 Flag of Nigeria.svg David Opara Guwahati F.C. 6
5 Flag of Nigeria.svg George Prince F.C. Green Valley

Awards

List of awards winners. [4]

Club awards

AwardClub
Champions Morning Star F.C.
Runners-up F.C. Green Valley
Fair Play Award Morning Star F.C.

List of Individual Awards Winner

AwardPlayClub
Top Scorer Flag of Nigeria.svg Orok Essien Morning Star F.C.
Best Player Flag of India.svg Sibra Narzary Morning Star F.C.
Best Goalkeeper Flag of India.svg Mulya Rabha Moran Town Club
Best Defender Flag of India.svg Maneswar Musahary F.C. Green Valley
Best Midfielder Flag of India.svg C A Laldinsang Pudaite Morning Star F.C.
Best U-20 Player Flag of India.svg Sonom Lepcha Trinayanjyoti FC
Best Catchment Player Flag of India.svg Ashok Brahma Baarhoongkha AC
Best Overseas Player Flag of Nigeria.svg Sunday Ogar Ayuk Trinayanjyoti FC
Man of The Final Flag of Nigeria.svg Micheal lucky F.C. Green Valley
Best Coach Flag of India.svg L Kamalakanta Singh Morning Star F.C.

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