2015 Cambodian League

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Cambodian League
Season2015
Champions Phnom Penh Crown (6th)
RelegatedNone
Matches played140
Goals scored571 (4.08 per match)
Top goalscorer Chan Vathanaka (37 goals)
Biggest home win Phnom Penh Crown 10-0 Western Phnom Penh
Biggest away win Kirivong Sok Sen Chey 2-12 Boeung Ket Angkor
Highest scoring Kirivong Sok Sen Chey 2-12 Boeung Ket Angkor, Western Phnom Penh 5-9 Boeung Ket Angkor
Longest winning run Boeung Ket Angkor (9 games)
Longest unbeaten run Phnom Penh Crown (15 games)
Longest losing run Kirivong Sok Sen Chey (10 games)
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2015 Cambodian League is the 31st season of the Cambodian League. Contested by 12 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Cambodia Division 1 League. With 12 teams playing 22 games each totaling 132 games in the season. With the newcomer Abilrex Niigata [1] from Japan. However, Albirex has announced that they won't participate in 2015 Cambodian League due to financial crisis and replaced by CMAC United.

Contents

Boeung Ket Angkor who finished top of the regular season also qualified for the Mekong Club Championship.

The end of the season was mired in match-fixing claims by Phnom Penh Crown who claimed that several players of the club had under performed. They announced these claims with only the two-legged playoff final remaining. [2] [3] [4]

Teams

Source: [5]

Personnel and sponsoring

TeamSponsorKit makerTeam captainHead coach
Asia Europe United Pegan Flag of Cambodia.svg San Narith Flag of Cambodia.svg Nem Sophorn
Boeung Ket Angkor Angkor Beer FBT Flag of Cambodia.svg Khoun Laboravy Flag of Cambodia.svg Prak Sovannara
Build Bright United Flag of Cambodia.svg Roem Bunheang Flag of Cambodia.svg Nem Sophorn
Cambodian Tiger FORWARD Group NT Sport Flag of Japan.svg Yasuyuki Yoshida Flag of Japan.svg Masakazu Kihara
CMAC United Flag of Cambodia.svg Seng Kosen Flag of Cambodia.svg Meas Samoeun
Kirivong Sok Sen Chey Flag of Cambodia.svg Ream Serng Flag of Cambodia.svg Phan Chan Path
Nagaworld Naga World FBT Flag of Japan.svg Masahiro Fukasawa Flag of Cambodia.svg Meas Channa
National Defense Ministry BMW Grand Sport Flag of Cambodia.svg Khek Khemrin Flag of Cambodia.svg Tep Long Rachana
National Police Commissary Sabay News Online Joma Flag of Cambodia.svg Say Piseth Flag of Cambodia.svg Ung Kangyanith
Phnom Penh Crown CROWN Hotel Resort FBT Flag of Cambodia.svg Boris Kok Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sam Schweingruber
Svay Rieng Top 1 Oil FBT Flag of Cambodia.svg Prak Mony Udom Flag of Cambodia.svg Som Vandeth
Western Phnom Penh Flag of Cambodia.svg Kroch Mol Flag of Cambodia.svg Pen Phath

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to five per team. A team can use three foreign players on the field in each game and one as substitution..

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Player 5
Asia Europe United Flag of Nigeria.svg George Kelechi Flag of Nigeria.svg Kenneth Nwafor Flag of Japan.svg Reo Nakamura Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Hamza Flag of Nigeria.svg Silva Sunday
Boeung Ket Angkor Flag of Nigeria.svg Yemi Joseph Flag of Japan.svg Wada Yuya Flag of Nigeria.svg Esoh Omogba Flag of Nigeria.svg Samuel Ajayi
Build Bright United Flag of Nigeria.svg Joseph Olatubosun Flag of Nigeria.svg Rasheed Omokafe Flag of Nigeria.svg Degule Momoh Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Anderson Zogbe Flag of Nigeria.svg Nelson Oladiji
Cambodian Tiger Flag of Cameroon.svg Befolo Mbarga Flag of Japan.svg Yasuyuki Yoshida Flag of Japan.svg Masato Yoshihara Flag of Japan.svg Masakazu Kihara Flag of Japan.svg Tomohiro Masaki
CMAC United Flag of Japan.svg Takahito Ota Flag of France.svg Mathieu Vergez Flag of Nigeria.svg Ana Yochukwu Flag of the United States.svg Tony Janzen [6] [7] [8] Flag of Nigeria.svg Okereke Timothy
Kirivong Flag of Vietnam.svg Phan Truong Chinh Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Suma Mustapha Flag of Nigeria.svg Adebayo Ademola Flag of Nigeria.svg Akeep Ayoyinka
Nagaworld Flag of Japan.svg Ban Kazuaki Flag of Japan.svg Masahiro Fukasawa Flag of Guinea.svg Barry Lelouma Flag of Cameroon.svg Baldwin Ngwa
National Defense Flag of Japan.svg Taku Yanagidate Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuta Kazuki Flag of South Korea.svg Park Jung Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Do Hoon Flag of South Korea.svg Jeong Ho Kim
National Police Flag of Japan.svg Ippei Shimizu Flag of Japan.svg Yusuke Ishii Flag of Nigeria.svg Oseika Samuel Flag of Nigeria.svg Adekunjo Busayo
Phnom Penh Crown Flag of South Korea.svg Baek Yong-Sun Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Santigie Koroma Flag of Nigeria.svg George Bisan Flag of South Africa.svg Shane Booysen Flag of Nigeria.svg Odion Obadin
Svay Rieng Flag of Rwanda.svg Kipson Atuheire Flag of Nigeria.svg Dzarma Bata Flag of Japan.svg Tani Reijin Flag of Nigeria.svg Razak Nofiu Flag of Nigeria.svg James Michael
Western Phnom Penh Flag of Nigeria.svg Chukwu Thankgod Flag of Australia (converted).svg Josh Maguire Flag of Ghana.svg Tijani Mohammed Flag of Nigeria.svg Matthew Osas Flag of Japan.svg Tomoyuki Sadakuni

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Asia Europe United Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium 50,000
Boeung Ket Angkor Kampong Cham RCAF Old Stadium 10,000
Build Bright United Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium 50,000
Cambodian Tiger Phnom Penh Western Stadium 1,000
CMAC United Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium 50,000
Kirivong Sok Sen Chey Takéo Olympic Stadium 50,000
Nagaworld Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium 50,000
National Defense Ministry Phnom Penh RCAF Old Stadium 10,000
National Police Commissary Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium 50,000
Phnom Penh Crown Phnom Penh RSN Stadium 5,000
Svay Rieng Svay Rieng Svay Rieng Stadium 1,500
Western Phnom Penh Phnom Penh Western Stadium 1,000

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Boeung Ket Angkor 2218318025+5557Qualification for the Mekong Club Championship
2 Phnom Penh Crown 2216337623+5351Qualification Play-Off
3 Cambodian Tiger 2212464433+1140
4 Nagaworld 2212284625+2138
5 National Defense Ministry 2212284228+1438
6 Svay Rieng 2210575144+735
7 National Police Commissary 2210573126+535
8 Build Bright United 227693946727
9 CMAC United 22451329613217
10 Asia Europe United 22421636753914
11 Western Phnom Penh 22411737824513
12 Kirivong Sok Sen Chey 22321729714211
Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2015. Source: FIFA.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Playoffs

Semi-finals

First leg

Boeung Ket Angkor 1-3 Nagaworld
Esoh Paul Omogba Soccerball shade.svg51' Barry Lelouma Soccerball shade.svg13'
Prak Chanratana Soccerball shade.svg36'
Khim Borey Soccerball shade.svg41'

Phnom Penh Crown 4-1 Cambodian Tiger
In Sodavid Soccerball shade.svg34'
Thierry Bin Soccerball shade.svg54' (pen.)
Odion Obadin Soccerball shade.svg87'
Va Sokthorn Soccerball shade.svg90+4'
Befolo Mbarga Soccerball shade.svg50'

Second leg


3rd place

Boeung Ket Angkor 4-3 Cambodian Tiger
Khoun Laboravy Soccerball shade.svg39'
Sok Sovan Soccerball shade.svg53'
Wada Yuya Soccerball shade.svg70'
Chan Vathanaka Soccerball shade.svg88'
Befolo Mbarga Soccerball shade.svg13', 90'
Suong Virak Soccerball shade.svg30'

Cambodian Tiger 1-2 Boeung Ket Angkor
Suong Virak Soccerball shade.svg84' Rous Samoeun Soccerball shade.svg42', 90+3'

Boeung Ket Angkor won 6-4 on aggregate.

Final


 Metfone Cambodian League 2015 
Phnom Penh Crown
6th title

Top scorers

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean sheets
1 Flag of Cambodia.svg Yok Ary Phnom Penh Crown 7
Flag of Cambodia.svg Samrith Seiha Nagaworld
3 Flag of Cambodia.svg Sou Yaty Boeung Ket Angkor 6
4 Flag of Cambodia.svg Um Sereyroth National Defense Ministry 5
Flag of Cambodia.svg Prak Monyphearun National Police Commissary
6 Flag of Cambodia.svg Peng Bunchay Western Phnom Penh/Svay Rieng 4
7 Flag of Japan.svg Yasuyuki Yoshida Cambodian Tiger 3
8 Flag of Cambodia.svg Sos Proshim Build Bright United 2
Flag of Cambodia.svg Koem Makara Boeung Ket Angkor
10 Flag of Cambodia.svg San Usarphea Phnom Penh Crown 1
Flag of Cambodia.svg Ngoy Boranoch Build Bright United
Flag of Cambodia.svg Phorn Ratana Nagaworld
Flag of Cambodia.svg Aim Sovannarath Svay Rieng
Flag of Cambodia.svg Hem Simay Cambodian Tiger
Flag of Cambodia.svg Ouv Kasan National Defense Ministry
Flag of Cambodia.svg Keo Soksela Phnom Penh Crown

Awards

AwardsNation/NameClub
The Golden Boot Flag of Cambodia.svg Chan Vathanaka Boeung Ket Angkor
The Player of the Year Flag of Cambodia.svg Chan Vathanaka Boeung Ket Angkor
Goalkeeper of the Year Flag of Cambodia.svg Keo Soksela Phnom Penh Crown
The Coach of the Year Flag of Cambodia.svg Prak Sovannara Boeung Ket Angkor
AwardsClub
Fair Play Boeung Ket Angkor

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