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 country Bangladesh
City Chittagong
Dates20 (20)–30 October 2015 (2015-10-30)
Teams8
(from 5 nations under AFC)
Venue(s) M. A. Aziz Stadium
Final positions
Champions Flag of Bangladesh.svg Chittagong Abahani (1st title)
Runners-up Flag of India.svg East Bengal
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored54 (3.6 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Nigeria.svg Eleta Kingsley (5 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Nigeria.svg Eleta Kingsley
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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.

Contents

Chittagong Abahani won the inaugural edition of the tournament by defeating East Bengal 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

PhaseDate
Group Stage20–25 October 2015
Semi-finals27–28 October 2015
Final30 October 2015

Prize money

Prize money for 2015 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup.

Purse
ChampionsUS$ 25,000
Runners-upUS$ 10,000
Match winnersUS$ 1,000
Man of the MatchUS$ 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 AGroup B
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg De Spin Ghar Bazan Flag of India.svg East Bengal
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Solid SC Flag of Bangladesh.svg Abahani Limited Dhaka
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Mohammedan Dhaka Flag of Bangladesh.svg Chittagong Abahani
Flag of India.svg Mohammedan Kolkata Flag of Pakistan.svg K-Electric

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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg De Spin Ghar Bazan 321074+37Advance to Semi-finals
2 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Mohammedan Dhaka 320183+56
3 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Solid SC 3102410−63
4 Flag of India.svg Mohammedan Kolkata 301257−21
Source: GSA
Solid SC Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2–1 Flag of India.svg Mohammedan Kolkata
Shola Soccerball shade.svg47'
Vinoth Soccerball shade.svg88'		 Report Manneh Soccerball shade.svg39'
M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Russel Talukdar
Mohammedan Dhaka Flag of Bangladesh.svg 0–1 Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg De Spin Ghar Bazan
Report Akbari Soccerball shade.svg33'
M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Hemonto Islam
Mohammedan Dhaka Flag of Bangladesh.svg 6–1 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Solid SC
Mahmud Soccerball shade.svg10'
Jony Soccerball shade.svg18'
Baidya Soccerball shade.svg24'
Jibon Soccerball shade.svg32'
Camara Soccerball shade.svg48'
Sohag Soccerball shade.svg75'		 Report Olayemi Soccerball shade.svg45+3'
M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Rubel Mridha
Mohammedan Kolkata Flag of India.svg 3–3 Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg De Spin Ghar Bazan
Omolaja Soccerball shade.svg41' (pen.)
Manneh Soccerball shade.svg71'
Amobi Soccerball shade.svg90'		 Report Akbari Soccerball shade.svg11'
Hakimi Soccerball shade.svg48'
Yari Soccerball shade.svg87'
M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Billal Islam
De Spin Ghar Bazan Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg 3–1 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Solid SC
Afshar Soccerball shade.svg72'
Yari Soccerball shade.svg78'
Niazi Soccerball shade.svg88'		 Report Olayemi Soccerball shade.svg43'
M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Shahrukh Fakir
Mohammedan Dhaka Flag of Bangladesh.svg 2–1 Flag of India.svg Mohammedan Kolkata
Peter Soccerball shade.svg13', 90+3' Report Amobi Soccerball shade.svg44'
M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Nayeem Khan

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of India.svg East Bengal 321052+37Advance to Semi-finals
2 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Chittagong Abahani (H)320164+26
3 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Abahani Limited Dhaka 31113304
4 Flag of Pakistan.svg K-Electric 3003510−50
Source: GSA
(H) Hosts
Abahani Limited Dhaka Flag of Bangladesh.svg 3–2 Flag of Pakistan.svg K-Electric
Faisal Soccerball shade.svg24'
Chizoba Soccerball shade.svg30'
Farooq Soccerball shade.svg77' (o.g.)		 Report Rasool Soccerball shade.svg75'
Oludeyi Soccerball shade.svg90+2'
M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Choyon Nigum
Chittagong Abahani Flag of Bangladesh.svg 1–2 Flag of India.svg East Bengal
Razaq Soccerball shade.svg78' (o.g.) Report Rafique Soccerball shade.svg32'
Roy Soccerball shade.svg72'
M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Harun Gazi
East Bengal Flag of India.svg 3–1 Flag of Pakistan.svg K-Electric
Essien Soccerball shade.svg15'
Rafique Soccerball shade.svg25'
Martins Soccerball shade.svg49'		 Report Rasool Soccerball shade.svg84'
M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Khalek Sheikh
Abahani Limited Dhaka Flag of Bangladesh.svg 0–1 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Chittagong Abahani
Report Hossain Soccerball shade.svg47'
M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Mizanur Rahman
Chittagong Abahani Flag of Bangladesh.svg 4–2 Flag of Pakistan.svg K-Electric
Kingsley Soccerball shade.svg12'
Hossain Soccerball shade.svg12', 34', 83' (pen.)		 Report Rasool Soccerball shade.svg25', 45+2' (pen.)
M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Amin Bepari
Abahani Limited Dhaka Flag of Bangladesh.svg 0–0 Flag of India.svg East Bengal
M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Monir Khan

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals Final
      
A1 Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg De Spin Ghar Bazan 1
B2 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Chittagong Abahani 3
B2 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Chittagong Abahani 3
Group A
Group B
B1 Flag of India.svg East Bengal 1
B1 Flag of India.svg East Bengal 3
A2 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Mohammedan Dhaka 0

Semi-finals

De Spin Ghar Bazan Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg 1–3 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Chittagong Abahani
Thomas Soccerball shade.svg79' (o.g.)Thomas Soccerball shade.svg24'
Kingsley Soccerball shade.svg57', 88'
M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Sumon Promanik
East Bengal Flag of India.svg 3–0 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Mohammedan Dhaka
Martins Soccerball shade.svg8', 59'
Rafique Soccerball shade.svg48'
M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Farukh Islam

Final

Chittagong Abahani Flag of Bangladesh.svg 3–1 Flag of India.svg East Bengal
Kingsley Soccerball shade.svg45+1', 54'
Biswas Soccerball shade.svg57'		 Report Karim Soccerball shade.svg11' (o.g.)
M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Jakir Talukdar

Winners

Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup 2015
Winners
Flag of Bangladesh.svg
Chittagong Abahani
First Title

Statistics

Top scorers

As of 11 January 2019
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Nigeria.svg Eleta Kingsley Chittagong Abahani 5
2 Flag of Pakistan.svg Muhammad Rasool K-Electric 4
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Mohamed Zahid Hossain Chittagong Abahani
4 Flag of Cambodia.svg Ayesoro Oluwafemi Shola Solid SC 3
Flag of Nigeria.svg Ranti Martins East Bengal
Flag of India.svg Mohammed Rafique East Bengal

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