2016 Bangladesh Football Premier League

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Bangladesh Premier League
Season2015–16
Dates24 July - 31 December 2016
Champions Dhaka Abahani
(5th titles)
Relegated Uttar Baridhara Club
Feni SC
AFC Cup Dhaka Abahani
Matches played132
Goals scored342 (2.59 per match)
Top goalscorer19 goals
Flag of Nigeria.svg Sunday Chizoba
Biggest home win Chittagong Abahani 6–1 Uttar Baridhara
(14 Aug 2016)
Biggest away win Feni Soccer Club 1–5 Arambagh
(1 October 2016)
Highest scoring Brothers Union 4–5 Sheikh Jamal
(25 September 2016)
Longest winning run06 matches
Dhaka Abahani
Longest unbeaten run22 matches
Dhaka Abahani
Longest winless run10 matches
Feni Soccer Club
Longest losing run09 matches
Uttar Baridhara
2017–18 →

The 2016 Bangladesh Football Premier League (also known as JB Bangladesh Premier League for sponsorship reasons) [1] was the ninth season of the Bangladesh Premier League since establishment of the league in 2007. A total of 12 teams competed in the league. The league began on 24 July 2016. [2]

Contents

Saif Global Sports are the right holder of BPL's ninth edition and they will accommodate the advertising, branding, TV transmission, radio, marketing rights of the Bangladesh Premier League 2016.

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club are the defending champions, having won their Bangladesh Premier League title the previous season.

BFF has agreed to provide a purse of Taka thirty lacs as appearance money to each of the 12 participant teams for their accommodation and transportation outside the capital. [2]

A total of 24 matches out of 132 matches were to be played in Dhaka and rest of the matches played outside Dhaka. [3]

Teams

Stadiums and locations

The matches will be held in the seven venues. [3] [4]

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Dhaka
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Chittagong
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Rajshahi
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Gopalganj
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Mymensingh
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Barisal
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Sylhet
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Locations of teams in Bangladesh Premier League 2016
StadiumLocation
Bangabandhu Stadium Dhaka
M. A. Aziz Stadium Chittagong
Abdur Rab Serniabat Stadium Barisal
Sylhet District Stadium Sylhet
Rajshahi District Stadium Rajshahi
Mymensingh Stadium Mymensingh
Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium Gopalganj

Personnel and sponsoring

TeamHead CoachCaptainShirt sponsorKit manufacturer
Brothers Union Flag of India.svg Syed Nayeemuddin Flag of Bangladesh.svg Ebayet Hossen KomolBiswas Builders Limited
Chittagong Abahani Ltd. Flag of Bangladesh.svg Zulfiker Mahmud Mintu Flag of Bangladesh.svg Mamunul Islam SAIF POWERTEC
Dhaka Abahani Ltd. Flag of Austria.svg György Kottán Flag of Bangladesh.svg Ariful Islam FBT
Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd. Flag of Bangladesh.svg Kazi Jasimuddin Ahmed Joshi Flag of Bangladesh.svg Tawhidul Alam Sabuz Orion Group
Feni Soccer Club Flag of Nigeria.svg Oladipupo Babalola Flag of Bangladesh.svg Akbor Hossain Ridon
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC Flag of Bangladesh.svg Abdul Qaium Sentu Flag of Bangladesh.svg Saidul Haque
Rahmatganj MFS Flag of Bangladesh.svg Kamal Babu Flag of Bangladesh.svg Shawkat Rasel Tiger Cement
Lt.Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Ltd. Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Hansson Flag of Bangladesh.svg Yeasin Khan YELLOW
Arambagh KS Flag of Bangladesh.svg Saiful Bari Titu Flag of Bangladesh.svg Mitul Hasan
Sheikh Russel KC Flag of Bangladesh.svg Shafiqul Islam Manik Flag of Bangladesh.svg Atiqur Rahman Meshu Bashundhara Cement Bashundhara Group
Team BJMC Flag of Bangladesh.svg Mong Kra Marma Flag of Bangladesh.svg Arifuzzaman Himel
Uttar Baridhara SC Flag of Bangladesh.svg Mir Mohammad Ali Faruk Flag of Bangladesh.svg Sohel Rana

Foreign players

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4
Brothers Union Flag of Ghana.svg Abass Inusah Flag of Ghana.svg Awudu Ibrahim Flag of Haiti.svg Walson Augustin Flag of Nigeria.svg Nkwocha Kingsley Chigozie
Chittagong Abahani Ltd. Flag of Haiti.svg Fabrice Noël Flag of Haiti.svg Leonel Saint-Preux Flag of Morocco.svg Tarik El Janaby Flag of Bhutan.svg Chencho Gyeltshen
Dhaka Abahani Ltd. Flag of England.svg Lee Tuck Flag of Ghana.svg Samad Yussif Flag of Nigeria.svg Sunday Chizoba Flag of Senegal.svg Camara Sarba
Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd. Flag of Cameroon.svg Armand Joel Banaken Bassoken Flag of Cameroon.svg Landry Pouemi Flag of Cameroon.svg Patrice Nzekou Nguenheu Flag of Guinea.svg Ismael Bangoura
Feni Soccer Club Flag of The Gambia.svg Camara Mamadou Uba Flag of Ghana.svg Thuam Frank Flag of Nigeria.svg Uche Felix
Lt.Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Ltd. Flag of The Gambia.svg Landing Darboe Flag of Haiti.svg Wedson Anselme Flag of Nigeria.svg Emeka Darlington
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC Flag of Nigeria.svg Ahmed Kolo Musa Flag of Nigeria.svg Mufta Lawal Flag of Nigeria.svg Simon Ezeodika
Rahmatganj MFS Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Siyo Zunapio Flag of The Gambia.svg Dawda Ceesay Flag of The Gambia.svg Momodou Lamin Jatta Flag of Nigeria.svg Eleta Benjamin Jr.
Arambagh KS Flag of Cameroon.svg Steve Thomas Flag of Nigeria.svg Kester Akon Flag of Brazil.svg Thiago Tyson Silva
Sheikh Russel KC Flag of Cameroon.svg Jean Jules Ikanga Flag of Cameroon.svg Paul Emile Biyaga Flag of Ethiopia.svg Fikru Teferra
Team BJMC Flag of Cameroon.svg Baybeck Esaie Flag of Nigeria.svg Eleta Kingsley Flag of Nigeria.svg Samson Iliasu Flag of Nigeria.svg Samuel Adams
Uttar Baridhara SC Flag of Kenya.svg Collins Tiego Flag of Nigeria.svg Kosoko Olasukanmi Flag of Guinea.svg Mansa Sylla Flag of Brazil.svg Leonardo Lima

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Dhaka Abahani (C, Q)2215704816+3252 2017 AFC Cup
2 Chittagong Abahani 2214533615+2147
3 Sheikh Jamal 228863430+432
4 Brothers Union 227963734+330
5 Muktijoddha 228682828030
6 Arambagh KS 2251252121027
7 Rahmatganj MFS 227693035−527
8 Sheikh Russel 226791924−525
9 Team BJMC 2251072936−725
10 Mohammedan 2231182029−920
11 Feni Soccer Club (R)2246122135−1418Relegation to 2017 BCL
12 Uttar Baridhara (R)2253141939−2018
Source: Soccerway FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) play-off match
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualify for the AFC competition; (R) Relegated

Result

Home \ Away AKS BRO CAL DAL FSC MFS SDC SRK BJM MSC MUK UBS
Arambagh 2–20–10–20–00–02–01–00–00–00–31–1
Brothers Union 2–10–10–01–13–24–52–24–12–20–22–1
Chittagong Abahani 0–02–11–21–02–00–00–03–04–23–16–1
Dhaka Abahani 2–01–11–15–12–03–21–11–02–16–14–0
Feni Soccer Club 1–51–31–20–11–11–22–00–11–12–01–0
Rahmatganj MFS 2–24–32–01–31–11–02–03–21–20–20–2
Sheikh Jamal 1–10–01–03–33–11–10–11–11–13–22–0
Sheikh Russel 0–11–31–20–03–12–01–11–11–02–00–1
Team BJMC 1–11–11–31–22–15–42–31–11–13–22–1
Mohammedan 2–22–00–10–30–01–11–00–22–22–20–1
Muktijoddha Sangsad 0–01–11–11–12–01–21–02–01–12–00–1
Uttar Baridhara SC 1–21–20–21–31–40–23–53–00–00–00–1
Updated to match(es) played on 28 November 2016. Source: FIFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Goalscorers

There have been 342 goals scored in 132 matches, for an average of 2.59 goals per match (as of December 2016).

19 goals

14 goals

13 goals

12 goals

10 goals

9 goals

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Own goals

† Bold Club indicates winner of the match

PlayerClubOpponentResultDateRef.
Flag of Ghana.svg Moro Mohammad Feni Soccer Club Sheikh Jamal DC 1–311 August 2016 [5]
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Saidul Islam Muktijoddha SKC Rahmatganj MFS 1–230 September 2016 [6]
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Krishna Pada Brothers Union Rahmatganj MFS 3–416 October 2016 [7]
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Didarul Haque Sheikh Jamal DC Arambagh KS 0–21 November 2016 [8]
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bishwanath Ghosh Dhaka Mohammedan Chittagong Abahani 0–17 November 2016 [9]

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef.
Flag of Nigeria.svg Sunday Chizoba Dhaka Abahani Feni Soccer Club 5–17 November 2022
Flag of England.svg Lee Tuck Dhaka Abahani Muktijoddha Sangsad KC 6–119 November 2022
Flag of Nigeria.svg Eleta Kingsley Team BJMC Rahmatganj MFS 5–413 December 2022
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Siyo Zunapio Rahmatganj MFS Team BJMC 4–513 December 2022

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