2015–16 Bangladesh Championship League
{{Infobox football league season
| season = 2015–16
| dates = 29 November 2016 – 9 January 2017{{Cite web|url=https://www.banglanews24.com/print/553546|title=বাংলাদেশ চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপ লিগের পুরস্কার বিতরণ|language=bn|website=banglanews24.com|access-date=28 July 2024}}
| logo = Marcel Bangladesh Championship League 2015–16 logo.png
| competition = Bangladesh Championship League
| winners = Fakirerpool Young Men's Club
| relegated = Chittagong Mohammedan
| continentalcup1 = Promoted
| continentalcup1 qualifiers = Saif Sporting Club
| league topscorer = Arifur Rahman (Victoria SC)
{{small|(6 goals)}}
| matches = 56
| total goals = 106
| biggest win = Victoria SC 4–0 Chittagong Mohammedan
T&T Club Motijheel 4–0 Kawran Bazar
| highest scoring = Agrani Bank Ltd. SC 4–1 Victoria SC
{{small|(5 goals)}}
| longest wins = Fakirerpool Young Men's Club
Saif Sporting Club
T&T Club Motijheel
| longest unbeaten = Saif Sporting Club
{{small|(14 goals)}}
| longest winless = Chittagong Mohammedan
{{small|(7 goals)}}
| longest losses = Chittagong Mohammedan
{{small|(3 games)}}
| highest attendance =
| lowest attendance =
| average attendance =
| prevseason = 2014–15
| nextseason = 2017
| updated =
}}
The Bangladesh Championship League 2015–16 (also known as the Marcel Bangladesh Championship League 2015–16 for sponsorship reasons) was the 5th season of the Bangladesh Championship League, Bangladesh's second-tier professional football league.{{Cite web|url=https://www.risingbd.com/sports/news/212764|language=bn|title=মার্সেল বাংলাদেশ চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপ লিগের পুরস্কার বিতরণী শনিবার|access-date=28 July 2024|website=Risingbd Online}} The league began on 29 October 2016 and ended on 9 January 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://thedailynewnation.com/news/111708/BCL-Football-kicks-off-Oct-29|title=BCL Football kicks off Oct 29|access-date=28 July 2024|website=The New Nation}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.banglatribune.com/sport/football/152309/%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%81-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AA-%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%97|language=bn|title=শুরু হচ্ছে বাংলাদেশ চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপ লিগ|access-date=28 July 2024|website=Bangla Tribune}}{{Cite web|url=http://thedailynewnation.com/news/112147/SAIF-Sporting-Club-face-T&T-Club-in-opener-today|title=SAIF Sporting Club face T&T Club in opener today|access-date=28 July 2024|website=The New Nation}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/football/fakirerpool-champions-1342891|title=Fakirerpool champions|date=January 10, 2017|access-date=28 July 2024|website=The Daily Star}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.observerbd.com/details.php?id=58266|title=Fakirerpool returns on track after 22-year gap|access-date=28 July 2024|website=The Daily Observer}}
Team changes
A total of eight teams participated in the league with the top to being promoted to the BPL while the bottom placed would be relegated to the Dhaka Senior Division League.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/football/three-teams-inserted-cship-league-1283917|title=Three teams inserted into C'ship League|date=September 11, 2016|access-date=28 July 2024|website=The Daily Star}}{{Cite web|url=https://bangla.bdnews24.com/sport/article1232201.bdnews|language=bn|title=চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপ লিগ দিয়ে ফিরছে চট্টগ্রাম মোহামেডান|access-date=28 July 2024|website=bdnews24}}
=To BCL=
=From BCL=
Promoted to the BPL
Relegated to Dhaka Senior Division League
N.B: No team was promoted from lower tier as the Dhaka Senior Division League was not held the previous season.
Participating clubs
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;" |
| Team
! Location |
|---|
| Agrani Bank Ltd. SC |
| Chittagong Mohammedan SC |
| Fakirerpool Young Men's Club
|(Fakirarpool), Dhaka |
| Kawran Bazar Pragati Sangha
|(Kawran Bazar), Dhaka |
| Bangladesh Police FC
|Dhaka |
| Saif Sporting Club
|Dhaka |
| T&T Club Motijheel
|(Motijheel), Dhaka |
| Victoria SC
|(Gendaria), Dhaka |
Venue
All matches will be played in the following venue.
| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center" |
| colspan=2|Dhaka |
|---|
| colspan=2|Bangabandhu National Stadium |
| colspan=2|Capacity: 36,000 |
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| colspan=2|Dhaka |
| colspan=2|BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium |
| colspan=2|Capacity: 25,000 |
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Standings
|show_limit=5
|update=complete
|source=[https://archive.bff.com.bd/index.php?option=com_bearleague&task=table&sid=19&Itemid=0 bff.com.bd] [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bang2015.html RSSSF] [https://globalsportsarchive.com/competition/soccer/marcel-bangladesh-championship-league-2015-2016/regular-season/9525/ GSA]
|teamwidth = 135
|team1=FYMC |team2=SSC |team3=ABSC |team4=BPAC |team5=T&T |team6=VSC |team7=KWB |team8=CMS
|result1= |result2=P |result8=REL
|status_FYMC=C
|status_SSC=P
|status_CMS=R
|win_FYMC=7 |draw_FYMC=6 |loss_FYMC=1 |gf_FYMC=15 |ga_FYMC=8
|win_SSC=6 |draw_SSC=8 |loss_SSC=0 |gf_SSC=19 |ga_SSC=10
|win_ABSC=6 |draw_ABSC=2 |loss_ABSC=6 |gf_ABSC=13 |ga_ABSC=14
|win_BPAC=4 |draw_BPAC=6 |loss_BPAC=4 |gf_BPAC=11 |ga_BPAC=9
|win_T&T=4 |draw_T&T=5 |loss_T&T=5 |gf_T&T=14 |ga_T&T=14
|win_VSC=3 |draw_VSC=5 |loss_VSC=6 |gf_VSC=14 |ga_VSC=16
|win_KWB=2 |draw_KWB=8 |loss_KWB=4 |gf_KWB= 7 |ga_KWB=12
|win_CMS=2 |draw_CMS=4 |loss_CMS=8 |gf_CMS=13 |ga_CMS=23
|name_FYMC=Fakirerpool Young Men's Club|note_FYMC=Fakirerpool Young Men's Club decided to not parrticipate in the 2017–18 Bangladesh Premier League due to fund crisis{{Cite news |script-title=bn:প্রিমিয়ারে খেলতে চায় না ফকিরেরপুল |url=https://www.kalerkantho.com/print-edition/sports/2017/04/16/487159 |work=Kaler Kantho |language=bn |access-date=30 May 2019}}
|name_SSC=Saif Sporting Club
|name_ABSC=Agrani Bank Ltd. SC
|name_BPAC=Bangladesh Police FC
|name_T&T=T&T Club Motijheel
|name_VSC=Victoria SC
|name_KWB=Kawran Bazar
|name_CMS=Chittagong Mohammedan
|res_col_header=PR
|col_P=green1 |text_P=Promotion to 2017–18 BPL
|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to 2018–19 Dhaka Senior Division League
}}
Season statistics
{{updated|9 January 2017}}
=Top scorers=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |
| Rank
!Player !Club |
|---|
| 1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BAN}} Arifur Rahman |align="left"|Victoria SC |6 |
| rowspan=4|2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BAN}} Zahidul Islam Dalim |align="left"|Fakirerpool Young Men's Club |rowspan=4|5 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|BAN}} Matiur Munna
|align="left"|Agrani Bank Ltd. SC |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|BAN}} Motin Mia
|align="left"|Saif Sporting Club |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|BAN}} Md Farhad
|align="left"|Chittagong Mohammedan |
| rowspan=5|6
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BAN}} Mohammad Jewel |align="left"|Fakirerpool Young Men's Club |rowspan=5|4 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|BAN}} Rahim Uddin
|align="left"|Saif Sporting Club |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|BAN}} Ariful Islam
|align="left"|Saif Sporting Club |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|BAN}} Zillur Rahman
|align="left"|Agrani Bank Ltd. SC |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|BAN}} Ousai Mong Marma
|align="left"|Chittagong Mohammedan |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bang2016.html#bcl RSSSF]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20240728171732/https://archive.bff.com.bd/favicon.ico Marcel Bangladesh Championship League 2015-16]
- [https://globalsportsarchive.com/competition/soccer/marcel-bangladesh-championship-league-2015-2016/regular-season/9525/ Marcel Bangladesh Championship League]
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