2015 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup

{{short description|International club football tournament by the Bangladesh Football Federation}}

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup

| year = 2015

| image = Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup Logo.jpg

| size =

| country = Bangladesh

| dates = {{Start date|20|df=y}}–{{End date|2015|10|30|df=y}}

| num_teams = 8
(from 5 nations under AFC)

| venues = M. A. Aziz Stadium

| city = Chittagong

| champion_other = {{fbaicon|BAN}} Chittagong Abahani

| count = 1

| second_other = {{fbaicon|IND}} East Bengal

| matches = 15

| goals = 54

| top_scorer = {{flagicon|NGA}} Eleta Kingsley (5 goals)

| player = {{flagicon|NGA}} Eleta Kingsley

| goalkeeper =

| prevseason =

| nextseason = 2017

| updated =

}}

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.{{cite news |title=Sheikh Kamal Int'l Club Cup : Hosts drawn against Abahani|url=http://newagebd.net/165964/sheikh-kamal-intl-club-cup-hosts-drawn-against-abahani/ |work=New Age |access-date=5 December 2015}} Participation fees for each team was {{USD}} 5000.

Chittagong Abahani won the inaugural edition of the tournament by defeating East Bengal 3–1.{{cite news |script-title=bn:ইস্ট বেঙ্গলকে হারিয়ে চ্যাম্পিয়ন চট্টগ্রাম আবাহনী |url=http://www.prothomalo.com/sports/article/669304/%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A7%87-%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%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%80 |work=Prothom Alo |language=bn |date=30 October 2015}}

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 each from Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Afghanistan participated.

Following are the participated teams:

  • {{fbaicon|BAN}} Chittagong Abahani (Host)
  • {{fbaicon|BAN}} Abahani Limited Dhaka
  • {{fbaicon|BAN}} Mohammedan Dhaka
  • {{fbaicon|IND}} Mohammedan Kolkata{{cite web|url=https://www.indiafooty.com/2015/10/23/mohammedan-de-spin-ghar-bazan-shared-spoils-in-3-3-draw-at-bangladesh/|title=Mohammedan, De Spin Ghar Bazan shared spoils in 3-3 draw at Bangladesh|first=Abhishek|last=Shukla|website=indiafooty.com|publisher=INDIAFOOTY|date=23 October 2015|access-date=8 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804071955/https://www.indiafooty.com/2015/10/23/mohammedan-de-spin-ghar-bazan-shared-spoils-in-3-3-draw-at-bangladesh/|archive-date=4 August 2020}}
  • {{fbaicon|IND}} East Bengal
  • {{fbaicon|PAK}} K-Electric
  • {{fbaicon|SL}} Solid SC
  • {{fbaicon|AFG|2013}} De Spin Ghar Bazan

Round

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Phase

!Date

align="left"|Group Stage

|align="left"|20–25 October 2015

align="left"|Semi-finals

|align="left"|27–28 October 2015

align="left"|Final

|align="left"|30 October 2015

Prize money

Prize money for 2015 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup.

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!Purse
Champions

|{{USD}} 25,000

Runners-up

|{{USD}} 10,000

Match winners

|{{USD}} 1,000

Man of the Match

|{{USD}} 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=

class= "wikitable sortable"width=30%
col=span width=30%|Group A

!col=span width=30%|Group B

{{fbaicon|AFG|2013}} De Spin Ghar Bazan

| {{fbaicon|IND}} East Bengal

{{fbaicon|SL}} Solid SC

| {{fbaicon|BAN}} Abahani Limited Dhaka

{{fbaicon|BAN}} Mohammedan Dhaka

| {{fbaicon|BAN}} Chittagong Abahani

{{fbaicon|IND}} Mohammedan Kolkata

| {{fbaicon|PAK}} 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=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group A

|update=complete

|source=[http://globalsportsarchive.com/competition/soccer/sheikh-kamal-international-club-cup-2015/group-stage/38613/ GSA]

|team1=BFC |team2=MSC |team3=SSC |team4=MOH

|result1=KO |result2=KO

|win_BFC=2 |draw_BFC=1 |loss_BFC=0 |gf_BFC=7 |ga_BFC=4

|win_MSC=2 |draw_MSC=0 |loss_MSC=1 |gf_MSC=8 |ga_MSC=3

|win_SSC=1 |draw_SSC=0 |loss_SSC=2 |gf_SSC=4 |ga_SSC=10

|win_MOH=0 |draw_MOH=1 |loss_MOH=2 |gf_MOH=5 |ga_MOH=7

|name_BFC={{fbaicon|AFG|2013}} De Spin Ghar Bazan

|name_MSC={{fbaicon|BGD}} Mohammedan Dhaka

|name_SSC={{fbaicon|SRI}} Solid SC

|name_MOH={{fbaicon|IND}} Mohammedan Kolkata

|res_col_header=Q

|col_KO=#ccffcc |text_KO=Advance to Semi-finals

}}

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{{Football box

|date=21 October 2015

|time= 16:30

|team1= Solid SC {{fbaicon|SRI}}

|score= 2–1

|report= [http://thif-live.com/match/9822/ Report]

|team2= {{fbaicon|IND}}

Mohammedan Kolkata

|goals1= Shola {{goal|47}}
Vinoth {{goal|88}}

|goals2= Manneh {{goal|39}}

|stadium=M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong

|attendance= 2,000

|referee=Russel Talukdar

}}

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{{Football box

|date=21 October 2015

|time= 19:30

|team1= Mohammedan Dhaka {{fbaicon|BGD}}

|score= 0–1

|report= [http://thif-live.com/match/9823/ Report]

|team2= {{fbaicon|AFG|2013}} De Spin Ghar Bazan

|goals1=

|goals2= Akbari {{goal|33}}

|stadium=M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong

|attendance= 8,000

|referee=Hemonto Islam

}}

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{{Football box

|date= 23 October 2015

|time= 16:30

|team1= Mohammedan Dhaka {{fbaicon|BGD}}

|score= 6–1

|report= [http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2015/10/24/113282/ Report]

|team2= {{fbaicon|SRI}} Solid SC

|goals1= Mahmud {{goal|10}}
Jony {{goal|18}}
Baidya {{goal|24}}
Jibon {{goal|32}}
Camara {{goal|48}}
Sohag {{goal|75}}

|goals2= Olayemi {{goal|45+3}}

|stadium=M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong

|attendance= 16,000

|referee=Rubel Mridha

}}

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{{Football box

|date= 23 October 2015

|time= 19:30

|team1= Mohammedan Kolkata {{fbaicon|IND}}

|score= 3–3

|report= [http://www.kolkatafootball.com/live_football/index.html#horizontalTab1/ Report]

|team2= {{fbaicon|AFG|2013}} De Spin Ghar Bazan

|goals1= Omolaja {{goal|41|pen.}}
Manneh {{goal|71}}
Amobi {{goal|90}}

|goals2= Akbari {{goal|11}}
Hakimi {{goal|48}}
Yari {{goal|87}}

|stadium= M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong

|attendance= 8,000

|referee=Billal Islam

}}

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{{Football box

|date= 25 October 2015

|time= 16:30

|team1= De Spin Ghar Bazan {{fbaicon|AFG|2013}}

|score= 3–1

|report= [http://thif-live.com/match/9831/ Report]

|team2= {{fbaicon|SRI}} Solid SC

|goals1= Afshar {{goal|72}}
Yari {{goal|78}}
Niazi {{goal|88}}

|goals2= Olayemi {{goal|43}}

|stadium= M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong

|attendance= 3,200

|referee=Shahrukh Fakir

}}

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{{Football box

|date= 25 October 2015

|time= 19:30

|team1= Mohammedan Dhaka {{fbaicon|BGD}}

|score= 2–1

|report= [http://thif-live.com/match/9830/ Report]

|team2= {{fbaicon|IND}} Mohammedan Kolkata

|goals1= Peter {{goal|13||90+3}}

|goals2= Amobi {{goal|44}}

|stadium=M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong

|attendance= 16,000

|referee=Nayeem Khan

}}

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=Group B=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group B

|update=complete

|source=[http://globalsportsarchive.com/competition/soccer/sheikh-kamal-international-club-cup-2015/group-stage/38613/ GSA]

|team1=KEB |team2=ALC |team3=ALD |team4=EFC

|result1=KO |result2=KO

|win_KEB =2|draw_KEB =1|loss_KEB =0|gf_KEB =5|ga_KEB =2

|win_ALC=2 |draw_ALC=0 |loss_ALC=1 |gf_ALC=6 |ga_ALC=4 |status_ALC=H

|win_ALD=1 |draw_ALD=1 |loss_ALD=1 |gf_ALD=3 |ga_ALD=3

|win_EFC=0 |draw_EFC=0 |loss_EFC=3 |gf_EFC=5 |ga_EFC=10

|name_KEB={{fbaicon|IND}} East Bengal

|name_ALC={{fbaicon|BAN}} Chittagong Abahani

|name_ALD={{fbaicon|BGD}} Abahani Limited Dhaka

|name_EFC={{fbaicon|PAK}} K-Electric

|res_col_header=Q

|col_KO=#ccffcc |text_KO=Advance to Semi-finals

}}

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{{Football box

| date = 20 October 2015

| time = 16:30

| team1 = Abahani Limited Dhaka {{fbaicon|BGD}}

| score = 3–2

| report = [http://thif-live.com/match/9824/ Report]

| team2 = {{fbaicon|PAK}} K-Electric

| goals1 = Faisal {{goal|24}}
Chizoba {{goal|30}}
Farooq {{goal|77}} (o.g.)

| goals2 = Rasool {{goal|75}}
Oludeyi {{goal|90+2}}

| stadium = M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong

| attendance = 8,000

| referee = Choyon Nigum

| event =

| round =

| score1 =

| score2 =

}}

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{{Football box

|date=20 October 2015

|time= 19:30

|team1= Chittagong Abahani {{fbaicon|BAN}}

|score= 1–2

|report= [http://thif-live.com/match/9825/ Report]

|team2={{fbaicon|IND}} East Bengal

|goals1= Razaq {{goal|78}} (o.g.)

|goals2= Rafique {{goal|32}}
Roy {{goal|72}}

|stadium=M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong

|attendance= 12,000

|referee=Harun Gazi

}}

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{{Football box

|date= 22 October 2015

|time= 16:30

|team1= East Bengal {{fbaicon|IND}}

|score= 3–1

|report= [http://thif-live.com/match/9829/ Report]

|team2= {{fbaicon|PAK}} K-Electric

|goals1= Essien {{goal|15}}
Rafique {{goal|25}}
Martins {{goal|49}}

|goals2= Rasool {{goal|84}}

|stadium=M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong

|attendance= 4,000

|referee=Khalek Sheikh

}}

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{{Football box

|date= 22 October 2015

|time= 19:30

|team1= Abahani Limited Dhaka {{fbaicon|BGD}}

|score= 0–1

|report= [http://thif-live.com/match/9828/ Report]

|team2= {{fbaicon|BAN}} Chittagong Abahani

|goals1=

|goals2= Hossain {{goal|47}}

|stadium= M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong

|attendance= 12,000

|referee=Mizanur Rahman

}}

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{{Football box

|date= 24 October 2015

|time= 16:30

|team1= Chittagong Abahani {{fbaicon|BAN}}

|score= 4–2

|report= [http://thif-live.com/match/9834/ Report]

|team2= {{fbaicon|PAK}} K-Electric

|goals1= Kingsley {{goal|12}}
Hossain {{goal|12||34||83|pen.}}

|goals2= Rasool {{goal|25||45+2|pen.}}

|stadium=M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong

|attendance= 16,000

|referee=Amin Bepari

}}

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{{Football box

|date= 24 October 2015

|time= 19:30

|team1= Abahani Limited Dhaka {{fbaicon|BGD}}

|score= 0–0

|report=

|team2= {{fbaicon|IND}} East Bengal

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong

|attendance= 18,000

|referee=Monir Khan

}}

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Knockout stage

= Bracket =

{{4TeamBracket

| RD1 = Semi-finals

| RD2 = Final

| RD1-group1 = Group A
Group B

| seed-width =

| team-width = 200px

| score-width =

| RD1-seed1 = A1

| RD1-team1 = {{fbaicon|AFG|2013}} De Spin Ghar Bazan

| RD1-score1 = 1

| RD1-seed2 = B2

| RD1-team2 = {{fbaicon|BAN}} Chittagong Abahani

| RD1-score2 = 3

| RD1-seed3 = B1

| RD1-team3 = {{fbaicon|IND}} East Bengal

| RD1-score3 = 3

| RD1-seed4 = A2

| RD1-team4 = {{fbaicon|BGD}} Mohammedan Dhaka

| RD1-score4 = 0

| RD2-seed1 = B2

| RD2-team1 = {{fbaicon|BAN}} Chittagong Abahani

| RD2-score1 = 3

| RD2-seed2 = B1

| RD2-team2 = {{fbaicon|IND}} East Bengal

| RD2-score2 = 1

}}

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=Semi-finals=

{{Football box

|date= 27 October 2015

|time= 19:30

|team1= De Spin Ghar Bazan {{fbaicon|AFG|2013}}

|score= 1–3

|report=

|team2= {{fbaicon|BAN}} Chittagong Abahani

|goals1= Thomas {{goal|79|o.g.}}

|goals2= Thomas {{goal|24}}
Kingsley {{goal|57||88}}

|stadium= M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong

|attendance= 24,000

|referee=Sumon Promanik

}}

{{Football box

|date= 28 October 2015

|time= 19:30

|team1= East Bengal {{fbaicon|IND}}

|score= 3–0

|report=

|team2= {{fbaicon|BGD}} Mohammedan Dhaka

|goals1= Martins {{goal|8||59}}
Rafique {{goal|48}}

|goals2=

|stadium= M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong

|attendance= 18,000

|referee=Farukh Islam

}}

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=Final=

{{Football box

|date= 30 October 2015

|time=

|team1= Chittagong Abahani {{fbaicon|BAN}}

|score= 3–1

|report= [http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/250980-east-bengal-go-down-1-3-to-chittagong-abahani-in-sheikh-kamal-cup-final Report]

|team2= {{fbaicon|IND}} East Bengal

|goals1= Kingsley {{goal|45+1||54}}
Biswas {{goal|57}}

|goals2= Karim {{goal|11|o.g.}}

|stadium= M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong

|attendance= 40,000

|referee=Jakir Talukdar

}}

Winners

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Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup 2015
Winners
{{flagicon|BAN|size=100px}}
Chittagong Abahani
First Title

Statistics

=Top scorers=

{{updated|11 January 2019}}

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Rank

!Player

!Club

!Goals

align=center|1

|align="left"|{{Flagicon|NGA}} Eleta Kingsley

|align="left"|Chittagong Abahani

|align=center|5

rowspan=2 align=center|2

|align="left"|{{Flagicon|PAK}} Muhammad Rasool

|align="left"|K-Electric

|rowspan=2 align=center|4

align="left"|{{Flagicon|BAN}} Mohamed Zahid Hossain

|align="left"|Chittagong Abahani

rowspan=3 align=center|4

|align="left"|{{Flagicon|CAM}} Ayesoro Oluwafemi Shola

|align="left"|Solid SC

|rowspan=3 align=center|3

align="left"|{{Flagicon|NGA}} Ranti Martins

|align="left"|East Bengal

align="left"|{{Flagicon|IND}} Mohammed Rafique

|align="left"|East Bengal

Sponsorship

  • SAIF Powertec Ltd. (Title Sponsor) – 2015
  • Abul Khair Group (A.K.S) – 2015
  • MARKS – 2015
  • Muskan Group – 2015
  • Dhaka Bank Limited
  • Gonona Technologies Ltd. – 2015
  • SAIF Powertec Ltd. (Sponsorship Rights Holder) – 2017

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Media partners

References

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