2015 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup

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.

2015 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup
Tournament details
Host countryBangladesh
CityChittagong
Dates20 (20)–30 October 2015 (2015-10-30)
Teams8
(from 5 nations under AFC)
Venue(s)M. A. Aziz Stadium
Final positions
Champions Chittagong Abahani (1st title)
Runners-up Kingfisher East Bengal
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored54 (3.6 per match)
Top scorer(s) Eleta Kingsley (5 goals)
Best player(s) Eleta Kingsley

Chittagong Abahani won the inaugural edition of the tournament by defeating Kingfisher 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
Phase Date
Group Stage 20–25 October 2015
Semi-finals 27–28 October 2015
Final 30 October 2015

Prize money

Prize money for 2015 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup.

Purse
Champions US$ 25,000
Runners-up US$ 10,000
Match winners US$ 1,000
Man of the Match US$ 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 A Group B

De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C.
Solid SC
Dhaka Mohammedan
Kolkata Mohammedan

Kingfisher East Bengal
Dhaka Abahani
Chittagong Abahani
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
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C. 3 2 1 0 7 4 +3 7 Advance to Semi-finals
2 Dhaka Mohammedan 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6
3 Solid SC 3 1 0 2 4 10 −6 3
4 Kolkata Mohammedan 3 0 1 2 5 7 −2 1
Source: GSA
Solid SC 2–1 Kolkata Mohammedan
A. Oluwafemi Shola 47'
Vinoth 88'		 Report Taurus Tecompleh Manneh 39'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Russel Talukdar
Dhaka Mohammedan 0–1 De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C.
Report Anwar Akbari 33'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Hemonto Islam
Dhaka Mohammedan 6–1 Solid SC
Faisal Mahmud 10'
Masuk Mia Jony 18'
Arup Kumar Baidya 24'
Nabib Newaj Jibon 32'
Lamin Camara 48'
Habibur Rahman Sohag 75'		 Report Afis Olayemi 45+3'
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Rubel Mridha
Kolkata Mohammedan 3–3 De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C.
Kareem Omolaja 41' (pen.)
Taurus Tecompleh Manneh 71'
Kazeem Amobi 90'		 Report Anwar Akbari 11'
Fardin Hakimi 48'
Reza Allah Yari 87'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Billal Islam
De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C. 3–1 Solid SC
Mustafa Afshar 72'
Reza Allah Yarib 78'
Ghulam Hazrat Niazi 88'		 Report Afis Olayemi 43'
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Shahrukh Fakir
Dhaka Mohammedan 2–1 Kolkata Mohammedan
Akinyele Peter 13', 90+3' Report Kazeem Amobi 44'
Attendance: 16000
Referee: Nayeem Khan

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kingfisher East Bengal 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Advance to Semi-finals
2 Chittagong Abahani (H) 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
3 Dhaka Abahani 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4 K-Electric 3 0 0 3 5 10 −5 0
Source: GSA
(H) Host
Dhaka Abahani 3–2 K-Electric
Wali Faisal 24'
Sunday Chizoba 30'
Umar Farooq 77' (o.g.)		 Report Muhammad Rasool 75'
Oludeyi Sunday 90+2'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Choyon Nigum
Chittagong Abahani 1–2 Kingfisher East Bengal
Bello Razaq 78' (o.g.) Report Mohammed Rafique 32'
Prohlad Roy 72'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Harun Gazi
Kingfisher East Bengal 3–1 K-Electric
Orok Essien 15'
Mohammed Rafique 25'
Ranti Martins 49'		 Report Muhammad Rasool 84'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Khalek Sheikh
Dhaka Abahani 0–1 Chittagong Abahani
Report Mohammed Zahid Hossain 47'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Mizanur Rahman
Chittagong Abahani 4–2 K-Electric
Eleta Kingsley 12'
Mohammed Zahid Hossain 12', 34', 83' (pen.)		 Report 25', 45+2' (pen.) Muhammad Rasool
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Amin Bepari
Dhaka Abahani 0–0 Kingfisher East Bengal
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Monir Khan

Knockout stage

Bracket
Semi-finals Final
      
A1 De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C. 1
B2 Chittagong Abahani 3
B2 Chittagong Abahani 3
Group A
B1 Kingfisher East Bengal 1
B1 Kingfisher East Bengal 3
A2 Dhaka Mohammedan 0

Semi-finals
De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C. 1–3 Chittagong Abahani
Steve Thomas 79' (o.g.) Steve Thomas 24'
Eleta Kingsley 57', 88'
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Sumon Promanik
Kingfisher East Bengal 3–0 Dhaka Mohammedan
Ranti Martins 8', 59'
Mohammed Rafique 48'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Farukh Islam

Final
Chittagong Abahani 3–1 Kingfisher East Bengal
Eleta Kingsley 45+1', 54'
Hemanta Vincent Biswas 57'		 Report Rezaul Karim 11' (o.g.)
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Jakir Talukdar

Winners
Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup 2015
Winners
Chittagong Abahani
First Title

Statistics

Top Scorers
As of 11 January 2019
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Eleta Kingsley Chittagong Abahani 5
2 Muhammad Rasool K-Electric 4
Mohamed Zahid Hossain Chittagong Abahani
4 Ayesoro Oluwafemi Shola Solid SC 3
Ranti Martins Kingfisher East Bengal
Mohammed Rafique Kingfisher 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

Media partners

References
  1. "Sheikh Kamal Int'l Club Cup : Hosts drawn against Abahani". New Age. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  2. ইস্ট বেঙ্গলকে হারিয়ে চ্যাম্পিয়ন চট্টগ্রাম আবাহনী. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 30 October 2015.
  3. Shukla, Abhishek (23 October 2015). "Mohammedan, De Spin Ghar Bazan shared spoils in 3-3 draw at Bangladesh". indiafooty.com. INDIAFOOTY. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
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