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 country	Bangladesh
City	Chittagong
Dates	20 (20)–30 October 2015 (2015-10-30)
Teams	8 (from 5 nations under AFC)
Venue(s)	M. A. Aziz Stadium
Final positions
Champions	Chittagong Abahani (1st title)
Runners-up	East Bengal
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	54 (3.6 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Eleta Kingsley (5 goals)
Best player(s)	Eleta Kingsley
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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 each from Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Afghanistan participated.

Following are the participated teams:

• Chittagong Abahani (Host)
• Abahani Limited Dhaka
• Mohammedan Dhaka
• Mohammedan Kolkata^[3]
• East Bengal
• K-Electric
• Solid SC
• De Spin Ghar Bazan

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	East Bengal
Solid SC	Abahani Limited Dhaka
Mohammedan Dhaka	Chittagong Abahani
Mohammedan Kolkata	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	3	2	1	0	7	4	+3	7	Advance to Semi-finals
2	Mohammedan Dhaka	3	2	0	1	8	3	+5	6
3	Solid SC	3	1	0	2	4	10	−6	3
4	Mohammedan Kolkata	3	0	1	2	5	7	−2	1

Source: GSA

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21 October 2015

16:30

Solid SC	2–1	Mohammedan Kolkata
Shola 47' Vinoth 88'	Report	Manneh 39'

M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Russel Talukdar

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21 October 2015

19:30

Mohammedan Dhaka	0–1	De Spin Ghar Bazan
	Report	Akbari 33'

M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Hemonto Islam

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23 October 2015

16:30

Mohammedan Dhaka	6–1	Solid SC
Mahmud 10' Jony 18' Baidya 24' Jibon 32' Camara 48' Sohag 75'	Report	Olayemi 45+3'

M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong

Attendance: 16,000

Referee: Rubel Mridha

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23 October 2015

19:30

Mohammedan Kolkata	3–3	De Spin Ghar Bazan
Omolaja 41' (pen.) Manneh 71' Amobi 90'	Report	Akbari 11' Hakimi 48' Yari 87'

M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Billal Islam

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25 October 2015

16:30

De Spin Ghar Bazan	3–1	Solid SC
Afshar 72' Yari 78' Niazi 88'	Report	Olayemi 43'

M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong

Attendance: 3,200

Referee: Shahrukh Fakir

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25 October 2015

19:30

Mohammedan Dhaka	2–1	Mohammedan Kolkata
Peter 13', 90+3'	Report	Amobi 44'

M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong

Attendance: 16,000

Referee: Nayeem Khan

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Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	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	Abahani Limited Dhaka	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
4	K-Electric	3	0	0	3	5	10	−5	0

Source: GSA
(H) Hosts

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20 October 2015

16:30

Abahani Limited Dhaka	3–2	K-Electric
Faisal 24' Chizoba 30' Farooq 77' (o.g.)	Report	Rasool 75' Oludeyi 90+2'

M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Choyon Nigum

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20 October 2015

19:30

Chittagong Abahani	1–2	East Bengal
Razaq 78' (o.g.)	Report	Rafique 32' Roy 72'

M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Harun Gazi

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22 October 2015

16:30

East Bengal	3–1	K-Electric
Essien 15' Rafique 25' Martins 49'	Report	Rasool 84'

M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: Khalek Sheikh

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22 October 2015

19:30

Abahani Limited Dhaka	0–1	Chittagong Abahani
	Report	Hossain 47'

M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Mizanur Rahman

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24 October 2015

16:30

Chittagong Abahani	4–2	K-Electric
Kingsley 12' Hossain 12', 34', 83' (pen.)	Report	Rasool 25', 45+2' (pen.)

M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong

Attendance: 16,000

Referee: Amin Bepari

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24 October 2015

19:30

Abahani Limited Dhaka	0–0	East Bengal

M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong

Attendance: 18,000

Referee: Monir Khan

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Knockout stage

Bracket

	Semi-finals					Final
	A1	De Spin Ghar Bazan	1
	B2	Chittagong Abahani	3
						B2	Chittagong Abahani	3
	Group A Group B
						B1	East Bengal	1
	B1	East Bengal	3
	A2	Mohammedan Dhaka	0

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Semi-finals

27 October 2015

19:30

De Spin Ghar Bazan	1–3	Chittagong Abahani
Thomas 79' (o.g.)		Thomas 24' Kingsley 57', 88'

M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong

Attendance: 24,000

Referee: Sumon Promanik

28 October 2015

19:30

East Bengal	3–0	Mohammedan Dhaka
Martins 8', 59' Rafique 48'

M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong

Attendance: 18,000

Referee: Farukh Islam

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Final

30 October 2015

Chittagong Abahani	3–1	East Bengal
Kingsley 45+1', 54' Biswas 57'	Report	Karim 11' (o.g.)

M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong

Attendance: 40,000

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	East Bengal
	Mohammed Rafique	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

• Channel 9 (Bangladesh) – 2015
• Mashranga TV (Bangladesh) – 2017
• Razzi TV (Maldives) – 2017