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
ChampionsBangladesh Chittagong Abahani (1st title)
Runners-upIndia East Bengal
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored54 (3.6 per match)
Top scorer(s)Bangladesh Eleta Kingsley (5 goals)
Best player(s)Bangladesh Eleta Kingsley

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 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
Afghanistan De Spin Ghar Bazan India East Bengal
Sri Lanka Solid SC Bangladesh Abahani Limited Dhaka
Bangladesh Mohammedan Dhaka Bangladesh Chittagong Abahani
India Mohammedan Kolkata Pakistan 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 Afghanistan De Spin Ghar Bazan 3 2 1 0 7 4 +3 7 Advance to Semi-finals
2 Bangladesh Mohammedan Dhaka 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6
3 Sri Lanka Solid SC 3 1 0 2 4 10 −6 3
4 India Mohammedan Kolkata 3 0 1 2 5 7 −2 1
Source: GSA
Solid SC Sri Lanka2–1India Mohammedan Kolkata
Shola 47'
Vinoth 88'		 Report Manneh 39'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Russel Talukdar
Mohammedan Dhaka Bangladesh0–1Afghanistan De Spin Ghar Bazan
Report Akbari 33'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Hemonto Islam
Mohammedan Dhaka Bangladesh6–1Sri Lanka Solid SC
Mahmud 10'
Jony 18'
Baidya 24'
Jibon 32'
Camara 48'
Sohag 75'		 Report Olayemi 45+3'
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Rubel Mridha
Mohammedan Kolkata India3–3Afghanistan De Spin Ghar Bazan
Omolaja 41' (pen.)
Manneh 71'
Amobi 90'		 Report Akbari 11'
Hakimi 48'
Yari 87'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Billal Islam
De Spin Ghar Bazan Afghanistan3–1Sri Lanka Solid SC
Afshar 72'
Yari 78'
Niazi 88'		 Report Olayemi 43'
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Shahrukh Fakir
Mohammedan Dhaka Bangladesh2–1India Mohammedan Kolkata
Peter 13', 90+3' Report Amobi 44'
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Nayeem Khan

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 India East Bengal 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Advance to Semi-finals
2 Bangladesh Chittagong Abahani (H) 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
3 Bangladesh Abahani Limited Dhaka 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4 Pakistan K-Electric 3 0 0 3 5 10 −5 0
Source: GSA
(H) Hosts
Abahani Limited Dhaka Bangladesh3–2Pakistan K-Electric
Faisal 24'
Chizoba 30'
Farooq 77' (o.g.)		 Report Rasool 75'
Abayomi 90+2'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Choyon Nigum
Chittagong Abahani Bangladesh1–2India East Bengal
Razaq 78' (o.g.) Report Rafique 32'
Roy 72'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Harun Gazi
East Bengal India3–1Pakistan K-Electric
Essien 15'
Rafique 25'
Martins 49'		 Report Rasool 84'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Khalek Sheikh
Abahani Limited Dhaka Bangladesh0–1Bangladesh Chittagong Abahani
Report Hossain 47'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Mizanur Rahman
Chittagong Abahani Bangladesh4–2Pakistan K-Electric
Kingsley 12'
Hossain 12', 34', 83' (pen.)		 Report Rasool 25', 45+2' (pen.)
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Amin Bepari
Abahani Limited Dhaka Bangladesh0–0India East Bengal
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Monir Khan

Knockout stage

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

Semi-finals
De Spin Ghar Bazan Afghanistan1–3Bangladesh Chittagong Abahani
Thomas 79' (o.g.) Thomas 24'
Kingsley 57', 88'
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Sumon Promanik
East Bengal India3–0Bangladesh Mohammedan Dhaka
Martins 8', 59'
Rafique 48'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Farukh Islam

Final
Chittagong Abahani Bangladesh3–1India East Bengal
Kingsley 45+1', 54'
Biswas 57'		 Report Karim 11' (o.g.)
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Jakir Talukdar

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

Statistics

Top scorers
As of 11 January 2019
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Bangladesh Eleta Kingsley Chittagong Abahani 5
2 Pakistan Muhammad Rasool K-Electric 4
Bangladesh Mohamed Zahid Hossain Chittagong Abahani
4 Cambodia Ayesoro Oluwafemi Shola Solid SC 3
Nigeria Ranti Martins East Bengal
India 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

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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