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. Participation fees for each team was 5000.
Chittagong Abahani won the inaugural edition of the tournament by defeating East Bengal 3–1.
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 East Bengal K-Electric Solid SC De Spin Ghar Bazan
Round PhaseDateGroup Stage20–25 October 2015Semi-finals27–28 October 2015Final30 October 2015
Prize money Prize money for 2015 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup. PurseChampions 25,000Runners-up 10,000Match winners 1,000Man of the Match 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 AGroup 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
Group B
Knockout stage Bracket
Semi-finals
Final
Winners Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup 2015WinnersChittagong AbahaniFirst Title
Statistics Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Eleta KingsleyChittagong Abahani52 Muhammad RasoolK-Electric4 Mohamed Zahid HossainChittagong Abahani4 Ayesoro Oluwafemi SholaSolid SC3 Ranti MartinsEast Bengal Mohammed RafiqueEast 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 Channel 9 (Bangladesh) – 2015 Mashranga TV (Bangladesh) – 2017 Razzi TV (Maldives) – 2017
References
External links Sheikh Kamal International Club Championship 2015