# 2015 Cambodian League

2015 Cambodian League is the 31st season of the Cambodian League. Contested by 12 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Cambodia Division 1 League. With 12 teams playing 22 games each totaling 132 games in the season. With the newcomer Abilrex Niigata from Japan. However, Albirex has announced that they won't participate in 2015 Cambodian League due to financial crisis and replaced by CMAC United.
Boeung Ket Angkor who finished top of the regular season also qualified for the Mekong Club Championship.
The end of the season was mired in match-fixing claims by Phnom Penh Crown who claimed that several players of the club had under performed. They announced these claims with only the two-legged playoff final remaining.

## Teams

* Asia Europe United
* Boeung Ket Angkor
* Build Bright United
* Cambodian Tiger
* CMAC United
* Kirivong Sok Sen Chey
* Nagaworld
* National Defense Ministry
* National Police Commissary
* Phnom Penh Crown
* Svay Rieng
* Western Phnom Penh
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## Personnel and sponsoring

| Team | Sponsor | Kit maker | Team captain | Head coach |
| Asia Europe United | | Pegan | San Narith | Nem Sophorn |
| Boeung Ket Angkor | Angkor Beer | FBT | Khoun Laboravy | Prak Sovannara |
| Build Bright United | | | Roem Bunheang | Nem Sophorn |
| Cambodian Tiger | FORWARD Group | NT Sport | Yasuyuki Yoshida | Masakazu Kihara |
| CMAC United | | | Seng Kosen | Meas Samoeun |
| Kirivong Sok Sen Chey | | | Ream Serng | Phan Chan Path |
| Nagaworld | Naga World | FBT | Masahiro Fukasawa | Meas Channa |
| National Defense Ministry | BMW | Grand Sport | Khek Khemrin | Tep Long Rachana |
| National Police Commissary | Sabay News Online | Joma | Say Piseth | Ung Kangyanith |
| Phnom Penh Crown | CROWN Hotel Resort | FBT | Boris Kok | Sam Schweingruber |
| Svay Rieng | Top 1 Oil | FBT | Prak Mony Udom | Som Vandeth |
| Western Phnom Penh | | | Kroch Mol | Pen Phath |

## Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to five per team. A team can use three foreign players on the field in each game and one as substitution..
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 |
| Asia Europe United | George Kelechi | Kenneth Nwafor | Reo Nakamura | Mohamed Hamza | Silva Sunday |
| Boeung Ket Angkor | Yemi Joseph | Wada Yuya | Esoh Omogba | Samuel Ajayi | |
| Build Bright United | Joseph Olatubosun | Rasheed Omokafe | Degule Momoh | Anderson Zogbe | Nelson Oladiji |
| Cambodian Tiger | Befolo Mbarga | Yasuyuki Yoshida | Masato Yoshihara | Masakazu Kihara | Tomohiro Masaki |
| CMAC United | Takahito Ota | Mathieu Vergez | Ana Yochukwu | Tony Janzen | Okereke Timothy |
| Kirivong | Phan Truong Chinh | Suma Mustapha | Adebayo Ademola | Akeep Ayoyinka | |
| Nagaworld | Ban Kazuaki | Masahiro Fukasawa | Barry Lelouma | Baldwin Ngwa | |
| National Defense | Taku Yanagidate | Tatsuta Kazuki | Park Jung | Kim Do Hoon | Jeong Ho Kim |
| National Police | Ippei Shimizu | Yusuke Ishii | Oseika Samuel | Adekunjo Busayo | |
| Phnom Penh Crown | Baek Yong-Sun | Santigie Koroma | George Bisan | Shane Booysen | Odion Obadin |
| Svay Rieng | Kipson Atuheire | Dzarma Bata | Tani Reijin | Razak Nofiu | James Michael |
| Western Phnom Penh | Chukwu Thankgod | Josh Maguire | Tijani Mohammed | Matthew Osas | Tomoyuki Sadakuni |

## Stadiums and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Asia Europe United | Phnom Penh | Olympic Stadium | 50,000 |
| Boeung Ket Angkor | Kampong Cham | RCAF Old Stadium | 10,000 |
| Build Bright United | Phnom Penh | Olympic Stadium | 50,000 |
| Cambodian Tiger | Phnom Penh | Western Stadium | 1,000 |
| CMAC United | Phnom Penh | Olympic Stadium | 50,000 |
| Kirivong Sok Sen Chey | Takéo | Olympic Stadium | 50,000 |
| Nagaworld | Phnom Penh | Olympic Stadium | 50,000 |
| National Defense Ministry | Phnom Penh | RCAF Old Stadium | 10,000 |
| National Police Commissary | Phnom Penh | Olympic Stadium | 50,000 |
| Phnom Penh Crown | Phnom Penh | RSN Stadium | 5,000 |
| Svay Rieng | Svay Rieng | Svay Rieng Stadium | 1,500 |
| Western Phnom Penh | Phnom Penh | Western Stadium | 1,000 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Boeung Ket Angkor | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 80 | 25 | +55 | 57 | Qualification for the Mekong Club Championship |
| 2 | Phnom Penh Crown | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 76 | 23 | +53 | 51 | Qualification Play-Off |
| 3 | Cambodian Tiger | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 40 | Qualification Play-Off |
| 4 | Nagaworld | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 46 | 25 | +21 | 38 | Qualification Play-Off |
| 5 | National Defense Ministry | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 38 | |
| 6 | Svay Rieng | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 35 | |
| 7 | National Police Commissary | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 35 | |
| 8 | Build Bright United | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 27 | |
| 9 | CMAC United | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 61 | −32 | 17 | |
| 10 | Asia Europe United | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 36 | 75 | −39 | 14 | |
| 11 | Western Phnom Penh | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 37 | 82 | −45 | 13 | |
| 12 | Kirivong Sok Sen Chey | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 29 | 71 | −42 | 11 | |

## Playoffs
### 3rd place

Boeung Ket Angkor won 6-4 on aggregate.

### Final

* Metfone Cambodian League 2015
* Phnom Penh Crown 6th title

## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Chan Vathanaka | Boeung Ket Angkor | 37 |
| 2 | George Bisan | Phnom Penh Crown | 24 |
| 2 | Shane Booysen | Phnom Penh Crown | 24 |
| 4 | Dzarma Bata | Svay Rieng | 23 |
| 4 | George Kelechi | Asia Europe United | 23 |
| 6 | Khoun Laboravy | Boeung Ket Angkor | 19 |
| 6 | Befolo Mbarga | Cambodian Tiger | 19 |
| 8 | Matthew Osa | Western Phnom Penh | 15 |
| 8 | Barry Lelouma | Nagaworld | 15 |
| 8 | Tony Janzen | CMAC United | 15 |
| 11 | Keo Sokpheng | Phnom Penh Crown | 12 |
| 11 | Rasheed Omokafe | Build Bright United | 12 |
| 11 | Kipson Atuhaire | Svay Rieng | 12 |
| 14 | Khim Borey | Nagaworld | 10 |
| 14 | Okereke Timothy | CMAC United | 10 |
| 16 | Masakazu Kihara | Cambodian Tiger | 9 |
| 16 | Tith Dina | National Police Commissary | 9 |

## Clean sheets

| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
| 1 | Yok Ary | Phnom Penh Crown | 7 |
| 1 | Samrith Seiha | Nagaworld | 7 |
| 3 | Sou Yaty | Boeung Ket Angkor | 6 |
| 4 | Um Sereyroth | National Defense Ministry | 5 |
| 4 | Prak Monyphearun | National Police Commissary | 5 |
| 6 | Peng Bunchay | Western Phnom Penh/Svay Rieng | 4 |
| 7 | Yasuyuki Yoshida | Cambodian Tiger | 3 |
| 8 | Sos Proshim | Build Bright United | 2 |
| 8 | Koem Makara | Boeung Ket Angkor | 2 |
| 10 | San Usarphea | Phnom Penh Crown | 1 |
| 10 | Ngoy Boranoch | Build Bright United | 1 |
| 10 | Phorn Ratana | Nagaworld | 1 |
| 10 | Aim Sovannarath | Svay Rieng | 1 |
| 10 | Hem Simay | Cambodian Tiger | 1 |
| 10 | Ouv Kasan | National Defense Ministry | 1 |
| 10 | Keo Soksela | Phnom Penh Crown | 1 |

## Awards

| Awards | Nation/Name | Club |
| The Golden Boot | Chan Vathanaka | Boeung Ket Angkor |
| The Player of the Year | Chan Vathanaka | Boeung Ket Angkor |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | Keo Soksela | Phnom Penh Crown |
| The Coach of the Year | Prak Sovannara | Boeung Ket Angkor |
| Awards | Club |
| Fair Play | Boeung Ket Angkor |