# 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. Participation fees for each team was US$ 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

| 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 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 3 | Solid SC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 | |
| 4 | Mohammedan Kolkata | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 1 | |

### 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 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 3 | Abahani Limited Dhaka | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | K-Electric | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 0 | |

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

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

### Final
## 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 |
| 2 | Mohamed Zahid Hossain | Chittagong Abahani | 4 |
| 4 | Ayesoro Oluwafemi Shola | Solid SC | 3 |
| 4 | Ranti Martins | East Bengal | 3 |
| 4 | Mohammed Rafique | East Bengal | 3 |

## 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