# 2017 Cambodian League

2017 Cambodian League or 2017 Metfone Cambodian League is the 33rd season of the Cambodian League. Contested by 12 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Cambodian Second League. The league starts from 18 February until 19 November. Boeung Ket Angkor are the defending champions.

## Teams

* Asia Euro United
* Boeung Ket
* Matsumoto Yamaga FC
* CMAC United
* Electricite du Cambodge (Promoted)
* Kirivong Sok Sen Chey (Promoted)
* Nagaworld
* National Defense Ministry
* National Police Commissary
* Phnom Penh Crown
* Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng
* Shimizu S-Pulse
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## Personnel and sponsoring

| Team | Sponsor | Kit maker | Team captain | Head coach |
| Asia Euro United | Asia Euro University | NT Sport | Teab Vathanak | Sok Veasna |
| Boeung Ket | Angkor Beer | FBT | Khoun Laboravy | John Mcglynn |
| Cambodian Tiger | FORWARD Group | NT Sport | Masahiro Fukasawa | Kenichi Yatsuhashi |
| CMAC United | | Adidas | Kamaruddin Suhaimy | Keo Narin |
| Electricite du Cambodge | | | Choun Chum | Prak Vuthy |
| Kirivong Sok Sen Chey | | | Lim Samdy | Phan Chan Phath |
| Nagaworld | Naga World | FBT | Kouch Sokumpheak | Meas Channa |
| National Defense Ministry | Ganzberg Beer | | Reung Bunheing | Tep Long Rachana |
| National Police Commissary | | Joma | Say Piseth | Nuth Sony |
| Phnom Penh Crown | Smart Axiata | FBT | Shane Booysen | Oleg Starynskyi |
| Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | | FBT | Prak Mony Udom | Som Vandeth |
| Western Phnom Penh | ONLINE ISP cambodia | NT Sport | Taku Yanagidate | Sum Vanna |

## Stadiums and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Asia Euro United | Kandal | RCAF Old Stadium | 10,000 |
| Boeung Ket | Kampong Cham | Olympic Stadium | 50,000 |
| Cambodian Tiger | Siem Reap | Svay Thom Stadium | 7,000 |
| CMAC United | Kampong Chhnang | Western Stadium | 1,000 |
| Electricite du Cambodge | Phnom Penh | Svay Rieng Stadium | 1,500 |
| Kirivong Sok Sen Chey | Takeo | Kirivong Stadium | 500 |
| Nagaworld | Kampong Speu | Olympic Stadium | 50,000 |
| National Defense Ministry | Phnom Penh | RCAF Old Stadium | 10,000 |
| National Police Commissary | Phnom Penh | RCAF Old Stadium | 10,000 |
| Phnom Penh Crown | Phnom Penh | RSN Stadium | 5,000 |
| Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | Svay Rieng | Svay Rieng Stadium | 1,500 |
| Western Phnom Penh | Phnom Penh | Western Stadium | 1,000 |

## Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to five per team. A team can use four foreign players on the field in each game, including at least one player from the AFC country.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Asian Player |
| Asia Euro United | Momoh Degule | Kenjiro Ogino | George Bisan | Samuel Ajayi | Tomohiro Masaki |
| Boeung Ket | Esoh Omogba | Hikaru Mizuno | Maycon Calijuri | | Tomoki Muramatsu |
| Cambodian Tiger | Okereke Timothy | Alade Kabiru Abdul | Yugo Kawabata | Dzarma Bata | Masahiro Fukasawa |
| CMAC United | Michael Osei Tutu | Shuruma Lawrence | Kingsley Amamchuk | | Takahito Ota |
| Electricite du Cambodge | | | | | |
| Kirivong Sok Sen Chey | Nguyen Thanh Loi | | | | Phan Truong Chinh |
| Nagaworld | Anderson Zogbe | Diego Gama | George Kelechi | Atuheire Kipson | Kento Fujihara |
| National Defense | Choe Myong-ho | Kim Kyong-hun | Ri Hyok-chol | Leandro Djalma | Jang Song-hyok |
| National Police | Jeong Hee-jong | Shane Petersen | Baldwin Ngwa | Kazu Yanagidate | No Sang-min |
| Phnom Penh Crown | Shane Booysen | Anthony Aymard | Guto | Gisung Yeon | Yuta Suzuki |
| Preah Khan Reach | Obi Ugochukwu | Chigozie Nwaokorie | Chidera Ononiwu | Nwankwo Chika Junior | Kim Nam-gun |
| Western Phnom Penh | Matthew Osa | Mohammed Latif | Oladipupo Abiodun | Shimpei Wada | Taku Yanagidate |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Boeung Ket (C) | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 56 | 29 | +27 | 48 | Qualification to Mekong Club Championship & Champions play-off |
| 2 | Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng (A) | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 64 | 27 | +37 | 46 | Qualification to Champions play-off |
| 3 | Nagaworld (A) | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 51 | 19 | +32 | 45 | Qualification to Champions play-off |
| 4 | National Defense Ministry (A) | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 51 | 25 | +26 | 42 | Qualification to Champions play-off |
| 5 | Phnom Penh Crown | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 63 | 30 | +33 | 42 | |
| 6 | National Police Commissary | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 32 | |
| 7 | Cambodian Tiger | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 32 | |
| 8 | Western Phnom Penh | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 57 | −25 | 22 | |
| 9 | Electricite du Cambodge | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 30 | 61 | −31 | 20 | |
| 10 | Asia Euro United | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 34 | 55 | −21 | 18 | |
| 11 | Kirivong Sok Sen Chey (R) | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 26 | 52 | −26 | 12 | Relegation to the 2018 Cambodian Second League |
| 12 | CMAC United (R) | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 83 | −59 | 11 | Relegation to the 2018 Cambodian Second League |

### Result table

| Home \ Away | AEU | BKFC | TIG | CMA | EDC | KSS | NAG | NDM | NPC | PPC | PKR | WPP |
| Asia Euro United | | 3–4 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 3–4 |
| Boeung Ket | 2–1 | | 3–1 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 |
| Cambodian Tiger | 4–0 | 1–3 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 |
| CMAC United | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 3–1 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 0–6 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 0–7 | 0–0 |
| Electricite du Cambodge | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 3–5 | | 2–0 | 1–4 | 0–5 | 0–0 | 3–6 | 0–3 | 2–1 |
| Kirivong Sok Sen Chey | 2–2 | 0–3 | 6–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| Nagaworld | 4–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 |
| National Defense Ministry | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 |
| National Police Commissary | 1–2 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 1–4 | 2–4 | 3–2 |
| Phnom Penh Crown | 4–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 11–0 | 5–4 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | | 0–1 | 1–3 |
| Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | 4–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 8–1 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | | 4–2 |
| Western Phnom Penh | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–5 | |

## Champions play-off
### Final

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## Season Statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Shane Booysen | Phnom Penh Crown | 7 |
| 2 | Atuheire Kipson | Nagaworld | 5 |
| 3 | Choe Myong-ho | National Defense Ministry | 4 |
| 4 | George Bisan | Asia Euro United | 3 |
| 4 | Chrerng Polroth | National Defense Ministry | 3 |
| 4 | Michael Osei Tutu | CMAC United | 3 |
| 4 | Khoun Laboravy | Boeung Ket Angkor | 3 |
| 8 | Boris Kok | Phnom Penh Crown | 2 |
| 8 | Guto | Phnom Penh Crown | 2 |
| 8 | Maycon Calijuri | Boeung Ket Angkor | 2 |
| 8 | Tomoki Muramatsu | Boeung Ket Angkor | 2 |
| 8 | Soeuy Visal | Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | 2 |
| 8 | Chidera Ononiwu | Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | 2 |
| 8 | Chigozie Nwaokorie | Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | 2 |
| 8 | Long Phearath | Western Phnom Penh | 2 |
| 8 | Matthew Osa | Western Phnom Penh | 2 |
| 8 | Sun Vandeth | National Police Commissary | 2 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Atuheire Kipson$^4$ | Nagaworld | Electricite du Cambodge | 4–1 | 18 February |
| George Bisan | Asia Euro United | CMAC United | 4–2 | 26 February |
| Shane Booysen | Phnom Penh Crown | Kirivong Sok Sen Chey | 6–1 | 11 March |
* $^4$ players scored 4 goals

### Clean sheets

| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
| 1 | Om Oudom | Preah Khan Reach | 8 |
| 2 | Sou Yaty | Boeung Ket | 7 |
| 3 | Hem Simay | Cambodian Tiger | 6 |
| 4 | Um Sereyroth | National Defense | 5 |
| 5 | Yok Ary | Nagaworld | 4 |
| 6 | Prak Monyphearun | Police Commissary | 3 |
| 6 | Kung Chanvuthy | Phnom Penh Crown | 3 |
| 6 | Kong Rafat | EDC | 3 |
| 6 | Um Vichet | National Defense | 3 |

## Awards

| Awards | Nation/Name | Club |
| Top Scorer | Atuheire Kipson | Nagaworld |
| Player of the season | Chrerng Polroth | National Defense |
| Goalkeeper of the season | Sou Yaty | Boeung Ket |
| Coach of the season | Hao Socheat | Boeung Ket |
| Awards | Club |
| Fair Play | CMAC United |