2015–16 Bangladesh Championship League
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The Bangladesh Championship League 2015–16 (also known as the Marcel Bangladesh Championship League 2015–16 for sponsorship reasons) was the 5th season of the Bangladesh Championship League, Bangladesh's second-tier professional football league.[2] The league began on 29 October 2016 and ended on 9 January 2017.[3][4][5][6][7]
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| Season | 2015–16 |
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| Dates | 29 November 2016 – 9 January 2017[1] |
| Champions | Fakirerpool Young Men's Club |
| Relegated | Chittagong Mohammedan |
| Promoted | Saif Sporting Club |
| Matches played | 56 |
| Goals scored | 106 (1.89 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Arifur Rahman (Victoria SC) (6 goals) |
| Biggest win | Victoria SC 4–0 Chittagong Mohammedan T&T Club Motijheel 4–0 Kawran Bazar |
| Highest scoring | Agrani Bank Ltd. SC 4–1 Victoria SC (5 goals) |
| Longest winning run | Fakirerpool Young Men's Club Saif Sporting Club T&T Club Motijheel |
| Longest unbeaten run | Saif Sporting Club (14 goals) |
| Longest winless run | Chittagong Mohammedan (7 goals) |
| Longest losing run | Chittagong Mohammedan (3 games) |
← 2014–15 2017 → | |
Team changes
editA total of eight teams participated in the league with the top to being promoted to the BPL while the bottom placed would be relegated to the Dhaka Senior Division League.[8][9]
To BCL
editDirect entry
From BCL
editPromoted to the BPL
Relegated to Dhaka Senior Division League
N.B: No team was promoted from lower tier as the Dhaka Senior Division League was not held the previous season.
Participating clubs
edit| Team | Location |
|---|---|
| Agrani Bank Ltd. SC | Dhaka |
| Chittagong Mohammedan SC | Chittagong |
| Fakirerpool Young Men's Club | (Fakirarpool), Dhaka |
| Kawran Bazar Pragati Sangha | (Kawran Bazar), Dhaka |
| Bangladesh Police FC | Dhaka |
| Saif Sporting Club | Dhaka |
| T&T Club Motijheel | (Motijheel), Dhaka |
| Victoria SC | (Gendaria), Dhaka |
Venue
editAll matches will be played in the following venue.[3]
| Dhaka | |
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| Bangabandhu National Stadium | |
| Capacity: 36,000 | |
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| Dhaka | |
| BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium | |
| Capacity: 25,000 | |
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Standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fakirerpool Young Men's Club[a] (C) | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 27 | |
| 2 | Saif Sporting Club (P) | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 26 | Promotion to 2017–18 BPL |
| 3 | Agrani Bank Ltd. SC | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 20 | |
| 4 | Bangladesh Police FC | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 18 | |
| 5 | T&T Club Motijheel | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 17 | |
| 6 | Victoria SC | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 14 | |
| 7 | Kawran Bazar | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 14 | |
| 8 | Chittagong Mohammedan (R) | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 10 | Relegation to 2018–19 Dhaka Senior Division League |
- ^ Fakirerpool Young Men's Club decided to not parrticipate in the 2017–18 Bangladesh Premier League due to fund crisis[10]
Season statistics
edit- As of 9 January 2017
Top scorers
edit
References
edit- ^ "বাংলাদেশ চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপ লিগের পুরস্কার বিতরণ". banglanews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "মার্সেল বাংলাদেশ চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপ লিগের পুরস্কার বিতরণী শনিবার". Risingbd Online (in Bengali). Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ a b "BCL Football kicks off Oct 29". The New Nation. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "শুরু হচ্ছে বাংলাদেশ চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপ লিগ". Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "SAIF Sporting Club face T&T Club in opener today". The New Nation. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Fakirerpool champions". The Daily Star. January 10, 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Fakirerpool returns on track after 22-year gap". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Three teams inserted into C'ship League". The Daily Star. September 11, 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপ লিগ দিয়ে ফিরছে চট্টগ্রাম মোহামেডান". bdnews24 (in Bengali). Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ প্রিমিয়ারে খেলতে চায় না ফকিরেরপুল. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "Marcel Bangladesh Championship League 2015-16". archive.bff.com.bd. Archived from the original on 28 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.