2014–15 Bangladesh Football Premier League

The 2014–15 Bangladesh Premier League is also known as Manyavar Bangladesh Premier League[1] due to the sponsorship from Manyavar. It was the 8th season of the Bangladesh Premier League since its establishment in 2007. A total of 11 teams compete in the league.

Bangladesh Premier League
Season2014–15
Dates7 April - 22 August 2015
ChampionsSheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club
RelegatedFarashganj SC
AFC CupSheikh Russel KC
Matches played110
Goals scored332 (3.02 per match)
Top goalscorer19 goals
Nigeria Emeka Darlington
(Shiekh Jamal DC)
Biggest home winDhaka Mohammedan 5–0 Chittagong Abahani
(09 April 2015)
Biggest away winFarashganj SC 1–9 Sheikh Jamal DC
(28 June 2015)
Highest scoringFarashganj SC 1–9 Sheikh Jamal DC
(28 June 2015)
Longest winning run08 matches
Sheikh Jamal DC
Longest unbeaten run10 matches
Sheikh Jamal DC
Longest winless run20 matches
Farashganj SC
Longest losing run06 matches
Team BJMC

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club are the defending champions, having won their Bangladesh Premier League title the previous season. Farashganj SC and Rahmatganj MFS entered as the two promoted teams.

Teams

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Stadiums and locations

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The league matches were held on a home and away basis at the following stadiums but the first round matches were held exclusively at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka.[2]

 
 
Chittagong
 
Dhaka
 
Feni
 
Gopalganj
Locations of teams in the 2014-15 Manyavar Bangladesh Premier League
Club Stadium Location Capacity
Brothers Union Bangabandhu National Stadium Dhaka 36,000
Chittagong Abahani MA Aziz Stadium Chittagong 40,000
Dhaka Abahani Bangabandhu National Stadium Dhaka 36,000
Dhaka Mohammedan Bangabandhu National Stadium Dhaka 36,000
Farashganj SC Bangabandhu National Stadium Dhaka 36,000
Feni Soccer Club Shaheed Salam Stadium Feni 5,000
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium Gopalganj 5,000
Rahmatganj MFS Bangabandhu National Stadium Dhaka 36,000
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Bangabandhu National Stadium Dhaka 36,000
Sheikh Russel KC Bangabandhu National Stadium Dhaka 36,000
Team BJMC Bangabandhu National Stadium Dhaka 36,000

Personnel and sponsoring

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Team Head Coach Captain Shirt sponsor
Brothers Union   Syed Nayeemuddin Biswas Builders Group
Chittagong Abahani   Asaduzzaman Jhontu   Abdul Hannan Raju
Dhaka Abahani   György Kottán   Pranotosh Kumar Das
Dhaka Mohammedan   Kazi Jasimuddin Ahmed Joshi   Arup Kumar Baidya
Farashganj SC   Rezaul Haque Jamal   Sujan Chowdhury
Feni Soccer Club   Oladipupo Babalola   Akbor Hossain Ridon
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC   Mohammad Abu Yusuf   Enamul Haque
Rahmatganj MFS   Kamal Ahmed Babu   Mohammad Jahangir Tiger Cement
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club   Maruful Haque   Nasiruddin Chowdhury Bashundhara Group
Sheikh Russel KC   Dragan Đukanović   Mithun Chowdhury Bashundhara Group
Team BJMC   Pakir Ali   Samson Iliasu

Foreign players

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Club Leg Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club First   Landing Darboe   Wedson Anselme   Leonel Saint-Preux   Emeka Darlington
Second
Sheikh Russel KC First   Bojan Petric   Paul Emile Biyaga   Akeem Priestley   Nkwocha Kingsley Chigozie
Second   Jean J Ikanga   Damir Ibrić
Dhaka Abahani First   Samad Yussif   Szabolcs Csorba   Gábor Demjén   Tayo Ifabiyi   Ubom Henry Felix
Second   Sunday Chizoba   Osei Morrison
Dhaka Mohammedan First   Ismael Bangoura   Mohamed Camara   Mansa Sylla   Eleta Benjamin Jr.
Second   Belinga Amabara
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC First   Fekry Zeiada   Abass Inussah   Diakite Lamine   Camara Sarba
Second
Brothers Union First   Walson Augustin   Adams Jankasa   Germain Kenfack   James Odoch   Kester Akon
Second
Team BJMC First   Samson Iliasu   Doudou Sonko   Eleta Kingsley
Second
Rahmatganj MFS First   Conte Bangoura   Moses Amadi   Zedwin   Gideon Solomon
Second
Farashganj SC First   Issah Youssuf   Akinyele Peter   Uche Felix   Henry Jacob
Second
Feni Soccer Club First   Momodou Lamin Jatta   Alh Kebba Ceesay   Dawda Ceesay   Harisheh Asuman
Second
Chittagong Abahani First   Lok Bandhu Gurung   Yoko Samnick
Second

Matches

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Round 1

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Match 1

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club4-1Farashganj SC
Wedson Anselme   15'
Landing Darboe   47', 90+2'
Mamunul Islam   75'
Akinyele Peter   10' (pen.)

Match 2

Dhaka Abahani2-2Rahmatganj MFS
Szabolcs Csorba   56'
Gábor Demjén   72'
Gideon Solomon   58'
Mannaf Rabby   90+1'

Match 3

Muktijoddha Sangsad KC2-1Feni Soccer Club
Enamul Haque   12'
Manzur Rahman Manik   45+1' (o.g.)
Mohammad Biplob   50' (o.g.)

Match 4

Dhaka Mohammedan5-0Chittagong Abahani
Ismael Bangoura   59', 86'
Tawhidul Alam Sabuz   66'
Masuk Mia Jony   69'
Arup Kumar Baidya   90+3'

Match 5

Round 2

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Match 6

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club2-1Rahmatganj MFS
Kesto Kumar Bose   31'
Emeka Darlington   56' (pen.)
Mannaf Rabby   78'

Match 7

Muktijoddha Sangsad KC2-1Chittagong Abahani
Enamul Haque   54', 85' Sumon Ali   45+1'

Match 8

Dhaka Abahani4-0Feni Soccer Club
Gabor Demjen   22'
Szabolcs Csorba   45+1', 77'
Mamun Mia   90+1'

Match 9

Sheikh Russel KC2-1Brothers Union
Jahid Hasan Ameli   80'
Paul Emile Biyaga   82'
Kawsar Ali Rabbi   16'

Match 10

Dhaka Mohammedan2-0Team BJMC
Tawhidul Alam Sabuz   5'
Jewel Rana   70'

Round 3

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Match 11

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club2-0Feni Soccer Club
Wedson Anselme   24'
Emeka Darlington   28'

Match 12

Match 13

Team BJMC1-3Muktijoddha Sangsad KC
Jibon   90+2' Fekry Zeiada   23'
Abass Inussah   56'
Camara Sarba   72'

Match 14

Brothers Union3-1Farashganj SC
Adams Jankasa   50', 85'
Walson Augustin   55'
Akinyele Peter   79'

Match 15

Round 4

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Match 16

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club4-0Chittagong Abahani
Wedson Anselme   51', 74'
Emeka Darlington   76', 78'

Match 17

Sheikh Russel KC1-2Muktijoddha Sangsad KC
Paul Emile Biyaga   31' Enamul Haque   21'
Camara Sarba   63'

Match 18

Dhaka Abahani2-0Team BJMC
Shahedul Alam Shahed   32'
Abdul Baten Mojumdar Komol   36'

Match 19

Rahmatganj MFS2-0Farashganj SC
Gideon Solomon   14'
Nurul Absar   33'

Match 20

Round 5

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Match 21

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club2-1Team BJMC
Wedson Anselme   33'
Emeka Darlington   73'
Samson   23'

Match 22

Brothers Union5-2Muktijoddha Sangsad KC
Walson Augustin   19(pen.)', 44', 87(pen.)', 90+7'
Shariful   58'
Camara Sarba   58'
Enamul Haque   57' (pen.)

Match 23

Match 24

Rahmatganj MFS0-1Feni Soccer Club
Saran Hawlader   40'

Match 25

Dhaka Mohammedan2-1Farashganj SC
Tawhidul Alam Sabuz   40'
Ismael Bangoura   52'
Akinyele Peter   51'

Round 6

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Match 26

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club1-0Sheikh Russel KC
Landing Darboe   56'

Match 27

Match 28

Dhaka Mohammedan3-2Muktijoddha Sangsad KC
Ismael Bangoura   55(pen.)', 82(pen.)'
Mohammad Ibrahim   80'
Mohammad Biplob   40'
Enamul Haque   42'

Match 29

Rahmatganj MFS0-1Chittagong Abahani
Sumon Ali   17'

Match 30

Round 7

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Match 31

Match 32

Match 33

Dhaka Mohammedan1-1Feni Soccer Club
Mohammad Ibrahim   5' Momodou Lamin Jatta   22'

Match 34

Match 35

Farashganj SC2-2Chittagong Abahani
Uche   13'
Rasel   24'
Hemu   2'
Hanif   70'

Round 8

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Match 36

Dhaka Abahani0-1Muktijoddha Sangsad KC
Camara Sarba   12'

Match 37

Match 38

Rahmatganj MFS1-0Team BJMC
Mohammad Arafat   45+2'

Match 39

Farashganj SC2-2Sheikh Russel KC
Akinyele Peter   35', 72' Jahid Hasan Ameli   12'
Paul Emile Biyaga   27'

Match 40

Feni Soccer Club2-1Chittagong Abahani
Sohel Mia   59'
Zahirul   80'
Hanif   45'

Round 9

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Match 41

Match 42

Match 43

Sheikh Russel KC2-1Feni Soccer Club
Hemanta Vincent Biswas   14'
Kingsley Chigozie   60'
Momodou Lamin Jatta   19' (pen.)

Match 44

Team BJMC1-1Chittagong Abahani
Tara   57' Abdul Hannan Raju   23'

Match 45

Round 10

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Match 46

Match 47

Dhaka Mohammedan5-0Rahmatganj MFS
Ismael Bangoura   23', 26', 87'
Jewel Rana   30'
Tawhidul Alam Sabuz   76'

Match 48

Brothers Union2-1Feni Soccer Club
Kester   62'
Walson Augustin   90+2'
Biddut   31'

Match 49

Match 50

Farashganj SC0-4Team BJMC
Tapu   20'
Shonko   51', 90+2'
Jiku   57'

Round 11

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Match 51

Dhaka Abahani0-1Dhaka Mohammedan
Mohammad Ibrahim   90'

Match 52

Standings

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club (C) 20 16 3 1 60 22 +38 51
2 Sheikh Russel KC (Q) 20 13 3 4 41 25 +16 42 2017 AFC Cup qualifying round
3 Dhaka Mohammedan 20 11 5 4 38 17 +21 38
4 Dhaka Abahani 20 10 5 5 32 13 +19 35
5 Brothers Union 20 10 5 5 29 21 +8 35
6 Muktijoddha Sangsad KC 20 8 4 8 31 31 0 28
7 Team BJMC 20 6 4 10 26 28 −2 22
8 Feni Soccer Club 20 5 3 12 26 42 −16 18
9 Chittagong Abahani 20 3 7 10 13 35 −22 16
10 Rahmatganj MFS 20 3 5 12 21 39 −18 14
11 Farashganj SC (R) 20 0 6 14 15 59 −44 6 2015–16 Bangladesh Championship League
Updated to match(es) played on 22 August 2015. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualify for the AFC competition; (R) Relegated

Season statistics

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Goalscorers

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There have been 332 goals scored in 110 matches, for an average of 3.02 goals per match (as of 22 August 2015).

19 goals

17 goals

15 goals

14 goals

13 goals

10 goals

9 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: [1]

Own goals

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† Bold Club indicates winner of the match

Player Club Opponent Result Date
  Mohammad Biplob Muktijoddha SKC Feni Soccer Club 2–1 8 April 2015
  Monjurur Rahman Manik Feni Soccer Club Muktijoddha SKC 1–2 8 April 2015
  Mazharul Islam Himel Sheikh Jamal DC Muktijoddha SKC 2–1 10 May 2015
  Mostafizur Rahman Saikat Farashganj SC Brothers Union 1–3 7 July 2015
  David Udoh Brown Farashganj SC Rahmatganj MFS 2–2 10 July 2015
  Alauddin Feni Soccer Club Farashganj SC 4–2 23 July 2015

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date Ref
  Walson Augustin 4 Brothers Union Muktijoddha Sangsad KC 5–2 24 April 2015
  Ismael Bangoura Dhaka Mohammedan Rahmatganj MFS 5–0 16 May 2015
  Mamunul Islam Sheikh Jamal DC Farashganj SC 9–1 15 June 2015
  Wedson Anselme Sheikh Jamal DC Farashganj SC 9–1 15 June 2015
  Emeka Darlington 4 Sheikh Jamal DC Feni Soccer Club 6–2 6 July 2015
  Sunday Chizoba Dhaka Abahani Sheikh Russel KC 5–0 16 July 2015
  Gideon Solomon Rahmatganj MFS Feni Soccer Club 3–6 17 July 2015
  Landing Darboe Sheikh Jamal DC Brothers Union 5–1 25 July 2015
  Paul Emile Biyaga Sheikh Russel KC Rahmatganj MFS 4–0 16 August 2015

4 Player scored 4 goals.

References

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  1. ^ "Manyavar BPL's title sponsor". The Daily Star. 6 April 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Manyavar named title sponsor of BPFL". NTV Online. 5 April 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2019.