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 |
|---|---|
| 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
A 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
Direct entry
From BCL
Promoted 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
| 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
All matches will be played in the following venue.[3]
| Dhaka | |
|---|---|
| Bangabandhu National Stadium | |
| Capacity: 36,000 | |
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| Dhaka | |
| BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium | |
| Capacity: 25,000 | |
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Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fakirerpool Young Men's Club[lower-alpha 1] (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
- As of 9 January 2017
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[11] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arifur Rahman |
Victoria SC | 6 |
| 2 | Zahidul Islam Dalim |
Fakirerpool Young Men's Club | 5 |
| Matiur Munna |
Agrani Bank Ltd. SC | ||
| Motin Mia |
Saif Sporting Club | ||
| Md Farhad |
Chittagong Mohammedan | ||
| 6 | Mohammad Jewel |
Fakirerpool Young Men's Club | 4 |
| Rahim Uddin |
Saif Sporting Club | ||
| Ariful Islam |
Saif Sporting Club | ||
| Zillur Rahman |
Agrani Bank Ltd. SC | ||
| Ousai Mong Marma |
Chittagong Mohammedan |
References
External links
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