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2016 Bangladesh Football Premier League

The 2016 Bangladesh Football Premier League (also known as JB Bangladesh Premier League for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the ninth season of the Bangladesh Premier League since establishment of the league in 2007. A total of 12 teams competed in the league. The league began on 24 July 2016.[2]

Bangladesh Premier League
Season2015–16
Dates24 July - 31 December 2016
ChampionsDhaka Abahani
(5th titles)
RelegatedUttar Baridhara Club
Feni SC
AFC CupDhaka Abahani
Matches played132
Goals scored342 (2.59 per match)
Top goalscorer19 goals
NigeriaSunday Chizoba
Biggest home winChittagong Abahani 6–1 Uttar Baridhara
(14 Aug 2016)
Biggest away winFeni Soccer Club 1–5 Arambagh
(1 October 2016)
Highest scoringBrothers Union 4–5 Sheikh Jamal
(25 September 2016)
Longest winning run06 matches
Dhaka Abahani
Longest unbeaten run22 matches
Dhaka Abahani
Longest winless run10 matches
Feni Soccer Club
Longest losing run09 matches
Uttar Baridhara

Saif Global Sports are the right holder of BPL's ninth edition and they will accommodate the advertising, branding, TV transmission, radio, marketing rights of the Bangladesh Premier League 2016.

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club are the defending champions, having won their Bangladesh Premier League title the previous season.

BFF has agreed to provide a purse of Taka thirty lacs as appearance money to each of the 12 participant teams for their accommodation and transportation outside the capital.[2]

A total of 24 matches out of 132 matches were to be played in Dhaka and rest of the matches played outside Dhaka.[3]

Teams edit

Stadiums and locations edit

The matches will be held in the seven venues.[3][4]

 
 
Dhaka
 
Chittagong
 
Rajshahi
 
Gopalganj
 
Mymensingh
 
Barisal
 
Sylhet
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Locations of teams in Bangladesh Premier League 2016
Stadium Location
Bangabandhu Stadium Dhaka
M. A. Aziz Stadium Chittagong
Abdur Rab Serniabat Stadium Barisal
Sylhet District Stadium Sylhet
Rajshahi District Stadium Rajshahi
Mymensingh Stadium Mymensingh
Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium Gopalganj

Personnel and sponsoring edit

Team Head Coach Captain Shirt sponsor Kit manufacturer
Brothers Union   Syed Nayeemuddin   Ebayet Hossen Komol Biswas Builders Limited
Chittagong Abahani Ltd.   Zulfiker Mahmud Mintu   Mamunul Islam SAIF POWERTEC
Dhaka Abahani Ltd.   György Kottán   Ariful Islam FBT
Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd.   Kazi Jasimuddin Ahmed Joshi   Tawhidul Alam Sabuz Orion Group
Feni Soccer Club   Oladipupo Babalola   Akbor Hossain Ridon
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC   Abdul Qaium Sentu   Saidul Haque
Rahmatganj MFS   Kamal Babu   Shawkat Rasel Tiger Cement
Lt.Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Ltd.   Stefan Hansson   Yeasin Khan YELLOW
Arambagh KS   Saiful Bari Titu   Mitul Hasan
Sheikh Russel KC   Shafiqul Islam Manik   Atiqur Rahman Meshu Bashundhara Cement Bashundhara Group
Team BJMC   Mong Kra Marma   Arifuzzaman Himel
Uttar Baridhara SC   Mir Mohammad Ali Faruk   Sohel Rana

Foreign players edit

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4
Brothers Union   Abass Inusah   Awudu Ibrahim   Walson Augustin   Nkwocha Kingsley Chigozie
Chittagong Abahani Ltd.   Fabrice Noël   Leonel Saint-Preux   Tarik El Janaby   Chencho Gyeltshen
Dhaka Abahani Ltd.   Lee Tuck   Samad Yussif   Sunday Chizoba   Camara Sarba
Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd.   Armand Joel Banaken Bassoken   Landry Pouemi   Patrice Nzekou Nguenheu   Ismael Bangoura
Feni Soccer Club   Camara Mamadou Uba   Thuam Frank   Uche Felix
Lt.Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Ltd.   Landing Darboe   Wedson Anselme   Emeka Darlington
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC   Ahmed Kolo Musa   Mufta Lawal   Simon Ezeodika
Rahmatganj MFS   Siyo Zunapio   Dawda Ceesay   Momodou Lamin Jatta   Eleta Benjamin Jr.
Arambagh KS   Steve Thomas   Kester Akon   Thiago Tyson Silva
Sheikh Russel KC   Jean Jules Ikanga   Paul Emile Biyaga   Fikru Teferra
Team BJMC   Baybeck Esaie   Eleta Kingsley   Samson Iliasu   Samuel Adams
Uttar Baridhara SC   Collins Tiego   Kosoko Olasukanmi   Mansa Sylla   Leonardo Lima

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dhaka Abahani (C, Q) 22 15 7 0 48 16 +32 52 2017 AFC Cup
2 Chittagong Abahani 22 14 5 3 36 15 +21 47
3 Sheikh Jamal 22 8 8 6 34 30 +4 32
4 Brothers Union 22 7 9 6 37 34 +3 30
5 Muktijoddha 22 8 6 8 28 28 0 30
6 Arambagh KS 22 5 12 5 21 21 0 27
7 Rahmatganj MFS 22 7 6 9 30 35 −5 27
8 Sheikh Russel 22 6 7 9 19 24 −5 25
9 Team BJMC 22 5 10 7 29 36 −7 25
10 Mohammedan 22 3 11 8 20 29 −9 20
11 Feni Soccer Club (R) 22 4 6 12 21 35 −14 18 Relegation to 2017 BCL
12 Uttar Baridhara (R) 22 5 3 14 19 39 −20 18
Source: Soccerway FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) play-off match
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualify for the AFC competition; (R) Relegated

Result edit

Home \ Away AKS BRO CAL DAL FSC MFS SDC SRK BJM MSC MUK UBS
Arambagh 2–2 0–1 0–2 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–3 1–1
Brothers Union 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 3–2 4–5 2–2 4–1 2–2 0–2 2–1
Chittagong Abahani 0–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 2–0 0–0 0–0 3–0 4–2 3–1 6–1
Dhaka Abahani 2–0 1–1 1–1 5–1 2–0 3–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 6–1 4–0
Feni Soccer Club 1–5 1–3 1–2 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–0
Rahmatganj MFS 2–2 4–3 2–0 1–3 1–1 1–0 2–0 3–2 1–2 0–2 0–2
Sheikh Jamal 1–1 0–0 1–0 3–3 3–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–0
Sheikh Russel 0–1 1–3 1–2 0–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–1
Team BJMC 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–2 2–1 5–4 2–3 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–1
Mohammedan 2–2 2–0 0–1 0–3 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–2 2–2 2–2 0–1
Muktijoddha Sangsad 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–1
Uttar Baridhara SC 1–2 1–2 0–2 1–3 1–4 0–2 3–5 3–0 0–0 0–0 0–1
Updated to match(es) played on 28 November 2016. Source: FIFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics edit

Goalscorers edit

There have been 342 goals scored in 132 matches, for an average of 2.59 goals per match (as of December 2016).

19 goals

14 goals

13 goals

12 goals

10 goals

9 goals

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Own goals edit

† Bold Club indicates winner of the match

Player Club Opponent Result Date Ref.
  Moro Mohammad Feni Soccer Club Sheikh Jamal DC 1–3 11 August 2016 [5]
  Saidul Islam Muktijoddha SKC Rahmatganj MFS 1–2 30 September 2016 [6]
  Krishna Pada Brothers Union Rahmatganj MFS 3–4 16 October 2016 [7]
  Didarul Haque Sheikh Jamal DC Arambagh KS 0–2 1 November 2016 [8]
  Bishwanath Ghosh Dhaka Mohammedan Chittagong Abahani 0–1 7 November 2016 [9]

Hat-tricks edit

Player For Against Result Date Ref.
 Sunday Chizoba Dhaka Abahani Feni Soccer Club 5–1 7 November 2022
 Lee Tuck Dhaka Abahani Muktijoddha Sangsad KC 6–1 19 November 2022
 Eleta Kingsley Team BJMC Rahmatganj MFS 5–4 13 December 2022
 Siyo Zunapio Rahmatganj MFS Team BJMC 4–5 13 December 2022

References edit

  1. ^ "JB Group earn title rights of BPL". The Daily Star. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b "BPL kick off 24 July". bff.com.bd. 16 June 2015. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Gopalganj named 7th venue for BPL". The Daily Star. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Gopalganj to host matches too". www.observerbd.com. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Ten men Sheikh Jamal flee Soccer Club Feni - Sports - observerbd.com". The Daily Observer.
  6. ^ "Rahmatganj return to top". New Age | The Most Popular Outspoken English Daily in Bangladesh.
  7. ^ Reporter, Sports (17 October 2016). "Spirited Rahmatganj back on top". The Daily Star.
  8. ^ Reporter, Sports (2 November 2016). "Sk Jamal keep losing". The Daily Star.
  9. ^ Reporter, Sports (8 November 2016). "Sunday powers Abahani". The Daily Star.
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