2016 Bangladesh Football Premier League

Bangladesh Premier League
Season 2016
Champions Dhaka Abahani
Matches played 132
Goals scored 342 (2.59 per match)
Biggest home win Chittagong Abahani 6–1 Uttar Baridhara
(14 Aug 2016)
Biggest away win Feni Soccer Club 1–5 Arambagh
(1 October 2016)
Highest scoring Brothers Union 4–5 Sheikh Jamal
(25 September 2016)
← 2015
2017 →

All statistics correct as of 31 December 2016.

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.

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 2015–16.[2]

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 of Dhaka.[3]

Teams

Dhaka
Chittagong
Feni
Gopalganj
Locations of teams in Bangladesh Premier League

Stadiums and locations

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

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

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

Foreign players

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

Results

League table

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 qualifying round
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 22 4 6 12 21 35 −14 18
12 Uttar Baridhara (R) 22 5 3 14 19 39 −20 18 Relegation to 2016–17 BCL
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) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated.

Result table

Home \ Away[1] AKS BRO CALDALFSCMFSSDCSRKBJMMSCMUKUBS
Arambagh 2–2 0–2 0–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 0–3 1–1
Brothers Union 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 4–5 4–1 2–2 0–2 2–1
Chittagong Abahani 0–0 1–2 1–0 2–0 0–0 0–0 4–2 3–1 6–1
Dhaka Abahani 2–0 1–1 1–1 5–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 6–1
Feni Soccer Club 1–5 1–3 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 0–1 1–1 1–0
Rahmatganj MFS 2–2 4–3 2–0 1–0 2–0 3–2 1–2 0–2
Sheikh Jamal 1–1 1–0 3–3 3–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 3–2 2–0
Sheikh Russel 1–3 1–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–1
Team BJMC 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–2 2–3 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–1
Mohammedan 2–0 0–1 0–3 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 2–2 0–1
Muktijoddha Sangsad 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–2 2–0 1–1 2–0
Uttar Baridhara SC 1–2 0–2 1–3 1–4 0–2 3–5 3–0 0–1

Updated to games played on 28 November 2016.
Source: FIFA
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

  1. ↑ "JB Group earn title rights of BPL". The Daily Star. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 "BPL kick off 24 July". bff.com.bd. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  3. 1 2 "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.
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