2015 Cambodian League

Cambodian League
Season2015
ChampionsPhnom Penh Crown (6th)
RelegatedNone
Matches played140
Goals scored571 (4.08 per match)
Top goalscorerChan Vathanaka (37 goals)
Biggest home winPhnom Penh Crown 10-0 Western Phnom Penh
Biggest away winKirivong Sok Sen Chey 2-12 Boeung Ket Angkor
Highest scoringKirivong Sok Sen Chey 2-12 Boeung Ket Angkor, Western Phnom Penh 5-9 Boeung Ket Angkor
Longest winning runBoeung Ket Angkor (9 games)
Longest unbeaten runPhnom Penh Crown (15 games)
Longest losing runKirivong Sok Sen Chey (10 games)
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2015 Cambodian League is the 31st season of the Cambodian League. Contested by 12 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Cambodia Division 1 League. With 12 teams playing 22 games each totaling 132 games in the season. With the newcomer Abilrex Niigata[1] from Japan. However, Albirex has announced that they won't participate in 2015 Cambodian League due to financial crisis and replaced by CMAC United.

Boeung Ket Angkor who finished top of the regular season also qualified for the Mekong Club Championship.

The end of the season was mired in match-fixing claims by Phnom Penh Crown who claimed that several players of the club had under performed. They announced these claims with only the two-legged playoff final remaining.[2][3][4]

Teams

Source:[5]

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Sponsor Kit maker Team captain Head coach
Asia Europe United Pegan Cambodia San Narith Cambodia Nem Sophorn
Boeung Ket Angkor Angkor Beer FBT Cambodia Khoun Laboravy Cambodia Prak Sovannara
Build Bright United Cambodia Roem Bunheang Cambodia Nem Sophorn
Cambodian Tiger FORWARD Group NT Sport Japan Yasuyuki Yoshida Japan Masakazu Kihara
CMAC United Cambodia Seng Kosen Cambodia Meas Samoeun
Kirivong Sok Sen Chey Cambodia Ream Serng Cambodia Phan Chan Path
Nagaworld Naga World FBT Japan Masahiro Fukasawa Cambodia Meas Channa
National Defense Ministry BMW Grand Sport Cambodia Khek Khemrin Cambodia Tep Long Rachana
National Police Commissary Sabay News Online Joma Cambodia Say Piseth Cambodia Ung Kangyanith
Phnom Penh Crown CROWN Hotel Resort FBT Cambodia Boris Kok Switzerland Sam Schweingruber
Svay Rieng Top 1 Oil FBT Cambodia Prak Mony Udom Cambodia Som Vandeth
Western Phnom Penh Cambodia Kroch Mol Cambodia Pen Phath

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to five per team. A team can use three foreign players on the field in each game and one as substitution..

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5
Asia Europe United Nigeria George Kelechi Nigeria Kenneth Nwafor Japan Reo Nakamura Egypt Mohamed Hamza Nigeria Silva Sunday
Boeung Ket Angkor Nigeria Yemi Joseph Japan Wada Yuya Nigeria Esoh Omogba Nigeria Samuel Ajayi
Build Bright United Nigeria Joseph Olatubosun NigeriaRasheed Omokafe NigeriaDegule Momoh Ivory CoastAnderson Zogbe Nigeria Nelson Oladiji
Cambodian Tiger CameroonBefolo Mbarga JapanYasuyuki Yoshida JapanMasato Yoshihara JapanMasakazu Kihara JapanTomohiro Masaki
CMAC United Japan Takahito Ota France Mathieu Vergez Nigeria Ana Yochukwu United States Tony Janzen[6][7][8] Nigeria Okereke Timothy
Kirivong Vietnam Phan Truong Chinh Sierra Leone Suma Mustapha Nigeria Adebayo Ademola Nigeria Akeep Ayoyinka
Nagaworld JapanBan Kazuaki Japan Masahiro Fukasawa Guinea Barry Lelouma Cameroon Baldwin Ngwa
National Defense Japan Taku Yanagidate Japan Tatsuta Kazuki South Korea Park Jung South Korea Kim Do Hoon South Korea Jeong Ho Kim
National Police Japan Ippei Shimizu Japan Yusuke Ishii Nigeria Oseika Samuel Nigeria Adekunjo Busayo
Phnom Penh Crown South Korea Baek Yong-Sun Sierra Leone Santigie Koroma Nigeria George Bisan South Africa Shane Booysen Nigeria Odion Obadin
Svay Rieng Rwanda Kipson Atuheire Nigeria Dzarma Bata Japan Tani Reijin NigeriaRazak Nofiu NigeriaJames Michael
Western Phnom Penh Nigeria Chukwu Thankgod Australia Josh Maguire Ghana Tijani Mohammed Nigeria Matthew Osas JapanTomoyuki Sadakuni

Stadiums and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Asia Europe United Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium 50,000
Boeung Ket Angkor Kampong Cham RCAF Old Stadium 10,000
Build Bright United Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium 50,000
Cambodian Tiger Phnom Penh Western Stadium 1,000
CMAC United Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium 50,000
Kirivong Sok Sen Chey Takéo Olympic Stadium 50,000
Nagaworld Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium 50,000
National Defense Ministry Phnom Penh RCAF Old Stadium 10,000
National Police Commissary Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium 50,000
Phnom Penh Crown Phnom Penh RSN Stadium 5,000
Svay Rieng Svay Rieng Svay Rieng Stadium 1,500
Western Phnom Penh Phnom Penh Western Stadium 1,000

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Boeung Ket Angkor 22 18 3 1 80 25 +55 57 Qualification for the Mekong Club Championship
2 Phnom Penh Crown 22 16 3 3 76 23 +53 51 Qualification Play-Off
3 Cambodian Tiger 22 12 4 6 44 33 +11 40
4 Nagaworld 22 12 2 8 46 25 +21 38
5 National Defense Ministry 22 12 2 8 42 28 +14 38
6 Svay Rieng 22 10 5 7 51 44 +7 35
7 National Police Commissary 22 10 5 7 31 26 +5 35
8 Build Bright United 22 7 6 9 39 46 −7 27
9 CMAC United 22 4 5 13 29 61 −32 17
10 Asia Europe United 22 4 2 16 36 75 −39 14
11 Western Phnom Penh 22 4 1 17 37 82 −45 13
12 Kirivong Sok Sen Chey 22 3 2 17 29 71 −42 11
Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2015. Source: FIFA.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Playoffs

Semi-finals

First leg

Boeung Ket Angkor1-3Nagaworld
Esoh Paul Omogba 51' Barry Lelouma 13'
Prak Chanratana 36'
Khim Borey 41'
Phnom Penh Crown4-1Cambodian Tiger
In Sodavid 34'
Thierry Bin 54' (pen.)
Odion Obadin 87'
Va Sokthorn 90+4'		 Befolo Mbarga 50'

Second leg

Cambodian Tiger1-2Phnom Penh Crown
Befolo Mbarga 87' Odion Obadin 13'
Shane Booysen 24'
Nagaworld1-2Boeung Ket Angkor
Kouch Sokumpheak 86' Khoun Laboravy 45+4'
Chan Vathanaka 76' (pen.)

3rd place

Boeung Ket Angkor4-3Cambodian Tiger
Khoun Laboravy 39'
Sok Sovan 53'
Wada Yuya 70'
Chan Vathanaka 88'		 Befolo Mbarga 13', 90'
Suong Virak 30'
Cambodian Tiger1-2Boeung Ket Angkor
Suong Virak 84' Rous Samoeun 42', 90+3'

Boeung Ket Angkor won 6-4 on aggregate.

Final

Nagaworld0-2Phnom Penh Crown
George Bisan 55'
Shane Booysen 90+5'
Phnom Penh Crown1-3 (a.e.t.)Nagaworld
Thierry Bin 73' (pen.) Sun Sovannarith 54'
Kouch Sokumpheak 77', 90+3'
Penalties
Thierry Bin soccer ball with check mark
Va Sokthorn soccer ball with red X
Boris Kok soccer ball with check mark
Odion Obadin soccer ball with red X
Baek Yong-Sun soccer ball with check mark		 3–2 soccer ball with red X Masahiro Fukasawa
soccer ball with check mark Ban Kazuaki
soccer ball with check mark Kouch Sokumpheak
soccer ball with red X Khim Borey
soccer ball with red X Barry Lelouma
Referee: Tuy Viccheka


 Metfone Cambodian League 2015 
Phnom Penh Crown
6th title

Top scorers

Clean sheets

Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Cambodia Yok Ary Phnom Penh Crown 7
Cambodia Samrith Seiha Nagaworld
3 Cambodia Sou Yaty Boeung Ket Angkor 6
4 Cambodia Um Sereyroth National Defense Ministry 5
Cambodia Prak Monyphearun National Police Commissary
6 Cambodia Peng Bunchay Western Phnom Penh/Svay Rieng 4
7 Japan Yasuyuki Yoshida Cambodian Tiger 3
8 Cambodia Sos Proshim Build Bright United 2
Cambodia Koem Makara Boeung Ket Angkor
10 Cambodia San Usarphea Phnom Penh Crown 1
Cambodia Ngoy Boranoch Build Bright United
Cambodia Phorn Ratana Nagaworld
Cambodia Aim Sovannarath Svay Rieng
Cambodia Hem Simay Cambodian Tiger
Cambodia Ouv Kasan National Defense Ministry
Cambodia Keo Soksela Phnom Penh Crown

Awards

Awards Nation/Name Club
The Golden Boot Cambodia Chan Vathanaka Boeung Ket Angkor
The Player of the Year Cambodia Chan Vathanaka Boeung Ket Angkor
Goalkeeper of the Year Cambodia Keo Soksela Phnom Penh Crown
The Coach of the Year Cambodia Prak Sovannara Boeung Ket Angkor
Awards Club
Fair Play Boeung Ket Angkor

References

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