SAFF UNDER-16 CHAMPIONSHIP 2015
CHAMPIONS
FUTURE'S FIRST PRESENT: Bangladesh players erupt in joy after they beat India in the SAFF U-16 Championship final at the Sylhet District Stadium yesterday evening.
Diving to his right, Bangladesh goalkeeper Faisal Ahmed blocked Saqlain Khan's spot-kick to send the full-crowd at the Sylhet District Stadium, and millions of viewers across the country, into rapture as Bangladesh clinched the SAFF U-16 Championship for the first time after a nerve-wracking 4-2 win in a tiebreaker in the final against India yesterday.
The match had rolled into shootouts directly after 90 minutes of regulation time ended 1-1, with Bangladesh throwing away Fahim Murshed's 46th minute strike after just 18 minutes into the second half.
Having beaten the Indians 2-1 in the group stages and kept their hundred per cent record coming into the final, Bangladesh were, for the first time, in fear of surrendering the title as India's tall goalkeeper Prabhsukhan Singh looked confident throughout the match, lending the defending champions an edge going into the shoot-outs.
But the Bangladesh colts held their nerve and converted all four of the spot kicks they needed, thanks to Abhijit Sarkar's failed attempt followed by Faisal's brilliant save.
Like the end, the day had begun in a festive, albeit a tad bit frenetic, mood for the people of Sylhet, who have consistently been proving that they do not share the apathy towards football like their fellows in the capital. It might have been only a youth level football – far from the maturity and finesse of their seniors, never mind the European football beamed on television – but the people of Sylhet couldn't care less. They wanted to be part of the festivity and wanted desperately to see the home side win. So the 20,000-capacity stadium was full to the rafters and every nook and corner in the surroundings were taken advantage of.
While the spectators were all decked up for celebration, the home team started the final in less than convincing fashion, thanks to numerous miss-passes and purposeless forays in the face of possession-based football by the Indians. But the boys in red and green grew in confidence and the pace of the game intensified as the match progressed.
Saad Uddin started as the lone striker, in absence of suspended Sarwar Zaman Nipu, but the semifinal hero was soon brought back to the left-wing, paving way for skipper Mohammad Shawon to dictate terms upfront.
After a few early exchanges, Shawon provided a delightful chip for Mostajeb Khan, whose header went narrowly wide of the target in the 22nd minute before the right-winger's attempt from a distance whizzed over the bar.
India's first big break came in the 40th minute when Mohammad Shajahan whipped in a cross for Jeremy Laldinpuia, but the unmarked winger frustratingly drove wide of the target, with only Faisal to beat at the near post.
The hosts took the lead a minute after restart, with Shawon's cross to Mostajeb Khan being teed up for Fahim Murshed, whose drive evaded the India keeper and nestled at the back of the net.
Going a goal down, India started to strangle back the control of midfield and found the equaliser in the 63rd minute, with Amay Avinash smashing home from the edge of the box, the ball embracing the back of the net after brushing the inside of the crossbar.
Bangladesh, however, could have wrapped up the victory had Fahim managed to muster a proper shot on target after being gifted with a weak clearance inside box in the 79th minute, but thanks to Faisal's brilliance, and the calm spot-kicks by his teammates, the mistake didn't come back to haunt the hosts.
Bangladesh new SAFF U-16 champion
Bangladesh clinched SAFF U-16 football championship 2015 by defeating India 4-2 in tie-breaker at Sylhet District Stadium.
The final match went into tie-breaker after both teams ended full-time at 1-1.
Fahim Murshed gave Bangladesh the lead on the 46th minute when he forcefully drove Shawon’s cross to beat the Indian goalkeeper.
India leveled the scores after the hour mark when Amay Morajkar’s left-footed shot found the back of the net.
In the crucial tie-breaker, Fahim, Jahangir, Atik and Saad scored for the hosts.
Saurabh and Rakip converted their penalty shots for India but Abhijit struck the post and Saqlaine was denied by the Bangladesh goalkeeper.
Bangladesh Under-16 football team has reached the final by defeating Afghanistan 1-0 in the semi-final.
This is the first final berth for Bangladesh in this regional age-group competition.
Bangladesh was eliminated from the semifinal stages of the earlier two editions – lost 0-2 against eventual champions Pakistan in 2011 and 1-5 against Nepal in the 2013 edition.
Earlier, the Bangladesh boys have turned the tables with some eye-catching football, beating Sri Lanka 4-0 before overcoming arch-rivals India 2-1 in a nail-biting match to enter the semis as group champions.
Bangladesh: Faisal Ahmed, Shawon Hossain, Fahim Murshed, Mohammad Ridoy, Mohammad Shawon, Emon Khan, Saad Uddin, Mohammad Atikuzzaman, Jahangir Alam Sajeeb, Khalil Bhuiyan and Mostajeb Khan.
India: Prabhsukhan Singh Gill Mohammad Saqline Khan, Ajin Tom, Mohamad Rakip, Jianchun Rongmei, Mohammad Shahjahan, Amay Avinash Morajkar, Rahim Ali, Abhijit Sarkar, Jerermy Laldinpuia and Aimol Chongompipa.
Bid for BPL teams lures 11 cos
A total of 11 new companies have submitted their bid to own a franchise of the Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20 tournament, said Bangladesh Cricket Board on Tuesday. The BCB said they will now evaluate the bids before selecting five to seven teams for the tournament, which will be resumed in November after two years. ‘We will scrutinise the bids and evaluate their financial strengths before awarding them the ownership right of a franchise,’ BPL governing council secretary Ismail Haider Mallick told reporters after a meeting at a city office. ‘There are some financial bars that they have to meet. Hopefully we will be able to finalise the decision by the first week of next month,’ said Mallick. The BPL secretary said initially they had the plan to start the tournament with five teams but with a good response they are now thinking of taking two more franchises. The companies that have submitted their bids are- Beximco Group, Mediacom on behalf of Square, DBL Group, Sohana Group of Industries, Blues Communications, BBS Cables, Index Group, Axiom Technologies, Bengal Communications, Networld Bangladesh Limited and Fiber @home Limited. All 10 companies are fresh bidders as BCB did not accept any bid from previous seven franchises because of financial disputes with them. Mallick said that some of the franchises that participated in the previous editions had contacted with them but they were told to clear their dues before coming with a new proposal. The BPL franchise owners in the first two seasons were SQ Sports (Chittagong Kings), Shihab Trading House (Dhaka Gladiators), Orion Sports (Khulna Royal Bengals), Mohan & Associates (Duranto Rajshahi), I-sports Limited (Rangpur Riders) and Flora limited (Sylhet Royals). ‘We have financial disputes with all the seven franchises who participated earlier. Arbitrations are going on in this matter with them. Until the financial matter is settled we cannot accept their bids. ‘Everyone is open to come if they clear their dues,’ said Mallick. ‘We will consider it later. Though at the moment we are planning with the new teams,’ he said. However, two-time champions Dhaka Gladiators will not have the chance to participate in the coming editions even if they clear their dues as they are banned by ICC. The owners of two-time champions Dhaka Gladiators – Salim Chowdhury and his son Shihab Jishan Chowdhury – were banned for 10 years by a special tribunal and disciplinary panel set up by the BCB. The BCB also said event Management Company Game On will not be in charge of the tournament as their contract have been terminated. It however retained Channel-9 as broadcaster for the next four editions, saying that it has no outstanding payment. ‘We had tripartite agreement with Game On and Channel 9. As Channel- 9 cleared their dues we have decided to keep them as the broadcasting partner for the next four editions,’ Mallick said. The third edition of BPL is scheduled to be held from November 22 to December 15.
Bid for BPL teams lures 11 cos
A total of 11 new companies have submitted their bid to own a franchise of the Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20 tournament, said Bangladesh Cricket Board on Tuesday. The BCB said they will now evaluate the bids before selecting five to seven teams for the tournament, which will be resumed in November after two years. ‘We will scrutinise the bids and evaluate their financial strengths before awarding them the ownership right of a franchise,’ BPL governing council secretary Ismail Haider Mallick told reporters after a meeting at a city office. ‘There are some financial bars that they have to meet. Hopefully we will be able to finalise the decision by the first week of next month,’ said Mallick. The BPL secretary said initially they had the plan to start the tournament with five teams but with a good response they are now thinking of taking two more franchises. The companies that have submitted their bids are- Beximco Group, Mediacom on behalf of Square, DBL Group, Sohana Group of Industries, Blues Communications, BBS Cables, Index Group, Axiom Technologies, Bengal Communications, Networld Bangladesh Limited and Fiber @home Limited. All 10 companies are fresh bidders as BCB did not accept any bid from previous seven franchises because of financial disputes with them. Mallick said that some of the franchises that participated in the previous editions had contacted with them but they were told to clear their dues before coming with a new proposal. The BPL franchise owners in the first two seasons were SQ Sports (Chittagong Kings), Shihab Trading House (Dhaka Gladiators), Orion Sports (Khulna Royal Bengals), Mohan & Associates (Duranto Rajshahi), I-sports Limited (Rangpur Riders) and Flora limited (Sylhet Royals). ‘We have financial disputes with all the seven franchises who participated earlier. Arbitrations are going on in this matter with them. Until the financial matter is settled we cannot accept their bids. ‘Everyone is open to come if they clear their dues,’ said Mallick. ‘We will consider it later. Though at the moment we are planning with the new teams,’ he said. However, two-time champions Dhaka Gladiators will not have the chance to participate in the coming editions even if they clear their dues as they are banned by ICC. The owners of two-time champions Dhaka Gladiators – Salim Chowdhury and his son Shihab Jishan Chowdhury – were banned for 10 years by a special tribunal and disciplinary panel set up by the BCB. The BCB also said event Management Company Game On will not be in charge of the tournament as their contract have been terminated. It however retained Channel-9 as broadcaster for the next four editions, saying that it has no outstanding payment. ‘We had tripartite agreement with Game On and Channel 9. As Channel- 9 cleared their dues we have decided to keep them as the broadcasting partner for the next four editions,’ Mallick said. The third edition of BPL is scheduled to be held from November 22 to December 15.
BJMC finish seventh
Team BJMC finished seventh in the Manyavar Bangladesh Premier League after an emphatic 4-1 win over Feni Soccer Club in their last match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.
Nigerian striker Eleta Kingsley struck a brace while Faisal Ahmed Emeka and Jakir Hossain Ziku netted one goal each for BJMC, who ended with 22 points from 20 matches.
Sohel Mia reduced the margin for eighth-placed Feni Soccer Club, who ended up with five wins, three draws and 12 defeats.
Bangladesh Premier League is the top-tier association football league of Bangladesh run by the country's football association. It was previously known as the B.League that began in 2007. The league was renamed to Bangladesh League in 2009. In 2012 it was renamed to the current name. It marked the start of the professional era and an open wide national league. It is currently sponsored by Nitol Tata, thus it is also known as Nitol Tata Bangladesh Premier League.
| Country |  Bangladesh |
|---|---|
| Confederation | AFC |
| Founded | 2 March 2007 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | Bangladesh Championship League |
| Domestic cup(s) | Federation Cup Super Cup |
| International cup(s) | AFC Cup (Play-off stage) |
| Current champions | Sheikh Jamal (2nd title) (2013–14) |
| Most championships | Dhaka Abahani (4 titles) |
| TV partners | Bangladesh Television & Channel 9 (live matches) |
| Website | |
 2015 Bangladesh Football Premier League | |
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