Assam State Premier League
Season2015
Dates29 May – 25 July
ChampionsKarbi Anglong Morning Star FC (1st title)
Matches played73
Goals scored221 (3.03 per match)
Best PlayerIndia Sibra Narzary
Top goalscorerNigeria Orok Essien (23 goals)
Biggest home winTrinayanjyoti FC 7–1 Barekuri FC
(13 June)
Biggest away winUdalguri FC 0–8 Guwahati F.C.
(24 June)
Highest scoringTrinayanjyoti FC 7–1 Barekuri FC
(13 June)
Udalguri FC 0–8 Guwahati F.C.
(24 June)
Longest winning runKarbi Anglong Morning Star FC
F.C. Green Valley
(7 games)
Longest unbeaten runKarbi Anglong Morning Star FC
(remain unbeaten)
Longest winless runJorhat Town Club
(6 games)
Longest losing runUdalguri FC
(5 games)
Average attendance2699
← 2013–14
2016 →
All statistics correct as of 23 October 2015.

The 2015 Assam State Premier League was the first season of the Assam State Premier League in its new format, and 8th as highest state-level league. The league was re-launched in May 2015 and was kicked off on 29 May, concluding with the final on 25 July.[1]

Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC became champion of 2015 Assam State Premier League by defeating F.C. Green Valley in the final held at KASA Stadium, Diphu.[2]

Format

As per the new format of ASPL 2015 a total of 12 city-based clubs across Assam has been divided in Two Zonal Groups - Upper Assam Zonal Group and Lower Assam Zonal Group. At the Zonal Group Stage, each club shall play all the other 5 teams in the Group twice on Home and Away basis. At the end of the Zonal Group stage, top 4 Clubs from each group shall advance to the Final stage of ASPL 2015. The Final stage shall be played on knock-out format in Home and Away basis. Once the Zonal Group stage is over, there will be a draw for the Final stage.

Key regulations

ASPL has introduced few key regulations to ensure future, all round development of the game of football in the state of Assam. As per the regulations, each team can register a maximum of 3 overseas player out of which only a maximum of 2 can be included in the playing XI. Each club shall also have to register a minimum of 6 players from its defined catchment area aged not more than 25 years and 6 Indian players aged not more than 20 years. Each club has to also include a minimum of 1 Catchment player and 1 U-20 player in its Playing XI.

As per the Regulation of ASPL 2015, each club shall be responsible to organize all of its Home matches and enjoy 70% of the gate revenue generated. The clubs shall also receive fixed assistance per match for all of its Away matches from the League.

Prize money

ASPL 2015 offers lucrative prize money for all the participating clubs and is the highest ever for any Club competition in the state of Assam. The clubs eliminated from the Zonal Group stage shall receive INR 100,000 each as prize money. The clubs eliminated in the quarter-final Stage shall receive INR 150,000 each. The Clubs eliminated at the semi-final stage shall receive INR 250,000 each. The runner up shall receive INR 350,000 and the ASPL 2015 Champion club shall receive a prize money of INR 500,000.

In addition, there are several other prizes on offer, such as, Golden Ball winner (Best Player), Golden Boot winner (Highest Scorer), Golden Gloves (Best Goalkeeper), Best Defender, Best Midfielder, Best Overseas Player Best U-20 Player, Best Catchment Player etc.

Teams

The list of clubs divided into two zones.[3]

Locations of the ASPL Teams
Barekuri FC
Barekuri FC
Golaghat Rhino FC
Golaghat Rhino FC
Jorhat Town Club
Jorhat Town Club
Moran Town Club
Moran Town Club
Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC
Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC
Trinayanjyoti FC
Trinayanjyoti FC
Baarhoongkha AC
Baarhoongkha AC
Global FC
Global FC
F.C. Green ValleyGuwahati F.C.
Tezpur United
Tezpur United
Udalguri FC
Udalguri FC
Locations of the ASPL Teams
Team Location
Upper Assam Zone
Barekuri FC Tinsukia
Golaghat Rhino FC Golaghat
Jorhat Town Club Jorhat
Moran Town Club Moranhat
Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC Diphu
Trinayanjyoti FC Dibrugarh
Lower Assam Zone
Baarhoongkha AC Kokrajhar
Global FC Gossaigaon Gossaigaon
F.C. Green Valley Guwahati
Guwahati F.C. Guwahati
Tezpur United FC Tezpur
Udalguri FC Udalguri

Round

Phase Round First leg Second leg
Group stage Matchday 1 29–31 May 2015
Matchday 2 3–7 June 2015
Matchday 3 10–14 June 2015
Matchday 4 17–21 June 2015
Matchday 5 24–28 June 2015
Matchday 6 2–7 July 2015
Knockout phase Quarter-finals 7–8 July 2015 11–12 July 2015
Semi-finals 15–16 July 2015 18–19 July 2015
Final 25 July 2015 at KSSA, Diphu

Group Stage League Table

Upper Assam Zone

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MS TFC MTC RFC BFC JTC
1 Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC 10 9 1 0 30 5 +25 28 Advance to Quarter-finals — 2–1 2–1 5–1 6–0 3–0
2 Trinayanjyoti FC 10 6 0 4 25 11 +14 18 1–2 — 2–0 4–0 7–1 1–2
3 Moran Town Club 10 5 1 4 13 18 −5 16 0–5 1–0 — 3–1 2–0 2–1
4 Golaghat Rhino FC 10 2 2 6 13 22 −9 8 1–3 1–2 5–1 — 1–2 1–1
5 Barekuri FC 10 2 2 6 8 25 −17 8 2–0 1–3 1–1 1–2 — 1–0
6 Jorhat Town Club 10 1 4 5 7 15 −8 7 0–0 1–4 1–2 0–0 1–1 —
Source: ASPLsoccer
Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC2-1Trinayanjyoti FC
Moran Town Club2-0Barekuri FC
Jorhat Town Club0-0Golaghat Rhino FC
Moran Town Club0-5Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC
Jorhat Town Club1-1Barekuri FC
Trinayanjyoti FC4-0Golaghat Rhino FC
Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC3-0Jorhat Town Club
Trinayanjyoti FC2-0Moran Town Club
Barekuri FC1-2Golaghat Rhino FC
Trinayanjyoti FC1-2Jorhat Town Club
Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC6-0Barekuri FC
A.K Martin 1' (o.g.)
V. Kivi Zhimomi 3'
Orok Essien 9', 14', 67'
Sanjeeva Rongpi 90'		 Report
Moran Town Club3-1Golaghat Rhino FC
Amol Bora 65'
Indrajit Sonowal 73'
Laldhuawma 75'		 Report Simanta Konwar 42'
Trinayanjyoti FC7-1Barekuri FC
Sankar Bagh 25', 60'
Chayaram Basumatary 34'
Abhijit Duwarah 54'
Sunday Oayuk 46', 74', 88'		 Report Eric Obiora 85'
Moran Town Club2-1Jorhat Town Club
Hope Rally 17'
Dhabesh Daimary 59'		 Report Laltansanga 10'
Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC5-1Golaghat Rhino FC
Sibra Narzary 11', 83'
Orok Essien 26', 78'
Jelendra Bramha 33'		 Report Manjit Rabha 65'
Trinayanjyoti FC1-2Morning Star F.C.
Chayaram Basumatary 82' Report Orok Essien 56', 61'
Barekuri FC1-1Moran Town Club
Eric Obiora 34' Report Dhabesh Daimariy 72'
Golaghat Rhino FC1-1Jorhat Town Club
Biju Barik 40' Report Lalamwiazuala 52'
Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC2-1Moran Town Club
Orok Essien 10', 52' Report J. Laldhuawma 30'
Barekuri FC1-0Jorhat Town Club
Santosh Shutia 10' Report
Golaghat Rhino FC1-2Trinayanjyoti FC
Faniyan Abidemi 63' Report Sonam Lepcha 2'
Sunday Ogar Ayuk 9'
Jorhat Town Club0-0Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC
Moran Town Club1-0Trinayanjyoti FC
Hope Rally 4' Report
Golaghat Rhino FC1-2Barekuri FC
Gorachand Marandi 61' Report Shyam Murah 24'
Sahajyoti Kalita 27'
Jorhat Town Club1-4Trinayanjyoti FC
Hemanta Garh 48' Report Sankar Bagh 15', 86'
Sunday Ogar Ayuk 68', 92'
Barekuri FC0-2Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC
Report Orok Essien 19', 71'
Golaghat Rhino FC5-1Moran Town Club
F.O. Abidemi 15', 88'
Sirondeep Moran 41', 90+2'
Gorachand Marandi 45+3'		 Report Rizatmi Singh 23'
Golaghat Rhino FC1-3Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC
Faniyan Abidemi 64' Report Michael Joute 44'
Orok Essien 48', 84'
Barekuri FC1-3Trinayanjyoti FC
Santosh Shutia 53' Report Sunday Orok Ayuk 40'
Pedar Koch 63'
Sanam Lepcha 83'
Jorhat Town Club1-2Moran Town Club
Alan Lalhriatpuia 90+2' Report Hope Rally 11'
Dabesh Daimari 83'
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Lower Assam Zone

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GV BAC TU GU GFC UFC
1 F.C. Green Valley 10 8 1 1 18 5 +13 25 Advance to Quarter-finals — 1–0 0–1 1–0 4–0 2–1
2 Baarhoongkha AC 10 6 0 4 19 11 +8 18 0–1 — 3–1 2–1 2–1 6–0
3 Tezpur United FC 10 4 1 5 8 12 −4 13 0–2 0–2 — 0–0 0–2 2–0
4 Guwahati F.C. 10 3 3 4 15 10 +5 12 1–1 2–1 1–2 — 1–0 1–3
5 Global FC 10 3 2 5 9 13 −4 11 2–3 2–3 1–0 0–0 — 1–0
6 Udalguri FC 10 2 1 7 7 25 −18 7 0–3 2–0 1–2 0–8 0–0 —
Source: ASPLsoccer
Tezpur United FC0-0Guwahati F.C.
Udalguri FC0-0Global FC Gossaigaon
Baarhoongkha AC0-1F.C. Green Valley
Tezpur United FC2-0Udalguri FC
Baarhoongkha AC2-1Global FC Gossaigaon
Guwahati F.C.1-1F.C. Green Valley
Tezpur United FC0-2Baarhoongkha AC
Guwahati F.C.1-3Udalguri FC
Global FC Gossaigaon2-3F.C. Green Valley
Tezpur United FC0-2Global FC Gossaigaon
Guwahati F.C.2-1Baarhoongkha AC
Udalguri FC0-3F.C. Green Valley
Guwahati F.C.1-0Global FC Gossaigaon
Tezpur United FC0-2F.C. Green Valley
Udalguri FC2-0Baarhoongkha AC
Guwahati F.C.1-2Tezpur United FC
Global FC Gossaigaon1-0Udalguri FC
F.C. Green Valley1-0Baarhoongkha AC
Udalguri FC1-2Tezpur United FC
F.C. Green Valley1-0Guwahati F.C.
Global FC Gossaigaon2-3Baarhoongkha AC
Baarhoongkha AC3-1Tezpur United FC
Udalguri FC0-8Guwahati F.C.
F.C. Green Valley4-0Global FC Gossaigaon
Baarhoongkha AC2-1Guwahati F.C.
Global FC Gossaigaon1-0Tezpur United FC
F.C. Green Valley2-1Udalguri FC
Golaghat Rhino FC1-3Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC
Global FC Gossaigaon1-1Guwahati F.C.
Baarhoongkha AC6-0Udalguri FC
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Knockout phase

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
             
1 Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC 4 4 8
8 Tezpur United FC 0 1 1
Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC 2 2 4
Trinayanjyoti FC 0 1 1
4 Trinayanjyoti FC 2 3 5
5 Moran Town Club 2 2 4
Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC 2
F.C. Green Valley 1
2 Baarhoongkha AC 1 2 3
7 Guwahati F.C. 1 2 3
Baarhoongkha AC 1 2 3
F.C. Green Valley 3 3 6
3 F.C. Green Valley 3 1 4
6 Golaghat Rhino FC 2 2 4

Quarter–finals

The first legs were played on 7 and 8 July, and the second legs were played on 11 and 12 July 2015.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
F.C. Green Valley 4–4 Golaghat Rhino FC 3–2 2–1
Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC 8–1 Tezpur United FC 4–0 4–1
Baarhoongkha AC 3–3 Guwahati F.C. 1–1 2–2
Trinayanjyoti FC 5–4 Moran Town Club 2–2 3–2

First leg

F.C. Green Valley3–2Golaghat Rhino FC
Micheal Lucky 36'
Rudra Boro 46'
George Prince 90'		 Report Bishal Hojai 2'
Sirondeep Moran 24'
Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC4–0Tezpur United FC
Lachit Borah 45'
V. Kivi Zhimomi 52', 70'
Shibra Narzary 55'		 Report
Baarhoongkha AC1-1Guwahati F.C.
Ashok Brahma 16' Report Lalrinunga 51'
Trinayanjyoti FC2-2Moran Town Club
53'
Sunday Ogar Ayuk 63'		 Report Hope Rally 3'
Rajkumar Panging 16'

Second leg

Golaghat Rhino FC1-2F.C. Green Valley
Sirondeep Moran 45' Report Jagjit Singh 84'
Michael Lucky Kelechukwu 90+1'
Tezpur United FC1-4Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC
Francis Oneyama 51' Report Orok Essien 13', 45'
V. Kivi Zhimomi 18'
Rakib Boro 32'
Guwahati F.C.2-2Baarhoongkha AC
Newson Kom 50', 86' Report Nwukwu Michael Okudili 3', 71'
Moran Town Club2-3Trinayanjyoti FC
Hope Rally 23'
Dhabesh Daimary 59'		 Report Swnwam Basumatary 78'
Sunday Ogar Ayuk 87', 90+2'

Semi–finals

The first legs was played on 15 and 16 July, and the second legs was played on 18 and 19 July 2015.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC 4–1 Trinayanjyoti FC 2–0 2–1
Baarhoongkha AC 3–6 F.C. Green Valley 1–3 2–3

First leg

Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC2-0Trinayanjyoti FC
Orok Essien 24'
Benjamin Hanse 34'		 Report
F.C. Green Valley3-1Baarhoongkha AC
George Prince 9'
Rudra Boro 44', 90+1'		 Report Pranab Das 41'

Second leg

Trinayanjyoti FC1-2Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC
Sunday Ogar Ayuk 77' Report Orok Essien 67'
Jelendra Brahma 80'
Baarhoongkha AC2-3F.C. Green Valley
Ashok Brahma 39'
N. Suraj Singh 45'		 Report Micheal Lucky 12'
George Prince 19'
Gaiham Rongmai 43'

Final

The final was played on 25 July 2015 at KASA Stadium, Diphu.

Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC2–1F.C. Green Valley
Immanuel L.Intaote 67'
Orok Essien 83'		 Report George Prince 53'

Statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Nigeria Orok Essien Morning Star F.C. 23
2 Nigeria Sunday Ogar Ayuk Trinayanjyoti FC 14
3 Nigeria Micheal Lucky F.C. Green Valley 11
4 Nigeria David Opara Guwahati F.C. 6
5 Nigeria George Prince F.C. Green Valley

Awards

List of awards winners.[4]

Club awards

Award Club
ChampionsMorning Star F.C.
Runners-upF.C. Green Valley
Fair Play AwardMorning Star F.C.

List of Individual Awards Winner

AwardPlayClub
Top ScorerNigeria Orok EssienMorning Star F.C.
Best PlayerIndia Sibra NarzaryMorning Star F.C.
Best GoalkeeperIndia Mulya RabhaMoran Town Club
Best DefenderIndia Maneswar MusaharyF.C. Green Valley
Best MidfielderIndia C A Laldinsang PudaiteMorning Star F.C.
Best U-20 PlayerIndia Sonom LepchaTrinayanjyoti FC
Best Catchment PlayerIndia Ashok BrahmaBaarhoongkha AC
Best Overseas PlayerNigeria Sunday Ogar AyukTrinayanjyoti FC
Man of The FinalNigeria Micheal luckyF.C. Green Valley
Best CoachIndia L Kamalakanta SinghMorning Star F.C.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "State Premier League launched". Assam Tribune. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  2. ↑ Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC crowned champions of ASPL 2015 AIFF Media Team. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  3. ↑ ASPL to wear new look The Telegraphy. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015
  4. ↑ "ASPL cash awards distributed". The Assam Tribune. 6 December 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
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