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2015 Assam State Premier League season

Assam State Premier League
Season 2015
Dates 29 May - 25 July 2015
Champions Morning Star F.C.
Matches played 73
Goals scored 221 (3.03 per match)
Best Player India Sibra Narzary
Top goalscorer Nigeria Orok Essien (23 goals)
Biggest home win Trinayanjyoti FC 7–1 Barekuri FC
(13 June)
Biggest away win Udalguri FC 0–8 Guwahati F.C.
(24 June)
Highest scoring Trinayanjyoti FC 7–1 Barekuri FC
(13 June)
Udalguri FC 0–8 Guwahati F.C.
(24 June)
Longest winning run Morning Star F.C.
F.C. Green Valley
(7 games)
Longest unbeaten run Morning Star F.C.
(remain unbeaten)
Longest winless run Jorhat Town Club
(6 games)
Longest losing run Udalguri FC
(5 games)
Average attendance 2699
← 2013-14
2016
All statistics correct as of 23 October 2015.

The 2015 Assam State Premier League is the first season of the Assam State Premier League in its new format. Assam State Premier League alias ASPL, is the top football league for association football clubs in the Indian state of Assam. The league was re-launched in May 2015 and was kicked-off on 29 May and will conclude with the final on 25 July.

Karbi Anglong Morning Star F.C. became champion of 2015 Assam State Premier League by defeating F.C. Green Valley in final held at KSSA, Diphu. As an estimated 1.97 Lakh fans poured in to witness the entire Championship.

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.

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.

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.


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