2017 Cambodian League

2017 Cambodian League or 2017 Metfone Cambodian League is the 33rd season of the Cambodian League. Contested by 12 clubs,[1] it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Cambodian Second League. The league starts from 18 February until 19 November.[2] Boeung Ket Angkor are the defending champions.

Cambodian League
Season2017
ChampionsBoeung Ket FC
3rd Cambodian League title
Top goalscorerAtuheire Kipson (28 goals)
Biggest home winPhnom Penh Crown 11–0 CMAC United
(18 June)
Biggest away winCMAC United 0–7 Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng
(8 April)
Highest scoringPhnom Penh Crown 11–0 CMAC United
(18 June)
Longest winning runBoeung Ket (8 matches)
Longest unbeaten runNagaworld (13 matches)
Longest winless runKirivong Sok Sen Chey (12 matches)
Longest losing runCMAC United (10 matches)
2016
2018

Teams

Source:[3]

Personnel and sponsoring

TeamSponsorKit makerTeam captainHead coach
Asia Euro UnitedAsia Euro UniversityNT Sport Teab Vathanak Sok Veasna
Boeung KetAngkor BeerFBT Khoun Laboravy John Mcglynn
Cambodian TigerFORWARD GroupNT Sport Masahiro Fukasawa Kenichi Yatsuhashi
CMAC UnitedAdidas Kamaruddin Suhaimy Keo Narin
Electricite du Cambodge Choun Chum Prak Vuthy
Kirivong Sok Sen Chey Lim Samdy Phan Chan Phath
NagaworldNaga WorldFBT Kouch Sokumpheak Meas Channa
National Defense MinistryGanzberg Beer Reung Bunheing Tep Long Rachana
National Police CommissaryJoma Say Piseth Nuth Sony
Phnom Penh CrownSmart AxiataFBT Shane Booysen Oleg Starynskyi
Preah Khan Reach Svay RiengFBT Prak Mony Udom Som Vandeth
Western Phnom PenhONLINE ISP cambodiaNT Sport Taku Yanagidate Sum Vanna

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Asia Euro UnitedKandalRCAF Old Stadium10,000
Boeung KetKampong ChamOlympic Stadium50,000
Cambodian TigerSiem ReapSvay Thom Stadium7,000
CMAC UnitedKampong ChhnangWestern Stadium1,000
Electricite du CambodgePhnom PenhSvay Rieng Stadium1,500
Kirivong Sok Sen CheyTakeoKirivong Stadium500
NagaworldKampong SpeuOlympic Stadium50,000
National Defense MinistryPhnom PenhRCAF Old Stadium10,000
National Police CommissaryPhnom PenhRCAF Old Stadium10,000
Phnom Penh CrownPhnom PenhRSN Stadium5,000
Preah Khan Reach Svay RiengSvay RiengSvay Rieng Stadium1,500
Western Phnom PenhPhnom PenhWestern Stadium1,000

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to five per team. A team can use four foreign players on the field in each game, including at least one player from the AFC country.

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Asian Player
Asia Euro United Momoh Degule Kenjiro Ogino George Bisan Samuel Ajayi Tomohiro Masaki
Boeung Ket Esoh Omogba Hikaru Mizuno Maycon Calijuri Tomoki Muramatsu
Cambodian Tiger Okereke Timothy Alade Kabiru Abdul Yugo Kawabata Dzarma Bata Masahiro Fukasawa
CMAC United Michael Osei Tutu Shuruma Lawrence Kingsley Amamchuk Takahito Ota
Electricite du Cambodge
Kirivong Sok Sen Chey Nguyen Thanh Loi Phan Truong Chinh
Nagaworld Anderson Zogbe Diego Gama George Kelechi Atuheire Kipson Kento Fujihara
National Defense Choe Myong-ho Kim Kyong-hun Ri Hyok-chol Leandro Djalma Jang Song-hyok
National Police Jeong Hee-jong Shane Petersen Baldwin Ngwa Kazu Yanagidate No Sang-min
Phnom Penh Crown Shane Booysen Anthony Aymard Guto Gisung Yeon Yuta Suzuki
Preah Khan Reach Obi Ugochukwu Chigozie Nwaokorie Chidera Ononiwu Nwankwo Chika Junior Kim Nam-gun
Western Phnom Penh Matthew Osa Mohammed Latif Oladipupo Abiodun Shimpei Wada Taku Yanagidate

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Boeung Ket (C)2215345629+2748Qualification to
Mekong Club Championship &
Champions play-off
2Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng (A)2214446427+3746Qualification to
Champions play-off
3Nagaworld (A)2213635119+3245
4National Defense Ministry (A)2213365125+2642
5Phnom Penh Crown2212646330+3342
6National Police Commissary229584337+632
7Cambodian Tiger228863635+132
8Western Phnom Penh2264123257−2522
9Electricite du Cambodge2262143061−3120
10Asia Euro United2253143455−2118
11Kirivong Sok Sen Chey (R)2233162652−2612Relegation to the
2018 Cambodian Second League
12CMAC United (R)2225152483−5911
Updated to match(es) played on 9 December 2017. Source: FIFA RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Result table

Home \ AwayAEUBKFCTIGCMAEDCKSSNAGNDMNPCPPCPKRWPP
Asia Euro United3–40–14–20–13–01–41–40–00–30–43–4
Boeung Ket2–13–15–04–04–01–10–33–21–22–23–3
Cambodian Tiger4–01–31–11–04–02–10–01–31–12–23–2
CMAC United2–31–20–33–13–31–50–61–42–20–70–0
Electricite du Cambodge2–21–42–33–52–01–40–50–03–60–32–1
Kirivong Sok Sen Chey2–20–36–13–02–11–30–21–21–10–21–2
Nagaworld4–01–20–03–03–03–11–12–20–12–14–0
National Defense Ministry2–11–32–16–01–22–10–31–23–20–02–3
National Police Commissary1–22–15–21–11–22–11–21–21–42–43–2
Phnom Penh Crown4–24–02–211–05–46–11–10–12–20–11–3
Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng4–30–21–18–16–02–11–33–23–21–24–2
Western Phnom Penh1–30–41–12–12–32–11–11–50–40–30–5
Updated to match(es) played on 03 December 2017. Source: int.soccerway.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Champions play-off

Quarter final

Semi final

Preah Khan Reach1–3National Defense Ministry
Mony Udom 69'ReportKim Kyong-hun 39', 48'
Choe Myong-ho 90+'
Referee: Choup Visal

Final

Source:[5]

Season Statistics

Top scorers

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Atuheire Kipson4NagaworldElectricite du Cambodge4–118 February
George BisanAsia Euro UnitedCMAC United4–226 February
Shane BooysenPhnom Penh CrownKirivong Sok Sen Chey6–111 March
  • 4 players scored 4 goals

Clean sheets

[6]

RankPlayerClubClean sheets
1 Om OudomPreah Khan Reach8
2 Sou YatyBoeung Ket7
3 Hem SimayCambodian Tiger6
4 Um SereyrothNational Defense5
5 Yok AryNagaworld4
6 Prak MonyphearunPolice Commissary3
Kung ChanvuthyPhnom Penh Crown
Kong RafatEDC
Um VichetNational Defense

Awards

[7]

AwardsNation/NameClub
Top Scorer Atuheire KipsonNagaworld
Player of the season Chrerng PolrothNational Defense
Goalkeeper of the season Sou YatyBoeung Ket
Coach of the season Hao SocheatBoeung Ket
AwardsClub
Fair PlayCMAC United

See also

References