Mohammeddan thumped Chittagong Abahani 4-1 to win their first Bangladesh Football Premier League title after six-time champions and closest challengers Abahani Limited Dhaka lost 2-1 to 10-men Fortis.

The champions have 38 points from 15 matches and are 10 points clear of Abahani Limited with three matches to play.

Their win against already-relegated Chittagong Abahani saw Nigerian Emmanuel Sunday grab a brace and Mali’s Souleymane Diabate and Uzbekistan’s Muzaffar Muzaffarov score one apiece.

Third-placed Bashundhara Kings, on 25 points, failed to capitalise on Abahani Limited’s defeat when they fell 1-0 to Bangladesh Police. Rahmatgonj, in fourth with 23 points, beat Dhaka Wanderers 3-1.

Nigeria’s Mfon Udoh claimed two goals in Brothers Union’s 4-1 rout of Fakirepool, which leaves the former in fifth place behind Rahmatgonj on goal difference.

Thimphu City made it three wins in as many games when they beat RTC 1-0 to top the Bhutan Premier League. The two-time titleholders and four-time runners-up had Jetsuen Dorji’s 63rd-minute strike to thank for their win.

Samtse overcame Ugyen Academy 4-3 in a match that saw Keuvin Brice grab a second-half hat-trick for the former and Ugyen Thinley score two for his namesake club.

Tractor wrapped up the Iran Pro League with a 3-1 win over Esteghlal Khuzestan.

Sepahan beat Esteghlal FC 3-1 to finish second. The five-time titleholders only lost two matches this season, but drew 12 compared to Tractor’s five to close on 60 points, eight behind the champions.

Persepolis finished in third with a 2-0 result over Havadar while Foolad closed fourth with a 1-1 tie with Malavan. Gol Gohar rounded up the top five with a 1-0 win over Chadormalu.

In other matches, Rafsanjan played out a scoreless draw with Kheybar, Zob Ahan beat Nassaji Mazandaran 3-0 and Aluminium Arak defeated Shams Azar 3-1.

Tractor’s Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh, who scored two goals in their final match, emerged the top scorer this season with 14 goals. Ali Alipour of Persepolis found the back of the net 12 times while Ramin Rezaeian hit 10 for Esteghlal FC.

Muras United lost their first Kyrgyz Republic Premier League match of the season when they went down 2-1 to Alay Osh. The result moved the latter to the top of the standings with 27 points, two clear of previous pacesetters United.

Alay Osh beat Talant 2-1 in an earlier match. Talant, in turn, had handed winless bottom club Asiagoal Bishkek their eighth defeat in 10 matches with a 1-0 win.

Three-time titleholders and third-placed FC Abdysh-Ata inflicted a 3-0 defeat on Bishkek City, who had earlier beaten Alga Bishkek 3-1.

Dordoi Bishkek sent Ilbirs Bishkek FC to their fifth consecutive loss with a 2-1 result while FC Bars Issyk-Kul beat Neftchi Kochkor-Ata 1-0.

Other games saw Oshmu-Aldier beat Kyrgyzaltyn 2-0 and FC Ozgon defeat Alga Bishkek 2-1.

FC Nasaf took over the top of the Uzbekistan Super League with a 2-0 win over Kokand 1912. The defending champions extended their unbeaten run to 10 matches and are on 22 points, ahead on goal difference of second-placed FC AGMK, who have a match in hand.

Third-placed Dinamo Samarqand also maintained their unbeaten start with a 2-2 stalemate with FX Buxoro. Fourth-placed Navbahor Namangan’s 3-2 win over Bunyodkor, meanwhile, saw five different players find the back of net.

Sixteen-time champions Pakhtakor defeated Qizilqum Zarafshon 3-0 while Khorezm Urgench breezed past FC Mash'al with a similar scoreline.

Bottom club FC Shurtan won the first of their 10 matches with a 1-0 win over Andijan while FC Surkhon beat Sogdiana 2-1.

Leaders FC Istiklol sustained their first Tajik League defeat of the season after losing 1-0 to Ravshan. The defending champions fell to a 37th-minute own goal by Azizbek Khaitov to lose their 10-match unbeaten streak while third-placed Ravshan extended their unbeaten run to eight matches.

Second-placed Vakhsh Bokhtar, the only undefeated side in the league, failed to take advantage of Istiklol’s slip-up with their 1-1 stalemate with FC Hulbuk. Vakhsh, on 20 points, remain one adrift of the top.

Fourth-placed CSKA Dushanbe beat Eskhata Khujand 2-0 while Kulob Istaravshan defeated Barkchi Hisor by a similar scoreline.

In other matches, Khujand defeated Pandzhsher Dzhaloliddin 3-0 while Regar Tadaz Tursunzade beat Hosilot Farxor 1-0.

FC Arkadag outplayed Nebitchi Balkanabat 3-0 and then bulldozed their way to a 4-1 win over Sagadam to maintain their unblemished start to the Yokary Liga. The defending champions and league leaders have scored 31 goals and conceded four in winning all eight of their matches thus far.

Second-placed FC Ahal, who have played three more games than Arkadag, beat FC Ashgabat 4-0 but then lost 3-1 to Altyn Asyr to slide to number two. Altyn Asyr had earlier defeated FK Merw 2-0. Merw, meanwhile drew 0-0 with Nebitchi Balkanabat in their following match.

Sagadam racked up a 1-0 win earlier against Kopetdag Ashgabat, who in turn played out a goalless result with FC Ashgabat in their second outing.