Abahani Limited Dhaka

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Abahani Limited Dhaka
Abahani Limited Dhaka official logo.png
Full nameAbahani Limited Dhaka
Nickname(s)The Sky Blue Brigade[1]
Short nameALD
Founded1972; 50 years ago (1972)
StadiumSylhet District Stadium, Sylhet
Capacity15,000
PresidentSalman F Rahman[2]
CoachMário Lemos
LeagueBangladesh Premier League
20213rd of 13
Current season

Abahani Limited Dhaka (Bengali: ঢাকা আবাহনী লিমিটেড), formerly known as Abahani Krira Chakra (Bengali: আবাহনী ক্রীড়া চক্র),[3] is a Bangladeshi professional football club based in Dhaka, that competes in the Bangladesh Premier League, the top flight of Bangladeshi Football.[4]

The club was founded through the re-organisation of in 1972 by Sheikh Kamal, the eldest son of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

In domestic football, they have achieved a record six Bangladesh Football Premier League titles.[5]

History[]

The club won their first major domestic trophy in 1974 when they clinch the title of Dhaka League. In 2007, Bangladesh Football Premier League was introduced by Bangladesh Football Federation.Dhaka Abahani won the 2007 B.League which was the first edition of the league.[6] Dhaka Abahani Limited claimed their hat-trick titles of the Bangladesh Football Premier League by winning 2008–09 B.League & 2009–10 Bangladesh League respectively.[7] After a one-season break, Dhaka Abahani won their fourth league trophy by winning 2012 Bangladesh Football Premier League.[8] After a long trophyless run, Dhaka Abahani won the title of 2016 Bangladesh Federation Cup.[9] The triumph drew an end to the wait of the Dhanmondi outfit as the club last won a silverware back in the 2010–11 season. They also won the title of 2016 Bangladesh Football Premier League with an unbeaten record. The team became the first team to win the professional league title with an unbeaten record under the guidance of experienced coach György Kottán.[10] It was their fifth professional league title.

They started their 2016–17 season by retaining the title of 2017 Bangladesh Federation Cup. Equalling the record of arch-rival Dhaka Mohammedan, it was the 10th Bangladesh Federation Cup title for Abahani.[11] On 5 January 2018, Abahani also emerged as the champion of the Bangladesh Premier League for the record sixth time after they edged Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club 2–0 to confirm their second straight title with a game in hand. The club dedicated the title to their lifelong coach and former player Amalesh Sen, who died in October 2017.[12]

Rivalries[]

Dhaka Derby[]

Main article: Dhaka Derby

The Dhaka Derby is a football rivalry between Abahani and Dhaka Mohammedan, although the rivalry was bigger in the past. Dhaka Mohammedan and Dhaka Abahani first met each other during 1973 Dhaka League. Late Amalesh Sen scored the first goal in that match and became the first-ever goal scorer in the history of Dhaka Derby.

Abahani Limited field

Current squad[]

Dhaka Abahani starting XI in 2018 Bangladesh Federation Cup final

Dhaka Abahani Limited squad for 2021–22 season.

As of 18 December 2021

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Bangladesh BAN Shahidul Alam Sohel
2 DF Bangladesh BAN Sushanto Tripura
3 DF Bangladesh BAN Nurul Naium Faisal
4 DF Bangladesh BAN Razaul Karim
5 DF Bangladesh BAN Tutul Hossain Badsha
6 MF Bangladesh BAN Emon Mahmud Babu
7 MF Bangladesh BAN Jewel Rana
9 FW Brazil BRA Dorielton
10 FW Bangladesh BAN Nabib Newaj Jibon (captain)
11 FW Bangladesh BAN Rakib Hossain
12 FW Costa Rica CRC Daniel Colindres
13 MF Bangladesh BAN Abu Shaeid
14 DF Bangladesh BAN Mamun Miah
15 DF Bangladesh BAN Shakir Ahmed
16 MF Bangladesh BAN Md. Sohel Rana
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW Bangladesh BAN Mehedi Hasan Royal
18 GK Bangladesh BAN Mahfuz Hasan Pritom
19 DF Bangladesh BAN Monir Hossain
20 DF Iran IRN Milad Sheykh Soleimani
21 DF Bangladesh BAN Muhammad Nazim Uddin
22 GK Bangladesh BAN Arifuzzaman Himel
23 MF Bangladesh BAN Mohammad Ridoy
24 DF Bangladesh BAN Syed Arafat Hossain Tasin
25 GK Bangladesh BAN Md. Shamim Hossen
27 MF Bangladesh BAN Mohammad Al-amin
28 MF Bangladesh BAN Tonmoy Das
29 MF Bangladesh BAN Imtiaz Sultan Jitu
30 GK Bangladesh BAN Rayhan Ahmed Jaber
35 MF Bangladesh BAN Al-Amin Hassan Aanaf
80 MF Brazil BRA Raphael Augusto

Personnel[]

Current technical staff[]

As of December 2020

Position Name
Head Coach Portugal Mário Lemos
Assistant Coach Bangladesh Jakaria Babu
Portugal Kervin Lemos
Goalkeeper Coach Bangladesh Atiqur Rahman Atiq
Trainer Bangladesh Kazi Nazrul Islam
Physio Bangladesh Atiqur Rahman Mithun
Team Manager Bangladesh Satyajit Das Rupu

Coaches[]

Team records[]

Head coach's record[]

As of 4 February 2022
Coach From To P W D L GS GA %W
Bangladesh Saiful Bari Titu 7 February 2018[13] 16 May 2018 6 1 1 4 5 12 016.67
Bangladesh Jakaria Babu 17 October 2018[14] 23 November 2018 5 4 0 1 11 6 080.00
Portugal Mário Lemos 2 December 2018[15] Present 82 56 13 13 201 87 068.29

Asian club ranking[]

As of 2020.[16]
Current rank Country Team Points
76 Syria Al-Jaish SC 1373
77 Jordan Al-Wehdat SC 1373
78 Bangladesh Abahani Limited Dhaka 1129
79 Syria Al-Wahda SC 1101
80 Myanmar Yangon United F.C. 839

Achievements[]

Domestic[]

2007, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2012, 2016, 2017–18
1974, 1977, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989–90, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2001
1977
  • Bangladesh DMFA Cup: (1)
1994
2000
  • Bangladesh Independence Gold Cup (Rajshahi): (1)
2005
  • Bangladesh Super Cup: (1)
2011[18]

Invitational[]

1989[19]
  • Bangladesh BTC Club Cup: (1)
1991
  • India Charms Cup: (1)
1994
2010[20]

References[]

  1. ^ The Sky Blue Brigade: Dhaka Abahani Facebook. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Abahani to recall Sheikh Kamal on 71st birth anniversary". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  3. ^ "THROWBACK: When East Bengal FC became the Champions of Central Asia!". BADGEB. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Bangladesh – Abahani Limited, Dhaka – Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Abahani seal record sixth title". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  6. ^ "And the first-ever B. League crown goes to Abahani". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Abahani claims hat-trick titles in B-League". Banglanews24.com. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Abahani clinch BPL title". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  9. ^ "Fed Cup champions Abahani on cloud nine". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  10. ^ "Champions Abahani end unbeaten". The Daily Star. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  11. ^ "Walton Federation Cup 2017: Dominant Abahani retain title". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  12. ^ "Abahani dedicate title to Amalesh". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  13. ^ "Abahani on brink of appointing coach Titu for AFC Cup". Dhaka Tribune. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  14. ^ ঢাকা আবাহনীর কোচ জাকারিয়া বাবু. Daily Naya Diganta (in Bengali). 17 October 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  15. ^ "Abahani appoint Lemos as head coach". Dhaka Tribune. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  16. ^ "AFC Club Ranking 2020". Archived from the original on 4 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  17. ^ Bangladesh - List of Champions: Dhaka League Rsssf. Retrieved 12 August 2021
  18. ^ "Abahani crowned champions -". reflectionnews.com. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  19. ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Sait Nagjee Trophy". www.indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  20. ^ Arunava, Chaudhuri. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Bordoloi Trophy". Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.

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