Abahani Limited (Dhaka)

Abahani Limited (Bengali: আবাহনী ক্রীড়াচক্র) is a sports club in Bangladesh. It was established at Dhaka in 1972 through reorganisation of Iqbal Sporting Club. Within a short time, the club gained fame through commendable performances.

Abahani introduced junior coaching camps on its own initiative and employed foreign trainers in them. Abahani also did a lot to improve football in Bangladesh through new experiments.

History

Abahani Limited, Dhaka football team plays in the Bangladesh Premier League as of 2014.^[1]

In the 32 years between 1973 to 2005, Abahani played a number of times in the finals of the first division & Premier division football league. It finished as champion eleven times and as runner up on as many occasions. The club was champion in the Federation Cup Football in 1982, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1997, 1999, 2000 and 2010 and runner up in 1981, 1983, 1989, 1994, 1995, 2008 and 2009. In the Asia Cup Club Tournament held in 1985 in Sri Lanka, Abahani was the runner up and got the Championship of Nagji Trophy Football Tournament held in (Kerala) India in 1989.

They won the charms cup at Kolkata in 1994 and Bardolui trophy at Gouhati, Assam in 2010. Abahani won the Champions trophy of the first ever professional football league in 2007. They have also won the second and third B. League Tournament, in 2008–09 and 2009–10 respectively, as well as achieving a hat-trick championship for the second time after twenty five years in Bangladesh football history. In 2012 they won professional league trophy again.

Honours

Winners

• Bangladesh Premier League

2007, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2012

• Federation Cup

1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2010

• Super Cup

2011

• Dhaka League

1974, 1977, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989–90, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2001

• National Football Championship

2000

• Bordoloi Trophy

2010

Runners-up

• Bangladesh Premier League

2013–14

• Dhaka League

1973, 1976, 1979, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1988–89, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002

• Federation Cup

1981, 1983, 1989, 1994, 1995, 2008, 2009

Performance in AFC competitions

• AFC President's Cup 2008 : 3° in Group Stage
• AFC President's Cup 2009 : 2° in Group Stage
• AFC President's Cup 2010 : 2° in Group Stage
• AFC President's Cup 2011 : 3° in Group Stage
• AFC President's Cup 2013 : 4° in Group Stage
• 1991–92 Asian Cup Winners Cup : First Round
• 1997–98 Asian Cup Winners Cup : Second Round
• Asian Club Championship 1986 : Qualifying Stage
• Asian Club Championship 1994 : withdrew in Qualifying – second round

Current squad

Dhaka Abahani Squad for 2015–16 season.

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Ziaur Rahman 2 DF Mamun Mia 3 DF Ariful Islam 4 DF Kazi Nazrul Islam 5 DF Samad Yussif 6 MF Emon Mahmud 7 MF Shahedul Alam Shahed 8 DF Pranotosh Kumar Das (Captain) 9 FW Towhidul Akam TOwhid 10 FW Wahed Ahmed 11 FW Abdul Baten Mojumdar Komol 12 DF Shakil Ahmed 13 MF Omar Faruk Babu 14 MF Gábor Demjén 15 DF Nahidul Islam Nahid 16 DF Nasirul Islam Nasir

No. Position Player 17 FW Aminur Rahman Sajib 18 DF Shakil Ahmed Jr. 19 DF Tutul Hossain Badsha 20 FW Szabolcs Csorba 21 MF Shahedul Alam Shahed Jr. 22 GK Uttam Barua 23 MF Atiqur Rahman Fahad 24 FW Tayo Ifabiyi 25 GK Sultan Ahmed Shakil 26 FW Khalekuzzaman Sobuj 27 DF Ubom Henry Felix 29 DF Abu Sufian 30 GK Mitul Hossain Badsha 31 MF Didarul Alam 32 FW Omar Faruk 35 GK Abdul Kader

Coaching Staffs

• Head Coach- György Kottán
• Assistant Coach- Amalesh Sen

References

Bangladesh Professional Football League 2008/09 Mohammedan Sporting Club Abahani Ltd. (Dháká) Muktijoddha Sangsad KS Brothers Union Sheikh Russel KC Arambagh KS Rahmatganj MFS Farashganj SC Mohammedan Sporting Club (Chittagong) Abahani Limited (Chittagong) Abahani Limited (Khulna)