Abahani Limited (Dhaka)
Abahani Limited (Bengali: আবাহনী ক্রীড়াচক্র) is a sports club in Bangladesh. It was established at Dhaka in 1972.
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
- 2007, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2012
- 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2010
- 2011
- 1974, 1977, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989–90, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2001
- 2000
- 2010
Runners-up
- 2013–14
- 1973, 1976, 1979, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1988–89, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002
- 1981, 1983, 1989, 1994, 1995, 2008, 2009
Performance in AFC competitions
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.
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