2019–20 Dhaka Abahani season

Dhaka Abahani
2019–20 season
Managing Director	Satyajit Das Rupu
Head coach	Mário Lemos
Stadium	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Bangladesh Premier League	1st of 13 (no title awarded)
Federation Cup	Quarter Final
Independence Cup	cancelled
AFC Cup	Preliminary Stage 2
Top goalscorer	League: 5 goals; Sunday Chizoba; All: 8 goals; Sunday Chizoba
Biggest win	Dhaka Abahani 4-0 Bangladesh Police FC ; Dhaka Abahani 5-1 Arambagh KS
Biggest defeat	Dhaka Abahani (3) 1-1 (4) Rahmatganj MFS
	← 2018–19 2020–21 →

The 2019-20 season was Dhaka Abahani's 48th competitive season. They have not been relegated since the competition started in 2007. This season also remarked their 11th consecutive seasons in top-flight since professional competition formed on 2007.^[2] As of 11 March, their AFC Club Ranking is 79.^[3]

On 17 May 2020, The Bangladesh Football Federation executive committee, following an emergency meeting, declared the 12th edition of the league abandoned, scrapping promotion and relegation while cancelling the Independence Cup from the calendar.^[4] As a result, Dhaka Abahani wasn't awarded champion though it was in the first place of the league.

Current squad[edit]

Dhaka Abahani Limited squad for 2019–20 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	Shahidul Alam Sohel
2	DF	Raihan Hasan
3	DF	Waly Faisal
4	DF	Nasiruddin Chowdhury
5	DF	Tutul Hossain Badsha
6	MF	Mamunul Islam
7	MF	Sohel Rana (2nd captain)
8	MF	Pranotosh Kumar Das
9	FW	Nabib Newaj Jibon (Captain)
10	FW	Sunday Chizoba
11	FW	Rubel Miya
12	MF	Jewel Rana
13	DF	Atiqur Rahman Meshu
14	DF	Mamun Miah
15	FW	Saad Uddin

No.	Position	Player
16	MF	Md. Sohel Rana
17	MF	Edgar Bernhardt
18	DF	Alaaeldin Nasr Elmagraby
19	DF	Mailson Alves ^[5]
20	FW	Kervens Belfort
21	DF	Muhammad Nazim Uddin
22	GK	Mohammad Nayeem Mia
23	MF	Mohammad Ridoy
24	MF	Dipok Roy
25	GK	Sultan Ahmed Shakil
26	DF	Syed Arafat Hossain Tasin
27	FW	Faisal Ahmed Shitol
28	DF	Mohammad Pranta
29	DF	Mohammad Shakir Ahmed
30	GK	Mohammad Shamim Hossen

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

Competition[edit]

Overview[edit]

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
BPL	16 February 2020	15 March 2020	Matchday 1	1st (Season Cancelle)	6	4	1	1	8 12	4	!—	066.67
Federation Cup	19 December 2019	30 December 2019	Group Stage	Quarter final	3	2	0	1	10	2	+8	066.67
Independence Cup	-	-	Not held	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
AFC Cup	5 February 2020^[6]^[7]	12 February 2020	Preliminary round 2	Qualifying play-offs	2	0	2	0	2	2	+0	000.00
Total					11	6	3	2	12	8	+4	054.55

Last updated: 12 January 2020

Source: UNB

Federation Cup[edit]

Group stage[edit]

Group A[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Dhaka Abahani	2	2	0	9	1	+8	6	Quarter-Finals
2	Bangladesh Police FC	2	1	1	3	5	−2	3	Quarter-Finals
3	Arambagh KS	2	0	2	2	8	−6	0

Updated to match(es) played on 26 December 2019. Source: Soccerway

18 December 2019 Match 1	Dhaka Abahani	4–0	Bangladesh Police FC	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
16:00 BST	Belfort 28', 71' Jibon 32' Chizoba 43'	Report		Referee: Mizanur Rahman (Bangladesh)

26 December 2019 Match 2	Arambagh KS	1–5	Dhaka Abahani	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
16:00 BST	Murad 85'	Report	Chizoba 9' Jibon 52' Nasiruddin 57' Mamunul 73' Shitol 79'	Referee: Mahmud Hasan Mamun (Bangladesh)

Quarter-finals[edit]

30 December 2019 2019-20 Bangladesh Federation Cup	Dhaka Abahani	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Rahmatganj MFS	Dhaka
15:30 BST	Belfort 94'	Report	Gazi 119'	Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: Ferdous Ahamed (Bangladesh)
	Penalties
	Jibon Belfort Sohel Nasiruddin Chizoba		Didarul Akobir Limon Asrorov

AFC Cup[edit]

Qualification Round[edit]

5 February 2020 (2020-02-05) Preliminary round 2	Abahani Limited Dhaka	2-2	Maziya	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
17:00 UTC+6	Alves 45+1' Chizoba 80'	Report	Mahudhee 42' Stewart 65'	Attendance: 855 Referee: Clifford Postanes (Philippine)

12 February 2020 (2020-02-12) Preliminary round 2	Maziya	0-0	Abahani Limited Dhaka	National Football Stadium, Malé
16:00 UTC+5		Report		Attendance: 747

Premier League[edit]

League table[edit]

2019-20 Bangladesh Premier League (football)

Result summary[edit]

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
6	4	1	1	12	4	+8	13	4	0	1	11	3	+8	0	1	0	1	1	0

Last updated: 16 March 2020.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round[edit]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6
Ground	H	A	H	H	H	A
Result	W	D	W	W	L	W
Position	1	2	1	1	2	1

Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2020. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches[edit]

16 February 2020 1	Dhaka Abahani	2-0	Bangladesh Police FC	Dhaka
18:30 BST	Chizoba 43' Bernhardt 83'	Report		Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: Mizanur Rahman (Bangladesh)

22 February 2020 2	Brothers Union	1-1	Dhaka Abahani	Dhaka
18:30 BST	Validjanov 76'	Report	Belfort 36'	Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: MZF Nahid (Bangladesh)

1 March 2020 3	Dhaka Abahani	1-0	Rahmatganj MFS	Dhaka
18:30 BST	Jibon 55'	Report		Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: M. Nahid (Bangladesh)

4 March 2020 4	Dhaka Abahni	4-0	Dhaka Mohammedan	Dhaka
18:30 BST	Belfort 17', 43' Bernhardt 63' Jibon 64'	Report		Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: B. Torofdar (Bangladesh)

7 March 2020 5	Dhaka Abahani	0-2	Chittagong Abahani	Dhaka
14:30 BST		Report	Brossou 63' Nasirul 90+4'	Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: Sujit Banarjee (Bangladesh)

15 March 2020 6	Dhaka Abahani	4-1	Muktijoddha Sangsad KC	Dhaka
18:30 UTC+6:00	Chizoba 18', 30', 49', 85'	Report	Frank 63'	Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: J. Akhter (Bangladesh)

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Statistics[edit]

Goals[edit]

As of 15 March 2020

Rank	Player	Position	Total	BPL	AFC Cup	Federation Cup	Independence Cup
1	Sunday Chizoba	FW	8	5	1	2	0
2	Kervens Belfort	FW	6	3		3
3	Nabib Newaj Jibon	FW	4	2		2
4	Edgar Bernhardt	MF	2	2
5	Mamunul Islam	MF	1			1
6	Nasiruddin Chowdhury	FW	1			1
7	Faysal Ahmed Shitol	FW	1			1
8	Mailson Alves	DF	1		1
Total			24	12	2	10

References[edit]

↑ "Abahani eliminated on awaygoal rule". newagebd.com. 12 February 2020.
↑ "Bangladesh – Abahani Limited, Dhaka – Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
↑ "AFC Club Ranking 2020 – Footy Rankings". Archived from the original on 2020-03-02. Retrieved 2020-05-20. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
↑ "BFF cancels football season". 17 May 2020.
↑ "Abahani Sign Brazilian Malison". dhakatribune.com. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
↑ "2020 AFC Cup Qualification". AFC.Com. January 11, 2020.
↑ "Bashundhara Kings Drawn in Group E". Daily Sun. January 11, 2020.

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[1] "Abahani eliminated on awaygoal rule". newagebd.com. 12 February 2020.

[2] "Bangladesh – Abahani Limited, Dhaka – Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 January 2018.

[3] "AFC Club Ranking 2020 – Footy Rankings". Archived from the original on 2020-03-02. Retrieved 2020-05-20. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)

[4] "BFF cancels football season". 17 May 2020.

[5] "Abahani Sign Brazilian Malison". dhakatribune.com. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

[6] "2020 AFC Cup Qualification". AFC.Com. January 11, 2020.

[7] "Bashundhara Kings Drawn in Group E". Daily Sun. January 11, 2020.

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