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Abahani Limited Dhaka Full name Abahani Limited, Dhaka Founded 1972 Ground Bangabandhu National Stadium
Dhaka, Bangladesh
(Capacity: 36,000)Chairman Kazi Nabil Ahmed Manager Aliakbar Pourmoslemi League B.League 2008–2009 1st Abahani Limited (Bangla: 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 in hockey, cricket and football tournaments.
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.
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Achievements
Football
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 (1974, 1977, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1994, 1995, 2001) and as runner up on as many occasions (1973, 1976, 1979, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1988–89, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2000 and 2002). 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. Beside that they won the charms cup at Kolkata in 1994 and bardolui trophy at Gouhati, Assam in 2010. Abahani Ltd.holds the honor to win the Champions trophy of the first ever professional football league (B.League 2007). They have also won the second and third B. League Tournament respectively (2008–09, 2009–10) as well as achieved the hattric championship for the second time after twenty five years in Bangladesh football history. Famous football players e.g. Kazi Salahuddin (current BFF president), Chunnu, Nizam, Tutul, Aslam, Nannu, Helal, Pakir Ali once played for this club and converted this club to be one of the best football club in South Asia.
Cricket
Main article: Abahani Limited (Cricket)Between 1973 to 1993, Abahani became the champion of Dhaka's first division cricket league eleven times and runner up on five occasions. In the Damal Summer Cricket Tournament, Abahani became champion in 1980–81 and 1984–85 and runner up in 1982–83 and 1985–86. The club was champion in the Shaheed Smriti Cricket Tournament in 1977–78, 1981–82 and 1984–85 and in the Star Summer Cricket Tournament in 1980–81 and 1984–85. It finished the Alpha Cup Cricket as champion in 1982–83 and as runner up in 1983–84.Abahani won the premier cricket league for three years in a row 2007-08, 2008–09, 2009–10.
Hockey
The club became champion in the first division hockey league in 1977, 1978, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1985–86, 1988–89 and 1993–94, and was runner up in 1977–78, 1979–80, 1981–82 and 1987–88. The club was champion in the Shaheed Smriti Hockey Tournament in 1973 and 1974 and runner up in 1976, 1977 and 1979. It was champion in the Independence Cup Hockey Tournament in 1974, 1975, 1977 and 1979 and runner up in 1973 and 1985.
Organisation
Abahani Club was made a limited company in 1989.
Football
Current players 2010
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player 1 GK Biplob Bhattacharjee 2 DF Enamul Haq 4 DF Kazi Nazrul Islam 5 DF Mohammed Sujan 6 DF Mohammed Shoyeb Hossain Sony 7 MF Mamunul Islam 8 MF Pranotosh Kumar Das 11 MF Mohammad Zahed Parvez Chowdhary 12 MF Mehedi Hasan Uzzol 13 DF Mohammed Mohiuddin Ibnul Siraji Sazib No. Position Player 14 MF Arif Khan Joy 15 DF Yussif Samad 16 MF Abul Hossain 17 FW Hedayetullah Robin 18 DF Mohammed Waly Faisal 20 FW Ibrahim Awudu 21 DF Mohammed Obaidur Rahman 22 GK Mohammed Atiqul Islam Tariq 25 GK Mohammed Sahidil Alam 59 DF Jahied Hassan Notable coaches
Titles
- National Championship (1): 2000.
- Bangladesh Professional Football League (3): 2007, 2008–09, 2009–10.
- Bangladesh Federation Cup (8): 1982*, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1997, 1999, 2000 and 2010. (* shared)
Performance in AFC competitions
- Asian Club Championship: 2 appearances
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- 1986: Qualifying Stage
- 1994: withdrew in Qualifying – 2nd round
- AFC President's Cup: 4 appearances
- Asian Cup Winners Cup: 2 appearances
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- 1991/92: First Round
- 1997/98: Second Round
External links
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)
Venues Categories:- Sports clubs established in 1972
- Sport in Bangladesh
- Bangladeshi football clubs
- Dhaka
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