2022–23 Abahani Limited Dhaka season

Abahani Limited Dhaka
2022–23 season
DirectorKazi Nabil Ahmed
Head coachMário Lemos
StadiumShaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium
Bangladesh Premier League2nd of 11
Federation CupRunner-up
Independence CupThird-place
Top goalscorerLeague: (11 goals)
Daniel Colindres

All: (16 goals)
Daniel Colindres
Biggest win7–0 Vs AFC Uttara
(24 February 2023)
Biggest defeat2–3 Vs Sheikh Russel KC
(30 November 2022)

The 2022–23 season was the Abahani Limited Dhaka's 15th consecutive season in the Bangladesh Premier League since the initiation of the league, and 48th overall season in the top flight of Bangladeshi football. The season covered a period from 8 October 2022 to 22 July 2023.[1][2][3][4][5][6] This season didn't include any AFC competitions as the Asian club competitions switched to two-year (autumn-to-spring) schedule from 2023.[7]

Players

As of 3 November 2022
No. Player Nat. Position(s) Date Of Birth Year Signed Previous Club
Goalkeepers
1 Shahidul Alam Sohel GK (1991-02-12) 12 February 1991 2016 Sheikh Jamal DC
18 Mahfuz Hasan Pritom GK (1999-11-05) 5 November 1999 2021 Muktijoddha SKC
25 Arifuzzaman Himel GK (1989-07-10) 10 July 1989 2021 Bangladesh Police FC
30 Shamim Hossen GK (1998-11-01) 1 November 1998 2020 Abahani Youth Team
Defenders
2 Sushanto Tripura RB (1998-10-05) 5 October 1998 2021 Bashundhara Kings
3 Nurul Naium Faisal LB/CB (1995-10-11) 11 October 1995 2021 Bashundhara Kings
4 Rezaul Karim Reza CB (1987-07-01) 1 July 1987 2021 Sheikh Jamal DC
5 Riyadul Hasan Rafi CB (1999-12-29) 29 December 1999 2022 Saif Sporting Club
14 Mamun Miah RB/CB (1987-09-11) 11 September 1987 2016 Mohammedan SC
15 Alomgir Molla LB (2000-11-06) 6 November 2000 2022 Mohammedan SC
22 Yousef Mohammad CB (1999-06-27) 27 June 1999 2022 Al-Jaish SC
24 Assaduzzaman Bablu CB (1996-01-01) 1 January 1996 2022 Sheikh Russel KC
29 Masud Rana Mredha RB (1997-07-19) 19 July 1997 2022 Mohammedan SC
33 Shakir Ahmed RB (2002-02-04) 4 February 2002 2020 Abahani Youth Team
34 Nazim Uddin CB (1994-02-15) 15 February 1994 2019 Feni SC
77 Rahmat Mia LB/RB (1999-12-08) 8 December 1999 2022 Sheikh Russel KC
Midfielders
6 Emon Mahmud Babu CM/DM (1991-06-03) 3 June 1991 2021 Bashundhara Kings
8 Mohammad Ridoy DM (2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 2019 Friends Social Organization
13 Papon Singh DM/CM (1999-12-31) 31 December 1999 2022 Uttar Baridhara
16 Sohel Rana CM/DM/LW (1996-06-01) 1 June 1996 2022 Chittagong Abahani Limited
17 Mehedi Hasan Royal AM (1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 2021 Muktijoddha SKC
20 Maraz Hossain Opi AM/CF (2001-03-10) 10 March 2001 2022 Saif Sporting Club
27 Arafat Tasin DM (1991-01-05) 5 January 1991 2019
28 Tonmoy Das CM (1998-05-01) 1 May 1998 2021 Abahani Youth Team
31 Mohammad Al Amin CM (1999-05-25) 25 May 1999 2021 Saif Sporting Club
35 Al-Amin Hassan Aanaf CM (2001-09-24) 24 September 2001 2021 Abahani Youth Team
80 Raphael Augusto CM (1991-03-06) 6 March 1991 2020 Bengaluru FC
Forwards
7 Jewel Rana RW (1995-12-25) 25 December 1995 2018 Saif Sporting Club
9 Getterson CF (1991-05-16) 16 May 1991 2021 Chiangrai United
10 Nabib Newaj Jibon CF/RW (1990-08-17) 17 August 1990 2021 Team BJMC
11 Rahim Uddin RW/LW (1999-06-03) 3 June 1999 2022 Saif Sporting Club
12 Daniel Colindres RW (1985-01-10) 10 January 1985 2021 Deportivo Saprissa
19 Foysal Ahmed Fahim LW/CF (2002-02-24) 24 February 2002 2022 Saif Sporting Club
21 Eleta Kingsley LW/CF (1989-10-29) 29 October 1989 2022 Bashundhara Kings
23 Peter Nworah CF (1990-12-15) 15 December 1990 2022 Al-Markhiya SC
26 Emeka Ogbugh FW (1990-02-22) 22 February 1990 2023 Saif Sporting Club

Transfer

In

No. Pos Player Previous club Fee Date Source
21 FW Eleta Kingsley Bashundhara Kings Free transfer 28 July 2022
20 MF Maraz Hossain Opi Saif Sporting Club Free transfer 6 August 2022 [8]
16 MF Sohel Rana Chittagong Abahani Limited Free transfer 5 August 2022 [9]
24 DF Asaduzzaman Bablu Sheikh Russel KC Free transfer 14 August 2022 [10]
19 FW Foysal Ahmed Fahim Saif Sporting Club Free transfer 8 October 2022 [11]
13 MF Papon Singh Uttar Baridhara Club Free transfer 26 October 2022 [12]
77 DF Rahmat Mia Sheikh Russel KC Free transfer 26 October 2022 [13]
5 DF Riyadul Hasan Rafi Saif Sporting Club Free transfer 26 October 2022 [14]
22 DF Yousef Mohammad Al-Jaish SC Free transfer 1 November 2022 [15]
15 DF Alomgir Molla Mohammedan SC Free transfer 9 October 2022 [16]
11 FW Rahim Uddin Saif Sporting Club Free transfer 9 October 2022 [17]
29 DF Masud Rana Mredha Mohammedan SC Free transfer 9 October 2022 [18]
9 FW Getterson Chiangrai United Free transfer 9 November 2022 [19]
23 FW Peter Nworah Al-Markhiya SC Free transfer 8 November 2022 [20]
26 FW Emeka Ogbugh Unattached Free transfer 17 March 2023

Out

No. Pos Player Moved to Fee Date Source
9 FW Dorielton Gomez Nascimento Bashundhara Kings Free transfer 7 August 2022 [21]
5 DF Tutul Hossain Badsha Bashundhara Kings Free transfer 7 August 2022 [21]
11 FW Rakib Hossain Bashundhara Kings Free transfer 7 August 2022 [21]
20 DF Milad Sheykh Soleimani Shams Azar F.C. Free transfer 11 September 2022
19 DF Monir Hossain Sheikh Russel KC Free transfer 8 October 2022
13 MF Abu Shaeid Sheikh Jamal DC Free transfer 15 October 2022
16 MF Mohamed Sohel Rana Sheikh Russel KC Free transfer October 2022
29 MF Imtiaz Sultan Jitu Unattached Released October 2022
30 GK Rayhan Ahmed Jaber Unattached Released October 2022
9 FW Getterson Unattached Released 13 March 2023 [22]

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Overall

Competition First match Last match Final Position
BPL 9 December 2022 21 July 2023 2nd
Federation Cup 3 January 2023 30 May 2023 Runner-up
Independence Cup 15 November 2022 4 December 2022 Third-place

Overview

Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
BPL 20 12 4 4 46 17 +29 060.00
Independence Cup 6 5 0 1 16 7 +9 083.33
Federation Cup 5 4 0 1 12 7 +5 080.00
Total 31 21 4 6 74 31 +43 067.74

Source: Competitions

Premier League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bashundhara Kings (C, Q) 20 18 1 1 51 13 +38 55 Qualification for the AFC Challenge League play-off round
2 Dhaka Abahani 20 12 4 4 45 18 +27 40
3 Bangladesh Police FC 20 10 5 5 39 21 +18 35
4 Mohammedan SC 20 9 5 6 38 21 +17 32
5 Sheikh Russel KC 20 8 6 6 33 30 +3 30
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualify for the AFC competition

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
20 12 4 4 45 18  +27 40 8 1 1 27 8  +19 4 3 3 18 10  +8

Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHAHAHAHA[a]HAAHAHAHAH[b]AH
ResultDWWDWDWWLWWWLWLWDWLW
Position6423222222222222222222
  1. ^ No Abahani Limited Dhaka matchday in this round.
  2. ^ No Abahani Limited Dhaka matchday in this round.
Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

9 December 2022 (2022-12-09) 1 Abahani Limited Dhaka 1–1 Fortis FC Comilla
  • Sohel  45+3'
  • Riyadul  73' 89'
Report
Stadium: Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium
Referee: Bituraj Barua
24 December 2022 2 Rahmatganj MFS 1–2 Abahani Limited Dhaka Munshigonj
14:30 BST (UTC+6)
Report
Stadium: Shaheed Bir Sreshtho Flight Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium
Referee: Bituraj Barua
30 December 2022 3 Abahani Limited Dhaka 3–2 Muktijoddha Sangsad KC Comilla
14:30 BST (UTC+6)
Report
Stadium: Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium
Referee: Mahmud Zamal Farouqee Nahid
7 January 2023 4 Bangladesh Police FC 0–0 Abahani Limited Dhaka Mymensingh
14:45 BST (UTC+6)
  • Edward Enrique
Morillo Jimenéz  36'
Report
Stadium: Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Alamgir
13 January 2023 5 Abahani Limited Dhaka 5–1 Chittagong Abahani Cumilla
14:45 BST (UTC+6)
Report
  • David Ifegwu 32'
Stadium: Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium
Referee: Md Mizanur Rahman
20 January 2023 6 Sheikh Russel KC 2–2 Abahani Limited Dhaka Dhaka
15:00 BST (UTC+6)
Report
Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena
Referee: Md Nasiruddin
27 January 2023 7 Abahani Limited Dhaka 2–0 Mohammedan SC Comilla
15:00 BST (UTC+6)
Report Stadium: Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium
Referee: Md Alamgir Sarker
4 February 2023 8 Sheikh Jamal DC 1–2 Abahani Limited Dhaka Gopalganj
15:45 BST (UTC+6)
Report
Stadium: Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium
Referee: Bitura Barua
17 February 2023 10 Abahani Limited Dhaka 1–2 Bashundhara Kings Comilla
15:45 BST (UTC+6)
Report
Stadium: Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium
Attendance: 10,501
Referee: Pema Tshewang (Bhutan)
24 February 2023 11 AFC Uttara 0–7 Abahani Limited Dhaka Mymensingh
15:45 BST (UTC+6)
  • Rayhan Ahmed  18'
Report
Stadium: Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium
Referee: Jasim Akther
7 April 2023 12 Fortis FC 0–2 Abahani Limited Dhaka Rajshahi
15:45 BST (UTC+6) Report Stadium: Muktijuddho Sriti Stadium
Referee: Bhubon Mohon Tarafder
14 April 2023 13 Abahani Limited Dhaka 4–0 Rahmatganj MFS Comilla
15:45 BST (UTC+6)
Report Stadium: Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium
Referee: Md Alamgir Sarkar
28 April 2023 14 Muktijoddha Sangsad KC 1–0 Abahani Limited Dhaka Gopalganj
15:45 BST (UTC+6)
Report Stadium: Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium
Referee: Md Jalal Uddin
5 May 2023 15 Abahani Limited Dhaka 4–1 Bangladesh Police FC Comilla
16:00 BST (UTC+6)
Report
  • Mohamed Rasel Hossain  23'
  • Zillur Rahman 40'
Stadium: Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium
Referee: Md Mizanur Rahman
12 May 2023 16 Chittagong Abahani 3–2 Abahani Limited Dhaka Munshigonj
16:00 BST (UTC+6)
  • Ojukwu 7', 40'
  • Ekbal Hossain 35'
  • Imran Hassan Remon  85'
  • Kazi Rahad Mia  89'
Report
Stadium: Shaheed Bir Sreshtho Flight Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium
Referee: Md Jalal Uddin
19 May 2023 17 Abahani Limited Dhaka 3–1 Sheikh Russel KC Comilla
16:00 BST (UTC+6)
Report
  • Dipok Roy 85'
Stadium: Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium
Referee: Golam Mourshed Chowdhury Nayon
26 May 2023 18 Mohammedan SC 1–1 Abahani Limited Dhaka Comilla
16:00 BST (UTC+6)
Report
Stadium: Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium
Referee: Md Anisur Rahman Sagor
2 June 2023 19 Abahani Limited Dhaka 3–0 Sheikh Jamal DC Comilla
16:00 BST (UTC+6)
Report Stadium: Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium
Referee: Bituraj Barua
14 July 2023 (2023-07-14) 21 Bashundhara Kings 1–0 Abahani Limited Dhaka Dhaka
16:00 BST (UTC+6)
Report
Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena
Attendance: 12,125
Referee: Md Alamgir Sarkar
21 July 2023 (2023-07-21) 22 Abahani Limited Dhaka 1–0 AFC Uttara Comilla
16:00 BST (UTC+6)
Report
  • Istekharul Alam Shakil  4'
  • Richard Maturana  35'
Stadium: Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium
Referee: Sabuj Das

Federation Cup

Group stages

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Abahani Limited Dhaka 2 2 0 0 4 3 +1 6 Advance to knockout phase
2 Sheikh Russel KC 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
3 Bangladesh Police FC 2 0 0 2 0 2 −2 0
Source: Footystats
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
3 January 2023 Bangladesh Police FC 0–1 Abahani Limited Dhaka Munshigonj
14:45 BST (UTC+6)
  • Mohammed Shamim Ahmed  3'
  • Almazbek Malikov  27'
Report
Stadium: Shaheed Bir Sreshtho Flight Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium
Referee: Bhubon Mohon Tarafder
28 February 2023 Abahani Limited Dhaka 3–3
(5–3 p)
Sheikh Russel KC Gopalganj
15:45 BST (UTC+6)
Report
  • Monir Hossain  17'
  • Dipok Roy 67'
  • Didier 79' (pen.)  80'
  • Khalekuzzaman Sabuj 84'
Stadium: Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium
Referee: Md Nasir Uddin

Knockout stage

11 April 2023 Quarter-finals Abahani Limited Dhaka 1–0 Sheikh Jamal DC Gopalganj
15:15 BST (UTC+6)
Report
  • Kawshik Barua  13'
  • Sulayman Sillah  39'
Stadium: Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium
Referee: Md Nasir Uddin
16 May 2023 Semi-finals Abahani Limited Dhaka 3–0 Sheikh Russel KC Cumilla
15:15 BST (UTC+6)
Report
Stadium: Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium
Referee: Md Mizanur Rahman
30 May 2023 Final Mohammedan SC 4–4 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
Abahani Limited Dhaka Cumilla
15:15 BST (UTC+6)
Report
Stadium: Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium
Referee: Md Alamgir Sarker
Penalties
Kamrul Islam

Independence Cup

Group stages

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Abahani Ltd. Dhaka 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Advance to Knockout stage
2 Muktijoddha SKC 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 6
3 Bangladesh Air Force 3 1 0 2 4 9 −5 3
4 Uttara FC 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source: GSA
15 November 2022 (2022-11-15) Abahani Limited Dhaka 2–0 Uttara FC Munshigonj
14:00 BST (UTC+6)
Report Stadium: Munshigonj District Stadium
Referee: Sabuj Das
19 November 2022 (2022-11-19) Abahani Limited Dhaka 3–1 Bangladesh Air Force Munshigonj
14:00 BST (UTC+6) Report
Stadium: Munshigonj District Stadium
Referee: Md Nasiruddin
23 November 2022 (2022-11-23) Muktijoddha Sangsad KC 1–3 Abahani Limited Dhaka Comilla
13:00 BST (UTC+6) Report
Stadium: Comilla District Stadium
Referee: Golam Mourshed Chowdhury Nayan

Knockout stages

27 November 2021 (2021-11-27) Quarter finals Abahani Limited Dhaka 2–1 (a.e.t.) Sheikh Jamal DC Gopalganj
13:00 BST (UTC+6)
  • Shakil 30' (o.g.)
  • Rahim 99'
Report
Stadium: Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium
Referee: Md Alamgir Sarker
30 November 2022 (2022-11-30) Semi finals Sheikh Russel KC 3–2 Abahani Limited Dhaka Munshigonj
13:00 BST (UTC+6) Report
Stadium: Munshigonj District Stadium
Referee: Md Mizanur Rahman
4 December 2022 (2022-12-04) Third-place Abahani Limited Dhaka 4–1 Bangladesh Police FC Munshigonj
13:00 BST (UTC+6)
Report
  • Rasel 43'
Stadium: Munshigonj District Stadium
Referee: Bituraj Barua

Statistics

Goalscorers

As of match played till 21 July 2023
Rank Player Position Total BPL Independence Cup Federation Cup
1 Daniel Colindres FW 16 11 3 2
2 Eleta Kingsley FW 10 9 0 1
3 Foysal Ahmed Fahim FW 7 4 0 3
4 Raphael Augusto MF 5 2 2 1
Peter Nworah FW 5 3 1 1
Emeka Ogbugh FW 5 4 0 1
Nabib Newaj Jibon MF 5 5 0 0
5 Getterson FW 4 0 4 0
6 Mehedi Hasan Royal FW 2 1 0 1
Maraz Hossain MF 2 1 1 0
Yousef Mohammad DF 2 1 1 0
7 Sohel Rana FW 1 1 0 0
Md Rahim Uddin FW 1 0 1 0
Emon Mahmud Babu MF 1 0 1 0
Riyadul Hasan Rafi DF 1 1 0 0
Rezaul Karim Reza DF 1 1 0 0
Rahmat Mia DF 1 0 0 1
Own goal 3 0 2 1
Total 73 45 16 12

Source: Matches

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