Dhaka Derby

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Dhaka Derby
Native nameDhaka Derby
Sport Association football
Location Dhaka
Teams Abahani
Mohammedan
First meetingAbahani 2–0 Mohammedan
Dhaka League (1973)
Latest meetingAbahani 3–3 (2–4) Mohammedan
Federation Cup (30 May 2023)
Stadiums Bangabandhu National Stadium
Shaheed Dhirendranath Stadium
Statistics
Meetings total35 (From 2007)
Most wins16 (Abahani)
Top scorer Souleymane Diabate (9 Goals)
Largest victoryMohammedan 4-0 Abahani (16 July 2019) Abahani 4-0 Mohammedan ( 4 March 2020)
Largest goal scoringAbahani 4-2 Mohammedan
Longest unbeaten streakAbahani (7 matches)
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The Dhaka Derby is a football rivalry between the Dhaka teams of Abahani and Mohammedan, although the rivalry was bigger in the past, it is still considered to be the biggest game in Bangladesh's domestic football scene. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Mohammedan was founded in 1936, [5] and Abahani was founded in 1972. Bangladesh football's popularity grew based on this two Dhaka clubs – Mohammedan and Abahani. These are the two clubs that have divided the country's fans into two camps over the course of a fierce rivalry of 47-odd years. [6] These two clubs met several times in a year in competitions like the Federation Cup, Bangladesh Premier League, Independence Cup.

History

1970s–1990s

The two sides first met in 1973 in Dhaka League.On that match Abahani player Amalesh Sen scored the first goal in the history of Dhaka derby.Salahuddin scored the second goal for Abahani and the Abahani won that match by 2–0 and caused an upset over the mighty Black and Whites. [7]

In 1978, Bangladesh participated in Asian Games for the first time. Monwar Hossain Nannu, being the senior most player in the squad, was originally nominated as the captain for the Bangkok event. But, then the Federation changed their decision and goalkeeper Shahidur Rahman Shantoo from MSC was appointed the new captain. 7 Abahani players including Nannu withdrew from the team in protest. The much depleted Bangladesh team struggled in the tournament losing 1–0 to Malaysia and 3–0 to India. Following this incident, the federation generally tried to pick national team captain outside the big two Dhaka teams for the next few years. [8] [9]

The 1980s was the golden era of club football in Dhaka. Any match involving Mohammedan or Abahani would draw huge crowd at the Dhaka stadium. The rivalry between the two rivals was at its peak in this era. [10] Abahani won a hat-trick of titles in 1983, 1984 & 1985 and Mohammedan made a record of winning an unbeaten hat-trick of titles in 1986, 1987 & 1988-89. [11] The rivalry reached its peak as fans always wanted their favorite team to win and they also contested in foreign tournaments and were the best sides. [12] [13]

2000s–2010

Since the start of the Bangladesh Premier League in 2007, the rivalry has lost majority of its past fame. [14] [15]

Recent matches

CompetitionHome teamScoreAway TeamStadium
Federation Cup Final Mohammedan SC 4-4(4-2)p Dhaka Abahani Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium
BPL Mohammedan SC 1-1 Dhaka Abahani Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium
BPL Dhaka Abahani 2-0 Mohammedan SC Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium
BPL Mohammedan SC 2-4 Dhaka Abahani Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium
BPL Dhaka Abahani 1-0 Mohammedan SC Sylhet District Stadium
BPL Dhaka Abahani 1-1 Mohammedan SC Bangabandhu National Stadium
BPL Mohammedan SC 2-2 Dhaka Abahani Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium
Federation Cup Dhaka Abahani 3-0 Mohammedan SC Bangabandhu National Stadium
BPL Dhaka Abahani 4-0 Mohammedan SC Bangabandhu National Stadium
BPL Mohammedan SC 4-0 Dhaka Abahani Bangabandhu National Stadium
BPL Dhaka Abahani 3-0 Mohammedan SC Bangabandhu National Stadium
BPL Mohammedan SC 0-2 Dhaka Abahani Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium
BPL Dhaka Abahani 1-0 Mohammedan SC Bangabandhu National Stadium
BPL Dhaka Abahani 2-1 Mohammedan SC Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium
BPL Mohammedan SC 0-3 Dhaka Abahani Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium
BPL Mohammedan SC 0-0 Dhaka Abahani Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium
BPL Dhaka Abahani 0-1 Mohammedan SC Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium
BPL Mohammedan SC 1-1 Dhaka Abahani Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium
BPL Dhaka Abahani 0-1 Mohammedan SC Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium

Colours

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Traditional kit of Dhaka Abahani
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Traditional kit of Dhaka Mohammedan









Statistics

Trophy counts of MSC and ALD

Major Honours (National)

This following table includes only those titles recognised and organised by the BFF and AFC. [16] [17]

Competition Mohammedan Abahani
Dhaka League 1911
Federation Cup 1112
Super Cup 21
Bangladesh Premier Football League 06
Independence Cup 32
National Football League 21
Liberation Cup01
DMFA Cup 31
BTC Club Cup01
Ma-Moni Gold cup10
Total4036

General information

Dhaka AbahaniMohammedan SC
First established nameAbahani Krira ChakraMohammedan Sporting Club Limited Dhaka
Founding year19721936
Stadiums Bangabandhu National Stadium', Sylhet District Stadium' Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium ' Bangabandhu National Stadium' Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium
Capacity 3600, 1500, 1800 3600, 1800
Number of seasons in BPL 15 (never been relegated)15 (never been relegated)
AFC Club Ranking194326
World club ranking11891845

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