2020–21 Abahani Limited Dhaka season

Abahani Ltd. Dhaka 2020–21 football season

Abahani Limited Dhaka 2020–21 football season

Abahani Limited Dhaka

2020–21 season

Director

Kazi Nabil Ahmed

Head coach

Mário Lemos

Stadium

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

Bangladesh Premier League

3rd

Federation Cup

Semi final

Independence Cup

Did not held

AFC Cup

Withdrawn^{[note 1]}

Top goalscorer

League: Kervens Belfort (17)
All: Kervens Belfort (19)

Biggest win

0–8 Vs Uttar Baridhara Club
(26 August 2021)

Biggest defeat

1–4 Vs Bashundhara Kings
(28 February 2021)

Home colours

Away colours

← 2019–20

2021–22 →

All statistics correct as of 20 September 2021.

The 2020–21 season was the Abahani Limited Dhaka's 13th consecutive season in the Bangladesh Premier League since initiation of the league, and 43rd overall season in the top flight of Bangladeshi football.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

16 March 2020, All sorts of sports activities in Bangladesh were postponed due to the spread of coronavirus in the country, according to a press release issued by the Ministry of Youth and Sports. So beginning of this season was delayed.

Season review

Pre-season

Abahani Dhaka wasn’t so active in the transfer window as the club wanted to sign one or two new foreign players only. However, Brazilian defender Maílson Alves already left the club on a free transfer in September. In October, it was confirmed that the club will renew the contract of Portuguese head coach Mário Lemos.^[5] It was also confirmed that Abahani won't release any local player.^[6]^[7] Though they signed goalkeeper Shuhagh Hossain.

Players

Dhaka Abahani Limited squad for 2020–21 season.

As of 1 July 2021

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	BAN	Shahidul Alam Sohel
2	DF	BAN	Raihan Hasan
3	DF	BAN	Waly Faisal
4	DF	BAN	Nasiruddin Chowdhury
5	DF	BAN	Tutul Hossain Badsha
6	MF	BAN	Mamunul Islam
7	MF	BAN	Sohel Rana (2nd captain)
8	MF	BAN	Pranotosh Kumar Das
10	FW	BAN	Nabib Newaj Jibon (Captain)
11	FW	BAN	Rubel Miya
12	MF	BAN	Jewel Rana
14	DF	BAN	Mamun Miah
15	FW	BAN	Saad Uddin
16	MF	BAN	Mohamed Sohel Rana
17	FW	NGA	Sunday Chizoba


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	GK	BAN	Sultan Ahmed Shakil
19	DF	AFG	Masih Saighani
20	FW	HAI	Kervens Belfort
21	DF	BAN	Muhammad Nazim Uddin
22	GK	BAN	Mohammad Nayeem Mia
23	MF	BAN	Mohammad Ridoy
24	MF	BAN	Dipok Roy
25	GK	BAN	Mohammad Shamim Hossen
26	DF	BAN	Syed Arafat Hossain Tasin
27	FW	BAN	Faisal Ahmed Shitol
29	DF	BAN	Shakir Ahmed
30	GK	BAN	Shohug Hossain Palash
35	MF	BAN	Al Amin Hassan Aanaf
80	MF	BRA	Raphael Augusto

Transfers

In

No.	Pos	Player	Previous club	Fee	Date	Source
9	FW	Francisco Wagsley	Borneo FC	Free transfer	20 November 2020	^[8]
80	MF	Raphael Augusto	Bengaluru FC	Free transfer	30 November 2020	^[9]
19	DF	Masih Saighani	Chennaiyin FC	Free transfer	9 December 2020	^[10]
30	GK	Shuhagh Hossain	Team BJMC	Free transfer	9 December 2020
17	FW	Sunday Chizoba	Free agent	Free transfer	7 April 2021	^[11]

Out

No.	Pos	Player	Moved to	Fee	Date	Source
-	DF	Alaaeldin Nasr Elmagraby	Rahmatganj MFS	Free	1 August 2020
19	DF	Maílson Alves	SER Caxias	Free	8 September 2020
10	FW	Sunday Chizoba	No Club	Free	1 November 2020
17	MF	Edgar Bernhardt	FC Dordoi Bishkek	Free	1 December 2020
9	FW	Francisco Wagsley	Borneo F.C.	Free	5 April 2021	^[11]
13	DF	Atiqur Rahman Meshu	Brothers Union	Free	April 2021

Pre-season and friendlies

Abahani Limited Dhaka v Uttar Baridhara

14 December 2020	Abahani Limited Dhaka	3–0	Uttar Baridhara	Dhaka
14:30 BST	Jewel Torres			Stadium: Abahani Field

Abahani Limited Dhaka v Uttar Baridhara

7 April 2021	Abahani Limited Dhaka	2–1	Uttar Baridhara	Dhaka
14:30 BST	Saighani			Stadium: Abahani Field

Competitions

Overview

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	14 January 2021	20 September 2021	Matchday 1	3	24	13	8	3	65	29	+36	054.17
Federation Cup	24 December 2020	7 January 2021	Group Stage	Semi-final	4	3	0	1	7	4	+3	075.00
AFC Cup	April 2021		Cancelled^{[note 1]}		0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Independence Cup	TBD	TBD	Group Stage	Didn't held	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total					28	16	8	4	72	33	+39	057.14

Last updated: 20 September 2021
Source: Soccerway

Federation Cup

Group stage

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Dhaka Abahani	2	2	0	5	1	+4	6	Quarter Finals
2	Dhaka Mohammedan	2	1	1	4	4	0	3	Quarter Finals
3	Muktijoddha Sangsad KC	2	0	2	2	6	−4	0

Source: Soccerway

Abahani Limited Dhaka v Dhaka Mohammedan

24 December 2020	Abahani Limited Dhaka	3–0	Dhaka Mohammedan	Dhaka
19:15 BST	Masih 41' Jewel 45', 53'	Report		Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium

Muktijoddha Sangsad KC v Abahani Limited Dhaka

30 December 2020	Muktijoddha Sangsad KC	1–2	Abahani Limited Dhaka	Dhaka
17:45 BST	Rohit 87'	Report	Masih 30' Belfort 69'	Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: Jalal Uddin

Knockout phase

Abahani Limited Dhaka v Uttar Baridhara Club

4 January 2021 Quarter Final	Abahani Limited Dhaka	1–0	Uttar Baridhara Club	Dhaka
16:00 BST	Torres 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: Alomgir Sarker

Bashundhara Kings v Abahani Limited Dhaka

7 January 2021 Semi Final	Bashundhara Kings	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Abahani Limited Dhaka	Dhaka
16:00 BST	Fernandes 51', 120+1' Becerra 111'	Report	Wagsley 31'	Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: Sujit Banerjee

Premier League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Bashundhara Kings (C, Q)	24	21	2	1	60	10	+50	65	Qualification for AFC Cup Group stage
2	Sheikh Jamal DC^[a]	24	15	7	2	53	28	+25	52
3	Dhaka Abahani (Q)	24	13	8	3	65	29	+36	47	Qualification for AFC Cup qualifying play-offs
4	Saif Sporting Club	24	14	2	8	48	37	+11	44
5	Chittagong Abahani	24	13	5	6	38	28	+10	44

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualify for the AFC competition
Notes:

^ Sheikh Jamal cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they were not granted an AFC Cup license for 2022.^[12]

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
24	13	8	3	64	29	+35	47	7	3	2	28	17	+11	6	5	1	36	12	+24

Last updated: 20 September 2021.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Updated to match(es) played on 20 September 2021 (2021-09-20). Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

Abahani Ltd. Dhaka v Bangladesh Police FC

14 January 2021 Round 1	Abahani Ltd. Dhaka	1–0	Bangladesh Police FC	Dhaka
16:00 BST	Belfort 85'	Report	Shadhin 71'	Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: GM Chowdhury

Brothers Union v Abahani Ltd. Dhaka

19 January 2021 Round 2	Brothers Union	0–2	Abahani Ltd. Dhaka	Dhaka
18:00 BST	Monday 33'	Report	Torres 34' Belfort 41'	Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: Bhubon Torofdar

Abahani Ltd. Dhaka v Rahmatganj MFS

23 January 2021 Round 3	Abahani Ltd. Dhaka	1–0	Rahmatganj MFS	Dhaka
15:30 BST	Miya 33' Rana 79'	Report	Mehebub Nayan 57'	Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: Mizanur Rahman

Dhaka Mohammedan v Abahani Ltd. Dhaka

28 January 2021 Round 4	Dhaka Mohammedan	2–2	Abahani Ltd. Dhaka	Comilla
15:00 BST	Diabate 17', 66' Jafar Iqbal 21' Coulidiati 56'	Report	Torres 14' Saad 21' Rana 33'	Stadium: Comilla Stadium Referee: Mohammad Jalaluddin

Abahani Ltd. Dhaka v Chittagong Abahani

1 February 2021 Round 5	Abahani Ltd. Dhaka	1–1	Chittagong Abahani	Dhaka
15:30 BST	Torres 32' Raihan Hasan 52'	Report	Didier 33' Nixon 45+2' 88' Monjurur 63'	Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: M. Rahman (Bangladesh)

Muktijoddha Sangsad KC v Abahani Ltd. Dhaka

5 February 2021 Round 6	Muktijoddha Sangsad KC	1–4	Abahani Ltd. Dhaka	Dhaka
18:00 BST	Nipu 66' Mithu 90'	Report	Saighani 15', 53' Rana 40' 45+1' Shahidul 50' Torres 54' Roy 76'	Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: M. Uddin (Bangladesh)

Abahani Ltd. Dhaka v Sheikh Jamal DC

9 February 2021 Round 7	Abahani Ltd. Dhaka	2–2	Sheikh Jamal DC	Dhaka
15:30 BST	Belfort 13' Jewel Rana 40' Torres 46'	Report	Sillah 19' Kanform 40' Jobe 72'	Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: G.Chawdhury Nayan (Bangladesh)

Arambagh KS v Abahani Ltd. Dhaka

13 February 2021 Round 8	Arambagh KS	0–4	Abahani Ltd. Dhaka	Munshigonj
15:00 BST	Rocky 34'	Report	Torres 31', 42' Saighani 61' Smith 87' (o.g.)	Stadium: Munshigonj Stadium Referee: B. Torofdar (Bangladesh)

Abahani Ltd. Dhaka v Saif Sporting Club

16 February 2021 Round 9	Abahani Ltd. Dhaka	2–0	Saif Sporting Club	Dhaka
15:30 BST	Raihan Hasan 47' Augusto 53' Belfort 66' Shahidul 76'	Report	Sirozhiddin 63'	Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: M. Rahman (Bangladesh)

Sheikh Russel KC v Abahani Ltd. Dhaka

20 February 2021 Round 10	Sheikh Russel KC	1–1	Abahani Ltd. Dhaka	Dhaka
18:00 BST	Asrorov 90+2'	Report	Uddin 25'	Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: M. Uddin (Bangladesh)

Abahani Ltd. Dhaka v Bashundhara Kings

28 February 2021 Round 12	Abahani Ltd. Dhaka	1–4	Bashundhara Kings	Dhaka
16:00 BST	Nasiruddin 56' Belfort 81'	Report	Becerra 18', 76' Shafiei 25' Fernandes 51' Biplu Ahmed 73'	Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: B.Barua (Bangladesh)

Abahani Ltd. Dhaka v Uttar Baridhara Club

4 March 2021 Round 13	Abahani Ltd. Dhaka	2–1	Uttar Baridhara Club	Dhaka
18:45 BST	Torres 26' Fozilov 55' (o.g.)	Report	Sohel Rana 29' Sayed 90'	Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: M. Nahid (Bangladesh)

Police FC v Abahani Ltd. Dhaka

30 April 2021 Round 14	Police FC	2–2	Abahani Ltd. Dhaka	Dhaka
19:00 BST	C. Kouakou 41' 60' Jalal Miya 44'	Report	J. Rana 34' S. Chizoba 43'	Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: M. Rahman (Bangladesh)

Abahani Ltd. Dhaka v Brothers Union

4 May 2021 Round 15	Abahani Ltd. Dhaka	5–2	Brothers Union	Dhaka
16:00 BST	Sunday 22' Nasiruddin 40' Jewel 44' Belfort 62' Rubel 81'	Report	C. Oriaku 18' Magalan 77' 90+5' (pen.)	Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: GM Chowdury

Rahmatganj MFS v Abahani Ltd. Dhaka

7 May 2021 Round 16	Rahmatganj MFS	0–6	Abahani Ltd. Dhaka	Dhaka
16:00 BST		Report	Beknazarov 27' (o.g.) Belfort 37' 43' 62' Mamun 65' Saighani 85'	Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: Bituraj Barua

Abahani Ltd. Dhaka v Mohammedan SC

26 June 2021 Round 17	Abahani Ltd. Dhaka	1–1	Mohammedan SC	Dhaka
17:00 BST	Belfort 4'	Report	Iqbal 23' Ouatching 30'	Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: Mizanur Rahman

Chittagong Abahani v Dhaka Abahani

1 July 2021 Round 18	Chittagong Abahani	0–2	Dhaka Abahani	Dhaka
17:00 BST	Brossou 90+1'	Report	Chizoba 34' Chizoba 45+1' Islam 52'	Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: Mohammed Jalaluddin

Dhaka Abahani v Muktijoddha Sangsad KC

18 July 2021 Round 19	Dhaka Abahani	2–4	Muktijoddha Sangsad KC	Dhaka
18:45 BST	S. Chizoba 45+2' (pen.) M. Saighani 45+5' M. Ridoy 62' R. Hasan 72' F. Ahmed 90+2'	Report	I. Dicko 17' F. Ballo 44', 63' S. Nipu 84' 86'	Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: Bituraj Barua

Sheikh Jamal DC v Abahani Ltd. Dhaka

6 August 2021 Round 20	Sheikh Jamal DC	2–2	Abahani Ltd. Dhaka	Dhaka
16:00 BST	Monir 7' Jobe 31' 79' S. K. Kanform 41' 45' O. Valijonov 89'	Report	M. Saighani 16' S. Chizoba 52' 79' 80' K. Belfort 88'	Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: Bituraj Barua

Abahani Ltd. Dhaka v Arambagh KS

9 August 2021 Round 21	Abahani Ltd. Dhaka	6–1	Arambagh KS	Dhaka
18:15 BST	Jewel Rana 19', 21', 90+1' Sunday Chizoba 43' Faisal Ahmed Shitol 68' Sohel Rana 88'	Report	Dilshod Nazirov 79'	Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: Mohammed Jalaluddin

Saif SC v Abahani Ltd. Dhaka

13 August 2021 Round 22	Saif SC	3–2	Abahani Ltd. Dhaka	Dhaka
16:00 BST	K. Ikechukwu 43', 81' J. Okoli 45+2' Rafi 50' Rimon 72'		Saad Uddin 15' Saighani 46' K. Belfort 76' Jewel 78' Ridoy 84'	Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: Mohammed Jalaluddin

Abahani Ltd. Dhaka v Sheikh Russel KC

17 August 2021 Round 23	Abahani Ltd. Dhaka	5–1	Sheikh Russel KC	Dhaka
16:00 BST	Sunday 32' 90+3' R. Augusto 70' 88' K. Belfort 80'	Report	S. Asrorov 64'	Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: Mohan Bhaban

Bashundhara Kings v Abahani Ltd. Dhaka

20 September 2021 Round 25	Bashundhara Kings	1–1	Abahani Ltd. Dhaka	Dhaka
16:00 BST (UTC+6)	Barman 37'	Report	Barman 28' (o.g.) M. Ridoy 36' Rayhan 81' S. Uddin 90+3'	Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: Bituraj Barua
Note: This match was rescheduled from August to September due to Bashundhara Kings's 2021 AFC Cup group stage matches.

Uttar Baridhara Club v Abahani Ltd. Dhaka

26 August 2021 Round 26	Uttar Baridhara Club	0–8	Abahani Ltd. Dhaka	Dhaka
16:00 BST	Mitul Marma 32'	Report	R. Augusto 4' K. Belfort 68' 74' 90' Sunday 41' Ridoy 45' Jewel 64' 66' Waly 84'	Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: Mohammed Saymon Hassan

AFC Cup

Qualifying play-offs

Preliminary round 2

Abahani Ltd. Dhaka

Club Eagles

April 2021 (2021-04)	Abahani Ltd. Dhaka	Cancelled^{[note 1]}	Club Eagles	TBC
16:30 UTC+6		Stats Report

Statistics

Goalscorers

As of matches played till 20 September 2021

Rank	Player	Position	Total	BPL	Federation Cup	Independence Cup
1	Kervens Belfort	FW	19	17	2	–
2	Jewel Rana	FW	12	10	2
3	Francisco Wagsley	FW	9	7	2
4	Sunday Chizoba	FW	9	9	0
5	Masih Saighani	DF	6	4	2
6	Raphael Augusto	MF	4	4	0
7	Dipok Roy	MF	2	2	0
7	Faisal Ahmed Shitol	FW	2	2	0
9	Saad Uddin	DF	1	1	0
	Sohel Rana	MF	1	1	0
	Mamunul Islam	MF	1	1	0
	Nasiruddin Chowdhury	DF	1	1	0
	Rubel Miya	FW	1	1	0
	Mamun Miah	DF	1	1	0
	Mohammad Sohel Rana	MF	1	1	0
Own			4	4
Total			74	66	8	0

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c The preliminary round 2 match between Abahani Limited Dhaka and Eagles was originally scheduled to be played on 14 April 2021, 16:30 UTC+6, at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, but was rescheduled to be played on 21 April 2021, 17:30 UTC+5:45, at Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu (Nepal), due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh which caused a lockdown starting from 14 April.^[13] However, it had been further postponed.^[14] On 30 April 2021, AFC finally decided that Abahani Limited Dhaka considered to have withdrawn from the competition and that the situation constituted an event of force majeure. AFC awarded the play-off slot to Eagles.^[15]

References

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^ "বাফুফের আকস্মিক সিদ্ধান্তে ক্ষতির মুখে ক্লাবগুলো (In Bengali)". Daily Dhaka Post. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
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