2025–26 Abahani Limited Dhaka season

Abahani Limited Dhaka
2025–26 season
ChairmanSalman F Rahman
DirectorKazi Nabil Ahmed
Head coachMaruful Haque[1]
StadiumShaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium[2]
Bangladesh Football LeagueTBD
Federation CupTBD
Independence CupTBD
AFC Challenge LeaguePreliminary stage

The 2025–26 season is Abahani Limited Dhaka's 18th consecutive season in the Bangladesh Football League and 51st overall season in the top flight of Bangladeshi football. In addition to the domestic league, Abahani Ltd. Dhaka will participate in the season's edition of the AFC Challenge League, Federation Cup and Independence Cup. This season coveres the period from 1 May 2025 to 1 June 2026.[3][4]

Players

As of 15 August 2025.
No. Player Nat. Position(s) Date Of Birth Year Signed Previous Club
Goalkeepers
1 Mahfuz Hasan Pritom GK (1999-11-05)5 November 1999 (aged 25) 2024 Sheikh Jamal DC
20 Pappu Hossain GK (1999-03-07)7 March 1999 (aged 26) 2025 Brothers Union
22 Shamim Hossen GK (1998-11-01)1 November 1998 (aged 26) 2020 Abahani Youth Team
25 Shahidul Alam Sohel GK (1992-05-01)1 May 1992 (aged 33) 2025 Rahmatganj MFS
30 Mitul Marma GK (2003-12-11)11 December 2003 (aged 21) 2024 Sheikh Russel KC
31 S P Rafiz GK 2025 BKSP
Defenders
2 Hasan Murad Tipu RB/CB (1998-02-01)1 February 1998 (aged 27) 2024 Mohammedan SC
3 Kamrul Islam LB (1998-12-25)25 December 1998 (aged 26) 2024 Mohammedan SC
4 Yeasin Khan CB (1994-09-16)16 September 1994 (aged 30) 2024 Chittagong Abahani
5 Shakil Hossain CB/DM (2002-07-06)6 July 2002 (aged 22) 2024 Sheikh Jamal DC
15 Sushanto Tripura CB/RB (1998-10-05)5 October 1998 (aged 26) 2025 Brothers Union
16 Alomgir Molla LB (2000-11-06)6 November 2000 (aged 24) 2025 Brothers Union
18 Shakir Ahmed RB (2002-02-04)4 February 2002 (aged 23) 2020 Abahani Youth Team
24 Assaduzzaman Bablu (captain) CB/RB (1996-01-01)1 January 1996 (aged 29) 2022 Sheikh Russel KC
29 Md Abdul Riyad Fahim CB/DM (2008-08-25)25 August 2008 (aged 16) 2025 BFF Elite Academy
44 Sabuz Hossain CB/RB (2002-07-23)23 July 2002 (aged 22) 2024 Fortis FC
Midfielders
7 Shekh Morsalin AM/CF (2005-02-19)19 February 2005 (aged 20) 2025 Bashundhara Kings
8 Syed Quazem Shah AM/RW (1998-10-25)25 October 1998 (aged 26) 2025 Bangladesh Police FC
9 Bruno Matos AM/RW/LW (1990-06-05)5 June 1990 (aged 34) 2025 Sampaio Corrêa
12 Enamul Islam Gazi AM (2001-10-12)12 October 2001 (aged 23) 2023 Rahmatganj MFS
13 Papon Singh DM/CM (1999-12-31)31 December 1999 (aged 25) 2022 Uttar Baridhara
14 Mahdi Yusuf Khan AM (1996-12-03)3 December 1996 (aged 28) 2024 Bangladesh Police
27 Tonmoy Das DM (2001-05-02)2 May 2001 (aged 23) 2024 Rahmatganj MFS
28 Iftiar Hossain CM/DM (2006-10-24)24 October 2006 (aged 18) 2025 BFF Elite Academy
Forwards
6 Emeka Ogbugh RW (1990-02-22)22 February 1990 (aged 35) 2025 Dhaka Abahani
10 Souleymane Diabate CF (1991-03-23)23 March 1991 (aged 34) 2025 Mohammedan SC
11 Al-Amin CF/LW/RW (2004-03-29)29 March 2004 (aged 21) 2025 Bangladesh Police FC
17 Jafar Iqbal LW/RW (1999-09-27)27 September 1999 (aged 25) 2024 Mohammedan SC
19 Mohammad Ibrahim LW/RW/AM (1997-08-07)7 August 1997 (aged 27) 2024 Bashundhara Kings
21 Md Sayed Hossain Sayem CF/RW/LW (2002-02-07)7 February 2002 (aged 23) 2025 Fakirerpool YMC
23 Mirajul Islam CF/RW/AM (2006-10-01)1 October 2006 (aged 18) 2024 BFF Elite Academy
26 Asadul Molla CF/RW (2006-12-26)26 December 2006 (aged 18) 2023 BFF Elite Academy

Friendlies

Pre-season

5 August 2025 (2025-08-05) Bashundhara Kings 2–1 Dhaka Abahani Dhaka
  • Morsalin
Stadium: Bashundhara Kings practice ground
10 September 2025 (2025-09-10) Dhaka Abahani 2–0 Fakirerpool Dhaka
16:00 BST (UTC+6)
Stadium: Abahani Limited field

Transfers

In

No. Pos Player Previous club Fee Date Source
11 FW Al-Amin Bangladesh Police FC Free 7 July 2025 [5]
7 MF Shekh Morsalin Bashundhara Kings Free 15 July 2025 [5]
10 FW Souleymane Diabate Mohammedan SC Free 15 July 2025 [6]
8 MF Shah Quazem Kirmane Bangladesh Police FC Free 20 July 2025 [7]
15 DF Sushanto Tripura Brothers Union Free 25 July 2025
16 DF Alomgir Molla Brothers Union Free 13 August 2025
20 GK Pappu Hossain Brothers Union Free 14 August 2025
25 GK Shahidul Alam Sohel Rahmatganj MFS Free 14 August 2025
9 MF Bruno Matos Sousa Esporte Clube Free 14 August 2025 [8]

Out

No. Pos Player Moved to Fee Date Source
25 GK Arifuzzaman Himel Free Agent Released 1 May 2025
20 FW Sumon Reza Mohammedan SC Free 16 July 2025
10 FW Raphael Augusto Bashundhara Kings Free 28 July 2025 [9]
8 MF Mohammad Ridoy Bashundhara Kings Free 28 July 2025
9 FW Shahriar Emon Bashundhara Kings Free 28 July 2025
17 FW Sarower Zaman Nipu Bangladesh Police FC Free 10 August 2025
2 DF Shahin Ahammad Rahmatganj MFS Free 14 August 2025
27 MF Md Faizullah Rahmatganj MFS Free 14 August 2025
14 DF Yeasin Arafat Brothers Union Free 14 August 2025
7 MF Rabiul Hasan Brothers Union Free 14 August 2025
18 FW Md Meraj Pradhan Brothers Union Free 14 August 2025
34 FW Aminur Rahman Sajib Brothers Union Free 14 August 2025
12 FW Arman Foysal Akash PWD SC Free 14 August 2025

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Overall

Competition First match Last match Final Position
BFL 26 September 2025
Federation Cup
Independence Cup
AFC Challenge League

Overview

Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
BFL 4 1 1 2 5 5 +0 025.00
Independence Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Federation Cup 1 1 0 0 4 2 +2 100.00
AFC Challenge League 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
Total 6 2 1 3 9 9 +0 033.33

Source: Competitions

Football League

Main article: 2025–26 Bangladesh Football League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
2 Rahmatganj 7 4 1 2 10 9 +1 13
3 Fortis 6 3 2 1 5 2 +3 11
4 Dhaka Abahani 7 2 3 2 12 7 +5 9
5 Mohammedan 6 2 1 3 8 9 −1 7
6 Bangladesh Police 6 1 4 1 3 4 −1 7
Updated to match(es) played on 19 December 2025. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

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
4 1 1 2 5 5  0 4 1 0 1 3 2  +1 0 1 1 2 3  −1

Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718
GroundAHAH
ResultDLLW
Position7887
Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

26 September 2025 1 Rahmatganj MFS 0-0 Abahani Limited Munshiganj
14:45 BST (UTC+6) Report Stadium: Munshiganj Stadium
19 October 2025 2 Abahani Limited 1-2 Brothers Union Comilla
14:45 BST (UTC+6)
Report
Stadium: Comilla Stadium
24 November 2025 3 Mohammedan SC 3-2 Abahani Limited Comilla
14:45 BST (UTC+6) Rahim 20'

Eli Keke 32'

Samuel 58'		 Report 73' Papon 79' Morsalin Stadium: Comilla Stadium
28 November 2025 4 Abahani Limited v Bangladesh Police Comilla
14:30 BST (UTC+6) Stadium: Comilla Stadium
6 December 2025 5 Fortis FC v Abahani Limited Dhaka
14:30 BST (UTC+6) Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena
13 December 2025 6 Fakirerpool YMC v Abahani Limited Manikganj
14:30 BST (UTC+6) Stadium: Manikganj Stadium
19 December 2025 7 Abahani Limited v PWD Sports Club Comilla
14:30 BST (UTC+6) Stadium: Comilla Stadium
27 December 2025 8 Bashundhara Kings v Abahani Limited Dhaka
17:30 BST (UTC+6) Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena
3 January 2025 9 Abahani Limited v Arambagh KS Comilla
14:30 BST (UTC+6) Stadium: Comilla Stadium

Federation Cup

Main article: 2025–26 Federation Cup (Bangladesh)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Dhaka Abahani 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 6 Qualified for QRF 1
2 PWD SC 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3 Advanced to QRF 2
3 Rahmatganj 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
4 Brothers Union 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1
5 Fakirerpool 2 0 0 2 2 6 −4 0
Updated to match(es) played on 9 December 2025. Source: Sofascore
Rules for classification: Group stages tiebreakers
24 October 2025 Abahani Limited v Fakirerpool YMC Dhaka
14:45 BST (UTC+6) Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena
9 December 2025 Abahani Limited v Brothers Union Comilla
14:30 BST (UTC+6) Stadium: Comilla Stadium
23 December 2025 Abahani Limited v Rahmatganj MFS Comilla
14:30 BST (UTC+6) Stadium: Comilla Stadium
24 February 2025 Abahani Limited v PWD Sports Club Dhaka
14:45 BST (UTC+6) Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena

Independence Cup

Main article: 2025–26 Independence Cup (Bangladesh)

AFC Challenge League

Main article: 2025–26 AFC Challenge League

Preliminary stage

12 August 2025 (2025-08-12) Preliminary stage Dhaka Abahani 0–2 Muras United Dhaka
17:00 BST (UTC+6)
AFC Report
GSA Report
Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 3,628
Referee: Torphong Somsing (Thailand)

Statistics

Squad statistics

No. Pos Nat Player Total BPL Federation Cup Independence Cup AFC Challenge League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Mahfuz Hasan Pritom 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 GK Shamim Hossen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 GK Shahidul Alam Sohel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK Mitul Marma 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK S P Rafiz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Hasan Murad Tipu 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF Kamrul Islam 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF Yeasin Khan 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Shakil Hossain 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF Sushanto Tripura 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF Alomgir Molla 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 DF Shakir Ahmed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF Assaduzzaman Bablu 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 DF Md Abdul Riyad Fahim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 DF Sabuz Hossain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF Shekh Morsalin 5 3 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
8 MF Syed Quazem Shah 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 MF Bruno Matos 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 MF Enamul Islam Gazi 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 MF Papon Singh 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF Mahdi Yusuf Khan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF Tonmoy Das 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF Iftiar Hossain 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 FW Emeka Ogbugh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW Souleymane Diabate 4 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW Al-Amin 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW Jafar Iqbal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW Mohammad Ibrahim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 FW Md Sayed Hossain Sayem 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 FW Mirajul Islam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 FW Asadul Molla 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Source: Soccerway

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player BFL Federation Cup Independence Cup AFC Challenge League Total
Total 0 0 0 0 0

Source: Matches

Assists

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player BFL Federation Cup Independence Cup AFC Challenge League Total
Total 0 0 0 0 0

Source: Soccerway

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