Dhaka Derby
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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]
Location | Dhaka |
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Teams | Abahani Mohammedan |
First meeting | Abahani 2–0 Mohammedan (1973) Dhaka League |
Latest meeting | Mohammedan 2–2 Abahani (23 February 2024) 2023–24 Bangladesh Premier League |
Next meeting | Abahani v Mohammedan (29 May 2024) 2023–24 Bangladesh Premier League |
Stadiums | Bangabandhu National Stadium (Both) Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium (Abahani) Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium (Mohammedan) |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 36 (from 2007) |
Most wins | Abahani (15) |
All-time record | Abahani: 15 Draw: 13 Mohammedan: 6 |
Largest victory | Mohammedan 4–0 Abahani (16 July 2019) 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League Abahani 4–0 Mohammedan (4 March 2020) 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League |
Largest goal scoring | Mohammedan 4–4 Abahani (30 May 2022) 2022–23 Federation Cup |
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.