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Abahani Limited (Dhaka)
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Abahani Limited is a sports club in Bangladesh
. It was established at Dhaka
in 1972 through reorganisation of Iqbal Sporting Club. Within a short time, the club gained fame through commendable performances in hockey, cricket and football tournaments.
Abahani introduced junior coaching camps on its own initiative and employed foreign trainers in them. Abahani also did a lot to improve football in Bangladesh through new experiments.
Abahani Ltd.holds the honor to win the Champions trophy of the first ever professional football league (B.League 2007). They have also won the second and third B. League Tournament respectively (2008–09, 2009–10) as well as achieved the hattric championship for the second time after twenty five years in Bangladesh football history. Famous football players e.g. Kazi Salahuddin (current BFF president), Chunnu, Nizam, Tutul, Aslam, Nannu, Helal, Pakir Ali once played for this club and converted this club to be one of the best football club in South Asia.
Super cup
:2010
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
. It was established at Dhaka
Dhaka
Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city...
in 1972 through reorganisation of Iqbal Sporting Club. Within a short time, the club gained fame through commendable performances in hockey, cricket and football tournaments.
Abahani introduced junior coaching camps on its own initiative and employed foreign trainers in them. Abahani also did a lot to improve football in Bangladesh through new experiments.
Football
In the 32 years between 1973 to 2005, Abahani played a number of times in the finals of the first division & Premier division football league. It finished as champion eleven times (1974, 1977, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1994, 1995, 2001) and as runner up on as many occasions (1973, 1976, 1979, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1988–89, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2000 and 2002). The club was champion in the Federation Cup Football in 1982, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1997, 1999, 2000 and 2010 and runner up in 1981, 1983, 1989, 1994, 1995, 2008 and 2009. In the Asia Cup Club Tournament held in 1985 in Sri Lanka, Abahani was the runner up and got the Championship of Nagji Trophy Football Tournament held in (Kerala) India in 1989. Beside that they won the charms cup at Kolkata in 1994 and bardolui trophy at Gouhati, Assam in 2010.Abahani Ltd.holds the honor to win the Champions trophy of the first ever professional football league (B.League 2007). They have also won the second and third B. League Tournament respectively (2008–09, 2009–10) as well as achieved the hattric championship for the second time after twenty five years in Bangladesh football history. Famous football players e.g. Kazi Salahuddin (current BFF president), Chunnu, Nizam, Tutul, Aslam, Nannu, Helal, Pakir Ali once played for this club and converted this club to be one of the best football club in South Asia.
Cricket
Between 1973 to 1993, Abahani became the champion of Dhaka's first division cricket league eleven times and runner up on five occasions. In the Damal Summer Cricket Tournament, Abahani became champion in 1980–81 and 1984–85 and runner up in 1982–83 and 1985–86. The club was champion in the Shaheed Smriti Cricket Tournament in 1977–78, 1981–82 and 1984–85 and in the Star Summer Cricket Tournament in 1980–81 and 1984–85. It finished the Alpha Cup Cricket as champion in 1982–83 and as runner up in 1983–84.Abahani won the premier cricket league for three years in a row 2007-08, 2008–09, 2009–10.Hockey
The club became champion in the first division hockey league in 1977, 1978, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1985–86, 1988–89 and 1993–94, and was runner up in 1977–78, 1979–80, 1981–82 and 1987–88. The club was champion in the Shaheed Smriti Hockey Tournament in 1973 and 1974 and runner up in 1976, 1977 and 1979. It was champion in the Independence Cup Hockey Tournament in 1974, 1975, 1977 and 1979 and runner up in 1973 and 1985.Current players 2010
Titles
- National Championship (1): 2000.
- Bangladesh Professional Football LeagueBangladesh Professional Football League-Topscorers:-External links:* at fifa.com*...
(3): 2007, 2008–09, 2009–10. - Bangladesh Federation CupBangladesh Federation CupThe Federation Cup is Bangladesh's premier knockout competition in men's association football. The competition started in 1980 and is run by the Bangladesh Football Federation which is responsible for all types of competitive matches in the country...
(8): 1982*, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1997, 1999, 2000 and 2010. (* shared)
Super cup
Super Cup
A Super Cup is a competition, usually but not exclusively in football, which often forms the curtain-raiser to a season. Most Super Cups are one-off fixtures between the League Champions and major Cup Winners of the previous season. Sometimes these are two-legged affairs, with a match played at...
:2010
Performance in AFC competitions
- Asian Club Championship: 2 appearances
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- 1986: Qualifying Stage
- 1994: withdrew in Qualifying – 2nd round
- AFC President's CupAFC President's CupThe AFC President's Cup is an annual international association football competition between domestic clubs sides run by the Asian Football Confederation .-Competition format:...
: 4 appearances
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- 2008AFC President's Cup 2008The 2008 AFC President's Cup was the fourth edition of the AFC President's Cup, a competition for football clubs in countries categorized as "emerging nations" by the Asian Football Confederation. For this edition, the tournament was extended from eight to eleven teams, with three groups in place...
: 3° in Group Stage - 2009AFC President's Cup 2009The 2009 AFC President's Cup was the fifth edition of the AFC President's Cup, a competition for football clubs in countries categorized as "emerging nations" by the Asian Football Confederation. Eleven teams competed for the title and were split up into three groups, playing each other team in...
: 2° in Group Stage - 2010: 2° in Group Stage
- 20112011 AFC President's CupThe 2011 AFC President's Cup was the seventh edition of the AFC President's Cup, a football competition for "emerging countries" by the Asian Football Confederation.Teams from 12 member associations competed...
: 3° in Group Stage
- 2008
- Asian Cup Winners CupAsian Cup Winners CupThe Asian Cup Winners' Cup was an association football competition run by the Asian Football Confederation . The competition was started in 1991 as a tournament for all the domestic cup winners from countries affiliated to the AFC...
: 2 appearances