Dhaka Derby

Dhaka Derby
Locale Dhaka
Teams Dhaka Abahani
Dhaka Mohammedan
First meeting Dhaka Abahani 2-0 Dhaka Mohammedan
Dhaka League
(1972-73)
Latest meeting Dhaka Mohammedan 0-2 Dhaka Abahani
Bangladesh Premier League
(22 November 2017)
Next meeting 2018-19 Bangladesh Premier League
Broadcasters BTV and other sponsored channels
Stadiums Bangabandhu National Stadium
Statistics
Meetings total 21
Most wins Dhaka Abahani (9 Matches)
Largest victory Dhaka Abahani 5-1 Dhaka Mohammedan
Dhaka Mohammedan 4-0 Dhaka Abahani
Dhaka

The Dhaka Derby is a football rivalry between Abahani and Mohammedan, although the rivalry was bigger in the past.[1][2]
Dhaka Mohammedan & Dhaka Abahani first met each other during 1973 Dhaka League.Late Amalesh Sen scored the first goal in that match & became the first ever goal scorer in the history of Dhaka Derby.

History

After the independence of Bangladesh, the Dhaka League started in 1973 and came the likes of Wari FC, Azad Sporting Clubs, Brothers Union and title favorite Dhaka Mohammedan but the new club Dhaka Abahani debuted in that very year.

1970s-1990s

The two sides first met in that very year and the blue brigades won 2-0 and caused an upset over the black and whites. It is fair to say that Mohammedan first won their first league title in 1957 but after independence they won it in 1975 and Abahani in 1974.Throughout the decade they met several times in the league.

The next decade proved a tight affair between the two sides they produced the next superstars of football in the country and almost won all the trophies. Abahani won hat-trick of titles between 1983-1985 and Mohammedan made a record of winning an unbeaten hat-trick of titles between 1986-1989.The rivalry reached its peak as fan always wanted their favorite team to win and they also contested in foreign tournaments and were the best sides.

Through the next decade football happen to be the center of attraction in Dhaka but it was steadily losing its popularity but still they were traditional crowd pullers and they played some key matches but the clubs couldn't find out that much attraction as cricket was taking center stage and were attraction of sports lover in Bangladesh.

2000s-present

After the start of a new era the first professional league the B-League was established by Bangladesh Football Federation. Since then the club have faced each other 17 times Abahani winning six times and Mohammedan winning four times, rest 7 ended in draws. Abahani is slightly ahead of their arch rivals in the league winning the title with a hat-trick of five times. While Mohammedan haven't won any professional league for more than a decade.

Notable clashes

The club first met in 1973, abahani won the match 2-0. Throughout there history they have mate and produced breathtaking, heartbreaking fixtures. There are five notable clashes that define this rivalry off course from the past. It was back in 1980 when a big violence erupted the whole match and the match ended in mascare, police and security had to ensure safety but they couldn't as the 40,000 hostile crowd went crazy in dispute, two innocent lives were lost that day. Another clash in 1982 was a bad one as four abahani superstars were arrested due to the clash and violence in the dhaka derby earlier. In 1985, once again a bad decision given by the referee started a big brawl between the two adoring fans and started to fight against each other, one man was found dead after the security had handled the situation. In 1987 the playoff match for the title ended with big riots and the match was abandoned.

Statistical comparison

As of 22 November 2017.

Matches Wins Draws Goals
A M A M
Bangladesh Premier League 219482113

Note:The statistical comparison are given prior to the Bangladesh Football Premier League that started in 2007.

Trophy room

Competition Dhaka Abahani won Dhaka Mohammedan won
Bangladesh Football Premier League 6 0
Federation Cup 10 10
Independence Cup 0 3
Bangladesh Super Cup 1 2
Dhaka League 11 19
National Football Championship 1 2
Aga Khan Gold Cup 0 3
Bordoloi Trophy 1 0
Total 30 39

References

  1. ↑ "Dhaka Derby today". The Daily Observer. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  2. ↑ Shishir Hoque (21 September 2016). "Season's first Dhaka Derby today". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  • Feroze, Towheed (2014-01-20). "Dhaka derby: Lost euphoria, frayed flags". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
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