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 |
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]
Mohammedan was founded in 1936,[5] and Abahani in 1972. Bangladesh football's popularity grew based on the 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 meet several times a year in competitions like the Federation Cup, Bangladesh Premier League, Independence Cup.