# 2018–19 Chittagong Abahani season

The 2018–19 season was the Chittagong Abahani's 39th season since its establishment in 1980 and their 9th season in the Bangladesh Premier League. This also remarks their 5th consecutive season in the top flight after getting promoted in 2014. In addition to domestic league, Ctg Abahani also participated on this season's edition of Federation Cup and Independence Cup.

## Players

Chittagong Abahani Ltd. squad for 2018–19 season.
    As of 3 August 2019 Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Player | Position(s) | Date Of birth (age) | Year Signed | Previous Club |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Mohammad Nehal | GK | (1990-05-12)12 May 1990 (aged 29) | 2017 | Mohammedan SC |
| 22 | Russel Mahmud Liton | GK | (1994-11-30)30 November 1994 (aged 24) | 2018 | Mohammedan SC |
| 30 | Azad Hossain | GK | (1999-02-15)15 February 1999 (aged 20) | 2021 | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC |
| 40 | Nasarul Islam | GK | (2003-03-23)23 March 2003 (aged 16) | 2018 | Free agent |
| Defenders |||||||
| 3 | Kesto Kumar Bose | CB | (1992-04-16)16 April 1992 (aged 27) | 2018 | Sheikh Jamal DC |
| 4 | Daniel Tagoe | CB/DM | (1986-03-03)3 March 1986 (aged 33) | 2018 | FC Dordoi Bishkek |
| 5 | Kazi Shariful Islam Sajib | CB | - | 2018 | Rahmatganj MFS |
| 13 | Ashik Barua | CB | - | 2018 | Youth team |
| 16 | Arif Khan Joy | RB/LB | (1995-01-15)15 January 1995 (aged 24) | 2018 | Brothers Union |
| 17 | Monsur Amin | LB | (1997-05-15)15 May 1997 (aged 22) | 2017 | unknown |
| 21 | Arup Kumar Baidya | RB | (1987-09-02)2 September 1987 (aged 31) | 2018 | Sheikh Russel KC |
| 23 | Monir Alam | LB/RB | (2000-03-24)24 March 2000 (aged 19) | 2018 | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC |
| 24 | Sheikh Khalekuzzaman Sabuj | DF | (1988-10-13)13 October 1988 (aged 30) | 2018 | Farashganj SC |
| 25 | Mufta Lawal | CB | (1993-06-06)6 June 1993 (aged 26) | 2017 | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC |
| 26 | Mehedi Hasan Mithu | RB/CB | (1994-10-24)24 October 1994 (aged 24) | 2019 | Bangladesh Army |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 6 | Nazmul Islam Rasel | DM | (1996-04-08)8 April 1996 (aged 23) | 2018 | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC |
| 7 | Naimur Rahman Shahed | CM/AM | (1993-03-18)18 March 1993 (aged 26) | 2018 | Rahmatganj MFS |
| 8 | Monaem Khan Raju (Captain) | DM/CM | (1990-07-07)7 July 1990 (aged 29) | 2018 | Sheikh Russel KC |
| 12 | Koushik Barua | CM/AM | (1995-10-04)4 October 1995 (aged 23) | 2014 | Agrani Bank Ltd. SC |
| 14 | Mostajeb Khan | CM | (2000-04-04)4 April 2000 (aged 19) | 2018 | Saif Sporting Club |
| 19 | Sahed Hossain | CM | (1995-03-15)15 March 1995 (aged 24) | 2018 | Mohammedan SC |
| 88 | Anik Hossain | CM | (1998-08-03)3 August 1998 (aged 21) | 2019 | Saif Sporting Club |
| Forwards |||||||
| 9 | Sohel Miah | CF/RW | (1985-12-15)15 December 1985 (aged 33) | 2018 | Sheikh Jamal DC |
| 10 | Mamadou Bah | RW/LW | (1996-12-22)22 December 1996 (aged 22) | 2022 | Sheikh Jamal DC |
| 11 | Abdul Baten Mojumdar Komol | RW/LW | (1987-08-02)2 August 1987 (aged 32) | 2018 | Mohammedan SC |
| 15 | Mohammed Abdul Malek | FW | (1995-01-12)12 January 1995 (aged 24) | 2018 | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC |
| 18 | Fahim Morshed | RW/LW | (2002-02-01)1 February 2002 (aged 17) | 2018 | Saif Sporting Club |
| 20 | Rashedul Islam Shuvo | CF | (1992-01-10)10 January 1992 (aged 27) | 2018 | Rahmatganj MFS |
| 27 | Mohamed Didarul Islam | RW/LW | (1989-04-18)18 April 1989 (aged 30) | 2019 | Bangladesh Army |
| 28 | Tauduzzaman Liton | FW | (1993-01-08)8 January 1993 (aged 26) | 2018 | Farashganj SC |
| 99 | Nkwocha Kingsley Chigozie | CF | (1988-06-18)18 June 1988 (aged 31) | 2019 | Mohammedan SC |
| Left during the season |||||||
| 80 | Magalan Ugochukwu Awala | CF | (1990-06-20)20 June 1990 (aged 29) | 2018 | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC |

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Premier League | 19 January 2019 | 3 August 2019 | Matchday 1 | 8th | 24 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 26 | −4 | 020.83 |
| Federation Cup | 27 October 2018 | 10 November 2018 | Group Stage | Quarter-final | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 033.33 |
| Independence Cup | 3 December 2018 | 12 December 2018 | Group Stage | Quarter-final | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 31 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 025.81 |
Source: Soccerway

### Premier League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 6 | Lt. Sheikh Jamal DC | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 28 |
| 7 | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 38 | −12 | 26 |
| 8 | Chittagong Abahani Ltd. | 24 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 26 | −4 | 25 |
| 9 | Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd. | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 25 |
| 10 | Rahmatganj MFS | 24 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 53 | −19 | 22 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Soccerway

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | - | H | A | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | - | A | H | H | H |
| Result | W | D | D | L | W | L | D | D | - | D | L | W | L | W | L | D | L | D | W | L | D | - | L | D | L | D |
| Position | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
* ↑ No Chittagong Abahani matchday in this round.
* ↑ No Chittagong Abahani matchday in this round.

#### Matches
### Federation Cup
#### Group stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Arambagh KS | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Chittagong Abahani | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Rahmatganj MFS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 | |

#### Knockout phase
##### Quarter-final
### Independence Cup
#### Group stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Chittagong Abahani | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Rahmatganj MFS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 3 | NoFeL Sporting Club | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | Dhaka Mohammedan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 2 | |

#### Knockout phase
##### Quarter-final
## Statistics
### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Nat. | Pos. | Player | BPL | Independence Cup | Federation Cup | Total |
| 1 | 10 | | FW | Mamadou Bah | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 | 80 | | FW | Magalan Ugochukwu | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 99 | | FW | Nkwocha Kingsley Chigozie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | 9 | | FW | Sohel Miah | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | | DF | Daniel Tagoe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 25 | | DF | Mufta Lawal | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 12 | | MF | Koushik Barua | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 27 | | FW | Didarul Islam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals (from the opponents) | Own goals (from the opponents) | Own goals (from the opponents) | Own goals (from the opponents) | Own goals (from the opponents) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 22 | 4 | 5 | 31 |