# 2022–23 Abahani Limited Dhaka season

The 2022–23 season was the Abahani Limited Dhaka's 15th consecutive season in the Bangladesh Premier League since the initiation of the league, and 48th overall season in the top flight of Bangladeshi football. The season covered a period from 8 October 2022 to 22 July 2023. This season didn't include any AFC competitions as the Asian club competitions switched to two-year (autumn-to-spring) schedule from 2023.

## Players

    As of 3 November 2022
| No. | Player | Position(s) | Date Of Birth | Year Signed | Previous Club |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Shahidul Alam Sohel | GK | (1991-02-12) 12 February 1991 (age 33) | 2016 | Sheikh Jamal DC |
| 18 | Mahfuz Hasan Pritom | GK | (1999-11-05) 5 November 1999 (age 25) | 2021 | Muktijoddha SKC |
| 25 | Arifuzzaman Himel | GK | (1989-07-10) 10 July 1989 (age 35) | 2021 | Bangladesh Police FC |
| 30 | Shamim Hossen | GK | (1998-11-01) 1 November 1998 (age 26) | 2020 | Abahani Youth Team |
| Defenders |||||||
| 2 | Sushanto Tripura | RB | (1998-10-05) 5 October 1998 (age 26) | 2021 | Bashundhara Kings |
| 3 | Nurul Naium Faisal | LB/CB | (1995-10-11) 11 October 1995 (age 29) | 2021 | Bashundhara Kings |
| 4 | Rezaul Karim Reza | CB | (1987-07-01) 1 July 1987 (age 37) | 2021 | Sheikh Jamal DC |
| 5 | Riyadul Hasan Rafi | CB | (1999-12-29) 29 December 1999 (age 25) | 2022 | Saif Sporting Club |
| 14 | Mamun Miah | RB/CB | (1987-09-11) 11 September 1987 (age 37) | 2016 | Mohammedan SC |
| 15 | Alomgir Molla | LB | (2000-11-06) 6 November 2000 (age 24) | 2022 | Mohammedan SC |
| 22 | Yousef Mohammad | CB | (1999-06-27) 27 June 1999 (age 25) | 2022 | Al-Jaish SC |
| 24 | Assaduzzaman Bablu | CB | (1996-01-01) 1 January 1996 (age 29) | 2022 | Sheikh Russel KC |
| 29 | Masud Rana Mredha | RB | (1997-07-19) 19 July 1997 (age 27) | 2022 | Mohammedan SC |
| 33 | Shakir Ahmed | RB | (2002-02-04) 4 February 2002 (age 22) | 2020 | Abahani Youth Team |
| 34 | Nazim Uddin | CB | (1994-02-15) 15 February 1994 (age 30) | 2019 | Feni SC |
| 77 | Rahmat Mia | LB/RB | (1999-12-08) 8 December 1999 (age 25) | 2022 | Sheikh Russel KC |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 6 | Emon Mahmud Babu | CM/DM | (1991-06-03) 3 June 1991 (age 33) | 2021 | Bashundhara Kings |
| 8 | Mohammad Ridoy | DM | (2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 (age 23) | 2019 | Friends Social Organization |
| 13 | Papon Singh | DM/CM | (1999-12-31) 31 December 1999 (age 25) | 2022 | Uttar Baridhara |
| 16 | Sohel Rana | CM/DM/LW | (1996-06-01) 1 June 1996 (age 28) | 2022 | Chittagong Abahani Limited |
| 17 | Mehedi Hasan Royal | AM | (1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 (age 27) | 2021 | Muktijoddha SKC |
| 20 | Maraz Hossain Opi | AM/CF | (2001-03-10) 10 March 2001 (age 23) | 2022 | Saif Sporting Club |
| 27 | Arafat Tasin | DM | (1991-01-05) 5 January 1991 (age 34) | 2019 | |
| 28 | Tonmoy Das | CM | (1998-05-01) 1 May 1998 (age 26) | 2021 | Abahani Youth Team |
| 31 | Mohammad Al Amin | CM | (1999-05-25) 25 May 1999 (age 25) | 2021 | Saif Sporting Club |
| 35 | Al-Amin Hassan Aanaf | CM | (2001-09-24) 24 September 2001 (age 23) | 2021 | Abahani Youth Team |
| 80 | Raphael Augusto | CM | (1991-03-06) 6 March 1991 (age 33) | 2020 | Bengaluru FC |
| Forwards |||||||
| 7 | Jewel Rana | RW | (1995-12-25) 25 December 1995 (age 29) | 2018 | Saif Sporting Club |
| 9 | Getterson | CF | (1991-05-16) 16 May 1991 (age 33) | 2021 | Chiangrai United |
| 10 | Nabib Newaj Jibon | CF/RW | (1990-08-17) 17 August 1990 (age 34) | 2021 | Team BJMC |
| 11 | Rahim Uddin | RW/LW | (1999-06-03) 3 June 1999 (age 25) | 2022 | Saif Sporting Club |
| 12 | Daniel Colindres | RW | (1985-01-10) 10 January 1985 (age 40) | 2021 | Deportivo Saprissa |
| 19 | Foysal Ahmed Fahim | LW/CF | (2002-02-24) 24 February 2002 (age 22) | 2022 | Saif Sporting Club |
| 21 | Eleta Kingsley | LW/CF | (1989-10-29) 29 October 1989 (age 35) | 2022 | Bashundhara Kings |
| 23 | Peter Nworah | CF | (1990-12-15) 15 December 1990 (age 34) | 2022 | Al-Markhiya SC |
| 26 | Emeka Ogbugh | FW | (1990-02-22) 22 February 1990 (age 34) | 2023 | Saif Sporting Club |

## Transfer
### In

| No. | Pos | Player | Previous club | Fee | Date |
| 21 | FW | Eleta Kingsley | Bashundhara Kings | Free transfer | 28 July 2022 |
| 20 | MF | Maraz Hossain Opi | Saif Sporting Club | Free transfer | 6 August 2022 |
| 16 | MF | Sohel Rana | Chittagong Abahani Limited | Free transfer | 5 August 2022 |
| 24 | DF | Asaduzzaman Bablu | Sheikh Russel KC | Free transfer | 14 August 2022 |
| 19 | FW | Foysal Ahmed Fahim | Saif Sporting Club | Free transfer | 8 October 2022 |
| 13 | MF | Papon Singh | Uttar Baridhara Club | Free transfer | 26 October 2022 |
| 77 | DF | Rahmat Mia | Sheikh Russel KC | Free transfer | 26 October 2022 |
| 5 | DF | Riyadul Hasan Rafi | Saif Sporting Club | Free transfer | 26 October 2022 |
| 22 | DF | Yousef Mohammad | Al-Jaish SC | Free transfer | 1 November 2022 |
| 15 | DF | Alomgir Molla | Mohammedan SC | Free transfer | 9 October 2022 |
| 11 | FW | Rahim Uddin | Saif Sporting Club | Free transfer | 9 October 2022 |
| 29 | DF | Masud Rana Mredha | Mohammedan SC | Free transfer | 9 October 2022 |
| 9 | FW | Getterson | Chiangrai United | Free transfer | 9 November 2022 |
| 23 | FW | Peter Nworah | Al-Markhiya SC | Free transfer | 8 November 2022 |
| 26 | FW | Emeka Ogbugh | Unattached | Free transfer | 17 March 2023 |

### Out

| No. | Pos | Player | Moved to | Fee | Date |
| 9 | FW | Dorielton Gomez Nascimento | Bashundhara Kings | Free transfer | 7 August 2022 |
| 5 | DF | Tutul Hossain Badsha | Bashundhara Kings | Free transfer | 7 August 2022 |
| 11 | FW | Rakib Hossain | Bashundhara Kings | Free transfer | 7 August 2022 |
| 20 | DF | Milad Sheykh Soleimani | Shams Azar F.C. | Free transfer | 11 September 2022 |
| 19 | DF | Monir Hossain | Sheikh Russel KC | Free transfer | 8 October 2022 |
| 13 | MF | Abu Shaeid | Sheikh Jamal DC | Free transfer | 15 October 2022 |
| 16 | MF | Mohamed Sohel Rana | Sheikh Russel KC | Free transfer | October 2022 |
| 29 | MF | Imtiaz Sultan Jitu | Unattached | Released | October 2022 |
| 30 | GK | Rayhan Ahmed Jaber | Unattached | Released | October 2022 |
| 9 | FW | Getterson | Unattached | Released | 13 March 2023 |

## Competitions

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### Overall

| Competition | First match | Last match | Final Position |
| BPL | 9 December 2022 | 21 July 2023 | 2nd |
| Federation Cup | 3 January 2023 | 30 May 2023 | Runner-up |
| Independence Cup | 15 November 2022 | 4 December 2022 | Third-place |

### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| BPL | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 17 | +29 | 060.00 |
| Independence Cup | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 083.33 |
| Federation Cup | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 080.00 |
| Total | 31 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 74 | 31 | +43 | 067.74 |
Source: Competitions

### Premier League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Bashundhara Kings (C, Q) | 20 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 13 | +38 | 55 | Qualification for the AFC Challenge League play-off round |
| 2 | Dhaka Abahani | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 18 | +27 | 40 | |
| 3 | Bangladesh Police FC | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 21 | +18 | 35 | |
| 4 | Mohammedan SC | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 21 | +17 | 32 | |
| 5 | Sheikh Russel KC | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 30 | |

#### 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 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | | A | H |
| Result | D | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | – | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | D | W | – | L | W |
| Position | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
* ↑ No Abahani Limited Dhaka matchday in this round.
* ↑ No Abahani Limited Dhaka matchday in this round.

### Federation Cup
#### Group stages

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Abahani Limited Dhaka | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Sheikh Russel KC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 3 | Bangladesh Police FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 | |

#### Knockout stage
### Independence Cup
#### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Abahani Ltd. Dhaka | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | Muktijoddha SKC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 6 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 3 | Bangladesh Air Force | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 | Uttara FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | |

#### Knockout stages
## Statistics
### Goalscorers

    As of match played till 21 July 2023
| Rank | Player | Position | Total | BPL | Independence Cup | Federation Cup |
| 1 | Daniel Colindres | FW | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Eleta Kingsley | FW | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Foysal Ahmed Fahim | FW | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Raphael Augusto | MF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Peter Nworah | FW | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Emeka Ogbugh | FW | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Nabib Newaj Jibon | MF | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Getterson | FW | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | Mehedi Hasan Royal | FW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Maraz Hossain | MF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Yousef Mohammad | DF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Sohel Rana | FW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Md Rahim Uddin | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Emon Mahmud Babu | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Riyadul Hasan Rafi | DF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Rezaul Karim Reza | DF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Rahmat Mia | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | 73 | 45 | 16 | 12 |
Source: Matches