Abahani

Abahani Limited Dhaka is a Bangladeshi professional football club based in the Dhanmondi area of Dhaka, competing in the Bangladesh Football League. The club was founded as Abahani Krira Chakra in 1972 through the re-organisation of Iqbal Sporting Club, and it was converted into a Limited company in 1989. Its home field is the Dhanmondi field in Road No. 19, and it has a long-running rivalry with Dhaka Mohammedan known as the Dhaka Derby. The club's supporters are known as the "Sky Blue Brigade." Abahani has won eleven Dhaka League titles, a record 6 Bangladesh Football League titles, and the Federation Cup 12 times, and in 2019 became the first Bangladeshi club to reach the knockout stages of the AFC Cup.

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