Chittagong Abahani

Chittagong Abahani, also spelled Chattogram Abahani or Chittagong Abahoni, is a sports club based in Chittagong, Bangladesh, established in 1980 as a wing of Abahani Limited Dhaka, inspired by organizer Didarul Alam Chowdhury. The club plays its home matches primarily at the M. A. Aziz Stadium, and has also used Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium in Munshiganj, Bangabandhu National Stadium and Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium in some seasons. Known as the Blue Pirates, the club was a founding member of the country's first professional league in 2007, was relegated in 2010–11, and returned to the top tier after winning the 2013 Bangladesh Championship League. Its most notable era began in 2015, when it hosted the inaugural Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup and later won the 2016 Independence Cup under foreign coach Jozef Pavlik.

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