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.[1][2] This also remarks their 5th consecutive season in the top flight after getting promoted in 2014.[3][4] In addition to domestic league, Ctg Abahani also participated on this season's edition of Federation Cup and Independence Cup.[5][6]

Chittagong Abahani
2018–19 season
PresidentM. Abdul Latif
Head coachZulfiker Mahmud Mintu
StadiumBangabandhu National Stadium
Bangladesh Premier League8th
Federation CupQuarter final
Independence CupQuarter final
Top goalscorerLeague: Momodou Bah (6)
All: Momodou Bah (11)
Biggest win3–0 v NoFeL SC
(Neutral)
3 December 2018
(Independence Cup)

0–3 v NoFeL SC
(Away)
12 April 2019
(Premier League)

1–4 v Muktijoddha SKC
(Away)
9 May 2019
(Premier League)

3–0 v Sheikh Russel KC
(Home)
2 July 2019
(Premier League)
Biggest defeat3–0 v Bashundhara Kings
(Away)
18 April 2019
(Premier League)

Players

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Chittagong Abahani Ltd. squad for 2018–19 season.[7]

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 Nat. 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

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
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 31 8 11 12 31 32 −1 025.81

Source: Soccerway

Premier League

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League table

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Pos Team 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
Source: BFF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
24 5 10 9 22 26  −4 25 3 6 3 12 10  +2 2 4 6 10 16  −6

Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHAHAHAHA-[a]HAAAAHAHAHAH-[b]AHHH
ResultWDDLWLDD-DLWLWLDLDWLD-LDLD
Position44676778888787677766777788
  1. ^ No Chittagong Abahani matchday in this round.
  2. ^ No Chittagong Abahani matchday in this round.
Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes: Positions show the situation at the end of the corresponding Rounds, not the position at the conclusion of matches or game days.

Matches

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19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 1 Chittagong Abahani 1–0 Muktijoddha SKC Dhaka
14:00 BST (UTC+6)
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  • H. Nolak   27'
  • S. Anik   41'
Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
Referee: Mahmud Zamal Farouqee Nahid
24 January 2019 (2019-01-24) 2 Rahmatganj MFS 1–1 Chittagong Abahani Dhaka
19:30 BST (UTC+6)
  • Faysal   55'
  • M. Sharif   79'
  • S. Zunapio   80'
Report
Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
Referee: Bharat Chandra Gour
29 January 2019 (2019-01-29) 3 Chittagong Abahani 0–0 Team BJMC Dhaka
14:30 BST (UTC+6)
Report
  • M. Shapon   29'
  • S. Illiasu   32'
  • F. Khasanboyev   45+2'
  • O. Valizhonov   90+5'
Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
Referee: Bhovon Mohon Talukdar
3 February 2019 (2019-02-03) 4 Arambagh KS 2–0 Chittagong Abahani Mymensingh
16:00 BST (UTC+6)
Report
Stadium: Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium
Referee: Sheik Farid Ahmed
8 February 2019 (2019-02-08) 5 Chittagong Abahani 3–2 Brothers Union Dhaka
16:00 BST (UTC+6)
  • S. Shafi   11' (o.g.)
  • M. Bah   46'
  • Koushik   56',   87'
  • M. Lawal   63'
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  • L. Lima   19',   64' (pen.)
  • M. Rabby   33'
  • K. Tara   68'
Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
Referee: Anisur Rahman
13 February 2019 (2019-02-13) 6 Sheikh Russel KC 1–0 Chittagong Abahani Sylhet
18:30 BST (UTC+6)
  • Khalekurzaman   66'
  • A. Azizov   83'
Report
Stadium: Sylhet District Stadium
Referee: Mohan Bhaban
18 February 2019 (2019-02-18) 7 Chittagong Abahani 0–0 Dhaka Mohammedan Dhaka
16:00 BST (UTC+6) Report
  • A. Ghosh   42'
  • A. Bappy   64'
  • M. Linkon   90'
Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
Referee: Mohan Bhaban
23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) 8 Saif SC 0–0 Chittagong Abahani Mymensingh
15:00 BST (UTC+6)
Report
Stadium: Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium
Referee: Anisur Rahman
4 March 2019 (2019-03-04) 10 Chittagong Abahani 0–0 Sheikh Jamal DC Dhaka
16:00 BST (UTC+6) Report Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Jalaluddin
8 April 2019 (2019-04-08) 11 Dhaka Abahani 2–0 Chittagong Abahani Dhaka
16:00 BST (UTC+6)
Report
  • Sohel Mia   85'
Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Naheed
12 April 2019 (2019-04-12) 12 NoFeL SC 0–3 Chittagong Abahani Noakhali
15:30 BST (UTC+6)
  • S. Ullah   43'
  • Kamrul   45+2'
Report
Stadium: Shaheed Bulu Stadium
Referee: Bharat Chandra Gour
18 April 2019 (2019-04-18) 13 Bashundhara Kings 3–0 Chittagong Abahani Nilphamari
15:30 BST (UTC+6)
Report
Stadium: Sheikh Kamal Stadium
Referee: Anisur Rahman
9 May 2019 (2019-05-09) 14 Muktijoddha SKC 1–4 Chittagong Abahani Gopalganj
16:00 BST (UTC+6)
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  • N. Kingsley   5'
  • Didarul   25'
  • M. Bah   68', 71'
  • Anik   81'
Stadium: Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Jalaluddin
16 May 2019 (2019-05-16) 15 Chittagong Abahani 1–2 Rahmatganj MFS Dhaka
19:00 BST (UTC+6)
  • N. Shahed   6'
  • N. Kingsley   24' (pen.)
Report
  • F. Khasanboyev   24'
  • S. Rana   26',   87'
  • D. Alam   33'
  • L. Darboe   70'
Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
Referee: Mahmud Zamal Farouqee Nahid
21 May 2019 (2019-05-21) 16 Team BJMC 1–1 Chittagong Abahani Noakhali
16:00 BST (UTC+6)
  • M. Tutul   27'
  • S. Illiasu   45'
  • O. Valijonov   56'
  • A. Kanon   84'
  • M. Yousuf   88'
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  • M. Bah   84'
Stadium: Shaheed Bulu Stadium
Referee: Bharat Chandra Gour
16 June 2019 (2019-06-16) 17 Chittagong Abahani 0–1 Arambagh KS Dhaka
16:00 BST (UTC+6) Report
  • P. Biyaga   24'
  • Jalal Miya   44'
  • M. Chinedu   63'
  • M. Rockey   89'
Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
Referee: Mahmud Zamal Farouqee Nahid
27 June 2019 (2019-06-27) 18 Brothers Union 1–1 Chittagong Abahani Dhaka
19:00 BST (UTC+6)
  • Shakil   19'
  • M. Shaikh   84'
Report
Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Mizanur Rahman
2 July 2019 (2019-07-02) 19 Chittagong Abahani 3–0 Sheikh Russel KC Dhaka
19:00 BST (UTC+6)
  • M. Bah   9'
  • Sohel Mia   46', 61'
  • M. Nehal   59'
  • N. Rasel   69'
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  • R. Onwrebe   86'
Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
Referee: Sujit Chandan Banarjee
6 July 2019 (2019-07-06) 20 Mohammedan SC 2–0 Chittagong Abahani Dhaka
19:00 BST (UTC+6)
Report
  • M. Amin   65'
Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
Referee: Sujit Chandan Banarjee
10 July 2019 (2019-07-10) 21 Chittagong Abahani 1–1 Saif SC Dhaka
16:00 BST (UTC+6)
Report
Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
Referee: Anisur Rahman
20 July 2019 (2019-07-20) 23 Sheikh Jamal DC 2–0 Chittagong Abahani Dhaka
16:00 BST (UTC+6)
Report
Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Jalaluddin
24 July 2019 (2019-07-24) 24 Chittagong Abahani 2–2 Dhaka Abahani Dhaka
19:00 BST (UTC+6)
  • Anik   69'
  • D. Tagoe   75' (pen.)
  • M. Lawal   88'
  • N. Kingsley   90+1'
Report
Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
Referee: Bhubon Mohon Tarafder
28 July 2019 (2019-07-28) 25 Chittagong Abahani 0–1 NoFeL SC Dhaka
16:00 BST (UTC+6) Report
  • Jamir   43'
  • F. Mona   50'
Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
Referee: Mohan Bhaban
3 August 2019 (2019-08-03) 26 Chittagong Abahani 1–1 Bashundhara Kings Dhaka
17:30 BST (UTC+6)
Report
Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
Referee: Mahmud Zamal Farouqee Nahid

Federation Cup

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Group stage

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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
3 Rahmatganj MFS 2 0 0 2 2 6 −4 0
Source: azscore
27 October 2018 (2018-10-27) 1 Chittagong Abahani 3–1 Rahmatganj MFS Dhaka
17:00 BST (UTC+6)
  • M. Bah   35'
  • M. Awala   72'
  • M. Lawal   76'
Report
Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
Referee: A. Rahman Dhali
4 November 2018 (2018-11-04) 4 Arambagh KS 2–2
(4–2 p)
Chittagong Abahani Dhaka
17:00 BST (UTC+6)
  • I. Babakhanov   45+2' (pen.)
  • Shahriar Bappi   85'
Report
Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
Referee: M. Daly
Penalties
  • I. Babakhanov  
  • Rajon  
  • Robiul  
  • J. Sujon  
  • K. Chukwudi  
Note: The tiebreaker was conducted to decide group champion.

Knockout phase

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Quarter-final
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10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) Quarterfinal Sheikh Russel KC 1–0 Chittagong Abahani Dhaka
17:00 BST (UTC+6)
  • R. Odovin   47'
Report Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
Referee: Sujit Chandan Banarjee

Independence Cup

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Group stage

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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
3 NoFeL Sporting Club 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3
4 Dhaka Mohammedan 3 0 2 1 0 2 −2 2
Source: GSA
3 December 2018 (2018-12-03) 1 Chittagong Abahani 3–0 NoFeL SC Dhaka
15:00 BST (UTC+6)
  • M. Bah   19', 61'
  • M. Lawal   54'
Report Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
Referee: Jahidul Chowdhury
6 December 2016 (2016-12-06) 2 Rahmatganj MFS 0–1 Chittagong Abahani Dhaka
15:00 BST (UTC+6) Report
  • M. Bah   38'
Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
Referee: Farukh Islam Rana
9 December 2018 (2018-12-09) 3 Dhaka Mohammedan 0–0 Chittagong Abahani Dhaka
17:15 BST (UTC+6) Report Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
Referee: Ashok Chakrabarty

Knockout phase

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Quarter-final
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12 December 2018 (2018-12-12) Quarterfinal Chittagong Abahani 0–2 Sheikh Russel KC Dhaka
16:30 BST (UTC+6) Report
  • A. Azizov   35'
  • R. Odovin   38'
Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
Referee: Narul Islam

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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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
25   DF Mufta Lawal 0 1 1 2
7 12   MF Koushik Barua 1 0 0 1
27   FW Didarul Islam 1 0 0 1
Own goals (from the opponents) 2 0 0 2
Total 22 4 5 31

References

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  6. ^ প্রতিবেদক, ক্রীড়া. "ইউরোপের আদলে বাংলাদেশের ফুটবল সূচি". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-08-23.
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