Dhaka derby
The Dhaka Derby is a football rivalry between the Dhaka teams of Abahani and Mohammedan; although the rivalry was bigger in the past, it is still considered to be the biggest game in Bangladesh's domestic football scene.
Mohammedan was founded in 1936, and Abahani in 1972. Bangladesh football's popularity grew based on these two Dhaka clubs. The two clubs have divided the country's fans into two camps in a fierce rivalry of more than 50 years. The two clubs meet several times a year in competitions like the Federation Cup, Bangladesh Premier League, Independence Cup.
History
1970s–1990s
The two sides first met in 1973 in Dhaka First Division League. During that match, Abahani player Amalesh Sen scored the first goal in the history of Dhaka derby. Salahuddin scored the second goal for Abahani and the Abahani won that match by 2–0 and caused an upset over the mighty Black and Whites.In 1978, Bangladesh participated in Asian Games for the first time. Monwar Hossain Nannu, being the senior most player in the squad, was originally nominated as the captain for the Bangkok event. But, then the Federation changed their decision and goalkeeper Shahidur Rahman Shantoo from MSC was appointed the new captain. 7 Abahani players including Nannu withdrew from the team in protest.
The much depleted Bangladesh team struggled in the tournament losing 1–0 to Malaysia and 3–0 to India. Following this incident, the federation generally tried to pick national team captain outside the big two Dhaka teams for the next few years.
The 1980s was the golden era of club football in Dhaka. Any match involving Mohammedan or Abahani would draw huge crowd at the Dhaka stadium. The rivalry between the two rivals was at its peak in this era.
Before the match flags of Abahani and Mohamedan were observed in rooftops of Dhaka residents. Abahani won a hat-trick of titles in 1983, 1984 & 1985 and Mohammedan made a record of winning an unbeaten hat-trick of titles in 1986, 1987 & 1988-89. The rivalry reached its peak as fans always wanted their favorite team to win and they also contested in foreign tournaments and were the best sides.
2000s–2010
Since the start of the Bangladesh Premier League in 2007, the rivalry has lost majority of its past fame.Head-to-head
Statistics
Following statistics are from matches since 2007 B.League.Matches
Following is the list of matches since 2007 B.League.| # | Season | Date | Competition | Stadium | Home Team | Result | Away Team | Report |
| 1 | 2007 | 16 March 2007 | Bangladesh Premier League | National Stadium, Dhaka | Mohammedan | 0–1 | Abahani | |
| 2 | 2007 | 16 June 2007 | Bangladesh Premier League | Kamalpur Stadium | Abahani | 0–0 | Mohammedan | |
| 3 | 2008–09 | 1 September 2008 | Federation Cup | National Stadium, Dhaka | Abahani | 1–1 | Mohammedan | |
| 4 | 2008–09 | 24 November 2008 | Bangladesh Premier League | Kamalpur Stadium | Abahani | 2–2 | Mohammedan | |
| 5 | 2008–09 | 24 January 2009 | Bangladesh Premier League | National Stadium, Dhaka | Mohammedan | 1–2 | Abahani | |
| 6 | 2009–10 | 19 March 2010 | Bangladesh Premier League | National Stadium, Dhaka | Mohammedan | 0–0 | Abahani | |
| 7 | 2009–10 | 2 June 2010 | Bangladesh Premier League | Kamalpur Stadium | Abahani | 1–2 | Mohammedan | |
| 8 | 2010–11 | 13 March 2011 | Bangladesh Premier League | Kamalpur Stadium | Abahani | 1–0 | Mohammedan | |
| 9 | 2010–11 | 24 June 2011 | Bangladesh Premier League | National Stadium, Dhaka | Mohammedan | 0–0 | Abahani | |
| 10 | 2012 | 17 February 2012 | Bangladesh Premier League | National Stadium, Dhaka | Abahani | 1–1 | Mohammedan | |
| 11 | 2012 | 22 May 2012 | Bangladesh Premier League | National Stadium, Dhaka | Mohammedan | 2–0 | Abahani | |
| 12 | 2012–13 | 28 December 2012 | Bangladesh Premier League | National Stadium, Dhaka | Abahani | 2–0 | Mohammedan | |
| 13 | 2012–13 | 7 April 2013 | Bangladesh Premier League | National Stadium, Dhaka | Mohammedan | 1–1 | Abahani | |
| 14 | 2013–14 | 19 January 2014 | Bangladesh Premier League | National Stadium, Dhaka | Mohammedan | 0–1 | Abahani | |
| 15 | 2013–14 | 4 May 2014 | Bangladesh Premier League | National Stadium, Dhaka | Abahani | 0–1 | Mohammedan | |
| 16 | 2013–14 | 30 June 2014 | Bangladesh Premier League | National Stadium, Dhaka | Mohammedan | 1–1 | Abahani | |
| 17 | 2014–15 | 20 May 2015 | Bangladesh Premier League | National Stadium, Dhaka | Abahani | 0–1 | Mohammedan | |
| 18 | 2014–15 | 16 August 2015 | Bangladesh Premier League | National Stadium, Dhaka | Mohammedan | 0–0 | Abahani | |
| 19 | 2016 | 21 September 2016 | Bangladesh Premier League | National Stadium, Dhaka | Mohammedan | 0–3 | Abahani | |
| 20 | 2016 | 6 December 2016 | Bangladesh Premier League | Gopalganj Stadium | Abahani | 2–1 | Mohammedan | |
| 21 | 2017–18 | 7 August 2017 | Bangladesh Premier League | National Stadium, Dhaka | Abahani | 1–0 | Mohammedan | |
| 22 | 2017–18 | 22 November 2017 | Bangladesh Premier League | National Stadium, Dhaka | Mohammedan | 0–2 | Abahani | |
| 23 | 2018–19 | 28 February 2019 | Bangladesh Premier League | National Stadium, Dhaka | Abahani | 3–0 | Mohammedan | |
| 24 | 2018–19 | 16 July 2019 | Bangladesh Premier League | National Stadium, Dhaka | Mohammedan | 4–0 | Abahani | |
| 25 | 2019–20 | 4 March 2020 | Bangladesh Premier League | National Stadium, Dhaka | Abahani | 4–0 | Mohammedan | |
| 26 | 2019–20 | 25 June 2020 | Bangladesh Premier League | National Stadium, Dhaka | Mohammedan | N/A | Abahani | |
| 27 | 2020–21 | 4 March 2020 | Federation Cup | National Stadium, Dhaka | Abahani | 3–0 | Mohammedan | |
| 28 | 2020–21 | 28 January 2021 | Bangladesh Premier League | Comilla Stadium | Mohammedan | 2–2 | Abahani | |
| 29 | 2020–21 | 27 June 2021 | Bangladesh Premier League | National Stadium, Dhaka | Abahani | 1–1 | Mohammedan | |
| 30 | 2021–22 | 23 February 2022 | Bangladesh Premier League | Sylhet District Stadium | Abahani | 1–0 | Mohammedan | |
| 31 | 2021–22 | 22 June 2022 | Bangladesh Premier League | Comilla Stadium | Mohammedan | 2–4 | Abahani | |
| 32 | 2022–23 | 27 January 2023 | Bangladesh Premier League | Comilla Stadium | Abahani | 2–0 | Mohammedan | |
| 33 | 2022–23 | 26 May 2022 | Bangladesh Premier League | Comilla Stadium | Mohammedan | 1–1 | Abahani | |
| 34 | 2022–23 | 30 May 2022 | Federation Cup | Comilla Stadium | Mohammedan | 4–4 | Abahani | |
| 35 | 2023–24 | 13 February 2024 | Federation Cup | Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium | Abahani | 1–2 | Mohammedan | |
| 36 | 2023–24 | 23 February 2024 | Bangladesh Premier League | Comilla Stadium | Abahani | 2–2 | Mohammedan | |
| 37 | 2023–24 | 29 May 2024 | Bangladesh Premier League | Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium | Abahani | 1- | Mohammedan |
Statistics
All players in bold are still active in the derby.All-time top goalscorers
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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