2023–24 Chittagong Abahani season

Chittagong Abahani

2023–24 season
Chittagong Abahani line up before facing Dhaka Abahani on 17 February, 2024
President	M. Abdul Latif
Head coach	Mahabubul Haque Juwel (until 25 March) Md. Tajuddin Taju (from 25 March)
Stadium	Munshiganj Stadium
Bangladesh Premier League	5th
Federation Cup	Group stage
Independence Cup	Quarter-final
Top goalscorer	League: David Ifegwu (5) All: David Ifegwu (5)
Biggest win	0–5 v Brothers Union (Away) 27 April 2024 (Premier League)
Biggest defeat	0–5 v Bashundhara Kings (Home) 5 April 2024 (Premier League)
All statistics correct as of 17 May 2024.

The 2023–24 season is the Chittagong Abahani's 44th season since its establishment in 1980 and their 14th season in the Bangladesh Premier League.[1][2] This also remarks their 10th consecutive season in the top flight after getting promoted in 2014.[3] In addition to domestic league, Ctg Abahani participating in this season's edition of Federation Cup and Independence Cup.[4] The season will cover the period from July 2023 to June 2024.[5]

Management team

Position	Name
Head coach	Md. Tajuddin Taju
Assistant coach	Arafat Ali Rony
Goalkeeping coach	Shakibul Hasan
Physiotherapist	Fuad Hasan Hawlader
Interpreter	Mohammad Poniruzzaman Ponir
Team manager	Arman Aziz
Technical Director	Maruful Haque

• Last updated: 5 April 2024
• Source: [1] [2]

Players

Players statistics and squad numbers last updated on 17 May 2024. Appearances include all competitions and official matches.
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	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Ashraful Rana		GK	(1988 -05-01)1 May 1988 (aged 35)	2023	Sheikh Russel KC	19 (since 2023)[A]	0 (since 2023)[A]
22	Showkat Hossen Hasan		GK	(1999-01-03)3 January 1999 (aged 25)	2021	Fortis FC	4	0
30	Monirul Islam Tuhin		GK	(2003-09-06)6 September 2003 (aged 20)	2023	Muktijoddha SKC	1	0
35	Nasrul Islam Hero		GK	(2003-03-23)23 March 2003 (aged 21)	2023	Swadhinata KS	1	0
40	Ariful Islam		GK	(1989-01-12)12 January 1989 (aged 35)	2024	Police FC	0	0
Defenders
2	Raihan Hasan		RB / LB / CB	(1994-09-10)10 September 1994 (aged 29)	2023	Sheikh Jamal DC	17 (since 2023)[B]	0 (since 2023)[B]
3	Rashedul Alam Moni		CB	(1987-05-23)23 May 1987 (aged 36)	2023	Sheikh Jamal DC	1	0
4	Yeasin Khan (Captain)		CB	(1994 -09-16)16 September 1994 (aged 29)	2023	Sheikh Russel KC	19	1
5	Nasir Uddin Chowdhury (vice-captain)		CB	(1979-10-09)9 October 1979 (aged 44)	2022	Sheikh Russel KC	36 (since 2022)[C]	3 (since 2022)[C]
12	Sajon Miah		RB / RM	(1996-01-01)1 January 1996 (aged 28)	2023	AFC Uttara	13	0
15	Amit Hasan		LB / LM	(2002-12-22)22 December 2002 (aged 21)	2023	Muktijoddha SKC	1	0
24	Riaj Uddin Sagor		LWB / LM	(2002-04-05)5 April 2002 (aged 21)	2023	Muktijoddha SKC	17	2
28	Rifat Hasan Sarthok		LB	(2003-11-14)14 November 2003 (aged 20)	2023	Sheikh Jamal DC	3	0
31	Zahid Hasan				2024		0	0
44	Rostam Islam Dukhu Mia		CB / RWB	(2005-12-13)13 December 2005 (aged 18)	2022	Sheikh Russel KC	23	0
Midfielders
6	Imran Hassan Remon		DM	(1992-08-15)15 August 1992 (aged 31)	2022	Saif Sporting Club	34	0
7	Kawsar Ali Rabbi		RM / LM	(1996-08-08)8 August 1996 (aged 27)	2023	Fortis FC	27	2
8	Hemonta Vinsent Biswas		AM / RM	(1995-12-13)13 December 1995 (aged 28)	2023	Sheikh Russel KC	15 (since 2023)[D]	1 (since 2023)[D]
13	Amiruzzaman Saymon		AM / CF	(1999-10-13)13 October 1999 (aged 24)	2023	Fortis FC	3	1
14	Sabbir Hossain		AM / CM	(2003-03-01)1 March 2003 (aged 21)	2023	Bangladesh Army	1	0
16	Sohel Rana		DM / CM	(1991-12-13)13 December 1991 (aged 32)	2023	Sheikh Russel KC	14 (since 2023)[E]	1 (since 2023)[E]
17	Faysal Ahmed		CM	(1994-12-02)2 December 1994 (aged 29)	2023	Sheikh Jamal DC	10	0
18	Ranju Sikder		AM / LW	(1998-12-25)25 December 1998 (aged 25)	2023	Agrani Bank Ltd. SC	4	0
21	Sohanur Rahman Sohan		CM	(1999-11-20)20 November 1999 (aged 24)	2023	Sheikh Jamal DC	7	0
27	Shakil Ali		LM / RM	(2000-07-15)15 July 2000 (aged 23)	2023	Gopalganj SC	5	2
29	Asadul Islam Sakib		LM / LWB / RM	(2005-07-29)29 July 2005 (aged 18)	2023	Uttar Baridhara	19	0
34	Wasiu Semiu		CM	(2005-12-05)5 December 2005 (aged 18)	2024	Water FC Academy	7	0
66	Md Al Imran		CM	(1994-10-10)10 October 1994 (aged 29)	2023	Agrani Bank Ltd. SC	4	0
Forwards
9	Mannaf Rabby		LW / RW / CF	(1996-06-06)6 June 1996 (aged 27)	2023	Sheikh Jamal DC	48 (since 2019)[F]	6 (since 2019)[F]
11	Jamir Uddin		LW	(2002-12-12)12 December 2002 (aged 21)	2022	Saif Sporting Club	36	1
19	Ojukwu David Ifegwu (vice-captain)		CF / SS	(1996-06-01)1 June 1996 (aged 27)	2022	Remo Stars F.C.	42	18
20	Jahedul Alam		CF / RW	(1993-11-18)18 November 1993 (aged 30)	2023	Fortis FC	9	0
25	Khudoyorkhon Sagdullaev		RW / LW / CF	(1999-01-12)12 January 1999 (aged 25)	2024	FK Mash'al	7	0
32	Paul Komolafe		CF	(2000-06-12)12 June 2000 (aged 23)	2024	KF Erzeni	7	4
37	Iftasam Rahman Jidan		CF	(2006-10-18)18 October 2006 (aged 17)	2024	Kingstar SC	0	0
99	Emtiyaz Raihan		CF / RW	(1997-08-27)27 August 1997 (aged 26)	2022	Agrani Bank SC	23	2
Left during the season
10	Abu Azeez		SS / RW	(1994-05-31)31 May 1994 (aged 29)	2023	Warri Wolves	13	2
23	Arifur Rahman		LW / RW	(1999-02-15)15 February 1999 (aged 25)	2023	Free agent	21	3
33	Alex Shorot Biswas		RW	(1996-07-27)27 July 1996 (aged 27)	2023	Free agent	1	0
77	Lawal Muritala		DM / CM	(2000-12-13)13 December 2000 (aged 23)	2023	Sunshine Stars	6	0

Transfers

Transfers in

No.	Position	Player	Previous club	Fee	Date	Ref.
19	FW	Ojukwu David Ifegwu	Dhaka Abahani	Loan return	31 August 2023	[6]
-	MF	Mostafa Kahraba	Dhaka Abahani	Loan return	31 August 2023
1	GK	Ashraful Rana	Sheikh Russel KC	Free	October 2023	[7]
2	DF	Raihan Hasan	Sheikh Jamal DC	Free	October 2023
3	DF	Rashedul Alam Moni	Sheikh Jamal DC	Free	October 2023
4	DF	Yeasin Khan	Sheikh Russel KC	Free	October 2023	[8]
7	MF	Kawsar Ali Rabbi	Fortis FC	Free	October 2023	[9]
8	MF	Hemanta Vincent Biswas	Sheikh Russel KC	Free	October 2023
9	FW	Mannaf Rabby	Sheikh Jamal DC	Free	October 2023
10	FW	Abu Azeez	Warri Wolves F.C.	Free	October 2023	[10]
12	DF	Sajon Miah	Muktijoddha SKC	Free	October 2023
13	MF	Amiruzzaman Saymon	Fortis FC	Free	October 2023	[11]
14	MF	Sabbir Hossain	Brothers Union	Free	October 2023
15	DF	Amit Hasan	Muktijoddha SKC	Free	October 2023	[12]
16	MF	Sohel Rana	Sheikh Russel KC	Free	October 2023	[13]
17	MF	Faysal Ahmed	Sheikh Jamal DC	Free	October 2023
18	MF	Ranju Sikder	Bangladesh Army	Free	October 2023
20	FW	Jahedul Alam	Fortis FC	Free	October 2023
21	MF	Sohanur Rahman Sohan	Sheikh Jamal DC	Free	October 2023	[14]
23	FW	Arifur Rahman	Free agent	Free	October 2023	[15]
24	DF	Riaj Uddin Sagor	Muktijoddha SKC	Free	October 2023
27	MF	Shakil Ali	Gopalganj SC	Free	October 2023	[16]
28	DF	Rifat Hasan Sarthok	Sheikh Jamal DC	Free	October 2023	[17]
29	MF	Asadul Islam Sakib	Uttar Baridhara	Free	October 2023
30	GK	Monirul Islam Tuhin	Muktijoddha SKC	Free	October 2023	[18]
33	FW	Alex Shorot Biswas	Free agent	Free	October 2023
35	GK	Nasrul Islam Hero	Swadhinata KS	Free	October 2023
77	MF	Lawal Muritala	Sunshine Stars	Free	October 2023	[6]
32	FW	Paul Komolafe	KF Erzeni	Free	21 March 2024	[19]
25	FW	Khudoyorkhon Sagdullaev	FK Mash'al	Free	26 March 2024	[20]
31	DF	Zahid Hasan		Free	March 2024
34	MF	Wasiu Semiu	Water FC Academy	Free	March 2024
37	FW	Iftasam Rahman Jidan	Kingstar SC	Free	March 2024
40	GK	Ariful Islam	Police FC	Free	March 2024

Transfers out

No.	Position	Player	Moved To	Fee	Date	Ref.
77	FW	Ekbal Hussain	Sheikh Russel KC	Free	July 2023	[21]
10	FW	Candy Augustine	Free agent	Free	July 2023
22	GK	Nayeem Mia	Sheikh Russel KC	Free	July 2023	[22]
7	MF	Anik Hossain	Rahmatganj MFS	Free	September 2023
14	DF	Kazi Rahad Mia	Mohammedan SC	Free	September 2023
1	GK	Pappu Hossain	Dhaka Abahani	Free	October 2023
3	DF	Shukurali Pulatov	FC Shurtan Guzar	Free	October 2023
4	DF	Soeb Mia	Rahmatganj MFS	Free	October 2023
6	MF	Arafat Hossen	Rahmatganj MFS	Free	October 2023
8	MF	Saker Ullah	Free agent	Free	October 2023
12	FW	Rasel Ahmed	Free agent	Free	October 2023
13	DF	Md. Tarek	Rahmatganj MFS	Free	October 2023
15	DF	Apu Ahamed	PWD Sports Club	Free	October 2023
16	FW	Md Nahian	Rahmatganj MFS	Free	October 2023
20	FW	Saief Shamsud	Free agent	Free	October 2023
21	MF	Farhad Mia Mona	Fortis FC	Free	October 2023
23	DF	Md. Rockey	Rahmatganj MFS	Free	October 2023
26	DF	Ashik Ahammed	PWD Sports Club	Free	October 2023
28	DF	Md Alauddin	Free agent	Free	October 2023
40	GK	Mohammed Shahidullah	Free agent	Free	October 2023
70	MF	Rumon Hossain	PWD Sports Club	Free	October 2023
98	MF	Mostafa Kahraba	Brothers Union	Free	October 2023
23	FW	Arifur Rahman	Free agent	Free	March 2024
33	FW	Alex Shorot Biswas	Free agent	Free	March 2024
10	FW	Abu Azeez	Free agent	Free	March 2024	[23]
77	MF	Lawal Muritala	Free agent	Free	March 2024

Loans out

No.	Position	Player	Loaned to	Fee	Date	On loan until	Ref.
98	MF	Mostafa Kahraba	Dhaka Abahani	Free	1 August 2023	31 August 2023	[24][25]
19	FW	Ojukwu David Ifegwu	Dhaka Abahani	Free	1 August 2023	31 August 2023	[24][25]

Pre-season and friendlies

Sheikh Jamal DC v Chittagong Abahani

19 November 2023 (2023-11-19)	Sheikh Jamal DC	3–1	Chittagong Abahani	Dhaka
14:50 BST (UTC+6)	Raihan 57' (o.g.) Al Amin 64', 69'	Report	Sohel 54'	Stadium: Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Ground

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	22 December 2023	29 May 2024	Matchday 1	TBD	16	4	7	5	19	23	−4	025.00
Independence Cup	31 October 2023	5 December 2023	Group Stage	Quarter-final	3	0	2	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Federation Cup	16 January 2024	13 February 2024	Group Stage	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	4	5	−1	033.33
Total					22	5	9	8	24	30	−6	022.73

Last updated: 17 May 2024
Source: Soccerway

Premier League

Main article: 2023–24 Bangladesh Premier League (football)

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
5	Fortis FC	18	6	6	6	21	23	−2	24
6	Sheikh Russel KC	18	4	7	7	20	24	−4	19
7	Chittagong Abahani	18	4	7	7	22	29	−7	19
8	Sheikh Jamal DC	18	4	5	9	14	24	−10	17
9	Rahmatganj MFS	18	2	10	6	19	26	−7	16

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

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
16	4	7	5	19	23	−4	19	2	3	3	7	13	−6	2	4	2	12	10	+2

Last updated: 17 May 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Ground	A	A[a]	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	D	D	D	W	W	D	L	L	L	W	W	D	D	D
Position	9	10	9	9	9	8	4	4	8	8	9	7	5	5	5	5

1. Due to unavailability of Munshigonj Stadium, the fixture had been swapped and Bashundhara played as the home team in Bashundhara Kings Arena. In the reverse fixture, Chittagong Abahani will play as the home team in Munshigonj.

Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2024. 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

Police FC v Chittagong Abahani

22 December 2023 (2023-12-22) 1	Police FC	2–0	Chittagong Abahani	Mymensingh
14:30 BST (UTC+6)	E. Ibargüen 22', 43' S. Kirmane  56'	Report	I. Remon  45+9'	Stadium: Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium Referee: Mohammed Jalal Uddin

Bashundhara Kings v Chittagong Abahani

30 December 2023 (2023-12-30) 2	Bashundhara Kings	4–1	Chittagong Abahani	Dhaka
16:30 BST (UTC+6)	Dorielton 2', 40' M. Figueira  4' Rakib 29' Bishwanath  30' Robinho 87' (pen.)	Report	I. Remon  6' A. Azeez 10' Raihan  86'	Stadium: Bashundhara Sports Complex Referee: Mohamad Alamgir Sarkar
Note: Due to unavailability of Bir Sreshtho Fl. Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium in Munshigonj, the fixture had been swapped and Bashundhara played as the home team in Bashundhara Kings Arena. In the reverse fixture, Chittagong Abahani will play as the home team in Munshigonj.[26]

Rahmatganj MFS v Chittagong Abahani

12 January 2024 (2024-01-12) 3	Rahmatganj MFS	1–1	Chittagong Abahani	Munshigonj
14:45 BST (UTC+6)	Soeb  21' S. Konney 55'	Report	Yeasin 34'	Stadium: Bir Sreshtho Fl. Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium Referee: Anisur Rahman

Chittagong Abahani v Brothers Union

20 January 2024 (2024-01-20) 4	Chittagong Abahani	2–2	Brothers Union	Munshigonj
14:45 BST (UTC+6)	Faysal  15' Jahedul  45' M. Rabby 80' Nasir 81'	Report	M. Sufil 12', 53' B. Shodiev  45' M. Kahraba  67'	Stadium: Bir Sreshtho Fl. Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium Referee: Bituraj Barua

Dhaka Mohammedan v Chittagong Abahani

26 January 2024 (2024-01-26) 5	Dhaka Mohammedan	0–0	Chittagong Abahani	Mymensingh
14:45 BST (UTC+6)	Sanowar  6'  20' M. Mithu  90+5'	Report	D. Ifegwu  73'	Stadium: Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium Referee: Alomgir Sarker

Sheikh Jamal DC v Chittagong Abahani

3 February 2024 (2024-02-03) 6	Sheikh Jamal DC	0–2	Chittagong Abahani	Gopalganj
15:00 BST (UTC+6)	S. Kholmatov  88'	Report	M. Rabby  40', 52' D. Ifegwu  88', 90+1'	Stadium: Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium Referee: Mohammed Jalal Uddin

Chittagong Abahani v Sheikh Russel KC

10 February 2024 (2024-02-10) 7	Chittagong Abahani	2–1	Sheikh Russel KC	Munshigonj
15:00 BST (UTC+6)	S. Rana 61' R. Sagor 69' Jamir  89'	Report	M. Ganto  42' Tanvir  63' L. Ndikumana 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Bir Sreshtho Fl. Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium Referee: Mohammed Jalal Uddin

Dhaka Abahani v Chittagong Abahani

17 February 2024 (2024-02-17) 8	Dhaka Abahani	2–2	Chittagong Abahani	Gopalganj
15:00 BST (UTC+6)	C. Stewart 9' (pen.), 36',  90+5' Rahim  28' Shahidul  45' A. Bablu  78' M. Ridoy  84'	Report	L. Muritala  45' D. Ifegwu 45+3' (pen.), 54' A. Rana  90+1'	Stadium: Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium Referee: Jasim Akhter

Chittagong Abahani v Fortis FC

24 February 2024 (2024-02-24) 9	Chittagong Abahani	0–2	Fortis FC	Munshigonj
15:00 BST (UTC+6)	L. Muritala  63'	Report	F. Mona  28' Sabuz  46' J. Jumayev  64' L. Muritala 76' (o.g.) O. Sarr 82'	Stadium: Bir Sreshtho Fl. Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium Referee: Mohammed Jalal Uddin

Chittagong Abahani v Police FC

29 March 2024 (2024-03-29) 10	Chittagong Abahani	0–1	Police FC	Munshigonj
15:15 BST (UTC+6)	P. Komolafe  51' M. Rabby  59' D. Ifegwu  90' W. Semiu  90+4'	Report	Joyonto  51' Al Amin 79'	Stadium: Bir Sreshtho Fl. Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium Referee: Saymoon Sunny

Chittagong Abahani v Bashundhara Kings

5 April 2024 (2024-04-05) 11	Chittagong Abahani	0–5	Bashundhara Kings	Munshigonj
15:15 BST (UTC+6)	Mannaf  79'	Report	Dorielton 2' Robinho 12' (pen.) Rakib 19', 53' Sohel  27' A. Gafurov 45+1' Bishwanath  66' Sohel  68'	Stadium: Bir Sreshtho Fl. Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium Referee: Mohammed Nasiruddin

Chittagong Abahani v Rahmatganj MFS

20 April 2024 (2024-04-20) 12	Chittagong Abahani	2–1	Rahmatganj MFS	Munshigonj
15:45 BST (UTC+6)	P. Komolafe 15',  49' M. Alif 49' (o.g.) A. Rana  88' Shakil  90+7'	Report	N. Rasel  20' E. Boateng 57' (pen.),  76'	Stadium: Bir Sreshtho Fl. Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium Referee: Saymoon Sunny

Brothers Union v Chittagong Abahani

27 April 2024 (2024-04-27) 13	Brothers Union	0–5	Chittagong Abahani	Rajshahi
15:15 BST (UTC+6)		Report	Nasir 18' P. Komolafe 32', 90+2' R. Sagor 60' D. Ifegwu 74' (pen.)	Stadium: Muktijuddho Sriti Stadium Referee: Zamal Farouqee Nahid

Chittagong Abahani v Dhaka Mohammedan

3 May 2024 (2024-05-03) 14	Chittagong Abahani	1–1	Dhaka Mohammedan	Munshigonj
16:00 BST (UTC+6)	D. Ifegwu 34',  63' A. Rana  76'	Report	Arif 27' E. Tony  32'	Stadium: Bir Sreshtho Fl. Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium Referee: Saymoon Sunny

Chittagong Abahani v Sheikh Jamal DC

11 May 2024 (2024-05-11) 15	Chittagong Abahani	0–0	Sheikh Jamal DC	Munshigonj
16:00 BST (UTC+6)	Sakib  74'	Report	S. Kholmatov  35' Rajib  51'	Stadium: Bir Sreshtho Fl. Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium Referee: Zamal Farouqee Nahid

Sheikh Russel KC v Chittagong Abahani

17 May 2024 (2024-05-17) 16	Sheikh Russel KC	1–1	Chittagong Abahani	Dhaka
16:00 BST (UTC+6)	Shahin  43' G. Ogungbe 73'	Report	P. Komolafe 11' D. Ifegwu  45+1' R. Dukhu  84'	Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena Referee: Mohamed Mizanur Rahman

Chittagong Abahani v Dhaka Abahani

25 May 2024 (2024-05-25) 17	Chittagong Abahani	v	Dhaka Abahani	Munshigonj
16:00 BST (UTC+6)		Report		Stadium: Bir Sreshtho Fl. Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium

Fortis FC v Chittagong Abahani

29 May 2024 (2024-05-29) 18	Fortis FC	v	Chittagong Abahani	Rajshahi
16:00 BST (UTC+6)		Report		Stadium: Muktijuddho Sriti Stadium

Independence Cup

Main article: 2023–24 Independence Cup (Bangladesh)

Group stage

Main article: 2023–24 Independence Cup (Bangladesh) § Group D

The draw ceremony were held on 23 October 2023 at 3rd floor of BFF house Motijheel, Dhaka. There are thirteen team was divided into four groups. Top two team from each group will through in the Knockout stage.[27]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bashundhara Kings	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	4	Advance to Knockout stage
2	Chittagong Abahani	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2
3	Bangladesh Navy FT	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	1

Source: GSA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Bangladesh Navy FT v Chittagong Abahani

31 October 2023 (2023-10-31) 2	Bangladesh Navy FT	1–1	Chittagong Abahani	Dhaka
18:00 BST (UTC+6)	S. Reza 12' S. Sarkar  45+1'		Jamir  17' Hemonta 74'	Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena Referee: Zamal Farouqee Nahid

Chittagong Abahani v Bashundhara Kings

1 December 2023 (2023-12-01) 3	Chittagong Abahani	0–0	Bashundhara Kings	Dhaka
14:30 BST (UTC+6)	A. Azeez  82'	Report	S. Rana  45+1'	Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena Referee: Bhubon Mohon Torafder

Knockout phase

Main article: 2023–24 Independence Cup (Bangladesh) § Knockout stage

Quarter-final

Mohammedan SC v Chittagong Abahani

5 December 2023 (2023-12-05) Quarter-final	Mohammedan SC	1–0	Chittagong Abahani	Munshiganj
13:45	Manik  83' Muzaffarov 97'  103' Tony  111' Diabate  120+5'	Report	Remon  91' A. Azeez  94' Sakib  79'  115'	Stadium: Shaheed Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium Referee: Jashim Akhter

Federation Cup

Main article: 2023–24 Federation Cup (Bangladesh)

Group stage

Main article: 2023–24 Federation Cup (Bangladesh) § Group B

The draw ceremony were held on 13 December 2023 at BFF house in Motijheel, Dhaka. There are ten team was divided into three groups. Top two teams from each group and two best third-placed teams will through in the knockout stage.[28]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mohammedan SC	3	3	0	0	6	3	+3	9	Advance to Knockout stage
2	Abahani Limited Dhaka	3	2	0	1	10	2	+8	6
3	Chittagong Abahani	3	1	0	2	4	5	−1	3
4	Brothers Union	3	0	0	3	1	11	−10	0

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stages tiebreakers

Dhaka Mohammedan v Chittagong Abahani

16 January 2024 (2024-01-16) 1	Dhaka Mohammedan	2–1	Chittagong Abahani	Gopalganj
14:45 BST (UTC+6)	Jafar  29', 45+3' Muzaffarov 55' M. Ballu  87' Sujon  90+2'	Report	A. Azeez 14' A. Saymon  22'	Stadium: Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium Referee: Saymoon Hasan Sany

Chittagong Abahani v Dhaka Abahani

30 January 2024 (2024-01-30) 2	Chittagong Abahani	0–3	Dhaka Abahani	Dhaka
14:45 BST (UTC+6)	A. Sakib  59' I. Remon  89'	Report	M. Soleimani  40' B. Rocha 43' Emeka 47' Brandāo 83'	Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena Referee: Md Jashim Akther

Chittagong Abahani v Brothers Union

13 February 2024 (2024-02-13) 3	Chittagong Abahani	3–0	Brothers Union	Munshigonj
15:00 BST (UTC+6)	Shakil 8', 20' E. Raihan  62' A. Saymon 72'	Report	A. Noyon  45+3'	Stadium: Bir Sreshtho Fl. Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium Referee: Mohammed Jalal Uddin

Statistics

As of 17 May 2024

Squad statistics

Includes all competitions.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Federation Cup		Independence Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	BAN	Ashraful Rana	19	0	14	0	2	0	3	0
22	GK	BAN	Showkat Hossen Hasan	4	0	1+2	0	1	0	0	0
30	GK	BAN	Monirul Islam Tuhin	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
35	GK	BAN	Nasrul Islam Hero	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
40	GK	BAN	Ariful Islam	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	BAN	Raihan Hasan	17	0	15+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
3	DF	BAN	Rashedul Alam Moni	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
4	DF	BAN	Yeasin Khan	19	1	14	1	2	0	3	0
5	DF	BAN	Nasir Uddin Chowdhury	14	2	6+2	2	3	0	3	0
12	DF	BAN	Sajon Miah	13	0	6+2	0	2	0	3	0
15	DF	BAN	Amit Hasan	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
24	DF	BAN	Riaj Uddin Sagor	17	2	11+4	2	1+1	0	0	0
28	DF	BAN	Rifat Hasan Sarthok	3	0	1	0	1	0	0+1	0
31	DF	BAN	Zahid Hasan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	DF	BAN	Rostam Islam Dukhu Mia	12	0	10+1	0	1	0	0	0
Midfielders
6	MF	BAN	Imran Hassan Remon	17	0	13+2	0	1	0	1	0
7	MF	BAN	Kawsar Ali Rabbi	6	0	2+1	0	1	0	0+2	0
8	MF	BAN	Hemonta Vinsent Biswas	15	1	3+7	0	1+1	0	3	1
13	MF	BAN	Amiruzzaman Saymon	3	1	1	0	1+1	1	0	0
14	MF	BAN	Sabbir Hossain	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF	BAN	Sohel Rana	14	1	8+3	1	1	0	2	0
17	MF	BAN	Faysal Ahmed	10	0	1+5	0	1	0	3	0
18	MF	BAN	Ranju Sikder	4	0	0+2	0	1+1	0	0	0
21	MF	BAN	Sohanur Rahman Sohan	7	0	0+2	0	1+1	0	0+3	0
27	MF	BAN	Shakil Ali	5	2	0+4	0	1	2	0	0
29	MF	BAN	Asadul Islam Sakib	19	0	14	0	2	0	2+1	0
34	MF	NGA	Wasiu Semiu	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0
66	MF	BAN	Md Al Imran	2	0	0+1	0	1	0	0	0
Forwards
9	FW	BAN	Mannaf Rabby	17	2	11+3	2	0+1	0	1+1	0
11	FW	BAN	Jamir Uddin	15	0	1+10	0	2+1	0	1	0
19	FW	NGA	Ojukwu David Ifegwu	16	5	13	5	0+1	0	2	0
20	FW	BAN	Jahedul Alam	9	0	1+4	0	1+1	0	1+1	0
25	FW	UZB	Khudoyorkhon Sagdullaev	7	0	4+3	0	0	0	0	0
32	FW	NGA	Paul Komolafe	7	4	7	4	0	0	0	0
37	FW	BAN	Iftasam Rahman Jidan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
99	FW	BAN	Emtiyaz Raihan	5	0	0+2	0	2+1	0	0	0
Players who left during the season
10	FW	NGA	Abu Azeez	13	2	8+1	1	1+1	1	2	0
23	FW	BAN	Arifur Rahman	2	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0
33	FW	BAN	Alex Shorot Biswas	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
77	MF	NGA	Lawal Muritala	6	0	3	0	1	0	2	0

Source: Soccerway

Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.

Rank	No.	Pos.	Player	Premier League	Federation Cup	Independence Cup	Total
1	19	FW	David Ifegwu	5	0	0	5
2	32	FW	Paul Komolafe	4	0	0	4
3	10	FW	Abu Azeez	1	1	0	2
	27	MF	Shakil Ali	0	2	0	2
	9	FW	Mannaf Rabby	2	0	0	2
	24	MF	Riaj Sagor	2	0	0	2
	5	DF	Nasir Uddin	2	0	0	2
5	8	MF	Hemonta Biswas	0	0	1	1
	4	DF	Yeasin Khan	1	0	0	1
	16	MF	Sohel Rana	1	0	0	1
	13	MF	Amiruzzaman Saymon	0	1	0	1
Own goals				1	0	0	0
Totals				19	4	1	24

Assists

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total assists are equal.

Rank	No.	Pos.	Player	Premier League	Federation Cup	Independence Cup	Total
1	9	FW	Mannaf Rabby	3	0	0	3
2	10	FW	Abu Azeez	2	0	0	2
	19	FW	David Ifegwu	2	0	0	2
	99	FW	Emtiyaz Raihan	1	1	0	2
3	17	MF	Faysal Ahmed	0	1	0	1
	44	DF	Rostam Islam Dukhu	1	0	0	1
	3	DF	Rashedul Moni	0	1	0	1
	29	MF	Asadul Sakib	0	0	1	1
	34	MF	Wasiu Semiu	1	0	0	1
Totals				10	3	1	14

Notes

1. Ashraful Rana played for the club during 2016-18 period. But accurate data of appearances and goals from that season haven't been found.
2. Raihan Hasan played for the club during 2016-17 period. But accurate data of appearances and goals from that season haven't been found.
3. Nasiruddin Chowdhury played for the club during 2016-17 period. But accurate data of appearances and goals from that season haven't been found.
4. Hemonta Vinsent Biswas played for the club in 2015 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup. But accurate data of appearances and goals from that tournament haven't been found.
5. Sohel Rana played for the club during 2016-18 period. But accurate data of appearances and goals from that period haven't been found.
6. Mannaf Rabby played for the club during 2017-18 period. But accurate data of appearances and goals from that period haven't been found.

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