The 2020–21 season was Abahani Limited Dhaka's 13th consecutive season in the Bangladesh Premier League since the initiation of the league, and the 46th overall season in the top flight of Bangladeshi football. On 16 March 2020, all sorts of sports activities in Bangladesh were postponed due to the spread of coronavirus in the country, according to a press release issued by the Ministry of Youth and Sports. So the beginning of this season was delayed.
Season review
Pre-season Abahani Dhaka was not so active in the transfer window as the club wanted to sign one or two new foreign players only. However, Brazilian defender Maílson Alves already left the club on a free transfer in September. In October, it was confirmed that the club will renew the contract of Portuguese head coach Mário Lemos. It was also confirmed that Abahani won't release any local player. Though they signed goalkeeper Shuhagh Hossain.
Players
Dhaka Abahani Limited squad for the 2020–21 season.
Transfers
In PlayerPrevious clubFeeDateSource9FW Francisco Wagsley Borneo FCFree transfer80MF Raphael Augusto Bengaluru FCFree transfer19DF Masih Saighani Chennaiyin FCFree transfer30GK Shuhagh Hossain Team BJMCFree transfer9 December 202017FW Sunday ChizobaFree agentFree transfer
Out PlayerMoved toFeeDateSource -DF Alaaeldin Nasr Elmagraby Rahmatganj MFSFree19DF Maílson Alves SER CaxiasFree10FW Sunday ChizobaNo ClubFree17MF Edgar Bernhardt FC Dordoi BishkekFree9FW Francisco Wagsley Borneo F.C.Free13DF Atiqur Rahman Meshu Brothers UnionFree
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions
Overview
Federation Cup
Group stage
Group D
Knockout phase
Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
AFC Cup
Qualifying play-offs
Preliminary round 2
Statistics
Goalscorers
RankNat.PlayerPositionTotalBPLFederation CupIndependence Cup1Kervens BelfortFW 19172–2Jewel RanaFW 121023Francisco WagsleyFW9724Sunday ChizobaFW9905Masih SaighaniDF 6426Raphael AugustoMF4407Dipok RoyMF220Faisal Ahmed ShitolFW2209Saad UddinDF110Sohel RanaMF110Mamunul IslamMF110Nasiruddin ChowdhuryDF110Rubel MiyaFW110Mamun MiahDF110Mohammad Sohel RanaMF110Own44Total746680
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