Dhaka derby

Dhaka derby
LocationDhaka
TeamsAbahani
Mohammedan
First meetingAbahani 2–0 Mohammedan
(1973)
First Division
Latest meetingAbahani 0-0 Mohammedan
(23 February 2024)
2024–25 Bangladesh Premier League
Next meetingAbahani v Mohammedan
(29 May 2024)
2024–25 Bangladesh Premier League
StadiumsBangabandhu National Stadium (Both)
Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium (Abahani)
Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium (Mohammedan)
Statistics
Meetings total42 (from 2007)
Most winsAbahani (17)
All-time recordAbahani: 17
Draw: 13
Mohammedan: 12
Largest victoryMohammedan 4–0 Abahani
(16 July 2019)
2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League
Abahani 4–0 Mohammedan
(4 March 2020)
2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League
Largest goal scoringMohammedan 4–4 Abahani
(30 May 2022)
2022–23 Federation Cup
Traditional kit of Dhaka Abahani
Traditional kit of Dhaka Mohammedan

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.