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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.
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.
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| Souleymane Diabate | Dhaka Mohammedan | 11 | 2019– | |
| Kervens Belfort | Dhaka Abahani | 4 | 2018–2021 | |
| Emeka Christian Jbe | Dhaka Abahani | 3 | ||
| Daniel Colindres | Dhaka Abahani | 3 | 2021–2023 |
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The final match of Bangladesh Super Cup first edition. After the BDR uprising in February 2008, security was tight for the final held in March. Yet there was no shortage of interest among the audience. For the final match, more spectators stayed outside the stadium than on the field. A 21st minute goal by Nigerian midfielder John Godwin gave Mohammedan the Citycell Super Cup title with a solitary goal victory.
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| First established name | Abahani Krira Chakra | Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited Dhaka |
| Founding year | 1972 | 1936 |
| Stadiums | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Sylhet District Stadium, Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium |
| Capacity | 36,000, 15,000, 15,000 | 36,000, '5,000' |
| Number of seasons in Bangladesh Premier League | 15 (never been relegated) | 15 (never been relegated) |
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