2022–23 Chittagong Abahani season

Chittagong Abahani 2022–23 football season Chittagong Abahani 2022–23 football season

Chittagong Abahani
2022–23 season
President	M. Abdul Latif
Head coach	Saiful Bari Titu (until 12 February) Mahbubul Haque Jewel (interim, from 12 February to 5 April; head coach since 5 April until end of the season)
Stadium	Bir Sreshtho Fl. Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium
Bangladesh Premier League	8th
Federation Cup	Quarter final
Independence Cup	Quarter final
Top goalscorer	League: Ojukwu David Ifegwu (10) All: Ojukwu David Ifegwu (13)
Biggest win	0–4 v Fakirerpool YMC (Neutral) 18 November 2022 (Independence Cup)
Biggest defeat	5–1 v Dhaka Abahani (Away) 13 January 2023 (Premier League)
← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 season was the Chittagong Abahani's 43rd season since its establishment in 1980 and their 13th season in the Bangladesh Premier League. This also remarks their 9th consecutive season in the top flight after getting promoted in 2014. In addition to domestic league, Ctg Abahani also participated on this season's edition of Federation Cup and Independence Cup. The season covered the period from October 2022 to July 2023.

This season marked the return of head coach Saiful Bari Titu for his second spell replacing Maruful Haque, who departed to Sheikh Jamal DC after letting his contract expire. This season was the first since 2014–2015 season without Koushik Barua, one of the longest serving player of the club's history, as he departed to join Sheikh Jamal DC.

Players

Players statistics and squad numbers last updated on 22 July 2023. 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	Position(s)	Date Of birth (age)	Year Signed	Previous Club	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Pappu Hossain	GK	(1999-04-07)7 April 1999 (aged 24)	2022	Saif Sporting Club	17	0
22	Nayeem Mia	GK	(1998-12-21)21 December 1998 (aged 24)	2021	Abahani Ltd. Dhaka	17	0
30	Showkat Hossen Hasan	GK	(1999-01-03)3 January 1999 (aged 24)	2021	Fortis FC	0	0
40	Mohammed Shahidullah	GK	(2001-04-06)6 April 2001 (aged 22)	2023	Free agent	0	0
Defenders
3	Shukurali Pulatov (Captain)	CB	(1990-02-23)23 February 1990 (aged 33)	2022	Club Green Streets	48	1
4	Soeb Mia (vice-captain)	RB/LB	(1992-01-03)3 January 1992 (aged 31)	2021	Muktijoddha Sangsad KC	35	0
5	Nasiruddin Chowdhury	CB	(1979-10-09)9 October 1979 (aged 43)	2022	Sheikh Russel KC	22 (since 2022)	1 (since 2022)
13	Md. Tarek	CB/RB/LB	(1993-06-16)16 June 1993 (aged 30)	2022	Rahmatganj MFS	19	1
14	Kazi Rahad Mia	CB/RB	(2003-07-15)15 July 2003 (aged 20)	2022	Arambagh KS	8	0
15	Apu Ahamed (vice-captain)	CB/RB	(1992-04-30)30 April 1992 (aged 31)	2019	Agrani Bank Ltd. SC	28	0
23	Md. Rockey	RB	(1998-10-14)14 October 1998 (aged 24)	2022	Police FC	29	0
26	Ashik Ahammed	LB	(1994-10-26)26 October 1994 (aged 28)	2023	AFC Uttara	3	0
28	Md Alauddin	RB/LB	(1994-08-01)1 August 1994 (aged 28)	2023	Fortis FC	0	0
44	Rostam Islam Dukhu Mia	CB	(2005-12-13)13 December 2005 (aged 17)	2022	Sheikh Russel KC	11	0
Midfielders
6	Arafat Hossen	DM	(1995-05-07)7 May 1995 (aged 28)	2021	Rahmatganj MFS	41	0
7	Anik Hossain	CM/DM	(1998-08-03)3 August 1998 (aged 24)	2022	Mohammedan SC	33	1
8	Saker Ullah	DM/CM	(1995-10-18)18 October 1995 (aged 27)	2019	NoFeL SC	36	0
17	Imran Hassan Remon	DM	(1992-08-15)15 August 1992 (aged 30)	2022	Saif Sporting Club	17	0
21	Farhad Mia	CM	(2002-07-24)24 July 2002 (aged 20)	2022	Mohammedan SC	21	1
24	Md Al Imran	CM	(1994-10-10)10 October 1994 (aged 28)	2023	Agrani Bank Ltd. SC	2	0
70	Rumon Hossain	RM/LM	(1995-01-13)13 January 1995 (aged 28)	2022	Uttar Baridhara Club	15	0
98	Mostafa Kahraba	AM	(1987-11-10)10 November 1987 (aged 35)	2023	Ageya Chalo Sangha FC	11	1
Forwards
10	Candy Augustine	RW/LW	(1996-12-22)22 December 1996 (aged 26)	2022	Mesarya SK	24	5
11	Jamir Uddin	LW	(2002-12-12)12 December 2002 (aged 20)	2022	Saif Sporting Club	21	1
12	Rasel Ahmed	RW/LW	(2003-03-21)21 March 2003 (aged 20)	2022	Swadhinata KS	2	0
16	Md Nahian	LW/RW	(2003-05-30)30 May 2003 (aged 20)	2022	Gopalganj SC	6	1
19	Ojukwu David Ifegwu	CF	(1996-06-01)1 June 1996 (aged 27)	2022	Remo Stars F.C.	26	13
20	Saief Shamsud	CF	(1999-08-31)31 August 1999 (aged 23)	2022	Swadhinata KS	2	0
77	Ekbal Hossain	LW/ LM/ RW	(1995-08-14)14 August 1995 (aged 27)	2022	Swadhinata KS	19	5
99	Emtiyaz Raihan	CF/RW	(1997-08-27)27 August 1997 (aged 25)	2022	Agrani Bank SC	18	2
Left during the season
2	Kamrul Islam (vice-captain)	LB/CB	(1998-12-25)25 December 1998 (aged 24)	2021	Mohammedan SC	25	1
9	Sajidur Rahman Sajid	LW/RW	(1993-02-19)19 February 1993 (aged 30)	2022	NoFeL SC	4	0
25	SK Saiful Islam	GK	(1992-03-03)3 March 1992 (aged 31)	2021	Saif Sporting Club	19	0
91	Yacouba Bamba	AM	(1991-11-30)30 November 1991 (aged 31)	2022	Al-Faisaly SC	9	5

Nasiruddin Chowdhury played for the club during 2016-17 period. But accurate data of appearances and goals from that season haven't been found.

Transfers

Transfers in

No.	Position	Player	Previous club	Fee	Date
19	FW	Ojukwu David Ifegwu	Remo Stars F.C.	Free	23 October 2022
91	MF	Yacouba Bamba	Al-Faisaly SC	Free	25 October 2022
14	DF	Kazi Rahad Mia	Arambagh KS	Free	25 October 2022
12	FW	Rasel Ahmed	Swadhinata KS	Free	26 October 2022
7	MF	Anik Hossain	Mohammedan SC	Free	26 October 2022
1	GK	Pappu Hossain	Saif SC	Free	27 October 2022
77	FW	Ekbal Hussain	Swadhinata KS	Free	27 October 2022
21	MF	Farhad Mona	Mohammedan SC	Free	28 October 2022
11	FW	Jamir Uddin	Saif Sporting Club	Free	29 October 2022
44	DF	Rostam Islam Dukhu Mia	Sheikh Russel KC	Free	29 October 2022
16	FW	Md Nahian	Gopalganj SC	Free	31 October 2022
20	FW	Saief Shamsud	Swadhinata KS	Free	2 November 2022
5	DF	Nasiruddin Chowdhury	Sheikh Russel KC	Free	2 November 2022
3	DF	Shukurali Pulatov	Club Green Streets	Free	5 November 2022
13	DF	Md. Tarek	Rahmatganj MFS	Free	November 2022
23	DF	Md. Rockey	Police FC	Free	November 2022
17	MF	Imran Hassan Remon	Saif Sporting Club	Free	November 2022
70	MF	Rumon Hossain	Uttar Baridhara	Free	November 2022
9	FW	Sajidur Rahman Sajid	NoFeL SC	Free	November 2022
99	FW	Emtiyaz Raihan	Agrani Bank SC	Free	November 2022
98	MF	Mostafa Kahraba	Ageya Chalo Sangha	Free	March 2023
26	DF	Ashik Ahammed	AFC Uttara	Free	March 2023
24	MF	Md Al Imran	Agrani Bank Ltd. SC	Free	March 2023
28	DF	Md Alauddin	Fortis FC	Free	March 2023
40	GK	Mohammed Shahidullah	Free agent	Free	March 2023

Transfers out

No.	Position	Player	Moved To	Fee	Date
10	MF	Shohel Rana	Dhaka Abahani	Free	5 August 2022
23	DF	Monir Alam	Sheikh Russel KC	Free	16 August 2022
5	DF	Jalal Mia	Rahmatganj MFS	Free	22 August 2022
14	MF	Md Munna	Rahmatganj MFS	Free	22 August 2022
28	DF	Amit Hasan	Muktijoddha SKC	Free	22 August 2022
26	DF	Kehinde Yisa	Free agent	Free	4 September 2022
19	MF	Omid Popalzay	Free agent	Free	4 September 2022
27	FW	Peter Ebimobowei	Free agent	Free	4 September 2022
9	FW	Shakhawat Rony	Fortis FC	Free	September 2022
1	GK	Azad Hossain	Fortis FC	Free	September 2022
44	DF	Habibur Rahman Nolok	Rahmatganj MFS	Free	23 October 2022
55	DF	Nazim Uddin Mithu	Muktijoddha SKC	Free	27 October 2022
16	DF	Sakib Sultan Rafu	Free agent	Free	October 2022
31	GK	Emon Hawladar	Free agent	Free	October 2022
99	FW	Masum Mia	AFC Uttara	Free	October 2022
13	DF	Shakil Ahad Topu	Uttara FC	Free	October 2022
12	MF	Koushik Barua	Sheikh Jamal DC	Free	October 2022
3	DF	Shawkat Russel	Sheikh Russel KC	Free	October 2022
18	MF	Robiul Hasan	Police FC	Free	October 2022
21	MF	Rasedul Islam	Free agent	Free	October 2022
7	FW	Zahid Hossain	Free agent	Free	October 2022
11	FW	Rubel Mia	Muktijoddha SKC	Free	October 2022
17	FW	Arifur Rahman	Free agent	Free	October 2022
24	FW	Toriqul Islam Julfikar	Free agent	Free	October 2022
91	MF	Yacouba Bamba	Free agent	Free	14 February 2023
25	GK	Sk Saiful Islam	Bashundhara Kings	Free	March 2023
2	DF	Kamrul Islam	Mohammedan SC	Free	March 2023
9	FW	Sajidur Rahman Sajid	Free agent	Free	March 2023

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Dhaka Abahani v Chittagong Abahani

30 March 2023 Friendly	Dhaka Abahani	4–0	Chittagong Abahani	Dhanmondi, Dhaka
	Emeka A. Bablu Papon	Report		Stadium: Abahani Club Field

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	23 December 2022	22 July 2023	Matchday 1	8th	20	4	9	7	26	35	−9	020.00
Independence Cup	14 November 2022	26 November 2022	Group Stage	Quarter-final	4	2	0	2	6	4	+2	050.00
Federation Cup	27 December 2022	18 April 2023	Group Stage	Quarter-final	4	1	1	2	2	6	−4	025.00
Total					28	7	10	11	34	45	−11	025.00

Source: Soccerway

Independence Cup

Main article: 2022–23 Independence Cup (Bangladesh)

Group stage

Main article: 2022–23 Independence Cup (Bangladesh) § Group B

The draw for the group stage was held on 31 October 2022.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bashundhara Kings (C)	3	3	0	19	0	+19	9	Advance to Knockout stage
2	Chittagong Abahani	3	2	1	6	3	+3	6	Advance to Knockout stage
3	Fakirerpool YMC	3	1	2	3	19	−16	3
4	AFC Uttara	3	0	3	2	8	−6	0

Source: GSA
(C) Champions Chittagong Abahani v AFC Uttara

14 November 2022 (2022-11-14) 1	Chittagong Abahani	2–1	AFC Uttara	Gopalganj
14:00 BST (UTC+6)	Y. Bamba 16' Nasiruddin 42' D. Ifegwu 76' Pulatov 90+3'	Report	Jayed Ahmed 28' Naim Uddin 73'	Stadium: Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium Referee: G.M. Chowdhury Noyon

Fakirerpool YMC v Chittagong Abahani

18 November 2022 (2022-11-18) 2	Fakirerpool YMC	0–4	Chittagong Abahani	Munshigonj
14:00 BST (UTC+6)		Report	Jamir Uddin 8' Y. Bamba 18' (pen.), 71' Imran Remon 56' Rumon Hossain 84' D. Ifegwu 90+2' (pen.)	Stadium: Bir Fl. Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium Referee: Mizanur Rahman

Bashundhara Kings v Chittagong Abahani

22 November 2022 (2022-11-22) 3	Bashundhara Kings	2–0	Chittagong Abahani	Munshigonj
13:00 BST (UTC+6)	Miguel 75' Rakib 77'	Report		Stadium: Bir Fl. Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium

Knockout phase

Main article: 2022–23 Independence Cup (Bangladesh) § Knockout stage

Quarter-final

Sheikh Russel KC v Chittagong Abahani

26 November 2022 (2022-11-26)	Sheikh Russel KC	1–0	Chittagong Abahani	Gopalganj
13:00 BST (UTC+6)	M. Udoh 85'	Report		Stadium: Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium

Federation Cup

Main article: 2022–23 Federation Cup (Bangladesh)

Group stage

Main article: 2022–23 Federation Cup (Bangladesh) § Group B

The draw for the group stage was held on 25 November 2022.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bashundhara Kings	3	3	0	0	8	3	+5	9	Advance to knockout phase
2	Chittagong Abahani	3	1	1	1	1	2	−1	4
3	Muktijoddha Sangsad KC	3	1	0	2	5	6	−1	3
4	Fortis FC	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1

Source: Footystats
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers Chittagong Abahani v Muktijoddha SKC

27 December 2022 (2022-12-27) 1	Chittagong Abahani	1–0	Muktijoddha SKC	Gopalganj
14:30 BST (UTC+6)	D. Ifegwu 90'	Report	Rashedul Islam 44' Kasto 49'	Stadium: Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium Referee: Bhubon M. Torofder

Fortis FC v Chittagong Abahani

17 January 2023 (2023-01-17) 2	Fortis FC	0–0	Chittagong Abahani	Munshigonj
15:00 BST (UTC+6)	Sajon Mia 26'	Report	Imran Remon 29'	Stadium: Bir Sreshtho Fl. Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium Referee: Jalal Uddin

Bashundhara Kings v Chittagong Abahani

7 February 2022 (2022-02-07) 3	Bashundhara Kings	2–0	Chittagong Abahani	Cumilla
15:15 BST (UTC+6)	A. Fahad 8' Topu 40' Miguel 55' (pen.) S. Reza 86' S. Morsalin 89'	Report	S. Ullah 57' M. Tarek 86'	Stadium: Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium Referee: Bhubon M. Torofder

Knockout phase

Main article: 2022–23 Federation Cup (Bangladesh) § Knockout stage

Quarter-final

Dhaka Mohammedan v Chittagong Abahani

18 April 2023 (2023-04-18)	Dhaka Mohammedan	4-1	Chittagong Abahani	Cumilla
15:15 BST (UTC+6)	S. Emmanuel 20' M. Muzaffarov 35' H. Murad 38' S. Diabate 48', 70'	Report	D. Ifegwu 5' C. Augustine 77' (pen.)	Stadium: Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium Referee: Md Alamgir Sarkar

Premier League

Main article: 2022–23 Bangladesh Premier League (football)

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Sheikh Jamal DC	20	5	9	6	25	32	−7	24
7	Fortis FC	20	5	8	7	23	25	−2	23
8	Chittagong Abahani	20	4	9	7	26	35	−9	21
9	Rahmatganj MFS	20	4	7	9	15	31	−16	19
10	Muktijoddha Sangsad KC (R)	20	4	3	13	19	42	−23	15	Relegation to Championship League

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

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
20	4	9	7	26	35	−9	21	3	3	4	14	17	−3	1	6	3	12	18	−6

Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Ground	-	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	-	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	-	L	D	D	L	L	D	D	L	W	D	-	D	L	D	W	L	W	D	D	W	L
Position	8	9	8	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	8	8	7	8

No Chittagong Abahani matchday in this round.
No Chittagong Abahani matchday in this round.

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

Chittagong Abahani v Sheikh Russel KC

23 December 2022 (2022-12-23) 2	Chittagong Abahani	2-4	Sheikh Russel KC	Munshigonj
14:30 BST (UTC+6)	Y. Bamba 64' (pen.) Jamir 73' Nasir 74'	Report	Ibrahim 34' Didier 41', 84' Yeasin 52' Udoh 90+4'	Stadium: Bir Sreshtho Fl. Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium Referee: Anisur Rahman

Dhaka Mohammedan v Chittagong Abahani

31 December 2022 (2022-12-31) 3	Dhaka Mohammedan	2-2	Chittagong Abahani	Cumilla
14:30 BST (UTC+6)	Rajib 9' Diabate 31', 52' Manik 59' Muzaffarov 81'	Report	Pappu 12' D. Ifegwu 29' Pulatov 43' Y. Bamba 45+3', 90' Candy 85'	Stadium: Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium Referee: Bituraj Barua

Chittagong Abahani v Sheikh Jamal DC

6 January 2023 (2023-01-06) 4	Chittagong Abahani	1-1	Sheikh Jamal DC	Munshigonj
14:45 BST (UTC+6)	D. Ifegwu 53' Kamrul 60' Pulatov 73' Candy 73' Nasir 85'	Report	Otabek 70' Stewart 76' (pen.)	Stadium: Bir Sreshtho Fl. Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium Referee: Anisur Rahman

Dhaka Abahani v Chittagong Abahani

13 January 2023 (2023-01-13) 5	Dhaka Abahani	5-1	Chittagong Abahani	Cumilla
14:45 BST (UTC+6)	Kingsley 11', 79' A. Molla 58' Royal 72' Colindres 81' Jibon 90'	Report	D. Ifegwu 32'	Stadium: Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium Referee: Mizanur Rahman

Chittagong Abahani v Bashundhara Kings

21 January 2023 (2023-01-21) 6	Chittagong Abahani	0-3	Bashundhara Kings	Munshigonj
15:00 BST (UTC+6)	Saker Ullah 49' D. Ifegwu 58'	Report	Rakib 4' Dorielton 11' Robinho 49' Saad 50' Y. Arafat 71'	Stadium: Bir Sreshtho Fl. Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium Referee: Jalal Uddin

AFC Uttara v Chittagong Abahani

27 January 2023 (2023-01-27) 7	AFC Uttara	1-1	Chittagong Abahani	Mymensingh
15:00 BST (UTC+6)	S. Momunov 7' (pen.) Rayhan 20' S. Bepari 37' M. Razib 43' M. Ganto 90+2'	Report	D. Ifegwu 58' (pen.), 90+4' Jamir 76'	Stadium: Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium Referee: Sowmik Paul

Chittagong Abahani v Fortis FC

3 February 2023 (2023-02-03) 8	Chittagong Abahani	0–0	Fortis FC	Munshiganj
15:15 BST (UTC+6)	E. Raihan 33' Md. Rokey 60' Pulatov 90'	Report	Md. Sabuz 85'	Stadium: Bir Sreshtho Fl. Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium Referee: Zamal Farouqee Nahid

Rahmatganj MFS v Chittagong Abahani

11 February 2023 (2023-02-11) 9	Rahmatganj MFS	1–0	Chittagong Abahani	Munshigonj
15:15 BST (UTC+6)	M. Mitul 15' J. Hinestroza 29' H. Nolok 47' M. Enamul 78'	Report	Nasir Udiin 39' M. Tarek 49'	Stadium: Bir Sreshtho Fl. Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium Referee: Zamal Farouqee Nahid

Chittagong Abahani v Muktijoddha SKC

18 February 2023 (2023-02-18) 10	Chittagong Abahani	2–0	Muktijoddha SKC	Munshigonj
15:15 BST (UTC+6)	S. Pulatov 33' E. Raihan 54', 67'	Report	R. Rashed 45+2' S. Otani 50' A. Najeem 86'	Stadium: Bir Sreshtho Fl. Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium Referee: Saymon Hassan

Police FC v Chittagong Abahani

25 February 2023 (2023-02-25) 11	Police FC	1-1	Chittagong Abahani	Mymensingh
15:15 BST (UTC+6)	A. Malikov 4' (pen.) Joyonto 42' E. Morillo 48'	Report	E. Raihan 13' M. Rockey 18' D. Ifegwu 43' C. Augustine 90+4'	Stadium: Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium Referee: Jasim Akhter

Sheikh Russel KC v Chittagong Abahani

14 April 2023 (2023-04-14) 13	Sheikh Russel KC	2–2	Chittagong Abahani	Dhaka
15:15 BST (UTC+6)	A. Marveggio 11' F. Shitol 32' M. Udoh 62' T. Talipov 67'	Report	Ekbal 2', 5' M. Kahraba 19' Farhad 81'	Stadium: Bashundhara Sports Complex Referee: Mohamed Mizanur Rahman

Chittagong Abahani v Dhaka Mohammedan

29 April 2023 (2023-04-29) 14	Chittagong Abahani	1-2	Dhaka Mohammedan	Munshigonj
15:45 BST (UTC+6)	Rockey 22' D. Ifegwu 30' Anik 57' M. Kahraba 62' M. Tarek 81'	Report	Rajib 33' S. Diabate 60' (pen.), 73' H. Murad 85'	Stadium: Bir Sreshtho Fl. Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium Referee: Mahmud Zamal Farouqee Nahid

Sheikh Jamal DC v Chittagong Abahani

5 May 2023 (2023-05-05) 15	Sheikh Jamal DC	2–2	Chittagong Abahani	Gopalganj
16:00 BST (UTC+6)	A. Shaeid 15' S. Sillah 51', 90+2' N. Mavlonov 55' 80' C. Stewart 90+4'	Report	Nasiruddin 18' M. Kahraba 50' M. Tarek 55' Ekbal 85'	Stadium: Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium Referee: Mohammed Jalal Uddin

Chittagong Abahani v Dhaka Abahani

12 May 2023 (2023-05-12) 16	Chittagong Abahani	3–2	Dhaka Abahani	Munshigonj
16:00 BST (UTC+6)	D. Ifegwu 7', 40' Ekbal 40' I. Remon 85' M. Nayeem 89'	Report	Y. Mohammad 18', 64' Papon 52' R. Karim 69'	Stadium: Bir Sreshtho Fl. Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium Referee: Mohammed Jalal Uddin

Bashundhara Kings v Chittagong Abahani

19 May 2023 (2023-05-19) 17	Bashundhara Kings	2–0	Chittagong Abahani	Dhaka
16:00 BST (UTC+6)	T. Kazi 12' M. Figueira 18' (pen.), 30' S. Rana 45+4' Dori 51' Robinho 61'	Report	Ekbal 13' Farhad 17' 18' D. Ifegwu 55' M. Rockey 73'	Stadium: Bashundhara Sports Complex Referee: Symoon Sany

Chittagong Abahani v AFC Uttara

26 May 2023 (2023-05-26) 18	Chittagong Abahani	1–0	AFC Uttara	Munshigonj
16:00 BST (UTC+6)	E. Raihan 86'	Report		Stadium: Bir Sreshtho Fl. Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium Referee: Jalal Uddin

Fortis FC v Chittagong Abahani

3 June 2023 (2023-06-03) 19	Fortis FC	1–1	Chittagong Abahani	Rajshahi
16:00 BST (UTC+6)	Didarul 59' S. Rony 65' Ariful 87' M. Jony 88'	Report	S. Pulatov 69' Ekbal 90+1'	Stadium: Muktijuddho Sriti Stadium Referee: Sabuj Das

Chittagong Abahani v Rahmatganj MFS

8 July 2023 (2023-07-08) 20	Chittagong Abahani	2–2	Rahmatganj MFS	Munshigonj
16:00 BST (UTC+6)	Ekbal 63' D. Ifegwu 65' M. Tarek 71'	Report	P, Ebimobowei 56' K. Ashraful 84'	Stadium: Bir Sreshtho Fl. Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium Referee: Anisur Rahman

Muktijoddha SKC v Chittagong Abahani

15 July 2023 (2023-07-15) 21	Muktijoddha SKC	1–2	Chittagong Abahani	Gopalganj
16:00 BST (UTC+6)	E. Uzochukwu 29' R. Rashed 30' A. Bokor 51' A. Sajib 74' J. Dzingai 75'	Report	D. Ifegwu 1' Anik 11' M. Tarek 25' Ekbal 56' N. Uddin 90+5'	Stadium: Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium Referee: Mizanur Rahman

Chittagong Abahani v Police FC

22 July 2023 (2023-07-22) 22	Chittagong Abahani	2–3	Police FC	Munshigonj
16:00 BST (UTC+6)	I. Remon 37' D. Ifegwu 74' (pen.) M. Nahian 90+4'	Report	M. Abdullah 9' M. Palacios 19' M. Robiul 28' Akibur 53' M. Mithu 76' Joyonto 83'	Stadium: Bir Sreshtho Fl. Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium Referee: Bituraj Barua

Statistics

Squad statistics

Includes all competitions.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		BPL		Independence Cup		Federation Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Pappu Hossain	17	0	12	0	4	0	1	0
3	DF		Shukurali Pulatov	21	1	18	1	1	0	1+1	0
4	DF		Soeb Mia	20	0	9+5	0	2+1	0	2+1	0
5	DF		Nasiruddin Chowdhury	22	1	14+3	1	4	0	1	0
6	MF		Arafat Hossen	21	0	12+3	0	4	0	1+1	0
7	MF		Anik Hossain	24	1	12+5	1	2+2	0	2+1	0
8	MF		Saker Ullah	6	0	2+1	0	0	0	2+1	0
10	FW		Candy Augustine	14	1	11	0	0	0	2+1	1
11	FW		Jamir Uddin	21	1	8+7	0	4	1	2	0
12	FW		Rasel Ahmed	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
13	DF		Md Tarek	19	1	13+1	1	0+2	0	3	0
14	DF		Kazi Rahad Mia	8	0	3+2	0	0+2	0	0+1	0
15	DF		Apu Ahamed	11	0	5+1	0	3	0	2	0
16	FW		Md Nahian	6	1	1+3	1	0	0	2	0
17	MF		Imran Hassan Remon	17	0	2+9	0	4	0	2	0
19	FW		Ojukwu David Ifegwu	26	13	19	10	4	2	1+2	1
20	FW		Saief Shamsud	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
21	MF		Farhad Mia	21	1	12+3	1	0+4	0	2	0
22	GK		Nayeem Mia	8	0	7	0	0	0	0+1	0
23	DF		Md Rockey	22	0	15	0	4	0	3	0
24	MF		Md Al Imran	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
26	DF		Ashik Ahammed	2	0	1	0	0	0	0+1	0
28	DF		Md Alauddin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	GK		Showkat Hossen Hasan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	GK		Mohammed Shahidullah	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	DF		Rostam Islam Dukhu Mia	11	0	3+5	0	0	0	3	0
70	MF		Rumon Hossain	15	0	6+5	0	0+2	0	2	0
77	FW		Ekbal Hussain	19	5	11+2	5	2+2	0	0+2	0
98	MF		Mostafa Kahraba	11	1	10	1	0	0	1	0
99	FW		Emtiyaz Raihan	18	2	5+10	2	0	0	2+1	0
Players who left during the season
2	DF		Kamrul Islam	9	0	4+1	0	2	0	2	0
9	FW		Sajidur Rahman Sajid	4	0	0	0	0+3	0	0+1	0
25	GK		SK Saiful Islam	5	0	1+1	0	0	0	3	0
91	MF		Yacouba Bamba	9	5	4	2	4	3	1	0

Source: Soccerway

Independence Cup: Rostam Islam Dukhu Mia and Emtiyaz Raihan played for their own services team Bangladesh Navy football team and Bangladesh Army Football Team respectively in Independence Cup.

Goalscorers

Rank	No.	Pos.	Player	BPL	Independence Cup	Federation Cup	Total
1	19	FW	Ojukwu David Ifegwu	10	2	1	13
2	77	FW	Ekbal Hussain	5	0	0	5
2	91	MF	Yacouba Bamba	2	3	0	5
4	99	FW	Emtiyaz Raihan	2	0	0	2
5	3	DF	Shukurali Pulatov	1	0	0	1
	5	DF	Nasiruddin Chowdhury	1	0	0	1
	7	MF	Anik Hossain	1	0	0	1
	10	FW	Candy Augustine	0	0	1	1
	11	FW	Jamir Uddin	0	1	0	1
	13	DF	Md Tarek	1	0	0	1
	16	FW	Md Nahian	1	0	0	1
	21	MF	Farhad Mia	1	0	0	1
	98	MF	Mostafa Kahraba	1	0	0	1
Own goals (from the opponents)				0	0	0	0
Total				26	6	2	34

Assists

Rank	No.	Pos.	Player	BPL	Independence Cup	Federation Cup	Total
1	23	DF	Md Rockey	2	1	0	3
2	10	FW	Candy Augustine	2	0	0	2
	17	MF	Imran Hassan Remon	1	1	0	2
	19	FW	David Ifegwu	2	0	0	2
	98	MF	Mostafa Kahraba	2	0	0	2
6	4	DF	Soeb Mia	1	0	0	1
	6	MF	Arafat Hossen	1	0	0	1
	11	FW	Jamir Uddin	1	0	0	1
	13	DF	Md Tarek	1	0	0	1
	70	MF	Rumon Hossain	1	0	0	1
	91	MF	Yacouba Bamba	0	0	1	1
	99	FW	Emtiyaz Raihan	1	0	0	1
Total				15	2	1	18

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