| Updated: | 20 September 2021 |
| Club: | Abahani Limited Dhaka |
| Cup2 Result: | Did not held |
| Season: | 2020–21 |
| Chrtitle: | Director |
| Chairman: | Kazi Nabil Ahmed |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| Manager: | Mário Lemos |
| Stadium: | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka |
| League: | Bangladesh Premier League |
| League Result: | 3rd |
| Cup1: | Federation Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Semi final |
| Pattern B1: | _yellow_collar |
| Cup3: | AFC Cup |
| Cup3 Result: | Withdrawn |
| League Topscorer: | Kervens Belfort (17) |
| Season Topscorer: | Kervens Belfort (19) |
| Largest Win: | 0–8 Vs Uttar Baridhara Club (26 August 2021) |
| Largest Loss: | 1–4 Vs Bashundhara Kings (28 February 2021) |
| Pattern La1: | _yellowborder |
| Cup2: | Independence Cup |
| Pattern Ra1: | _yellowborder |
| Rightarm2: | FFEC00 |
| Shorts2: | FDEC1A |
| Leftarm1: | 0BAFEA |
| Body1: | 0BAFEA |
| Rightarm1: | 0BAFEA |
| Shorts1: | 4BC2EC |
| Socks1: | 4BC2EC |
| Pattern La2: | _skyblueborder |
| Pattern B2: | _thinskycollar |
| Pattern Ra2: | _skyblueborder |
| Leftarm2: | FFEC00 |
| Body2: | FFEC00 |
| Pattern Sh1: | _blue stripes |
| Socks2: | 4BC2EC |
| Prevseason: | 2019–20 |
| Nextseason: | 2021–22 |
The 2020–21 season was the Abahani Limited Dhaka's 13th consecutive season in the Bangladesh Premier League since initiation of the league, and 46th overall season in the top flight of Bangladeshi football.[1] [2] [3] [4] 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 beginning of this season was delayed.
Abahani Dhaka wasn’t 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.[5] It was also confirmed that Abahani won't release any local player.[6] [7] Though they signed goalkeeper Shuhagh Hossain.
Dhaka Abahani Limited squad for 2020–21 season.
| Player | Previous club | Fee | Date | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | FW | Francisco Wagsley | Borneo FC | Free transfer | [8] | |
| 80 | MF | Raphael Augusto | Bengaluru FC | Free transfer | [9] | |
| 19 | DF | Masih Saighani | Chennaiyin FC | Free transfer | [10] | |
| 30 | GK | Shuhagh Hossain | Team BJMC | Free transfer | 9 December 2020 | |
| 17 | FW | Sunday Chizoba | Free agent | Free transfer | [11] | |
| Player | Moved to | Fee | Date | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | DF | Alaaeldin Nasr Elmagraby | Rahmatganj MFS | Free | ||
| 19 | DF | Maílson Alves | SER Caxias | Free | ||
| 10 | FW | Sunday Chizoba | No Club | Free | ||
| 17 | MF | Edgar Bernhardt | FC Dordoi Bishkek | Free | ||
| 9 | FW | Francisco Wagsley | Borneo F.C. | Free | ||
| 13 | DF | Atiqur Rahman Meshu | Brothers Union | Free | ||
See main article: 2021 AFC Cup.
| Rank | Nat. | Player | Position | Total | BPL | Federation Cup | Independence Cup | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kervens Belfort | FW | 19 | 17 | 2 | – | ||
| 2 | Jewel Rana | FW | 12 | 10 | 2 | |||
| 3 |  | Francisco Wagsley | FW | 9 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 4 | Sunday Chizoba | FW | 9 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 5 | Masih Saighani | DF | 6 | 4 | 2 | |||
| 6 | Raphael Augusto | MF | 4 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 7 | Dipok Roy | MF | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Faisal Ahmed Shitol | FW | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 9 | Saad Uddin | DF | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Sohel Rana | MF | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Mamunul Islam | MF | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Nasiruddin Chowdhury | DF | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Rubel Miya | FW | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Mamun Miah | DF | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Mohammad Sohel Rana | MF | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Own | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| Total | 74 | 66 | 8 | 0 | ||||