2019 Durand Cup

The 2019 Durand Cup was the 129th edition of the Durand Cup, oldest football tournament in Asia, since the tournament's founding in 1888. 16 teams competed in the tournament. The matches were played across three locations in West Bengal, namely Kolkata, Howrah and Kalyani from 2 August 2019. This was for the first time that the tournament played outside Delhi, its traditional venue. The final took place at the Salt Lake Stadium on 24 August 2019.[2]

2019 Durand Cup
CountryIndia
Dates2 – 24 August 2019
Championship venueKolkata
Teams16
ChampionsGokulam Kerala [1]
Runners-upMohun Bagan
Matches played27
Goals scored74 (2.74 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Marcus Joseph
(11 goals)
2016
All statistics correct as of 24 August 2019.

Army Green were the defending champions, having defeated NEROCA in the 2016 final, however they did not qualify for the semi-finals having finished last in the group. Gokulam Kerala won their maiden title by defeating Mohun Bagan 2–1 in the 2019 Durand Cup Final which was held on 24 August 2019.

Teams

A total of 16 teams participated in this year's competition. 5 teams from Indian Super League, 6 from I-League, 1 2nd division club and 4 armed forces teams.

Location of teams of the 2019 Durand Cup.
Indian Super League Team
I League Team
2nd Division I League Team
Armed Force Team
Kolkata, New Delhi (Armed Force)

Indian Super League

I-League

I-League 2nd division

Armed Force Teams

Prize money

PositionPrize money
Champions4 million (US$56,000)
Runners-up2 million (US$28,000)
Semi-finalists0.5 million (US$7,000)
Total~7 million (US$98,000)

Venues

Kalyani Kolkata Howrah Kolkata Kolkata
Kalyani Stadium Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Howrah Stadium East Bengal Ground Mohun Bagan Ground
Capacity: 20000 Capacity: 85000 Capacity: 15000 Capacity: 23500 Capacity: 22000

Broadcasting

The match will stream LIVE on Addatimes. Semi final & Final match will stream LIVE on Hotstar. People can stream the live match for free on Addatimes.

MatchesTelevision broadcaster(s)Online
Group Stage DD Kashir (all matches of Real Kashmir)
DD Bangla
Addatimes
Semi finals & Final Star Sports 3 & Star Sports 1 Bangla Hotstar

Round Dates

Round Match date Number of fixtures Teams
Group stage 2 August– 18 August 24 16
Semi-final 21 August 2 4
Final 24 August 1 2

Group Stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 East Bengal 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 9 Knockout stage
2 Bengaluru 3 0 2 1 5 6 1 2
3 Army Red 3 0 2 1 3 5 2 2
4 Jamshedpur 3 0 2 1 5 11 6 2
Source:
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers


Bengaluru1–1Army Red
Wangjam  80' (pen.) Report Liton Shil  45+4'

East Bengal6–0Jamshedpur
Colado  5' (pen.), 7'
Mahata  31'
B. Singh  75', 80'
Haokip  90+2'
Report

Jamshedpur22Army Red
Vimal Kumhar  17', 33' Report N Suresh Meitei  4', 67' (pen)

East Bengal2–1Bengaluru
B. Singh  59', 74' Report A. Chhetri  17'

Bengaluru3–3Jamshedpur
Report
  • Vimal Kumhar  1'
  • Aakash Dave  51'
  • Nabin Rana  80'

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Mohun Bagan 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 9 Knockout stage
2 ATK 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3 Mohammedan 3 1 0 2 6 5 +1 3
4 Indian Navy 3 0 1 2 3 7 4 1
Source:
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Mohun Bagan2–0Mohammedan
Chamorro  2', 24' Report

Indian Navy1–1ATK
Harikrishna AU  19' Report Das  88' (pen.)

Mohun Bagan2–1ATK
Morante  34'
Beitia  53'
Report Pradhan  78'
Attendance: 18,327

Mohammedan6–2Indian Navy
Report Britto PM  71', 90+5' (pen.)
Attendance: 5,677


Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Real Kashmir 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 7 Knockout stage
2 Goa 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7
3 Chennai City 3 1 0 2 3 4 1 3
4 Army Green 3 0 0 3 1 7 6 0
Source:
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers


Goa1–0Army Green
Liston  27' Report

Army Green0–4Real Kashmir
Report

Chennai City1–2Goa
  • Mashoor  16'
Report

Goa0–0Real Kashmir
Report

Chennai City2–1Army Green
  • Mashoor  42'
  • Eugene  66'
  • Lallawmkima PC  10'

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Gokulam Kerala 3 3 0 0 11 1 +10 9 Knockout stage
2 Indian Air Force 3 1 1 1 1 3 2 4
3 Chennaiyin 3 0 2 1 0 4 4 2
4 TRAU 3 0 1 2 1 5 4 1
Source:
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Gokulam Kerala4–0Chennaiyin
Report

TRAU0–1Indian Air Force
Report Mohammed Aqib  65'

Indian Air Force0–3Gokulam Kerala
Report
  • Joseph  43', 87'
  • Shibil  56'

ChennaiyinabandonedTRAU
Report


TRAU1–4Gokulam Kerala
  • M. Roger  87'
Report
VYBK Training Ground 2

Knockout stage

Winners of each group will progress into the semi-finals. The winner of Group A will face the winner of Group D, and the winner of Group B will face the winner of Group C in the semi-final.

The knockout matches will have thirty minutes of extra-time if the teams are tied at the end of usual time, and if they are drawing even after that, the winner of the fixture will be decided through penalty shootouts.

Bracket

Semi-finals
21 August 2019
Final
24 August 2019
      
East Bengal 1 (2)
Gokulam Kerala (p) 1 (3)
Gokulam Kerala 2
Mohun Bagan 1
Mohun Bagan (a.e.t) 3
Real Kashmir 1

Semi-finals

East Bengal1−1 (a.e.t.)Gokulam Kerala
Report
Penalties
2–3
Attendance: 18,162
Referee: Tejas Narvenkar (India)

Mohun Bagan3−1 (a.e.t.)Real Kashmir
Report Krizo  90+3'

Final

Mohun Bagan1–2Gokulam Kerala
Report

Goalscorers

There were 74 goals scored in 27 matches, for an average of 2.74 goals per match.

11 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

See also

References

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