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]
| Country | India |
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| Dates | 2 – 24 August 2019 |
| Championship venue | Kolkata |
| Teams | 16 |
| Champions | Gokulam Kerala [1] |
| Runners-up | Mohun Bagan |
| Matches played | 27 |
| Goals scored | 74 (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.
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
| Position | Prize money |
|---|---|
| Champions | ₹4 million (US$56,000) |
| Runners-up | ₹2 million (US$28,000) |
| Semi-finalists | ₹0.5 million (US$7,000) |
| Total | ~₹7 million (US$98,000) |
Venues
| Kalyani | Kolkata | Howrah | Kolkata | Kolkata |
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| Kalyani Stadium | Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan | Howrah Stadium | East Bengal Ground | Mohun Bagan Ground |
| Capacity: 20000 | Capacity: 85000 | Capacity: 15000 | Capacity: 23500 | Capacity: 22000 |
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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.
| Matches | Television broadcaster(s) | Online |
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| 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 |
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| Group stage | 2 August– 18 August | 24 | 16 |
| Semi-final | 21 August | 2 | 4 |
| Final | 24 August | 1 | 2 |
Group Stage
| Tiebreakers |
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The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied in the order given to determine the rankings:
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Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
| East Bengal | 2–0 | Army Red |
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Colado  84' B. Singh 90' |
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| East Bengal | 6–0 | Jamshedpur |
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| Colado 5' (pen.), 7' Mahata 31'B. Singh 75', 80' Haokip 90+2' |
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| Jamshedpur | 2–2 | Army Red |
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| Vimal Kumhar 17', 33' |
Report | N Suresh Meitei 4', 67' (pen) |
| East Bengal | 2–1 | Bengaluru |
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| B. Singh 59', 74' |
Report | A. Chhetri 17' |
| Bengaluru | 3–3 | Jamshedpur |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
| Mohun Bagan | 2–0 | Mohammedan |
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| Chamorro 2', 24' |
Report |
| Indian Navy | 1–1 | ATK |
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| Harikrishna AU 19' |
Report | Das 88' (pen.) |
| Mohammedan | 6–2 | Indian Navy |
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Report | Britto PM 71', 90+5' (pen.) |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
| Goa | 1–0 | Army Green |
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| Liston 27' |
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| Army Green | 0–4 | Real Kashmir |
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| Chennai City | 1–2 | Goa |
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| Chennai City | 2–1 | Army Green |
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Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
| TRAU | 0–1 | Indian Air Force |
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| Report | Mohammed Aqib 65' |
| Indian Air Force | 0–3 | Gokulam Kerala |
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| Chennaiyin | abandoned | TRAU |
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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 Bengal | 1−1 (a.e.t.) | Gokulam Kerala |
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| Penalties | ||
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| Mohun Bagan | 3−1 (a.e.t.) | Real Kashmir |
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| Report | Krizo 90+3' |
Final
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
Vimal Kumhar (Jamshedpur)- Suresh Singh Wangjam (Bengaluru)
Jaime Santos Colado (East Bengal)
2 goals
Gnohere Krizo (Real Kashmir)- N Suresh Meitei (Army Red)
- Chesterpoul Lyngdoh (Real Kashmir)
- Britto PM (Indian Navy)
- Liston Colaco (Goa)
- Mashoor Shereef (Chennai City)
- Suhair VP (Mohun Bagan)
1 goal
- Liton Shil (Army Red)
- Harikrishna AU (Indian Navy)
- Prabir Das (ATK)
- Ashish Pradhan (ATK)
- Pintu Mahata (East Bengal)
- Boithang Haokip (East Bengal)
- Danish Farooq (Real Kashmir)
- Mohammed Aqib (Indian Air Force)
- Subhash Singh (Real Kashmir)
- Vicky Meitei (Real Kashmir)
- Liston Colaco (Goa)
- Nestor Dias (Goa)
- Shibil Muhammed (Gokulam Kerala FC)
- William Pauliankhum (ATK)
- Ajay Chhetri (Bengaluru)
- Leon Augustine (Bengaluru)
- Aakash Dave (Jamshedpur)
- Nabin Rana (Jamshedpur)
- Meitalkeishangbam Roger (TRAU)
- Lallawmkima PC (Army Green)
- Shem Marton Eugene (Chennai City)
- Samad Ali Mallick (East Bengal)
- Joseba Beitia (Mohun Bagan)
- Fran Morante (Mohun Bagan)
- Fran González (Mohun Bagan)
- Andre Ettienne (Gokulam Kerala FC)
Henry Kisekka (Gokulam Kerala)- Musa Mudde (Mohammedan)