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.
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
I-League
- Chennai City F.C.
- East Bengal
- Gokulam Kerala
- Mohun Bagan
- Real Kashmir
- TRAU
Armed Force Teams
- Indian Air Force
- Army Green
- Army Red
- Indian Navy
Prize money
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.Matches | Television broadcaster | Online |
Group Stage | DD Kashir DD Bangla | Addatimes |
Semi finals & Final | Star Sports 3 & Star Sports 1 Bangla | Hotstar |
Round Dates
Group Stage
[|Group A]
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[|Group B]
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[|Group C]
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[|Group D]
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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.