2019 Durand Cup

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2019 Durand Cup
Tournament details
CountryIndia
Venue(s) Kolkata
Dates2 – 24 August 2019
Teams16
Final positions
Champions Gokulam Kerala (1st title)
Runners-up Mohun Bagan
Tournament statistics
Matches played27
Goals scored74 (2.74 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Marcus Joseph (Gokulam Kerala)
(11 goals)
  2016
2021  

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. The final took place at the Salt Lake Stadium on 24 August 2019. [1]

Contents

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. [2] [3]

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.

India location map 3.png
Red pog.svg
Goa
Black pog.svg
New Delhi(Armed Force)
Location of teams of the 2019 Durand Cup.
Red pog.svg Indian Super League Team
Yellow pog.svg I League Team
Green pog.svg 2nd Division I League Team
Blue pog.svg Armed Force Team
Black pog.svg Kolkata, New Delhi (Armed Force)

Red pog.svg Indian Super League

Yellow pog.svg I-League

Green pog.svg I-League 2nd division

Blue pog.svg Armed Force Teams

Prize money

PositionPrize money
Champions4 million (US$47,000)
Runners-up2 million (US$24,000)
Semi-finalists0.5 million (US$5,900)
Total~7 million (US$83,000)

Official sponsors and partners

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GAIL

Co-sponsors

Associate sponsors

Supported by

Tournament partner

Venues

Kalyani Kolkata Howrah Kolkata Kolkata
Kalyani Stadium Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Howrah Stadium East Bengal Ground Mohun Bagan Ground
Capacity: 20000Capacity: 85000Capacity: 15000Capacity: 23500Capacity: 22000
Kalyani Stadium 10.JPG Salt Lake Stadium during FIFA U17 World Cup 2017 ....jpg Howrah Stadium.jpg East Bengal ground.jpg Mohun Bagan Ground - Mohun Bagan Athletic Club - Kolkata 2014-06-08 4894-4896 Compress.JPG

Broadcasting

All match were streamed LIVE on Addatimes. Semifinals & Final matches were streamed LIVE on Hotstar as well.

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

Addatimes

91.9 Friends FM was the official radio partner of the tournament.

Round Dates

RoundMatch dateNumber of fixturesTeams
Group stage2 August– 18 August2416
Semi-final21 August24
Final24 August12

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 East Bengal 3300101+99 Knockout stage
2 Bengaluru 30215612
3 Army Red 30213522
4 Jamshedpur 302151162
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

East Bengal 2–0 Army Red
Colado Soccerball shade.svg84'
B. Singh Soccerball shade.svg90'
Report

Bengaluru 1–1 Army Red
Wangjam Soccerball shade.svg80' (pen.) Report Liton Shil Soccerball shade.svg45+4'

East Bengal 6–0 Jamshedpur
Colado Soccerball shade.svg5' (pen.), 7'
Mahata Soccerball shade.svg31'
B. Singh Soccerball shade.svg75', 80'
Haokip Soccerball shade.svg90+2'
Report

Jamshedpur 22 Army Red
Vimal Kumhar Soccerball shade.svg17', 33' Report N Suresh Meitei Soccerball shade.svg4', 67' (pen.)

East Bengal 2–1 Bengaluru
B. Singh Soccerball shade.svg59', 74' Report A. Chhetri Soccerball shade.svg17'

Bengaluru 3–3 Jamshedpur
Report
  • Vimal Kumhar Soccerball shade.svg1'
  • Aakash Dave Soccerball shade.svg51'
  • Nabin Rana Soccerball shade.svg80'

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Mohun Bagan 330051+49 Knockout stage
2 ATK 31113304
3 Mohammedan 310265+13
4 Indian Navy 30123741
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Mohun Bagan 2–0 Mohammedan
Chamorro Soccerball shade.svg2', 24' Report

Indian Navy 1–1 ATK
Harikrishna AU Soccerball shade.svg19' Report Das Soccerball shade.svg88' (pen.)

Mohun Bagan 2–1 ATK
Morante Soccerball shade.svg34'
Beitia Soccerball shade.svg53'
Report Pradhan Soccerball shade.svg78'
Mohun Bagan Ground, Kolkata
Attendance: 18,327

Mohammedan 6–2 Indian Navy
Report Britto PM Soccerball shade.svg71', 90+5' (pen.)
Mohun Bagan Ground, Kolkata
Attendance: 5,677


Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Real Kashmir 321050+57 Knockout stage
2 Goa 321031+27
3 Chennai City 31023413
4 Army Green 30031760
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers


Goa 1–0 Army Green
Liston Soccerball shade.svg27' Report

Army Green 0–4 Real Kashmir
Report

Chennai City 1–2 Goa
Report

Goa 0–0 Real Kashmir
Report

Chennai City 2–1 Army Green
  • Lallawmkima PC Soccerball shade.svg10'

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Gokulam Kerala 3300111+109 Knockout stage
2 Indian Air Force 31111324
3 Chennaiyin 30210442
4 TRAU 30121541
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Gokulam Kerala 4–0 Chennaiyin
Report

TRAU 0–1 Indian Air Force
Report Mohammed Aqib Soccerball shade.svg65'

Indian Air Force 0–3 Gokulam Kerala
Report

Chennaiyin abandoned TRAU
Report


TRAU 1–4 Gokulam Kerala
  • M. Roger Soccerball shade.svg87'
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


Mohun Bagan 3−1 (a.e.t.) Real Kashmir
Report Krizo Soccerball shade.svg90+3'

Final

Mohun Bagan 1–2 Gokulam 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

  1. "129th edition of Durand Cup: All you need to know". Goal.com. 9 July 2019. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  2. "Durand Cup: Gokulam Kerala beats Mohun Bagan 2-1 to win title". 24 August 2019. Archived from the original on 27 August 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  3. Chakravarti, Neelav (24 August 2019). "Durand Cup Final, Mohun Bagan Vs Gokulam Kerala, Highlights: Marcus Joseph Brace Helps GKFC Win Title". OutlookIndia.com. Archived from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2020.