2022 Durand Cup

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2022 IndianOil Durand Cup
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Official logo for the 2022 edition
Tournament details
CountryIndia
Venue(s) Kolkata, Guwahati and Imphal
Dates16 August – 18 September
Teams20
Final positions
Champions Bengaluru (1st title)
Runner-up Mumbai City
Tournament statistics
Matches played47
Goals scored133 (2.83 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Lallianzuala Chhangte (7 goals)
Best player Greg Stewart
Best goalkeeper Antonio Dylan (2 clean sheets)
All statistics correct as of 18 September 2022.
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The 2022 Durand Cup, also known as IndianOil Durand Cup due to sponsorship ties with Indian Oil Corporation, was the 131st edition of the Durand Cup, the oldest football tournament in Asia, and also the first edition since it was supported by the Asian Football Confederation. [1] This year for the first time the tournament was played in more than one venue. [2] The tournament is hosted by the Durand Football Tournament Society in co-operation with the AIFF, Eastern Command of the Indian Armed Forces and the Government of West Bengal, supported by the governments Assam and Manipur. [3]

Contents

This was the first season of the tournament wherein every club in the top tier Indian Super League has been mandated to participate, along with 5 selected clubs from the I-League, and the four teams representing the armed forces. [4]

Goa was the defending champion, having defeated Mohammedan in the 2021 final, but this time they couldn't progress beyond the group stage. The final was an all-ISL affair for the first time, and Bengaluru won their first-ever Durand Cup by defeating the debutants – Mumbai City by 2–1. [5]

Teams

A total of 20 teams participated in the Indian football season opener: 11 clubs from the top division Indian Super League, 5 clubs from I-League and the traditional 4 teams representing the Indian Armed Forces.

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Goa
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Imphal
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Kolkata
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Imphal teams:
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Locations of the participating clubs in Durand Cup (excluding the Indian Armed Forces teams)
TeamHead coachCaptainLocation
Red pog.svg Indian Super League clubs
ATK Mohun Bagan [6] Flag of Spain.svg Juan Ferrando Flag of India.svg Pritam Kotal Kolkata, West Bengal
Bengaluru [7] Flag of England.svg Simon Grayson Flag of India.svg Sunil Chhetri Bengaluru, Karnataka
East Bengal [8] Flag of England.svg Stephen Constantine Flag of Brazil.svg Cleiton Silva Kolkata, West Bengal
Chennaiyin [9] Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Brdarić Flag of India.svg Anirudh Thapa Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Goa [10] Flag of India.svg Deggie Cardozo Flag of India.svg Lesly Rebello Margao, Goa
Hyderabad [11] Flag of Spain.svg Manolo Márquez Flag of Brazil.svg João Victor Hyderabad, Telangana
Jamshedpur [12] Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Santamarina Flag of India.svg Sandip Mandi Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
Kerala Blasters [13] Flag of Poland.svg Tomasz Tchórz Flag of India.svg Sachin Suresh Kochi, Kerala
Mumbai City [14] Flag of England.svg Des Buckingham Flag of Senegal.svg Mourtada Fall Mumbai, Maharashtra
NorthEast United [15] Flag of India.svg Subam Rabha Flag of India.svg Sampow Rongmei Guwahati, Assam
Odisha [16] Flag of Spain.svg Josep Gombau Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Delgado Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Green pog.svg I-League clubs
Mohammedan [17] Flag of Russia.svg Andrey Chernyshov Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Marcus Joseph Kolkata, West Bengal
NEROCA [18] Flag of India.svg Khogen Singh Flag of India.svg Naorem Tondomba Singh Imphal, Manipur
Rajasthan United [19] Flag of India.svg Pushpender Kundu Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg Aydar Mambetaliev Jaipur, Rajasthan
Sudeva Delhi [20] Flag of Bhutan.svg Chencho Dorji Flag of India.svg Nischal Chandan New Delhi, Delhi
TRAU Flag of India.svg Nandakumar Singh Flag of Tajikistan.svg Komron Tursunov Imphal, Manipur
Blue pog.svg Indian Armed Force teams
Army Green Flag of India.svg Robikanta Singh Flag of India.svg PC Lallawmkima
Army Red Flag of India.svg Mileswamy Govindaraju Ramachandran Flag of India.svg Jain P Kolkata, West Bengal
Indian Air Force Flag of India.svg Priya Darshan Flag of India.svg Shibinraj Kunniyil New Delhi, Delhi
Indian Navy Flag of India.svg Abhilash Vasantha Nair Flag of India.svg Vishnu Velutha Kulathil

Several top I-League clubs, most notably previous season's champions Gokulam Kerala, withdrew from the tournament. Gokulam cited improper scheduling, therefore chose to solely focus on league games, as they got replaced by Sudeva Delhi.

Venues

A total of 47 matches were played across 3 cities: Kolkata, Guwahati and Imphal, with 27 matches played in Kolkata, including the knock-out fixtures, and 10 matches each played in Guwahati and Imphal. [21] [22] [23]

Kolkata
Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Kishore Bharati Krirangan
Capacity: 85,000Capacity: 12,000
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Guwahati Imphal
Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium Khuman Lampak Stadium
Capacity: 25,000Capacity: 35,285
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Prize money

PositionAmount
Golden Glove3 lakh (US$3,800)
Golden Boot3 lakh (US$3,800)
Golden Ball3 lakh (US$3,800)
Runner-ups30 lakh (US$38,000)
Champions50 lakh (US$63,000)
Total89 lakh (US$110,000)

Marketing

Official sponsors and partners

Source: Durand Cup on Twitter

Trophy tour

The Durand Football Tournament Society (DFTS) organised a 15-day trophy tour prior to the beginning of the tournament. [24] The tour was flagged off at the Eastern Command headquarters at Fort William in Kolkata on 19 July in the presence of the DFTS Chairman and Chief of Staff (Eastern Command) – Lt. Gen. KK Repswal, the Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs (Government of West Bengal) – Aroop Biswas and General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (Eastern Command) – Lt. Gen. RP Kalita. [25] The Durand Cup, along with the President Cup and the Shimla Cup, visited Guwahati on 21 July, Imphal from 24–25 July, Jaipur from 27–28 July and a number of cities in Goa from 2–3 August before returning to Kolkata, where the tour was flagged in on 12 August at Gostha Pal Sarani, in front of the statue of legendary Indian footballer Gostha Pal. [25] [26] The destinations for the tour is selected particularly keeping in mind that Guwahati and Imphal are the first time hosts for the tournament, a Rajasthani team from Jaipur would be participating for the first time after forty years, and the defending champions hail from Goa. [25]

Official song

On 12 August, the DFTS released a theme song along with a music video to commemorate the age-old tournament entering a new era with the first time recognition from the AFC and participation of all ISL clubs. The song was titled "Durand...Durand" which was sung and performed by Papon, Shaan and Rewben Mashangva. [1] [27] [28] The song was live performed on the opening matchdays at the three respective host venues by Papon and Mashangva. [29]

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification MOH BEN JAM GOA IAF
1 Mohammedan (H)431092+710Qualify for the Knockout stage 1–13–03–12–0
2 Bengaluru 422094+582–12–24–0
3 Jamshedpur 420246261–02–1
4 Goa 411246241–0
5 Indian Air Force 40041980
Source: Sportstar
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(H) Hosts

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification MCI RUN AMB EAB INA
1 Mumbai City 4211137+67 [lower-alpha 1] Qualify for the Knockout stage 5–14–1
2 Rajasthan United 42116717 [lower-alpha 1] 2–0
3 ATK Mohun Bagan (H)421164+27 [lower-alpha 1] 1–12–32–0
4 East Bengal (H)412144054–30–00–10–0
5 Indian Navy 40131871
Source: Sportstar
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Head-to-head points: Mumbai City 4, Rajasthan United 3, ATK Mohun Bagan 1.

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification HYD CHE ARR NER TRA
1 Hyderabad 430182+69Qualify for the Knockout stage 3–1
2 Chennaiyin 421196+372–2
3 Army Red 412144051–00–0
4 NEROCA (H)411236340–30–23–1
5 TRAU (H)4103410630–21–42–1
Source: Sportstar
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(H) Hosts

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification ODI KER ARG NEU SDE
1 Odisha 4400110+1112Qualify for the Knockout stage 2–06–03–0
2 Kerala Blasters 421163+372–0
3 Army Green 411234140–10–0
4 NorthEast United (H)4103312930–60–31–32–0
5 Sudeva Delhi 402216521–1
Source: Sportstar
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(H) Hosts

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
 
          
 
 
 
 
Mohammedan 3
 
 
 
Kerala Blasters 0
 
Mohammedan 0
 
 
 
Mumbai City 1
 
Mumbai City (a.e.t.)5
 
 
 
Chennaiyin 3
 
Mumbai City 1
 
 
 
Bengaluru 2
 
Odisha 1
 
 
 
Bengaluru (a.e.t.)2
 
Bengaluru 1
 
 
 
Hyderabad 0
 
Hyderabad 3
 
 
Rajasthan United 1
 

Quarter-finals

Matches

QF–1
Mohammedan 3–0 Kerala Blasters
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  • Dauda Soccerball shade.svg59', 84'
Report
  • Basith Yellow card.svg 86'
  • Gigi Yellow card.svg 90'
QF–2
Odisha 1–2 (a.e.t.) Bengaluru
Report
Referee: Dipu Roy
QF–3
Mumbai City 5–3 (a.e.t.) Chennaiyin
Report
Referee: Aditya Purkayastha
QF–4
Hyderabad 3–1 Rajasthan United
Report
Attendance: 1,024

Semi-finals

Matches

SF–1
Mohammedan 0–1 Mumbai City
Report
Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
SF–2
Bengaluru 1–0 Hyderabad
Report
Referee: Rowan Arumughan

Final

Mumbai City 1–2 Bengaluru
Report

Statistics

As of 18 September 2022

Top scorers

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Flag of India.svg Lallianzuala Chhangte Mumbai City7
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Greg Stewart Mumbai City6
3 Flag of Nigeria.svg Bartholomew Ogbeche Hyderabad5
Flag of India.svg Sivasakthi Narayanan Bengaluru
5 Flag of Spain.svg Saúl Crespo Odisha3
Flag of India.svg Jerry Mawihmingthanga Odisha
Flag of India.svg Mohammed AimenKerala Blasters
Flag of India.svg Sunil Chhetri Bengaluru
Flag of Fiji.svg Roy Krishna Bengaluru
Flag of Croatia.svg Petar Slišković Chennaiyin
Hattricks
PlayerGoalsRoundAgainstResultDate
Flag of Scotland.svg Greg Stewart 3QF Chennaiyin 5–311 September 2022

Note: The team's score of the scorer is denoted first in the result row.

Most clean sheets

RankPlayerTeamClean sheets
1 Flag of India.svg Antonio DylanOdisha2
Flag of India.svg Kamaljit Singh East Bengal
Flag of India.svg Sankar Roy Mohammedan
Flag of India.svg Lalthuammawia Ralte Odisha
Flag of India.svg Sachin SureshKerala Blasters
Flag of India.svg Vishal Kaith ATK Mohun Bagan

    Discipline

    Most yellow cards

    Most red cards

    Season awards

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