2023 Durand Cup Last updated August 22, 2025 Teams The organization committee announced an increase in the number of teams from the previous edition. [ 6] 19 Indian clubs and 5 services teams, from India , Nepal , and Bangladesh will play in this edition. [ 7] [ 8] This is the first time in 27 years a foreign team participates in the tournament. [ 9]
The teams have been drawn into six groups of four each. Six group winners and the two best second-placed sides will make the knockout stage. [ 10]
Locations of the participating teams in the Durand Cup
Team Head coach Captain Location Indian Super League teams Bengaluru Bibiano Fernandes Parag Shrivas Bengaluru , Karnataka East Bengal Carles Cuadrat Harmanjot Singh Khabra Kolkata , West Bengal Chennaiyin Owen Coyle Jordan Murray Chennai , Tamil Nadu Goa Manolo Márquez Brandon Fernandes Margao , Goa Hyderabad Thangboi Singto Chinglensana Singh Hyderabad , Telangana Jamshedpur Steven Dias Sk Sahil Jamshedpur , Jharkhand Kerala Blasters Frank Dauwen Adrián Luna Kochi , Kerala Mohun Bagan Juan Ferrando Subhasish Bose Kolkata , West Bengal Mumbai City Des Buckingham Rahul Bheke Mumbai , Maharashtra NorthEast United Juan Pedro Benali Gaurav Bora [ 11] Guwahati , Assam Odisha Rakesh Oram Bhubaneswar , Odisha Punjab Staikos Vergetis Luka Majcen Ludhiana , Punjab I-League teams Delhi Bali Gagandeep New Delhi , Delhi Gokulam Kerala Álex Sánchez Kozhikode , Kerala Mohammedan Mehrajuddin Wadoo Samad Ali Mallick Kolkata , West Bengal Rajasthan United Hardik Bhatt Jaipur , Rajasthan Shillong Lajong Bobby Nongbet Hardy Nongbri [ 11] Shillong , Meghalaya State leagues team Downtown Heroes Srinagar , Jammu & Kashmir Bodoland Kokrajhar , Assam Indian Armed Forces teams Indian Air Force New Delhi , Delhi Indian Army Indian Navy Foreign armed forces teams Bangladesh Army [ 12] Dhaka , Bangladesh Tribhuvan Army Bharat Khawas Kathmandu , Nepal
Trophy tour Like the preceding season, the Durand Football Tournament Society (DFTS) organized a trophy tour across 15 cities before the beginning of the tournament but with much more grandiosity. [ 15] [ 16] The tour was flagged off on 30 June from Manekshaw Centre in Delhi Cantonment in the presence of Gen. Manoj Pande , ACM VR Chaudhari and the AIFF President Kalyan Chaubey and toured upon Kartavya Path from India Gate to Rashtrapati Bhavan , later reaching Indian Military Academy in Dehradun on 2 July. [ 16] The tour continued to Udhampur on 4 July, then to Pune on 6 July, where a grand reception was organized by the officers and cadets at National Defence Academy . [ 17] [ 16]
The trophies were received by the Army Officers Institute in Mumbai on 8 July and was publicly showcased at the Gateway of India and the Marine Drive . [ 18] [ 16] The tour continued to Jaipur on 9 July, where public showcasing was done at Amber Fort , Hawa Mahal , Jal Mahal , Albert Hall Museum and Jaipur Vidhan Sabha . [ 19] [ 20] [ 16] The trophies were then unveiled at Indian Naval Academy in Ezhimala on 13 July. [ 16] The tour in Kerala continued with the trophies being sailed on INS Vikrant at Southern Naval Command , Kochi in the presence of Rear Admiral Susheel Menon and IM Viajayan on 15 July. [ 16] [ 21] The trophies reached one of the host cities—Guwahati on 16 July. They were received by the Sports Minister of Assam Nandita Gorlosa and Lt. Gen. Rana Pratap Kalita . [ 22] [ 16]
The tour continued to Bangalore on 18 July, following to Shillong on 19 July, where the trophies were sailed across Umiam Lake and Orchid Lake and then brought to Kibithu as a part of tribute offering to India's first Chief of Defence Staff —Gen. Bipin Rawat at General Bipin Rawat Garrison. [ 23] [ 24] [ 16] The trophies traveled to Hyderabad, visiting the Air Force Academy on 20 July and then on 22 July, the trophies reached another host city—Kokrajhar in the presence of Chaubey, the CEM of the BTC Pramod Boro and Maj. Gen. Dinesh Hooda. [ 25] [ 26] [ 16] The trophy tour was flagged in on 25 July in Kolkata which was commemorated by first ever BASE jump in the city taking place from the top of The 42 , led by Lt. Col. Satyandra Verma and Gp. Capt. Kamal Singh Oberh.
Broadcasting Sony Sports Network have acquired the broadcasting rights of Durand Cup for three editions, starting from 2023. The 2023 edition will be live streamed on the network's OTT platform SonyLIV as well as TV channels Sony Ten 2 and Sony Ten 2 HD. [ 27]
Group stage Ranking of second-placed teams
Knockout stage Qualified teams In the knockout stage matches (quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final), no extra time would be played and for any draws, matches would be directly decided by a penalty shootout .
Statistics As of 3 September 2023 Discipline Player Most yellow cards: 2 Club Most yellow cards: 3 Most red cards: 2 Awards Prize money The total pool of prize money for the 2023 edition is ₹ 1 crore (US$120,000) . [ 27]
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