2025 Durand Cup group stage

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2025 Durand Cup group stage
Tournament details
CountryIndia
Teams24
Tournament statistics
Matches played36
Goals scored124 (3.44 per match)
Attendance298,433 (8,290 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Flag of Morocco.svg Alaaeddine Ajaraie
(NorthEast United)
Flag of India.svg Liston Colaco (Mohun Bagan)
(5 goals)
  2024
2026  

The 2025 IndianOil Durand Cup group stage will be played from 23 July to 12 August. A total of 6 ISL, 4 I-League, 2 I-League 2, 5 regional league, 5 Indian Armed Forces, and 2 foreign armed forces teams compete in the group stage to decide the 8 places in the knockout stage. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Teams

The following teams have confirmed their participation. [5] [6]

Initially, Indonesian Army had assured to participate in this tournament but later on they withdrew their name and was replaced by Malaysian Army. [7]

TeamLocation
Red pog.svg Indian Super League teams
East Bengal Kolkata, West Bengal
Jamshedpur Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
Mohammedan Kolkata, West Bengal
Mohun Bagan Kolkata, West Bengal
NorthEast United Guwahati, Assam
Punjab Mohali, Punjab
Blue pog.svg I-League teams
Shillong Lajong Shillong, Meghalaya
Namdhari Ludhiana, Punjab
Real Kashmir Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir
Diamond Harbour Diamond Harbour, West Bengal
Pink pog.svg I-League 2 teams
NEROCA Imphal, Manipur
Morning Star Diphu, Assam
Green pog.svg State league teams
1 Ladakh Leh, Ladakh
Rangdajied United Shillong, Meghalaya
TRAU Imphal, Manipur
Bodoland Kokrajhar (BTR), Assam
South United Bengaluru, Karnataka
White pog.svg Indian Armed Forces teams
Indian Air Force New Delhi, Delhi
Indian Army New Delhi, Delhi
Indian Navy Kochi, Kerala
ITB Police Baddowal, Punjab
Border Security Force Jalandhar, Punjab
Yellow e3e300 pog.svg Guest invitees/Foreign armed forces teams
Flag of Malaysia.svg Armed Forces Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Flag of Nepal.svg Tribhuvan Army Kathmandu, Nepal

Format

Each group is played on a single round-robin format. The table-toppers & two best second-placed teams advance to the knockout stage.

Tiebreakers

If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Drawing of lots.

Centralised venues

On 4 July, Durand Cup organising committee announced that the tournament would be played across 5 cities : Kolkata, Jamshedpur, Imphal, Shillong, and Kokrajhar (BTR).

The six groups were assigned one centralised venue.

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification EAB NAM IAF SOU
1 East Bengal (H)3300121+119 knockout stage 1–0 6–1 5–0
2 Namdhari 320163+36 4–2 2–0
3 Indian Air Force 301251271 3–3
4 South United 301231071
Source: DFTS
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Matches

23 July 2025 (2025-07-23)Match 1 East Bengal 5–0 South United Kolkata , West Bengal
17:30 IST
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Stadium: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan
Attendance: 18,546
Referee: Aditya Purkayastha
Man of the Match: Mahesh Singh (East Bengal)
27 July 2025 (2025-07-27)Match 5 Indian Air Force 3–3 South United Kolkata , West Bengal
19:00 IST
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Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan
Attendance: 258
Referee: Ajay Krishnan
Man of the Match: Makakmayum Daniyal (South United)
30 July 2025 (2025-07-30)Match 10 Namdhari 2–0 South United Kolkata , West Bengal
19:00 IST
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Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan
Attendance: 250
Referee: Kishor Gangaram Choudhari
Man of the Match: Sunil Singh (South United)
3 August 2025 (2025-08-03)Match 17 Namdhari 4–2 Indian Air Force Kolkata , West Bengal
16:00 IST
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Stadium: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan
Attendance: 214
Referee: Ajay Krishnan
Man of the Match: (Namdhari)
6 August 2025 (2025-08-06)Match 24 East Bengal 1–0 Namdhari Kolkata , West Bengal
19:00 IST
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Stadium: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan
Attendance: 6,292
Referee: Lakshay
Man of the Match: Mohammed Rashid (East Bengal)
10 August 2025 (2025-08-10)Match 32 East Bengal 6–1 Indian Air Force Kolkata , West Bengal
19:00 IST
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Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan
Attendance: 8,395
Referee: Shantan Agrawal
Man of the Match: Subhajit Basu (Indian Air Force)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification MBG DIH MSC BSF
1 Mohun Bagan (H)3300122+109 knockout stage 5–1 3–1 4–0
2 Diamond Harbour 3201117+46 2–1 8–1
3 Mohammedan (H)31025503 3–0
4 Border Security Force 3003115140
Source: DFTS
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
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Matches

28 July 2025 (2025-07-28)Match 6 Mohammedan 1–2 Diamond Harbour Kolkata , West Bengal
19:00 IST Report
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Stadium: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan
Attendance: 1,925
Referee: Lakshay
Man of the Match: Sairuat Kima (Diamond Harbour)
31 July 2025 (2025-07-31)Match 12 Mohun Bagan 3–1 Mohammedan Kolkata , West Bengal
19:00 IST
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Stadium: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan
Attendance: 6,584
Referee: Aditya Purkayastha
Man of the Match: Liston Colaco (Mohun Bagan)
1 August 2025 (2025-08-01)Match 14 Diamond Harbour 8–1 BSF FT Kolkata , West Bengal
19:00 IST
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Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan
Attendance: 182
Referee: Shantan Agrawal
Man of the Match: Clayton (Diamond Harbour)
4 August 2025 (2025-08-04)Match 20 Mohun Bagan 4–0 BSF FT Kolkata , West Bengal
19:00 IST
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Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan
Attendance: 3,121
Referee: Ashwin
Man of the Match: Liston Colaco (Mohun Bagan)
7 August 2025 (2025-08-07)Match 26 BSF FT 0–3 Mohammedan Kolkata , West Bengal
19:00 IST Report
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Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan
Attendance: 348
Referee: Kishor Gangaram Choudhari
Man of the Match: Maharabam Maxiom (Mohammedan)
9 August 2025 (2025-08-09)Match 30 Diamond Harbour 1–5 Mohun Bagan Kolkata , West Bengal
19:00 IST
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Stadium: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan
Attendance: 8,592
Referee: Ashwin
Man of the Match: Liston Colaco (Mohun Bagan)

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification JAM ARM Flag of Nepal.svg TRA LAD
1 Jamshedpur (H)330062+49 knockout stage 1–0 3–2 2–0
2 Indian Army 320153+26 1–0 4–2
3 Flag of Nepal.svg Tribhuvan Army 30123521 1–1
4 1 Ladakh 30123741
Source: DFTS
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
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Matches

24 July 2025 (2025-07-24)Match 2 Jamshedpur 3–2 Flag of Nepal.svg Tribhuvan Army Jamshedpur , Jharkhand
17:30 IST
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Stadium: JRD Tata Sports Complex
Attendance: 17,791
Referee: Mrityunjay L Amatya
Man of the Match: Manvir Singh (Jamshedpur)
29 July 2025 (2025-07-29)Match 7 Jamshedpur 1–0 Indian Army Jamshedpur , Jharkhand
16:00 IST
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Stadium: JRD Tata Sports Complex
Attendance: 11,867
Referee: K Ramdasan
Man of the Match: Mohammed Sanan K (Jamshedpur)
2 August 2025 (2025-08-02)Match 15 Tribhuvan Army Flag of Nepal.svg 1–1 1 Ladakh Jamshedpur , Jharkhand
16:00 IST
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Stadium: JRD Tata Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,263
Referee: Jehrul Islam
Man of the Match: Prajal Tushir (1 Ladakh)
5 August 2025 (2025-08-05)Match 21 Indian Army 1–0 Flag of Nepal.svg Tribhuvan Army Jamshedpur , Jharkhand
16:00 IST
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Stadium: JRD Tata Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,343
Referee: Jehrul Islam
Man of the Match: P Christopher Kamei (Indian Army)
8 August 2025 (2025-08-08)Match 27 Jamshedpur 2–0 1 Ladakh Jamshedpur , Jharkhand
16:00 IST
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Stadium: JRD Tata Sports Complex
Attendance: 5,917
Referee: K Ramdasan
Man of the Match: Praful Kumar (Jamshedpur)
11 August 2025 (2025-08-11)Match 33 Indian Army 4–2 1 Ladakh Jamshedpur , Jharkhand
16:00 IST
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Stadium: JRD Tata Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,074
Referee: Mrutyunjay L Amatya
Man of the Match: Abhishekh Shankar Powar (Indian Army)

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification BDO PUN ITB KMS
1 Bodoland (H)330071+69 knockout stage 1–0 4–0 2–1
2 Punjab 31112204 0–0 2–1
3 ITB Police 31112534 2–1
4 Karbi Anglong Morning Star 30033630
Source: DFTS
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
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Matches

27 July 2025 (2025-07-27)Match 4 ITBP FT 2–1 Morning Star Kokrajhar (BTR), Assam
16:00 IST
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Stadium: SAI Stadium
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Jarvish Macwan
Man of the Match: Hemraj Bhujel (ITBP FT)
31 July 2025 (2025-07-31)Match 11 Bodoland 2–1 Morning Star Kokrajhar (BTR), Assam
16:00 IST
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Stadium: SAI Stadium
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Surojit Das
Man of the Match: Robinson Blandon (Bodoland)
3 August 2025 (2025-08-03)Match 18 Morning Star 1–2 Punjab Kokrajhar (BTR), Assam
19:00 IST
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Stadium: SAI Stadium
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Harish Kundu
Man of the Match: Pramveer Singh (Punjab)
6 August 2025 (2025-08-06)Match 23 ITBP FT 0–0 Punjab Kokrajhar (BTR), Assam
16:00 IST Report
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Stadium: SAI Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Jarvish Macwan
Man of the Match: Donborlang Nongkynrih (ITBP FT)
9 August 2025 (2025-08-09)Match 29 Bodoland 1–0 Punjab Kokrajhar (BTR), Assam
16:00 IST
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Stadium: SAI Stadium
Attendance: 12,545
Referee: Surojit Das
Man of the Match: Robinson Blandon (Bodoland)
12 August 2025 (2025-08-12)Match 36 ITBP FT 0–4 Bodoland Kokrajhar (BTR), Assam
19:00 IST Report
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Stadium: SAI Stadium
Attendance: 12,540
Referee: Harish Kundu
Man of the Match: Pranjal Bhumij (Bodoland)

Group E

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification NEU SHI Flag of Malaysia.svg MAS RDU
1 NorthEast United 321074+37 knockout stage 2–1 3–1 2–2
2 Shillong Lajong (H)3201103+76 6–0 3–1
3 Flag of Malaysia.svg Armed Forces 31022973 1–0
4 Rangdajied United (H)30123631
Source: DFTS
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
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Matches

26 July 2025 (2025-07-26)Match 3 Shillong Lajong 6–0 Flag of Malaysia.svg Armed Forces Shillong , Meghalaya
16:00 IST
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Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Pratik Mondal
Man of the Match: Phrangki Buam (Shillong Lajong)
29 July 2025 (2025-07-29)Match 8 Shillong Lajong 3–1 Rangdajied United Shillong , Meghalaya
19:00 IST
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Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Lalit Singh Rawat
Man of the Match: Gladdy Nelcen Kharbuli (Shillong Lajong)
2 August 2025 (2025-08-02)Match 16 NorthEast United 3–1 Flag of Malaysia.svg Armed Forces Shillong , Meghalaya
19:00 IST
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Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Senthil Nathan S
Man of the Match: Alaaeddine Ajaraie (NorthEast United)
5 August 2025 (2025-08-05)Match 22 Rangdajied United 0–1 Flag of Malaysia.svg Armed Forces Shillong , Meghalaya
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Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Man of the Match: Nasir Yasa (Armed Forces)
8 August 2025 (2025-08-08)Match 28 Shillong Lajong 1–2 NorthEast United Shillong , Meghalaya
19:00 IST
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Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 13,900
Referee: Pratik Mondal
Man of the Match: Alaaeddine Ajaraie (NorthEast United)
11 August 2025 (2025-08-11)Match 34 NorthEast United 2–2 Rangdajied United Shillong , Meghalaya
19:00 IST
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Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 4,439
Referee: Senthil Nathan S
Man of the Match: Manbhakupar Iawphniaw (Rangdajied United)

Group F

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification NVY RKS NER TRA
1 Indian Navy 321042+27 knockout stage 2–1 0–0 2–1
2 Real Kashmir 320164+26 3–1 2–1
3 NEROCA (H)30212422 1–1
4 TRAU (H)30123521
Source: DFTS
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
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Matches

30 July 2025 (2025-07-30)Match 9 TRAU 1–1 NEROCA Imphal , Manipur
16:00 IST
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Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
Attendance: 24,820
Referee: I Jamal Mohamed
Man of the Match: Sapam Nongpoknganba Singh (TRAU)
1 August 2025 (2025-08-01)Match 13 Indian Navy 2–1 Real Kashmir Imphal , Manipur
16:00 IST
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Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
Attendance: 6,782
Referee: Dipu Roy
Man of the Match: Bhaskar Roy (Indian Navy)
4 August 2025 (2025-08-04)Match 19 TRAU 1–2 Real Kashmir Imphal , Manipur
16:00 IST
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Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
Attendance: 20,180
Referee: Venkatesh Ramachadran
Man of the Match: Rohen Singh (Real Kashmir)
7 August 2025 (2025-08-07)Match 25 NEROCA 0–0 Indian Navy Imphal , Manipur
16:00 IST
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Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
Attendance: 18,150
Referee: Dipu Roy
Man of the Match: Adersh Mattummal (Indian Navy)
10 August 2025 (2025-08-10)Match 31 NEROCA 1–3 Real Kashmir Imphal , Manipur
16:00 IST
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Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
Attendance: 22,380
Referee: I Jamal Mohamed
Man of the Match: Ranjan Singh (Real Kashmir)
12 August 2025 (2025-08-12)Match 35 TRAU 1–2 Indian Navy Imphal , Manipur
16:00 IST
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Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
Attendance: 19,735
Referee: Venkatesh Ramachadran
Man of the Match: Sreyas Gopalan (Indian Navy)

Ranking of 2nd placed teams

PosGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 E Shillong Lajong 3201103+76 knockout stage
2 B Diamond Harbour 3201117+46
3 A Namdhari 320163+36
4 F Real Kashmir 320164+26
5 C Indian Army 320153+26
6 D Punjab 31112204
Source: DFTS

Statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Flag of Morocco.svg Alaaeddine Ajaraie NorthEast United5
Flag of India.svg Liston Colaco Mohun Bagan
3 Flag of Slovenia.svg Luka Majcen Diamond Harbour4
Flag of Brazil.svg Clayton Silva Diamond Harbour
5 Flag of India.svg Makakmayum Daniyal South United3
Flag of India.svg Everbrightson Sana Shillong Lajong
7 Flag of India.svg Phrangki Buam Shillong Lajong2
Flag of Brazil.svg Namdhari
Flag of Morocco.svg Hamid Ahadad East Bengal
Flag of Nigeria.svg Joseph Olaleye KAMS
Flag of India.svg Sankit Singh Indian Air Force
Flag of India.svg Sahal Abdul Samad Mohun Bagan
Flag of Colombia.svg Robinson Blandón Bodoland
Flag of Spain.svg Saúl Crespo East Bengal
Flag of India.svg Bipin Singh East Bengal
Flag of India.svg P Christopher Kamei Indian Army
Flag of India.svg Maharabam Maxion Mohammedan
Flag of Russia.svg Marat Tareck Real Kashmir

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef
Flag of India.svg Makakmayum Daniyal South UnitedIndian Air Force3–327 July 2025 [8]
Flag of Brazil.svg Clayton Silva (4)Diamond HarbourBSF FT8–11 August 2025 [9]
Flag of Morocco.svg Alaaeddine Ajaraie NorthEast United Flag of Malaysia.svg Armed Forces3–12 August 2025 [10]

Top assists

RankPlayerTeamAssists
1 Flag of India.svg Sahal Abdul Samad Mohun Bagan4
2 Flag of India.svg Girik Khosla Diamond Harbour3
Flag of India.svg Samuel Lalmuanpuia Diamond Habour
Flag of India.svg Vincy Barretto Jamshedpur FC
5 Flag of Brazil.svg Miguel Figueira East Bengal2
Flag of India.svg Tangva Ragui Mohammedan
Flag of India.svg Lalthankima Mohammedan
Flag of India.svg Roshan Panna Indian Navy
Flag of India.svg Yumnam Monis Singh TRAU
Flag of India.svg Treimiki Lamurong Shillong Lajong
Flag of Senegal.svg Seila Troure Real Kashmir
Flag of India.svg Joby Justin Diamond Harbour
Flag of India.svg N Rohen Singh Real Kashmir
Flag of Brazil.svg Clayton Silva Diamond Harbour

Clean sheets

RankPlayerTeamClean sheets
1 Flag of India.svg Amrit Gope Jamshedpur2
2 Flag of India.svg Debjit Majumder East Bengal1
Flag of India.svg Prabhsukhan Singh Gill East Bengal
Flag of India.svg Ravi Kumar Punjab
Flag of India.svg Siwel Rymbai Shillong Lajong
Flag of India.svg Gagandeep Singh Army Red
Flag of India.svg Niraj Kumar Namdhari
Flag of India.svg Jetli Sorokhaibam NEROCA
Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohammad Azarulhisham Flag of Malaysia.svg Armed Forces
Flag of India.svg Bhaskar Roy Indian Navy
Flag of India.svg Vishal Kaith Mohun Bagan
Flag of Nepal.svg Samit Shrestha Flag of Nepal.svg Tribhuvan Army
Flag of India.svg Subhajit Bhattacharjee Mohammedan

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