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.[2]

2019 Durand Cup
CountryIndia
Dates2 – 24 August 2019
Championship venueKolkata
Teams16
ChampionsGokulam Kerala[1] (1st title)
Runners-upMohun Bagan
Matches played27
Goals scored74 (2.74 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Marcus Joseph (Gokulam Kerala)
(11 goals)
← 2016
2021 →
All statistics correct as of 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.[3] After the cancellation of Super Cup, Durand Cup was promoted as the de facto domestic cup for 2019–20 season.

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.

Location of teams of the 2019 Durand Cup.
Indian Super League Team
I League Team
2nd Division I League Team
Armed Force Team
Kolkata, New Delhi (Armed Force)

Indian Super League

I-League

I-League 2nd division

Armed Force Teams

Prize money
PositionPrize money
Champions₹4 million (US$52,000)
Runners-up₹2 million (US$26,000)
Semi-finalists₹0.5 million (US$6,600)
Total~₹7 million (US$92,000)

Official sponsors and partners

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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: 20000 Capacity: 85000 Capacity: 15000 Capacity: 23500 Capacity: 22000

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
Round Match date Number of fixtures Teams
Group stage 2 August– 18 August 24 16
Semi-final 21 August 2 4
Final 24 August 1 2

Group Stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 East Bengal 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 9 Knockout stage
2 Bengaluru 3 0 2 1 5 6 −1 2
3 Army Red 3 0 2 1 3 5 −2 2
4 Jamshedpur 3 0 2 1 5 11 −6 2
Source:
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
East Bengal2–0Army Red
Colado 84'
B. Singh 90'		 Report
Bengaluru1–1Army Red
Wangjam 80' (pen.) Report Liton Shil 45+4'
East Bengal6–0Jamshedpur
Colado 5' (pen.), 7'
Mahata 31'
B. Singh 75', 80'
Haokip 90+2'		 Report
Jamshedpur2–2Army Red
Vimal Kumhar 17', 33' Report N Suresh Meitei 4', 67' (pen)
East Bengal2–1Bengaluru
B. Singh 59', 74' Report A. Chhetri 17'
Bengaluru3–3Jamshedpur
 Report
  • Vimal Kumhar 1'
  • Aakash Dave 51'
  • Nabin Rana 80'

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Mohun Bagan 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 9 Knockout stage
2 ATK 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3 Mohammedan 3 1 0 2 6 5 +1 3
4 Indian Navy 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4 1
Source:
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Mohun Bagan2–0Mohammedan
Chamorro 2', 24' Report
Attendance: 38,000
Indian Navy1–1ATK
Harikrishna AU 19' Report Das 88' (pen.)
Mohun Bagan2–1ATK
Morante 34'
Beitia 53'		 Report Pradhan 78'
Attendance: 18,327
Mohammedan6–2Indian Navy
 Report Britto PM 71', 90+5' (pen.)
Attendance: 5,677
Mohammedan0−1ATK
Report William Pauliankhum 2'
Mohun Bagan1–0Indian Navy
Fran González 58' (pen.) Report

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Real Kashmir 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 7 Knockout stage
2 Goa 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7
3 Chennai City 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4 Army Green 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source:
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Real Kashmir1–0Chennai City
 Report
Goa1–0Army Green
Liston 27' Report
Army Green0–4Real Kashmir
Report
Chennai City1–2Goa
  • Mashoor 16'
 Report
Goa0–0Real Kashmir
Report
Chennai City2–1Army Green
  • Mashoor 42'
  • Eugene 66'
  • Lallawmkima PC 10'

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Gokulam Kerala 3 3 0 0 11 1 +10 9 Knockout stage
2 Indian Air Force 3 1 1 1 1 3 −2 4
3 Chennaiyin 3 0 2 1 0 4 −4 2
4 TRAU 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Source:
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Gokulam Kerala4–0Chennaiyin
 Report
TRAU0–1Indian Air Force
Report Mohammed Aqib 65'
Indian Air Force0–3Gokulam Kerala
Report
ChennaiyinabandonedTRAU
Report
Chennaiyin0–0Indian Air Force
Report
TRAU1–4Gokulam Kerala
  • M. Roger 87'
 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
East Bengal1−1 (a.e.t.)Gokulam Kerala
 Report
Penalties
 2–3
Attendance: 18,162
Referee: Tejas Narvenkar (India)
Mohun Bagan3−1 (a.e.t.)Real Kashmir
 Report Krizo 90+3'
Attendance: 23,118

Final
Mohun Bagan1–2Gokulam 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. 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.
  2. "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.
  3. "Durand Cup: Gokulam Kerala beats Mohun Bagan 2-1 to win title". Archived from the original on 27 August 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
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