The 2009 Durand Cup was the 122nd edition of the Durand Cup, the oldest football tournament in Asia. It began on 11 September 2009 and concluded on 22 September. All matches were played at the Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi. Nine I-League teams were scheduled to take part. The qualifiers were held starting on 2 September, with the final on 20 September. Two teams from the qualifier joined to make it a 12 team battle in the quarterfinals.

Durand Cup
Tournament details
CountryIndia
Venue(s)Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi
Dates11–22 September 2009
Teams12
Final positions
ChampionsChurchill Brothers (2nd title)
Runner-upMohun Bagan
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored34 (2.27 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Odafa Onyeka Okolie (5 goals)
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Participating teams included reigning champions Mahindra United, Churchill Brothers SC, Army XI, Sporting Clube de Goa, Air India FC, Dempo SC, JCT FC and newly promoted Shillong Lajong FC. Mohun Bagan AC and East Bengal FC had not been part of the Durand Cup in previous years, but according to DFTS Secretary General Major S.S. Maan, they were expected to participate.[citation needed] Churchill Brothers defeated Mohun Bagan 3–1 in the final to win the trophy for their second time.[1]

Qualification edit

Round one edit

16 teams played a one-off match to determine the 8 clubs to reach the second qualifying round.

Date team Score team
02–09–09 Simla Youngs 3–1 BEG Rurkee
02–09–09 Indian Navy 0 – 0 (3 – 4 pens) Amity United
03–09–09 Indian National 0–4 Gorkha Regiment RC
03–09–09 Border Security Force 2–0 Jammu &Kashmir Bank
04–09–09 Army Supply Corps, Bangalore 2–1 New Delhi Heroes
04–09–09 MEG, Bangalore 0–3 Assam Rifles
05–09–09 Army Juniors 3–0 Ahbab FC, Delhi
05–09–09 ONGC 2–1 Indian Air Force XI

Round two edit

8 teams play a one-off match to determine 4 clubs to advance to the third qualifying stage.

Date team Score team
06–09–09 Simla Youngs 2 – 2 (5–4 Pen) Amity United
07–09–09 Gorkha Regiment RC 1–3 Border Security Force
06–09–09 Army Supply Corps, Bangalore 0–3 Assam Rifles
07–09–09 Army Juniors 0–2 ONGC

Round Three edit

4 clubs remain, 2 will advance to the group stage

Date team Score team
08–09–09 Simla Youngs 1–4 Assam Rifles
09–09–09 Border Security Force 0–1 ONGC

Group stages edit

Group A Group B Group C Group C

Sporting Clube de Goa
Churchill Brothers
Assam Rifles

Mohun Bagan
JCT FC
ONGC FC

Air-India
Dempo Sports Club
Army XI

Mahindra United
East Bengal Club
Shillong Lajong FC

Tables & Results edit

Group A edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Churchill Brothers 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4
  Sporting Goa 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 3
  Assam Rifles 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
12 September 2009 (2009-09-12) Sporting Goa 2–0 Assam Rifles Delhi
Obagbemiro   20', 90' Report Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
Referee: Bikramjit
15 September 2009 (2009-09-15) Churchill Brothers 1–0 Sporting Goa Delhi
Okolie   82' Report Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
17 September 2009 (2009-09-17) Assam Rifles 1–1 Churchill Brothers Delhi
Meikingai Kamei   55' Report Rai   71' Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium

Group B edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Mohun Bagan 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 6
  JCT 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3
  ONGC 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0
13 September 2009 (2009-09-13) JCT 1–0 ONGC Delhi
Sahni   62' Report Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
16 September 2009 (2009-09-16) ONGC 1–5 Mohun Bagan Delhi
Chukwuma Udofia   82' Report
Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
18 September 2009 (2009-09-18) Mohun Bagan 2–0 JCT Delhi
Barreto   4', 15' Report Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium

Group C edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Dempo 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6
  Air India 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2 3
  Army XI 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0
11 September 2009 (2009-09-11) Air India 3–0 Army XI Delhi
Report Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
14 September 2009 (2009-09-14) Dempo 4–1 Air India Delhi
Report Opara   90+' Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
Referee: P. K. Bose
17 September 2009 (2009-09-17) Army XI 0–1 Dempo Delhi
Report Martins   59' Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium

Group D edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Mahindra United 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4
Shillong Lajong 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4
East Bengal 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0
Source: [citation needed]


16 September 2009 (2009-09-16) Shillong Lajong 1–0 East Bengal Delhi
Lyngshing   61' Report Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
18 September 2009 (2009-09-18) East Bengal 0–2 Mahindra United Delhi
Report Rafi   63', 66' Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium

Semi-finals edit

Churchill Brothers2–1Dempo
Rai   21'
Okolie   50'
Report Beto   83'
Referee: A. Rowan

Mahindra United1–2Mohun Bagan
Rafi   70' Report Edeh   19', 77'
Referee: Dinesh Nair

Final edit

Churchill Brothers3–1 (a.e.t.)Mohun Bagan
Odafe Okolie   100', 104', 110' Report Chidi Edeh   94'
Referee: P. K. Bose (Madhya Pradesh)

References edit

  1. ^ "Churchill regains Durand Cup". The Hindu. 23 September 2009. Retrieved 19 March 2024.