The 2006 Durand Cup Final (or Osian's Durand Cup for sponsorship reason)[1] was the 119th final of the Durand Cup, the oldest football competition in India and third oldest in the world.[2] The final was contested between the two National Football league sides, Dempo SC from Panjim in Goa and JCT FC from Hoshiarpur in Punjab. The tournament was started from 6 November and the final was held on 27 November 2006 in New Delhi.

2006 Durand Cup final
Event2006 Durand Cup
Date27 November 2006
VenueAmbedkar Stadium, New Delhi
2005
2007

Route to the final

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Dempo

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Date Round Opposition Score
20 November 2006 Group stage East Bengal 0–0
22 November 2006 Group stage Army XI 2–1
24 November 2006 Group stage JCT 1–1
25 November 2006 Semi-final Mohun Bagan 2–0

Dempo entered the 2006 Durand Cup as one of the National Football league teams. The Goan side were directly placed in the group stage of the tournament. They were allocated Group B along with East Bengal, Army XI and JCT. The opening game, on 20 November 2006, against East Bengal ended with a goalless draw. In the second game, they defeated Army XI with a 2–1 margin. In the third and final game of group stage, Dempo faced JCT and the match ended in a draw, with both teams finding the back of the net. Dempo came second in the group with five points.[3] The semi-final matches were held on 25 November 2006, where Dempo defeated the sixteen times Durand Cup champions, Mohun Bagan 2–0. Beto and Anthony Pereira scored in 21st and 70th minute of the game, thus making way for their first Durand Cup final.[1][4][5]

Date Round Opposition Score
16 November 2006 Qualifier Tata FA 2–0
18 November 2006 Qualifier BSF 3–0
20 November 2006 Group stage Army XI 0–0
22 November 2006 Group stage East Bengal 4–0
24 November 2006 Group stage Dempo 1–1
25 November 2006 Semi-final Sporting Clube deGoa 1–0 (a.e.t)

JCT entered the 2006 Durand Cup as one of the National Football league teams. JCT started their campaign with a qualifying round. They were allocated Group B of the qualifiers along with Tata Football Academy and Border Security Force football team. JCT won both the qualifier matches with a score line of 2–0 and 3–0, against Tata Football Academy and Border Security Force, respectively. They topped the group with six points and joined Dempo in Group B of the group stage. They drew their first group stage match with Army XI with a 0–0 score line, on 20 November. Then they defeated East Bengal by four goals. The last match against Dempo ended in a 1–1 draw.[3] They had same points as Dempo, but topped the group with more goal difference. In the semi-final, JCT faced Sporting Clube de Goa and won one goal to nil. The match extended till extra time and Chidi Edeh scored the winner in 117th minute.[4][5]

Match

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The final was played on 27 November 2006 at the Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi. This was Dempo and JCT's second meeting in the tournament. The game remained goalless for 73 minutes. In the next minute, Dempo's Nigerian striker, Ranti Martins broke the deadlock[6] through an assist by Beto. Dempo won their maiden Durand Cup in their maiden final appearance and became the second club from Goa to win this, after Salgaocar.[7]

Dempo1–0JCT
Martins   74' [8]
Referee: Komaleeswaran Shankar

Details

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GK   VP Satish Kumar
DF   Valeriano Rebello
DF   John Charles Dias
DF   Majekodunmi Bolaji   78'
DF   Samir Naik
MF   Jerry Zirsanga
MF   Beto
MF   Nacimento Silveira
MF   Ishfaq Ahmed   82'
FW   Ranty Martins
MF   Anthony Pereira  
Substitutes:
DF   Creson Antao   78'
MF   Melvyn Rodrigues   82'
FW   Joaquim Abranches  
Coach:
  Armando Colaco
GK   Kalyan Chaubey
DF   Daljit Singh
DF   Jaspal Singh
MF   Sunday Ambrose   25'
DF   Anwar Ali
MF   Adebayo Tokunbo  
MF   Shivraj Singh
MF   Harish Sharma
MF   Baldeep Singh
FW   Chidi Edeh
FW   Praveen Kumar
Substitutes:
  Sukhjinder Singh   25'
MF   Jaswinder Singh  
Manager:
  Sukhwinder Singh

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Dempo enters Durand Cup football final". Hindustan Times. 25 November 2006. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  2. ^ "JCT, Dempo to clash in Durand Cup final". oneindia.com. 25 November 2006. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Big players need to come to party in Durand final". outlookindia.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b "119th Durand Cup 2006". www.indianfootball.de. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  5. ^ a b "India 2006/07". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  6. ^ "News for the month of November 2006". www.indianfootball.de. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Dempo win Durand Cup". www.rediff.com. 27 November 2006. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Dempo win Durand Cup". DNA India. 27 November 2006. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
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