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. The final took place at the Salt Lake Stadium on 24 August 2019.[2]

2019 Durand Cup
Tournament details
CountryIndia
Venue(s)Kolkata
Dates2 – 24 August 2019
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsGokulam Kerala[1] (1st title)
Runner-upMohun Bagan
Tournament statistics
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

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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

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Position Prize money
Champions 4 million (US$48,000)
Runners-up 2 million (US$24,000)
Semi-finalists 0.5 million (US$6,000)
Total ~7 million (US$84,000)

Official sponsors and partners

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GAIL

Co-sponsors

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Associate sponsors

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Supported by

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Tournament partner

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Venues

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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

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All match were streamed LIVE on Addatimes. Semifinals & Final matches were streamed LIVE on Hotstar as well.

Matches Television 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

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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

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Group A

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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: [citation needed]
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

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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: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Mohun Bagan2–0Mohammedan
Chamorro   2', 24' Report

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


Group C

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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: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers


Goa1–0Army Green
Liston   27' Report

Army Green0–4Real Kashmir
Report

Chennai City1–2Goa
Report
  • Liston   8'
  • Nestor Dias   30'

Goa0–0Real Kashmir
Report

Chennai City2–1Army Green
  • Lallawmkima PC   10'

Group D

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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: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Gokulam Kerala4–0Chennaiyin
Report

TRAU0–1Indian Air Force
Report Mohammed Aqib   65'

Indian Air Force0–3Gokulam Kerala
Report
  • Joseph   43', 87'
  • Shibil   56'

ChennaiyinabandonedTRAU
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TRAU1–4Gokulam Kerala
  • M. Roger   87'
Report
VYBK Training Ground 2

Knockout stage

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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

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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

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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'

Final

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Mohun Bagan1–2Gokulam Kerala
Report

Goalscorers

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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

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References

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  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". 24 August 2019. Archived from the original on 27 August 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
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