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competition in the world. Churchill Brothers won the 2011 Durand Cup at the Ambedkar Stadium with a 5–4 tie-break win over Prayag United. The 2010 Durand Cup Champions were

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Background

Format

The Durand Cup is scheduled from 24 September to 15 October 2011. The tournament will be conducted in two stages. Stage 1 will be the Qualifying Knock Out Round and Stage 2 will be Quarter Final League round.

I-League Clubs Leaving

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clubs

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, Dempo,

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and

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have decided to skip the tournament for various reasons like having to play in other tournaments, to prepare for the

or they just don't see worth in the cup.

Game Ball

COSCO Platina FIFA approved football is the {official ball of the tournament.

Award Money

The cash award for the Winner, Runners up and the 3rd positions will be awarded with Rs. 20 Lakhs, 10 Lakhs and 5 Lakhs respectively.

Fixtures

First round

The Durand Cup officially started on 24 September 2011 with

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beating MEG Bangalore 2–0. Then the second match of the day took place with Assam Rifles demolishing State Bank of Hyderabad 5–1. The next day ARC Shillong beat

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2-1 while

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beat Shahadra FC 4–3 on penalties after drawing 0-0. Then on 26 September BSF FC beat

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4–3 on penalties after drawing 1-1. Then Bhawanipore FC beat

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3–1 on penalties after drawing 0-0. Then on 27 September Indian Navy FC defeated

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1-0 while Army Jr FC lost to CRPF 2–1. Then on 28 September BSF FC defeated Bhawanipore FC on penalties 5-3 after drawing 1-1. Then

lost 4–2 to Assam Rifles. Meanwhile, on 30 September BSF beat

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2–0.

Group stage

All matches will be played in Delhi

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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SemiFinals

Finals

References

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