The 2019 Durand Cup was the 129th edition of the

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, 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

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, namely

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, Howrah and Kalyani from 2 August 2019. The final took place at the Salt Lake Stadium on 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

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2–1 in the 2019 Durand Cup Final which was held on 24 August 2019. After the cancellation of Super Cup, Durand Cup was promoted as the ''

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'' domestic cup for 2019–20 season.

Teams

A total of 16 teams participated in this year's competition. 5 teams from

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, 6 from

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, 1 2nd division club and 4 armed forces teams.

Indian Super League * ATK * Bengaluru * Chennaiyin *

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* Jamshedpur Yellow pog

I-League * Chennai City F.C. *

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* Gokulam Kerala *

* Real Kashmir * TRAU Green pog

I-League 2nd division * Mohammedan Blue pog

Armed Force Teams * Indian Air Force * Army Green * Army Red *

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Prize money

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Co-sponsors

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* State Bank of India * Sunfeast * SERVO IndianOil

Associate sponsors

* ONGC *

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Tournament partner

* IFA W.B. * Cherry Tree

Venues

Broadcasting

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

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as well. 91.9 Friends FM was the official

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partner of the tournament.

Round Dates

Group Stage

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Knockout stage

Winners of each group will progress into the semi-finals. The winner of

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will face the winner of Group D, and the winner of

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will face the winner of

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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

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Final

Goalscorers

References

External links

Durand Cup website
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Teams

Prize money

Official sponsors and partners

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Co-sponsors

Associate sponsors

Supported by

Tournament partner

Venues

Broadcasting

Round Dates

Group Stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals

Final

Goalscorers

See also

References

External links