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
Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary ...
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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
Mohun Bagan 2–1 in the 2019 Durand Cup Final which was held on 24 August 2019.
Teams
A total of 16 teams participated in this year's competition. 5 teams from
Indian Super League
The Indian Super League (ISL) is a professional association football league in India and the highest level of the Indian football league system. Administered by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and its commercial partner Football Sport ...
, 6 from
I-League, 1
2nd division club and 4 armed forces teams.

Indian Super League
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ATK
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Bengaluru
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Chennaiyin
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Goa
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Jamshedpur

I-League
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Chennai City
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East Bengal
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Gokulam Kerala
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Mohun Bagan
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Real Kashmir
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TRAU

I-League 2nd division
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Mohammedan

Armed Force Teams
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Indian Air Force
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Army Green
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Army Red
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Indian Navy
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Prize money
Official sponsors and partners
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Co-sponsors
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Coal India
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State Bank of India
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Sunfeast
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SERVO IndianOil
Associate sponsors
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ONGC
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UCO Bank
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Cadbury Bourn Vita
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Dabur
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Amul
* JIS Group
Supported by
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GRSE
Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd, abbreviated as GRSE, is one of India's leading Defense industry, defence shipyards, located in Kolkata. It builds and repairs merchant shipping, commercial and warship, naval vessels. GRSE also expor ...
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Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders
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Allahabad Bank
* Sneha Farms
* NOVA Lens
* PS Group Realty
* Maxo Genius
* Gloster
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Siti Networks
Tournament partner
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IFA W.B.
* Cherry Tree
Venues
Broadcasting
All match were streamed LIVE on
Addatimes. Semifinals & Final matches were streamed LIVE on
Hotstar as well.
91.9 Friends FM was the official
radio
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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
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
Semi-finals
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Final
Goalscorers
See also
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Rovers Cup
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I-League
References
External links
Durand Cup website
{{2019 in Asian Football (AFC)
Durand Cup seasons
2019 domestic association football cups
India, Durand Cup
2019–20 in Indian football