2023 Durand Cup

The 2023 Durand Cup, also known as IndianOil Durand Cup due to sponsorship ties with Indian Oil Corporation, will be the 132nd edition of Durand Cup, the oldest football tournament in Asia, and also the first edition since it was recognised by the Asian Football Confederation.[1] This year for the second time the tournament will be played in more than one venue.[2] The tournament is hosted by the Durand Football Tournament Society in co-operation with the Eastern Command of the Indian Armed Forces and the Government of West Bengal, supported by the governments Assam, Meghalaya and Manipur.[3] This will be the second season of the tournament wherein every club in the top tier Indian Super League has been mandated to participate, along with 9 selected clubs from the I-League, and the four teams representing the armed forces.[4]

2023 IndianOil Durand Cup
CountryIndia
Dates24 July 2023 – 3 September 2023
VenueKolkata, Shillong, Kokrajhar and Imphal
Teams25
ChampionsTBA (1st title)
← 2022
2024 →
All statistics correct as of 13 May 2023.

Bengaluru FC was the defending champion, having defeated Mumbai City FC in the 2022 final.[5]

Teams

The organization committee announced to increase the number of teams from the previous edition. A total of 25 teams will be playing in 5 groups of 5 teams.[6]

1) Indian Super League

Bengaluru FC

Chenniyin FC

East Bengal FC

FC Goa

Hyderabad FC

Jamshedpur FC

Kerala Blasters FC

Mohanbagan SG

Mumbai City FC

Northeast United FC

Odisha FC

Roundglass Punjab FC

2) I-League

Aizawl FC

Churchill Brothers FC

Gokulam Kerala FC

Mohammedan SC

NEROCA FC

Rajastan United FC

Real Kashmir FC

Sreenidi Deccan

TRAU FC

3) Armed Forces

Army Green

Army Red

Indian Airforce

Indian Navy


Venues

4 cities are announced as hosts: Kolkata, Kokrajhar , Shillong and Imphal[7][8][9]

Kolkata Shillong
Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Capacity: 85,000 Capacity: 30,000
Kokrajhar Imphal
SAI Special Area Game Centre Khuman Lampak Stadium
Capacity: Capacity: 35,285

Prize money
Position Amount
Golden Glove ₹3 lakh (US$3,800)
Golden Boot ₹3 lakh (US$3,800)
Golden Ball ₹3 lakh (US$3,800)
Runner-ups ₹30 lakh (US$38,000)
Champions ₹50 lakh (US$63,000)
Total ₹89 lakh (US$110,000)

References
  1. "Durand Cup Brings Something 'New', Along with AFC Cup Slot in 131st Edition". News18. 12 August 2022. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  2. "Durand Cup: ২০ দলের ডুরান্ড কাপে অংশ নেবে আইএসএলের ১১টি দলই!". peoplesreporter.in (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 23 July 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  3. Sharma, Amitabha Das (19 July 2022). "Durand Cup 2022: More teams, multi-city format". sportstar.thehindu.com. Kolkata: The Hindu. Sportstar. Archived from the original on 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  4. Mergulhao, Marcus (25 May 2022). "Nine-month calendar for Indian football from next season". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  5. "Durand Cup 2022 Final Highlights: Bengaluru beat Mumbai City 2-1 to become Champions". The Indian Express. 18 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  6. "'Scope to expand Durand Cup to 24 or 28 teams next year, have it in multi cities'". The Times of India. 3 August 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  7. Bhattacharjee, Neeladri (20 August 2022). "Durand Cup HIGHLIGHTS ATK Mohun Bagan loses 2–3 to Rajasthan United, ATKMB vs RUFC; Mariners lose first match". sportstar.thehindu.com. Kolkata, West Bengal: Sportstar. The Hindu. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  8. TAT Correspondent, 5:31 AM (18 August 2022). "Rajnath Singh to attend opening match of Manipur edition of Durand cup today". assamtribune.com. Imphal, Manipur: The Assam Tribune. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  9. Leivon, Jimmy (17 August 2022). "Durand Cup: Ahead of Manipur derby between TRAU and Neroca, state government declares half holiday". indianexpressews.com. Imphal, Manipur: The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.


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