2025 Durand Cup
![]() Logo of the 134th Durand Cup, 2025 | |
Tournament details | |
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Country | India |
Venue(s) | Imphal, Kokrajhar, Kolkata, Shillong and Jamshedpur[1] |
Dates | 23 July – 23 August |
Teams | 24 |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 24 |
Goals scored | 81 (3.38 per match) |
Attendance | 170,418 (7,101 per match) |
All statistics correct as of 6 August 2025 . |
The 2025 Durand Cup (also known as IndianOil Durand Cup due to sponsorship ties with the Indian Oil Corporation) is the 134th edition of Durand Cup, the oldest football tournament in Asia, and the fourth edition since it was supported by the Asian Football Confederation. The tournament is hosted by the Durand Football Tournament Society in co-operation with the AIFF, Eastern Command of the Indian Armed Forces and the Government of West Bengal, supported by the governments Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur and Jharkhand.[2]
NorthEast United are the defending champions, having defeated the Mohun Bagan in the 2024 final.[3]
Teams
[edit]The following teams have confirmed their participation.[4][5]
Initially, Indonesian Army had assured to participate in this tournament but later on they withdrew their name and was replaced by Malaysian Army.[6]
Venues
[edit]Kolkata | Jamshedpur | |
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Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan | Kishore Bharati Krirangan | JRD Tata Sports Complex |
Capacity: 68,000 | Capacity: 12,000 | Capacity: 24,424 |
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Shillong | Kokrajhar | Imphal |
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | SAI Stadium | Khuman Lampak Main Stadium |
Capacity: 17,500 | Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 35,285 |
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Group stage
[edit]Group A
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | EAB | NAM | IAF | SOU | |
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1 | East Bengal (H, Q) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 6 | Advanced to knockout stage | 1–0 | 10 Aug | 5–0 | ||
2 | Namdhari | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | Possible qualification to knockout stage | 4–2 | 2–0 | |||
3 | Indian Air Force (E) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 | 3–3 | |||||
4 | South United (E) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 1 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated; (H) Hosts; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Group B
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DIH | MBG | MSC | BSF | |
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1 | Diamond Harbour | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 6 | Advanced to knockout stage | 2–1 | 8–1 | |||
2 | Mohun Bagan (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 6 | Possible qualification to knockout stage | 9 Aug | 3–1 | 4–0 | ||
3 | Mohammedan (H, E) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 | 7 Aug | |||||
4 | Border Security Force (E) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated; (H) Hosts
Group C
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JAM | ARM | LAD | ![]() | |
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1 | Jamshedpur (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | Advanced to knockout stage | 1–0 | 8 Aug | 3–2 | ||
2 | Indian Army | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Possible qualification to knockout stage | 11 Aug | 1–0 | |||
3 | 1 Ladakh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1–1 | |||||
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated; (H) Hosts
Group D
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ITB | PUN | BDO | KMS | |
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1 | ITB Police | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | Advanced to knockout stage | 2–1 | ||||
2 | Punjab | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | Possible qualification to knockout stage | 0–0 | 2–1 | |||
3 | Bodoland (H) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 12 Aug | 9 Aug | 2–1 | |||
4 | Karbi Anglong Morning Star (E) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated; (H) Hosts
Group E
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SHI | NEU | ![]() |
RDU | |
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1 | Shillong Lajong (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 6 | Advanced to knockout stage | 8 Aug | 6–0 | 3–1 | ||
2 | NorthEast United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 | Possible qualification to knockout stage | 3–1 | 11 Aug | |||
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 3 | 1–0 | |||||
4 | Rangdajied United (H, E) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated; (H) Hosts
Group F
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | NVY | RKS | NER | TRA | |
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1 | Indian Navy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | Advanced to knockout stage | |||||
2 | Real Kashmir | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Possible qualification to knockout stage | 1–2 | ||||
3 | NEROCA (H) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 Aug | 10 Aug | ||||
4 | TRAU (H) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | 12 Aug | 1–2 | 1–1 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Ranking of second-placed teams
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Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | B | Mohun Bagan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 6 | knockout stage |
2 | A | Namdhari | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | |
3 | E | NorthEast United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 | |
4 | D | ITB Police | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | |
5 | F | Real Kashmir | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
6 | C | 1 Ladakh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Knockout stage
[edit]In the knockout stage, for any draws matches would be directly decided by a penalty shootout.
- Bracket
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
16 Aug – Kokrajhar | ||||||||||
TBD | ||||||||||
19 Aug – Shillong | ||||||||||
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Winner QF1 | ||||||||||
16 Aug – Shillong | ||||||||||
Winner QF2 | ||||||||||
TBD | ||||||||||
23 Aug – Kolkata | ||||||||||
TBD | ||||||||||
Winner SF1 | ||||||||||
17 Aug – Jamshedpur | ||||||||||
Winner SF2 | ||||||||||
TBD | ||||||||||
20 Aug – Kolkata | ||||||||||
TBD | ||||||||||
Winner QF3 | ||||||||||
17 Aug – Kolkata | ||||||||||
Winner QF4 | ||||||||||
TBD | ||||||||||
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Quarter-finals
[edit]TBD | Match 37 | TBD |
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Report AIFF Report I-League |
TBD | Match 38 | TBD |
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Report AIFF Report I-League |
TBD | Match 39 | TBD |
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Report AIFF Report I-League |
TBD | Match 40 | TBD |
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Report AIFF Report I-League |
Semi-finals
[edit]Winner QF1 | Match 41 | Winner QF2 |
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Report AIFF Report I-League |
Winner QF3 | Match 42 | Winner QF4 |
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Report AIFF Report I-League |
Final
[edit]Winner SF1 | Match 43 | Winner SF2 |
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Report AIFF Report I-League |
Statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]- As of 5 August 2025
Hat-tricks
[edit]Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
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South United | Indian Air Force | 3–3 | 27 July 2025 | [7] |
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Diamond Harbour | BSF | 8–1 | 1 August 2025 | [8] |
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NorthEast United | ![]() |
3–1 | 2 August 2025 | [9] |
Top assists
[edit]- As of 31 July 2025
Rank | Player | Team | Assists |
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Jamshedpur | 2 |
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Shillong Lajong | ||
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East Bengal | 1 |
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East Bengal | ||
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Shillong Lajong | ||
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Shillong Lajong | ||
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Shillong Lajong | ||
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KAMS | ||
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ITBP | ||
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ITBP | ||
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South United | ||
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South United | ||
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Indian Air Force | ||
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Indian Air Force | ||
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Indian Air Force | ||
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Mohammedan | ||
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Diamond Habour | ||
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Jamshedpur | ||
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Rangdajied United | ||
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Shillong Lajong | ||
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Shillong Lajong | ||
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TRAU | ||
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NEROCA | ||
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KAMS | ||
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Bodoland | ||
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Bodoland |
Clean sheets
[edit]- As of 2 August 2025
Rank | Player | Team | Clean sheets |
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1 | ![]() |
East Bengal | 1 |
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Shillong Lajong | ||
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Jamshedpur | ||
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Namdhari |
Awards
[edit]Prize money
[edit]The total pool of prize money for the 2025 edition is ₹3 crore (US$350,000)
Prize | Recipient | Amount |
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Champions | ||
Runner-up | ||
Golden glove | ||
Golden boot | ||
Golden ball |
Man of the match
[edit]Match | Man of the Match | Match | Man of the match | Match | Man of the match | |||
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Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | |||
Match 1 | ![]() |
East Bengal | Match 16 | ![]() |
NorthEast United | Match 31 | ||
Match 2 | ![]() |
Jamshedpur | Match 17 | ![]() |
Namdhari | Match 32 | ||
Match 3 | ![]() |
Shillong Lajong | Match 18 | ![]() |
Punjab | Match 33 | ||
Match 4 | ![]() |
ITBP | Match 19 | ![]() |
Real Kashmir | Match 34 | ||
Match 5 | ![]() |
South United | Match 20 | ![]() |
Mohun Bagan | Match 35 | ||
Match 6 | ![]() |
Diamond Harbour | Match 21 | ![]() |
Indian Army | Match 36 | ||
Match 7 | ![]() |
Jamshedpur | Match 22 | ![]() |
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Match 37 | ||
Match 8 | ![]() |
Shillong Lajong | Match 23 | ![]() |
ITBP FT | Match 38 | ||
Match 9 | ![]() |
TRAU | Match 24 | ![]() |
East Bengal | Match 39 | ||
Match 10 | ![]() |
Namdhari | Match 25 | Match 40 | ||||
Match 11 | ![]() |
Bodoland | Match 26 | Match 41 | ||||
Match 12 | ![]() |
Mohun Bagan | Match 27 | Match 42 | ||||
Match 13 | ![]() |
Indian Navy | Match 28 | Match 43 | ||||
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Diamond Harbour | Match 29 | |||||
Match 15 | ![]() |
1 Ladakh | Match 30 |
Broadcasting
[edit]Sony Sports Network have acquired the broadcasting rights starting from 2023. The 2025 edition is being live streamed on the network's OTT platform SonyLIV as well as TV channels Sony Ten 2 and Sony Ten 2 HD.
See also
[edit]- Men
References
[edit]- ^ "Football: 2025 Durand Cup to be held in July-August". The Bridge. 17 May 2025. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
- ^ "Assam: Durand Cup 2025 to return to Kokrajhar; BTR gears up for another grand football celebration". India Today NE (in Hindi). 17 May 2025. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ^ "Mohun Bagan vs East Bengal Highlights, Durand Cup 2023 Final: Dimitri Petratos On Target As MBSG Clinch Record 17th Durand Cup Title". NDTV Sports. 3 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ "Durand Cup 2025 to go ahead as planned; Seven new teams set to participate". Khel Now. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ "Durand Cup 2025: Indonesia Army, 1Ladakh among new teams; East Bengal, Mohun Bagan among six ISL clubs competing". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ "Durand Cup 2025: Malaysia Army replaces Indonesia Army, Tribhuwan from Nepal the other army team". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ "Indian Air Force 3 – 3 South United". I-League. 27 July 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
- ^ "Diamond Habour 8 – 1 BSF". I-League. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
- ^ "NorthEast United 3 – 1 Armed Forces". I-League. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.