2024 Durand Cup Explained

IndianOil Durand Cup
Year:2024
Country:India
Dates:27 July – 31 August
Venue:4
Num Teams:24
Matches:38
Prev Season:2023
Next Season:2025

The 2024 Durand Cup (also known as IndianOil Durand Cup due to sponsorship ties with the Indian Oil Corporation) is the current ongoing 133rd edition of Durand Cup, the oldest football tournament in Asia, and the third 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.

This is the third season of the tournament wherein all the clubs in the top tier Indian Super League have been mandated to participate (but later Hyderabad FC withdrew), along with I-League, I-League 2 (Hyderabad FC was replaced by I-League 2 club Rangdajied United), I-League 3 and state leagues clubs, and guest invitees representing armed forces.[1]

Mohun Bagan are the defending champions, having defeated East Bengal in the 2023 final.[2]

Teams

TeamHead coachCaptainLocation
Indian Super League teams
Bengaluru Gerard Zaragoza Sunil ChhetriBengaluru, Karnataka
East Bengal Carles Cuadrat Saúl CrespoKolkata, West Bengal
Chennaiyin Owen Coyle Ryan EdwardsChennai, Tamil Nadu
Goa Manolo Márquez Leander D'CunhaMargao, Goa
Jamshedpur Khalid Jamil Seiminlen DoungelJamshedpur, Jharkhand
Kerala Blasters Mikael Stahre Adrián LunaKochi, Kerala
Mohammedan Andrey Chernyshov Samad Ali MallickKolkata, West Bengal
Mohun Bagan José Francisco Molina Subhasish BoseKolkata, West Bengal
Mumbai City Petr Kratky Mohammed Kaif KhanMumbai, Maharashtra
NorthEast United Juan Pedro Benali Mohammed Ali BemammerGuwahati, Assam
Odisha Sergio Lobera Amrinder SinghBhubaneswar, Odisha
Punjab Panagiotis Dilmperis Luka MajcenMohali, Punjab
I-League teams
Inter Kashi Antonio López Habas Arindam BhattacharyaVaranasi, Uttar Pradesh
Shillong Lajong Bobby Nongbet Hardy NongbriShillong, Meghalaya
I-League 2 teams
Rangdajied United Aibanjop Shadap Balamlynti KhongjeeShillong, Meghalaya
I-League 3 teams
Downtown Heroes Hilal Rasool Parray Rédah AtassiSrinagar, Jammu & Kashmir
State League teams
Bodoland Daimalu Basumatary Didwm HazowaryKokrajhar, Assam
Indian Armed Forces teams
Assam Rifles Vikash Panthi David LalrinchhanaShillong, Meghalaya
BSF Gurjit Singh Atwal Md. AasifNew Delhi, Delhi
CISF Protectors Gautam Surendranath Sarkar Rahul AswalNew Delhi, Delhi
Indian Air Force Priya Darshan Ashok KumarNew Delhi, Delhi
Indian Army Vikash Panthi Bhabindra Malla ThakuriNew Delhi, Delhi
Indian Navy Raman Rai Novin GurungNew Delhi, Delhi
Guest invitees/Foreign armed forces teams
Tribhuvan Army Meghraj KC Bharat KhawasKathmandu, Nepal

Venues

KolkataJamshedpur
Vivekananda Yuba Bharati KriranganKishore Bharati KriranganJRD Tata Sports Complex
Capacity: 68,000Capacity: 12,000Capacity: 24,424
ShillongKokrajhar
Jawaharlal Nehru StadiumSAI Stadium
Capacity: 30,000Capacity: 10,000

Broadcasting

Sony Sports Network have acquired the broadcasting rights starting from 2023. The 2024 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.[3]

Group stage

See main article: 2024 Durand Cup group stage.

Ranking of second-placed teams

Knockout stage

Qualified teams

GroupWinners (6)
AMohun Bagan
BBengaluru
CKerala Blasters
DIndian Army
ENorthEast United
FShillong Lajong
GroupBest second-placed teams (2)
CPunjab
AEast Bengal

Bracket

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

See main article: 2024 Durand Cup Final.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Golden Boot Winner
RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Noah Sadaoui*Kerala Blasters6
2 Kwame Peprah*Kerala Blasters4
Jithin M. S.*NorthEast United
Guillermo Fernández*NorthEast United
5 Luka Majcen*Punjab3
6
Jorge Pereyra Diaz*Bengaluru2
Mohammed Aimen*Kerala Blasters
Ishan Pandita*Kerala Blasters
Givson SinghOdisha
Sunil Chhetri*Bengaluru
Darius Snorton PerwoodDowntown Heroes
Mohammed SananJamshedpur
Saúl CrespoEast Bengal
Jason Cummings*Mohun Bagan
Nikola StojanovićInter Kashi
LalthanglianaGoa
Mushaga Bakenga*Punjab
Javier SiverioJamshedpur
Alan ThapaIndian Army
Jwngbla BrahmaBodoland
KishoriBSF
Gillespye Jung KarkiTribhuwan Army
Devendra Dhaku MurgaokarGoa

Hat-tricks

Sl No.Player For Against Result Date
1 Noah SadaouiKerala BlastersMumbai City0-801/08/2024
2 Kwame PeprahKerala BlastersMumbai City0-801/08/2024
3 Noah SadaouiKerala BlastersCISF Protectors7-010/08/2024

Clean sheets

Golden Glove Winner
RankPlayerClubClean sheets
1 Gurpreet Singh Sandhu*Bengaluru3
2 Bhabindra Malla ThakuriIndian Army2
Som Kumar*Kerala Blasters
Ravi Kumar*Punjab
5 Syed Zahid*Mohun Bagan1
Albino GomesJamshedpur
Gurmeet Singh*NorthEast United
Manas Dubey*Shillong Lajong
Umaid HussainDowntown Heroes
Niraj KumarOdisha
Raj Kumar MahatoCISF Protectors
Daoga BrahmaBodoland
Dheeraj Singh*Mohun Bagan
Vishal KaithMohun Bagan
Vishnu VKIndian Navy
Neithovilie Chalieu*Shillong Lajong
Dipesh Chauhan*NorthEast United
Nora Fernandez*Kerala Blasters
Bikesh KuthuTribhuwan Army
Nikhil DekaMohammedan

Awards

Prize money

The total pool of prize money for the 2024 edition is .

Man of the match

MatchMan of the MatchMatchMan of the matchMatchMan of the match
PlayerTeamPlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Match 1 Suhail BhatMohun BaganMatch 16 Chandra Kumar KarkettaCISF ProtectorsMatch 31 Sujit SinghMohammedan
Match 2 Imran KhanJamshedpurMatch 17 Vellington FernandesGoaMatch 32 Gillespye Jung Karki Tribhuvan Army
Match 3 Anand UsudaInter KashiMatch 18 Wanboklang LyngkhoiBodolandMatch 33 Alan ThapaIndian Army
Match 4 Madih TalalEast BengalMatch 19 Vinith VenkateshBengaluruMatch 34 Jithin M. S.NorthEast United
Match 5 Jithin M. S.NorthEast UnitedMatch 20 Sunil BIndian ArmyMatch 35 Balkaran SinghGoa
Match 6 Luka MajcenPunjabMatch 21 Madih TalalEast BengalMatch 36Cancelled
Match 7 Liton ShilIndian ArmyMatch 22 Jason CummingsMohun BaganMatch 37 Néstor AlbiachNorthEast United
Match 8 Rahul BhekeBengaluruMatch 23 Leander D'CunhaGoaMatch 38 Manas DubeyShillong Lajong
Match 9 Noah SadaouiMatch 24Nikola StojanovićInter KashiMatch 39
Match 10 Wadajied RyngkhlemShillong LajongMatch 25 Guillermo FernándezNorthEast UnitedMatch 40
Match 11 Darius Snorton PerwoodDowntown HeroesMatch 26 Hardy NongbriShillong LajongMatch 41
Match 12 Givson SinghOdishaMatch 27 Noah SadaouiMatch 42
Match 13 Alberto NogueraBengaluruMatch 28 Vinit RaiPunjabMatch 43
Match 14 Freddy LallawmawmaKerala BlastersMatch 29 Shobhan Dev BiswasAssam Rifles
Match 15 Imran KhanJamshedpurMatch 30 Jwngbla Brahma Bodoland

See also

References

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