Durand Cup 2022: More Teams, Multi-City Format

Durand Cup football tournament will adopt multi-city format and select more teams in the 131st edition, which will kick off here on 16 August with the most popular match of Indian football – the Kolkata derby . The tournament, jointly organized by the Indian Army and the Government of West Bengal, kicked off its month-long promotion on Tuesday with the colorful ‘Trophy Tour’ initiative.

The three Cups presented to the winners of the tournament – the original Durand Cup, the Presidential Cup and the Shimla Cup – will travel from Kolkata to Guwahati on July 21 before moving to Manipur’s capital, Imphal on May 24. 7. The trophies will then reach their final destination Jaipur, home to debuting team Rajasthan United FC, before returning to Kolkata on August 2, when it will be ceremonially received in advance. statue of legendary soccer player, Gostha Paul.

As of the current entry list, there will be 20 teams playing this time with all 11 teams from the Indian Super League participating in the competition. There will be another five teams from the I-League while the remaining four will come from the Service. The first two groups (Groups A and B) will be held in Kolkata while Imphal will host Group C matches and Group D matches will be held in Guwahati.