The 2022 Durand Cup (also known as IndianOil Durand Cup due to sponsorship ties with

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) was the 131st edition of the

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, the oldest

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tournament in

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, and also the first edition since it was supported by the

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. This year for the first time the tournament was played in more than one venue. The tournament is hosted by the Durand Football Tournament Society in co-operation with the

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, Eastern Command of the

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and the

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, supported by the governments

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and

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. This was the first season of the tournament wherein every club in the top tier

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has been mandated to participate, along with 5 selected clubs from the

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, and the four teams representing the armed forces.

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was the defending champion, having defeated

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in the 2021 final, but this time they couldn't progress beyond the group stage. The final was an all-ISL affair for the first time, and

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won their first-ever Durand Cup by defeating the debutants – Mumbai City by 2–1.

Teams

A total of 20 teams participated in the Indian football season opener: 11 clubs from the top division Indian Super League, 5 clubs from I-League and the traditional 4 teams representing the Indian Armed Forces. Several top

clubs, most notably previous season's champions Gokulam Kerala, withdrew from the tournament. Gokulam cited improper scheduling, therefore chose to solely focus on league games, as they got replaced by Sudeva Delhi.

Venues

A total of 47 matches were played across 3 cities:

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and

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, with 27 matches played in Kolkata, including the knock-out fixtures, and 10 matches each played in Guwahati and Imphal.

Prize money

Marketing

Official sponsors and partners

Co-sponsors

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* ITC *

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Supported by

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Associate sponsors

* Kalyani Group *

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Tournament partner

* Cherry Tree

Broadcast and streaming partner

* Sports18 *

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Trophy tour

The Durand Football Tournament Society (DFTS) organised a 15-day trophy tour prior to the beginning of the tournament. The tour was flagged off at the Eastern Command headquarters at Fort William in

on 19 July in the presence of the DFTS Chairman and Chief of Staff (Eastern Command) – Lt. Gen. KK Repswal, the Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs (

) – Aroop Biswas and General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (Eastern Command) – Lt. Gen. RP Kalita. The Durand Cup, along with the President Cup and the Shimla Cup, visited

on 21 July,

from 24–25 July,

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from 27–28 July and a number of cities in

from 2–3 August before returning to Kolkata, where the tour was flagged in on 12 August at Gostha Pal Sarani, in front of the statue of legendary Indian footballer Gostha Pal. The destinations for the tour is selected particularly keeping in mind that Guwahati and Imphal are the first time hosts for the tournament, a

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team from Jaipur would be participating for the first time after forty years, and the defending champions hail from Goa.

Official song

On 12 August, the DFTS released a theme song along with a music video to commemorate the age-old tournament entering a new era with the first time recognition from the AFC and participation of all ISL clubs. The song was titled ''"Durand...Durand"'' which was sung and performed by Papon, Shaan and Rewben Mashangva. The song was live performed on the opening matchdays at the three respective host venues by Papon and Mashangva.

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Knockout stage

Bracket

Quarter-finals

Matches

Semi-finals

Matches

Final

Statistics

Top scorers

Note: ''The team's score of the scorer is denoted first in the result row.''

Most clean sheets

Discipline

Most yellow cards

* Team – (13)

Most red cards

* Player – (1 each) ** Hira Mondal ** Fallou Diagne ** Salam Johnson Singh ** Abhishek Halder ** Shubham Sarangi * Team – (1 each) **

** Chennaiyin **

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Season awards

* Golden glove: Antonio Dylan (

) * Golden boot:

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( Mumbai City) * Golden ball: Greg Stewart ( Mumbai City)

References

External links

Durand Cup 2022: Fixtures, Scores, Results, Tables, & Top Scorers
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