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 | 42 |
Goals scored | 140 (3.33 per match) |
Attendance | 425,759 (10,137 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | ![]() (7 goals) |
All statistics correct as of 20 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 Mohun Bagan in the 2024 final.[3]
Teams
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
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
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | EAB | NAM | IAF | SOU | |
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1 | East Bengal (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 9 | knockout stage | 1–0 | 6–1 | 5–0 | ||
2 | Namdhari | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | 4–2 | 2–0 | ||||
3 | Indian Air Force | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 1 | 3–3 | |||||
4 | South United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 1 |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MBG | DIH | MSC | BSF | |
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1 | Mohun Bagan (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 9 | knockout stage | 5–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | ||
2 | Diamond Harbour | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 6 | 2–1 | 8–1 | ||||
3 | Mohammedan (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3–0 | |||||
4 | Border Security Force | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 0 |
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JAM | ARM | ![]() |
LAD | |
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1 | Jamshedpur (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 | knockout stage | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | ||
2 | Indian Army | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | 1–0 | 4–2 | ||||
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 | 1–1 | |||||
4 | 1 Ladakh | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 |
Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BDO | PUN | ITB | KMS | |
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1 | Bodoland (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | knockout stage | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | ||
2 | Punjab | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0–0 | 2–1 | ||||
3 | ITB Police | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 4 | 2–1 | |||||
4 | Karbi Anglong Morning Star | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 |
Group E
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | NEU | SHI | ![]() |
RDU | |
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1 | NorthEast United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 | knockout stage | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | ||
2 | Shillong Lajong (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 6 | 6–0 | 3–1 | ||||
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 3 | 1–0 | |||||
4 | Rangdajied United (H) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
Group F
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | NVY | RKS | NER | TRA | |
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1 | Indian Navy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | knockout stage | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | ||
2 | Real Kashmir | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | 3–1 | 2–1 | ||||
3 | NEROCA (H) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | 1–1 | |||||
4 | TRAU (H) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
Ranking of second-placed teams
Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | E | Shillong Lajong | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 6 | knockout stage |
2 | B | Diamond Harbour | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 6 | |
3 | A | Namdhari | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | |
4 | F | Real Kashmir | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | |
5 | C | Indian Army | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | |
6 | D | Punjab | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, any draw matches would be directly decided by a penalty shootout.
- Bracket
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
16 Aug – Shillong | ||||||||||
Shillong Lajong | 2 | |||||||||
19 Aug – Shillong | ||||||||||
Indian Navy | 1 | |||||||||
Shillong Lajong | 0 | |||||||||
16 Aug – Kokrajhar | ||||||||||
NorthEast United | 1 | |||||||||
Bodoland | 0 | |||||||||
23 Aug – Kolkata | ||||||||||
NorthEast United | 4 | |||||||||
NorthEast United | ||||||||||
17 Aug – Jamshedpur | ||||||||||
Diamond Harbour | ||||||||||
Jamshedpur | 0 | |||||||||
20 Aug – Kolkata | ||||||||||
Diamond Harbour | 2 | |||||||||
Diamond Harbour | 2 | |||||||||
17 Aug – Kolkata | ||||||||||
East Bengal | 1 | |||||||||
East Bengal | 2 | |||||||||
Mohun Bagan | 1 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
Shillong Lajong | 2–1 | Indian Navy |
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Report PDF Report |
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Man of the Match: Everbrightson Mylliempdah (Shillong Lajong)
Bodoland | 0–4 | NorthEast United |
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Report PDF Report |
Man of the Match: Alaaeddine Ajaraie (NorthEast United)
Jamshedpur | 0–2 | Diamond Harbour |
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Report PDF Report |
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Man of the Match: Sairuat Kima (Diamond Harbour)
East Bengal | 2–1 | Mohun Bagan |
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Report PDF Report |
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Man of the Match: Dimitrios Diamantakos (East Bengal)
Semi-finals
Shillong Lajong | 0–1 | NorthEast United |
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Report PDF Report |
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Diamond Harbour | 2–1 | East Bengal |
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Report PDF Report |
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Man of the Match: Mirshad Michu (Diamond Harbour)
Final
NorthEast United | Match 43 | Diamond Harbour |
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Report [ PDF Report] |
Statistics
Top scorers
- As of 17 August 2025
Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
NorthEast United | 7 |
2 | ![]() |
Mohun Bagan | 5 |
3 | ![]() |
Diamond Harbour | 4 |
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Diamond Harbour | ||
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Shillong Lajong | ||
6 | ![]() |
South United | 3 |
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East Bengal | ||
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Diamond Harbour | ||
9 | ![]() |
Shillong Lajong | 2 |
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Mohun Bagan | ||
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Namdhari | ||
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East Bengal | ||
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KAMS | ||
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Indian Air Force | ||
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Mohun Bagan | ||
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Bodoland | ||
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East Bengal | ||
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East Bengal | ||
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Indian Army | ||
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Mohammedan | ||
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Real Kashmir |
Hat-tricks
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 FT | 8–1 | 1 August 2025 | [8] |
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NorthEast United | ![]() |
3–1 | 2 August 2025 | [9] |
Top assists
- As of 12 August 2025
Rank | Player | Team | Assists |
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1 | ![]() |
Mohun Bagan | 4 |
2 | ![]() |
Diamond Harbour | 3 |
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Diamond Habour | ||
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Jamshedpur | ||
5 | ![]() |
East Bengal | 2 |
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Mohammedan | ||
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Mohammedan | ||
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Indian Navy | ||
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TRAU | ||
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Shillong Lajong | ||
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Real Kashmir | ||
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Diamond Harbour | ||
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Real Kashmir | ||
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Diamond Harbour |
Clean sheets
- As of 8 August 2025
Rank | Player | Team | Clean sheets |
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Jamshedpur | 2 |
2 | ![]() |
East Bengal | 1 |
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East Bengal | ||
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Punjab | ||
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Shillong Lajong | ||
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Army Red | ||
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Namdhari | ||
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NEROCA | ||
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Indian Navy | ||
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Mohun Bagan | ||
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Mohammedan |
Awards
Prize money
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
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 | ![]() |
Real Kashmir |
Match 2 | ![]() |
Jamshedpur | Match 17 | ![]() |
Namdhari | Match 32 | ![]() |
Indian Air Force |
Match 3 | ![]() |
Shillong Lajong | Match 18 | ![]() |
Punjab | Match 33 | ![]() |
Indian Army |
Match 4 | ![]() |
ITBP | Match 19 | ![]() |
Real Kashmir | Match 34 | ![]() |
Rangdajied United |
Match 5 | ![]() |
South United | Match 20 | ![]() |
Mohun Bagan | Match 35 | ![]() |
Indian Navy |
Match 6 | ![]() |
Diamond Harbour | Match 21 | ![]() |
Indian Army | Match 36 | ![]() |
Bodoland |
Match 7 | ![]() |
Jamshedpur | Match 22 | ![]() |
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Match 37 | ![]() |
Shillong Lajong |
Match 8 | ![]() |
Shillong Lajong | Match 23 | ![]() |
ITBP | Match 38 | ![]() |
NorthEast United |
Match 9 | ![]() |
TRAU | Match 24 | ![]() |
East Bengal | Match 39 | ![]() |
Diamond Harbour |
Match 10 | ![]() |
South United | Match 25 | ![]() |
Indian Navy | Match 40 | ![]() |
East Bengal |
Match 11 | ![]() |
Bodoland | Match 26 | ![]() |
Mohammedan | Match 41 | ![]() |
NorthEast United |
Match 12 | ![]() |
Mohun Bagan | Match 27 | ![]() |
Jamshedpur | Match 42 | ![]() |
Diamond Harbour |
Match 13 | ![]() |
Indian Navy | Match 28 | ![]() |
NorthEast United | Match 43 | ||
Match 14 | ![]() |
Diamond Harbour | Match 29 | ![]() |
Bodoland | |||
Match 15 | ![]() |
1 Ladakh | Match 30 | ![]() |
Mohun Bagan |
Broadcasting
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
- Men
References
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- ^ "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.