The 2022 Durand Cup, also known as IndianOil Durand Cup due to sponsorship ties with Indian Oil Corporation, is the 131st edition of Durand Cup, the oldest football tournament in Asia, and also the first edition since it got recognised by Asian Football Confederation.[1] This year for the first time the tournament will be played in more than one venue. The tournament is hosted by the Durand Football Tournament Society in co-operation with the Eastern Command of the Indian Armed Forces and the Government of West Bengal, and supported by the Government of Assam and the Government of Manipur. This is the first season of the tournament wherein every club in the top tier Indian Super League has been mandated to participate, along with 5 selected clubs from the I-League, and the four teams representing the armed forces. Goa is the defending champion, having defeated Mohammedan in the 2021 final.
Teams
A total of 20 teams participate 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.
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NEROCA TRAU ATK MohunBagan
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| Team | Head coach | Captain | Location |
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| ATK Mohun Bagan[5] |  Juan Ferrando |
 Pritam Kotal |
Kolkata, West Bengal |
| Bengaluru[6] |  Simon Grayson |
Sunil Chhetri |
Bengaluru, Karnataka |
| East Bengal[7] | Stephen Constantine |
Kamaljit Singh |
Kolkata, West Bengal |
| Chennaiyin[8] |  Thomas Brdarić |
Anirudh Thapa |
Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
| Goa[9] | Deggie Cardozo |
Lesly Rebello |
Margao, Goa |
| Hyderabad[10] | Manolo Márquez |
 João Victor |
Hyderabad, Telangana |
| Jamshedpur[11] | Carlos Santamarina |
Sandip Mandi |
Jamshedpur, Jharkhand |
| Kerala Blasters [12] |  Tomasz Tchórz |
Sachin Suresh |
Kochi, Kerala |
| Mumbai City[13] | Des Buckingham |
 Mourtada Fall |
Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| NorthEast United[14] | Subam Rabha |
Sampow Rongmei |
Guwahati, Assam |
| Odisha[15] | Josep Gombau |
Carlos Delgado |
Bhubaneswar, Odisha |
| I-League clubs |
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| Mohammedan[16] |  Andrey Chernyshov |
 Marcus Joseph |
Kolkata, West Bengal |
| NEROCA[17] | Khogen Singh |
Naorem Tondomba Singh |
Imphal, Manipur |
| Rajasthan United[18] | Pushpender Kundu |
 Aydar Mambetaliev |
Jaipur, Rajasthan |
| Sudeva Delhi[19] |  Chencho Dorji |
Nischal Chandan |
New Delhi, Delhi |
| TRAU | Nandakumar Singh |
 Komron Tursunov |
Imphal, Manipur |
 Indian Armed Force teams |
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| Army Green | Robikanta Singh |
PC Lallawmkima |
N/A |
| Army Red | Mileswamy Govindaraju Ramachandran |
Jain P |
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| Indian Air Force | Priya Darshan |
Shibinraj Kunniyil |
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| Indian Navy | Abhilash Vasantha Nair |
Vishnu Velutha Kulathil |
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Several top I-League clubs, most notably previous season’s champions Gokulam Kerala, refused to participate or withdrew from the tournament. Gokulam Kerala cited improper scheduling of the tournament dates, therefore chose to solely focus on league games instead, as they got replaced by Sudeva Delhi. Kerala Blasters field their reserve team for the tournament as their first-team squad is with their pre-season in the UAE.
Venues
A total of 47 matches are to be played across 3 cities: Kolkata, Guwahati and Imphal, with 27 matches to be played in Kolkata, including the knock-out fixtures and 10 matches each to be played in Guwahati and Imphal.
| Kolkata | |
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| Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan | Kishore Bharati Krirangan |
| Capacity: 85,000 | Capacity: 12,000 |
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| Guwahati | Imphal |
| Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium | Khuman Lampak Stadium |
| Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 35,285 |
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Source: Durand Cup on Twitter
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 Kolkata 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 (Government of West Bengal) – 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 Guwahati on 21 July, Imphal from 24–25 July, Jaipur from 27–28 July and a number of cities in Goa 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 Rajasthani 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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MOH | BEN | GOA | JAM | IAF | |
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| 1 | Mohammedan (H, Q) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 9 | Qualify for the Knockout stage | — | 2 Sep | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Bengaluru | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 | — | — | 30 Aug | — | 4–0 | ||
| 3 | Goa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Jamshedpur | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 1 Sep | ||
| 5 | Indian Air Force | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(H) Host; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MCI | RUN | AMB | EAB | INA | |
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| 1 | Mumbai City (Q) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 7 | Qualify for the Knockout stage | — | 5–1 | — | — | 4–1 | |
| 2 | Rajasthan United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 5 Sep | ||
| 3 | ATK Mohun Bagan (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1–1 | 2–3 | — | — | 31 Aug | ||
| 4 | East Bengal (H) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | 3 Sep | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | ||
| 5 | Indian Navy | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(H) Host; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | HYD | NER | TRA | ARR | CHE | |
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| 1 | Hyderabad (Q) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | Qualify for the Knockout stage | — | — | — | — | 3–1 | |
| 2 | NEROCA (H) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 30 Aug | — | 3–1 | — | 5 Sep | ||
| 3 | TRAU (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | 0–2 | — | — | 2–1 | 1 Sep | ||
| 4 | Army Red | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | 3 Sep | 0–0 | — | — | — | ||
| 5 | Chennaiyin | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2–2 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(H) Host; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ODI | ARG | KER | SDE | NEU | |
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| 1 | Odisha (Q) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 9 | Qualify for the Knockout stage | — | 4 Sep | 2–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | |
| 2 | Army Green | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 4 Sep | — | — | 0–0 | — | ||
| 3 | Kerala Blasters | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | — | 31 Aug | — | — | — | ||
| 4 | Sudeva Delhi | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 | — | — | 1–1 | — | — | ||
| 5 | NorthEast United (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 | 0–6 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2 Sep | — |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(H) Host; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Knockout stage
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Statistics
- As of 29 August 2022
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
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| 1 | Saúl Crespo |
Odisha | 3 |
| Jerry Mawihmingthanga |
Odisha | ||
| Lallianzuala Chhangte |
Mumbai City | ||
| Sunil Chhetri |
Bengaluru | ||
| 2 | Muhammed Nemil |
Goa | 2 |
| PC Lallawmkima |
Army Green | ||
| Faslu Rahman |
Mohammedan | ||
 Roy Krishna |
Bengaluru | ||
 Bartholomew Ogbeche |
Hyderabad | ||
| Mohammed Aimen |
Kerala Blasters | ||
| Muhammed Ajsal |
Kerala Blasters | ||
| Liton Shil |
Army Red | ||
 Greg Stewart |
Mumbai City | ||
| Vikram Pratap Singh |
Mumbai City | ||
| 3 | Pritam Singh |
Mohammedan | 1 |
| Marcus Joseph |
Mohammedan | ||
| Rishi |
Jamshedpur | ||
| Nandhakumar Sekar |
Odisha | ||
| Isak Vanlalruatfela |
Odisha | ||
| Diego Maurício |
Odisha | ||
| Thoiba Singh |
Odisha | ||
| Adersh Mattummal |
Indian Navy | ||
| Tangva Ragui |
NEROCA | ||
| Komron Tursunov |
TRAU | ||
| Thomyo Shimray |
NEROCA | ||
| John Chidi Uzodinma |
NEROCA | ||
| Mangku Kuki |
Sudeva Delhi | ||
| Lethaolen Khongsai |
Army Red | ||
| Julius Düker |
Chennaiyin | ||
| Edwin Sydney Vanspaul |
Chennaiyin | ||
| Kiyan Nassiri |
ATK Mohun Bagan | ||
| Bektur Amangeldiev |
Rajasthan United | ||
| Ashique Kuruniyan |
ATK Mohun Bagan | ||
| Lalremsanga Fanai |
Rajasthan United | ||
| Gyamar Nikum |
Rajasthan United | ||
| Somesh Kothari |
Army Green | ||
| Dipu Mirdha |
NorthEast United | ||
| Abhishek Halder |
Mohammedan | ||
| Sk. Faiaz |
Mohammedan | ||
| Halicharan Narzary |
Hyderabad | ||
| Borja Herrera |
Hyderabad | ||
| Isaac Vanmalsawma |
Odisha | ||
| Faisal Ali |
Bengaluru | ||
| Sivasakthi Narayanan |
Bengaluru | ||
| Liston Colaco |
ATK Mohun Bagan | ||
 Jorge Pereyra Díaz |
Mumbai City | ||
| Tapan Halder |
Jamshedpur | ||
| Anirudh Thapa |
Chennaiyin | ||
| João Victor |
Hyderabad | ||
| Ousmane N’Diaye |
Mohammedan | ||
| Rahul Paswan |
Mohammedan | ||
| Baoringdao Bodo |
TRAU | ||
| Milan Singh |
TRAU | ||
| Mehtab Singh |
Mumbai City | ||
 Ahmed Jahouh |
Mumbai City |
| Rank | Player | Team | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kamaljit Singh |
East Bengal | 2 |
| Sankar Roy |
Mohammedan | ||
| Lalthuammawia Ralte |
Odisha | ||
| 2 | Hrithik Tiwari |
Goa | 1 |
| Lalbiakhlua Jongte |
Hyderabad | ||
| Vishnu Velutha Kulathil |
Indian Navy | ||
| Gurpreet Singh Sandhu |
Bengaluru | ||
| Antonio D’Silva |
Odisha | ||
| Soram Anganba |
NEROCA | ||
| Bhabindra Malla Thakuri |
Army Red | ||
| Roluahpuia |
Army Green | ||
| Kabir Kohli |
Sudeva Delhi | ||
| Niraj Kumar[A] |
Rajasthan United Odisha |
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| Mohit Singh Dhami |
Jamshedpur | ||
| Sachin Suresh |
Kerala Blasters | ||
| Vishal Kaith |
ATK Mohun Bagan |
- ^ Niraj Kumar played for Rajasthan United in the first three matches of the group stage and for Odisha in the following matches, after his transfer during the August transfer window.
Discipline[edit]
Most yellow cards[edit]
Most red cards[edit]
- Player – Hira Mondal, Fallou Diagne (1)
- Team – Bengaluru FC, Chennaiyin FC (1)