2019 Durand Cup

2019 Durand Cup
Tournament details
Country	India
Venue(s)	Kolkata
Dates	2 – 24 August 2019
Teams	16
Final positions
Champions	Gokulam Kerala (1st title)
Runner-up	Mohun Bagan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	27
Goals scored	74 (2.74 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Marcus Joseph (Gokulam Kerala); (11 goals)
	All statistics correct as of 24 August 2019.

The 2019 Durand Cup was the 129th edition of the Durand Cup, oldest football tournament in Asia, since the tournament's founding in 1888. 16 teams competed in the tournament. The matches were played across three locations in West Bengal, namely Kolkata, Howrah and Kalyani from 2 August 2019. The final took place at the Salt Lake Stadium on 24 August 2019.^[2]

Army Green were the defending champions, having defeated NEROCA in the 2016 final, however they did not qualify for the semi-finals having finished last in the group. Gokulam Kerala won their maiden title by defeating Mohun Bagan 2–1 in the 2019 Durand Cup Final which was held on 24 August 2019.^[3] After the cancellation of Super Cup, Durand Cup was promoted as the de facto domestic cup for 2019–20 season.

Teams

A total of 16 teams participated in this year's competition. 5 teams from Indian Super League, 6 from I-League, 1 2nd division club and 4 armed forces teams.

New Delhi(Armed Force)

Armed Force teams:

Army Red

Kolkata teams:

ATK

East Bengal

Mohun Bagan

Mohammedan

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Location of teams of the 2019 Durand Cup.

Indian Super League Team

I League Team

2nd Division I League Team

Armed Force Team

Kolkata, New Delhi (Armed Force)

Indian Super League

I-League

I-League 2nd division

Armed Force Teams

Prize money

Position	Prize money
Champions	₹4 million (US$50,000)
Runners-up	₹2 million (US$25,000)
Semi-finalists	₹0.5 million (US$6,300)
Total	~₹7 million (US$88,000)

Official sponsors and partners

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GAIL

Co-sponsors

Associate sponsors

Supported by

GRSE
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders
Allahabad Bank
Sneha Farms
NOVA Lens
PS Group Realty
Maxo Genius
Gloster
Siti Networks

Tournament partner

IFA W.B.
Cherry Tree

Venues

Kalyani	Kolkata	Howrah	Kolkata	Kolkata
Kalyani Stadium	Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan	Howrah Stadium	East Bengal Ground	Mohun Bagan Ground
Capacity: 20000	Capacity: 85000	Capacity: 15000	Capacity: 23500	Capacity: 22000

Broadcasting

All match were streamed LIVE on Addatimes. Semifinals & Final matches were streamed LIVE on Hotstar as well.

Matches	Television broadcaster(s)	Online streaming
Group Stage	DD Kashir (all matches of Real Kashmir) DD Bangla	Addatimes
Semi finals & Final	Star Sports 3 & Star Sports 1 Bangla	Hotstar Addatimes

91.9 Friends FM was the official radio partner of the tournament.

Round Dates

Round	Match date	Number of fixtures	Teams
Group stage	2 August– 18 August	24	16
Semi-final	21 August	2	4
Final	24 August	1	2

Group stage

Tiebreakers
The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied in the order given to determine the rankings: Greater number of points obtained in the matches between the Teams concerned Goal difference resulting from the matches between the Teams concerned Greater number of goals scored in the matches between the Teams concerned Goal difference in all the matches Greater number of goals scored in all the matches Drawing of lots

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	East Bengal	3	3	0	0	10	1	+9	9	Knockout stage
2	Bengaluru	3	0	2	1	5	6	−1	2
3	Army Red	3	0	2	1	3	5	−2	2
4	Jamshedpur	3	0	2	1	5	11	−6	2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

3 August 2019

15:00 IST

East Bengal	2–0	Army Red
Colado 84' B. Singh 90'	Report

East Bengal Ground, Kolkata

5 August 2019