122nd Durand Cup from 2nd September
The annual Durand Cup tournament shall commence from September 2nd onwards and the finals are likely to be played on the 20th of the month, according to the organisers.
The Indian Armed Forces, who are responsible for keeping the age old tournament alive, stated that the 122nd edition of Durand Cup would begin after the Nehru Cup in Delhi.
Speaking to Goal.com, Major SS Mann said, “The qualifying rounds shall start from September 2nd, while the main tournament, as in the quarterfinal league shall begin from the 10th. The finals will be on September 20th.”
The organisers have written to several clubs across the nation to send in their details and confirm their participation in the tournament.
For those unaware, Durand Cup is one of the oldest football tournaments and, is also considered the third oldest in the world, after the English and Scottish FA Cups.
Mahindra United are the title holders after they beat Churchill Brothers 3-2 thanks to an extra time strike by Thoi Singh.
History:
The Durand Football Tournament was started by Mortimer Durand at Simla, India, in 1888.The initial matches were played in Dagshai. In 1940 the venue was shifted to New Delhi.
Since India’s independence, 1947, Mohun Bagan (16x) and East Bengal (16x) have split 32 cup victories between them. After the eclipse of the high profile teams from Hyderabad, the Durand Cup, with rare exceptions since 1970, has been won mostly by teams from Kolkata (Mohun Bagan and East Bengal) or Punjab (Border Security Force & JCT Mills). In 1997 FC Kochin from the south won, in 1998 and 2002 for the first time a team from Mumbai with Mahindra United won the title twice, while in 1999 and 2003 Goan side Salgaocar won the trophy twice but the new Millennium’s first title was once again won by Mohun Bagan. In 2005 Sporting Clube de Goa missed the title by a whisker when Army XI produced an upset to win. But in 2006 it was won by Goa’s Dempo S.C., who beat JCT 2-0 in the finals.
Royal Scots Fusiliers won the inaugural Durand cup in 1888 at Simla, who defeated Highland Light Infantry with score 2-1.
Cup Winners:
1888: Royal Scots Fusiliers – Highland LI 2-1
1889: Highland LI – Simla Rifles 8-1
1890: Highland LI – Royal Irish 2-0
1891: Scottish Borders – East Lancashire 2-0
1892: Scottish Borders – A & S Highlands 3-1
1893: Highland LI – A & S Highlands 2-1
1894: Highland LI – Royal Scots Fusiliers 2-1
1895: Highland LI – Somerset LI 1-0
1896: Somerset LI – Black Watch 6-1
1897: Black Watch – 2nd (Simla) PVRC 1-0
1898: Black Watch – N Staffordshire Regiment 4-0
1899: Black Watch – Yorkshire Regiment 3-0
1900: SW Borders – E Lancashire Regiment 2-0
1901: SW Borders – S Staffordshire Regiment 2-1
1902: Hampshire Regiment – E Lancashire Regiment 2-1
1903: Royal Irish Rifles – Queen’s Regiment 2-1
1904: N Staffordshire – Black Watch 1-0
1905: Royal Dragons – Dorsetshire Regiment 2-0
1906: Cameronians – Bedfordshire 2-1
1907: Cameronians – Royal Welsh Fusiliers 2-0
\1908: Lancashire Fusiliers – Royal Irish Rifles 2-0
1909: Lancashire Fusiliers – King’s Regiment 2-0
1910: Royal Scots – 3rd KRR 2-0
1911: Black Watch – Lancashire Fusiliers 1-0
1912: Royal Scots – Lancashire Fusiliers 1-0
1913: Lancashire Fusiliers – 3rd KRR 2-0
1914-1919: The tournament was not held due to World War I
1920: Black Watch – Cameronians 2-0
1921: Worchestershire – Royal Fusiliers 1-0
1922: Lancashire Fusiliers – Brigade RFA 1-0
1923: Cheshire Regiment – Essex Regiment 1-0
1924: Worchestershire Regiment – Essex Regiment 2-0
1925: Sherwood Foresters – Worchestershire Regiment 2-0
1926: Durham LI – Sherwood Foresters 1-0
1927: York & Lancaster Regiment – East India Railways 1-0
1928: Sherwood Foresters – York & Lancaster Regt 4-0
1929: York & Lancaster Regiment – East Yorkshire Regiment 3-0
1930: York & Lancaster Regiment – Leicestershire Regiment 2-0
1931: Devonshire Regiment – Border Regiment 3-0
1932: King’s Shropshire LI – Devonshire Regiment 2-1
1933: King’s Shropshire LI – Leicestershire Regiment 3-2
1934: B Corps Signals – A & L Highlanders 3-1
1935: Border Regiment – R Norfolk Regiment 1-0
1936: A & S Highlanders – Green Howards 2-0
1937: Border Regiment – Royal Scots 3-1
1938: South Wales Borders – Border Regiment 2-0
1939: The tournament was not held due to World War II
1940: Mohammedan Sporting Club – Royal Warwickshire Regt. 2-1
1941-49: The tournament was not held due to World War II & Partition
1950: Hyderabad City Police – Mohun Bagan AC 2-2;1-0
1951: East Bengal Club – Rajasthan Club 1-1;2,1 1952: East Bengal Club – Hyderabad City Police 1-0
1953: Mohun Bagan AC – National Defence Academy 4-0
1954: Hyderabad City Police – Hindustan Aircraft 1-1;1-0
1955: Madras Regimental Centre – Indian Air Force 3-2
1956: East Bengal Club – Hyderabad City Police 2-0
1957: Hyderabad City Police – East Bengal Club 2-1
1958: Madras Regimental Centre – Gorkha Brigade 2-0
1959: Mohun Bagan AC – Mohammedan Sporting Club 1-1;3-1
1960: Mohun Bagan AC & East Bengal Club – (joint winners) 1-1;0-0
1961: Andhra Pradesh Police – Mohun Bagan AC 1-0
1962: The tournament was not held due to Indo-China War
1963: Mohun Bagan AC – Andhra Pradesh Police 0-0;2-0
1964: Mohun Bagan AC – East Bengal Club 2-0
1965: Mohun Bagan AC – Punjab Police 2-0
1966: Gorkha Brigade – Sikh Regimental Centre 2-0
1967: East Bengal Club – Bengal-Nagpur Railway 1-0
1968: Border Security Force – East Bengal Club 1-0
1969: Gorkha Brigade – Border Security Force 1-0
1970: East Bengal Club – Mohun Bagan AC 2-0
1971: Border Security Force – Leaders Club 0-0;1-0
1972: East Bengal Club – Mohun Bagan AC 0-0;1-0
1973: Border Security Force – RAC, Bikaner 2-1
1974: Mohun Bagan AC – JCT Mills 3-2
1975: Border Security Force – JCT Mills 1-1;2-1
1976: Border Security Force & JCT Mills – (joint winners) 0-0;0-0
1977: Mohun Bagan AC – JCT Mills 1-1;2-1
1978: East Bengal Club – Mohun Bagan AC 3-0
1979: Mohun Bagan AC – Punjab Police 1-0
1980: Mohun Bagan AC – Mohammedan Sporting Club 1-0
1981: Border Security Force – JCT Mills 1-0
1982: Mohun Bagan AC & East Bengal Club – (joint winners) 0-0
1983: JCT Mills – Mohun Bagan AC 2-1
1984: Mohun Bagan AC – East Bengal Club 1-0
1985: Mohun Bagan AC – JCT Mills 0-0;3-2 [pen]
1986: Mohun Bagan AC – East Bengal Club 1-0
1987: JCT Mills – Mohun Bagan AC 1-0
1988: Border Security Force – East Bengal Club 3-2
1989: East Bengal Club – Mohun Bagan AC 0-0,3-1 [pen]
1990: East Bengal Club – Mahindra&Mahindra 3-2
1991: East Bengal Club – Border Security Force 1-1;5-3 [pen]
1992: JCT Mills – Mohammedan Sporting Club 1-0
1993: East Bengal Club – PSEB 1-0
1994: Mohun Bagan AC – East Bengal Club 1-0
1995: East Bengal Club – Tata Football Academy 0-0;4-3 [pen]
1996: JCT Mills – Oil Club (IRAQ) 1-0
1997: FC Kochin – Mohun Bagan AC 3-1
1998: Mahindra&Mahindra – East Bengal Club 2-1
1999: Salgaocar Sports Club – East Bengal Club 0-0;3-2 [pen]
2000: Mohun Bagan AC – Mahindra United 1-1;1-0 [golden Goal]
2001-02: Mahindra United – Churchill Brothers SC 5-0
2002-03: East Bengal Club – Army XI 3-0
2003-04: Salgaocar Sports Club – East Bengal Club 1-1;4-3 [pen]
2005: Army XI – Sporting Clube de Goa 0-0;5-4 [pen]
2006: Dempo Sports Club – JCT Mills 1-0
2007: Churchill Brothenrs SC – Mahindra United 1-0
2008: Mahindra United – Churchill Brothers SC 3-2
