Durand Cup Schedule 2022 Schedule, Teams, Date and Time in IST and All You Need To Know About Asia’s Oldest Football Tournament

The Durand Football Tournament, commonly known as the Durand Cup, is India’s annual domestic football tournament. The first Durand cup was held in 1888 in Shimla and is the oldest existing football tournament in Asia and the third oldest in the world. With FC Goa as the defending champions, the 131st edition of the Durand Cup is set to go underway. The 2022 Durand Cup will be held in Kolkata, Guwahati, and Imphal from August 16 to September 18. For the first time in history, the competition will be played across three cities at four different venues. Karim Benzema Becomes Real Madrid’s Second-Highest Scorer With Goal Against Eintracht Frankfurt in UEFA Super Cup 2021–22 Title Win

The Durand Cup began as a football tournament for different departments and regiments between British India and Native India, but since the independence, the army’s presence has been maintained by the participation of clubs from different Indian Armed Force regiments. The most recent Indian army team to win the Durand Cup was Army Green in 2016. This will also be the first time in the competition’s history that the teams from major Indian leagues will be playing in the competition along with the army teams as it has turned mandatory for every Indian Super League and top-5 I league club to participate in the competition.

The 2022 Durand Cup will see 20 teams battle it out over 47 matches in three different cities. The teams have been divided into four groups of five - Group A,B,C, and D. All the matches of groups A and B will be held in Kolkata across two venues Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan and Kishore Bharati Krirangan. While the group C matches will be hosted in Imphal at Khuman Lampak Stadium and group D matches to be played in Guwahati at Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium.

So let's take a look at the groups and their fixtures:

  Group A fixtures

 Group B fixtures

 Group C fixtures

 Group D fixtures

Durand Cup 2022 Match Timings:

Matches in the Durand Cup 2022 will have several start timings ranging from afternoon to evening matches. The different match timings are-2:30 pm, 3:30 pm, 5:30 pm, 6:30 pm and 7:00 pm IST (Indian Standard Time).

After the inclusion of all the top-tier teams, it will be a difficult task for Goa to defend their title at the 2022 Durand Cup. ATK Mohun Bagan will be looking forward to winning this title once again as they are former champions. This will be a very interesting event as the Indian Army teams face the best teams from India’s domestic leagues. The live streaming of the 2022 Durand Cup will be available on Sports18 and the Voot app.

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