Domestic season opener Durand Cup football tournament will be held from July 27 to August 31 across four venues with Indian Super League, I-League and other invitational teams competing in it. (More Football News)
Durand Cup 2024: Jamshedpur, Shillong Added As Venues For 133rd Edition
Domestic season opener Durand Cup footb🤪all tournament will be held from July 27 to August 31 across four venues with Indian Super League, I-League and other invi💙tational teams competing in it
The 133rd edition of the Asia's oldest tournament will have 43 matches to be played in a round-robin league-cum-knockout format, with the openin⭕g match and the final scheduled at the iconic Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK) in Kolkata.
The 24 participating teams will be divided into six groups. Eight teams -- group toppers and two best second-placed sides -- will qualify for the knockout sta🗹ge.
Like last year, international teams a🐠re expected to participate t♚his year too, the organisers said on Tuesday.
Continuing with its commitment to spread the tournament further🧸 into the East and North-East, two new cities -- Jamshedpur and Shillong -- have been added as host venues thisꦦ year.
Matches will be held in Kokrajhar in Assam for the second consecutive year, besides Kolkata,𒐪 which has been a host for the last five years.
Kolkata will host three gro🌄ups while Kokrajhar, Shillong and 🔯Jamshedpur will host one group each.
ISL side Mohun Bagan Super Giant are the defending champions, having won the tournament for a record 𝄹17th time, the most by any team.
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