Durand Cup 2023: Date, Teams, Schedule, Fixture List, Where To Watch

The 132nd edition of the Durand Cup, Asia's oldest football tournament, will be held from August 3 to September 3 in West Bengal and Assam. The tournament will feature 24 teams, including 12 Indian Super League clubs, five I-League clubs, five Services teams and Bodoland FC as a local club entry.

The teams have been divided into six groups of four teams each. The group stage will be played in a round-robin format, with the top team from each group qualifying for the knockout stage. The two best second-placed teams will also advance to the knockouts. The teams playing are:

• Mumbai City FC

• Mohun Bagan FC

• Bengaluru FC

• East Bengal FC

• FC Goa

• NorthEast United FC

• Punjab FC

• Kerala Blasters FC

• Chennaiyin FC

• Hyderabad FC

• Odisha FC

• Delhi FC

• Jamshedpur FC

• Gokulam Kerala FC

• Mohammedan FC

• Rajasthan United FC

• Shillong Lajong FC

• Downtown Heroes FC

• Bodoland FC

• Indian Air Force

• Army Red

• Indian Navy

• Bangladesh Army

• Tribhuvan Army

Durand Cup 2023 Groups:

Group A: Bangladesh Army Football Team, East Bengal FC, Mohun Bagan Super Giant, Punjab FC

Group B: Indian Navy Football Team, Jamshedpur FC, Mohammedan SC, Mumbai City FC

Group C: Bengaluru FC, Gokulam Kerala FC, Indian Air Force Football Team, Kerala Blasters FC

Group D: Downtown Heroes FC, FC Goa, NorthEast United FC, Shillong Lajong FC

Group E: Chennaiyin FC, Delhi FC, Hyderabad FC, Tribhuwan Army FC

Group F: Indian Army Football Team, Bodoland FC, Odisha FC, Rajasthan United FC

Here is the full schedule of the Durand Cup football matches.

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The 2023 Durand Cup will be played across three different cities and five stadiums.

• Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (Salt Lake Stadium) in Kolkata.

• Mohun Bagan Ground in Kolkata.

• Kishore Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata.

• Sports Authority of India Stadium in Kokrajhar.

• Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati.

The knockout stage will consist of the quarterfinals, semifinals, and final. The final will be played on September 3 at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata.

Live telecast of the Durand Cup football matches will be available on the Sony TEN 2 TV and Sony TEN 2 HD TV channels in India.

Durand Cup football matches will also be available for live streaming on the SonyLIV app and website.