2022 IndianOil Durand Cup
Official logo for the 2022 edition
Tournament details
CountryIndia
Venue(s)Kolkata, Guwahati and Imphal
Dates16 August – 18 September
Teams20
Final positions
ChampionsBengaluru (1st title)
Runner-upMumbai City
Tournament statistics
Matches played47
Goals scored133 (2.83 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Lallianzuala Chhangte (7 goals)
Best playerGreg Stewart
Best goalkeeperAntonio Dylan (2 clean sheets)
All statistics correct as of 18 September 2022.
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The 2022 Durand Cup, also known as IndianOil Durand Cup due to sponsorship ties with Indian Oil Corporation, was the 131st edition of the Durand Cup, the oldest football tournament in Asia, and also the first edition since it was supported by the Asian Football Confederation.[1] This year for the first time the tournament was played in more than one venue.[2] The tournament is hosted by the Durand Football Tournament Society in co-operation with the AIFF, Eastern Command of the Indian Armed Forces and the Government of West Bengal, supported by the governments Assam and Manipur.[3]

This was the first season of the tournament wherein every club in the top tier Indian Super League has been mandated to participate, along with 5 selected clubs from the I-League, and the four teams representing the armed forces.[4]

Goa was the defending champion, having defeated Mohammedan in the 2021 final, but this time they couldn't progress beyond the group stage. The final was an all-ISL affair for the first time, and Bengaluru won their first-ever Durand Cup by defeating the debutants – Mumbai City by 2–1.[5]

Teams

A total of 20 teams participated in the Indian football season opener: 11 clubs from the top division Indian Super League, 5 clubs from I-League and the traditional 4 teams representing the Indian Armed Forces.

Locations of the participating clubs in Durand Cup
Bengaluru
Chennaiyin
Rajasthan United
Goa
Jamshedpur
Mumbai City
Hyderabad
NorthEast United
Odisha
Sudeva Delhi
Kerala Blasters
Imphal
Imphal
Kolkata
Kolkata
Imphal teams: NEROCA TRAU
Imphal teams:
NEROCA
TRAU
Kolkata teams: ATK Mohun Bagan East Bengal Mohammedan
Locations of the participating clubs in Durand Cup (excluding the Indian Armed Forces teams)
Team Head coach Captain Location
Indian Super League clubs
ATK Mohun Bagan[6] Spain Juan Ferrando India Pritam Kotal Kolkata, West Bengal
Bengaluru[7] England Simon Grayson India Sunil Chhetri Bengaluru, Karnataka
East Bengal[8] England Stephen Constantine Brazil Cleiton Silva Kolkata, West Bengal
Chennaiyin[9] Germany Thomas Brdarić India Anirudh Thapa Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Goa[10] India Deggie Cardozo India Lesly Rebello Margao, Goa
Hyderabad[11] Spain Manolo Márquez Brazil João Victor Hyderabad, Telangana
Jamshedpur[12] Spain Carlos Santamarina India Sandip Mandi Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
Kerala Blasters [13] Poland Tomasz Tchórz India Sachin Suresh Kochi, Kerala
Mumbai City[14] England Des Buckingham Senegal Mourtada Fall Mumbai, Maharashtra
NorthEast United[15] India Subam Rabha India Sampow Rongmei Guwahati, Assam
Odisha[16] Spain Josep Gombau Spain Carlos Delgado Bhubaneswar, Odisha
I-League clubs
Mohammedan[17] Russia Andrey Chernyshov Trinidad and Tobago Marcus Joseph Kolkata, West Bengal
NEROCA[18] India Khogen Singh India Naorem Tondomba Singh Imphal, Manipur
Rajasthan United[19] India Pushpender Kundu Kyrgyzstan Aydar Mambetaliev Jaipur, Rajasthan
Sudeva Delhi[20] Bhutan Chencho Dorji India Nischal Chandan New Delhi, Delhi
TRAU India Nandakumar Singh Tajikistan Komron Tursunov Imphal, Manipur
Indian Armed Force teams
Army Green India Robikanta Singh India PC Lallawmkima —
Army Red India Mileswamy Govindaraju Ramachandran India Jain P Kolkata, West Bengal
Indian Air Force India Priya Darshan India Shibinraj Kunniyil New Delhi, Delhi
Indian Navy India Abhilash Vasantha Nair India Vishnu Velutha Kulathil —

Several top I-League clubs, most notably previous season's champions Gokulam Kerala, withdrew from the tournament. Gokulam cited improper scheduling, therefore chose to solely focus on league games, as they got replaced by Sudeva Delhi.

Venues

A total of 47 matches were played across 3 cities: Kolkata, Guwahati and Imphal, with 27 matches played in Kolkata, including the knock-out fixtures, and 10 matches each played in Guwahati and Imphal.[21][22][23]

Kolkata
Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Kishore Bharati Krirangan
Capacity: 85,000 Capacity: 12,000
Guwahati Imphal
Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium Khuman Lampak Stadium
Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 35,285

Prize money

Position Amount
Golden Glove ₹3 lakh (US$3,800)
Golden Boot ₹3 lakh (US$3,800)
Golden Ball ₹3 lakh (US$3,800)
Runner-ups ₹30 lakh (US$38,000)
Champions ₹50 lakh (US$63,000)
Total ₹89 lakh (US$110,000)

Marketing

Official sponsors and partners

Source: Durand Cup on Twitter

Trophy tour

The Durand Football Tournament Society (DFTS) organised a 15-day trophy tour prior to the beginning of the tournament.[24] The tour was flagged off at the Eastern Command headquarters at Fort William in Kolkata on 19 July in the presence of the DFTS Chairman and Chief of Staff (Eastern Command) – Lt. Gen. KK Repswal, the Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs (Government of West Bengal) – Aroop Biswas and General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (Eastern Command) – Lt. Gen. RP Kalita.[25] The Durand Cup, along with the President Cup and the Shimla Cup, visited Guwahati on 21 July, Imphal from 24–25 July, Jaipur from 27–28 July and a number of cities in Goa from 2–3 August before returning to Kolkata, where the tour was flagged in on 12 August at Gostha Pal Sarani, in front of the statue of legendary Indian footballer Gostha Pal.[25][26] The destinations for the tour is selected particularly keeping in mind that Guwahati and Imphal are the first time hosts for the tournament, a Rajasthani team from Jaipur would be participating for the first time after forty years, and the defending champions hail from Goa.[25]

Official song

On 12 August, the DFTS released a theme song along with a music video to commemorate the age-old tournament entering a new era with the first time recognition from the AFC and participation of all ISL clubs. The song was titled "Durand...Durand" which was sung and performed by Papon, Shaan and Rewben Mashangva.[1][27][28] The song was live performed on the opening matchdays at the three respective host venues by Papon and Mashangva.[29]

Group stage

Main article: 2022 Durand Cup group stage

Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MOH BEN JAM GOA IAF
1 Mohammedan (H) 4 3 1 0 9 2 +7 10 Qualify for the Knockout stage — 1–1 3–0 3–1 2–0
2 Bengaluru 4 2 2 0 9 4 +5 8 — — 2–1 2–2 4–0
3 Jamshedpur 4 2 0 2 4 6 −2 6 — — — 1–0 2–1
4 Goa 4 1 1 2 4 6 −2 4 — — — — 1–0
5 Indian Air Force 4 0 0 4 1 9 −8 0 — — — — —
Source: Sportstar
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(H) Hosts

Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MCI RUN AMB EAB INA
1 Mumbai City 4 2 1 1 13 7 +6 7[a] Qualify for the Knockout stage — 5–1 — — 4–1
2 Rajasthan United 4 2 1 1 6 7 −1 7[a] — — — — 2–0
3 ATK Mohun Bagan (H) 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 7[a] 1–1 2–3 — — 2–0
4 East Bengal (H) 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 5 4–3 0–0 0–1 — 0–0
5 Indian Navy 4 0 1 3 1 8 −7 1 — — — — —
Source: Sportstar
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head points: Mumbai City 4, Rajasthan United 3, ATK Mohun Bagan 1.

Group C

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HYD CHE ARR NER TRA
1 Hyderabad 4 3 0 1 8 2 +6 9 Qualify for the Knockout stage — 3–1 — — —
2 Chennaiyin 4 2 1 1 9 6 +3 7 — — 2–2 — —
3 Army Red 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 5 1–0 — — 0–0 —
4 NEROCA (H) 4 1 1 2 3 6 −3 4 0–3 0–2 — — 3–1
5 TRAU (H) 4 1 0 3 4 10 −6 3 0–2 1–4 2–1 — —
Source: Sportstar
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(H) Hosts

Group D

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ODI KER ARG NEU SDE
1 Odisha 4 4 0 0 11 0 +11 12 Qualify for the Knockout stage — 2–0 — 6–0 3–0
2 Kerala Blasters 4 2 1 1 6 3 +3 7 — — 2–0 — —
3 Army Green 4 1 1 2 3 4 −1 4 0–1 — — — 0–0
4 NorthEast United (H) 4 1 0 3 3 12 −9 3 0–6 0–3 1–3 — 2–0
5 Sudeva Delhi 4 0 2 2 1 6 −5 2 — 1–1 — — —
Source: Sportstar
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(H) Hosts

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Mohammedan3
 
 
 
Kerala Blasters0
 
Mohammedan0
 
 
 
Mumbai City1
 
Mumbai City (a.e.t.)5
 
 
 
Chennaiyin3
 
Mumbai City1
 
 
 
Bengaluru2
 
Odisha1
 
 
 
Bengaluru (a.e.t.)2
 
Bengaluru1
 
 
 
Hyderabad0
 
Hyderabad3
 
 
Rajasthan United1
 

Quarter-finals

Matches

QF–1
Mohammedan3–0Kerala Blasters
  • Faiaz 17'
  • Dauda 59', 84'
 Report
  • Basith Yellow card 86'
  • Gigi Yellow card 90'
Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata
Referee: Crystal John
QF–2
Odisha1–2 (a.e.t.)Bengaluru
 Report
Kishore Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata
Referee: Dipu Roy
QF–3
Mumbai City5–3 (a.e.t.)Chennaiyin
 Report
Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata
Referee: Aditya Purkayastha
QF–4
Hyderabad3–1Rajasthan United
 Report
Kishore Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata
Attendance: 1,024
Referee: C. R. Srikrishna

Semi-finals

Matches

SF–1
Mohammedan0–1Mumbai City
 Report
Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata
Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
SF–2
Bengaluru1–0Hyderabad
 Report
Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata
Referee: Rowan Arumughan

Final

Main article: 2022 Durand Cup final
Mumbai City1–2Bengaluru
 Report
Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata
Referee: C R Srikrishna

Statistics

As of 18 September 2022

Top scorers

Rank Player Team Goals
1 India Lallianzuala Chhangte Mumbai City 7
2 Scotland Greg Stewart Mumbai City 6
3 Nigeria Bartholomew Ogbeche Hyderabad 5
India Sivasakthi Narayanan Bengaluru
5 Spain Saúl Crespo Odisha 3
India Jerry Mawihmingthanga Odisha
India Mohammed Aimen Kerala Blasters
India Sunil Chhetri Bengaluru
Fiji Roy Krishna Bengaluru
Croatia Petar Slišković Chennaiyin
Hattricks
Player Goals Round Against Result Date
Scotland Greg Stewart 3 QF Chennaiyin 5–3 11 September 2022

Note: The team's score of the scorer is denoted first in the result row.

Most clean sheets

Rank Player Team Clean sheets
1 India Antonio Dylan Odisha 2
India Kamaljit Singh East Bengal
India Sankar Roy Mohammedan
India Lalthuammawia Ralte Odisha
India Sachin Suresh Kerala Blasters
India Vishal Kaith ATK Mohun Bagan

Discipline

Most yellow cards

Most red cards

Season awards

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