Jump to content

2021 Durand Cup

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2021Durand Cup
Tournament poster
Tournament details
CountryIndia
Venue(s)West Bengal
Dates5 September 2021 – 3 October 2021
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsFC Goa(1st title)
Runner-upMohammedan
Tournament statistics
Matches played29
Goals scored105 (3.62 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Devendra Murgaonkar
Marcus Joseph
(5 goals each)
BestgoalkeeperNaveen Kumar
(165 mins per goal)
←2019
2022→

The2021 Durand Cupwas the 130th edition ofDurand Cup,the oldest football tournament in Asia. Like itsprevious edition,the tournament was hosted inWest Bengal.[1]The tournament is jointly hosted by theEastern Commandof theIndian Armed Forcesand theGovernment of West Bengal.[2]

The Durand Cup was cancelled in 2020 due to worldwideCOVID-19 pandemicand was reorganised in 2021 after a year gap.[3]Gokulam Keralawere the defending champions, having defeatedMohun Baganin the2019 final.[4][5]

Mohammedanmade their first Durand Cup final appearance since2013against debutants FC Goa.[6]The match went into theextra timewith no goal from either side. Goan captainEdu Bedia's 105th minute solitary goal sealed Goa's victory against Mohammedan.[7]Goabecame the fourth Goan team to win the Durand Cup afterSalgaocar,DempoandChurchill Brothers.

Teams

[edit]

A total of 16 teams participated in the competition;5clubs fromIndian Super League,3clubs fromI-League,2clubs fromI-League 2nd Divisionand6teams representing theIndian Armed Forces.

class=notpageimage|
Location of the2021 Durand Cupteams.
Indian Super League club
I-League club
I-League 2nd Division club
Indian Armed Forces team


Team Head coach Captain Location
Indian Super Leagueclubs
Bengaluru[8] IndiaNaushad Moosa IndiaAjith Kumar Bengaluru,Karnataka
Goa[8] SpainJuan Ferrando SpainEdu Bedia Porvorim,Goa
Hyderabad[8] IndiaShameel Chembakath IndiaPritam Kumar Singh Hyderabad,Telangana
Jamshedpur[8] IndiaNoel Wilson IndiaJitendra Singh Jamshedpur,Jharkhand
Kerala Blasters[8] SerbiaIvan Vukomanović IndiaJessel Carneiro Kochi,Kerala
I-Leagueclubs
Gokulam Kerala[9] ItalyVincenzo Alberto Annese AfghanistanSharif Mukhammad Calicut,Kerala
Mohammedan[10] RussiaAndrey Chernyshov SerbiaNikola Stojanović Kolkata,West Bengal
Sudeva Delhi[11] BhutanChencho Dorji IndiaSairuat Kima New Delhi,Delhi
I-League 2nd Divisionclubs
Bengaluru United[11] IndiaRichard Reginald Hood IndiaDharmaraj Ravanan Bengaluru,Karnataka
Delhi[11] IndiaYan Law IndiaAnwar Ali Dwarka,Delhi
Indian Armed Forceteams
Assam Rifles[12] IndiaNingombam Jiten Singh IndiaJefferson Nongrud —
Army Green[12] IndiaMileswamy Govindaraju Ramachandran IndiaRoel Lepcha
Army Red[12] IndiaAnustup Sarkar IndiaNongmaikapam Suresh Meitei Kolkata,West Bengal
Indian Air Force[12] IndiaPriya Darshan IndiaVivek Kumar New Delhi,Delhi
Indian Navy[12] IndiaAbhilash Vasantha Nair IndiaBhaskar Roy —
Central Reserve Police Force[12] IndiaDayal Singh Bhati IndiaMoses Antony Jalandhar,Punjab

Mohun BaganandEast Bengalwere invited to be part of the tournament but most of the first team players of Mohun Bagan were on international break and also had theirAFC Cup knockoutscoinciding with the Durand Cup fixtures, thus they backed out from the tournament, while East Bengal refused participation because of investor issues. Since this year India celebratesgolden jubileeof itsvictory over Pakistan for the liberation of Bangladeshin 1971, DFTS invitedMohammedan SCandSk. Jamal Dhanmondi ClubfromBangladeshto participate in the 130th edition of the tournament. But due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh,the clubs were unable to confirm their participation.[13]

Prize money

[edit]
Position Prize money
Champions ₹4 million(equivalent to₹4.5 million or US$54,000 in 2023)[14]
Runners-up ₹2 million(equivalent to₹2.2 million or US$27,000 in 2023)[14]
Semi-finalists ₹0.5 million(equivalent to₹560,000 or US$6,700 in 2023)[14]
Season awardees ₹0.1 million(equivalent to₹110,000 or US$1,300 in 2023)[15]
Total ~₹7.3 million(US$87,000)

Official sponsors and partners

[edit]

Source:Durand Cup

Venues

[edit]
Kalyani Kolkata
Kalyani Stadium Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Mohun Bagan Ground
Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 85,000 Capacity: 20,000
No. of matches: 9 No. of matches: 14 No. of matches: 6

Group stage

[edit]

Group A

[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bengaluru United 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9 Knockout stage
2 Mohammedan 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 6
3 Indian Air Force 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 1
4 CRPF 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
Source:[citation needed]
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

Matches

[edit]
5 September 2021(2021-09-05)1Indian Air Force1–4MohammedanKolkata
16.15IST
Report
Stadium:Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan
Attendance: 0[a][Note *]
Man of the Match:Nikola Stojanović(Mohammedan SC)
6 September 2021(2021-09-06)2CRPF0–1Bengaluru UnitedKalyani
15.00IST
Report
Stadium:Kalyani Stadium
Attendance: 0[a][Note *]
Man of the Match:Pedro Manzi(FC Bengaluru United)
9 September 2021(2021-09-09)3Indian Air Force2–4Bengaluru UnitedKalyani
15.00IST
Report
Stadium:Kalyani Stadium
Attendance: 0[a][Note *]
Man of the Match:Yumnam Singh(FC Bengaluru United)
10 September 2021(2021-09-10)4CRPF1–5MohammedanKalyani
15.00IST
Report
Stadium:Kalyani Stadium
Attendance: 0[a][Note *]
Man of the Match:Azharuddin Mallick(Mohammedan SC)
14 September 2021(2021-09-14)5Mohammedan0–2Bengaluru UnitedKalyani
15.00IST
Report
Stadium:Kalyani Stadium
Attendance: 0[a][Note *]
Man of the Match:Kunzang Bhutia(FC Bengaluru United)
14 September 2021(2021-09-14)6CRPFCancelledIndian Air ForceKolkata
15.00IST Report Stadium:Mohun Bagan Ground
Attendance: 0[a][Note *]
Note: The match was abandoned due to heavy rainfall and waterlogging, resulting in pitch being unfit for play. Both teams were awarded a point each.[16]

Group B

[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Goa 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9 Knockout stage
2 Army Green 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3 Jamshedpur 3 1 0 2 2 8 −6 3
4 Sudeva Delhi 3 0 0 3 1 4 −3 0
Source:[citation needed]
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

Matches

[edit]
6 September 2021(2021-09-06)1Jamshedpur1–0Sudeva DelhiKolkata
15.00IST
Report
Stadium:Mohun Bagan Ground
Attendance: 0[a][Note *]
Man of the Match:Vishal Yadav(Jamshedpur FC)
7 September 2021(2021-09-07)2Goa2–0Army GreenKolkata
15.00IST
Report Stadium:Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan
Attendance: 0[a][Note *]
Man of the Match:Sarath Narayanan M(Army Green)
10 September 2021(2021-09-10)3Jamshedpur1–3Army GreenKolkata
15.00IST
Report
Stadium:Mohun Bagan Ground
Attendance: 0[a][Note *]
Man of the Match: Deepak Singh (Army Green)
13 September 2021(2021-09-13)4Goa2–1Sudeva DelhiKolkata
15.00IST
Report
Stadium:Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan
Attendance: 0[a][Note *]
Man of the Match:Seriton Fernandes(FC Goa)
17 September 2021(2021-09-17)5Jamshedpur0–5GoaKolkata
15.00IST
Report
Stadium:Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan
Attendance: 0[a][Note *]
Man of the Match:Muhammed Nemil(FC Goa)
17 September 2021(2021-09-17)6Army Green1–0Sudeva DelhiKolkata
15.00IST
Report
Stadium:Mohun Bagan Ground
Attendance: 0[a][Note *]
Man of the Match: Deepak Singh (Army Green)

Group C

[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bengaluru 3 2 1 0 9 5 +4 7 Knockout stage
2 Delhi 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3 Kerala Blasters 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
4 Indian Navy 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 3
Source:Khel Now
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

Matches

[edit]
8 September 2021(2021-09-08)1Delhi1–2Indian NavyKolkata
15.00IST
Report
Stadium:Mohun Bagan Ground
Attendance: 0[a][Note *]
Man of the Match:Dalraj Singh(Indian Navy)
11 September 2021(2021-09-11)2Kerala Blasters1–0Indian NavyKolkata
15.00IST
Report
Stadium:Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan
Attendance: 0[a][Note *]
Man of the Match:Adrian Luna(Kerala Blasters)
15 September 2021(2021-09-15)3Bengaluru2–0Kerala BlastersKolkata
15.00IST
Report
Stadium:Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan
Attendance: 0[a][Note *]
Man of the Match:Lara Sharma(Bengaluru FC)
18 September 2021(2021-09-18)4Delhi2–2BengaluruKolkata
15.00IST
Report
Stadium:Mohun Bagan Ground
Attendance: 0[a][Note *]
Man of the Match:Willis Plaza(Delhi FC)
21 September 2021(2021-09-21)5Bengaluru5–3Indian NavyKolkata
15.00IST
Report
Stadium:Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan
Attendance: 0[a][Note *]
Man of the Match:Harmanpreet Singh(Bengaluru FC)
21 September 2021(2021-09-21)6Delhi1–0Kerala BlastersKolkata
15.00IST
Report
Stadium:Kalyani Stadium
Attendance: 0[a][Note *]
Man of the Match:Anwar Ali(Delhi FC)

Group D

[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Gokulam Kerala 3 2 1 0 10 4 +6 7 Knockout stage
2 Army Red 3 2 1 0 8 4 +4 7
3 Hyderabad 3 1 0 2 6 3 +3 3
4 Assam Rifles 3 0 0 3 3 16 −13 0
Source:[citation needed]
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

Matches

[edit]
9 September 2021(2021-09-09)1Army Red4–1Assam RiflesKolkata
15.00IST
Stadium:Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan
Attendance: 0[a][Note *]
Man of the Match:Bikash Thapa(Army Red)
12 September 2021(2021-09-12)2Assam Rifles0–5HyderabadKolkata
15.00IST
Report
Stadium:Mohun Bagan Ground
Attendance: 0[a][Note *]
Man of the Match:Lalchungnunga Chhangte(Hyderabad FC)
12 September 2021(2021-09-12)3Gokulam Kerala2–2Army RedKalyani
15.00IST
Report
Stadium:Kalyani Stadium
Attendance: 0[a][Note *]
Man of the Match:Christopher Kamei(Army Red)
16 September 2021(2021-09-16)4Gokulam Kerala1–0HyderabadKalyani
15.00IST
Report Stadium:Kalyani Stadium
Attendance: 0[a][Note *]
Man of the Match:Sharif Mukhammad(Gokulam Kerala FC)
19 September 2021(2021-09-19)5Army Red2–1HyderabadKolkata
15.00IST
Report
Stadium:Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan
Attendance: 0[a][Note *]
Man of the Match:Liton Shil(Army Red)
19 September 2021(2021-09-19)6Assam Rifles2–7Gokulam KeralaKalyani
15.00IST
Report
Stadium:Kalyani Stadium
Attendance: 0[a][Note *]
Man of the Match:Chisom Chikatara(Gokulam Kerala)

Knockout stage

[edit]
Main article:2021 Durand Cup knockout stage

Bracket

[edit]
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Mohammedan1
Gokulam Kerala0
Mohammedan(a.e.t.)4
Bengaluru United2
Army Red-
Bengaluru United
(w.o.)		-
Mohammedan0
Goa(a.e.t.)1
Goa5
Delhi1
Goa(p)2(7)
Bengaluru2(6)
Bengaluru3
Army Green2

Quarter-finals

[edit]
Team 1 Score Team 2
Mohammedan 1–0 Gokulam Kerala
Army Red w/o[b] Bengaluru United
Goa 5–1 Delhi
Bengaluru 3–2 Army Green

Semi-finals

[edit]
Team 1 Score Team 2
Mohammedan 4–2
(a.e.t) 		Bengaluru United
Goa 2–2
(7-6pen.) 		Bengaluru

Final

[edit]
Main article:2021 Durand Cup final
2021 Durand Cup Final
Mohammedan0–1 (a.e.t.)Goa
Report Bedia105'
Attendance: 43,292

Statistics

[edit]

Top scorers

[edit]
As of 3 October 2021

Note:Only top goal scorers with 3 or more goals are mentioned.

Rank Player Club Goals
1 IndiaDevendra Murgaonkar Goa 5
Trinidad and TobagoMarcus Joseph Mohammedan
3 IndiaMuhammed Nemil Goa 4
SpainPedro Manzi Bengaluru United
Trinidad and TobagoWillis Plaza Delhi
6 IndiaAzharuddin Mallick Mohammedan 3
NigeriaChisom Chikatara Gokulam Kerala
IndiaDeepak Singh Army Green
IndiaLeon Augustine Bengaluru
IndiaLiton Shil Army Red
GhanaRahim Osumanu Gokulam Kerala
IndiaSivasakthi Narayanan Bengaluru

Hatricks

[edit]

Note:Player's team score mentioned first

Player Club Against Result Date
NigeriaChisom Chikatara Gokulam Kerala Assam Rifles 7–2 19 September 2021

Most clean sheets

[edit]
As of 3 October 2021
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 IndiaKunzang Bhutia Bengaluru United 2
IndiaNaveen Kumar Goa
2 IndiaAjmal PA Gokulam Kerala 1
IndiaAlbino Gomes Kerala Blasters
IndiaHrithik Tiwari Goa
IndiaLalbiakhlua Jongte Hyderabad
IndiaLara Sharma Bengaluru
IndiaLovepreet Singh Delhi
IndiaRoluahpuia Army Green
IndiaVishal Yadav Jamshedpur
IndiaZothanmawia Mohammedan

Season awards

[edit]

Golden glove for best goalkeeper

[edit]

Golden boot for top scorer

[edit]

Golden ball for best player

[edit]

See also

[edit]

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^
    Attendance:Due to the presumed emergence ofthird wave of COVID-19 outbreak,only 50% of attendance at most would be allowed in the stadiums byGovernment of West Bengal.But, the Durand Football Tournament Society decided to first allow negligible or no attendance, and then gradually towards the end of the tournament, allow up to 50% of attendance in compliance with government norms if everything went well.[18]
  1. ^abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxMatch was played behind closed doors.
  2. ^Army Redwithdrew from their Durand Cup quarter final fixture againstFC Bengaluru Unitedafter reports of positiveCOVID-19cases were discovered within the squad.[17]

References

[edit]
  1. ^"Comments on: Durand Cup 2021 set to be organised after a year's gap".khelnow.Archivedfrom the original on 14 July 2021.
  2. ^"On track to reclaim lost legacy, Durand Cup 2021 promises a grand football revival".Olympics.Retrieved30 August2021.
  3. ^"Durand Cup will be back after a one-year gap in 2021".15 July 2021.
  4. ^"Durand Cup: Marcus brace guides Gokulam Kerala to first title".sportstar.thehindu.24 August 2019.
  5. ^"Durand Cup 2019: Marcus Joseph brace downs Mohun Bagan, lands Gokulam Kerala title".goal.
  6. ^"FC Goa clinch maiden Durand Cup trophy after beating Mohammedan Sporting 1-0 in final".ESPN.3 October 2021.Retrieved4 October2021.
  7. ^"Bedia's spectacular finish helps FC Goa win its maiden Durand Cup".Sportstar.3 October 2021.Archivedfrom the original on 3 October 2021.Retrieved3 October2021.
  8. ^abcde"FC Goa and Bengaluru FC Among Five ISL Teams to Take Part in 2021 Durand Cup".News18.23 August 2021.Retrieved24 August2021.
  9. ^Sharma, Amitabha Das (4 September 2021)."Durand Cup 2021 preview: Defending champion Gokulam Kerala FC leads charge".Sportstar.Retrieved4 September2021.
  10. ^"Durand Cup 2021: Mohammedan SC Faces Indian Air Force in Opener with CM Mamata Banerjee in Attendance".News18.4 September 2021.Retrieved4 September2021.
  11. ^abc"2021 Durand Cup to have five ISL and three I-league teams".The Times of India.23 August 2021.Retrieved4 September2021.
  12. ^abcdef"Durand Cup 2021: All You Need To Know".Khel Now.25 August 2021.Retrieved4 September2021.
  13. ^Durand Cup - Official Press Conference of the 130th Edition of the Durand Cup | Facebook,retrieved4 September2021
  14. ^abc"Durand Cup returns after Covid-19 break, Kolkata to host 16 teams in September".The Indian Express.13 August 2021.Retrieved13 August2021.
  15. ^"Heist Complete as Edu Bedia's Curler Helps FC Goa Lift 130th Durand Cup with 1-0 Win over Mohammedan SC".News18.4 October 2021.Retrieved4 October2021.
  16. ^"Durand Cup 2021:FC Bengaluru United beat Mohammedan SC 2-0 to finish top of Group A".news18.14 September 2021.
  17. ^Sportstar, Team (23 September 2021)."Durand Cup 2021: Army Red-FC Bengaluru United quarterfinal called off due to COVID-19 cases".sportstar.thehindu.Retrieved23 September2021.
  18. ^Sadhu, Rahul (2 September 2021)."Durand Cup to be held in Kolkata for next five years, 50 pc capacity on the cards for 2021 edition".indianexpress.Retrieved4 September2021.
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2021_Durand_Cup&oldid=1240820100"