2021 Durand Cup

2021 Durand Cup
	Tournament poster
Tournament details
Country	India
Venue(s)	West Bengal
Dates	5 September 2021 – 3 October 2021
Teams	16
Final positions
Champions	FC Goa (1st title)
Runner-up	Mohammedan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	29
Goals scored	105 (3.62 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Devendra Murgaonkar; Marcus Joseph; (5 goals each)
Best goalkeeper	Naveen Kumar; (165 mins per goal)

The 2021 Durand Cup was the 130th edition of Durand Cup, the oldest football tournament in Asia. Like its previous edition, the tournament was hosted in West Bengal. The tournament is jointly hosted by the Eastern Command of the Indian Armed Forces and the Government of West Bengal.

The Durand Cup was cancelled in 2020 due to worldwide COVID-19 pandemic and was reorganised in 2021 after a year gap. Gokulam Kerala were the defending champions, having defeated Mohun Bagan in the 2019 final.

Mohammedan made their first Durand Cup final appearance since 2013 against debutants FC Goa. The match went into the extra time with no goal from either side. Goan captain Edu Bedia's 105th minute solitary goal sealed Goa's victory against Mohammedan. Goa became the fourth Goan team to win the Durand Cup after Salgaocar, Dempo and Churchill Brothers.

Teams

A total of 16 teams participated in the competition; 5 clubs from Indian Super League, 3 clubs from I-League, 2 clubs from I-League 2nd Division and 6 teams representing the Indian Armed Forces.

Team	Head coach	Captain	Location
Indian Super League clubs
Bengaluru	Naushad Moosa	Ajith Kumar	Bengaluru, Karnataka
Goa	Juan Ferrando	Edu Bedia	Porvorim, Goa
Hyderabad	Shameel Chembakath	Pritam Kumar Singh	Hyderabad, Telangana
Jamshedpur	Noel Wilson	Jitendra Singh	Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
Kerala Blasters	Ivan Vukomanović	Jessel Carneiro	Kochi, Kerala
I-League clubs
Gokulam Kerala	Vincenzo Alberto Annese	Sharif Mukhammad	Calicut, Kerala
Mohammedan	Andrey Chernyshov	Nikola Stojanović	Kolkata, West Bengal
Sudeva Delhi	Chencho Dorji	Sairuat Kima	New Delhi, Delhi
I-League 2nd Division clubs
Bengaluru United	Richard Reginald Hood	Dharmaraj Ravanan	Bengaluru, Karnataka
Delhi	Yan Law	Anwar Ali	Dwarka, Delhi
Indian Armed Force teams
Assam Rifles	Ningombam Jiten Singh	Jefferson Nongrud	—
Army Green	Mileswamy Govindaraju Ramachandran	Roel Lepcha	—
Army Red	Anustup Sarkar	Nongmaikapam Suresh Meitei	Kolkata, West Bengal
Indian Air Force	Priya Darshan	Vivek Kumar	New Delhi, Delhi
Indian Navy	Abhilash Vasantha Nair	Bhaskar Roy	—
Central Reserve Police Force	Dayal Singh Bhati	Moses Antony	Jalandhar, Punjab

ATK Mohun Bagan and East Bengal were invited to be part of the tournament but most of the first team players of ATK Mohun Bagan were on international break and also had their AFC Cup knockouts coinciding 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 celebrates golden jubilee of its victory over Pakistan for the liberation of Bangladesh in 1971, DFTS invited Mohammedan SC and Sk. Jamal Dhanmondi Club from Bangladesh to participate in the 130th edition of the tournament. But due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh, the clubs were unable to confirm their participation.

Prize money

Position	Prize money
Champions	₹4 million (equivalent to ₹4.5 million or US$56,000 in 2023)
Runners-up	₹2 million (equivalent to ₹2.2 million or US$28,000 in 2023)
Semi-finalists	₹0.5 million (equivalent to ₹560,000 or US$7,000 in 2023)
Season awardees	₹0.1 million (equivalent to ₹110,000 or US$1,400 in 2023)
Total	~₹7.3 million (US$91,000)

Official sponsors and partners

Co-sponsors

Associate sponsors

GAIL
Kalyani Group
Pramerica Life Insurance
JIS Group

Supported by

Tournament partner

IFA W.B.
Cherry Tree

Streaming and radio partner

Addatimes
SonyLIV (only semifinals and final)
91.9 Friends FM

Source: Durand Cup

Venues

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

Group A

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	Knockout stage
3	Indian Air Force	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	1
4	CRPF	3	0	1	2	1	6	−5	1

Source:
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

5 September 2021 1	Indian Air Force	1–4	Mohammedan	Kolkata
16.15 IST	Jerone 40' Sadhukan 47' Singh 51' Danish 53'	Report	Ongnam 19' Singh 31' Mallick 45' Rahaman 47' Joseph 77' Vanlalremdika 85'	Stadium: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Attendance: 0 Man of the Match: Nikola Stojanović (Mohammedan SC)

6 September 2021 2	CRPF	0–1	Bengaluru United	Kalyani
15.00 IST	Antony 71'	Report	Manzi 62' Manzi 90+3'	Stadium: Kalyani Stadium Attendance: 0 Man of the Match: Pedro Manzi (FC Bengaluru United)

9 September 2021 3	Indian Air Force	2–4	Bengaluru United	Kalyani
15.00 IST	Kumar 42', 51' P Singh 46' D Singh 62' Das 84'	Report	Manzi 22' (p), 90+1' Singh 28', 72' Ravanan 47'	Stadium: Kalyani Stadium Attendance: 0 Man of the Match: Yumnam Singh (FC Bengaluru United)

10 September 2021 4	CRPF	1–5	Mohammedan	Kalyani
15.00 IST	AA Singh 45' A Singh 89'	Report	Mallick 13', 87' Joseph 65', 66' Vanlalremdika 90+2'	Stadium: Kalyani Stadium Attendance: 0 Man of the Match: Azharuddin Mallick (Mohammedan SC)

14 September 2021 5	Mohammedan	0–2	Bengaluru United	Kalyani
15.00 IST	Vaz 90+4'	Report	Kumar 41' Singh 64' Majcen 90+5' (p) Majcen 90+5'	Stadium: Kalyani Stadium Attendance: 0 Man of the Match: Kunzang Bhutia (FC Bengaluru United)

14 September 2021 6	CRPF	Cancelled	Indian Air Force	Kolkata
15.00 IST		Report		Stadium: Mohun Bagan Ground Attendance: 0
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.

Group B

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

Source:
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

6 September 2021 1	Jamshedpur	1–0	Sudeva Delhi	Kolkata
15.00 IST	Lalruatmawia 33' J Singh 45+1' P Singh 86' Yadav 88'	Report	Singh 90+3'	Stadium: Mohun Bagan Ground Attendance: 0 Man of the Match: Vishal Yadav (Jamshedpur FC)

7 September 2021 2	Goa	2–0	Army Green	Kolkata
15.00 IST	Noguera 35' Murgaonkar 59'	Report		Stadium: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Attendance: 0 Man of the Match: Sarath Narayanan M (Army Green)

10 September 2021 3	Jamshedpur	1–3	Army Green	Kolkata
15.00 IST	Singh 32' Meitei 55' J Singh 61' (p)	Report	Singh 43', 48' Singh 89' Chhetri 58'	Stadium: Mohun Bagan Ground Attendance: 0 Man of the Match: Deepak Singh (Army Green)

13 September 2021 4	Goa	2–1	Sudeva Delhi	Kolkata
15.00 IST	Nemil 45+2' Fernandes 46' Ortiz 80'	Report	Kima 18' Vanlalzuidika 33' Khan 80' Pauliankhum 90+8' (p)	Stadium: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Attendance: 0 Man of the Match: Seriton Fernandes (FC Goa)

17 September 2021 5	Jamshedpur	0–5	Goa	Kolkata
15.00 IST	Singh 41'	Report	Murgaonkar 20', 44' Rebello 26' Nemil 46', 81' D'Cunha 60' Davis 65'	Stadium: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Attendance: 0 Man of the Match: Muhammed Nemil (FC Goa)

17 September 2021 6	Army Green	1–0	Sudeva Delhi	Kolkata
15.00 IST	Lallawmkima 34' Rana 42' Singh 51'	Report	Kima 54' Kharpan 88'	Stadium: Mohun Bagan Ground Attendance: 0 Man of the Match: Deepak Singh (Army Green)

Group C

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	Knockout stage
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

8 September 2021 1	Delhi	1–2	Indian Navy	Kolkata
15.00 IST	Plaza 21' Ceesay 41'	Report	Sreyas VG 26' Singh 86'	Stadium: Mohun Bagan Ground Attendance: 0 Man of the Match: Dalraj Singh (Indian Navy)

11 September 2021 2	Kerala Blasters	1–0	Indian Navy	Kolkata
15.00 IST	Luna 71' (p) Khabra 84'	Report	S Singh 53' D Singh 69'	Stadium: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Attendance: 0 Man of the Match: Adrian Luna (Kerala Blasters)

15 September 2021 3	Bengaluru	2–0	Kerala Blasters	Kolkata
15.00 IST	Shrivas 38' Bhutia 45' Augustine 70'	Report	Soraisham 41' 83' Hormipam 48' 64' Meitei 84' 86'	Stadium: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Attendance: 0 Man of the Match: Lara Sharma (Bengaluru FC)

18 September 2021 4	Delhi	2–2	Bengaluru	Kolkata
15.00 IST	Plaza 58', 62'	Report	Narayanan 27' Chhetri 65' Singh 75'	Stadium: Mohun Bagan Ground Attendance: 0 Man of the Match: Willis Plaza (Delhi FC)

21 September 2021 5	Bengaluru	5–3	Indian Navy	Kolkata
15.00 IST	Augustine 53' H Singh 61', 81' Chhetri 73' (p) T Singh 90+2'	Report	Jijo F 19' Sreyas VG 30' Inayath 49' Vijay J 90+4'	Stadium: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Attendance: 0 Man of the Match: Harmanpreet Singh (Bengaluru FC)

21 September 2021 6	Delhi	1–0	Kerala Blasters	Kolkata
15.00 IST	Plaza 53'	Report	Sipovic 38'	Stadium: Kalyani Stadium Attendance: 0 Man of the Match: Anwar Ali (Delhi FC)

Group D

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	Knockout stage
3	Hyderabad	3	1	0	2	6	3	+3	3
4	Assam Rifles	3	0	0	3	3	16	−13	0

Source:
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

9 September 2021 1	Army Red	4–1	Assam Rifles	Kolkata
15.00 IST	Shil 39' Thapa 66' Shah 75' (p) Meitei 82'		Rabha 41' T Singh 74' D Singh 80' Narjinari 90+4'	Stadium: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Attendance: 0 Man of the Match: Bikash Thapa (Army Red)

12 September 2021 2	Assam Rifles	0–5	Hyderabad	Kolkata
15.00 IST	Haokip 75'	Report	Rabeeh 7' Chhangte 18', 89' Rohlupia 21' Kumar 27'	Stadium: Mohun Bagan Ground Attendance: 0 Man of the Match: Lalchungnunga Chhangte (Hyderabad FC)

12 September 2021 3	Gokulam Kerala	2–2	Army Red	Kalyani
15.00 IST	Osumanu 8' Mukhammad 68' (p)	Report	Jain P 30' Thapa 43' Kumar 45' Shafeel 73'	Stadium: Kalyani Stadium Attendance: 0 Man of the Match: Christopher Kamei (Army Red)

16 September 2021 4	Gokulam Kerala	1–0	Hyderabad	Kalyani
15.00 IST	Osumanu 46' Benny 10' 48' Mukhammad 57' Rishad P 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Kalyani Stadium Attendance: 0 Man of the Match: Sharif Mukhammad (Gokulam Kerala FC)

19 September 2021 5	Army Red	2–1	Hyderabad	Kolkata
15.00 IST	Zothanpuia 18' Meitei 32' Shil 33', 70' Kumar 59'	Report	Dutta 35'	Stadium: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Attendance: 0 Man of the Match: Liton Shil (Army Red)

19 September 2021 6	Assam Rifles	2–7	Gokulam Kerala	Kalyani
15.00 IST	Singh 36' Rishad P 38' Haokip 54' D Singh 58' Rabha 63'	Report	Chikatara 1', 52', 72' Baretto 2', 45+2' Osumanu 34' Sourav 60' Saji 62'	Stadium: Kalyani Stadium Attendance: 0 Man of the Match: Chisom Chikatara (Gokulam Kerala)

Knockout stage

Bracket

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final



Mohammedan	1

Gokulam Kerala	0
		Mohammedan (a.e.t.)	4

		Bengaluru United	2
Army Red	-

Bengaluru United (w.o.)	-
				Mohammedan	0

				Goa (a.e.t.)	1
Goa	5

Delhi	1
		Goa (p)	2(7)

		Bengaluru	2(6)
Bengaluru	3

Army Green	2

Quarter-finals


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

Semi-finals


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

Final

3 October 2021

18:00 IST

Mohammedan	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Goa
	Report	Bedia 105'

Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata, West Bengal

Attendance: 43,292

Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta

Statistics

Top scorers

As of 3 October 2021

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

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Devendra Murgaonkar	Goa	5
1	Marcus Joseph	Mohammedan	5
3	Muhammed Nemil	Goa	4
	Pedro Manzi	Bengaluru United
	Willis Plaza	Delhi
6	Azharuddin Mallick	Mohammedan	3
	Chisom Chikatara	Gokulam Kerala
	Deepak Singh	Army Green
	Leon Augustine	Bengaluru
	Liton Shil	Army Red
	Rahim Osumanu	Gokulam Kerala
	Sivasakthi Narayanan	Bengaluru

Hatricks

Note: Player's team score mentioned first


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

Most clean sheets

As of 3 October 2021

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets
1	Kunzang Bhutia	Bengaluru United	2
1	Naveen Kumar	Goa	2
2	Ajmal PA	Gokulam Kerala	1
	Albino Gomes	Kerala Blasters
	Hrithik Tiwari	Goa
	Lalbiakhlua Jongte	Hyderabad
	Lara Sharma	Bengaluru
	Lovepreet Singh	Delhi
	Roluahpuia	Army Green
	Vishal Yadav	Jamshedpur
	Zothanmawia	Mohammedan

Season awards

2021 Durand Cup

Teams

Prize money

Official sponsors and partners

Co-sponsors

Associate sponsors

Supported by

Tournament partner

Streaming and radio partner

Venues

Group stage

Group A

Matches

Group B

Matches

Group C

Matches

Group D

Matches

Knockout stage

Bracket

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Statistics

Top scorers

Hatricks

Most clean sheets

Season awards

Golden glove for best goalkeeper

Golden boot for top scorer

Golden ball for best player

See also