13/07/2023
The 132nd edition of the historic Durand Cup football tournament will commence in Guwahati, Kokrajhar and Kolkata from August 3 to September 3.
Organized by the Indian Armed Forces and supported by the Government of Assam, for matches in Guwahati and Kokrajhar,
The oldest in Asia and the third oldest football tournament in the World will be played across three venues - Guwahati and Kokrajhar in Assam and Kolkata in West Bengal.
This year, a total of 24 teams, four more than the previous edition, will compete for the coveted trophy.
All 12 Indian Super League (ISL) teams will play in this year’s Durand Cup tournament including two foreign services teams from Bangladesh and Nepal.
Moreover, 3 Indian Armed Forces teams and 7 i-league teams will be seen in action in this year’s Durand Cup.
It should be mentioned that these foreign teams are taking part in the tournament after a gap of 27 years.
Established in 1888, the Durand Cup is a unique tournament where the winning team walks away with three trophies, i.e. the Durand Cup (a rolling trophy and the original prize), the Simla Trophy (also a rolling trophy and first given by the residents of Shimla in 1903) and the President's Cup (for permanent keep and first presented by Dr. Rajendra Prasad, India’s first President, in 1956).
The iconic Durand Trophies are all set to visit Guwahati and will be unveiled in an event at the Radisson Blu hotel on July 15.
Post the event the trophies would be open for display to the public on July 15 and July 16 at State War Memorial and on July 17 at Cotton College.