Durand Cup
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Durand Cup is the oldest football tournament in India.
The Durand Football Tournament was started by Sir Mortimer Durand at Simla, India, in 1888. This football tournament is the third oldest football tournament after the English and the Scottish FA Cups.
In 1940 the venue was shifted to New Delhi.
Since India's independence, 1947, Mohun Bagan (16x) and East Bengal (16x) have split 32 cup victories between them. After the eclipse of the high profile teams from Hyderabad, the Durand Cup, with rare exceptions since 1970, has been won mostly by teams from Kolkata (Mohun Bagan and East Bengal) or Punjab (Border Security Force & JCT Mills). In 1997 FC Kochin from the south won, in 1998 and 2002 for the first time a team from Mumbai with Mahindra United won the title twice, while in 1999 and 2003 Goan side Salgaocar won the trophy twice but the new Millennium's first title was once again won by Mohun Bagan.In 2005 Sporting Clube de Goa missed the title by a whisker when Army XI produced an upset to win. But in 2006 it was won by Goa's Dempo S.C., who beat JCT 2-0 in the finals.
Royal Scots Fusiliers won the inaugural Durand cup in 1888 at Simla, who defeated Highland Light Infantry with score 2-1.
India's armed forces deserve credit for keeping the Durand Cup tradition alive over the centuries.
[edit] The Durand Cup Undergoes transformation in 2006
In 2006, Osians, the art house took over the running and management of the Durand Cup. Prize money, TV coverage and the quality of the football souvenirs produced have improved dramatically.
[edit] External links
- http://indianfootball.com/data/durandcup.html/ List of past winners and runners up
- http://220.226.203.134/fib/durand_origion.php/ Osians official website on the Durand Cup and football
- http://iosindia.com/footbal2.html/ IOS the sports company of Osians that runs and manages the Durand Cup
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