2009 Durand Cup

The 122nd edition of the Durand Cup will kick off from September 11 at the Dr. Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi.

Nine I-League teams are scheduled to take part in the third oldest tournament in the world according to a Durand Football Tournament Society (DFTS) official.

While the qualifiers will kick off from September 2, the final will be held on September 20. Reigning Champion Mahindra United, runners-up of the last edition of the Durand Cup Churchill Brothers, Army XI, Sporting Clube de Goa, Air India, Dempo SC and JCT, Phagwara will be part of the coveted tournament along with newly promoted Lajong FC.

For the last two years the Calcutta giants Mohun Bagan AC and East Bengal Club weren't the part of the Durand Cup but according to DFTS Secretary General, Major S.S. Maan they will certainly be a part of the tournament this year which is surely encouraging news not only for the DFTS but also for the fans. The two teams from the qualifier will also join to make it a 12 team battle in the quarterfinals.

The tournament will have a shorter version this time in comparison to last year which lasted nearly for a month. Soon after the qualifiers, the main round will kick off from September 11. Twelve teams will be tussling out in the quarterfinals with four groups of three teams each. The winners from each group will qualify for the semifinals.

Qualifying Round One

16 teams play a one off match to determine 8 clubs to reach the second qualifying round.

Date team Score team
02-09-09 Simla Youngs 3 - 1 BEG Rurkee
02-09-09 Indian Navy 0 - 0 (3 - 4 pens) Amity United
03-09-09 Indian National 0 - 4 Gorkha Regiment RC
03-09-09 Border Security Force 2 - 0 Jammu &Kashmir Bank
04-09-09 Army Supply Corps, Bangalore 2 - 1 New Delhi Heroes
04-09-09 MEG, Bangalore 0 - 3 Assam Rifles
05-09-09 Army Juniors 3 - 0 Ahbab FC, Delhi
05-09-09 ONGC 2 - 1 Indian Air Force XI

Qualifying Round Two

8 teams play a one off match to determine 4 clubs to advance to the third qualifying stage.

Date team Score team
06-09-09 Simla Youngs 2 - 2 (5-4 Pen) Amity United
07-09-09 Gorkha Regiment RC 1 - 3 Border Security Force
06-09-09 Army Supply Corps, Bangalore 0 - 3 Assam Rifles
07-09-09 Army Juniors 0 - 2 ONGC

Qualifying Round Three

4 clubs remain, 2 will advance to the Group Stage

Date team Score team
08-09-09 Simla Youngs 1 - 4 Assam Rifles
09-09-09 Border Security Force 0 - 1 ONGC

Group Stages

Group A Group B Group C Group C

Sporting Clube de Goa
Churchill Brothers
Assam Rifles

Mohun Bagan
JCT FC
ONGC FC

Air-India
Dempo Sports Club
Army X1

Mahindra United
East Bengal Club
Shillong Lajong FC

Tables & Results

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
India Churchill Brothers 211021+14
India Sporting Clube de Goa 210121+13
India Assam Rifles 201113-21
September 12, 2009
Sporting Clube de Goa 2–0 Assam Rifles
September 15, 2009
Churchill Brothers 1–0 Sporting Clube de Goa
September 17, 2009
Assam Rifles 1–1 Churchill Brothers

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
India Mohun Bagan 220071+66
India JCT FC 210112-13
India ONGC FC 200216-50
September 13, 2009
JCT 1–0 ONGC
September 16, 2009
ONGC 1–5 Mohun Bagan
September 18, 2009
Mohun Bagan 2–0 JCT

Group C

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
India Dempo Sports Club 220051+46
India Air-India 210124-23
India Army XI 200204-40
September 11, 2009
Air-India 3–0 Army XI
September 14, 2009
Dempo 4–1 Air-India
September 17, 2009
Army XI 0–1 Dempo

Group D

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
India Mahindra United 211020+24
India Shillong Lajong FC 211010+14
India East Bengal Club 200203-30
September 14, 2009
Mahindra United 0–0 Shillong Lajong
September 16, 2009
Shillong Lajong 1–0 East Bengal
September 18, 2009
East Bengal 0–2 Mahindra United

Semi-Finals

19 September 2009
17:30
Churchill Brothers 2 – 1 Dempo
Charan Rai  21'
Odafe Onkeya Okolie  50' 		Roberto Mendes Silva  83'
Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi
Referee: A. Rowan

20 September 2009
17:30
Mahindra United 1 – 2 Mohun Bagan
Madambillath Mohammed Rafi  70' Chidi Edeh  19', 77'
Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi
Referee: Dinesh Nair

Final

22 September 2009
17:30
Churchill Brothers 3 – 1 Mohun Bagan