Guwahati: The 131st edition of the Durand Cup, the oldest football tournament in Asia, will kickstart on August 16, 2022.
Besides Kolkata and Imphal, Guwahati will also host the 131st edition Durand Cup.
Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati will host a total of ten matches between August 17 and September 4.
The inaugural match will be played between FC Goa and Mohammedan SC at 7 pm at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata.
Initially, Emami East Bengal and ATK Mohun Bagan were supposed to start the tournament, but their match was rescheduled after a request from the former club.
The Durand Cup, which started in 1888, is the oldest football tournament in Asia
The tournament is named after its founder Sir Henry Mortimer Durand, who served as the foreign secretary of British India from 1884 to 1894.
It first began as a football tournament for different departments and regiments of Armed forces (of British India and native India).
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Durand Cup 2022: Number of teams
A total of 20 teams will participate in the 131st edition of the Durand Cup will feature, Sports Star reported.
All 11 Indian Super League clubs will be participating in this edition of the Durand Cup along with five teams from the I-League and four teams from the Armed forces.
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Durand Cup 2022: Venue
West Bengal, Assam and Manipur will host the Durand Cup 2022, changing its single-location format to a multi-city format for the first time.
The designated stadiums for the tournament are Salt Lake Stadium (Kolkata, West Bengal), Naihati Stadium (Naihati, West Bengal), Kishore Bharati Stadium (Kolkata, West Bengal), Khuman Lampak Stadium (Imphal, Manipur) and Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium (Guwahati, Assam).
Durand Cup 2022 complete schedule
| 1 | August 16, 2022 | TUESDAY | A | MOHAMMEDAN SC | VS | FC GOA | 19:00 | VYBK |
| 2 | August 17, 2022 | WEDNESDAY | A | JAMSHEDPUR FC | VS | BENGALURU FC | 14:30 | KISHORE BHARATI KRIRANGAN |
| 3 | August 17, 2022 | WEDNESDAY | D | NORTH EAST UNITED FC | VS | ODISHA FC | 17:30 | INDIRA GANDHI ATHLETIC STADIUM |
| 4 | August 18, 2022 | THURSDAY | B | MUMBAI CITY FC | VS | INDIAN NAVY FT | 15:00 | VYBK |
| 5 | August 18, 2022 | THURSDAY | C | NEROCA FC | VS | TRAU FC (TIDDIM ROAD ATHLETIC UNION FC) | 18:00 | KHUMAN LAMPAK |
| 6 | August 19, 2022 | FRIDAY | A | FC GOA | VS | INDIAN AIR FORCE FT | 15:00 | KISHORE BHARATI KRIRANGAN |
| 7 | August 19, 2022 | FRIDAY | D | SUDEVA DELHI FC | VS | KERALA BLASTERS FC | 18:00 | INDIRA GANDHI ATHLETIC STADIUM |
| 8 | August 20, 2022 | SATURDAY | C | CHENNAIYIN FC | VS | ARMY RED FT | 15:00 | KHUMAN LAMPAK |
| 9 | August 20, 2022 | SATURDAY | B | ATK MOHUN BAGAN FC | VS | RAJASTHAN UNITED FC | 18:00 | VYBK |
| 10 | August 21, 2022 | SUNDAY | D | NORTH EAST UNITED FC | VS | ARMY GREEN FT | 15:00 | INDIRA GANDHI ATHLETIC STADIUM |
| 11 | August 21, 2022 | SUNDAY | A | MOHAMMEDAN SC | VS | JAMSHEDPUR FC | 18:00 | KISHORE BHARATI KRIRANGAN |
| 12 | August 22, 2022 | MONDAY | C | TRAU FC (TIDDIM ROAD ATHLETIC UNION FC) | VS | HYDERABAD FC | 15:00 | KHUMAN LAMPAK |
| 13 | August 22, 2022 | MONDAY | B | EAST BENGAL CLUB | VS | INDIAN NAVY FT | 18:00 | VYBK |
| 14 | August 23, 2022 | TUESDAY | D | ODISHA FC | VS | KERALA BLASTERS FC | 15:00 | INDIRA GANDHI ATHLETIC STADIUM |
| 15 | August 23, 2022 | TUESDAY | A | BENGALURU FC | VS | INDIAN AIR FORCE FT | 18:00 | KISHORE BHARATI KRIRANGAN |
| 16 | August 24, 2022 | WEDNESDAY | C | ARMY RED FT | VS | NEROCA FC | 15:00 | KHUMAN LAMPAK |
| 17 | August 24, 2022 | WEDNESDAY | B | ATK MOHUN BAGAN FC | VS | MUMBAI CITY FC | 18:00 | VYBK |
| 18 | August 25, 2022 | THURSDAY | D | ARMY GREEN FT | VS | SUDEVA DELHI FC | 15:00 | INDIRA GANDHI ATHLETIC STADIUM |
| 19 | August 25, 2022 | THURSDAY | B | EAST BENGAL CLUB | VS | RAJASTHAN UNITED FC | 18:00 | KISHORE BHARATI KRIRANGAN |
| 20 | August 26, 2022 | FRIDAY | C | HYDERABAD FC | VS | CHENNAIYIN FC | 15:00 | KHUMAN LAMPAK |
| 21 | August 26, 2022 | FRIDAY | A | JAMSHEDPUR FC | VS | FC GOA | 18:00 | VYBK |
| 22 | August 27, 2022 | SATURDAY | A | MOHAMMEDAN SC | VS | INDIAN AIR FORCE FT | 15:00 | KISHORE BHARATI KRIRANGAN |
| 23 | August 27, 2022 | SATURDAY | D | NORTH EAST UNITED FC | VS | KERALA BLASTERS FC | 18:00 | INDIRA GANDHI ATHLETIC STADIUM |
| 24 | August 28, 2022 | SUNDAY | C | TRAU FC (TIDDIM ROAD ATHLETIC UNION FC) | VS | ARMY RED FT | 15:00 | KHUMAN LAMPAK |
| 25 | August 28, 2022 | SUNDAY | B | EAST BENGAL CLUB | VS | ATK MOHUN BAGAN FC | 18:00 | VYBK |
| 26 | August 29, 2022 | MONDAY | B | MUMBAI CITY FC | VS | RAJASTHAN UNITED FC | 15:00 | KISHORE BHARATI KRIRANGAN |
| 27 | August 29, 2022 | MONDAY | D | ODISHA FC | VS | SUDEVA DELHI FC | 18:00 | INDIRA GANDHI ATHLETIC STADIUM |
| 28 | August 30, 2022 | TUESDAY | C | NEROCA FC | VS | HYDERABAD FC | 15:00 | KHUMAN LAMPAK |
| 29 | August 30, 2022 | TUESDAY | A | BENGALURU FC | VS | FC GOA | 18:00 | VYBK |
| 30 | August 31, 2022 | WEDNESDAY | D | KERALA BLASTERS FC | VS | ARMY GREEN FT | 15:00 | INDIRA GANDHI ATHLETIC STADIUM |
| 31 | August 31, 2022 | WEDNESDAY | B | ATK MOHUN BAGAN FC | VS | INDIAN NAVY FT | 18:00 | KISHORE BHARATI KRIRANGAN |
| 32 | September 1, 2022 | THURSDAY | C | TRAU FC (TIDDIM ROAD ATHLETIC UNION FC) | VS | CHENNAIYIN FC | 15:00 | KHUMAN LAMPAK |
| 33 | September 1, 2022 | THURSDAY | A | JAMSHEDPUR FC | VS | INDIAN AIR FORCE FT | 18:00 | KISHORE BHARATI KRIRANGAN |
| 34 | September 2, 2022 | FRIDAY | D | NORTH EAST UNITED FC | VS | SUDEVA DELHI FC | 18:00 | INDIRA GANDHI ATHLETIC STADIUM |
| 35 | September 2, 2022 | FRIDAY | A | MOHAMMEDAN SC | VS | BENGALURU FC | 18:00 | VYBK |
| 36 | September 3, 2022 | SATURDAY | C | ARMY RED FT | VS | HYDERABAD FC | 15:00 | KHUMAN LAMPAK |
| 37 | September 3, 2022 | SATURDAY | B | EAST BENGAL CLUB | VS | MUMBAI CITY FC | 18:00 | KISHORE BHARATI KRIRANGAN |
| 38 | September 4, 2022 | SUNDAY | D | ARMY GREEN FT | VS | ODISHA FC | 18:00 | INDIRA GANDHI ATHLETIC STADIUM |
| 39 | September 5, 2022 | MONDAY | B | RAJASTHAN UNITED FC | VS | INDIAN NAVY FT | 15:00 | KISHORE BHARATI KRIRANGAN |
| 40 | September 5, 2022 | MONDAY | C | NEROCA FC | VS | CHENNAIYIN FC | 18:00 | KHUMAN LAMPA |