2026 Durand Cup
Football competition in India
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The 2026 Durand Cup (also known as the IndianOil Durand Cup due to sponsorship ties with the Indian Oil Corporation) will be the 135th edition of the Durand Cup, the oldest football tournament in Asia, and the fifth edition since it was supported by the Asian Football Confederation. The tournament is hosted by the Durand Football Tournament Society in co-operation with the AIFF, Eastern Command of the Indian Army and the Government of West Bengal, supported by the governments Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur and Jharkhand.[2][3]
NorthEast United are the defending champions, having defeated Diamond Harbour in the 2025 final.[4]
Teams
The edition will have seven debutants, including the Defenders FC from the Sri Lanka Armed Forces and the 2026 Meghalaya State League champions, Nongkseh SS&CC.[5][6]
Venues
| Kolkata | Ranchi | |
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| Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan | Kishore Bharati Krirangan | Birsa Munda Stadium |
| Capacity: 68,000 | Capacity: 12,000 | Capacity: 40,000 |
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| Shillong | Guwahati | Imphal |
| Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium | Khuman Lampak Main Stadium |
| Capacity: 17,500 | Capacity: 21,600 | Capacity: 35,285 |
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Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MBG | SOU | CIS | EAB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohun Bagan (H) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 | knockout stage | |||||
| 2 | South United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible qualification to knockout stage | |||||
| 3 | CISF Protectors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | East Bengal (H) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 | 0–1 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ARM | MSC | FBB | SFC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indian Army | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 | knockout stage | 1–0 | ||||
| 2 | Mohammedan (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible qualification to knockout stage | |||||
| 3 | Banaras Baghpat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | Samaleswari | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JAM | SCD | IAF | DFC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamshedpur (H) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 3 | knockout stage | 5–0 | ||||
| 2 | Delhi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible qualification to knockout stage | |||||
| 3 | Indian Air Force | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 |  Sri Lanka Army |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | NER | TRA | RGD | NVY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NEROCA (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | knockout stage | |||||
| 2 | TRAU (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible qualification to knockout stage | |||||
| 3 | Raengdai (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | Indian Navy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SHI | LAN | MUM | NON | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shillong Lajong (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | knockout stage | |||||
| 2 | Langsning (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible qualification to knockout stage | |||||
| 3 | Mumbay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | Nongkseh SS&CC (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BDO | KMS | NEU | FC1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bodoland (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | knockout stage | |||||
| 2 | Morning Star (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible qualification to knockout stage | |||||
| 3 | NorthEast United (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | FC1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ranking of second-placed teams
Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, any draw matches would be directly decided by a penalty shootout.
- Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 16 Aug – Ranchi | ||||||||||
| TBD | ||||||||||
| 19 Aug – Kolkata | ||||||||||
| TBD | ||||||||||
| Winner QF1 | ||||||||||
| 16 Aug – Kolkata | ||||||||||
| Winner QF2 | ||||||||||
| TBD | ||||||||||
| 23 Aug – Kolkata | ||||||||||
| TBD | ||||||||||
| Winner SF1 | ||||||||||
| 17 Aug – Kolkata | ||||||||||
| Winner SF2 | ||||||||||
| TBD | ||||||||||
| 20 Aug – Shillong | ||||||||||
| TBD | ||||||||||
| Winner QF3 | ||||||||||
| 17 Aug – Shillong | ||||||||||
| Winner QF4 | ||||||||||
| TBD | ||||||||||
| TBD | ||||||||||
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
| Winner of quarter-final 1 | v | Winner of quarter-final 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Winner of quarter-final 3 | v | Winner of quarter-final 4 |
|---|---|---|
Final
| Winner of semi-final 1 | v | Winner of semi-final 2 |
|---|---|---|
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 7 goals scored in 3 matches, for an average of 2.33 goals per match.
3 goals
Raynier Fernandes (Jamshedpur)
1 goal
- Sahal Abdul Samad (Mohun Bagan)
- Devendra Murgaonkar (Jamshedpur)
- Aman Kuzhiyil (Jamshedpur)
- Christopher Kamei (Indian Army)
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Raynier Fernandes |
Jamshedpur | Sri Lanka Army |
5–0 | 26 July 2026 | [7] |
Clean sheets
- 1 Clean sheets
- Vishal Kaith (Mohun Bagan)
- Bhabindra Malla Thakuri (Indian Army)
