2025 Durand Cup
|  Logo of the 134th Durand Cup, 2025 | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | India | 
| Venue(s) | Imphal, Kokrajhar, Kolkata, Shillong and Jamshedpur[1] | 
| Dates | 23 July – 23 August | 
| Teams | 24 | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 42 | 
| Goals scored | 140 (3.33 per match) | 
| Attendance | 425,759 (10,137 per match) | 
| Top goal scorer(s) |  Alaaeddine Ajaraie (NorthEast United) (7 goals) | 
| All statistics correct as of 20 August 2025. | |
The 2025 Durand Cup (also known as IndianOil Durand Cup due to sponsorship ties with the Indian Oil Corporation) is the 134th edition of Durand Cup, the oldest football tournament in Asia, and the fourth 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 Armed Forces and the Government of West Bengal, supported by the governments Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur and Jharkhand.[2]
NorthEast United are the defending champions, having defeated Mohun Bagan in the 2024 final.[3]
Teams
The following teams have confirmed their participation.[4][5]
Initially, Indonesian Army had assured to participate in this tournament but later on they withdrew their name and was replaced by Malaysian Army.[6]
Venues
| Kolkata | Jamshedpur | |
|---|---|---|
| Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan | Kishore Bharati Krirangan | JRD Tata Sports Complex | 
| Capacity: 68,000 | Capacity: 12,000 | Capacity: 24,424 | 
|   |   |   | 
| Shillong | Kokrajhar | Imphal | 
| Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | SAI Stadium | Khuman Lampak Main Stadium | 
| Capacity: 17,500 | Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 35,285 | 
|   | ||
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | EAB | NAM | IAF | SOU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Bengal (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 9 | knockout stage | 1–0 | 6–1 | 5–0 | ||
| 2 | Namdhari | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | 4–2 | 2–0 | ||||
| 3 | Indian Air Force | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 1 | 3–3 | |||||
| 4 | South United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 1 | 
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MBG | DIH | MSC | BSF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohun Bagan (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 9 | knockout stage | 5–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | ||
| 2 | Diamond Harbour | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 6 | 2–1 | 8–1 | ||||
| 3 | Mohammedan (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3–0 | |||||
| 4 | Border Security Force | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 0 | 
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JAM | ARM |  TRA | LAD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamshedpur (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 | knockout stage | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | ||
| 2 | Indian Army | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | 1–0 | 4–2 | ||||
| 3 |  Tribhuvan Army | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 | 1–1 | |||||
| 4 | 1 Ladakh | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 | 
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BDO | PUN | ITB | KMS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bodoland (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | knockout stage | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 2 | Punjab | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0–0 | 2–1 | ||||
| 3 | ITB Police | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 4 | 2–1 | |||||
| 4 | Karbi Anglong Morning Star | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 | 
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | NEU | SHI |  MAS | RDU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NorthEast United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 | knockout stage | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | ||
| 2 | Shillong Lajong (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 6 | 6–0 | 3–1 | ||||
| 3 |  Armed Forces | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 3 | 1–0 | |||||
| 4 | Rangdajied United (H) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | 
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | NVY | RKS | NER | TRA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indian Navy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | knockout stage | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 2 | Real Kashmir | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | 3–1 | 2–1 | ||||
| 3 | NEROCA (H) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | 1–1 | |||||
| 4 | TRAU (H) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 | 
Ranking of second-placed teams
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E | Shillong Lajong | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 6 | knockout stage | 
| 2 | B | Diamond Harbour | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | A | Namdhari | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | |
| 4 | F | Real Kashmir | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | |
| 5 | C | Indian Army | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | |
| 6 | D | Punjab | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 
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 – Shillong | ||||||||||
| Shillong Lajong | 2 | |||||||||
| 19 Aug – Shillong | ||||||||||
| Indian Navy | 1 | |||||||||
| Shillong Lajong | 0 | |||||||||
| 16 Aug – Kokrajhar | ||||||||||
| NorthEast United | 1 | |||||||||
| Bodoland | 0 | |||||||||
| 23 Aug – Kolkata | ||||||||||
| NorthEast United | 4 | |||||||||
| NorthEast United | ||||||||||
| 17 Aug – Jamshedpur | ||||||||||
| Diamond Harbour | ||||||||||
| Jamshedpur | 0 | |||||||||
| 20 Aug – Kolkata | ||||||||||
| Diamond Harbour | 2 | |||||||||
| Diamond Harbour | 2 | |||||||||
| 17 Aug – Kolkata | ||||||||||
| East Bengal | 1 | |||||||||
| East Bengal | 2 | |||||||||
| Mohun Bagan | 1 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Shillong Lajong | 2–1 | Indian Navy | 
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| Report PDF Report | 
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Man of the Match: Everbrightson Mylliempdah (Shillong Lajong)
| Bodoland | 0–4 | NorthEast United | 
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| Report PDF Report | 
Man of the Match: Alaaeddine Ajaraie (NorthEast United)
| Jamshedpur | 0–2 | Diamond Harbour | 
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| Report PDF Report | 
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Man of the Match: Sairuat Kima (Diamond Harbour)
| East Bengal | 2–1 | Mohun Bagan | 
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 | Report PDF Report | 
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Man of the Match: Dimitrios Diamantakos (East Bengal)
Semi-finals
| Shillong Lajong | 0–1 | NorthEast United | 
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| Report PDF Report | 
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| Diamond Harbour | 2–1 | East Bengal | 
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 | Report PDF Report | 
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Man of the Match: Mirshad Michu (Diamond Harbour)
Final
| NorthEast United | Match 43 | Diamond Harbour | 
|---|---|---|
| Report [ PDF Report] | 
Statistics
Top scorers
- As of 17 August 2025
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Alaaeddine Ajaraie | NorthEast United | 7 | 
| 2 |  Liston Colaco | Mohun Bagan | 5 | 
| 3 |  Luka Majcen | Diamond Harbour | 4 | 
|  Clayton Silva | Diamond Harbour | ||
|  Everbrightson Sana | Shillong Lajong | ||
| 6 |  Makakmayum Daniyal | South United | 3 | 
|  Dimitrios Diamantakos | East Bengal | ||
|  Sairuat Kima | Diamond Harbour | ||
| 9 |  Phrangki Buam | Shillong Lajong | 2 | 
|  Anirudh Thapa | Mohun Bagan | ||
|  Dé | Namdhari | ||
|  Hamid Ahadad | East Bengal | ||
|  Joseph Olaleye | KAMS | ||
|  Sankit Singh | Indian Air Force | ||
|  Sahal Abdul Samad | Mohun Bagan | ||
|  Robinson Blandón | Bodoland | ||
|  Saúl Crespo | East Bengal | ||
|  Bipin Singh | East Bengal | ||
|  P Christopher Kamei | Indian Army | ||
|  Maharabam Maxion | Mohammedan | ||
|  Marat Tareck | Real Kashmir | 
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Makakmayum Daniyal | South United | Indian Air Force | 3–3 | 27 July 2025 | [7] | 
|  Clayton Silva (4) | Diamond Harbour | BSF FT | 8–1 | 1 August 2025 | [8] | 
|  Alaaeddine Ajaraie | NorthEast United |  Armed Forces | 3–1 | 2 August 2025 | [9] | 
Top assists
- As of 12 August 2025
| Rank | Player | Team | Assists | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sahal Abdul Samad | Mohun Bagan | 4 | 
| 2 |  Girik Khosla | Diamond Harbour | 3 | 
|  Samuel Lalmuanpuia | Diamond Habour | ||
|  Vincy Barretto | Jamshedpur | ||
| 5 |  Miguel Figueira | East Bengal | 2 | 
|  Tangva Ragui | Mohammedan | ||
|  Lalthankima | Mohammedan | ||
|  Roshan Panna | Indian Navy | ||
|  Yumnam Monis Singh | TRAU | ||
|  Treimiki Lamurong | Shillong Lajong | ||
|  Seila Troure | Real Kashmir | ||
|  Joby Justin | Diamond Harbour | ||
|  N Rohen Singh | Real Kashmir | ||
|  Clayton Silva | Diamond Harbour | 
Clean sheets
- As of 8 August 2025
| Rank | Player | Team | Clean sheets | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Amrit Gope | Jamshedpur | 2 | 
| 2 |  Debjit Majumder | East Bengal | 1 | 
|  Prabhsukhan Singh Gill | East Bengal | ||
|  Ravi Kumar | Punjab | ||
|  Siwel Rymbai | Shillong Lajong | ||
|  Gagandeep Singh | Army Red | ||
|  Niraj Kumar | Namdhari | ||
|  Jetli Sorokhaibam | NEROCA | ||
|  Mohammad Azarulhisham |  Armed Forces | ||
|  Bhaskar Roy | Indian Navy | ||
|  Vishal Kaith | Mohun Bagan | ||
|  Samit Shrestha |  Tribhuvan Army | ||
|  Subhajit Bhattacharjee | Mohammedan | 
Awards
Prize money
The total pool of prize money for the 2025 edition is ₹3 crore (US$350,000)
| Prize | Recipient | Amount | 
|---|---|---|
| Champions | ||
| Runner-up | ||
| Golden glove | ||
| Golden boot | ||
| Golden ball | 
Man of the match
| Match | Man of the match | Match | Man of the match | Match | Man of the match | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | |||
| Match 1 |  Mahesh Singh | East Bengal | Match 16 |  Alaaeddine Ajaraie | NorthEast United | Match 31 |  Ranjan Singh | Real Kashmir | 
| Match 2 |  Manvir Singh | Jamshedpur | Match 17 |  Dé | Namdhari | Match 32 |  Subhajit Basu | Indian Air Force | 
| Match 3 |  Phrangki Buam | Shillong Lajong | Match 18 |  Pramveer Singh | Punjab | Match 33 |  Abhishekh Shankar Powar | Indian Army | 
| Match 4 |  Hemraj Bhujel | ITBP | Match 19 |  Rohen Singh | Real Kashmir | Match 34 |  Manbhakupar Iawphniaw | Rangdajied United | 
| Match 5 |  Makakmayum Daniyal | South United | Match 20 |  Liston Colaco | Mohun Bagan | Match 35 |  Sreyas Gopalan | Indian Navy | 
| Match 6 |  Sairuat Kima | Diamond Harbour | Match 21 |  P Christopher Kamei | Indian Army | Match 36 |  Pranjal Bhumij | Bodoland | 
| Match 7 |  Mohammed Sanan K | Jamshedpur | Match 22 |  Nasir Yasa |  Armed Forces | Match 37 |  Everbrightson Mylliempdah | Shillong Lajong | 
| Match 8 |  Gladdy Nelcen Kharbuli | Shillong Lajong | Match 23 |  Donborlang Nongkynrih | ITBP | Match 38 |  Alaaeddine Ajaraie | NorthEast United | 
| Match 9 |  Sapam Nongpoknganba Singh | TRAU | Match 24 |  Mohammed Rashid | East Bengal | Match 39 |  Sairuat Kima | Diamond Harbour | 
| Match 10 |  Sunil Singh | South United | Match 25 |  Adersh Mattummal | Indian Navy | Match 40 |  Dimitrios Diamantakos | East Bengal | 
| Match 11 |  Robinson Blandon | Bodoland | Match 26 |  Maharabam Maxiom | Mohammedan | Match 41 |  Redeem Tlang | NorthEast United | 
| Match 12 |  Liston Colaco | Mohun Bagan | Match 27 |  Praful Kumar | Jamshedpur | Match 42 |  Mirshad Michu | Diamond Harbour | 
| Match 13 |  Bhaskar Roy | Indian Navy | Match 28 |  Alaaeddine Ajaraie | NorthEast United | Match 43 | ||
| Match 14 |  Clayton Silva | Diamond Harbour | Match 29 |  Robinson Blandon | Bodoland | |||
| Match 15 |  Prajal Tushir | 1 Ladakh | Match 30 |  Liston Colaco | Mohun Bagan | |||
Broadcasting
Sony Sports Network have acquired the broadcasting rights starting from 2023. The 2025 edition is being live streamed on the network's OTT platform SonyLIV as well as TV channels Sony Ten 2 and Sony Ten 2 HD.
See also
- Men
References
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