Durand Cup's 130th edition to be held from 5 September to 3 October in Kolkata
FirstpostTraditionally organised by the Indian Army, the world’s third oldest and Asia’s oldest football tournament will this year Kolkata: Five Indian Super League franchises and three I-League teams will be among 16 sides vying for top honours in the Durand Cup football tournament, to be played across Kolkata from 5 September to 3 October. Traditionally organised by the Indian Army, the world’s third oldest and Asia’s oldest football tournament will this year Besides top ISL franchises FC Goa and Bengaluru FC, the other clubs from India’s top division would be Kerala Blasters, Jamshedpur FC and Hyderabad FC. Challenging them would be the century-old Mohammedan Sporting of Kolkata, who were the first Indian winners of the Cup in 1940 and who would be leading a troika of I-League clubs, including defending champions Gokulam Kerala and Sudeva FC of Delhi. Three leading footballing venues of the state have been identified for the tournament— Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan, Mohun Bagan Club Ground in Kolkata as well as the Kalyani Municipal Stadium— which has been regularly hosting national level football matches over the past few years.