Durand Cup 2022: Get full schedule, fixtures and watch live streaming in India

Bitter rivals East Bengal and ATK Mohun Bagan will kickstart Durand Cup 2022 at the iconic Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on August 16.

The 131st edition of the tournament will run until September 18 and will feature as many as 20 teams, including 11 teams from the Indian Super League, five from I-League and four from the Indian Armed Forces.

FC Goa, who are the defending champions, will begin their title defence against Mohammedan on August 19 in what will be a repeat of last year’s tournament final. Mohun Bagan and East Bengal have the richest history in the competition having won the tournament 16 times each.

Unlike the last edition, which was marred by COVID-19 restrictions, this year’s Durand Cup will be played across five venues and three different states, namely, Salt Lake Stadium, Naihati Stadium, Kishore Bharati Stadium (West Bengal), Khuman Lampak Stadium (Imphal, Manipur) and Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium (Guwahati, Assam).

Durand Cup 2022 teams and groups

Teams representing the Indian Super League are ATK Mohun Bagan, Bengaluru FC, Chennaiyin FC, East Bengal, FC Goa, Hyderabad FC, Jamshedpur FC, Kerala Blasters, Mumbai City FC, North East United and Odisha FC.

I-League’s representation will be carried out by Mohammedan, NEROCA, Rajasthan United, TRAU and Sudeva Delhi while Army Green, Army Red, Indian Air Force and Indian Navy will represent the Indian Armed Forces.

All these teams have been divided into four groups of five sides each. The groups are as follows:

Group A: Bengaluru FC, FC Goa, Indian Air Force, Jamshedpur FC and Mohammedan

Group B: ATK Mohun Bagan, East Bengal, Mumbai City, Indian Navy, Rajasthan United

Group C: Chennaiyin FC, Hyderabad FC, NEROCA, TRAU, Army Red

Group D: Kerala Blasters, Odisha FC, NorthEast United, Sudeva Delhi and Army Green

The Salt Lake Stadium, also known as the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan will host a total of 10 league matches across the tournament followed by seven knockout matches.

On the other hand, Guwahati and Imphal will host one of the four groups with 10 matches each to be played at the venues.