Durand Cup - wikipedia Durand Cup Durand Cup Asia 's Oldest & Third Oldest in the World Founded 1888 ; 129 years ago ( 1888 ) Region India Number of teams Varies Related competitions I - League Current champions Army Green ( 1st title ) Most successful team ( s ) Mohun Bagan East Bengal ( 16 titles each ) Television broadcasters DD Sports Website www.durandfootball.com 2016 Durand Cup The Durand Football Tournament or Durand Cup is a football competition in India which was first held in 1888. It is co-hosted by the Durand Football Tournament Society ( DFTS ) and Osians All the matches are free - of - cost for spectators, and the winner gets ₹ 50 lakh. The Tournament is named after its founder, Sir Mortimer Durand, Foreign Secretary in charge of India from 1884 to 1894. Sir Mortimer was recuperating from illness at the leading hill station of British India, Simla in northern India. Having become conscious of the value of sport as a means to maintain health, he decided to present a prize to encourage sporting competition in India. At first it was effectively an Army cup, and largely the preserve of the British Indian Army troops in India, but over the years it widened its appeal and opened up to civilian teams, until it became a more open and conventional sporting contest. It is now one of the leading prizes in Indian football. The final major administrative change was when the Army passed on the actual running of the Tournament to a civilian administration in 2006. The Army presence is maintained by the participation of several military teams, including an Army XI, which won the competition as recently as 2005. Contents 1 The Raj Era 2 Post-Independence 3 Results 3.1 Finals performance by team 4 References 5 External links The raj era The Durand Tournament was initially a military affair, open to the Army in India : the British Army, the regular Indian Army and other Indian military units, such as Provincial frontier - security regiments and the Volunteer regiments of the reserves. In practice, however, the Indian Army traditionally preferred field hockey to football, a fact which has been evident from the Indian and Pakistani dominance of that sport in international events such as the Olympics. The exception to this tradition were the Nepalese men of the Brigade of Gurkhas. Initially, this tended to leave the field open to the British Army until football 's popularity took hold and it became the more universal sport it is today. After the Second World War, the British Army left India and the tournament was opened to non-military teams to maintain the level of competition. The initial matches were played in Dagshai, which is actually a short distance outside Simla. The inaugural Final of the Tournament, in 1888, was a Scottish derby, with the first name on the trophy being the Royal Scots Fusiliers, who beat the Highland Light Infantry with a score of 2 - 1. The Durand Cup has been suspended twice, due to the two World Wars. Post-independence In 1940 the venue was transferred to New Delhi, and it is now held at the Ambedkar Stadium in the city. Following India 's independence in 1947, the tournament was hosted by the Indian Army, with Durand Football Tournament Society being headed by three Service Chiefs. The most successful teams are currently East Bengal and Mohun Bagan, with 16 wins each, accounting for no less 32 cup victories over the years. With the eclipse of high - profile teams from Hyderabad, since 1970 the Durand Cup has been won mostly by teams from Kolkata, such as East Bengal and Mohun Bagan, or from the Punjab, such as the Border Security Force and JCT Mills. Mohun Bagan also won the first title of the new Millennium. In recent years, however, Goa has also produced a run of winning form. In 1997 a team from the south won for the first time, thanks to FC Kochin. In 2002 for the first time a team from Mumbai won a repeat victory, when Mahindra United won its second title, following its 1998 win. In 2003 Goa matched this feat, when Salgaocar added to its 1999 victory. In 2005 another Goan side, Sporting Clube de Goa, missed the title by a whisker when the Army XI produced an upset to win, but the following year was undeniably Goan when a third Goan team, Dempo S.C., thrashed JCT 2 - 0 in the 2006 finals. Recent seasons has been dominated by yet another Goan team : Churchill Brothers. They won the tournament three times : in 2007, 2009 and 2011, and narrowly missed a hat - trick, as runners - up in 2008 ; they were also runners - up in 2001 - 02. The winning team is presented with three trophies : The President 's Cup ( first presented by Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India ) ; the Durand Cup ( the original challenge prize, which is a rolling trophy ) ; and the Shimla Trophy ( first presented by citizens of Shimla in 1904 and, since 1965, a rolling trophy ). Despite being the de facto Indian counterpart to the FA Cup in England, its winners do not qualify for Asian Football Confederation tournaments. The I - League and Federation Cup ( League Cup ) are the only ways to qualify for the Asian cup. India 's armed forces deserve credit for keeping the Durand Cup tradition alive over the decades.In 2006, Osians, the art house, took over the running and management of the Durand Cup. Prize money, TV coverage and the quality of the football souvenirs produced have improved dramatically. Results Year Winners Score Runners - up Ref. 1888 Royal Scots Fusiliers 2 - 1 Highland Light Infantry 1889 Highland Light Infantry 8 - 1 Simla Rifles ( 2nd Punjab Volunteer Rifle Corps ) 1890 Highland Light Infantry 2 - 0 Royal Irish Fusiliers 1891 King 's Own Scottish Borderers 2 - 0 East Lancashire Regiment 1892 King 's Own Scottish Borderers 3 - 1 Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 1893 Highland Light Infantry 2 - 1 Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 1894 Highland Light Infantry 2 - 1 Royal Scots Fusiliers 1895 Highland Light Infantry 1 - 0 Somerset Light Infantry 1896 Somerset Light Infantry 6 - 1 Black Watch 1897 Black Watch 1 - 0 Simla Rifles ( 2nd Punjab Volunteer Rifle Corps ) 1898 Black Watch 4 - 0 North Staffordshire Regiment 1899 Black Watch 3 - 0 Yorkshire Regiment 1900 South Wales Borderers 2 - 0 East Lancashire Regiment 1901 South Wales Borderers 2 - 1 South Staffordshire Regiment 1902 Hampshire Regiment 2 - 1 East Lancashire Regiment 1903 Royal Irish Rifles 2 - 1 Queen 's Regiment 1904 North Staffordshire Regiment 1 - 0 Black Watch 1905 Royal Dragoons 2 - 0 Dorsetshire Regiment 1906 Cameronians ( Scottish Rifles ) 2 - 1 Bedfordshire Regiment 1907 Cameronians ( Scottish Rifles ) 2 - 0 Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1908 Lancashire Fusiliers 2 - 0 Royal Irish Rifles 1909 Lancashire Fusiliers 2 - 0 King 's Regiment 1910 Royal Scots 2 - 0 King 's Royal Rifle Corps 1911 Black Watch 1 - 0 Lancashire Fusiliers 1912 Royal Scots 1 - 0 Lancashire Fusiliers 1913 Lancashire Fusiliers 2 - 0 King 's Royal Rifle Corps 1914 - 19 aaaaa ! Tournament not held, due to World War I 1920 Black Watch 2 - 0 Cameronians ( Scottish Rifles ) 1921 Worcestershire Regiment 1 - 0 Royal Fusiliers 1922 Lancashire Fusiliers 1 - 0 Royal Field Artillery 1923 Cheshire Regiment 1 - 0 Essex Regiment 1924 Worcestershire Regiment 2 - 0 Essex Regiment 1925 Sherwood Foresters 2 - 0 Worcestershire Regiment 1926 Durham Light Infantry 1 - 0 Sherwood Foresters 1927 York & Lancaster Regiment 1 - 0 East Indian Railway Regiment 1928 Sherwood Foresters 4 - 0 York & Lancaster Regiment 1929 York & Lancaster Regiment 3 - 0 East Yorkshire Regiment 1930 York & Lancaster Regiment 2 - 0 Leicestershire Regiment 1931 Devonshire Regiment 3 - 0 Border Regiment 1932 King 's Shropshire Light Infantry 2 - 1 Devonshire Regiment 1933 King 's Shropshire Light Infantry 3 - 2 Leicestershire Regiment 1934 Royal Signals 3 - 1 Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 1935 Border Regiment 1 - 0 Royal Norfolk Regiment 1936 Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 2 - 0 Green Howards 1937 Border Regiment 3 - 1 Royal Scots 1938 South Wales Borderers 2 - 0 Border Regiment 1939 aaaaa ! Tournament not held, due to World War II in Europe 1940 Mohammedan Sporting Club 2 - 1 Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1941 - 49 aaaaa ! Tournament not held, due to World War II & to Partition 1950 Hyderabad City Police 2 - 2, 1 - 0 Mohun Bagan AC 1951 East Bengal Club 1 - 1, 2 - 1 Rajasthan Armed Constabulary 1952 East Bengal Club 1 - 0 Hyderabad City Police 1953 Mohun Bagan AC 4 - 0 National Defence Academy 1954 Hyderabad City Police 1 - 1, 1 - 0 Hindustan Aircraft Limited 1955 Madras Regimental Centre 3 - 2 Indian Air Force 1956 East Bengal Club 2 - 0 Hyderabad City Police 1957 Hyderabad City Police 2 - 1 East Bengal Club 1958 Madras Regimental Centre 2 - 0 Gorkha Brigade 1959 Mohun Bagan AC 1 - 1, 3 - 1 Mohammedan Sporting Club 1960 aaaaa ! Mohun Bagan AC & East Bengal Club - ( joint winners ) 1 - 1, 0 - 0 1961 Andhra Pradesh Police 1 - 0 Mohun Bagan AC 1962 aaaaa ! Tournament not held, due to Indo - China War 1963 Mohun Bagan AC 0 - 0, 2 - 0 Andhra Pradesh Police 1964 Mohun Bagan AC 2 - 0 East Bengal Club 1965 Mohun Bagan AC 2 - 0 Punjab Police 1966 Gorkha Brigade 2 - 0 Sikh Regimental Centre 1967 East Bengal Club 1 - 0 Bengal - Nagpur Railway 1968 Border Security Force 1 - 0 East Bengal Club 1969 Gorkha Brigade 1 - 0 Border Security Force 1970 East Bengal Club 2 - 0 Mohun Bagan AC 1971 Border Security Force 0 - 0, 1 - 0 Leaders Club Jalandhar 1972 East Bengal Club 0 - 0, 1 - 0 Mohun Bagan AC 1973 Border Security Force 2 - 1 Rajasthan Armed Constabulary ( Bikaner ) Mohun Bagan AC 3 - 2 JCT Mills Border Security Force 1 - 1, 2 - 1 JCT Mills 1976 aaaaa ! Border Security Force & JCT Mills - ( joint winners ) 0 - 0, 0 - 0 1977 Mohun Bagan AC 1 - 1, 2 - 1 JCT Mills 1978 East Bengal Club 3 - 0 Mohun Bagan AC 1979 Mohun Bagan AC 1 - 0 Punjab Police 1980 Mohun Bagan AC 1 - 0 Mohammedan Sporting Club 1981 Border Security Force 1 - 0 JCT Mills 1982 aaaaa ! Mohun Bagan AC & East Bengal Club - ( joint winners ) 0 - 0 JCT Mills 2 - 1 Mohun Bagan AC 1984 Mohun Bagan AC 2 - 0 East Bengal Club 1985 Mohun Bagan AC 0 - 0 ( aet, 3 - 2 pens ) JCT Mills 1986 Mohun Bagan AC 1 - 0 East Bengal Club JCT Mills 1 - 0 Mohun Bagan AC 1988 Border Security Force 3 - 2 East Bengal Club 1989 East Bengal Club 0 - 0 ( aet, 3 - 1 pens ) Mohun Bagan AC 1990 East Bengal Club 3 - 2 Mahindra & Mahindra 1991 East Bengal Club 1 - 1 ( aet, 5 - 3 pens ) Border Security Force 1992 JCT Mills 1 - 0 Mohammedan Sporting Club 1993 East Bengal Club 1 - 0 Punjab State Electricity Board 1994 Mohun Bagan AC 1 - 0 East Bengal Club 1995 East Bengal Club 0 - 0 ( aet, 4 - 3 pens ) Tata Football Academy JCT Mills 1 - 0 al - Naft ( Baghdad ) 1997 FC Kochin 3 - 1 Mohun Bagan AC 1998 Mahindra & Mahindra 2 - 1 East Bengal Club 1999 Salgaocar Sports Club 0 - 0 ( aet, 3 - 2 ( pens ) East Bengal Club 2000 Mohun Bagan AC 1 - 1, 1 - 0 ( Golden goal ) Mahindra United 2001 - 02 Mahindra United 5 - 0 Churchill Brothers SC 2002 - 03 East Bengal Club 3 - 0 Army XI 2003 - 04 Salgaocar Sports Club 1 - 1 ( aet, 4 - 3 pens ) East Bengal Club 2005 Army XI 0 - 0 ( aet, 5 - 4 pens ) Sporting Clube de Goa 2006 Dempo Sports Club 1 - 0 JCT Mills 2007 Churchill Brothers SC 1 - 0 Mahindra United 2008 Mahindra United 3 - 2 Churchill Brothers SC 2009 Churchill Brothers SC 3 - 1 Mohun Bagan AC Prayag United S.C. 1 - 0 JCT FC 2011 Churchill Brothers SC 5 - 4 Prayag United S.C. 2012 Air India 3 - 2 Dodsal 2013 Mohammedan Sporting Club 2 - 1 ONGC 2014 Salgaocar FC 1 - 0 Pune 2016 Army Green 0 - 0 ( aet, 6 - 5 pens ) NEROCA Finals performance by team Finals appearances Team Wins Losses Win % Last win 27 Mohun Bagan AC 16 11 59.25 2000 26 East Bengal Club 16 10 61.54 2003 9 Border Security Force 7 77.78 1988 11 JCT Mills 5 6. 454 7 Black Watch 5. 714 1920 6 Highland Light Infantry 5. 833 1895 7 Hyderabad City Police. 571 1954 6 Lancashire Fusiliers. 666 1922 6 Mahindra United. 500 2008 York & Lancaster Regiment. 750 1930 5 Churchill Brothers SC. 600 2011 Salgaocar Sports Club 0 1.000 2014 Border Regiment. 500 1937 Cameronians ( Scottish Rifles ). 666 1907 Gorkha Brigade. 666 1969 Royal Scots Fusiliers. 666 1912 Sherwood Foresters. 666 1928 King 's Shropshire Light Infantry 0 1.000 1933 Madras Regimental Centre 0 1.000 1958 King 's Own Scottish Borderers 0 1.000 1892 South Wales Borderers 0 1.000 1901 Mohammedan Sporting Club. 250 2013 FC Kochin 0 1.000 1997 Prayag United S.C. 0 1.000 Air India 0 1.000 2012 Army Green 0 1.000 2016 References Jump up ^ durandfootball.com Jump up ^ `` The 121st Osian 's - Durand Cup to Kick off Tomarrow ''. Ministry of Defence, Press Information Bureau. 20 August 2008. Retrieved 2014 - 08 - 16. Jump up ^ Iyer, Satyanarayan ( July 15, 2014 ). `` Durand Cup football tournament to be held in Goa in October ''. The Hindu. Retrieved 2014 - 08 - 16. Jump up ^ `` About us ''. Durand Football. Retrieved 2014 - 08 - 16. Jump up ^ `` Army Green beat Neroca FC to win Durand Cup ''. Times of India. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016. Jump up ^ `` Durand Cup Football : Army Green Crowned Champions After Shoot - Out ''. NDTV. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016. External links Durand Cup website Durand Cup on Facebook List of past winners and runners up RSSSF.com - India - List of Durand Cup Finals Durand Cup seasons 1893 - 1900 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 - 2000 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 ( not held due to WWI ) 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 ( not held due to WWII ) 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 ( not held due to WWII and Partition ) 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 ( not held due to 1962 War ) 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 - present 2001 - 02 2002 - 03 2003 - 04 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2016 See also Federation Cup I - League IFA Shield National Football League ( defunct ) Rovers Cup ( defunct ) Durand Cup winners 1888 -- 1900 Royal Scots Fusiliers ( 1888 ) Highland Light Infantry ( 1889 ) Highland Light Infantry ( 1890 ) King 's Own Scottish Borderers ( 1891 ) King 's Own Scottish Borderers ( 1892 ) Highland Light Infantry ( 1893 ) Highland Light Infantry ( 1894 ) Highland Light Infantry ( 1895 ) Somerset Light Infantry ( 1896 ) Black Watch ( 1897 ) Black Watch ( 1898 ) Black Watch ( 1899 ) South Wales Borderers ( 1900 ) 1901 -- 1920 South Wales Borderers ( 1901 ) Hampshire Regiment ( 1902 ) Royal Irish Rifles ( 1903 ) North Staffordshire Regiment ( 1904 ) Royal Dragoons ( 1905 ) Cameronians ( Scottish Rifles ) ( 1906 ) Cameronians ( Scottish Rifles ) ( 1907 ) Lancashire Fusiliers ( 1908 ) Lancashire Fusiliers ( 1909 ) Royal Scots ( 1910 ) Black Watch ( 1911 ) Royal Scots ( 1912 ) Lancashire Fusiliers ( 1913 ) Not held ( 1914 ) Not held ( 1915 ) Not held ( 1916 ) Not held ( 1917 ) Not held ( 1918 ) Not held ( 1919 ) Black Watch ( 1920 ) 1921 -- 1940 Worcestershire Regiment ( 1921 ) Lancashire Fusiliers ( 1922 ) Cheshire Regiment ( 1923 ) Worcestershire Regiment ( 1924 ) Sherwood Foresters ( 1925 ) Durham Light Infantry ( 1926 ) York & Lancaster Regiment ( 1927 ) Sherwood Foresters ( 1928 ) York & Lancaster Regiment ( 1929 ) York & Lancaster Regiment ( 1930 ) Devonshire Regiment ( 1931 ) King 's Shropshire Light Infantry ( 1932 ) King 's Shropshire Light Infantry ( 1933 ) Royal Signals ( 1934 ) Border Regiment ( 1935 ) Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders ( 1936 ) Border Regiment ( 1937 ) South Wales Borderers ( 1938 ) Not held ( 1939 ) Mohammedan Sporting Club ( 1940 ) 1941 -- 1960 Not held ( 1941 ) Not held ( 1942 ) Not held ( 1943 ) Not held ( 1944 ) Not held ( 1945 ) Not held ( 1946 ) Not held ( 1947 ) Not held ( 1948 ) Not held ( 1949 ) Hyderabad City Police ( 1950 ) East Bengal ( 1951 ) East Bengal ( 1952 ) Mohun Bagan ( 1953 ) Hyderabad City Police ( 1954 ) Madras Regimental Centre ( 1955 ) East Bengal ( 1956 ) Hyderabad City Police ( 1957 ) Madras Regimental Centre ( 1958 ) Mohun Bagan ( 1959 ) Mohun Bagan and East Bengal ( 1960 ) 1961 -- 1980 Andhra Pradesh Police ( 1961 ) Not held ( 1962 ) Mohun Bagan ( 1963 ) Mohun Bagan ( 1964 ) Mohun Bagan ( 1965 ) Gorkha Brigade ( 1966 ) East Bengal ( 1967 ) Border Security Force ( 1968 ) Gorkha Brigade ( 1969 ) East Bengal ( 1970 ) Border Security Force ( 1971 ) East Bengal ( 1972 ) Border Security Force ( 1973 ) Mohun Bagan ( 1974 ) Border Security Force ( 1975 ) Border Security Force and JCT Mills ( 1976 ) Mohun Bagan ( 1977 ) East Bengal ( 1978 ) Mohun Bagan ( 1979 ) Mohun Bagan ( 1980 ) 1981 -- 2000 Border Security Force ( 1981 ) Mohun Bagan and East Bengal ( 1982 ) JCT Mills ( 1983 ) Mohun Bagan ( 1984 ) Mohun Bagan ( 1985 ) Mohun Bagan ( 1986 ) JCT Mills ( 1987 ) Border Security Force ( 1988 ) East Bengal ( 1989 ) East Bengal ( 1990 ) East Bengal ( 1991 ) JCT Mills ( 1992 ) East Bengal ( 1993 ) Mohun Bagan ( 1994 ) East Bengal ( 1995 ) JCT Mills ( 1996 ) FC Kochin ( 1997 ) Mahindra & Mahindra ( 1998 ) Salgaocar Sports Club ( 1999 ) Mohun Bagan ( 2000 ) 2001 -- present Mahindra United ( 2001 - 02 ) East Bengal ( 2002 - 03 ) Salgaocar Sports Club ( 2003 - 04 ) Army XI ( 2005 ) Dempo Sports Club ( 2006 ) Churchill Brothers SC ( 2007 ) Mahindra United ( 2008 ) Churchill Brothers SC ( 2009 ) Prayag United S.C. ( 2010 ) Churchill Brothers SC ( 2011 ) Air India ( 2012 ) Mohammedan Sporting Club ( 2013 ) Salgaocar Sports Club ( 2014 ) Army Green ( 2016 ) Notes : The tournament was not held from 1914 - 19 ( due to WWI ), in 1939 ( due to WWII ), from 1941 - 49 ( due to WWII and Partition ) and in 1962 ( due to 1962 War ) Football in India National teams Men India U-23 U-20 U-17 Women India U-19 U-16 League competitions Level 1 I - League ( Official league ) Indian Super League Level 2 I - League 2nd Division State / District Assam Chennai Delhi Goa Jamshedpur Karnataka Kerala Kolkata Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Mumbai Odisha Pune Punjab Sikkim Telangana Uttarakhand Cup competitions AIFF cups Federation Cup Santosh Trophy Champions Cup Other cups Durand Cup Other Indian Women 's League Youth football Indian football seasons State associations Defunct leagues Lists List of clubs Stadiums by capacity AIFF History Footballers League champions National football cups ( AFC region ) Australia Bahrain Bangladesh Brunei Cambodia China Guam Hong Kong India Indonesia Iran Iraq Japan Jordan Korea DPR Korea Republic Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Macau Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Northern Mariana Islands Oman Pakistan Palestine Philippines Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand Timor Leste Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen Provisional Associated Member Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Durand_Cup&oldid=791319596 '' Categories : Football cup competitions in India Recurring sporting events established in 1888 1888 establishments in India Durand Cup History of the Indian Army Hidden categories : Pages using deprecated image syntax All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from July 2013 Articles with unsourced statements from November 2010 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Español മലയാളം मराठी தமிழ் 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 19 July 2017, at 13 : 39. 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Question: where was the durand cup football tournament first played
Answer: Dagshai