Kolkata, Aug 25: Mohammedan SC will take on Indian Air Force in the opening match of 130th edition of Durand Cup, Asia’s oldest football tournament, scheduled to be held here from September 5 to October 3.
A total of 16 teams across four groups will vie for honours in the tournament, jointly organised by the Indian Armed Forces and the Government of West Bengal.
Mohammedan SC – the first Indian winners of the Durand Cup – have been drawn into Group A alongside Bengaluru United, the Indian Air Force and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). Group features Indian Super League (ISL) sides FC Goa and Jamshedpur FC, alongside I-League side Sudeva Delhi FC and Army Green Football Team.
Bengaluru FC and Kerala Blasters FC are drawn into Group C, pitting the two ISL sides against Delhi FC and the Indian Navy football team.
The fourth and final group will see Assam Rifles and Army Red locking horns with Hyderabad FC from the ISL and the reigning Durand Cup and I-League champions, Gokulam Kerala Football Club. The top two teams from each group would advance to the quarter-finals. (PTI)
