The Durand Cup 2026 is being performed from July 25 to August 23, with 24 groups competing throughout six teams within the one hundred and thirty fifth version of the historic football match.
The sphere contains groups from the Indian Super League, the Indian Soccer League, I-League 2, the Armed Forces and Sri Lankan aspect Defenders FC.
The Durand Cup 2026 will characteristic 43 matches. The 24 groups have been cut up into six teams of 4, with either side enjoying the opposite groups in its group as soon as. The six group winners, together with the 2 greatest second-placed groups, will advance to the quarter-finals.
The quarter-finals are scheduled for August 16 and 17, adopted by the semi-finals on August 19 and 20. The Durand Cup 2026 remaining will likely be performed on the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on August 23.
Matches are being staged throughout six venues in Kolkata, Ranchi, Imphal, Shillong and Guwahati.
First held in 1888 and organised by the Indian Armed Forces, the Durand Cup is Asia’s oldest soccer competitors. Mohun Bagan are the match’s most profitable membership with 17 titles, yet another than East Bengal.
The match can be the standard curtain-raiser for the Indian home soccer season.
