2022, 131st edition of Durand Cup will starts with East Bengal vs Mohun Bagan Derby. Both the teams will lock horn at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan after two and a half years.
Both the club has won Duran Cup 16 times each with East Bengal last won in 2004 while Mohun Bagan in 2000.
The organising committee of the Durand Cup on Saturday announced that the football tournament will enter Assam and Manipur for the first time.
Besides Kolkata, Guwahati and Imphal will be the host cities for the tournament beginning on August 16.
The Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan will host the final on September 18.
The number of teams have increased from 16 to 20.
Kolkata to host a total of 10 Durand Cup matches, including the opening derby between ATK Mohun Bagan and East Bengal on August 16, as well as all seven knockout games. Guwahati and Imphal will host one of the four groups and a total of 10 games each.
The Indira Gandhi Athletic stadium in Guwahati and Imphal’s Khuman Lampak stadium will be the newest tournament hosts alongside the Kishore Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata and the Naihati Stadium in North 24-Paraganas district of West Bengal.
This edition will also see the return of spectators for the entire length of the tournament for the first time post the COVID-19 pandemic.
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