Kolkata derby to kick off Durand Cup on August 16

Season’s first Kolkata derby between ATK Mohun Bagan and East Bengal on the Saltlake Stadium on August 16 will kick off the 131st Durand Cup, in response to the fixture which was introduced on Wednesday. The metropolis could have three venues — the Saltlake Stadium and Kishore Bharati Krirangan and the Naihati Stadium within the North 24-Parganas district.

The event may also have matches in Guwahati and Imphal Khuman Lampak stadium. The Saltlake Stadium, which is able to host the summit conflict on September 18, will play host to 10 video games, together with the opening derby between ATK Mohun Bagan and East Bengal, in addition to all seven knockout video games.

Guwahati and Imphal will host one of many 4 teams and a complete of 10 video games every. The variety of groups have elevated from 16 to twenty.

An emblem of India’s soccer historical past and tradition, the Durand Cup is Asia’s oldest and the world’s third oldest soccer event, held between 16 prime Indian soccer golf equipment throughout divisions. Organized by the Indian Armed Forces, the Durand Cup has been the breeding floor for India’s finest footballing expertise, through the years.

The inaugural version occurred in Shimla in 1888, when it began off as an Army Cup, open solely to the British Indian Army troops in India, however quickly opened as much as civilian groups. Named after its founder, Sir Mortimer Durand, Foreign Secretary of British India from 1884 to 1894, the enduring event reached its a hundred and thirtieth version in 2021. Mohun Bagan and East Bengal have been probably the most profitable groups, profitable the event 16 instances every.