The 2025 Durand Cup (also known as the IndianOil Durand Cup due to sponsorship ties with the Indian Oil Corporation) was the 134th edition of the Durand Cup, the oldest football tournament in Asia, and the fourth edition since it was supported by the Asian Football Confederation. The tournament is hosted by the Durand Football Tournament Society in co-operation with the AIFF, Eastern Command of the Indian Armed Forces and the Government of West Bengal, supported by the governments Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur and Jharkhand.
NorthEast United was the defending champions, having defeated Mohun Bagan in the 2024 final.
Teams The following teams had confirmed their participation. Initially, the Indonesian Army had assured to participate, but withdrew and was replaced by the Malaysian Armed Forces-MAFFA.
TeamHead coachCaptainLocation Indian Super League teamsEast Bengal Oscar Bruzon Naorem Mahesh SinghKolkata, West BengalJamshedpur Khalid Jamil Pronoy HalderJamshedpur, JharkhandMohammedan Mehrajuddin Wadoo Pukhrambam Dinesh MeiteiKolkata, West BengalMohun Bagan José Francisco Molina Vishal KaithKolkata, West BengalNorthEast United Juan Pedro Benali Míchel ZabacoGuwahati, AssamPunjab Panagiotis Dilmperis Nikhil PrabhuMohali, Punjab I-League teamsShillong Lajong Birendra Thapa Kenstar KharshongShillong, MeghalayaNamdhari Harpreet Singh Lamine MoroLudhiana, PunjabReal Kashmir Ishfaq Ahmed Shahid NazirSrinagar, Jammu and KashmirDiamond Harbour Kibu Vicuna Jobby JustinDiamond Harbour, West Bengal I-League 2 teamsNEROCA Gyan Moyon Angom Kinesh SinghImphal, ManipurMorning Star CA Laldinsang Pudaite Komalson RongpharDiphu, Assam State league teams1 Ladakh Rajan Mani Karthik GovindswamyLeh, LadakhRangdajied United Aiborlang Khongjee Balamlynti KhongjeeShillong, MeghalayaTRAU Thangjam Saran Singh Shitaljit AtomImphal, ManipurBodoland Vikash Panthi Didwm HazowaryKokrajhar (BTR), AssamSouth United Kaja Bhadussa Noel S.Bengaluru, Karnataka Indian Armed Forces teamsIndian Air Force Priya Darshan Shibinraj KunniyilNew Delhi, DelhiIndian Army Manish Wahi Sunil B.New Delhi, DelhiIndian Navy Raman Rai Bhaskar RoyKochi, KeralaITB Police Surojit Kumar Prodhani Subhendu MandiBaddowal, PunjabBorder Security Force Gurjit Singh Atwal Md. AasifJalandhar, Punjab Guest invitees/Foreign armed forces teams Armed Forces Mohd Khairil Hafiz Zanggi Affiq AsriKuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tribhuvan Army Meghraj KC George Prince KarkiKathmandu, Nepal
Venues KolkataJamshedpurVivekananda Yuba Bharati KriranganKishore Bharati KriranganJRD Tata Sports ComplexCapacity: 68,000Capacity: 12,000Capacity: 24,424 ShillongKokrajharImphalJawaharlal Nehru StadiumSAI StadiumKhuman Lampak Main StadiumCapacity: 17,500Capacity: 10,000Capacity: 35,285
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Ranking of second-placed teams
Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, any draw matches would be directly decided by a penalty shootout.
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Statistics Top scorers
RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Alaaeddine AjaraieNorthEast United82 Liston ColacoMohun Bagan5 Luka MajcenDiamond Harbour4 Clayton SilvaDiamond Harbour4 Everbrightson SanaShillong Lajong6 Makakmayum DaniyalSouth United3 Dimitrios DiamantakosEast Bengal Sairuat Kima9 Phrangki BuamShillong Lajong2 Anirudh ThapaMohun Bagan DéNamdhari Hamid AhadadEast Bengal Joseph OlaleyeKAMS Sankit Singh Sahal Abdul SamadMohun Bagan Robinson BlandónBodoland Saúl CrespoEast Bengal Bipin SinghEast BengalIndian Army Maharabam MaxionMohammedan Marat TareckReal Kashmir
Hat-tricks PlayerForAgainst ResultDateRef3–3 Clayton Silva (4)BSF FT8–1 Alaaeddine AjaraieNorthEast United3–1
Top assists
RankPlayerTeamAssists1 Sahal Abdul SamadMohun Bagan 42 Girik KhoslaDiamond Harbour3 Samuel LalmuanpuiaDiamond Habour Vincy BarrettoJamshedpur5 Miguel FigueiraEast Bengal2 Tangva RaguiMohammedan LalthankimaMohammedan Roshan PannaIndian NavyTRAU Treimiki LamurongShillong Lajong Seila TroureReal Kashmir Joby Justin N Rohen SinghReal Kashmir Clayton SilvaDiamond Harbour
Clean sheets
RankPlayerTeamClean sheets1 Amrit GopeJamshedpur22 Debjit MajumderEast Bengal1 Prabhsukhan Singh GillEast BengalPunjab Siwel RymbaiShillong Lajong Gagandeep SinghArmy Red Niraj KumarNamdhari Jetli SorokhaibamNEROCA Armed ForcesIndian Navy Vishal KaithMohun Bagan Samit Shrestha Subhajit BhattacharjeeMohammedan
Awards Prize money The total pool of prize money for the 2025 edition is PrizeRecipientAmountChampionsNorthEast UnitedRunner-upDiamond HarbourGolden glove Gurmeet Singh (NorthEast United) Golden boot (NorthEast United) & a CarGolden ball Alaaeddine Ajaraie (NorthEast United) & a CarBodolandIndian NavyJamshedpurMohun Bagan Semifinalists East BengalShillong Lajong
Man of the match MatchMan of the matchMatchMan of the matchMatchMan of the matchPlayerTeamPlayerTeamPlayerTeamMatch 1 Mahesh SinghEast BengalMatch 16 Alaaeddine Ajaraie NorthEast United Match 31 Ranjan SinghReal KashmirMatch 2 Manvir Singh Jamshedpur Match 17 DéNamdhariMatch 32 Subhajit BasuIndian Air ForceMatch 3 Phrangki Buam Shillong LajongMatch 18 Pramveer SinghPunjabMatch 33 Abhishekh Shankar PowarIndian ArmyMatch 4 Hemraj Bhujel ITBPMatch 19 Rohen SinghReal KashmirMatch 34 Manbhakupar IawphniawRangdajied UnitedMatch 5 Makakmayum Daniyal South UnitedMatch 20 Liston ColacoMohun BaganMatch 35 Sreyas Gopalan Indian NavyMatch 6 Sairuat Kima Diamond HarbourMatch 21 P Christopher KameiIndian ArmyMatch 36 Pranjal BhumijBodolandMatch 7 Mohammed Sanan K JamshedpurMatch 22 Nasir Yasa Armed ForcesMatch 37 Everbrightson MylliempdahShillong LajongMatch 8 Gladdy Nelcen Kharbuli Shillong LajongMatch 23 Donborlang NongkynrihITBPMatch 38 Alaaeddine Ajaraie NorthEast United Match 9 Sapam Nongpoknganba SinghTRAUMatch 24 Mohammed RashidEast BengalMatch 39 Sairuat KimaDiamond HarbourMatch 10 Sunil SinghSouth UnitedMatch 25 Adersh MattummalIndian NavyMatch 40 Dimitrios DiamantakosEast Bengal Robinson BlandonBodoland Maharabam MaxiomMohammedan Redeem TlangNorthEast UnitedMatch 12 Liston ColacoMohun BaganMatch 27 Praful KumarJamshedpurMatch 42 Mirshad MichuDiamond HarbourMatch 13 Bhaskar RoyIndian NavyMatch 28 Alaaeddine Ajaraie NorthEast UnitedMatch 43 Alaaeddine AjaraieNorthEast UnitedMatch 14 Clayton SilvaDiamond HarbourMatch 29 Robinson BlandonBodolandMatch 15 Prajal Tushir1 LadakhMatch 30 Liston ColacoMohun Bagan
Broadcasting Sony Sports Network have acquired the broadcasting rights starting from 2023. The 2025 edition is being live streamed on the network's OTT platform SonyLIV as well as TV channels Sony Ten 2 and Sony Ten 2 HD.
See also Men 2025–26 ISL 2025–26 I-League 2025–26 I-League 2 2025–26 I-League 3 2025–26 Indian State Leagues 2025 Kalinga Super Cup (April) 2025 Super Cup (October) 2026 RFD League
Women 2025–26 IWL 2025–26 IWL 2
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