The 2021 Durand Cup was the 130th edition of Durand Cup, the oldest football tournament in Asia. Like its previous edition, the tournament was hosted in West Bengal. The tournament is jointly hosted by the Eastern Command of the Indian Armed Forces and the Government of West Bengal.
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2021 Durand Cup Final
Image: Kalyani Stadium 10
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The Durand Cup is an annual domestic football competition in India which was first held in 1888 in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. Hosted by the Durand Football Tournament Society (DFTS) and the All India Football Federation (AIFF), the tournament is the oldest existing club football tournament in Asia and the fifth oldest national football competition in the world. The tournament currently serves as the curtain raiser for every Indian football season. It is open for any national club of any divisions, with guest invitee teams from different sections of the Indian Armed Forces.
Henry Mortimer Durand, who incorporated the tournament in Shimla in 1888.
Salgaocar FC (in green) and BSF (in red) players along with the match officials and Chief of the Army Staff Gen. Deepak Kapoor, prior to their Durand Cup match at the Ambedkar Stadium in 2008.
FC Goa (in black) and Mohammedan SC (in white) lined up during the 2021 Durand Cup Final at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan.
