The 131st edition of the Durand Cup kicked off with Mohammedan SC taking on reigning champion FC Goa in Kolkata. The previous season’s runners-up Mohammed SC started their campaign by beating the Gaurs by 3-1. On the second day of the tournament, Bengaluru FC will face Jamshedpur FC in Kolkata.
We take a look at the full squads of all Hero ISL teams which will take part in the tournament.
Bengaluru FC
Goalkeepers: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Lara Sharma, Amrit Gope
Defenders: Alan Costa, Namgyal Bhutia, Parag Shrivas, Wungngayam Muirang, Prabir Das, Hira Mondal, Sandesh Jhingan, Aleksandar Jovanovic
Midfielders: Bruno Ramires, Jayesh Rane, Suresh Wangjam, Danish Farooq, Rohit Kumar, Biswa Darjee, Javi Hernandez
Strikers: Sunil Chhetri (C), Prince Ibara, Udanta Singh, Sivasakthi Narayanan, Leon Augustine, Roy Krishna, Faisal Ali
FC Goa:
Goalkeepers: Hrithik Tiwari, Hansel Coelho, Bob Jackson
Defenders: Delzan Passanha, Rayan Roger Menezes, Lesly Rebello (captain), Aditya Salgaonkar, Mallikjan Kalegar, Deeshank Kunkalikar, Salman Faris
Midfielders: Lalremruata HP, Velroy Fernandes, Delton Colaco, Malsawmtluanga, Davis Fernandes, Rayan Menezes, Anthony Fernandes, Ayush Chhetri, Muhammed Nemil, Shannon Viegas
Forwards: Vasim Inamdar, Phrangki Buam, Mevan Dias, Jovial Dias, Salgeo Dias, Jordan Borges
Hyderabad FC:
Goalkeepers: Gurmeet Singh, Lalbiakhlua Jongte, Laxmikant Kattimani, Amar Kumar Sahani
Defenders: Chinglensana Singh, Odei Onaindia, Nim Dorjee, Akash Mishra, Manoj Mohammad, Soyal Joshy, Alex Saji
Midfielders: Joao Victor, Mohammad Yasir, Sweden Fernandes, Sahil Tavora, Lalchungnunga Chhangte, Hitesh Sharma, Halicharan Narzary, Borja Herrera, Nikhil Poojary, Abdul Rabeeh, Mark Zothanpuia
Forwards: Joel Chianese, Aaren D’Silva, Bartholomew Ogbeche, Rohit Danu, Javier Siverio
Kerala Blasters FC
Goalkeepers: Sachin Suresh, Muhammed Murshid, Muhammed Jaseen
Defenders: Muhammed Basith, Tejas Krishna S, Adhil Ashraf, Sherin Salari, Muhammed Saheef, Marvaan Hussain, Abhiram K, Aritra Das
Midfielders: Muhammed Azhar, Muhammed Jasim, Vibin Mohanan, Alkesh AS, Gaurav Kankonkar, Roshan Gigi, Ebindas Yesudasan
Forwards: Muhammed Ajsal, Muhammed Aimen, Subha Ghosh.
Mumbai City FC
Goalkeepers: Phurba Lachenpa, Mohammad Nawaz, Bhaskar Roy
Defenders: Rahul Bheke, Amey Ranawade, Mehtab Singh, Sanjeev Stalin, Mandar Rao Dessai, Rostyn Griffiths, Vignesh Dakshinamurthy, Serigne Mourtada Fall, Huidrom Naocha Singh
Midfielders: Alberto Noguera, Ahmed Jahouh, Rowllin Borges, Vinit Rai, Greg Stewart, Asif Khan, PC Rohlupuia, Apuia Ralte
Forwards: Vikram Partap Singh, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Gurkirat Singh, Ayush Chhikara, Bipin Singh Thounaojam, Jorge Pereyra Díaz
NorthEast United FC
Goalkeeper: Nikhil Deka, Mirshad K
Defenders: Mashoor Shereef, Tondonba Singh, Joe Zoherliana
Midfielders: Pragyan Gogoi, Rochcharzela, Gani Nigam
Forwards: Jithin MS, Emil Benny
Note: Only members of the first team that are part of the squad are mentioned.
Odisha FC
Goalkeepers: Lalthuammawia Ralte, Dylan Da Silva
Defenders: Narender Gehlot, Nikhil Prabhu, Carlos Delgado, Osama Malik, Shubham Sarangi, Sebastian Zo, Denechandra YM, Sahil Panwar, Ruatthara
Midfielders: Paul Ramfangzauva, Raynier Fernandes, Saul Crespo, Thoiba Moirangthem, Victor Rodriguez, Isaac Vanmalsawma
Forwards: Pedro Martin, Diego Mauricio, Nandhakumar Sekar, Akshunna Tyagi, Jerry Mawia, Isak Ralte, Michael Soosairaj.
Note- ATK Mohun Bagan, Jamshedpur FC, Chennaiyin FC are yet to announce their squad.
Group details
Group A: FC Goa, Mohammedan Sporting, Bengaluru FC, Jamshedpur FC, and Indian Air Force
Group B: East Bengal, ATK Mohun Bagan, Mumbai City FC, Rajasthan United FC, and Indian Navy
Group C: NEROCA FC, TRAU FC, Hyderabad FC, Chennaiyin FC, and Army Red
Group D: Odisha FC, NorthEast United FC, Kerala Blasters, Sudeva Delhi FC, and Army Green