Durand Cup 2025: Venues, Groups – All you need to know

The 134th edition of Durand Cup 2025 is all set to commence on 23rd July with reigning champions East Bengal FC taking on South United FC at Kolkata. The final of the oldest tournament in Asia will be played on 20th August 23.

The one-month long competition will be played across five venues and between 24 teams, which will be divided into six groups of four teams each. The 24 teams will be from the Indian Super League, I-League and the Armed Forces.The teams will face each other in a single round-robin match in the pool stage.

Six group toppers and two best second-placed sides across all groups will make it to the quarters of the tournament.

With ISL’s future hanging on by thin thread, players will hope that the start of Durand Cup brings a new dawn in Indian football.

Venues 

Kolkata – Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kishore Bharati Krirangan 

Kokrajhar – SAI Stadium 

Jamshedpur – JRD Tata Sports Complex 

Shillong – Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium 

Imphal – Khuman Lampak Main Stadium

Groups 

Group A (Kolkata): East Bengal FC, South United FC, Indian Air Force FT, Namdhari FC 

Group B (Kolkata): Mohun Bagan Super Giant, Mohammedan SC, Diamond Harbour FC, BSF FT 

Group C (Jamshedpur): Jamshedpur FC, Indian Army FT, 1 Ladakh FC, Tribhuvan Army FC 

Group D (Kokrajhar): Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC, Punjab FC, ITBP FT, Bodoland FC 

Group E (Shillong): NorthEast United FC, Rangdajied United FC, Shillong Lajong FC, Malaysian Armed Forces 

Group F (Imphal): TRAU FC, NEROCA FC, Indian Navy FT, Real Kashmir FC.

All matches of the Durand Cup 2025 will be broadcast live on the Sony Sports 2 channel on TV. The matches can also be live-streamed on the Sony Liv app and website.