Durand Cup 2022 groups and fixtures revealed
By Mudeet Arora
The groups for the 131st Durand Cup have been revealed with the tournament scheduled to kick off on August 16, 2022.
The Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati and Imphal’s Khuman Lampak stadium will be hosting Indian football's most prestigious club tournament alongside the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK) in Kolkata and the Naihati Stadium in the North 24-Parganas district of West Bengal.
FC Goa beat Mohammedan Sporting in the final of the 130th Durand Cup last year.
As many as 20 teams will take part in the tournament, divided into four groups of five teams each.
Here are the groups of the 2022 Durand Cup revealed up till now.
Durand Cup 2022 groups:
Group A: FC Goa, Mohammedan SC, Bengaluru FC, Jamshedpur FC, Indian Air Force FT
Group B: SC East Bengal, ATK Mohun Bagan, Mumbai City FC, Rajasthan United FC, Indian Navy FT
Group C: NEROCA FC, TRAU FC, Hyderabad FC, Chennaiyin FC, Army Red FT
Group D: Odisha FC, NorthEast United FC, Kerala Blasters FC, Sudeva Delhi FC, Army Green FT
Durand Cup 2022 fixtures:
Group A fixtures:
August 17 - Jamshedpur FC vs Indian Air Force FT
August 19 - Mohammedan vs FC Goa
August 21 - Jamshedpur FC vs Bengaluru FC
August 23 - FC Goa vs Indian Air Force FT
August 25 - Bengaluru FC vs Mohammedan
August 27 - Jamshedpur FC vs FC Goa
August 29 - Bengaluru FC vs Indian Air Force FT
August 31 - Jamshedpur FC vs Mohammedan
September 2 - Bengaluru FC vs FC Goa
September 4 - Mohammedan vs Indian Air Force
Group B fixtures:
August 16 - SC East Bengal vs ATK Mohun Bagan
August 18 - Mumbai City FC vs Indian Navy
August 20 - ATK Mohun Bagan vs Rajasthan United
August 22 - SC East Bengal vs Mumbai City FC
August 24 - ATK Mohun Bagan vs Indian Navy
August 26 - SC East Bengal vs Rajasthan United
August 28 - ATK Mohun Bagan vs Mumbai City FC
August 30 - Rajasthan United vs Indian Navy
September 3 - SC East Bengal vs Indian Navy
September 5 - Mumbai City FC vs Rajasthan United
Group C fixtures:
August 18 - NEROCA vs TRAU
August 20 - Chennaiyin FC vs Army Red FT
August 22 - TRAU vs Hyderabad FC
August 24 - Army Red FT vs NEROCA
August 26 - Hyderabad FC vs Chennaiyin FC
August 28 - TRAU vs Army Red FT
August 30 - Hyderabad FC vs NEROCA
September 1 - TRAU vs Chennaiyin FC
September 3 - Army Red FT vs Hyderabad FC
September 5 - NEROCA vs Chennaiyin FC
Group D fixtures:
August 17 - Odisha FC vs NorthEast United FC
August 19 - Sudeva Delhi vs Kerala Blasters FC
August 21 - NorthEast United FC vs Army Green FT
August 23 - Odisha FC vs Kerala Blasters FC
August 25 - Army Green FT vs Sudeva Delhi
August 27 - NorthEast United FC vs Kerala Blasters FC
August 29 - Odisha FC vs Sudeva Delhi
August 31 - Kerala Blasters FC vs Army Green FT
September 2 - NorthEast United FC vs Sudeva Delhi
September 4 - Army Green FT vs Odisha FC