Durand Cup 2025: Durand Cup is starting from today know history and details – Amar Ujala Hindi News Live

by Emma Vossen July 23, 2025 2 Min Read

Last Updated: July 23, 2025

Durand Cup 2025: Durand Cup is starting from today know history and details

The then President VV fell, honoring the Durand Cup winning team.
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Asia’s oldest football tournament Durand Cup is going to make a grand debut in Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal. The Durand Cup was started in 1888 by Sir Henry Durand. According to the records of the National Archives of India, it is mentioned in the documents published on 27 October 1928. This time it will be played in five states, in which 24 teams are participating.

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The Durand Football Tournament has been considered to be the most prestigious tournament of India’s Blue Riband. According to the records of the National Archives of India, it is mentioned in the documents published on 27 October 1928. The Durand Cup was launched in 1888 by Sir Henry Durand, when football was quite popular in British cantonment areas. In the early years, the tournament was held in Shimla and was mainly participated in the British Regments. According to the record of 1896, the “Highland Battalion” and “Second Battalion Highland Light Infantry” dominated the first eight years.

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