Durand Cup from August 16.

July 20, 2022

The Durand Cup football tournament will be embracing a multi-city format and a bigger selection of teams in its 131st edition, which will be kicking off from August 16 with the most popular contest of Indian football – the Kolkata derby.
The tournament, jointly organised by Indian Army and Government of West Bengal, started a monthlong promotion campaign with a colourful ‘Trophy Tour’ initiative.
As the participation list stands now, there will be 20 teams playing this time with all the 11 teams from the Indian Super League joining the contest.
The three trophies presented to the winners of the tournament — the original Durand Cup, the President’s Cup and the Shimla Trophy — will travel from Kolkata to Guwahati on July 21 before moving to Imphal on July 24.