1956–57 Durand Cup final

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| event = 1956–57 Durand Cup

| team1 = East Bengal

| team2 = Hyderabad City Police

| details =

| team1score = 2

| team2score = 0

| date = 5 January 1957

| stadium = Delhi Gate Stadium

| city = New Delhi, India

| referee = A. N. Jayrana

| attendance = 15,000 (estd.)

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| previous = 1955

| next = 1957

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The 1956–57 Durand Cup Final was the 53rd final of the Durand Cup, the oldest football competition in India. It was contested between Kolkata giants East Bengal and Hyderabad City Police on 5 January 1957 at the Delhi Gate Stadium in New Delhi.

East Bengal won the final 2–0 to claim their 3rd Durand Cup title. Balasubramanium and Moosa Ghazi scored the goals for East Bengal in the final as East Bengal lifted their third Durand Cup title.{{cite web|first=Neil|last=Morrison|date=11 October 2022|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indiadurandcuphist.html|title=India - List of Durand Cup Finals|work=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|accessdate=25 November 2022}}

Route to the final

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colspan="2"\| East Bengal !Round !colspan="2"\| Hyderabad City Police
style="background:#C1E0FF" \|Opponent \|colspan="1"\|Result \|Round \|Opponent \|colspan="1"\|Result
style="text-align:left"\|Mughals \|colspan="1"\|2–1 \|style="background:#C1E0FF"\|Second Round \|style="text-align:left"\|New Delhi Heroes \|colspan="1"\|3–2
style="text-align:left"\|Caltex Club \|colspan="1"\|0–0; 3–0 \|style="background:#C1E0FF"\|Quarter–Final \|style="text-align:left"\|Western Railway \|colspan="1"\|2–0
style="text-align:left"\|Madras Regimental Centre \|colspan="1"\|0–0; 0–0; 2–0 \|style="background:#C1E0FF"\|Semi–Final \|style="text-align:left"\|E.M.E. Centre \|colspan="1"\|2–1

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colspan="2"| East Bengal

!Round

!colspan="2"| Hyderabad City Police

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|Opponent

|colspan="1"|Result

|Round

|Opponent

|colspan="1"|Result

style="text-align:left"|Mughals

|colspan="1"|2–1

|style="background:#C1E0FF"|Second Round

|style="text-align:left"|New Delhi Heroes

|colspan="1"|3–2

style="text-align:left"|Caltex Club

|colspan="1"|0–0; 3–0

|style="background:#C1E0FF"|Quarter–Final

|style="text-align:left"|Western Railway

|colspan="1"|2–0

style="text-align:left"|Madras Regimental Centre

|colspan="1"|0–0; 0–0; 2–0

|style="background:#C1E0FF"|Semi–Final

|style="text-align:left"|E.M.E. Centre

|colspan="1"|2–1

Match

=Summary=

The Durand Cup final began at the Delhi Gate Stadium in New Delhi on 5 January 1957 in front of a packed crowd as Kolkata giant East Bengal and faced Hyderabad City Police. East Bengal reached their third Durand Cup final after defeating the defending champions, Madras Regimental Centre, 2–0 in the semi-final, havinwon the tournament previously in 1951 and 1952. Hyderabad City Police made their fourth appearance in the final after defeating E.M.E. Centre 2–1 in the semi-final, having previously won the cup in 1950 and 1954.

Both East Bengal and Hyderabad City Police started the game positively, creating attacks but were denied by the strong defence of both teams. In the nineteenth minute, Anthony Patrick fouled Varahalu near the box, and Balasubramanium scored directly from the free-kick from 30 yards to give East Bengal the lead. Hyderabad tried to get back into the game but their forward line, consisting of Sussay, Mohammed Zulfiqaruddin and Yousuf Khan wasted multiple chances. East Bengal doubled their lead in the second half with just seven minutes remaining when Moosa Ghazi made a solo run past the defenders and scored for East Bengal to make it 2–0 as East Bengal held onto the scoreline and won their third Durand Cup title.{{cite news |date=6 January 1957 |title= ইস্টবেঙ্গল ক্লাবের তৃতীয়বার ডুরান্ড কাপ বিয়জের গৌরব |trans-title=East Bengal wins the Durand Cup for the third time |language=bn |work=Jugantor }}{{cite news |author=PTI |date=6 January 1957 |title=EXTRAVAGANT POLICE GO DOWN TO E. BENGAL IN DURAND FINAL |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=K49lAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rJ4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1116%2C2638849 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=25 November 2022 }}{{cite web|first=Debayan|last=Sen|date=1 August 2020|url=https://www.espn.in/football/east-bengal/story/4139529/a-century-of-excellence-east-bengals-greatest-hits|title=A century of excellence: East Bengal's greatest hits|work=ESPN|accessdate=18 November 2022}}

=Details=

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|team2=Hyderabad City Police

|score= 2–0

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Ghazi {{goal|53}}

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|stadium=Delhi Gate Stadium, New Delhi

|attendance=15,000 (est.)

|referee=A. N. Jayrana}}

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GK		{{flagicon\|IND}} Makhon Chatterjee
FB		{{flagicon\|IND}} T. Abdul Rahman
FB		{{flagicon\|IND}} James Fenn
HB		{{flagicon\|PAK}} Masoodul Hassan Butt
HB		{{flagicon\|IND}} Bir Bahadur Gurung
HB		{{flagicon\|IND}} Mariappa Kempaiah
FW		{{flagicon\|IND}} Muhammad Kannayan
FW		{{flagicon\|IND}} Balasubramanium
FW		{{flagicon\|IND}} J. Krishnaswamy "Kittu" (c)
FW		{{flagicon\|IND}} Varahalu
FW		{{flagicon\|PAK}} Moosa Ghazi

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GK		{{flagicon\|IND}} Nabi
FB		{{flagicon\|IND}} Sayed Khwaja Aziz-ud-Din
FB		{{flagicon\|IND}} Yusuf Khan
HB		{{flagicon\|IND}} Anthony Patrick
HB		{{flagicon\|IND}} Sk. Kaleem
HB		{{flagicon\|IND}} Muhammad Noor (c)
FW		{{flagicon\|IND}} Syed Moinuddin
FW		{{flagicon\|IND}} G.Y.S. Laiq
FW		{{flagicon\|IND}} Mohammed Zulfiqaruddin
FW		{{flagicon\|IND}} Sussay
FW		{{flagicon\|IND}} Yousuf Khan

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Match rules

60 minutes.
Replay if scores still level.
No Substitutes.

References

External links

[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indiadurandcuphist.html Durand Cup Finals]

Category:Durand Cup finals

Category:1956–57 in Indian football

Category:East Bengal Club matches

Category:Football competitions in New Delhi

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GK		{{flagicon\|IND}} Makhon Chatterjee
FB		{{flagicon\|IND}} T. Abdul Rahman
FB		{{flagicon\|IND}} James Fenn
HB		{{flagicon\|PAK}} Masoodul Hassan Butt
HB		{{flagicon\|IND}} Bir Bahadur Gurung
HB		{{flagicon\|IND}} Mariappa Kempaiah
FW		{{flagicon\|IND}} Muhammad Kannayan
FW		{{flagicon\|IND}} Balasubramanium
FW		{{flagicon\|IND}} J. Krishnaswamy "Kittu" (c)
FW		{{flagicon\|IND}} Varahalu
FW		{{flagicon\|PAK}} Moosa Ghazi

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GK		{{flagicon\|IND}} Nabi
FB		{{flagicon\|IND}} Sayed Khwaja Aziz-ud-Din
FB		{{flagicon\|IND}} Yusuf Khan
HB		{{flagicon\|IND}} Anthony Patrick
HB		{{flagicon\|IND}} Sk. Kaleem
HB		{{flagicon\|IND}} Muhammad Noor (c)
FW		{{flagicon\|IND}} Syed Moinuddin
FW		{{flagicon\|IND}} G.Y.S. Laiq
FW		{{flagicon\|IND}} Mohammed Zulfiqaruddin
FW		{{flagicon\|IND}} Sussay
FW		{{flagicon\|IND}} Yousuf Khan