Durand Cup

File:Portrait of Henry Mortimer Durand.jpg

The Durand Football Tournament was started by Henry Mortimer Durand in 1888.{{Cite web|date=30 July 2019|first=Bishwabijoy|last=Mitra|title=Did you know the connection Bengal has with Durand Cup?|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/did-you-know-the-connection-bengal-has-with-durand-cup/articleshow/70452241.cms|access-date=2021-07-30|website=The Times of India|language=en|archive-date=2021-07-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730175151/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/did-you-know-the-connection-bengal-has-with-durand-cup/articleshow/70452241.cms|url-status=live}}{{cite web|first=Somesh|last=Upadhyay|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/sports/football-in-india-the-best-old-days|title=Indian Football : Ah! Those golden days...|website=www.sportskeeda.com|publisher=Sportskeeda|date=22 December 2010|access-date=14 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714163447/https://www.sportskeeda.com/sports/football-in-india-the-best-old-days|archive-date=14 July 2022}} Sir Henry was recuperating from illness in Shimla in North India. Having become conscious of the value of sport as a means to maintain health, he decided to present a prize to encourage sporting competition in India. In 1940, the venue of the tournament was shifted to New Delhi.

The Durand tournament was initially a military affair, open to the British Armed Forces, the Indian Army and other armed units such as provincial frontier-security regiments and the volunteer regiments of the reserves.{{Cite web|last=Chakraborty|first=Aveek|date=2019-08-02|title=Durand Cup: All you need to know about the cup which returns after three years|url=https://www.mykhel.com/football/durand-cup-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-cup-which-returns-after-three-years-123793.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-30|website=My Khel|language=en|archive-date=2021-07-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731172744/https://www.mykhel.com/football/durand-cup-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-cup-which-returns-after-three-years-123793.html}} In practice, however, the native soldiers traditionally preferred field hockey to football, a fact which has been evident from the Indian and Pakistani dominance of that sport in international events such as the Olympics. The exception to this tradition were the Nepali men of the brigades of Gurkhas. Initially, this tended to leave the field open to the Indian Army until football's popularity took hold and it became the more universal sport it is today.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}

The matches were played in Dagshai, near Shimla, with the inaugural final becoming a Scottish affair, where the first name on the trophy been inscribed was the Royal Scots Fusiliers, who beat the Highland Light Infantry by 2–1.{{Cite web |last=Stewart |first=Stephen |date=2017-09-29 |title=Durand Cup set to leave Scotland to feature in FIFA exhibition |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/scotland-now/durand-cup-set-leave-scotland-11255152 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730132039/https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/scotland-now/durand-cup-set-leave-scotland-11255152 |archive-date=2021-07-30 |access-date=2021-07-30 |website=Daily Record |language=en}}[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indiadurandcuphist.html List of Durand Cup tournament winners and runner-ups] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729142839/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indiadurandcuphist.html|date=2014-07-29}} RSSSF. Retrieved 7 May 2021 In 1940 the tournament was relocated to the capital city of New Delhi and, with most military units dispatched in World War II, the tournament was opened to civilian teams so as to maintain the level of competition, wherein Mohammedan became the first civilian team to win the tournament at the Irwin Amphitheater.{{Cite web |last=Mishra |first=Aniket |date=2015-08-29 |title=Looking back at Mohammedan Sporting's historic Durand Cup triumph |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/looking-back-mohammedan-sportings-historic-durand-cup-triumph |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730131801/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/looking-back-mohammedan-sportings-historic-durand-cup-triumph |archive-date=2021-07-30 |access-date=2021-07-30 |website=www.sportskeeda.com |language=en-us}} The tournament would get suspended due to the war, which would soon be followed by the Indian independence movement leading to the partition of India.{{Cite web|title=125th Durand Cup|url=https://kolkatafootball.com/durand_cup_2012/index.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-30|website=kolkatafootball.com|archive-date=2013-09-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130918230954/http://kolkatafootball.com/durand_cup_2012/index.html}}

Following the turmoil of in 1947, the Durand Cup was accidentally discovered in the office of Commander-in-Chief Sir Claude Auchinleck and efforts were made in order to shift the tournament to the newly formed Pakistan, but was strongly resisted by the Defence Secretary H.M. Patel, who acquired and stored it in the State Bank of India, ensuring that the Durand Cup remains a part of Indian football.{{Citation|title=Durand Cup - Official Press Conference of the 130th Edition of the Durand Cup {{!}} Facebook|url=https://www.facebook.com/thedurandcup/videos/official-press-conference-of-the-130th-edition-of-the-durand-cup/446831406510672/|language=en|access-date=2021-09-04|archive-date=31 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531142113/https://www.facebook.com/thedurandcup/videos/official-press-conference-of-the-130th-edition-of-the-durand-cup/446831406510672/|url-status=live}} Since then the tournament is hosted by the Durand Football Tournament Society, a registered society at Delhi, presided by the Chief of Defence Staff and chaired by the three Service Chiefs of Indian Armed Forces.{{cite web| title = About us| publisher = Durand Football| url = http://www.durandfootball.com/about_us.html| access-date = 2014-08-16| archive-date = 2014-08-19| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140819103022/http://www.durandfootball.com/about_us.html| url-status = live}} At the first edition of the tournament since the independence of India, Hyderabad City Police defeated Mohun Bagan by 1–0 in the replayed final. For the next ten years, the trophy would go on to swap hands frequently among East Bengal FC, Mohun Bagan, Madras Regimental Centre and Hyderabad City Police, who played as Andhra Pradesh Police after 1960. After a year of halt due to Sino-Indian War, the tournament would get dominated by Mohun Bagan and East Bengal, with Border Security Force and JCT FC challenging their dominant run at times. In 1997, FC Kochin became the first South Indian club to get their hands on the Durand Cup.{{Cite news|last=Kumar|first=P. k Ajith|date=2019-08-24|title=Durand Cup: Gokulam Kerala FC's win reinvigorates Kerala football|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/durand-cup-gokulam-kerala-fcs-win-over-mohun-bagan-reinvigorates-kerala-football/article29245714.ece|access-date=2021-07-30|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=2021-07-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730132629/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/durand-cup-gokulam-kerala-fcs-win-over-mohun-bagan-reinvigorates-kerala-football/article29245714.ece|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|date=27 October 1997|title=Durand Cup win by FC Kochin signals football's shift from amateur to professional status|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/sport/story/19971027-durand-cup-win-by-fc-kochin-signals-footballs-shift-from-amateur-to-professional-status-832369-1997-10-27|access-date=2021-07-30|website=India Today|language=en|archive-date=2021-07-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730134421/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/sport/story/19971027-durand-cup-win-by-fc-kochin-signals-footballs-shift-from-amateur-to-professional-status-832369-1997-10-27|url-status=live}}

File:The Indian Army Chief, Gen. Deepak Kapur with the football team players of Salgaocar SC and BSF, at the inauguration of 121st OSIAN’S Durand Football Tournament-2008, in New Delhi on August 21, 2008.jpg Gen. Deepak Kapoor, prior to their Durand Cup match at the Ambedkar Stadium in 2008.]]

Mahindra United FC won the first title of the 3rd millennium and their second time, following its 1998 win.{{Cite web|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Durand Cup|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/durandcup.html|access-date=2021-07-30|website=www.indianfootball.de|archive-date=2020-06-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627235237/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/durandcup.html|url-status=live}} In 2006, Osian's became the first civilian organisation to co-host the Durand Cup on a 5-year deal with DFTS until 2010, in order to develop the tournament and revive the interest in the game.{{Cite news |date=2006-11-02 |title=Osian comes to the rescue of Durand Cup |work=Business Standard India |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/osian-comes-to-the-rescue-of-durand-cup-106110201093_1.html |url-status=live |access-date=2021-06-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709181607/https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/osian-comes-to-the-rescue-of-durand-cup-106110201093_1.html |archive-date=2021-07-09}}{{Cite web |title=Durand Cup gets boost from art house |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/football/durand-cup-gets-boost-from-art-house-1609002 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730171120/https://sports.ndtv.com/football/durand-cup-gets-boost-from-art-house-1609002 |archive-date=2021-07-30 |access-date=2021-07-30 |website=NDTVSports.com |language=en}} In the following years however, clubs from Goa produced a run of winning form with clubs like Salgaocar FC, Sporting Clube de Goa, Dempo SC and Churchill Brothers FC Goa.{{Cite web|date=18 December 2005|title=Army XI lift Durand Cup for first time|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/army-xi-lift-durand-cup-for-first-time/articleshow/1336024.cms|access-date=2021-07-30|website=The Times of India|language=en|archive-date=2021-07-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731172736/https://toibnews.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/manageads/4719148.jsons?46702|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|date=28 November 2006|first=Siddharth|last=Saxena|title=Dempo win Durand Cup|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/dempo-win-durand-cup/articleshow/608612.cms|access-date=2021-07-30|website=The Times of India|language=en|archive-date=2021-07-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731172726/https://toibnews.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/manageads/4719148.jsons?46616|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|date=2003-11-10|title=Salgaocar pip SC East Bengal to win Durand Cup|url=https://zeenews.india.com/home/salgaocar-pip-east-bengal-to-win-durand-cup_130835.html|access-date=2021-07-30|website=Zee News|language=en|archive-date=2021-07-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730134935/https://zeenews.india.com/home/salgaocar-pip-east-bengal-to-win-durand-cup_130835.html|url-status=live}} Churchill Brothers FC Goa won the tournament thrice in 2007, 2009 and 2011, and narrowly missed a hat-trick, as runners-up in 2008.{{Cite web|title=Churchill beat Mahindra, lift Durand Cup|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/football/churchill-beat-mahindra-lift-durand-cup-1608633|access-date=2021-07-30|website=NDTVSports.com|language=en|archive-date=2021-07-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730134944/https://sports.ndtv.com/football/churchill-beat-mahindra-lift-durand-cup-1608633|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|date=2009-09-23|title=Churchill regains Durand Cup|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/Churchill-regains-Durand-Cup/article16882950.ece|access-date=2021-07-30|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=2021-07-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730135004/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/Churchill-regains-Durand-Cup/article16882950.ece|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|last=Lokapally|first=Vijay|date=2011-10-15|title=Churchill Brothers lifts Durand Cup|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/churchill-brothers-lifts-durand-cup/article2541035.ece|access-date=2021-07-30|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=2021-07-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730134813/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/churchill-brothers-lifts-durand-cup/article2541035.ece|url-status=live}} Since 2000, only twice the tournament was won by the Indian Armed Force teams – Army XI in 2005 and Army Green in 2016.{{Cite web|last=Ganesan|first=Uthra|title=Army Green emerges Durand Cup champion after shootout win|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/army-green-emerges-durand-cup-champion-after-shootout-win/article9096914.ece|access-date=2021-07-30|website=Sportstar|date=11 September 2016 |language=en|archive-date=2021-07-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730170230/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/army-green-emerges-durand-cup-champion-after-shootout-win/article9096914.ece|url-status=live}} In 2013, Mohammedan SC would win the tournament for the second time after 73 years and for the first time since the independence of India. Due to lack of adequate response in New Delhi, the following year Durand Cup was relocated to Goa, under the instructions of Minister of Defence Manohar Parrikar.{{cite news |title='Scope to expand Durand Cup to 24 or 28 teams next year, have it in multi-cities' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/scope-to-expand-durand-cup-to-24-or-28-teams-next-year-have-it-in-multi-cities/articleshow/93307165.cms |access-date=6 August 2022 |work=The Times of India |date=3 August 2022 |archive-date=6 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806154834/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/scope-to-expand-durand-cup-to-24-or-28-teams-next-year-have-it-in-multi-cities/articleshow/93307165.cms?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=TOIMobile |url-status=live }} The significance of the tournament had dissipated with time but the Indian Armed Forces kept the Durand Tournament tradition alive for decades. The tournament had been scrapped-off from the Indian football calendar a number of times without any significant reason, for instance in the years 2015, 2017 and 2018.{{Cite web |date=2019-08-14 |title=Can Durand Cup revive its lost glory? |url=https://www.khelupdates.com/new-york-jets-darrelle-revis-faces-assault-and-robbery-charges/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730203422/https://www.khelupdates.com/new-york-jets-darrelle-revis-faces-assault-and-robbery-charges/ |archive-date=2021-07-30 |access-date=2021-07-30 |website=Khel Updates |language=en-US}}

File:2021 Durand Cup Final-1.jpg at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan.]]

In 2019, the tournament was jointly organised by the Armed Forces and the Government of West Bengal, thus relocated to West Bengal in favour for higher attendance figures. In that edition, Gokulam Kerala FC became the second football club from Kerala to win the tournament. In 2020, the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|date=2021-07-14|title=Durand Cup 2021 set to be organised after a year's gap|url=https://khelnow.com/football/durand-cup-2021-announced/|access-date=2021-07-31|website=Khel Now|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-07-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719195913/https://khelnow.com/football/durand-cup-2021-announced|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|title=Durand Cup 2021 a.k.a Asia's Oldest tournament to be held at Kolkata|url=https://footballexpress.in/durand-cup-2021-a-k-a-asias-oldest-tournament-to-be-held-at-kolkata/|website=Football Express|access-date=2021-07-29|archive-date=2021-07-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730125602/https://footballexpress.in/durand-cup-2021-a-k-a-asias-oldest-tournament-to-be-held-at-kolkata/|url-status=live}} In 2021, the Armed Forces decided to host the tournament in West Bengal, jointly with the Government of West Bengal, till 2025.{{Cite web|last=ayush.gupta|title=Durand Cup to be played in Kolkata until 2025|url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/sports/durand-cup-to-be-hosted-in-kolkata-until-2025-ayh-qyun75|access-date=2021-09-03|website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd|language=en|archive-date=3 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903113120/https://newsable.asianetnews.com/sports/durand-cup-to-be-hosted-in-kolkata-until-2025-ayh-qyun75|url-status=live}} As the significance of the tournament depraved, usually the participating Indian Super League (ISL) clubs would field their respective reserve squads, in order to focus on the more important league games. However, at 130th edition of the tournament, organisers took an effort to revive the legacy and most clubs decided to field full-strength squads. FC Goa became fourth Goan club to win the tournament by defeating Mohammedan SC.{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/durand-cup-2021-final-live-fc-goa-win-vs-mohammedan-sporting-edu-bedia-goal-indian-football-news/article36805056.ece/|title=Bedia's spectacular finish helps FC Goa win its maiden Durand Cup|date=3 October 2021 |publisher=Sportstar|access-date=3 October 2021|archive-date= 3 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003200954/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/durand-cup-2021-final-live-fc-goa-win-vs-mohammedan-sporting-edu-bedia-goal-indian-football-news/article36805056.ece/amp/|url-status=live}} The following year, AIFF decided to make Durand Cup a mandatory tournament for all ISL clubs to participate since a club must play at least 27 domestic games to be eligible for AFC competitions, therefore AFC for the first time recognised Durand Cup as one of the cup tournaments of India. Hence, in the 131st edition, for the first time, all the clubs of ISL participated in the tournament along with five invited clubs from I-League and the usual four armed force teams.{{Cite web|title=Durand Cup: ২০ দলের ডুরান্ড কাপে অংশ নেবে আইএসএলের ১১টি দলই!|url=https://www.peoplesreporter.in/sports/durand-cup-11-teams-of-isl-will-take-part-in-durand-cup|url-status=live|website=peoplesreporter.in|date=7 April 2022 |language=bn|access-date=24 May 2022|archive-date=23 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220723153314/https://www.peoplesreporter.in/sports/durand-cup-11-teams-of-isl-will-take-part-in-durand-cup}} Due to expansion of the competition, the matches were hosted at more than one venue, alongside Kolkata, which was unprecedented till then.{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Amitabha Das |title=Durand Cup 2022: More teams, multi-city format |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/durand-cup-2022-teams-groups-format-multi-city/article65659310.ece |access-date=20 July 2022 |agency=Sportstar |work=The Hindu |date=19 July 2022 |archive-date=20 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720060106/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/durand-cup-2022-teams-groups-format-multi-city/article65659310.ece |url-status=live }}

While there is no record of the competition's format in its earlier days, currently the Durand Cup is played in two phases: round-robin and knockouts.{{Cite web|date=2006-11-02|title=Stage set for new-look Durand Cup|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/stage-set-for-new-look-durand-cup/story-qI9ZOXng18PTrRhC4C9W6L.html|access-date=2021-08-03|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|archive-date=2021-08-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803110550/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/stage-set-for-new-look-durand-cup/story-qI9ZOXng18PTrRhC4C9W6L.html|url-status=live}}

A total of 24 teams feature in the group stage round.{{Cite web|title=129th edition of Durand Cup: All you need to know |url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/durand-cup-india-east-bengal-mohun-bagan/13u034x92c5ib1afrxf725nhkd|access-date=2021-08-03|website=www.goal.com|archive-date=2021-07-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712201846/https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/durand-cup-india-east-bengal-mohun-bagan/13u034x92c5ib1afrxf725nhkd|url-status=live}} Each team is allowed to have a maximum of 30 players to complete their rosters.

After the round-robin schedule, top teams from each group would progress into the knockout stage, which culminates with 2 teams facing each other in the finals.{{cite web|url=https://theeasternlink.com/durand-cup-2021-match-report-fc-goa-start-their-durand-cup-campaign-with-a-2-0-win/|title=Durand Cup 2021: Match Report – FC Goa start their Durand Cup campaign with a 2-0 win|date=7 September 2021|website=The Eastern Link|access-date=7 September 2021|archive-date=7 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210907154345/https://theeasternlink.com/durand-cup-2021-match-report-fc-goa-start-their-durand-cup-campaign-with-a-2-0-win/|url-status=live}}

Unlike any other competition around the world winning team is presented with three trophies:{{Cite web|title=Football: Durand Cup makes a comeback, after 3 years|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/sports/2019/07/18/football-durand-cup-makes-comeback-after-3-years.html|access-date=2021-08-03|website=The Week|language=en|archive-date=2021-07-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730133516/https://www.theweek.in/news/sports/2019/07/18/football-durand-cup-makes-comeback-after-3-years.html|url-status=live}}

• Durand Cup (Nicknamed The Masterpiece): the original tournament trophy which became a rolling trophy since 1965.{{cite web |title=𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘾𝙪𝙥 - 𝐀 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐞𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐤. |url=https://twitter.com/thedurandcup/status/1551614947364605952 |website=Twitter |access-date=13 August 2022 |archive-date=2022-08-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814135758/https://twitter.com/thedurandcup/status/1551614947364605952 |url-status=live }}
• Shimla Trophy (Nicknamed The Artistry): donated by the residents of Shimla in 1904 to show their passion and support for the tournament, the trophy began to be awarded in rolling since 1965.{{cite web |title=𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐥𝐚 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐲 : 𝑨 𝑻𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒉𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒅𝒆𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 & 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑺𝒊𝒎𝒍𝒂 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒍𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒐𝒕𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝑨𝒔𝒊𝒂. |url=https://twitter.com/thedurandcup/status/1552326557913321472 |website=Twitter |access-date=13 August 2022 |archive-date=2022-08-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814135638/https://twitter.com/thedurandcup/status/1552326557913321472 |url-status=live }}
• President's Cup (Nicknamed The Pride): a rolling trophy that replaced the Viceroy's Trophy post-independence by the President of India Dr. Rajendra Prasad.{{cite web |title=𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩'𝙨 𝘾𝙪𝙥 : 𝑻𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒔 𝒘𝒆 𝒖𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒊𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝑻𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒉𝒚 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒏 𝒆𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒃𝒆𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒚. |url=https://twitter.com/thedurandcup/status/1551932997317820418 |website=Twitter |access-date=13 August 2022 |archive-date=2022-08-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814135639/https://twitter.com/thedurandcup/status/1551932997317820418 |url-status=live }}

• Most wins: 17,
• Mohun Bagan SG (1953, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1994, 2000, 2023){{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c79aDwAAQBAJ&q=Highest+scoring+durand+cup+matches&pg=PT612|title=Limca Book of Records: India at Her Best|date=2018-05-05|publisher=Hachette India|isbn=978-93-5195-240-4|language=en|access-date=2021-08-03|archive-date=2021-08-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803115649/https://books.google.com.qa/books?id=c79aDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT612&lpg=PT612&dq=Highest+scoring+durand+cup+matches&source=bl&ots=rSANT_HXk1&sig=ACfU3U1qhRGtNB2eeD16EqtE6oOvBbk8qw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiinfWg5ZTyAhUsxoUKHYvPBPUQ6AEwCHoECAsQAw#v=onepage&q=Highest%20scoring%20durand%20cup%20matches&f=false|url-status=live}}
• Most consecutive wins: 3, joint record:
• Mohun Bagan SG (1963, 1964, 1965 and 1984, 1985, 1986){{Cite web|title=Trophy Room|url=https://themohunbaganac.com/trophy-room-2/|access-date=2021-08-03|website=Mohun Bagan Athletic Club|language=en-US|archive-date=2019-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610125221/https://themohunbaganac.com/trophy-room-2/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|date=2021-02-14|title=The oldest football tournament in India: Durand Cup|url=https://www.sportsadda.com/football/features/oldest-football-tournament-india-durand-cup-competition|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-03|website=SportsAdda|language=en|archive-date=2021-07-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730180342/https://www.sportsadda.com/football/features/oldest-football-tournament-india-durand-cup-competition}}
• East Bengal (1989, 1990, 1991){{Cite web|title=East Bengal Club Archive|url=https://eastbengalclub.com/archive|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-03|website=eastbengalclub.com|language=en|archive-date=2020-09-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918094050/https://eastbengalclub.com/archive}}
• Highland Light Infantry (1893, 1894, 1895){{Cite web|title=Highland Light Infantry Football Team with the Durand Cup in Simla, 1893|url=https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/117131/highland-light-infantry-football-team-durand-cup-simla-1893|access-date=2021-08-03|website=National Galleries of Scotland|language=en|archive-date=2021-08-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803113933/https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/117131/highland-light-infantry-football-team-durand-cup-simla-1893|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=India - List of Durand Cup Finals|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indiadurandcuphist.html|access-date=2021-08-03|website=RSSSF|archive-date=2014-07-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729142839/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indiadurandcuphist.html|url-status=live}}
• Black Watch (1897, 1898, 1899)
• Most appearances: 31
• Mohun Bagan SG (1950, 1953, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2009, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024){{Cite web|last=Salati|first=Aamir|date=2016-08-29|title=Durand Cup 2016: All you need to know about Asia's oldest football tournament|url=https://www.india.com/sports/durand-cup-2016-all-you-need-to-know-about-asias-oldest-football-tournament-1441424/|access-date=2021-08-03|website=india.com|language=en|archive-date=2021-08-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803113745/https://www.india.com/sports/durand-cup-2016-all-you-need-to-know-about-asias-oldest-football-tournament-1441424/|url-status=live}}
• Most finals appearances without ever winning: 3
• East Lancashire Regiment (1880, 1900, 1902)
• Most appearances without ever losing: 3, joint record:
• Salgaocar (1999, 2003, 2014){{Cite web|date=5 November 2014|title=Salgaocar take on Bengaluru FC in Durand Cup semis|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/salgaocar-take-on-bengaluru-fc-in-durand-cup-semis/articleshow/45045877.cms|access-date=2021-08-03|website=The Times of India|language=en|archive-date=2021-08-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803114604/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/salgaocar-take-on-bengaluru-fc-in-durand-cup-semis/articleshow/45045877.cms|url-status=live}}
• South Wales Borderers (1900, 1901, 1938){{Cite web|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Durand Cup|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/durandcup.html|access-date=2021-08-03|website=www.indianfootball.de|archive-date=2020-06-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627235237/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/durandcup.html|url-status=live}}
• Biggest final win:
• Highland Light Infantry 8–1 Shimla Rifles (2nd Punjab Volunteer Rifle Corps) (1889){{Cite web|title=Durand Cup Final's Results|url=https://www.durandfootball.in/durand-cup-results.php#:~:text=1889%20:%20Highland%20LI%20-%20Simla%20Rifles%208-1|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-03|website=www.durandfootball.in|archive-date=2021-07-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730182604/https://www.durandfootball.in/durand-cup-results.php#:~:text=1889%20:%20Highland%20LI%20-%20Simla%20Rifles%208-1}}
• Highest scoring final: 9:
• Highland Light Infantry 8–1 Shimla Rifles (2nd Punjab Volunteer Rifle Corps) (1889)

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