Durand Cup 2024: Holders Mohun Bagan Super Giant Take on Kashmir's Downtown Heroes FC in Curtain-raiser
Durand Cup 2024: Holders Mohun Bagan Super Giant Take on Kashmir's Downtown Heroes FC in Curtain-raiser
Durand Cup Organizing Committee release official Group stage fixtures. The group stage matches will end on August 18th with the famous Kolkata Derby between Mohun Bagan Super Giant and city-rivals East Bengal FC, being slotted at the VYBK.

Defending champions Mohun Bagan Super Giant (MBSG), will face Downtown Heroes FC of Kashmir in the opening match of the 133rd IndianOil Durand Cup on 27th July 2024, at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK) in Kolkata. The match will kick off at 6 PM IST. The group stage matches will end on August 18th with the famous Kolkata Derby between MBSG and city-rivals and fellow Indian Super League (ISL) side Emami East Bengal (EEB), being slotted at the VYBK, as the final fixture of Group A.

All 43 matches of the 133rd IndianOil Durand Cup will be broadcast LIVE on the Sony Sports Network and live streamed on the SonyLiv OTT platform.

While matches of Group A, B and C will be held in Kolkata, the first match in Jamshedpur, a first-time host where Group D matches will be played, will see hosts Jamshedpur FC take on Bangladesh Army Football Team, who are one of the two foreign teams competing in the tournament.

Group E games begin in Kokrajhar on July 30th with local side Bodoland FC taking on ISL side NorthEast United FC. Shillong, which will also be hosting the IndianOil Durand Cup for the very first time, will see the hosts Shillong Lajong FC take on Nepal’s Tribhuvan Army Football Team on August 2nd, 2024, in the first fixture of Group F.

The VYBK and Kishore Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata, JRD Tata Sports Complex in Jamshedpur, SAI Stadium in Kokrajhar and the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Shillong, will be the tournament venues. A total of 24 teams have been divided into six groups with the six group toppers and two best second-placed teams slated to qualify for the knockouts.

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