Durand Cup 2023 football tournament to start on August 3 - full list of teams

The Durand Cup 2023 football tournament will be held from August 3 to September 3, the organising committee has announced.

The 132nd edition of the Durand Cup, the oldest football tournament in Asia, will be played across four venues - Guwahati and Kokrajhar in Assam, Shillong in Meghalaya and Kolkata in West Bengal. The Durand Cup 2023 will see 24 teams - four more than the previous edition - compete for the prestigious trophy.

All 12 Indian Super League (ISL) teams, including new entrants Roundglass Punjab FC, who got promoted to the ISL after winning the I-League 2022-23, will participate in the Durand Cup 2023.

The annual domestic football tournament, organised by the Indian Armed Forces, serves as a season-opener for India’s domestic football season.

Established in 1888, the Durand Cup has been dominated by the West Bengal clubs. Mohun Bagan and East Bengal are the joint most successful sides, each winning the Durand Cup 16 times.

Mohun Bagan (1963, 1964, 1965 and 1984, 1985, 1986) and East Bengal (1989, 1990, 1991) also hold the record for most consecutive wins - three.

Bengaluru FC are the defending Durand Cup champions. Sunil Chhetri and Co. defeated Mumbai City FC 2-1 in the final in Kolkata last year.

Durand Cup 2023 teams - full list

1. Bengaluru FC
2. Mumbai City FC
3. Mohun Bagan Super Giant
4. East Bengal FC
5. Kerala Blasters FC
6. Jamshedpur FC
7. Odisha FC
8. NorthEast United FC
9. Hyderabad FC
10. Chennaiyin FC
11. Roundglass Punjab FC
12. FC Goa
13. Gokulam Kerala FC
14. Mohammedan SC
15. Rajasthan United
16. Shillong Lajong FC
17. Delhi FC
18. Bodoland FC
19. Indian Army football team
20. Indian Air Force football team
21. Indian Navy football team
22. Bangladesh Services
23. Bhutan Services
24. Nepal Services