2011 Durand Cup

2011 Durand Cup
Tournament details
Country	India
Teams	12
Final positions
Champions	Churchill Brothers (3rd title)
Runner-up	Prayag United
Tournament statistics
Matches played	27
	← 2010 2012 →

The 2011 Durand Cup is the 124th edition of the Durand Cup, the third oldest association football competition in the world. Churchill Brothers won the 2011 Durand Cup at the Ambedkar Stadium with a 5–4 tie-break win over Prayag United. The 2010 Durand Cup Champions were Prayag United.

Background

Format

The Durand Cup is scheduled from 24 September to 15 October 2011.^[1] The tournament will be conducted in two stages. Stage 1 will be the Qualifying Knock Out Round and Stage 2 will be Quarter Final League round.^[2]

I-League Clubs Leaving

I-League clubs Mohun Bagan, Dempo, Mumbai, HAL and East Bengal have decided to skip the tournament for various reasons like having to play in other tournaments, to prepare for the I-League or they just don't see worth in the cup.^{[citation needed]}

Game Ball

COSCO Platina FIFA approved football is the {official ball of the tournament.^{[citation needed]}

Award Money

The cash award for the Winner, Runners up and the 3rd positions will be awarded with Rs. 20 Lakhs, 10 Lakhs and 5 Lakhs respectively.^[3]

Fixtures

First round

The Durand Cup officially started on 24 September 2011 with Delhi United FC beating MEG Bangalore 2–0. Then the second match of the day took place with Assam Rifles demolishing State Bank of Hyderabad 5–1. The next day ARC Shillong beat State Bank of Travancore 2-1 while Indian Air Force beat Shahadra FC 4–3 on penalties after drawing 0-0. Then on 26 September BSF FC beat J&K Bank Football Club 4–3 on penalties after drawing 1-1. Then Bhawanipore FC beat Army Green 3–1 on penalties after drawing 0-0. Then on 27 September Indian Navy FC defeated FC Punjab Police 1-0 while Army Jr FC lost to CRPF 2–1. Then on 28 September BSF FC defeated Bhawanipore FC on penalties 5-3 after drawing 1-1. Then Delhi United FC lost 4–2 to Assam Rifles. Meanwhile, on 30 September BSF beat Tata Football Academy 2–0.

24 September

Delhi United FC

2 - 0

MEG Bangalore

Delhi

24 September

Assam Riffles

5 - 1

State Bank of Hyderabad F.C.

Delhi

25 September

ARC Shillong

2 - 1

State Bank of Travancore

Delhi

25 September

Shahadra FC

0 - 0 [3-4 PEN]

Indian Air Force

Delhi

26 September	BSF FC	1 - 1 [4-3 PEN]	J&K Bank Football Club	Delhi
	Singh		Ahmed

26 September

Army Green

0 - 0 [1-3 PEN]

Bhawanipore FC

Delhi

27 September	Indian Navy FC	1 - 0	FC Punjab Police	Delhi
	Kumar

27 September	Army Junior FC	1 - 2	CRPF FC	Delhi
	Sanga		Meitei Priyo

28 September

BSF FC

1 - 1 [5-3 PEN]

Bhawanipore FC

Delhi

28 September

Delhi United FC

2 - 4

Assam Riffles

Delhi

30 September	BSF FC	2 - 0	Tata Football Academy	Delhi
	Singh Thapa

1 October	Indian Air Force	1 - 0	CRPF FC	Delhi
	Paneru

Group stage

All matches will be played in Delhi

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Prayag United	2	2	0	4	0	+4	6
Salgaocar	2	1	1	1	2	-1	3
BSF	2	0	2	0	3	-3	0

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Shillong Lajong	2	2	0	5	2	+3	6
United Sikkim	2	1	1	4	3	+1	3
Indian Air Force	2	0	2	1	5	-4	0

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Pune	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	4
Air India	2	1	0	1	4	2	+2	3
ONGC	2	0	1	1	1	4	-3	1

Group D

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Churchill Brothers	2	2	0	7	0	7	6
Mohammedan	2	1	1	1	2	-1	3
Army Red	2	0	2	0	6	-6	0

SemiFinals

12 October

Prayag United

2 - 0

Pune

Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi

13 October	Churchill Brothers	4 - 1	Shillong Lajong	Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi
	Antchouet Dias Silva Balan		Menyongar

Finals

15 October

Churchill Brothers

5 - 4

Prayag United

Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi

References

^ "WELCOME TO DURAND FOOTBALL | Asias Oldest & Third Oldest in The World". Archived from the original on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
^ Hindustan Times
^ "124 Durand Cup | kolkatafootball.com|Indian Football News". Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2011.

[1] "WELCOME TO DURAND FOOTBALL | Asias Oldest & Third Oldest in The World". Archived from the original on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2011.

[2] Hindustan Times

[3] "124 Durand Cup | kolkatafootball.com|Indian Football News". Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2011.

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