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2004 Durand Cup Final
Event2004 Durand Cup
Date10 November 2004
VenueAmbedkar Stadium, Delhi
Man of the MatchChandan Das
Attendance10,000 (approx.)
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The 2004 Durand Cup Final was the 117th final of the Durand Cup, the oldest football competition in India, and was contested between Kolkata giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan on 10 November 2004 at the Ambedkar Stadium in Delhi.[1][2]

East Bengal won the final 2–1 to claim their 16th Durand Cup title. Captain Chandan Das scored a brace for East Bengal including a last minute winner as East Bengal won the title.[3]

Route to the final

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East Bengal

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Date Round Opposition Score
4 November 2004 Group Stage Army XI 3–1
6 November 2004 Group Stage Sporting Club de Goa 4–0
8 November 2004 Semi Final JCT 1–0

East Bengal entered the 2004 Durand Cup as one of the National Football League teams and the runner-up from the previous season. They were allocated into Group B alongside Army XI and Sporting Club de Goa. In the opening game East Bengal defeated Army XI 3–1. Paulo Roberto da Silva scored a brace and Chandan Das scored the other for East Bengal.[4] In the second game, East Bengal defeated Sporting Club de Goa 4–0 as Ernest Jeremiah scored a debut hattrick and Chandan Das scored the other as East Bengal topped the group and reached the last four.[5] In the semi-final, East Bengal defeated JCT 1–0 with Syed Rahim Nabi scoring the solitary goal as East Bengal reached their third consecutive Durand Cup final.[6]

Mohun Bagan

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Date Round Opposition Score
3 November 2004 Group Stage Assam Rifles 5–0
5 November 2004 Group Stage State Bank of Travancore 3–1
7 November 2004 Semi Final Salgaocar 0–0 (5–4 pen)

Mohun Bagan entered the 2004 Durand Cup as one of the National Football League teams and were allocated into Group C alongside State Bank of Travancore and Assam Rifles. In the opening game, Mohun Bagan defeated Assam Rifles 5–0 as Sunil Chhetri scored a brace while Mehtab Hossain, Eduardo and Dharamjit Singh scored the other three.[7] In the second match, Mohun Bagan defeated State Bank of Travancore 3–1. Noel Wilson, Mehtab Hossain and Eduardo scored for Bagan as they topped the group and reached the last four.[8] In the semi-final, Mohun Bagan defeated the defending champions Salgaocar 5–4 in penalty shootout after the game ended goalless after added extra time as Mohun Bagan reached the finals.[9]

Match

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Details

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East Bengal2–1Mohun Bagan
Madhab Das Yellow card 40' Yellow-red card 75'
Chandan Das 24' (pen.), 90+1'
Report Douglas Silva 76' (o.g.)
Attendance: 10,000 (est.)
Referee: P.K. Bose (Madhya Pradesh)
East Bengal
Mohun Bagan
GK India Rajat Ghosh Dastidar
RB India Akshay Das downward-facing red arrow 85'
CB India Debjit Ghosh
CB India Madhab Das Yellow card 40' Yellow-red card 75'
CB India Selwyn Fernandes downward-facing red arrow 52'
LB India Habibur Rehman Mondal
RM India Shylo Malsawmtluanga
CM Brazil Douglas Silva
LM India Chandan Das (c)
ST India Alvito D'Cunha
ST Nigeria Ernest Jeremiah
Substitutes:
CM India Climax Lawrence upward-facing green arrow 52'
ST India Bijen Singh upward-facing green arrow 85'
Coach:
India Subhash Bhowmick
GK India Subrata Paul
RB India Manitombi Singh
CB India Dulal Biswas (c)
CB Brazil Eduardo Coelho downward-facing red arrow 40'
LB India Rishi Kapoor
LM India Mehtab Hussain downward-facing red arrow 71'
CM India Noel Wilson
CM India Basudeb Mondal
RM India Dharamjit Singh downward-facing red arrow 66'
ST Nigeria James Ugwo downward-facing red arrow 40'
ST India Sunil Chhetri
Substitutes:
LM India Tomba Singh upward-facing green arrow 40'
RM India Jerry Zirsanga upward-facing green arrow 66'
ST India Ashim Biswas upward-facing green arrow 40'
Manager:
India Aloke Mukherjee

Hero of the Match:
Chandan Das (East Bengal)

Match rules

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava. "Durand Cup 2004". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  2. ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava. "117th Durand Cup 2004". indianfootball.de. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  3. ^ Kapadia, Novy (11 November 2004). "Chandan brace seals victory over Bagan - DURAND CUP - East Bengal claim title for 16th time". The Telegraph. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  4. ^ PTI (4 November 2004). "East Bengal down Army XI". Rediff. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  5. ^ PTI (6 November 2004). "East Bengal romp into Durand Cup semifinal". Outlook India. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  6. ^ PTI (8 November 2004). "East Bengal to clash with Mohun Bagan in Durand Cup final". Outlook India. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  7. ^ PTI (4 November 2004). "Mohun Bagan thrash Assam Rifles 5-0 - Durand Cup". The Telegraph India. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  8. ^ PTI (5 November 2004). "Bagan to challenge Salgaocar in Durand Cup semifinal". Outlook India. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  9. ^ PTI (7 November 2004). "Mohun Bagan in Durand Cup final". Outlook India. Retrieved 5 November 2021.