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Durand Cup

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About Durand Cup

The Durand Football Tournament was started by then, Indias Foreign Secretary,Mortimer Durand at Simla, India, in 1888,initial matches were played in Dagshai. It was basically initiated, as a recreation for British troops stationed in India. The Durand Cup was twice suspended, during the two world wars.In 1940 the venue was shifted to New Delhi.It is the worlds second oldest tournament after Englands FA Cup Since Indias independence in 1947, the tournament is hosted by the army and is held at the Ambedkar Stadium in Delhi. Mohun Bagan (16x) and East Bengal (16x) have split 32 cup victories between them. After the eclipse of the high profile teams from Hyderabad, the Durand Cup, with rare exceptions since 1970, has been won mostly by teams from Kolkata (Mohun Bagan and East Bengal) or Punjab (Border Security Force & JCT Mills). In 1997 FC Kochin from the south won, in 1998 and 2002 for

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