Durand Cup 2024: Groups Revealed; Mohun Bagan SG – East Bengal FC Pitted Together Again

New Delhi: The crew stage draw for the upcoming 133rd edition of the Indian Oil Durand Cup 2024 football tournament improve to be unveiled on Thursday, promising a slate of thrilling matchups. Curiously, defending champions Mohun Bagan Great Relevant and East Bengal FC, both finalists from the previous edition, were drawn together within the comparable crew, as per a press launch from Indian Great League (ISL).

Scheduled to on July 27, 2024, the tournament will feature 24 communities, together with these from the Indian Great League (ISL), I-League, and invitational communities from the Armed Forces. Beautiful, international communities may feature with Nepal’s Tribhuvan Army FC and Bangladesh Army Football Nearby, equally getting lower to come back from the previous edition.

This 12 months, Jamshedpur and Shillong be a aspect of Kokrajhar and Kolkata as host cities, with every net internet hosting crew stage fixtures. Kolkata, the hypothesis venue, will host three businesses, even as Jamshedpur, Shillong, and Kokrajhar will every host one crew.

The tournament will conform to a spherical-robin league format with knockout tiers, culminating within the finals at Kolkata’s Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan. In total, 43 matches will likely be played and the pinnacle communities from every crew, alongside with both best second-placed communities, will improve to the knockout section.

Appropriate here are the businesses:
Nearby A (Kolkata): Mohun Bagan SG, East Bengal FC, Indian Air Drive FT, Downtown Heroes FC
Nearby B (Kolkata): Bengaluru FC, Inter Kashi FC, Indian Navy FT, Mohammedan SC
Nearby C (Kolkata): Kerala Blasters FC, Mumbai Town FC, Punjab FC, CISF Protectors FT
Nearby D (Jamshedpur): Jamshedpur FC, Chennaiyin FC, Indian Army FT, Bangladesh Army FT
Nearby E (Kokrajhar): Odisha FC, NorthEast United FC, Bodoland FC, BSF FT
Nearby F (Shillong): FC Goa, Hyderabad FC, Shillong Lajong FC, Tribhuvan Army FC.