The 2026 Durand Cup final was the final match of the 2026 Durand Cup, the 135th edition of Asia's oldest football tournament. The tournament is organised by the Durand Football Tournament Society (DFTS) in co-operation with the AIFF, the Eastern Command of the Indian Armed Forces and the Government of West Bengal, supported by the governments of Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur and Jharkhand. It was held on 23 August 2026 at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
East Bengal won the final 4–1 to claim their 17th Durand Cup title.
Route to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first. East BengalRoundMohun BaganOpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResultMohun Bagan0–1Matchday 1East Bengal1–0CISF Protectors8–0Matchday 2South United8–0South United5–0Matchday 3CISF Protectors6–0Group A Runners-upFinal standingsGroup A WinnersOpponentResultKnockout stageOpponentResultIndian Army1–0Quarter-finalsJamshedpur1–1 Delhi0–0 Semi-finalsNorthEast United0–0
Match
Details
Man of the Match: Edmund Lalrindika (East Bengal)
Assistant referees: Parasuraman Vairamuthu Sumanta Dutta Fourth official: Venkatesh Ramachadran Commissioner: Abhishek Kumar Yadav Referee assessor: Sankar KomaleeswaranMatch rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Maximum of ten named substitutes. Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.
See also 2026–27 East Bengal season 2026–27 Mohun Bagan season Kolkata Derby 2026–27 in Indian football
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