The 2011 Durand Cup is the 124th edition of the Durand Cup

Durand Cup

The Durand Football Tournament was started by then, India's Foreign Secretary, Mortimer Durand at Simla, India, in 1888. The 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...

, 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.

Format

The Durand Cup is scheduled from 24 September to 15 October 2011. 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.

I-League Clubs Leaving

I-League

I-League

The I-League is an Indian football league for association football clubs. At the top of the Indian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 14 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation of two teams each year with the I-League 2nd Division...

 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

I-League

The I-League is an Indian football league for association football clubs. At the top of the Indian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 14 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation of two teams each year with the I-League 2nd Division...

 or they just don't see worth in the cup.

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.

Qualifying Round

The Durand Cup officially started on September 24th 2011 with Delhi United beating MEG Bangalore 2-0. Then the second match of the day took place with Assam Rifles

Assam Rifles

The Assam Rifles are one of the Paramilitary forces of India. The unit can trace its lineage back to a paramilitary police force that was formed under the British in 1835 called Cachar Levy. Since then the Assam Rifles have undergone a number of name changes before the name Assam Rifles was finally...

 demolishing State Bank of Hyderabad

State Bank of Hyderabad

State Bank of Hyderabad is an associate bank of State Bank of India , and is one of the scheduled banks in India. The Bank's Head Office is situated at Gunfoundry Area, in Hyderabad, India. SBH has over 1200 branches and about 12,800 employees. Assets are in excess of Rupees 767 billion...

 5-1. The next day ARC Shillong beat State Bank of Trivancore 2-1 while Indian Air Force F.C. beat Shahadra FC 4-3 on penalties after drawing 0-0. Then on September 26th BNR

BNR

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 beat J & K Bank 4-3 on penalties after drawing 1-1. Then Bhowanipur SC beat Army Green 3-1 on penalties after drawing 0-0. Then on September 27th Indian Navy FC defeated FC Punjab Police

FC Punjab Police

FC Punjab Police, more commonly called The Policemen, is an Indian institutional football club based in Jalandhar, Punjab . They are currently playing in the NFL 2nd Division....

 1-0 while Army Jr FC lost to CRPF 2-1. Then on September 28th BSF

BSF

BSF could mean* Bachelor of Science in Finance* Basic Sliding Fee* Basal Skull Fracture, a head injury* Bean Scripting Framework, in relation to Java programming language* Bibliothécaires Sans Frontières, a French charitable organisation...

 defeated Bhowanipur FC on penalties 5-3 after drawing 1-1. Then Delhi United lost 4-2 to Assam Rifles

Assam Rifles

The Assam Rifles are one of the Paramilitary forces of India. The unit can trace its lineage back to a paramilitary police force that was formed under the British in 1835 called Cachar Levy. Since then the Assam Rifles have undergone a number of name changes before the name Assam Rifles was finally...

. Meanwhile on September 30th BSF

BSF

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 beat Tata Football Academy

Tata Football Academy

Tata Football Academy is a football club in Jamshedpur, India, sponsored by Tata Steel.Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata envisaged not only Asia's first fully integrated Steel Plant but also the model township of Jamshedpur. He advised his son, Sir Dorab Tata, to earmark "areas for Football, hockey and...

 2-0.

Group A

4

Team	|W	|L	|GA	|Pts
Prayag United	2	2	0	0	4	0
6
Salgaocar	2	1	0	1	1	2
3
BSF	2	0	0	2	0	3
0

Group B

3

1

Team	|W	|L	|GA	|Pts
Shillong Lajong	2	2	0	0	5	2
6
United Sikkim	2	1	0	1	4	3
3
Indian Air Force	2	0	0	2	1	5
0

Group C

1

2

Team	|W	|L	|GA	|Pts
Pune	2	1	1	0	3	2
4
Air India	2	1	0	1	4	2
3
ONGC	2	0	1	1	1	4
1

Group D

Team	|W	|L	|GA	|Pts
Churchill Brothers	2	2	0	0	7	0	7	6
Mohammedan Mohammedan Sporting Club (Kolkata) Mohammedan Sporting Club, founded in 1891 at Kolkata, is one of the oldest and leading football clubs in India. The club currently plays in the second division of I-League and premier division of CFL....	2	1	0	1	1	2
3
Army Red	2	0	0	2	0	6
0

SemiFinals

Finals