The much-anticipated Calcutta Derby of the Durand Cup, between Mohun Bagan Super Giant and East Bengal, will take place here on August 18. That will also be the last group game.
Reigning champions Mohun Bagan will take on Downtown Heroes FC of Kashmir in the inaugural match of the tournament here on July 27.
The 133rd edition of Asia’s oldest and world’s fifth oldest tournament will be played in four cities — Calcutta, Kokrajhar in Assam, Shillong in Meghalaya and Jamshedpur in Jharkhand.
Group A, B and C matches will take place in Calcutta. The first match in Jamshedpur, a first-time host where Group D matches will be played, will see Jamshedpur FC take on Bangladesh Army Football team — one of the two foreign sides in the tournament.
The Group E games will begin in Kokrajhar on July 30 with local side Bodoland
FC taking on ISL side NorthEast United FC.
Shillong, which will also host the Durand Cup for the first time, will see the Shillong Lajong FC take on Nepal’s Tribhuvan Army Football Team on August 2, in the first fixture of Group F.
President Droupadi Murmu had recently flagged off the trophy tour of the century-old tournament in New Delhi.
A total of 24 teams have been divided into six groups with the six group toppers and two best second-placed teams slated to qualify for the knockout round.
