Durand Cup: Complete list of past winners with dates

The Durand Cup has had multiple winners with some getting their hands on the trophy more than once. 

With the Durand Cup 2023 right around the corner, the competing teams are all ready to hit the ground running. Most clubs have had successful transfer windows and the tournament will prove to be a crucial period to integrate the newcomers into the squad. 

East Bengal underwent another upheaval as they brought in Carles Cuadrat at the helm after Stephen Constantine's departure. The Torch-Bearers secured brilliant signings like Prabhsukhan Gill, Harmanjot Khabra, Javi Siverio, Saul Crespo, and Nandha Kumar.

However, their immediate arch-rivals Mohun Bagan Super Giant are not far off. The Mariners have added impressive attackers like Jason Cummings and Albanian national team and Euro 2016 hero Armando Sadiku. They have also snapped up Gill’s former teammate at Kerala Blasters, Sahal Abdul Samad.

Similarly, Mumbai City have made defensive reinforcements with the additions of starboy Akash Mishra and one of the ISL’s most seasoned centre-backs in Spanish veteran Tiri. Odisha FC have undergone another turnaround, with former title winner Sergio Lobera reuniting with the likes of Ahmed Jahouh, Diego Mauricio, Mourtada Fall, Lenny Rodrigues, and Amey Ranawade. Accordingly, most of the clubs have generated shockwaves in the transfer market with bold moves hinting at their hunger for the trophy.

The Durand Cup has morphed into a pre-season tournament after its inception as an independent knockout tournament in 1888. It is now seen as a testing ground for various combinations to be later used in the leagues and Cups. Established by Sir Henry Mortimer Durand, this competition has seen a varied number of winners. For clubs like Mohun Bagan and East Bengal, it could almost be considered one of the many stepping stones to their path-breaking success.

That said, the Mariners and the Red & Gold Brigade have a joint record of the most Durand Cup titles to their name with 16 each. What’s more interesting is that they were even declared joint winners once in 1982 as the scoreline stood at 0-0 after extra-time.

Mohun Bagan, however, leads the pack for the most consecutive wins with a whopping three-year undefeated streak twice(1963, 1964, 1965 and 1984, 1985, 1986). Although East Bengal, alongside British pre-independence teams, Highland Light Infantry and Black Watch have accomplished this feat, none of them have done it twice like the Mariners. Royal Scots Fusiliers won the inaugural edition of this competition while Simon Grayson’s Bengaluru FC won the latest one after defeating favourites, Mumbai City, in the final. Here is the complete list of Durand Cup winners over the years:

List of winners 

1888 - Royal Scots Fusiliers

1889 - Highland Light Infantry

1890 - Highland Light Infantry

1891 - King's Own Scottish Borderers

1892 - King's Own Scottish Borderers

1893 - Highland Light Infantry

1894 - Highland Light Infantry

1895 - Highland Light Infantry

1896 - Somerset Light Infantry

1897 - Black Watch

1898 - Black Watch

1899 - Black Watch

1900 - South Wales Borderers

1901 - South Wales Borderers

1902 - Hampshire Regiment

1903 - Royal Irish Rifles

1904 - North Staffordshire Regiment

1905 - Royal Dragoons

1906 - Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

1907 - Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

1908 - Lancashire Fusiliers

1909 - Lancashire Fusiliers

1910 - Royal Scots

1911 - Black Watch

1912 - Royal Scots

1913 - Lancashire Fusiliers

1920 - Black Watch

1921 - Worcestershire Regiment

1922 - Lancashire Fusiliers

1923 - Cheshire Regiment

1924 - Worcestershire Regiment

1925 - Sherwood Foresters

1926 - Durham Light Infantry

1927 - York and Lancaster Regiment

1928 - Sherwood Foresters

1929 - York and Lancaster Regiment

1930 - York and Lancaster Regiment

1931 - Devonshire Regiment

1932 - King's Shropshire Light Infantry

1933 - King's Shropshire Light Infantry

1934 - Royal Corps of Signals

1935 - Border Regiment

1936 - Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

1937 - Border Regiment

1938 - South Wales Borderers

1940 - Mohammedan

1950 - Hyderabad City Police

1951 - East Bengal

1952 - East Bengal

1953 - Mohun Bagan

1954 - Hyderabad City Police

1955 - Madras Regimental Centre

1956 - East Bengal

1957 - Hyderabad City Police

1958 - Madras Regimental Centre

1959 - Mohun Bagan

1961 - Andhra Pradesh Police

1963 - Mohun Bagan

1964 - Mohun Bagan

1965 - Mohun Bagan

1966 - Gorkha Brigade

1967 - East Bengal

1968 - Border Security Force

1969 - Gorkha Brigade

1970 - East Bengal

1971 - Border Security Force

1972 - East Bengal

1973 - Border Security Force

1974 - Mohun Bagan

1975 - Border Security Force

1976 - Border Security Force and JCT (joint winners) – 1–1 (after extra time/ a.e.t.), 0–0 (a.e.t.)

1977 - Mohun Bagan

1978 - East Bengal

1979 - Mohun Bagan

1980 - Mohun Bagan

1981 - Border Security Force

1982 - Mohun Bagan and East Bengal (joint winners) – 0–0 (a.e.t.)

1983 - JCT

1984 - Mohun Bagan

1985 - Mohun Bagan

1986 - Mohun Bagan

1987 - JCT

1988 - Border Security Force

1989 - East Bengal

1990 - East Bengal

1991 - East Bengal

1992 - JCT

1993 - East Bengal

1994 - Mohun Bagan

1995 - East Bengal

1996 - JCT

1997 - Kochin

1998 - Mahindra & Mahindra

1999 - Salgaocar

2000 - Mohun Bagan 

2001 - Mahindra United

2002 - East Bengal

2003 - Salgaocar

2004 - East Bengal FC

2005 - Army XI

2006 - Dempo

2007 - Churchill Brothers

2008 - Mahindra United

2009 - Churchill Brothers

2010 - United FC

2011 - Churchill Brothers

2012 - Air India

2013 - Mohammedan SC 

2014 - Salgaocar FC

2016 - Army Green

2019 - Gokulam Kerala

2021 -  FC Goa

2022 - Bengaluru FC