Where & how to watch the Durand Cup 2025 live streaming?

The tournament will kick off with East Bengal facing South United FC on July 23 in Kolkata

The 134th edition of the Durand Cup, which is one of Asia’s oldest football competitions, is all set to begin on July 23rd 2025 and will continue until August 23rd 2025. It is organised by the Armed Forces of India in collaboration with All India Football Federation.

The tournament has recently gained a lot of popularity and holds significance as a pre-season tournament for clubs competing in the ISL and the I-League. This year’s tournament will feature different teams from the Indian Super League, I-League, Services teams, and foreign teams as the guest clubs

Also Read: Durand Cup 2025: Full fixtures, teams, groups & telecast details

Six ISL teams in the Durand Cup 2025

The upcoming Durand Cup participation will feature only six Indian Super League teams this year reducing from 12 teams last season, while the organisers have also announced a prize money boost on Thursday.

The decreased ISL team’s presence could mostly be due to the ongoing issue between Football Sports Development Limited and the All India Football Federation (AIFF) over the renewal of the Master Rights Agreement.

The Durand Cup Matches will be held across five different cities: Kolkata, Shillong, Jamshedpur, Kokrajhar, along with the new host, Imphal.

Durand Cup 2025 Teams

A total of 24 teams have been divided into six groups each. Six winning teams and two best second-placed teams will move to the knockout stage.

• Group A (Kolkata): East Bengal FC, South United FC, Indian Air Force FT, Namdhari FC
• Group B (Kolkata): Mohun Bagan Super Giant, Mohammedan SC, Diamond Harbour FC, BSF FT
• Group C (Jamshedpur): Jamshedpur FC, Indian Army FT, 1 Ladakh FC, Foreign Services Team
• Group D (Kokrajhar): Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC, Punjab FC, ITBP FT, Bodoland FC
• Group E (Shillong): NorthEast United FC, Rangdajied United FC, Shillong Lajong FC, Foreign Services Team
• Group F (Imphal): TRAU FC, NEROCA FC, Indian Navy FT, Real Kashmir FC

While the tournament begins with East Bengal FC facing South United FC on 23rd July, the defending champions, NorthEast United FC begin their tournament against the Foreign Services Team on 2 August in Shillong.

Where and how to watch the Durand Cup live?

The Durand Cup 2025 matches will be televised live in their entirety by Sony Sports Network, which has been declared as the official broadcaster of the tournament.

The broadcasting channels on television will be Sony Sports Ten 2 and Sony Sports Ten 2 HD. While the streaming of all matches on OTT will be available on SonyLIV.

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