Where and how to watch Durand Cup 2024?

Durand Cup sees teams from the ISL, I-League and the army battle for top honours.

The 2024-25 football season kicks off with the 2024 Durand Cup. This will be the 133rd edition of the oldest football tournament in Asia. It is set to feature hard-hitting Indian Super League sides such as Mohun Bagan, Mumbai City FC and the rest of the teams from the premier league competition in India. Also, joining them will be I-League and Indian Army outfits as well as some foreign clubs, that will make the upcoming tournament an exciting watch.

Mohun Bagan are the defending champions of the Durand Cup after defeating their arch-rivals East Bengal in the final last year. Both Kolkata-based clubs find themselves in the same group, which makes the contest crisp for both sets of fans and neutrals.

There are 24 teams divided into six groups of four each. The group winners from each group will advance directly to the knockout rounds and the two best second-placed teams will join them in the next round of the tournament.

Where and how to watch the 2024 Durand Cup?

Football fans can witness the breathtaking action from the 2024 Durand Cup on the Sony Sports Network. Live streaming of the matches will be available on the Sony Liv app, while the live broadcast will be available on TV channels Sony Ten 2 and Sony Ten 2 HD. 

All 43 matches from the tournament are set to be telecast for the fans who cannot be in the stadiums to witness them live. Fans can also watch the highlights of a game if they miss the live telecast. 

The tournament starts on 27 July 2024 with Mohun Bagan playing against Downtown Heroes in the opening clash. The final of the 2024 Durand Cup will take place on 31 August at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (Salt Lake Stadium) in Kolkata.

The Groups

Here is a look at the respective groups and their inhabitants at the 2024 Durand Cup:

Group A: Downtown Heroes, East Bengal, Indian Air Force, Mohun Bagan SG

Group B: Bengaluru FC, Indian Navy, Inter Kashi, Mohammedan SC

Group C: CISF Protectors, Kerala Blasters FC, Mumbai City FC, Punjab FC

Group D: Bangladesh Army, Chennaiyin FC, Indian Army, Jamshedpur FC

Group E: Bodoland, BSF, NorthEast United, Odisha FC

Group F: FC Goa, Hyderabad FC, Shillong Lajong, Tribhuvan Army

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