Durand Cup 2022 full schedule: Defending champion FC Goa to play opener against Mohammedan SC

The Durand Cup 2022 edition will kick off on August 16 with defending champion FC Goa playing against Mohammedan SC.

Army personnel pose for photos during the ‘Trophy Tour’ of Durand Cup 2022 at the flag-off ceremony ahead of its 131st edition, at Fort William, the Eastern Command Headquarter, in Kolkata, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. | Photo Credit: PTI

The Durand Cup 2022 edition will kick off on August 16 with defending champion FC Goa playing against Mohammedan SC at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata.

Indian Super League champion Hyderabad FC, which is in Group C, will start its campaign against TRAU FC on August 22 at the Khuman Lampak Stadium in Imphal.

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The Durand Cup committee announced a change in the fixtures of its 131st edition of the tournament by shifting the Kolkata derby to August 28. The match was originally scheduled to start the tournament on August 16, which now will have Mohammedan Sporting taking on FC Goa in a group-A contest on the same day. ATK Mohun Bagan will meet Emami East Bengal on August 28 in the rescheduled fixtures.

This change apparently happened because of a request from East Bengal, which is yet to start its pre-season training.

Below is the full fixtures list of the Durand Cup 2022 group stages.

Durand Cup 2022 group stages fixture list

GROUPS

Group A: JAMSHEDPUR FC, BENGALURU FC, MOHAMMEDAN SC, FC GOA, INDIAN AIR FORCE FT

Group B: EAST BENGAL CLUB, ATK MOHUN BAGAN FC, MUMBAI CITY FC,RAJASTHAN FC, INDIAN NAVY FT

Group C: NEROCA FC, TRAU FC, HYDERABAD FC, CHENNAIYIN FC, ARMY RED FT

Group D: ODISHA FC, NORTH EAST UNITED FC, KERALA BLASTERS FC, SUDEVA DELHI FC, ARMY GREEN FT