History:
The world’s third oldest and Asia’s oldest football tournament, the Durand Cup was first held in 1888, at Dagshai (Himachal Pradesh) and is named after Mortimer Durand, who was then the Foreign Secretary in charge of India.
Mohun Bagan and East Bengal are the most successful teams in the history of the Durand Cup winning it sixteen times each.
The venue of Tournament was shifted from Delhi to Kolkata in 2019.
Three trophies are presented to the winning team:
- The President’s Cup (first presented by Dr Rajendra Prasad)
- The Durand Cup (the original challenge prize – a rolling trophy)
- The Shimla Trophy (first presented by citizens of Shimla in 1903 and since 1965, a rolling trophy)