2010 Durand Cup

The 2010 Durand Cup is the 123rd edition of the Durand Cup, the third oldest association football competition in the world. Chirag United won the 2010 Durand Cup at the Ambedkar Stadium with a 0–1 tie-break win over JCT.^[1][2]

Durand Cup

Tournament details
Country	India
Dates	17 September – 7 November 2010
Teams	12
Final positions
Champions	Chirag United (1st title)
Runners-up	JCT
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	44 (2.93 per match)
Awards
Best player	Josimar
← 2009 2011 →

Background

Format

The Durand Cup is scheduled from 17 September to 7 November 2010. The tournament will be conducted in two stages. Stage 1 will be the Qualifying Knock Out Round and Stage 2 will be Quarter Final League round.

Withdrawal

I-League club Dempo withdrew^[Note].

Qualification

First round

MEG Bangalore v Indian Nationals

17 October	MEG Bangalore	6–1	Indian Nationals
		Report

J&K Bank v Indian Navy

17 October

J&K Bank

1–0

Indian Navy

Army Green v Assam Rifles

18 October

Army Green

2–1

Assam Rifles

Indian Air Force v Ahbab

18 October

Indian Air Force

5–1

Ahbab

Tata FA v Uttarakhand Police

19 October

Tata FA

2–1

Uttarakhand Police

Vasco v AOC Secunderabad

19 October

Vasco

0–1

AOC Secunderabad

Amity United v ARC Shillong

20 October

Amity United

0–0 (4–3 p)

ARC Shillong

Garhwal Heroes v BSF

20 October

Garhwal Heroes

1–0

BSF

Second round

Tata FA v AOC Secunderabad

21 October

Tata FA

(3–5 p)

AOC Secunderabad

MEG Bangalore v J&K Bank

21 October	MEG Bangalore	3–1	J&K Bank
		Report

Army Green v Indian Air Force

22 October

Army Green

1–3

Indian Air Force

Amity United v Garhwal Heroes

22 October	Amity United	0–3	Garhwal Heroes
		Report

Third round

AOC Secunderabad v MEG Bangalore

23 October	AOC Secunderabad	0–1	MEG Bangalore
		Report	Jiten Meitei 12'

Indian Air Force v Garhwal Heroes

24 October	Indian Air Force	0–0 (5–3 p)	Garhwal Heroes
		Report

Fourth round

AOC Secunderabad v Garhwal Heroes

25 October

AOC Secunderabad

0–3[Note]

Garhwal Heroes

Group stage

All matches will be played in Delhi

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Churchill Brothers	2	2	0	0	7	3	+4	6
Army XI	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1	3
MEG Bangalore	2	0	0	2	2	7	-5	0

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Chirag United	2	1	1	0	5	0	+5	4
Pune	2	1	1	0	2	0	+2	4
Indian Air Force	2	0	0	2	0	5	-5	0

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
JCT	2	2	0	0	5	1	+4	6
Sporting Goa	2	1	0	1	2	4	-2	3
Garhwal Heroes[Note]	2	0	0	2	2	4	-2	0
Dempo	Withdrew[Note]

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
East Bengal	2	2	0	0	6	2	+4	6
Salgaocar	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1	3
Air India	2	0	0	2	2	7	-5	0

Semi-Finals

Churchill Brothers v JCT

4 November

Churchill Brothers

0–1 (a.e.t.)

JCT

East Bengal v Chirag United

4 November

East Bengal

0–1

Chirag United

Final

JCT v Chirag United

7 November	JCT	0–1	Chirag United	Ambedkar Stadium
		Report	Mohammed Rafique 75'	Referee: Bikramjit Purkaystha

Notes

Notes

1. ^
   Replacement: Dempo withdrew from the tournament and the organisers initiated a qualification match on 25 October between AOC Secunderabad and Garhwal Heroes to determine the replacement which will take part in group C.
^[3]