125th Durand Cup: Air India new champions!

In an all Mumbai final, Air India got the better of Dodsal FC 3-2 in a the penalty shootout at the floodlit Ambedkar Stadium in Delhi. It is the first Durand Cup for the Airmen from the financial capital of India. After a stalemate in regulation and extra-time, this is the third knockout match in a row, after the two semifinals entered a penalty shootout which Air India won 3-2. Pradeep Mohanraj, Vijith Shetty and Ramandeep Singh scored for Air India but Harshad Meher and Pratek Chaudhury could not score; while Sunil Kumar and Demba Diakhate scored for Dodsal FC but N.P. Pradeep, Surkumar Singh and Mohammed Rafi miss.

The 125th edition of the Durand Cup, India’s oldest football tournament, had been held from August 16 until today without any of the I-League biggies taking part.

RESULTS

Qualifiers
Round 1
16-Aug-2012: Delhi United 2-2,7-6 Indian Navy [penalties]
16-Aug-2012: Army Green 2-0 Jammu&Kashmir Bank
17-Aug-2012: JCT Academy 2-1 Arty Centre
17-Aug-2012: Assam Rifles 4-1 Assam Service Corps
18-Aug-2012: BEG, Kirkee 0-1 Border Security Force
18-Aug-2012: Uttarakhand Police 0-6 CRPF
19-Aug-2012: Indian Air Force 0-0,3-4 Garhwal Heroes [penalties]
19-Aug-2012: Punjab Police 7-1 Subrata Academy

Round 2
20-Aug-2012: Army Green 0-2 Delhi United
20-Aug-2012: CRPF 0-0,5-3 Border Security Force [penalties]
21-Aug-2012: Assam Rifles 3-0 JCT Academy
21-Aug-2012: Garhwal Heroes 1-2 Punjab Police

Quarterfinal League
Group I
25-Aug-2012: Delhi United 2-2 Pailan Arrows
26-Aug-2012: Delhi United 0-3 Air India
28-Aug-2012: Pailan Arrows 1-1 Air India

Group II
24-Aug-2012: Sporting Club de Goa 2-3 Assam Rifles
26-Aug-2012: ONGC, Mumbai 1-1 Assam Rifles
28-Aug-2012: Sporting Club de Goa 3-1 ONGC, Mumbai

Group III
23-Aug-2012: Pune FC 0-0 CRPF
25-Aug-2012: Sesa Football Academy 3-2 CRPF
27-Aug-2012: Sesa Football Academy 1-1 Pune FC

Group IV
23-Aug-2012: Punjab Police 0-1 Army Red
25-Aug-2012: Army Red 0-3 Dodsal FC, Mumbai
27-Aug-2012: Punjab Police 0-6 Dodsal FC, Mumbai

Semifinals
30-Aug-2012: Air India 2-2,7-6 Sesa Football Academy [penalties]
30-Aug-2012: Assam Rifles 1-1,4-5 Dodsal FC, Mumbai [penalties]

Final
01-Sep-2012: Air India 3-2 Dodsal FC, Mumbai [penalties]