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2025 Durand Cup final

2025 Durand Cup final
The final match was held at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata.
Event2025 Durand Cup
NorthEast United Diamond Harbour
6 1
Date23 August 2025 (2025-08-23)
VenueVivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata
Man of the MatchMorocco Alaaeddine Ajaraie (NorthEast United)
RefereeVenkatesh Ramachadran
Attendance16,920
WeatherPartly clear Cloudy
27 °C (81 °F)
94% humidity
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The 2025 Durand Cup final was the final match of the 2025 Durand Cup, the 134th edition of Asia's oldest football tournament. The tournament was organised by the Durand Football Tournament Society (DFTS) in co-operation with the AIFF, Eastern Command of the Indian Armed Forces and the Government of West Bengal, supported by the governments Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur and Jharkhand.[1][2][3][4] It was held on 23 August 2025 at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

Route to the final

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Further information: 2025 Durand Cup

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.

NorthEast United Round Diamond Harbour
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Armed Forces 3–1 Matchday 1 Mohammedan 2–1
Shillong Lajong 2–1 Matchday 2 BSF FT 8–1
Rangdajied United 2–2 Matchday 3 Mohun Bagan 1–5
Group E Winners

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 NorthEast United 3 7
2 Shillong Lajong (H) 3 6
3 Malaysia Armed Forces 3 3
4 Rangdajied United (H) 3 1
Source: DFTS
(H) Hosts
 Final standings Group B runner-up

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 Mohun Bagan (H) 3 9
2 Diamond Harbour 3 6
3 Mohammedan (H) 3 3
4 Border Security Force 3 0
Source: DFTS
(H) Hosts
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
Bodoland 4–0 Quarter-finals Jamshedpur 2–0
Shillong Lajong 1–0 Semi-finals East Bengal 2–1
Bracket
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
16 Aug – Shillong
 
 
Shillong Lajong2
 
19 Aug – Shillong
 
Indian Navy1
 
Shillong Lajong0
 
16 Aug – Kokrajhar
 
NorthEast United1
 
Bodoland0
 
23 Aug – Kolkata
 
NorthEast United4
 
NorthEast United6
 
17 Aug – Jamshedpur
 
Diamond Harbour1
 
Jamshedpur0
 
20 Aug – Kolkata
 
Diamond Harbour2
 
Diamond Harbour2
 
17 Aug – Kolkata
 
East Bengal1
 
East Bengal2
 
 
Mohun Bagan1
 

Match

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Details

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NorthEast United6–1Diamond Harbour
 Report
PDF Report
Attendance: 16,920
Referee: Venkatesh Ramachadran
Man of the Match: Alaaeddine Ajaraie (NorthEast United)
NorthEast United

Diamond Harbour

Man of the Match:
Alaaeddine Ajaraie (NorthEast United)
Assistant referees:
Parasuraman Vairamuthu
P. Muralitharan
Fourth official:
Ashwin Kumar
Match commissioner:
Palliri Sujesh Rajan
Referee Assessor:
Walter Edward Pereira
Media Officer:
Sujesh Rajan Palliri

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Maximum of ten named substitutes.
  • Maximum of five substitutions allowed.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Football: 2025 Durand Cup to be held in July-August". The Bridge. 17 May 2025. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  2. ^ "Assam: Durand Cup 2025 to return to Kokrajhar; BTR gears up for another grand football celebration". India Today NE (in Hindi). 17 May 2025. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Durand Cup 2025: Tentative Fixtures Released, Mohun Bagan Included at the Last Moment". Rev Sportz.in. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Durand Cup 2025: Participating Teams, Groups And Full Fixtures". News18. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
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