The 2012 Durand Cup was the 125th season of the Durand Cup, the third oldest football tournament in the world, which is a knock-out competition held in India. Churchill Brothers were the current holders, having beaten Prayag United in the 2011 Final.
| Tournament details | |
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| Country | India |
| Teams | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Air India (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Dodsal |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 27 |
| Goals scored | 43 (1.59 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) |  M. Kamei (3) |
The tournament was held from 16 August to 1 September with all matches at the Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi.[1]
Air India won the 2012 Durand Cup in the final after beating Dodsal 3–2 on penalties after the match ended 0–0 after 120 minutes.[2]
Preliminary round
editRound 1
edit| 16 August 2012 | Delhi United | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p) | Indian Navy | Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi |
Choudhury  32'Joshi 51' |
Report | Singh 28' Sumesh 52' |
| 16 August 2012 | Army Green | 2–0 | J&K Bank | Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi |
| Singh 75', 87' |
Report |
| 17 August 2012 | JCT Academy | 2–1 | ARTY Central | Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi |
| A. Singh 16' G. Singh 24' |
Report | Lawrence 56' |
| 17 August 2012 | Assam Rifles | 4–1 | ASC Centre | Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi |
| Jigdung 11', 14', 34' Lalrinkeima 80' |
Report | Karthik 45' |
| 18 August 2012 | BEG Kirkee | 0–1 | BSF | Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi |
| Report | Unknown |
| 18 August 2012 | Uttrakhand Police | 0–6 | CRPF | Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi |
| Report | Sugesh 38' Shibu 53', 57', 89'Varinder 47'Athoiba 74' |
| 19 August 2012 | Punjab Police | 7–1 | Subrata Academy | Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi |
| Hi. Singh 10' J. Singh 23', 25'Hp. Singh 60', 67'Hj. Singh 76', 79' |
Report | Shnyasi 85' |
| 19 August 2012 | India Air Force | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | Garhwal Heros | Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi |
| Report |
Round 2
edit| 20 August 2012 | Army Green | 0–2 | Delhi United | Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi |
| Report | Singh 8' Kapur 26' |
| 21 August 2012 | Garhwal Heros | 1–2 | Punjab Police | Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi |
| Bala 80' |
Report | Singh 52' Kumar 65' |
| 21 August 2012 | Assam Rifles | 3–0 | JCT Academy | Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi |
| Singh 7', 53' Kamei 33' |
Report |
Quarter-finals
editThe quarter-finals of the Durand Cup shall be played between 12 teams. Five of the teams currently play in 2012–13 I-League, two played in the 2012 I-League 2nd Division and one currently play in the Mumbai Football League. The other four spots would have been taken up by the top three teams from the preliminary round plus one service team. However, on 22 August 2012 it was announced that HAL SC would withdraw from the tournament (along with Churchill Brothers S.C. who withdrew before the initial list of teams was released) and thus freeing an extra space. So in order to fill it up the Durand Football Committee decided to qualify the four teams remaining in the preliminary rounds.[3] Therefore, Delhi United FC, FC Punjab Police, Assam Rifles FC, and CRPF FC will qualify directly for the quarter-finals.[3]
Group Aedit
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Group Bedit
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Group Cedit
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Group Dedit
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Semi-finals
edit| 30 August 2012 | Air India | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p) | SESA Football Academy | Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi |
| 16:00 IST | Mohanraj 55' G.Singh 90 4' |
Report | S. Singh 35' Chukwuma 44' |
| 30 August 2012 | Assam Rifles | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p) | Dodsal | Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi |
| 18:00 IST | Kamei 72' |
Report | Kumar 80' |
Final
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Scorers
editAll goals from tournament proper. Goals from qualifiers are not counted in this list.
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References
edit- ^ Choudhury, Arunava. "125th Durand Cup: Problems at the start of India's oldest tournament". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- ^ "Air India win Durand Cup". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- ^ a b Basu, Indranil. "Durand gets sponsor but Churchill pull out". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2012.