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

QualifiersRound 116-Aug-2012: Delhi United 2-2,7-6 Indian Navy [penalties]16-Aug-2012: Army Green 2-0 Jammu&Kashmir Bank17-Aug-2012: JCT Academy 2-1 Arty Centre17-Aug-2012: Assam Rifles 4-1 Assam Service Corps18-Aug-2012: BEG, Kirkee 0-1 Border Security Force18-Aug-2012: Uttarakhand Police 0-6 CRPF19-Aug-2012: Indian Air Force 0-0,3-4 Garhwal Heroes [penalties]19-Aug-2012: Punjab Police 7-1 Subrata Academy

Round 220-Aug-2012: Army Green 0-2 Delhi United20-Aug-2012: CRPF 0-0,5-3 Border Security Force [penalties]21-Aug-2012: Assam Rifles 3-0 JCT Academy21-Aug-2012: Garhwal Heroes 1-2 Punjab Police

Quarterfinal LeagueGroup I25-Aug-2012: Delhi United 2-2 Pailan Arrows26-Aug-2012: Delhi United 0-3 Air India28-Aug-2012: Pailan Arrows 1-1 Air India

Group II24-Aug-2012: Sporting Club de Goa 2-3 Assam Rifles26-Aug-2012: ONGC, Mumbai 1-1 Assam Rifles28-Aug-2012: Sporting Club de Goa 3-1 ONGC, Mumbai

Group III23-Aug-2012: Pune FC 0-0 CRPF25-Aug-2012: Sesa Football Academy 3-2 CRPF27-Aug-2012: Sesa Football Academy 1-1 Pune FC

Group IV23-Aug-2012: Punjab Police 0-1 Army Red25-Aug-2012: Army Red 0-3 Dodsal FC, Mumbai27-Aug-2012: Punjab Police 0-6 Dodsal FC, Mumbai

Semifinals30-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]

Final01-Sep-2012: Air India 3-2 Dodsal FC, Mumbai [penalties]