{{Short description|122nd edition of the Durand Cup}} {{no footnotes|date=August 2022}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}} {{Use Indian English|date=August 2022}} {{Infobox football tournament season | title = Durand Cup | image = | size = | caption = | current = | country = India | dates = 11–22 September 2009 | venue = [[Ambedkar Stadium]], [[Delhi]] | num_teams = 12 | winners = [[Churchill Brothers FC Goa|Churchill Brothers]] | count = 2 | second = [[Mohun Bagan]] | matches= 15 | goals = 34 | scoring_leader = [[Odafa Onyeka Okolie]] (5 goals) | prev_season = [[2008 Durand Cup|2008]] | next_season = [[2010 Durand Cup|2010]] }}
The '''2009 Durand Cup''' was the 122nd edition of the [[Durand Cup]], the oldest [[association football|football]] tournament in Asia.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20030212114807/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2002/02/17/stories/2002021707382000.htm "Mahindra United is champion." The Hindu, Feb 17, 2002.</ref> It began on 11 September 2009 and concluded on 22 September. All matches were played at the [[Ambedkar Stadium]], [[Delhi]]. Nine [[I-League]] teams were scheduled to take part. The qualifiers were held starting on 2 September, with the final on 20 September. Two teams from the qualifier joined to make it a 12 team battle in the quarterfinals.
Participating teams included reigning champions [[Mahindra United]], [[Churchill Brothers SC|Churchill Brothers]], [[Army Red (football team)|Army XI]], [[Sporting Clube de Goa|Sporting Goa]], [[Air India FC|Air India]], [[Dempo SC|Dempo]], [[JCT FC|JCT]] and newly promoted [[Shillong Lajong FC|Shillong Lajong]]. [[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]] and [[East Bengal FC|East Bengal]] had not been part of the Durand Cup in previous years, but according to DFTS Secretary General Major S.S. Maan, they were expected to participate.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} [[Churchill Brothers FC Goa|Churchill Brothers]] defeated [[Mohun Bagan]] 3–1 in the final to win the trophy for their second time.<ref>{{cite news |title=Churchill regains Durand Cup |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/Churchill-regains-Durand-Cup/article16882950.ece |access-date=19 March 2024 |date=23 September 2009 |work=[[The Hindu]] |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
== Qualification == ===Round one===
16 teams played a one-off match to determine the 8 clubs to reach the second qualifying round.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !Date !team !Score !team |- | {{nowrap|02–09–09}} | '''[[Simla Youngs FC|Simla Youngs]]''' | 3–1 | BEG Rurkee |- | 02–09–09 | Indian Navy | 0–0<br>{{pso|3–4}} | '''Amity United''' |- | 03–09–09 | Indian National | 0–4 | '''Gorkha Regiment RC''' |- | 03–09–09 | '''Border Security Force''' | 2–0 | Jammu &Kashmir Bank |- | 04–09–09 | '''Army Supply Corps, Bangalore''' | 2–1 | New Delhi Heroes |- | 04–09–09 | MEG, Bangalore | 0–3 | '''[[Assam Rifles football team|Assam Rifles]]''' |- | 05–09–09 | '''Army Juniors''' | 3–0 | Ahbab FC, Delhi |- | 05–09–09 | '''[[ONGC FC|ONGC]]''' | 2–1 | Indian Air Force XI |- |}
===Round two===
8 teams play a one-off match to determine 4 clubs to advance to the third qualifying stage.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !Date !team !Score !team |- | {{nowrap|06–09–09}} | '''Simla Youngs''' | 2–2<br>{{pso|5–4}} | Amity United |- | 07–09–09 | Gorkha Regiment RC | 1–3 | '''Border Security Force''' |- | 06–09–09 | Army Supply Corps, Bangalore | 0–3 | '''[[Assam Rifles football team|Assam Rifles]]''' |- | 07–09–09 | Army Juniors | 0–2 | '''[[ONGC FC|ONGC]]''' |- |}
===Round Three===
4 clubs remain, 2 will advance to the group stage
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !Date !team !Score !team |- | 08–09–09 | Simla Youngs | 1–4 | '''[[Assam Rifles football team|Assam Rifles]]''' |- | 09–09–09 | Border Security Force | 0–1 | '''[[ONGC FC|ONGC]]''' |- |}
==Group stage==
{| class="wikitable" width=98% style=white-space:nowrap |- !width=20%|Group A !width=20%|Group B !width=20%|Group C !width=20%|Group D |- | [[Sporting Clube de Goa|Sporting Goa]]<br/>[[Churchill Brothers Sports Club|Churchill Brothers]]<br/>[[Assam Rifles football team|Assam Rifles]] | [[Mohun Bagan]]<br/>[[JCT FC|JCT]]<br/>[[ONGC FC|ONGC]] | [[Air India (football club)|Air India]] <br/>[[Dempo Sports Club|Dempo]]<br/> [[Army Red (football team)|Army XI]] | [[Mahindra United]]<br/>[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]<br/>[[Lajong SSC|Shillong Lajong]]<br/> |}
==Tables & Results==
===Group A===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width="175"|Team!!width="20"|Pld!!width="20"|W!!width="20"|D!!width="20"|L!!width="20"|GF!!width="20"|GA!!width="20"|GD!!width="20"|Pts |- bgcolor=#ccffcc |align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Churchill Brothers FC Goa|Churchill Brothers]] |2||1||1||0||2||1||+1||'''4''' |- |align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} [[SC de Goa|Sporting Goa]] |2||1||0||1||2||1||+1||'''3''' |- |align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Assam Rifles football team|Assam Rifles]] |2||0||1||1||1||3||−2||'''1''' |}
{{Football box collapsible |date = {{Start date|2009|09|12|df=y}} |time = |team1 = [[SC de Goa|Sporting Goa]] |score = 2–0 |team2 = [[Assam Rifles football team|Assam Rifles]] |report = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/sporting-clube-de-goa-down-assam-rifles-2-0-in-durand-cup/articleshow/5003963.cms |goals1 = [[Junior Obagbemiro|Obagbemiro]] {{goal|20||90}} |goals2 = |stadium = [[Ambedkar Stadium]] |location = [[Delhi]] |attendance = |referee = Bikramjit }} {{Football box collapsible |date = {{Start date|2009|09|15|df=y}} |time = |team1 = [[Churchill Brothers FC Goa|Churchill Brothers]] |score = 1–0 |team2 = [[SC de Goa|Sporting Goa]] |report = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/churchill-beat-sporting-clube-de-goa-1-0-in-durand/articleshow/5015305.cms |goals1 = [[Odafa Onyeka Okolie|Okolie]] {{goal|82}} |goals2 = |stadium = [[Ambedkar Stadium]] |location = [[Delhi]] |attendance = |referee = }} {{Football box collapsible |date = {{Start date|2009|09|17|df=y}} |time = |team1 = [[Assam Rifles football team|Assam Rifles]] |score = 1–1 |team2 = [[Churchill Brothers FC Goa|Churchill Brothers]] |report = http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/sep/17/churchill-dempo-in-durand-cup-semis.htm |goals1 = Meikingai Kamei {{goal|55}} |goals2 = Rai {{goal|71}} |stadium = [[Ambedkar Stadium]] |location = [[Delhi]] |attendance = |referee = }}
===Group B=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width="175"|Team!!width="20"|Pld!!width="20"|W!!width="20"|D!!width="20"|L!!width="20"|GF!!width="20"|GA!!width="20"|GD!!width="20"|Pts |- bgcolor=#ccffcc |align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohun Bagan Super Giant|Mohun Bagan]] |2||2||0||0||7||1||+6||'''6''' |- |align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} [[JCT FC|JCT]] |2||1||0||1||1||2||-1||'''3''' |- |align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} [[ONGC FC|ONGC]] |2||0||0||2||1||6||−5||'''0''' |}
{{Football box collapsible |date = {{Start date|2009|9|13|df=y}} |time = |team1 = [[JCT FC|JCT]] |score = 1–0 |team2 = [[ONGC FC|ONGC]] |report = https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/jct-beat-ongc-in-durand-cup-quarters-57472 |goals1 = [[Baljit Sahni|Sahni]] {{goal|62}} |goals2 = |stadium = [[Ambedkar Stadium]] |location = [[Delhi]] |attendance = |referee = }} {{Football box collapsible |date = {{Start date|2009|9|16|df=y}} |time = |team1 = [[ONGC FC|ONGC]] |score = 1–5 |team2 = [[Mohun Bagan]] |report = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/mohun-bagan-down-ongc-5-1-in-durand-cup/articleshow/5019218.cms |goals1 = Chukwuma Udofia {{goal|82}} |goals2 = * [[Irungbam Surkumar Singh|IS Singh]] {{goal|9||90+2}} * [[Chidi Edeh|Edeh]] {{goal|16||77}} * [[José Barreto (Brazilian footballer)|Barreto]] {{goal|43}} |stadium = [[Ambedkar Stadium]] |location = [[Delhi]] |attendance = |referee = }} {{Football box collapsible |date = {{Start date|2009|9|18|df=y}} |time = |team1 = [[Mohun Bagan]] |score = 2–0 |team2 = [[JCT FC|JCT]] |report = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/mohun-bagan-beat-jct-2-0-set-up-semifinal-clash-with-mahindra/articleshow/5028182.cms |goals1 = [[José Barreto (Brazilian footballer)|Barreto]] {{goal|4||15}} |goals2 = |stadium = [[Ambedkar Stadium]] |location = [[Delhi]] |attendance = |referee = }}
===Group C===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width="175"|Team!!width="20"|Pld!!width="20"|W!!width="20"|D!!width="20"|L!!width="20"|GF!!width="20"|GA!!width="20"|GD!!width="20"|Pts |- bgcolor=#ccffcc |align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Dempo SC|Dempo]] |2||2||0||0||5||1||+4||'''6''' |- |align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Air India FC|Air India]] |2||1||0||1||2||4||−2||'''3''' |- |align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Army Red (football team)|Army XI]] |2||0||0||2||0||4||−4||'''0''' |}
{{Football box collapsible |date = {{Start date|2009|9|11|df=y}} |time = |team1 = [[Air India FC|Air India]] |score = 3–0 |team2 = [[Army Red (football team)|Army XI]] |report = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/air-india-blank-army-xi-3-0-in-durand-cup-opener/articleshow/5000297.cms |goals1 = * [[Ravinder Singh (footballer)|R. Singh]] {{goal|23|pen.|34|pen.}} * [[David Opara|Opara]] {{goal|28}} |goals2 = |stadium = [[Ambedkar Stadium]] |location = [[Delhi]] |attendance = |referee = }} {{Football box collapsible |date = {{Start date|2009|9|14|df=y}} |time = |team1 = [[Dempo SC|Dempo]] |score = 4–1 |team2 = [[Air India FC|Air India]] |report = https://www.heraldgoa.in/Sports/superb-dempo-thrash-air-india/33376 |goals1 = * [[Peter Carvalho|Carvalho]] {{goal|28}} * [[Ranti Martins|Martins]] {{goal|60}} * [[Sunil Chhetri|Chhetri]] {{goal|69|pen.}} * [[Beto (footballer, born 1979)|Beto]] {{goal|89}} |goals2 = [[David Opara|Opara]] {{goal|90+}} |stadium = [[Ambedkar Stadium]] |location = [[Delhi]] |attendance = |referee = P. K. Bose }} {{Football box collapsible |date = {{Start date|2009|9|17|df=y}} |time = |team1 = [[Army Red (football team)|Army XI]] |score = 0–1 |team2 = [[Dempo SC|Dempo]] |report = https://www.heraldgoa.in/Sports/dempo-churchill-clash-in-semis/32188 |goals1 = |goals2 = [[Ranti Martins|Martins]] {{goal|59}} |stadium = [[Ambedkar Stadium]] |location = [[Delhi]] |attendance = |referee = }}
===Group D=== <section begin="Group D"/> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width="175"|Team!!width="20"|Pld!!width="20"|W!!width="20"|D!!width="20"|L!!width="20"|GF!!width="20"|GA!!width="20"|GD!!width="20"|Pts |- bgcolor=#ccffcc |align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Mahindra United FC|Mahindra United]] |2||1||1||0||2||0||+2||'''4''' |- |align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Shillong Lajong FC|Shillong Lajong]] |2||1||1||0||1||0||+1||'''4''' |- |align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} [[East Bengal FC|East Bengal]] |2||0||0||2||0||3||−3||'''0''' |}<section end="Group D"/>
{{Football box collapsible |date = {{Start date|2009|9|14|df=y}} |time = |team1 = [[Mahindra United FC|Mahindra United]] |score = 0–0 |team2 = [[Shillong Lajong FC|Shillong Lajong]] |report = https://www.heraldgoa.in/Sports/superb-dempo-thrash-air-india/33376 |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Ambedkar Stadium]] |location = [[Delhi]] |attendance = |referee = }} {{Football box collapsible |date = {{Start date|2009|9|16|df=y}} |time = |team1 = [[Shillong Lajong FC|Shillong Lajong]] |score = 1–0 |team2 = [[East Bengal FC|East Bengal]] |report = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/east-bengal-shocked-by-lajong-out-of-durand-cup/articleshow/5019502.cms |goals1 = Lyngshing {{goal|61}} |goals2 = |stadium = [[Ambedkar Stadium]] |location = [[Delhi]] |attendance = |referee = }} {{Football box collapsible |date = {{Start date|2009|9|18|df=y}} |time = |team1 = [[East Bengal FC|East Bengal]] |score = 0–2 |team2 = [[Mahindra United FC|Mahindra United]] |report = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/mohun-bagan-beat-jct-2-0-set-up-semifinal-clash-with-mahindra/articleshow/5028182.cms |goals1 = |goals2 = [[Mohammed Rafi (footballer)|Rafi]] {{goal|63||66}} |stadium = [[Ambedkar Stadium]] |location = [[Delhi]] |attendance = |referee = }}
==Semi-finals==
{{Football box |date = 19 September 2009 |time = 17:30 |team1 = [[Churchill Brothers Sports Club|Churchill Brothers]] |score = 2–1 |team2 = [[Dempo Sports Club|Dempo]] |report = https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/2009/Sep/19/churchill-brothers-in-durand-cup-final-87750.html |goals1 = Rai {{goal|21}} <br> [[Odafa Onyeka Okolie|Okolie]] {{goal|50}} |goals2 = [[Beto (footballer, born 1979)|Beto]] {{goal|83}} | |stadium = [[Ambedkar Stadium]], [[New Delhi]] |referee= A. Rowan }} ---- {{Football box |date = 20 September 2009 |time = 17:30 |team1 = [[Mahindra United]] |score = 1–2 |team2 = [[Mohun Bagan]] |report = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/mohun-bagan-beat-mahindra-2-1-enter-durand-final/articleshow/5034632.cms |goals1 = [[Mohammed Rafi (footballer)|Rafi]] {{goal|70}} |goals2 = [[Chidi Edeh|Edeh]] {{goal|19||77}} |stadium = [[Ambedkar Stadium]], [[New Delhi]] |referee= Dinesh Nair }}
==Final== {{Main|2009 Durand Cup final}} {{Football box | date = 22 September 2009 | time = 17:30 | team1 = [[Churchill Brothers Sports Club|Churchill Brothers]] | score = 3–1 | report = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/odafe-hat-trick-guides-churchill-to-second-durand-cup-title/articleshow/5043752.cms | team2 = [[Mohun Bagan]] | aet = yes | goals1 = [[Odafa Onyeka Okolie|Okolie]] {{goal|100||104||110}} | goals2 = [[Chidi Edeh|Edeh]] {{goal|94}} | stadium = [[Ambedkar Stadium]] | location = [[Delhi]] | attendance = | referee = P. K. Bose ([[Madhya Pradesh Football Association|Madhya Pradesh]]) }}
== References == {{reflist}}
{{Durand Cup}} {{2009-10 in Indian football}} {{2009 in Asian Football (AFC)}}
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