ORGANISED BY: Durand Football Tournament Society in co-operation with the AIFF, Eastern Command of the Indian Armed Forces and the Government of West Bengal, supported by the governments of Assam and Meghalaya.
DESCRIPTION:
* This will be the 132nd edition of Durand Cup, the oldest football tournament in Asia.
* The four venues are: Kolkata, Guwahati, Shillong and Kokrajhar.
* Eighteen Indian clubs and six services teams, each from India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Bhutan will play in this edition.
* Six group winners and the two best second placed sides will make the knockout stage.
* Bhubaneswar-based Odisha FC will be one of the participating teams.
* Bengaluru FC was the defending champion, having defeated Mumbai City FC in the 2022 final.
* Odisha FC has been placed in Group-F with Bodoland FC, Rajasthan United FC and Services.
* Group-F matches will take place at Kokrajhar, Assam.
MATCHES OF ODISHA FC:
August 7: Odisha FC vs Indian Army (3:00 pm), SAI Stadium, Kokrajhar
August 11: Odisha FC vs Rajasthan United FC (6:00 pm), SAI Stadium, Kokrajhar
August 19: Odisha FC vs Bodoland FC (4:45 pm), SAI Stadium, Kokrajhar
Aug 24-27: Quarterfinals
Aug 29 & 31: Semifinals