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.

DESCRIPTION:
*     Durand Cup is the oldest football tournament in Asia.
*     A total of 24 leadiing Indian club and institutional team, including Odisha FC would compete in this edition.
*     Matches will be played in four cities: Kolkata, Jamshedpur, Shillong and Kokrajhar.
*     The 24 teams have been divided into six groups of four each, totaling 43 matches in a round-robin league format followed by knockout games.
*     The group winners and the two best second-placed teams will advance to the knockout stage.
*     In the previous edition, Mohun Bagan SG clinched their 17th Durand Cup title by defeating arch-rivals East Bengal FC 1-0.
*     Odisha FC have been placed in Group-E along with NorthEast United FC, Bodoland FC and Border Security Force (BSF).
*     Group-E matches will take place in Kokrajhar, Assam.
*     Odisha FC will play their opening match against BSF on August 3.
*     They will take on Bodoland FC and NorthEast United FC on August 6 and August 16 respectively.