2021 Durand Cup knockout stage

The 2021 Durand Cup knockout stage began on 23 September with the quarter finals and ended on 3 October 2021 with the final at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata, West Bengal, to decide the champions of the 2021 Durand Cup.^[1] A total of 8 teams competed in the knockout phase.

Qualified teams[edit]

The knockout stage involves the eight teams which qualified as winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage. <section begin="Qualified" teams="" />

Group	Winners	Runners-Up
A	Bengaluru United	Mohammedan
B	Goa	Army Green
C	Bengaluru	Delhi
D	Gokulam Kerala	Army Red

: Indian Super League club
: I League club
: 2nd Division League club
: Indian Armed Forces team <section end="Qualified" teams="" />

Schedule[edit]

The schedule was as follows.^[1]

Round	Dates
Quarter-finals	23–25 September 2021
Semi-finals	27–29 September 2021
Final	3 October 2021

Bracket[edit]

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final



Mohammedan	1

Gokulam Kerala	0
		Mohammedan Template:Aet	4

		Bengaluru United	2
Army Red	-

Bengaluru United (w.o.)	-
				Mohammedan	0

				Goa Template:Aet	1
Goa	5

Delhi	1
		Goa Template:Pso	2(7)

		Bengaluru	2(6)
Bengaluru	3

Army Green	2

Quarter-finals[edit]

Summary[edit]


Team 1	Score	Team 2
Mohammedan	1–0	Gokulam Kerala
Army Red	w/o^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Bengaluru United
Goa	5–1	Delhi
Bengaluru	3–2	Army Green

Matches[edit]

23 September 2021 (2021-09-23) 1st Quarterfinal	Mohammedan	1–0	Gokulam Kerala	Kolkata
14.00 IST	Joseph 44'	Report	Rashid 83'	Stadium: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Attendance: 10000^[3] Man of the Match: Zothanmawia (Mohammedan SC)

24 September 2021 (2021-09-24) 2nd Quarterfinal	Army Red	w/o	Bengaluru United	Kalyani
14.00 IST		Report		Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Note: Army Red withdrew from the quarterfinal fixture against FC Bengaluru United after reports of positive COVID-19 cases within the squad.

24 September 2021 (2021-09-24) 3rd Quarterfinal	Goa	5–1	Delhi	Kalyani
14.00 IST	Murgaonkar 15' Nemil 18' Pereira 32' Bedia 38' Fernandes 45+3' D'Cunha 84' Jesuraj 90+2'	Report	Shaiza 30' Ali 41' Hazra 44' Mali 82'	Stadium: Kalyani Stadium Attendance: 0^{[lower-alpha 2]} Man of the Match: Leander D'Cunha (FC Goa)

25 September 2021 (2021-09-25) 4th Quarterfinal	Bengaluru	3–2	Army Green	Kolkata
14.00 IST	Muirang 20' Augustine 46' Augustine 47' Bhutia 74' Sharma 90'	Report	Lallawmkima 9' (p) Leon 63' Vibin TV 89' (p) Singh 90+3'	Stadium: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Attendance: 0^{[lower-alpha 2]} Man of the Match: Wungngayam Muirang (Bengaluru FC)

Semi-finals[edit]

Summary[edit]


Team 1	Score	Team 2
Mohammedan	4–2 (a.e.t)	Bengaluru United
Goa	2–2 (7-6 pen.)	Bengaluru

Matches[edit]

27 September 2021 (2021-09-27) 1st Semifinal	Mohammedan	4–2 (a.e.t.)	Bengaluru United	Kolkata
18.00 IST	Joseph 8' Faisal 37' Shaheen 76' Singh 90+1' Vaz 96' Stojanović 97' Vanlalremdika 102' Vanlalremdika 102' Stojanović 109' (p) Firoj 113'	Report	Manzi 1' Manzi 73' 90+2' Debnath 78' Majcen 81' Ravanan 108' Singh 117' Pinto 118'	Stadium: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Attendance: 24,291 Referee: Harish Kundu Man of the Match: Marcus Joseph (Mohammedan SC)

29 September 2021 (2021-09-29) 2nd Semifinal	Goa	2–2 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p)	Bengaluru	Kolkata
18.00 IST	Murgaonkar 8' D'Cunha 32' Tlang 71' Davis 104'	Report	Narayanan 1', 83' Kumar 74' Sharma 75' Singh 87'	Stadium: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Attendance: 96 Referee: Rowan Arumughan Man of the Match: Edu Bedia (FC Goa)
	Penalties
	Dohling Tlang Pereira D'Cunha Bedia Chote Papuia Davis		Muirang Singh Chhetri Shrivas Bhutia Kumar Oram Lyngdoh

Final[edit]

The final will be played on 3 October 2021 at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Kridangan in Kolkata.

3 October 2021

18:00 IST

Mohammedan	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Goa
	Report	Bedia 105'

Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata

Attendance: 43,292

Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta (India)

Notes[edit]

↑ Army Red withdrew from their Durand Cup quarter final fixture against FC Bengaluru United after reports of positive COVID-19 cases were discovered within the squad.^[2]
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Match was played behind closed doors.

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Durand Cup 2021: All you need to know, Live Streaming, TV Channel, Schedule". The Indian Express. 2021-09-07. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
↑ Sportstar, Team (2021-09-23). "Durand Cup 2021: Army Red-FC Bengaluru United quarterfinal called off due to COVID-19 cases". www.sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
↑ Lodh, Bibhash. "Fans return to Salt Lake Stadium for Durand Cup". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2021-09-25.

[3] Army Red withdrew from their Durand Cup quarter final fixture against FC Bengaluru United after reports of positive COVID-19 cases were discovered within the squad.^[2]

[closed_doors-5] 2.0 ^2.1 Match was played behind closed doors.

[:0-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Durand Cup 2021: All you need to know, Live Streaming, TV Channel, Schedule". The Indian Express. 2021-09-07. Retrieved 2021-09-10.

[2] Sportstar, Team (2021-09-23). "Durand Cup 2021: Army Red-FC Bengaluru United quarterfinal called off due to COVID-19 cases". www.sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 2021-09-23.

[4] Lodh, Bibhash. "Fans return to Salt Lake Stadium for Durand Cup". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2021-09-25.

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