1952 Durand Cup Final
Event1952 Durand Cup
East Bengal Hyderabad City Police
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Date23 November 1952
VenueDelhi Gate Stadium, New Delhi, India
RefereeMajor F. Upfold

The 1952 Durand Cup Final was the 49th final of the Durand Cup, the oldest football competition in India, and was contested between Kolkata giant East Bengal and Hyderabad City Police on 23 November 1952 at the Delhi Gate Stadium in New Delhi.

East Bengal won the final 1–0 to claim their 2nd Durand Cup title. Pansanttom Venkatesh scored the only goal for East Bengal in the final as East Bengal lifted their second Durand Cup title.[1]

Route to the final

East Bengal Round Hyderabad City Police
Opponent Result Round Opponent Result
Eastern India Railway 2–0 Quarter–Final 8th Gorkha Rifles 1–0
Hindustan Aircraft 2–0 Semi–Final Aryan 0–0; 1–0

Match

Summary

The Durand Cup final began at the Delhi Gate Stadium in New Delhi on 23 November 1952 in front of a packed crowd as Kolkata giant East Bengal and faced Hyderabad City Police. East Bengal, the defending champions, reached their second consecutive Durand Cup final after defeating Hindustan Aircraft 2–0 in the semi-final. Hyderabad City Police also made their second appearance in the final after they defeated Aryan 1–0 in the semi-final, having previously won the cup in 1950.[1]

East Bengal and Hyderabad City Police, both tried to take control of the game from the first minute, however, neither could break the deadlock until three minutes before the halftime, when Ramana found Pansanttom Venkatesh free inside the box with a measured pass, who made no error to find the net and make it 1–0 for East Bengal. Hyderabad got perhaps the easiest chance to equalise just two minutes later but Mahmood missed the chance. In the second half, Hyderbad went all out to find the equaliser but were denied by the East Bengal defence led by Dorailingam and Dr. P. Kumar as East Bengal managed to hold onto the scoreline and successfully defend their Durand Cup title, thus becoming the first Indian team to win the Durand Cup more than once.[1][2][3][4][5]

Details

East Bengal1–0Hyderabad City Police
Venkatesh 22'
Attendance: 10,000 (est.)
Referee: Major F. Upfold
East Bengal
Hyderabad City Police
GKIndia Manilal Ghatak
FBIndia Dorailingam
FBIndia Dr P.Kumar
HBIndia G. R. Gokul
HBIndia Chandan Singh
HBIndia S. Ray
FWIndia Muhammad Kannayan
FWIndia M. Apparao
FWIndia Pansanttom Venkatesh (c)
FWIndia Ahmed Khan
FWIndia Ramana
GKIndia A. Raya
FBIndia Sayed Khwaja Aziz-ud-Din
FBIndia Sk. Azam
HBIndia Anthony Patrick
HBIndia Sk. Jamal
HBIndia Muhammad Noor (c)
FWIndia Syed Moinuddin
FWIndia G.Y.S. Laiq
FWIndia Doraiswami
FWIndia Sussay
FWIndia Mahmood

Match rules

  • 50 minutes.
  • Replay if scores still level.
  • No Substitutes.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Morrison, Neil (11 October 2022). "India - List of Durand Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  2. ↑ "ইস্ট বেঙ্গল দলের পুনরায় ডুরান্ড কাপ লাভ" [East Bengal wins the Durand Cup again]. Jugantor (in Bengali). 24 November 1952.
  3. ↑ "Top 10 moments in Durand Cup history | East Bengal won their first-ever Durand Cup in 1951". Khel Now. 27 July 2019. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  4. ↑ Sen, Debayan (1 August 2020). "A century of excellence: East Bengal's greatest hits". ESPN. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  5. ↑ Lokapally, Vijay. "East Bengal: A long history with Delhi". Sportstar. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
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