1970–71 Durand Cup Final
Event1970–71 Durand Cup
East Bengal Mohun Bagan
2 0
Date4 February 1971
VenueCorporation Stadium, New Delhi, India
RefereeTrilok Lao
Attendance15,000 (estd.)

The 1970–71 Durand Cup Final was the 66th final of the Durand Cup, the oldest football competition in India, and was contested between Kolkata giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan on 4 February 1971 at the Corporation Stadium in New Delhi.

East Bengal won the final 2–0 to claim their 6th Durand Cup title. Mohammed Habib scored both the goals in the final as East Bengal lifted their sixth Durand Cup title.[1]

Route to the final

East Bengal Round Mohun Bagan
Opponent Result Round Opponent Result
bye – First Round Mordernities 5–0
Rajasthan Armed Constabulary 3–2 Second Round LRDI Bengaluru 2–1
Sikh Regimental Centre 4–2 Quarter–Final Madras Regimental Centre 2–1
Mafatlal 0–0; 1–0 Semi–Final Mohammedan Sporting 1–1; 3–0

Match

Summary

The Durand Cup final began at the Corporation Stadium in New Delhi on 4 February 1971 in front of a packed crowd as Kolkata giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan faced each other in a Kolkata Derby. East Bengal reached their eighth Durand Cup final after defeating Mafatlal 1–0 in the semi-final, having won the tournament five times previously in 1951, 1952, 1956, 1960, and 1967. Mohun Bagan reached their ninth Durand Cup final after they defeated another Kolkata giant Mohammedan Sporting 3–0 in the semi-final, having won the tournament six times previously in 1953, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964, and 1965.[1] -

East Bengal started the game with a positive intent and made multiple attacks at the Mohun Bagan goal and took the lead in the tenth minute when Ashok Chatterjee found Mohammed Habib open inside the box and the latter made no error to make it 1–0. East Bengal kept on attacking in the first half however, failed to increase their lead as the teams went onto halftime break. The second half began in the same way like the first and East Bengal doubled their lead in just ten minutes of the half when Mohammed Habib once again scored with a brilliant header from a cross by Swapan Sengupta to make it 2–0. East Bengal defence lead by Sudhir Karmakar, Syed Nayeemuddin, Sunil Bhattacharya and Santo Mitra managed to hold onto the lead as East Bengal lifted their sixth Durand Cup title.[1][2][3]

Details

East Bengal2–0Mohun Bagan
  • Habib 10', 55'
Attendance: 15,000 (est.)
Referee: Trilok Lao
East Bengal
Mohun Bagan
GKIndia Kanai Sarkar
RBIndia Sudhir Karmakar
CBIndia Shanto Mitra (c)
CBIndia Syed Nayeemuddin
LBIndia Sunil Bhattacharya
CMIndia Prasanta Sinha
CMIndia Kajal Mukherjee
FWIndia Swapan Sengupta
FWIndia Mohammed Habib
FWIndia Ashok Chatterjee
FWIndia Shyam Thapa
Coach:
India Mohammed Hussain
GKIndia Balai Dey
RBIndia Chandreshwar Prasad
CBIndia Bhabani Ray
CBIndia Kalon Saha
LBIndia Shankar Sarkar
CMIndia Shyamsundar Manna
CMIndia Priyalal Mazumdar
FWIndia Mohabir Prasaddownward-facing red arrow
FWIndia Sukalyan Ghosh Dastidar (c)
FWIndia Subhash Bhowmick
FWIndia Pranab Gangulydownward-facing red arrow
Substitutes:
FWIndia Debi Duttaupward-facing green arrow
FWIndia Chandan Guptaupward-facing green arrow
Coach:
India Arun Ghosh

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • Replay if scores still level.

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. ↑ "ইস্টবেঙ্গলের ডুরান্ড বিজয়" [East Bengal are the champions of the Durand Cup]. Jugantor (in Bengali). 5 February 1971.
  3. ↑ Banerjee, Ritabrata (7 April 2020). "Indian Football: Down the memory lane - East Bengal's 'Golden era' of 1970s". Goal. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
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