1960–61 Durand Cup final

November 2022 1960–61 Durand Cup final 1960–61 Durand Cup Mohun Bagan East Bengal Joint winners declared after a replay Final 1 1 18 January 1961 Corporation Stadium New Delhi, India M.K.G. Kakkar 20,000 (estd.) Replay 0 0 19 January 1961 Corporation Stadium New Delhi, India M.K.G. Kakkar 15,000 (estd.) 1959 1961 The 1960–61 Durand Cup final was the 57th final of the Durand Cup, the oldest football competition in India, and was contested between Kolkata giants Mohun Bagan and East Bengal first on 18 January 1961 and then a replay on 19 January 1961 at the Corporation Stadium in New Delhi. Both Mohun Bagan and East Bengal were declared as joint winners after both the finals ended in a draw.Neil Morrison 11 October 2022 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indiadurandcuphist.html India - List of Durand Cup Finals Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 25 November 2022 Route to the final Mohun BaganRound East BengalOpponentResultRoundOpponentResultbye–First RoundPal Wanderers8–0Punjab Police2–1Second RoundAssam Regimental Centre2–1Indian Air Force0–0; 5–0Quarter–FinalMadras Regimental Centre4–0Gorkha Brigade1–0Semi–FinalCity College Old Boys1–0 Match Summary The Durand Cup final began at the Delhi Gate Stadium in New Delhi on 18 January 1961 in front of a packed crowd as Kolkata giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan faced each other in a Kolkata Derby, first time in the final of the Durand Cup. Mohun Bagan, the defending champions, made their fourth appearance in the final after they defeated Gorkha Brigade 1–0 in the semi-final, having previously won the cup in 1953 and 1959. East Bengal reached their fifth Durand Cup final after defeating City College Old Boys 1–0 in the semi-final, having won the tournament previously thrice in 1951, 1952, and 1956. Mohun Bagan and East Bengal both tried to take control of the game in the first half but canceled each other out as the game remained goalless, until the third minute of the second half when East Bengal took the lead through a penalty kick, taken perfectly by Arun Ghosh. Mohun Bagan equalized just a couple of minutes later as Amiya Banerjee scored to make it 1–1. Both teams had chances to win the game but failed to do so, as the game finished 1–1, and the organizing committee decided to host the replay final the very next day.19 January 1961 মোহনবাগান বনাম ইস্টবেঙ্গলের খেলা অমীমাংসিত Mohun Bagan versus East Bengal remains in a stalemate bn Jugantor PTI 19 January 1961 CALCUTTA TWINS TO MEET AGAIN IN DURAND FINAL https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19610119&printsec=frontpage&hl=en The Indian Express 26 November 2022 Details 18 January 1961 15:30 IST Mohun Bagan East Bengal 1–1 Amiya Banerjee 35 Arun Ghosh 33 pen Corporation Stadium, New Delhi 20,000 (est.) M.K.G. Kakkar _collar_buttons_2 234f1e 800000 234f1e ffffff ffffff Mohun Bagan _EastBengal_12_13_Home _2 gold stripes FFDF00 FFDF00 FF0000 000000 FF0000 East Bengal GK IND Chittaranjan DasFB IND RahmanFB IND Jarnail SinghFB IND Prasanta SarkhelHB IND Mariappa KempaiahHB IND Asim DharFW IND Dipu DasFW IND Amal ChakrabortyFW IND Amiya BanerjeeFW IND Chuni Goswami (c)FW IND Sukumar Samajpati GK IND Abani BoseFB IND Chitto ChandaFB IND Arun GhoshFB IND Subhasis GuhaHB IND BalooHB IND Ram Bahadur Chettri (c)FW IND Muhammad KannayanFW IND B. NarayanFW IND Dharmalingam KannanFW IND Nilesh SarkarFW IND Tulsidas Balaram Match rules 60 minutes. Replay if scores still level. No Substitutes. Replay Summary The replay final began at the Delhi Gate Stadium in New Delhi on 19 January 1961 as the first final finished in a 1–1 draw. Mohun Bagan started fast by creating a few attacks with Chuni Goswami and Amiya Banerjee linking up together but the East Bengal defense led by Arun Ghosh held firm. Both teams tried to take control of the game in different spells but failed to break the deadlock as the game ended in a goalless stalemate. No extra time was played and the organizing committee decided to declare both the teams as joint winners, with a coin toss taking place, which Mohun Bagan won, thus they got to keep the trophy first six months while East Bengal would keep it in the next six. This win for both the teams meant East Bengal had been crowned the Durand Cup champions for the fourth time, after 1951, 1952, and 1956 while Mohun Bagan got crowned champions for the third time after 1953 and 1959.20 January 1961 ডুরান্ড কাপের পুনরনুস্থিত ফাইনাল গোলশূন্য ভাবে শেষ The replay final of the Durand Cup ends in a goalless draw bn Jugantor PTI 20 January 1961 CALCUTTA STALWARTS SHARE HONOURS https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19610120&printsec=frontpage&hl=en The Indian Express 26 November 2022 Debayan Sen 1 August 2020 https://www.espn.in/football/east-bengal/story/4139529/a-century-of-excellence-east-bengals-greatest-hits A century of excellence: East Bengal's greatest hits ESPN 18 November 2022 Details 19 January 1961 15:30 IST Mohun Bagan East Bengal 0–0 Corporation Stadium, New Delhi 15,000 (est.) M.K.G. Kakkar _collar_buttons_2 234f1e 800000 234f1e ffffff ffffff Mohun Bagan _EastBengal_12_13_Home _2 gold stripes FFDF00 FFDF00 FF0000 000000 FF0000 East Bengal GK IND Chittaranjan DasFB IND RahmanFB IND Jarnail SinghFB IND Prasanta SarkhelHB IND Mariappa KempaiahHB IND Asim DharFW IND Dipu DasFW IND Amal ChakrabortyFW IND Amiya BanerjeeFW IND Chuni Goswami (c)FW IND Sukumar Samajpati GK IND Abani BoseFB IND Chitto ChandaFB IND Arun GhoshFB IND Subhasis GuhaHB IND BalooHB IND Ram Bahadur Chettri (c)FW IND Muhammad KannayanFW IND B. NarayanFW IND Dharmalingam KannanFW IND Nilesh SarkarFW IND Tulsidas Balaram Match rules 60 minutes. Joint winners if both finals ends in a draw. No Substitutes. References External links Durand Cup Finals Category:Durand Cup finals Category:1960–61 in Indian football Category:East Bengal Club matches Category:Football competitions in New Delhi