1972–73 Durand Cup final

November 2022 1972–73 Durand Cup final 1972–73 Durand Cup East Bengal Mohun Bagan East Bengal won after a replay Final 0 0 11 January 1973 Corporation Stadium New Delhi, India J. P. Coutinho 20,000 (estd.) Replay 1 0 12 January 1973 Corporation Stadium New Delhi, India J. P. Coutinho 15,000 (estd.) 1971 1973 The 1972–73 Durand Cup final was the 68th final of the Durand Cup, the oldest football competition in India, and was contested between Kolkata giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan first on 11 January 1973 and the replay on 12 January 1973 at the Corporation Stadium in New Delhi. East Bengal won the replay final 1–0 to claim their 7th Durand Cup title. Mohammed Habib scored the only goal in the final as East Bengal lifted their seventh Durand Cup title.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 East BengalRound Mohun BaganOpponentResultRoundOpponentResultB.B.Star10–0First RoundAmbala Heroes2–0Sikh Regimental Centre3–0Second RoundAndhra Police3–0Madras Regimental Centre2–0Quarter–FinalIndian Air Force1–0Simla Youngs1–1; 7–0Semi–FinalMafatlal 1–1; 1–0 Match Summary The Durand Cup final began at the Corporation Stadium in New Delhi on 11 January 1973 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 ninth Durand Cup final after defeating Simla Youngs 7–0 in the semi-final, having won the tournament six times previously in 1951, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1967, and 1970. Mohun Bagan reached their tenth Durand Cup final after they defeated Mafatlal 1–0 in the semi-final, having won the tournament six times previously in 1953, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964, and 1965. - East Bengal started as the favourites having a star studded lineup, being unbeaten throughout the season so far, having already won the Calcutta Football League and the IFA Shield. Mohun Bagan custodian Tarun Bose was the busiest throughout the match, making multiple saves as East Bengal failed to break the deadlock. Mohun Bagan did get a chance in the twenty-first minute when Subhash Bhowmick found himself in front of the goal but wasted the opportunity. In the second half, both the teams failed to break the deadlock as the game ended in a 0–0 stalemate. The Durand committee decided to host the replay final the very next day.12 January 1973 দু' প্রধানের খেলা গোলশূন্য, পুনারনুশ্তহান শুক্রবারে The Kolkata Derby ends in a goalless draw, replay to be held on friday bn Jugantor Details 11 January 1973 15:00 IST East Bengal Mohun Bagan 0–0 Corporation Stadium, New Delhi 20,000 (est.) J. P. Coutinho _EastBengal_12_13_Home _2 gold stripes FFDF00 FFDF00 FF0000 000000 FF0000 East Bengal _collar_buttons_2 234f1e 800000 234f1e ffffff ffffff Mohun Bagan GK IND Arun BanerjeeRB IND Sudhir Karmakar (c)CB IND Ashok BanerjeeCB IND Chandreshwar PrasadLB IND Prabir MazumdarCM IND Mohon SinghCM IND Gautam Sarkar FW IND Latifuddin FW IND Mohammed HabibFW IND Mohammed AkbarFW IND Samaresh ChowdhurySubstitutes:FW IND Shambhu Mitra Coach:IND P. K. Banerjee GK IND Tarun BoseRB IND Nimai GoswamiCB IND Shyamal GhoshCB IND Syed Nayeemuddin (c)LB IND Shankar BanerjeeCM IND Shyamsundar MannaCM IND Barun MishraFW IND Surajit SenguptaFW IND Parimal Dey FW IND Subhash BhowmickFW IND Mohammed NajirSubstitutes:FW IND Sukalyan Ghosh Dastidar Coach:IND Arun Ghosh Match rules 90 minutes. Replay if scores still level. Replay Summary The replay final began at the Corporation Stadium in New Delhi on 12 January 1973 as the first final finished in a 0–0 draw. East Bengal once again started as the favourites and made attacks from the very first minute, however, Mohun Bagan custodian Tarun Bose was once again at the rescue as he saved multiple shots to keep the game scoreless. East Bengal eventually got the opportunity to score in the seventy-seventh minute of the match when Shankar Banerjee handled the ball inside the box while clearing a cross by Samaresh Chowdhury and East Bengal was awarded a penalty. Mohammed Habib scored from the spot as East Bengal took a 1–0 lead which they managed to hold onto until fulltime as East Bengal lifted their seventh Durand Cup title.13 January 1973 ইস্টবেঙ্গলের ডুরান্ড জয়, এবার নিয়ে মোট সাত বার East Bengal are the champions of the Durand Cup for the seventh time bn Jugantor Ritabrata Banerjee 7 April 2020 https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/indian-football-down-the-memory-lane-east-bengal-golden-era-1970/sm5c7t807v011wmkp5wjj6zvs Indian Football: Down the memory lane - East Bengal’s ‘Golden era’ of 1970s Goal 28 November 2022 Details 12 January 1973 15:00 IST East Bengal Mohun Bagan 1–0 Habib 77 pen Corporation Stadium, New Delhi 15,000 (est.) J. P. Coutinho _EastBengal_12_13_Home _2 gold stripes FFDF00 FFDF00 FF0000 000000 FF0000 East Bengal _collar_buttons_2 234f1e 800000 234f1e ffffff ffffff Mohun Bagan GK IND Arun BanerjeeRB IND Sudhir Karmakar (c)CB IND Ashok BanerjeeCB IND Chandreshwar PrasadLB IND Santo MitraCM IND Mohon SinghCM IND Gautam Sarkar FW IND LatifuddinFW IND Mohammed HabibFW IND Mohammed Akbar FW IND Samaresh ChowdhurySubstitutes:FW IND Shambhu Mitra Coach:IND P. K. Banerjee GK IND Tarun BoseRB IND Nimai GoswamiCB IND Shyamal GhoshCB IND Syed Nayeemuddin (c)LB IND Shankar BanerjeeCM IND Shyamsundar MannaCM IND Barun MishraFW IND Surajit SenguptaFW IND Sukalyan Ghosh DastidarFW IND Subhash BhowmickFW IND Chandan GuptaSubstitutes: Coach:IND Arun Ghosh Match rules 90 minutes. Joint winners if both finals ends in a draw. References External links Durand Cup Finals Category:Durand Cup finals Category:1972–73 in Indian football Category:East Bengal Club matches Category:Football competitions in New Delhi