The 2025 Durand Cup (also known as IndianOil Durand Cup due to sponsorship ties with the Indian Oil Corporation) will be the 134th edition of Durand Cup, the oldest football tournament in Asia, and the fourth edition since it was supported by the Asian Football Confederation. The tournament is hosted by the Durand Football Tournament Society in co-operation with the AIFF, Eastern Command of the Indian Armed Forces and the Government of West Bengal, supported by the governments Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur and Jharkhand.
East Bengal got its Durand Cup campaign off to a positive start with a 5-0 victory over South United FC in the tournament opener at the Salt Lake Stadium on Wednesday
This is the third season of the tournament wherein all the clubs in the top tier Indian Super League have been mandated to participate (but later Hyderabad FC withdrew), along with I-League, I-League 2 (Hyderabad FC was replaced by Meghalaya State League club Rangdajied United), I-League 3 and state leagues clubs, and guest invitees representing armed forces.
Mohun Bagan SG were the defending champions, having defeated the East Bengal in the 2023 final.
The 2024 Durand Cup final saw NorthEast United beat the defending champions Mohun Bagan to win this tournament and the club’s first ever trophy in their history.