Besides Kolkata which of the following will be the host city for the Durand Cup Tournament 2022?
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Option 4 : 1) and 2)
The correct answer is 1 and 2.
- Besides Kolkata, Guwahati, and Imphal will be the host cities for the Durand Cup tournament beginning on August 16.
- The football tournament will enter Assam and Manipur for the first time with its 131st edition.
- The Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan(VYBK) will host the final on September 18.
- The Indira Gandhi Athletic stadiStadiumuwahati and Imphal’s Khuman Lampak stadium will be the newest tournament hosts alongside the Kishore Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata and the Naihati Stadium in the North 24-Paraganas district of West Bengal.
- The number of teams has increased from 16 to 20.
Durand Cup
| First held in | 1888 in Shimla. |
| History | Oldest existing club football tournament in Asia and the third oldest in the world. |
| Hosted by | Durand Football Tournament Society (DFTS) and All India Football Federation (AIFF) |
| Founder | Mortimer Durand |
| Number of teams | 20 |
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