1956–57 Durand Cup final

The 1956–57 Durand Cup Final was the 53rd final of the Durand Cup, the oldest football competition in India, and was contested between Kolkata giant East Bengal and Hyderabad City Police on 5 January 1957 at the Delhi Gate Stadium in New Delhi.

1956–57 Durand Cup Final
Event1956–57 Durand Cup
East Bengal Hyderabad City Police
2 0
Date5 January 1957
VenueDelhi Gate Stadium, New Delhi, India
RefereeA. N. Jayrana
Attendance15,000 (estd.)

East Bengal won the final 2–0 to claim their 3rd Durand Cup title. Balasubramanium and Musa Ghazi scored the goals for East Bengal in the final as East Bengal lifted their third Durand Cup title.[1]

Route to the final
East Bengal Round Hyderabad City Police
Opponent Result Round Opponent Result
Mughals 2–1 Second Round New Delhi Heroes 3–2
Caltex Club 0–0; 3–0 Quarter–Final Western Railway 2–0
Madras Regimental Centre 0–0; 0–0; 2–0 Semi–Final E.M.E. Centre 2–1

Match

Summary

The Durand Cup final began at the Delhi Gate Stadium in New Delhi on 5 January 1957 in front of a packed crowd as Kolkata giant East Bengal and faced Hyderabad City Police. East Bengal reached their third Durand Cup final after defeating the defending champions Madras Regimental Centre 2–0 in the semi-final, having own the tournament previously in 1951 and 1952. Hyderabad City Police made their fourth appearance in the final after they defeated E.M.E. Centre 2–1 in the semi-final, having previously won the cup in 1950 and 1954.[1]

East Bengal and Hyderabad City Police, both started the game positively, creating attacks but were denied by the strong defence from both the teams. In the nineteenth minute of the game, Anthony Patrick fouled Varahalu nead the box and Balasubramanium scored directly from the free-kick from 30 yards to give East Bengal the lead. Hyderabad tried to get back into the game but their forward line consisting of Sussay, Mohammed Zulfiqaruddin and Yousuf Khan wasted multiple chances. East Bengal doubled their lead in the second half with just seven minutes remaining when Musa Ghazi made a solo run past the defenders and scored for East Bengal to make it 2–0 as East Bengal held onto the scoreline and won their third Durand Cup title.[1][2][3][4]

Details
East Bengal2–0Hyderabad City Police
  • Balasubramanium 19'
  • Ghazi 53'
Attendance: 15,000 (est.)
Referee: A. N. Jayrana
East Bengal
Hyderabad City Police
GKIndia Makhon Chatterjee
FBIndia T. Abdul Rahman
FBIndia James Fenn
HBPakistan Masood-ul-Hassan Butt
HBIndia Bir Bahadur Gurung
HBIndia Mariappa Kempaiah
FWIndia Muhammad Kannayan
FWIndia Balasubramanium
FWIndia J. Krishnaswamy "Kittu" (c)
FWIndia Varahalu
FWPakistan Musa Ghazi
GKIndia Nabi
FBIndia Sayed Khwaja Aziz-ud-Din
FBIndia Yusuf Khan
HBIndia Anthony Patrick
HBIndia Sk. Kaleem
HBIndia Muhammad Noor (c)
FWIndia Syed Moinuddin
FWIndia G.Y.S. Laiq
FWIndia Mohammed Zulfiqaruddin
FWIndia Sussay
FWIndia Yousuf Khan

Match rules

  • 60 minutes.
  • Replay if scores still level.
  • No Substitutes.

References
  1. Morrison, Neil (11 October 2022). "India - List of Durand Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  2. "ইস্টবেঙ্গল ক্লাবের তৃতীয়বার ডুরান্ড কাপ বিয়জের গৌরব" [East Bengal wins the Durand Cup for the third time]. Jugantor (in Bengali). 6 January 1957.
  3. PTI (6 January 1957). "EXTRAVAGANT POLICE GO DOWN TO E. BENGAL IN DURAND FINAL". The Indian Express. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  4. Sen, Debayan (1 August 2020). "A century of excellence: East Bengal's greatest hits". ESPN. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
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