Shimla-the birthplace of the Durand Cup and the Indian Air Force ...
Shimla-the birthplace of the Durand Cup and the Indian Air Force ...
Shimla-the birthplace of the Durand Cup and the Indian Air Force ...
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<strong>the</strong> coveted trophy<br />
<strong>Dur<strong>and</strong></strong> is <strong>the</strong> third oldest football tournament in <strong>the</strong> world <strong>and</strong> oldest in Asia <strong>and</strong> India. The<br />
tournament is unique because <strong>the</strong> winning team gets not one trophy, but three! The <strong>Dur<strong>and</strong></strong> <strong>Cup</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>Shimla</strong> Trophy are rolling trophies while <strong>the</strong> President’s <strong>Cup</strong>, first presented by Dr. Rajender Prasad<br />
is given to <strong>the</strong> team permanently.<br />
The tournament is conducted in two phases, ‘knockout’ <strong>and</strong> ‘quarter finals’ phase. Currently, 20<br />
teams participate in <strong>the</strong> knockout phase, from which two teams are selected for quarter finals. The<br />
top nine league teams, according to <strong>the</strong>ir current ranking, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> Services champion team are<br />
directly seeded in <strong>the</strong> quarter finals. The tournament is conducted over twenty days.<br />
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