East Bengal beat Mohun Bagan 4-1 to win 2026 Durand Cup in Kolkata
East Bengal FC defeated Mohun Bagan SG 4-1 at Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata to win the 2026 Durand Cup on Sunday, August 23, 2026. Edmund Lalrindika scored a hat-trick in the 135th edition final to secure the victory for East Bengal.
The Durand Cup, first contested in 1888, is the oldest football competition in Asia and the third-oldest worldwide after the FA Cup and the Scottish Cup. The tournament was founded in Shimla and named after Sir Henry Mortimer Durand, who was Foreign Secretary of India at the time. It was originally organised for British Indian troops before evolving into a national club competition. During the pre-independence era (1888-1947) British military regiments dominated the tournament, while Indian football clubs became the primary competitors in the post-independence period.
The 2026 final at Salt Lake Stadium finished 4-1 in favour of East Bengal, with Edmund Lalrindika’s hat-trick decisive in the 135th edition of the competition. That victory ended East Bengal’s 22-year wait for the Durand Cup trophy. The match was described in a live update as: "FULL-TIME!!!East Bengal FC are the Durand Cup 2026 champions, defeating Mohun Bagan SG 4-1 in the Kolkata Derby!🔥#IndianFootball #DurandCup pic.twitter.com/OVINh1UhZO".
Before the 2026 final, Mohun Bagan SG held the record for the most Durand Cup titles with 17. East Bengal’s triumph over Mohun Bagan in the final changed the immediate record context of the competition.
The tournament’s first edition was won by the Royal Scots Fusiliers in 1888, who defeated the Highland Light Infantry 2-1 in that inaugural final. The Durand Cup has been staged intermittently across its history, producing a long list of champions and runners-up since its 19th-century origins.
This article compiles the complete list of Durand Cup champions and runners-up from 1888 through 2026. It presents winners and runners-up across editions up to and including the 135th tournament and the 2026 final.
The result leaves East Bengal FC level with Mohun Bagan SG on 17 Durand Cup titles apiece.