Mohun Bagan SG face Jamshedpur in Durand Cup quarterfinal in Kolkata on Aug 17, 2026
Mohun Bagan SG will meet Jamshedpur FC in a Durand Cup quarterfinal at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on Monday, 17 August 2026, with kickoff scheduled for 16:00 IST. Both sides arrive seeking momentum to reach the tournament semifinal.
The Mariners enter the match with the most decorated record in Durand Cup history, having won the competition 17 times and being described in source material as the most successful side in the 135 years old tournament. Historically labelled the Green and Marron club, Mohun Bagan have advanced to the knockout stage on 22 occasions; available records show 14 wins, 3 defeats and 5 draws in those knockout games. The club’s past opponents have included police and services sides as well as professional teams across generations.
Mohun Bagan’s 17 Durand Cup titles came in the years 1953, 1959, 1960 (joint), 1963, 1964, 1965, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982 (joint), 1984, 1985, 1986, 1994, 2000 and 2023. Source material states that, between 1953 and 2023, the club dominated the tournament in successive eras and that their most recent triumph listed is 2023.
The club’s early knockout history includes a first Durand Cup quarter-final win in 1950 against Rajasthan Club, after which they did not secure the tournament title. According to the supplied text, in 1953 Mohun Bagan were defeated by the India Culture League yet went on to claim their first Durand Cup title that year. The article also records quarter-final victories over Indian Air Force in both 1959 and 1960, with title wins in those editions.
From 1960 into the early 1970s the club’s results are described as mixed in the provided material, though Mohun Bagan compiled a sequence of three consecutive title wins—referred to in the source as a hat-trick of titles—during the 1960s. The source also notes later successes in the 1970s, including a victory over Madras Regimental Centre.
The supplied account records mixed knockout outcomes in later decades: Mohun Bagan and East Bengal played out draws in their 1993 Durand Cup meetings, while East Bengal defeated Mohun Bagan in the 1998 Kolkata Derby quarter-final. Recent editions noted in the source include Mohun Bagan edging past Mumbai City FC in the 2023 quarter-finals and recording a knockout draw against Punjab FC in 2024. The article further states that East Bengal beat Mohun Bagan in the 2025 Durand Cup quarter-final when Diamantakos scored twice, at the 38th minute and the 52nd minute, the match finishing 2-1 in East Bengal’s favour.
A victory for Mohun Bagan on 17 August would advance them to the Durand Cup semifinal and, according to the supplied material, would present an opportunity to pursue an 18th Durand Cup title.