Oost -Bengalen will take on Wednesday on debutant South United FC in the lung opener of the 134th edition of the Durand Cup in the Salt Lake Stadium on Wednesday. The organizers of the oldest football tournament in Asia have arranged a large opening ceremony, which will be attended by the West Bengal Prime Minister Mamata Banerjee.
The tournament is limited by the absence of the majority of the teams of the Indian Super League (ISL), which apparently have been withdrawn because of the uncertainty around the start of the top competition of the country this season.
Six ISL sides, including the three from Kolkata-Mohun Bagan Super Giant, Mohammedan Sporting SC, apart from East Bengal, have confirmed their participation in the 24-team tournament. The three other ISL teams in the fight are Northast United FC, Jameshedpur FC and Punjab FC, which are placed in different groups.
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The rest of the field is filled by teams of I-League and I-League 2, in addition to services and paramilitary forces. The Tribhuvan armor FC from Nepal and a combined side of the Malaysian forces are the two foreign entries that complete the competition phase, with which the 24 teams are divided into six groups.
The competition matches are played in five cities of column (two groups), Jameshedpur, Shillong, Kokrajhar and Imphal-van where eight teams (six group winners and two best second place) are eligible for the quarterfinals.
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