How can Mohun Bagan directly qualify for Durand Cup 2025 Quarterfinals?

The Indian Super League champion Mohun Bagan Super Giant has slowly but steadily prepared for the Durand Cup, the oldest football competition in Asia, now played as an invitational tournament.

It opened his campaign with a 3-1 victory over Mohammedan Sporting and then defeated the Border Security (BSF) football team with 4-0.

Another driving team from West Bengal, Diamond Harbor FC, the Mariners, however, jumped to first place with successive victories, including an 8-1 routes against BSF.

What are the qualification rules for Durand Cup quarterfinals?

In the 2025 Durand Cup, the winners of the six groups and the two best second parties would be eligible for the last eight.

The rankings of second placed teams are done using the following criteria:

• Points in their respective groups

• Points in head-to-head matches between bound teams;

• Target difference in head-to-head matches between bound teams;

• Goals scored in head-to-head competitions between bound teams;

• If more than two teams are bound, and after applying all the above criteria of head-to-head, a subset of teams is still bound, all the above criteria of head-to-heads are applied exclusively to this subset of teams;

• Target difference in all group competitions.

• Goals scored in all group matches.

• Draw.

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How can Mohun Bagan qualify for the quarterfinals?

Although Mohun Bagan can qualify as a second team, it has a chance to earn a direct qualification for the quarterfinals through the match against Diamond Harbor.

This is followed by the criteria with which it can be eligible directly:

• Win/pull against Diamond Harbor

• Avoid losing the Diamond Harbor competition through 3 goal difference and Hoop Punjab FC and ITB Police Drop Points