2009 Durand Cup
Introduction  The 122nd edition of the Durand Cup began on 11 September at the Dr. Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi. Nine I-League teams were scheduled to take part. The qualifiers were held starting on 2 September, with the final on 20 September. Two teams from the qualifier joined to make it a 12 team battle in the quarterfinals.Participating teams included reigning champions Mahindra United, Churchill Brothers SC, Army XI, Sporting Clube de Goa, Air India FC, Dempo SC, JCT FC and newly promoted Shillong Lajong FC. Mohun Bagan AC and East Bengal FC had not been part of the Durand Cup in previous years, but according to DFTS Secretary General Major S.S. Maan, they were expected to participate.
Qualifying round one 16 teams played a one-off match to determine the 8 clubs to reach the second qualifying round.DateteamScoreteam 02–09–09 '''Simla Youngs''' 3–1 BEG Rurkee 02–09–09 Indian Navy 0 – 0 (3 – 4 pens) '''Amity United''' 03–09–09 Indian National 0–4 '''Gorkha Regiment RC''' 03–09–09 '''Border Security Force''' 2–0 Jammu &Kashmir Bank 04–09–09 '''Army Supply Corps, Bangalore''' 2–1 New Delhi Heroes 04–09–09 MEG, Bangalore 0–3 '''Assam Rifles''' 05–09–09 '''Army Juniors''' 3–0 Ahbab FC, Delhi  05–09–09 '''ONGC''' 2–1 Indian Air Force XI
Qualifying round two 8 teams play a one-off match to determine 4 clubs to advance to the third qualifying stage.DateteamScoreteam 06–09–09 '''Simla Youngs''' 2 – 2 (5–4 Pen) Amity United 07–09–09 Gorkha Regiment RC 1–3 '''Border Security Force''' 06–09–09 Army Supply Corps, Bangalore 0–3 '''Assam Rifles''' 07–09–09 Army Juniors 0–2 '''ONGC'''
Qualifying round Three 4 clubs remain, 2 will advance to the group stageDateteamScoreteam 08–09–09 Simla Youngs 1–4 '''Assam Rifles''' 09–09–09 Border Security Force 0–1 '''ONGC'''
Group stages Group AGroup BGroup CGroup CSporting Clube de Goa Churchill Brothers Assam Rifles Mohun Bagan JCT FC ONGC FC Air-India Dempo Sports Club Army XI Mahindra United East Bengal Club Shillong Lajong FC
Tables & Results ===Group A===TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts Churchill Brothers211021+1'''4''' Sporting Clube de Goa210121+1'''3''' Assam Rifles201113−2'''1'''12 September 2009'''Sporting Clube de Goa''' '''2–0''' '''Assam Rifles'''15 September 2009'''Churchill Brothers''' '''1–0''' '''Sporting Clube de Goa'''17 September 2009'''Assam Rifles''' '''1–1''' '''Churchill Brothers'''===Group B===TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts Mohun Bagan220071+6'''6''' JCT FC210112−1'''3''' ONGC FC200216−5'''0'''13 September 2009'''JCT''' '''1–0''' '''ONGC'''16 September 2009'''ONGC''' '''1–5''' '''Mohun Bagan'''18 September 2009'''Mohun Bagan''' '''2–0''' '''JCT'''===Group C===TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts Dempo Sports Club220051+4'''6''' Air-India210124−2'''3''' Army XI200204−4'''0'''11 September 2009'''Air-India''' '''3–0''' '''Army XI'''14 September 2009'''Dempo''' '''4–1''' '''Air-India'''17 September 2009'''Army XI''' '''0–1''' '''Dempo'''===Group D===14 September 2009'''Mahindra United''' '''0–0''' '''Shillong Lajong'''16 September 2009'''Shillong Lajong''' '''1–0''' '''East Bengal'''18 September 2009'''East Bengal''' '''0–2''' '''Mahindra United'''
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Final