Jamshedpur, Jul 7 (PTI) Jharkhand Governor Santosh Gangwar on Monday unveiled the trophy of the 134th Durand Cup, Asia's oldest football competition which will kick off in Kolkata on July 23.

Twenty-four teams will be divided into six groups as they will fight for glory in the world's third-oldest tournament, to be played across five states -- West Bengal, Jharkhand, Manipur, Meghalaya and Assam.

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The tournament will also mark the start of the new Indian football season.

Jamshedpur will play host to Group C matches which will have Indian Army, Nepal's Tribhuvan FC, Ladakh FC and Jamshedpur FC besides a quarterfinal on August 16.

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Since shifting base from Delhi to Kolkata in 2019, the century-old tournament continues to call the 'Mecca of Indian Football' its home for a sixth consecutive edition.

The final will be held at Kolkata's iconic Salt Lake Stadium on August 23.

Teams and Groups

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Group A: East Bengal FC, South United FC, Indian Air Force FT, Namdhari FC

Group B: Mohun Bagan SG, Mohammedan SC, Diamond Harbour FC, BSF FT

Group C: Jamshedpur FC, Indian Army FT, Ladakh FC, Tribhuvan FC

Group D: Punjab FC, ITBP FT, Bodoland FC, Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC

Group E: Shillong Lajong FC, Rangdajied United FC, Northeast United FC, Foreign Team 2

Group F: TRAU FC, NEROCA FC, Indian Navy FT, Real Kashmir FC.

Knockout fixtures

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Quarter-finals: QF1 – August 16, Kokrajhar (SAI Stadium); QF2 – August 16, Shillong (Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium); QF3 – August 17, Jamshedpur (JRD Tata Sports Complex); QF4 – August 17, Kolkata (Salt Lake).

Semi-finals: SF1 – August 19, Shillong (Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium); SF2 – August 20, Kolkata (Salt Lake).

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