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{{Infobox football match
| title = 1972–73 Durand Cup final
| image =
| caption =
| event = [[Durand Cup|1972–73 Durand Cup]]
| team1 = [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
| team2 = [[Mohun Bagan]]
| details = East Bengal won after a [[Replay (sports)#Association football|replay]]
| firstleg = Final
| team1score1 = 0
| team2score1 = 0
| date1 = 11 January 1973
| stadium1 = [[Ambedkar Stadium|Corporation Stadium]]
| city1 = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
| referee1 = J. P. Coutinho
| attendance1 = 20,000 (estd.)
| secondleg = Replay
| team1score2 = 1
| team2score2 = 0
| date2 = 12 January 1973
| stadium2 = [[Ambedkar Stadium|Corporation Stadium]]
| city2 = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
| referee2 = J. P. Coutinho
| attendance2 = 15,000 (estd.)
| weather =
| previous = 1971
| next = 1973
}}

The '''1972–73 Durand Cup final''' was the 68th final of the [[Durand Cup]], the oldest football competition in [[India]], and was contested between Kolkata giants [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]] and [[Mohun Bagan]] first on 11 January 1973 and the replay on 12 January 1973 at the [[Ambedkar Stadium|Corporation Stadium]] in [[New Delhi]].

East Bengal won the replay final 1–0 to claim their 7th Durand Cup title. [[Mohammed Habib (footballer)|Mohammed Habib]] scored the only goal in the final as East Bengal lifted their seventh Durand Cup title.<ref name=rsssf>{{cite web|first=Neil|last=Morrison|date=11 October 2022|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indiadurandcuphist.html|title=India - List of Durand Cup Finals|work=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|accessdate=25 November 2022}}</ref>

==Route to the final==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!colspan="2"| [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
!Round
!colspan="2"| [[Mohun Bagan]]
|- style="background:#C1E0FF"
|Opponent
|colspan="1"|Result
|Round
|Opponent
|colspan="1"|Result
|-
|style="text-align:left"|B.B.Star
|colspan="1"|10–0
|style="background:#C1E0FF"|First Round
|style="text-align:left"|Ambala Heroes
|colspan="1"|2–0
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Sikh Regimental Centre
|colspan="1"|3–0
|style="background:#C1E0FF"|Second Round
|style="text-align:left"|[[Hyderabad City Police FC|Andhra Police]]
|colspan="1"|3–0
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Madras Regiment|Madras Regimental Centre]]
|colspan="1"|2–0
|style="background:#C1E0FF"|Quarter–Final
|style="text-align:left"|[[Indian Air Force (football team)|Indian Air Force]]
|colspan="1"|1–0
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Simla Youngs FC|Simla Youngs]]
|colspan="1"|1–1; 7–0
|style="background:#C1E0FF"|Semi–Final
|style="text-align:left"|Mafatlal
|colspan="1"|1–1; 1–0
|-
|}

==Match==
===Summary===
The Durand Cup final began at the [[Ambedkar Stadium|Corporation Stadium]] in [[New Delhi]] on 11 January 1973 in front of a packed crowd as Kolkata giants [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]] and [[Mohun Bagan]] faced each other in a [[Kolkata Derby]]. East Bengal reached their ninth Durand Cup final after defeating [[Simla Youngs FC|Simla Youngs]] 7–0 in the semi-final, having won the tournament six times previously in 1951, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1967, and 1970. Mohun Bagan reached their tenth Durand Cup final after they defeated Mafatlal 1–0 in the semi-final, having won the tournament six times previously in 1953, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964, and 1965.<ref name=rsssf/> -

East Bengal started as the favourites having a star studded lineup, being unbeaten throughout the season so far, having already won the [[Calcutta Football League]] and the [[IFA Shield]]. Mohun Bagan custodian Tarun Bose was the busiest throughout the match, making multiple saves as East Bengal failed to break the deadlock. Mohun Bagan did get a chance in the twenty-first minute when [[Subhash Bhowmick]] found himself in front of the goal but wasted the opportunity. In the second half, both the teams failed to break the deadlock as the game ended in a 0–0 stalemate. The Durand committee decided to host the replay final the very next day.<ref name=rsssf/><ref name=final>{{cite news |date=12 January 1973 |title= দু' প্রধানের খেলা গোলশূন্য, পুনারনুশ্তহান শুক্রবারে |trans-title=The Kolkata Derby ends in a goalless draw, replay to be held on friday |language=bn |work=Jugantor }}</ref>

===Details===
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|time=15:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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|report=
|team2=[[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]]
|score= 0–0
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Ambedkar Stadium|Corporation Stadium]], [[New Delhi]]
|attendance=20,000 (est.)
|referee=J. P. Coutinho}}

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{| width="100%"
|valign="top" width="40%"|
{| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
|colspan="4"|
|-
!width="25"| !!width="25"|
|-
|GK || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Arun Banerjee
|-
|RB || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Sudhir Karmakar ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
|CB || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Ashok Banerjee
|-
|CB || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Chandreshwar Prasad
|-
|LB || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Prabir Mazumdar
|-
|CM || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Mohon Singh
|-
|CM || ||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Gautam Sarkar]]
|-
|FW || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Latifuddin || {{suboff|}}
|-
|FW || ||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohammed Habib (footballer)|Mohammed Habib]]
|-
|FW || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Mohammed Akbar
|-
|FW || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Samaresh Chowdhury
|-
|colspan=4|'''Substitutes:'''
|-
|FW || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Shambhu Mitra || {{subon|}}
|-
|colspan=4|'''Coach:'''
|-
|colspan="4"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[P. K. Banerjee]]
|}
|valign="top"|
|valign="top" width="50%"|
{| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center
|colspan="4"|
|-
!width="25"| !!width="25"|
|-
|GK || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Tarun Bose
|-
|RB || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Nimai Goswami
|-
|CB || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Shyamal Ghosh
|-
|CB || ||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Syed Nayeemuddin]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
|LB || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Shankar Banerjee
|-
|CM || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Shyamsundar Manna
|-
|CM || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Barun Mishra
|-
|FW || ||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Surajit Sengupta]]
|-
|FW || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Parimal Dey || {{suboff|}}
|-
|FW || ||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Subhash Bhowmick]]
|-
|FW || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Mohammed Najir
|-
|colspan=4|'''Substitutes:'''
|-
|FW || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Sukalyan Ghosh Dastidar || {{subon|}}
|-
|colspan=4|'''Coach:'''
|-
|colspan="4"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Arun Ghosh]]
|}
|}

{| width=100% style="font-size: 90%"

|style="width:60%; vertical-align:top;"|
'''Match rules'''
*90 minutes.
*Replay if scores still level.
|}

==Replay==
===Summary===
The replay final began at the [[Ambedkar Stadium|Corporation Stadium]] in [[New Delhi]] on 12 January 1973 as the first final finished in a 0–0 draw.<ref name=rsssf/>

East Bengal once again started as the favourites and made attacks from the very first minute, however, Mohun Bagan custodian Tarun Bose was once again at the rescue as he saved multiple shots to keep the game scoreless. East Bengal eventually got the opportunity to score in the seventy-seventh minute of the match when Shankar Banerjee handled the ball inside the box while clearing a cross by Samaresh Chowdhury and East Bengal was awarded a penalty. [[Mohammed Habib (footballer)|Mohammed Habib]] scored from the spot as East Bengal took a 1–0 lead which they managed to hold onto until fulltime as East Bengal lifted their seventh Durand Cup title.<ref name=rsssf/><ref name=replayfinal>{{cite news |date=13 January 1973 |title= ইস্টবেঙ্গলের ডুরান্ড জয়, এবার নিয়ে মোট সাত বার |trans-title=East Bengal are the champions of the Durand Cup for the seventh time |language=bn |work=Jugantor }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Ritabrata |last=Banerjee |date=7 April 2020|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/indian-football-down-the-memory-lane-east-bengal-golden-era-1970/sm5c7t807v011wmkp5wjj6zvs|title=Indian Football: Down the memory lane - East Bengal’s ‘Golden era’ of 1970s|work=Goal|accessdate=28 November 2022}}</ref>

===Details===
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|date=12 January 1973
|time=15:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
|report=
|team2=[[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]]
|score= 1–0
|goals1=[[Mohammed Habib (footballer)|Habib]] {{goal|77|pen}}
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Ambedkar Stadium|Corporation Stadium]], [[New Delhi]]
|attendance=15,000 (est.)
|referee=J. P. Coutinho}}

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{| width="100%"
|valign="top" width="40%"|
{| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
|colspan="4"|
|-
!width="25"| !!width="25"|
|-
|GK || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Arun Banerjee
|-
|RB || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Sudhir Karmakar ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
|CB || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Ashok Banerjee
|-
|CB || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Chandreshwar Prasad
|-
|LB || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Santo Mitra
|-
|CM || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Mohon Singh
|-
|CM || ||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Gautam Sarkar]]
|-
|FW || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Latifuddin
|-
|FW || ||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohammed Habib (footballer)|Mohammed Habib]]
|-
|FW || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Mohammed Akbar || {{suboff|}}
|-
|FW || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Samaresh Chowdhury
|-
|colspan=4|'''Substitutes:'''
|-
|FW || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Shambhu Mitra || {{subon|}}
|-
|colspan=4|'''Coach:'''
|-
|colspan="4"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[P. K. Banerjee]]
|}
|valign="top"|
|valign="top" width="50%"|
{| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center
|colspan="4"|
|-
!width="25"| !!width="25"|
|-
|GK || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Tarun Bose
|-
|RB || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Nimai Goswami
|-
|CB || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Shyamal Ghosh
|-
|CB || ||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Syed Nayeemuddin]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
|LB || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Shankar Banerjee
|-
|CM || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Shyamsundar Manna
|-
|CM || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Barun Mishra
|-
|FW || ||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Surajit Sengupta]]
|-
|FW || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Sukalyan Ghosh Dastidar
|-
|FW || ||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Subhash Bhowmick]]
|-
|FW || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Chandan Gupta
|-
|colspan=4|'''Substitutes:'''
|-
|{{sort dash}}
|-
|colspan=4|'''Coach:'''
|-
|colspan="4"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Arun Ghosh]]
|}
|}

{| width=100% style="font-size: 90%"

|style="width:60%; vertical-align:top;"|
'''Match rules'''
*90 minutes.
*Joint winners if both finals ends in a draw.
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indiadurandcuphist.html Durand Cup Finals]

{{Durand Cup}}
{{East Bengal Club}}

[[Category:Durand Cup finals]]
[[Category:1972–73 in Indian football]]
[[Category:East Bengal Club matches]]
[[Category:Football competitions in New Delhi]]
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