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{{Short description|Football competition in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox football match
| title = 2002–03 Durand Cup final
| image =
| caption =
| event = [[Durand Cup|2002–03 Durand Cup]]
| team1 = [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
| team1score = 3
| team2 = [[Army Red (football team)|Army XI]]
| team2score = 0
| details =
| date = 10 January 2003
| stadium = [[Ambedkar Stadium]]
| city = [[Delhi]]
| man_of_the_match1a = [[Tushar Rakshit]]
| attendance = 10,000 (approx.)
| weather =
| previous = 2001–02
| next = 2003
}}
The '''2002–03 Durand Cup final''' was the 115th final of the [[Durand Cup]], the oldest football competition in [[India]], and was contested between Kolkata giant [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]] and [[Army Red (football team)|Army XI]] on 10 January 2003 at the [[Ambedkar Stadium]] in Delhi.<ref name=ifa2000>{{cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india03.html|title=115th "Pepsi" Durand Cup 2002/03 |work=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|accessdate=5 Nov 2021}}</ref><ref name=ifa2000a>{{cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/2002-03durandcup.html|title=115th "Pepsi" Durand Cup 2002/03|work=indianfootball.de|accessdate=5 Nov 2021}}</ref>

East Bengal won the final 3–0 to claim their 15th Durand Cup title. [[Mike Okoro]], [[Kalia Kulothungan]] and [[Douglas Silva (footballer, born 1974)|Douglas Silva]] scored three goals in the second half as East Bengal won the title.<ref name=final>{{cite web|first=Novy|last=Kapadia|date=11 January 2003|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/east-bengal-destroy-army-in-nine-minute-blitz-durand-cup-l-tushar-rakshit-turns-saviour-as-calcutta-giants-romp-to15th-title/cid/1032047|title=East Bengal destroy Army in nine-minute blitz - durand cup l Tushar Rakshit turns saviour as Calcutta giants romp to15th title|work=The Telegraph|accessdate=5 Nov 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=East Bengal win Durand Cup for 15th time|url=https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/durand/20030110.htm|access-date=2021-08-04|website=Rediff|language=en|archive-date=2021-08-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804133810/https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/durand/20030110.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Route to the final==
{{see also|IFA Shield}}

===East Bengal===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;margin-left:1em;float:right; font-size:85%;"

!scope=col width="120" | Date
!scope=col width="80" | Round
!scope=col width="120" | Opposition
!scope=col width="80" | Score
|-
| 4 January 2003
!scope=row style="text-align:center"| Group Stage
| [[Air India FC|Air India]]
| 4–0
|-
| 6 January 2003
!scope=row style="text-align:center"| Group Stage
| MEG
| 0–1
|-
| 8 January 2003
!scope=row style="text-align:center"| Semi Final
| [[Salgaocar S.C.|Salgaocar]]
| 1–0
|}

East Bengal entered the 2002–03 Durand Cup as one of the [[National Football League (India)|National Football League]] teams. They were allocated into Group B alongside MEG FC and [[Air India FC|Air India]]. In the opening game East Bengal defeated Air India 4–0. [[Mike Okoro]] scored a brace, Sashti Duley scored one and Osberne D'Souza scored an own-goal. In the second game, East Bengal suffered a 0–1 defeat to MEG, Bangalore as Ajith Kumar scored the only goal of the game. East Bengal still topped the group with a better goal difference and progressed into the last four. In the semi-final, East Bengal defeated [[Salgaocar S.C.|Salgaocar]] 1–0 courtesy of a solitary strike by Mike Okoro as East Bengal reached the final.<ref name=ifa2000/><ref name=ifa2000a/>

===Army XI===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;margin-left:1em;float:right; font-size:85%;"

!scope=col width="120" | Date
!scope=col width="80" | Round
!scope=col width="120" | Opposition
!scope=col width="80" | Score
|-
| 1 January 2003
!scope=row style="text-align:center"| Group Stage
| Indian Telephone Industries
| 2–2
|-
| 3 January 2003
!scope=row style="text-align:center"| Group Stage
| [[Vasco S.C.|Vasco]]
| 1–0
|-
| 7 January 2003
!scope=row style="text-align:center"| Semi Final
| [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan Sporting]]
| 1–1 (5–3 pen)
|}

[[Army Red (football team)|Army XI]] entered the 2002–03 Durand Cup as one of the regimental teams and were allocated into Group C alongside [[Vasco S.C.|Vasco]] and Indian Telephone Industries. In the opening game, Army XI drew 2–2 with Indian Telephone Industries. Raghu Kumar and Johny Gangmei scored for Army XI while Ibrahim Karim and Ignatious (own-goal) scored for ITI. In the second game, Army XI defeated Vasco 1–0 as Bikash Gurung scored the only goal and Army reached the last four In the semi-final, Army XI defeated [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan Sporting]] 5–3 in the penalty shootout after the game ended 1–1 after added extra time to reach the final for the first time. Saroj Gurung equalised for Army in the injury time for Army XI after [[Dipendu Biswas]] had scored for Mohammedan Sporting.<ref name=ifa2000/><ref name=ifa2000a/>

==Match==
===Details===
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|date=10 January 2003
|time=14:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=[[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
|report= [https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/east-bengal-destroy-army-in-nine-minute-blitz-durand-cup-l-tushar-rakshit-turns-saviour-as-calcutta-giants-romp-to15th-title/cid/1032047 Report]
|team2=[[Army Red (football team)|Army XI]]
|score= 3–0
|goals1=[[Mike Okoro]] {{goal|67}}<br />[[Kalia Kulothungan]] {{goal|72}}<br />[[Douglas Silva (footballer, born 1974)|Douglas Silva]] {{goal|77}}
|goals2=
|location=[[Delhi]]
|stadium=[[Ambedkar Stadium]]
|attendance=10,000 (est.)
|referee=Binod Kumar Singh (Bihar)}}

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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}} VP Satish Kumar
|-
|RB || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Surya Bikash Chakraborty
|-
|CB || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Arun Malhotra
|-
|CB || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Subashish Roy Chowdhury
|-
|LB || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Y. Raju Singh
|-
|RM || ||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Shylo Malsawmtluanga]]
|-
|CM || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Chandan Das ([[Captain (association football)|c]]) || || {{suboff|65}}
|-
|CM || ||{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Douglas Silva (footballer, born 1974)|Douglas Silva]]
|-
|LM || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Sasthi Duley
|-
|ST || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Trijit Das || || {{suboff|36}}
|-
|ST || ||{{flagicon|NGA}} [[Mike Okoro]]
|-
|colspan=4|'''Substitutes:'''
|-
|ST || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Kaustav Ghosh || || {{subon|36}} || || {{suboff|70}}
|-
|CM || ||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Tushar Rakshit]] || || {{subon|65}}
|-
|ST || ||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Kalia Kulothungan]] || || {{subon|70}}
|-
|colspan=4|'''Coach:'''
|-
|colspan="4"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Subhash Bhowmick]]
|}
|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}} Abungobi Singh
|-
|RB || ||{{flagicon|IND}} S. Ramesh
|-
|CB || ||{{flagicon|IND}} S. Ignatius
|-
|CB || ||{{flagicon|IND}} L. Angan Sangai
|-
|LB || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Johnny Gangmei
|-
|LM || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Saroj Gurung
|-
|CM || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Irudayaraj
|-
|CM || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Bikash Gurung ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
|RM || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Preetam Bahadur
|-
|ST || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Raghu Kumar
|-
|ST || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Pradip Debnath
|-
|colspan=4|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan="4"|{{flagicon|IND}} Tushar Kanti Majumdar
|}
|}
{| width=100% style="font-size: 90%"
|
'''Hero of the Match:'''<br />[[Tushar Rakshit]] (East Bengal)

|style="width:60%; vertical-align:top;"|
'''Match rules'''
*90 minutes.
*30 minutes of [[Overtime (sports)#Association football|extra time]] if necessary.
*[[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|Penalty shoot-out]] if scores still level.
|}

==See also==
* [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india03.html 115th "Pepsi" Durand Cup 2002/03], rsssf.com
* [http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/2002-03durandcup.html 115th "Pepsi" Durand Cup 2002/03], indianfootball.de

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Durand Cup}}
{{SC East Bengal}}
{{2002-03 in Indian football}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2002-03 Durand Cup Final}}
[[Category:Durand Cup finals]]
[[Category:East Bengal Club matches]]
[[Category:2002–03 in Indian football]]
[[Category:Football competitions in New Delhi]]

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