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{{Short description|Association football tournament in India}}
{{About|the present-day tournament between ] and ] teams|the original cup match between the league and cup champions|Indian Super Cup (1997–2011)}}
{{Distinguish|text=the original ], the match between the league and cup champions}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox football tournament {{Infobox football tournament
| name = Super Cup | name = Super Cup
| logo = ] | image = ]
| caption = | organiser = ]
| founded = 2018 | founded = {{start date and age|2018|2|19|}} ''(succeeded the ])''
| abolished = | region = India
| region = {{IND}} | number of teams = 26
| number of teams = 20 | qualifier for = ]
| current champions = | current champions = ] (1st title)
| most successful club = ]<br />]<br />]<br />]<br />(1 title each)
| most successful club =
| broadcasters = ] | broadcasters = ]
* '''International:''' ]
| current = ]
| website = {{URL|https://www.the-aiff.com/competitions/super-cup|Super Cup}}
| current = ]
}} }}
The '''Super Cup''' (also known as the '''Hero Super Cup''' for sponsorship reasons) is a ] ] tournament in India. The tournament will feature teams which finish top 6(including 4 teams from the other teams) from both the ] and ]. Both leagues are considered joint top divisions for professional football in India. The tournament will be organized by the ].


The '''Super Cup''', also known as the '''AIFF Super Cup''', is an annual premier ] cup competition in ]. It was founded on February 19, 2018 as a replacement for ].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Indian football calendar for 2024-25 season announced |url=https://khelnow.com/football/2024-01-indian-football-calendar |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=Khel Now |language=en}}</ref> Organised by the ] (AIFF),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/competitions/super-cup |title=Hero Super Cup |website=the-aiff.com |publisher= ] }}</ref> the competition is open to all ] in the ] and the ], the top two division of the ] respectively.
==Format==
The Indian Super Cup is a ] ] tournament. The top six teams from both the top tier leagues for professional football in India, the ] and ], will qualify directly for the competition.<ref name="TOI">{{cite news|title=Inaugural Super Cup's final round from Mar 31-Apr 22: AIFF|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/inaugural-super-cups-final-round-from-mar-31-apr-22-aiff/articleshow/62985550.cms|accessdate=22 February 2018|work=Times of India|date=19 February 2018}}</ref> The bottom four clubs from each league will participate in qualification matches to complete the 16 teams which participate in the tournament proper.<ref name="TOI"/> The 2018 will be held at ].


==History== ==History==
On 19 February 2018, the All India Football Federation announced the creation of the Super Cup as a reformed ], India's main knockout football tournament.<ref name="TOI">{{cite news |last1=Saharoy |first1=Shilarze |title=Chennaiyin to face Aizawl in Super Cup on March 31 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/chennaiyin-to-face-aizawl-in-super-cup-on-march-31/articleshow/63273453.cms |access-date=12 March 2018 |work=] | date=12 March 2018 |archive-date=18 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618022509/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/chennaiyin-to-face-aizawl-in-super-cup-on-march-31/articleshow/63273453.cms |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Indian football calendar for 2024-25 season announced |url=https://khelnow.com/football/2024-01-indian-football-calendar |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=Khel Now |language=en}}</ref> The qualifiers for the inaugural recherished tournament were held between 15–16 March. The tournament proper then commenced on 31 March and concluded with the final on 20 April 2018.<ref name="TOI" /> ] emerged as the winners of the inaugural edition of the recherished tournament. They defeated ] 4–1 in the final.<ref>{{cite news |title=Chhetri scores a brace as Bengaluru FC thrash East Bengal 4–1 to win title |url=https://scroll.in/field/876382/super-cup-chhetri-scores-a-brace-as-bengaluru-fc-thrash-east-bengal-4-1-to-win-title |access-date=27 April 2018 |work=] | date=20 April 2018 |archive-date=28 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628212214/https://scroll.in/field/876382/super-cup-chhetri-scores-a-brace-as-bengaluru-fc-thrash-east-bengal-4-1-to-win-title |url-status=live}}</ref>
On 19 February 2018, the ] announced the creation of the Indian Super Cup as a replacement for the ], India's main ] ] tournament.<ref name="TOI"/> The qualifiers for the inaugural tournament are to begin on 15 March and conclude on 31 March 2018. The tournament proper will then commence on 5th April and conclude with the final on 25 April 2018.<ref name="TOI"/>

In the ], seven I-League clubs, namely ], ], ], ], ], ] and ] withdrew from the competition citing "unfair treatment to I-League clubs by the AIFF."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://scroll.in/field/916643/super-cup-minerva-punjab-miss-pre-match-conference-meeting-aiff-terms-it-blatant-disregard |title=Super Cup: Minerva Punjab miss pre-match conference, meeting; AIFF terms it 'blatant disregard' |date=14 March 2019 |access-date=17 March 2019 |archive-date=27 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327091521/https://scroll.in/field/916643/super-cup-minerva-punjab-miss-pre-match-conference-meeting-aiff-terms-it-blatant-disregard |url-status=live}}</ref>

From 2020 to 2022, the competition was suspended due to the ]. For the 2024 season onwards the Super Cup was renamed as the '''Kalinga Super Cup'''. Inaugural edition was played between 9 and 28 January.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sportstar |first=Team |date=29 November 2023 |title=Super Cup 2024 renamed as Kalinga Super Cup with winner earning AFC Cup qualification |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/super-cup-renamed-kalinga-start-on-january-9-2024-winner-qualifies-for-afc-cup-indian-football/article67587094.ece |access-date=2 December 2023 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}</ref>

==Competition format==
Until 2019, the competition proper was a 16-team ]. In the event of a match being drawn after the group stage, the ] was played, followed by a ] if required.

In 2024, the competition comprised 16 clubs in group stage. All clubs in the top tier Indian Super League entered the group stage, and the I-League clubs played qualifiers for the four remaining spots. During the group stage, clubs were divided into four groups of four, playing against each other in a single ]. At the end of the group stage, the club with the most points qualified to the semi-finals. The competition then culminated with the final to determine the champions, presented with the trophy and a spot in the ] qualifiers.

==Winners==
===Super Cup finals===
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! scope=col | Venue
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| ]
| ], ]
| {{flagicon|ESP}} ] (5)
|-
! scope=row style=text-align:center|{{nowrap|2020–2022}}
| colspan=5 align=center | ''Tournament suspended due to the ] and ] international fixtures''
|-
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| ''']'''
| align=center | ]
| ]
| ], ]
| {{flagicon|COL}} ] (7)
|-
! scope=row style=text-align:center|]
| ''']'''
| align=center | ]
| ]
| ], ]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} ] (5)
|}

===Performance by club===
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|-
! scope="col" | Club
! scope="col" | Wins
! scope="col" | Runners-up
! scope="col" | Winning years
! scope="col" | Total finals appearances
|-
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===List of winning coaches===
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|-
! scope=col | Season
! scope=col | Winning Head coach
! scope=col | Club
! scope=col | Runner-up Head coach
! scope=col | Club
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| {{flagicon|ESP}} ]
| ]
| {{flagicon|IND}} ]
| ]
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| {{flagicon|ESP}} ]
| ]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| ]
|-
! scope=row style=text-align:center|]
| {{flagicon|IND}} ]
| ]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| ]
|-
! scope=row style=text-align:center|]
| {{flagicon|ESP}} ]
| ]
| {{flagicon|ESP}} ]
| ]
|}

==Top scorers==
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|-
! width=20|Rank
! width=175|Player
! width=55|Goals
! width=55|{{abbr|Apps|Appearances}}
! width=140|Years
! width=140|Club(s)
|-
| 1
| align=left |{{flagicon|IND}} ]
| '''9'''
| 10
| {{nowrap|2018–2023}}
| align=left| ]
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2
| align=left |{{flagicon|COL}} ]
| '''8'''
| 7
| 2023–2024
| align=left| ], ]
|-
| align=left |{{flagicon|BRA}} ]
| '''8'''
| 10
| 2023–2024
| align=left| ]
|-
| rowspan="2"| 4
| align=left |{{flagicon|ESP}} ]
| '''7'''
| 7
| 2018–2019
| align=left| ]
|-
| align=left |{{flagicon|IND}} ]
| '''7'''
| 14
| 2023–2024
| align=left| ], ]
|-
| 6
| align=left |{{flagicon|LBR}} ]
| '''6'''
| 8
| 2018–2023
| align=left| ], ]
|-
| rowspan="3"| 7
| align=left |{{flagicon|VEN}} ]
| '''5'''
| 5
| 2018–2019
| align=left| ]
|-
| align=left |{{flagicon|GRE}} ]
| '''5'''
| 6
| 2023–2024
| align=left| ]
|-
| align=left |{{flagicon|BRA}} ]
| '''5'''
| 8
| 2023–2024
| align=left| ]
|}

==Sponsorship and media coverage==
===Sponsorship===
The title sponsor for the Super Cup was ] until the 2023 edition.<ref name="Hero">{{cite news |title=East Bengal seal semi-final berth in Hero Super Cup |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/east-bengal-seal-semi-final-berth-in-hero-super-cup-118040800618_1.html |access-date=27 April 2018 |work=] | date=8 April 2018 |archive-date=6 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006173244/https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/east-bengal-seal-semi-final-berth-in-hero-super-cup-118040800618_1.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Hero MotoCorp was also the title sponsor for the Indian Super League and I-League, the leagues which comprise Super Cup participants.<ref>{{cite news |title=Four teams, one shot at glory: Here are the scenarios for the I-League title race ahead of final day |url=https://scroll.in/field/870996/four-teams-one-shot-at-glory-here-are-the-scenarios-for-the-i-league-title-race-ahead-of-final-day |access-date=27 April 2018 |work=] | date=6 March 2018 |archive-date=10 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810205213/https://scroll.in/field/870996/four-teams-one-shot-at-glory-here-are-the-scenarios-for-the-i-league-title-race-ahead-of-final-day |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Indian Super League (ISL) 2017–18: Full Schedule, match-time and results |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/indian-super-league/indian-super-league-isl-2017-18-full-schedule-match-time-results/articleshow/61687703.cms |access-date=27 April 2018 |work=] | date=17 November 2017 |archive-date=28 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180428093607/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/indian-super-league/indian-super-league-isl-2017-18-full-schedule-match-time-results/articleshow/61687703.cms |url-status=live}}</ref> The next title sponsor was the ] with the tournament being known as Kalinga Super Cup.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kalinga Super Cup will kick off in Odisha from January 9, 2024 |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/kalinga-super-cup-will-kick-off-in-odisha-from-january-9-2024 |access-date=29 November 2023 |website=the-aiff.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Odisha's rise as a shining example for sports infra |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/others/odishas-rise-as-a-shining-example-for-sports-infra-101701618416050.html |access-date=3 December 2023 |website=Hindustan Times}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
! Period
! Sponsor
! Tournament
|-
| 2018–2023
| {{flagicon|IND}} ]
| Hero Super Cup
|-
| 2023–2024
| {{flagicon|IND}} ] and ]
| Kalinga Super Cup
|}

===Media coverage===
] was the official broadcaster for the AIFF Super Cup, with all matches being broadcast on the channel, and ] was the official online streaming partner of the tournament.<ref>{{cite news |title=Super Cup 2018: NEROCA FC v Kerala Blasters FC – TV channel, stream, kick-off time & match preview |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/super-cup-2018-neroca-fc-220823400.html |access-date=27 April 2018 |work=] | date=5 April 2018 |archive-date=28 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180428011945/https://sports.yahoo.com/super-cup-2018-neroca-fc-220823400.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Since 2023, ] and FanCode became the official media partners.
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| Worldwide
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==See also== ==See also==
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==References== ==References==
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Association football tournament in India Not to be confused with the original Indian Super Cup (1997–2011), the match between the league and cup champions.

Football tournament
Super Cup
[REDACTED]
Organising bodyAIFF
FoundedFebruary 19, 2018; 6 years ago (2018-02-19) (succeeded the Federation Cup)
RegionIndia
Number of teams26
Qualifier forAFC Challenge League
Current championsEast Bengal (1st title)
Most successful club(s)Bengaluru
Goa
Odisha
East Bengal
(1 title each)
Television broadcastersJioCinema
WebsiteSuper Cup
2025 Indian Super Cup

The Super Cup, also known as the AIFF Super Cup, is an annual premier football cup competition in Indian football. It was founded on February 19, 2018 as a replacement for Federation Cup. Organised by the All India Football Federation (AIFF), the competition is open to all clubs in the Indian Super League and the I-League, the top two division of the Indian football league system respectively.

History

On 19 February 2018, the All India Football Federation announced the creation of the Super Cup as a reformed Federation Cup, India's main knockout football tournament. The qualifiers for the inaugural recherished tournament were held between 15–16 March. The tournament proper then commenced on 31 March and concluded with the final on 20 April 2018. Bengaluru emerged as the winners of the inaugural edition of the recherished tournament. They defeated East Bengal 4–1 in the final.

In the second edition, seven I-League clubs, namely Minerva Punjab, East Bengal, Mohun Bagan, NEROCA, Gokulam Kerala, Aizwal and Churchill Brothers withdrew from the competition citing "unfair treatment to I-League clubs by the AIFF."

From 2020 to 2022, the competition was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For the 2024 season onwards the Super Cup was renamed as the Kalinga Super Cup. Inaugural edition was played between 9 and 28 January.

Competition format

Until 2019, the competition proper was a 16-team knockout tournament. In the event of a match being drawn after the group stage, the extra time was played, followed by a penalty shoot-out if required.

In 2024, the competition comprised 16 clubs in group stage. All clubs in the top tier Indian Super League entered the group stage, and the I-League clubs played qualifiers for the four remaining spots. During the group stage, clubs were divided into four groups of four, playing against each other in a single round-robin format. At the end of the group stage, the club with the most points qualified to the semi-finals. The competition then culminated with the final to determine the champions, presented with the trophy and a spot in the AFC Champions League Two qualifiers.

Winners

Super Cup finals

Season Winner Score Runner-up Venue Top scorer
2018 Bengaluru 4–1 East Bengal Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar India Sunil Chhetri (6)
2019 Goa 2–1 Chennaiyin Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar Spain Coro (5)
2020–2022 Tournament suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Indian National Team's international fixtures
2023 Odisha 2–1 Bengaluru EMS Stadium, Kozhikode Colombia Wilmar Jordán (7)
2024 East Bengal 3–2 Odisha Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar Brazil Cleiton Silva (5)

Performance by club

Club Wins Runners-up Winning years Total finals appearances
Bengaluru 1 1 2018 2
Odisha 1 1 2023 2
East Bengal 1 1 2024 2
Goa 1 0 2019 1
Chennaiyin 0 1 – 1

List of winning coaches

Season Winning Head coach Club Runner-up Head coach Club
2018 Spain Albert Roca Bengaluru India Khalid Jamil East Bengal
2019 Spain Sergio Lobera Goa England John Gregory Chennaiyin
2023 India Clifford Miranda Odisha England Simon Grayson Bengaluru
2024 Spain Carles Cuadrat East Bengal Spain Sergio Lobera Odisha

Top scorers

Rank Player Goals Apps Years Club(s)
1 India Sunil Chhetri 9 10 2018–2023 Bengaluru
2 Colombia Wilmar Jordán 8 7 2023–2024 NorthEast United, Punjab
Brazil Diego Maurício 8 10 2023–2024 Odisha
4 Spain Coro 7 7 2018–2019 Goa
India Nandhakumar Sekar 7 14 2023–2024 Odisha, East Bengal
6 Liberia Ansumana Kromah 6 8 2018–2023 East Bengal, Churchill Brothers
7 Venezuela Miku 5 5 2018–2019 Bengaluru
Greece Dimitrios Diamantakos 5 6 2023–2024 Kerala Blasters
Brazil Cleiton Silva 5 8 2023–2024 East Bengal

Sponsorship and media coverage

Sponsorship

The title sponsor for the Super Cup was Hero MotoCorp until the 2023 edition. Hero MotoCorp was also the title sponsor for the Indian Super League and I-League, the leagues which comprise Super Cup participants. The next title sponsor was the Government of Odisha with the tournament being known as Kalinga Super Cup.

Period Sponsor Tournament
2018–2023 India Hero MotoCorp Hero Super Cup
2023–2024 India Government of Odisha and Odisha Tourism Kalinga Super Cup

Media coverage

Star Sports was the official broadcaster for the AIFF Super Cup, with all matches being broadcast on the channel, and Disney+ Hotstar was the official online streaming partner of the tournament. Since 2023, Sony Sports and FanCode became the official media partners.

Television
Period Broadcaster Region
2018–2019 Star Sports India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Fox Sports Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, Mongolia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
ATN Channel Canada
ESPN+ United States of America
OSN Sports Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Star Gold UK England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales
SuperSport South Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Eurosport Europe
ESPN Africa Parts of Africa
2023 Sony Sports Network India
Online streaming
Period Broadcaster Region
2018–2019 Disney+ Hotstar Worldwide
2023 FanCode India
2024– JioCinema India

See also

References

  1. ^ "Indian football calendar for 2024-25 season announced". Khel Now. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  2. "Hero Super Cup". the-aiff.com. AIFF.
  3. ^ Saharoy, Shilarze (12 March 2018). "Chennaiyin to face Aizawl in Super Cup on March 31". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 18 June 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  4. "Chhetri scores a brace as Bengaluru FC thrash East Bengal 4–1 to win title". Scroll.in. 20 April 2018. Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  5. "Super Cup: Minerva Punjab miss pre-match conference, meeting; AIFF terms it 'blatant disregard'". 14 March 2019. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  6. Sportstar, Team (29 November 2023). "Super Cup 2024 renamed as Kalinga Super Cup with winner earning AFC Cup qualification". Sportstar. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  7. "East Bengal seal semi-final berth in Hero Super Cup". Business Standard. 8 April 2018. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  8. "Four teams, one shot at glory: Here are the scenarios for the I-League title race ahead of final day". Scroll.in. 6 March 2018. Archived from the original on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  9. "Indian Super League (ISL) 2017–18: Full Schedule, match-time and results". The Times of India. 17 November 2017. Archived from the original on 28 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  10. "Kalinga Super Cup will kick off in Odisha from January 9, 2024". the-aiff.com. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  11. "Odisha's rise as a shining example for sports infra". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  12. "Super Cup 2018: NEROCA FC v Kerala Blasters FC – TV channel, stream, kick-off time & match preview". Yahoo Sports. 5 April 2018. Archived from the original on 28 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
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