| Super Cup | |
| MATCH INFO | |
MATCH :
| Kerala Blasters V/s East Bengal
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COMPETITION : | Round 1
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| DATE: | 20-04-2025
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TIME:
| 8:00 PM IST (UTC +5:30)
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STADIUM:
| Kalinga Stadium
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Super Cup Fixtures, Results
About Super Cup:
History
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 the Indian Super League and the I-League, the top two divisions of the Indian football league system respectively.
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, Aizawl 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. From the 2024 edition the competition is known as the Kalinga Super Cup, as part of the title sponsorship agreement with the Government of Odisha.
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.
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