2025 Super Cup (India)
 Kalinga Stadium will host the final on 4 May | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Venue(s) | Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar |
| Dates | 21 April – 4 May |
| Teams | 16 |
| Defending champions | East Bengal |
The 2025 Super Cup will be the fifth season of the Super Cup and the 43rd season of the national knockout football competition in India.[1][2] It features clubs from the ISL and the I-League, the first and second tier of the Indian football league system.[3][4]
East Bengal are the defending champions, having defeated Odisha in the 2024 final. The champions will qualify for the 2025–26 AFC Champions League Two qualifiers.
Teams
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The Super Cup is a knockout competition with 16 teams taking part from the round of 16 and the final will be played at Kalinga Stadium on 4 May 2025. The competition consists of 16 teams from Indian football league system (All 13 teams from the Indian Super League and top three teams from the I-League).[5]
| Team | League | App (last) |
|---|---|---|
| Bengaluru | Indian Super League | 5th (2024) |
| Chennaiyin | 5th (2024) | |
| East Bengal | 4th (2024) | |
| Goa | 5th (2024) | |
| Hyderabad | 3rd (2024) | |
| Jamshedpur | 5th (2024) | |
| Kerala Blasters | 5th (2024) | |
| Mohammedan | 2nd (2023) | |
| Mohun Bagan SG | 4th (2024) | |
| Mumbai City | 5th (2024) | |
| NorthEast United | 5th (2024) | |
| Odisha | 5th (2024)[6] | |
| Punjab | 3rd (2024)[7] | |
| Champions | I-League | TBD |
| Runners-up | TBD | |
| Third place | TBD |
Schedule
[edit]| Round | Match dates |
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| Round of 16 | 21 - 24 April 2025 |
| Quarter-finals | 26 - 27 April 2025 |
| Semi-finals | 30 April - 1 May 2025 |
| Final | 4 May 2025 |
Venue
[edit]The matches will be held in two different Kalinga Stadium pitches in Odisha.[2]
| Bhubaneswar | |
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| Kalinga Stadium | |
| Main Pitch[a] | Pitch 1[b] |
| Capacity: 12,000 | Capacity: ~1000[c] |
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Bracket
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| IL 3rd | ||||||||||||||
| ISL 8th | ||||||||||||||
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| Hyderabad | ||||||||||||||
| ISL 4th | ||||||||||||||
| Mohammedan | ||||||||||||||
| ISL 6th | ||||||||||||||
| ISL 11th | ||||||||||||||
| ISL 3rd | ||||||||||||||
| IL 1st | ||||||||||||||
| ISL 7th | ||||||||||||||
| ISL 10th | ||||||||||||||
| Goa | ||||||||||||||
| IL 2nd | ||||||||||||||
Matches
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Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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Final
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Top scorers
[edit]| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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Awards
[edit]| Award | Winner | Club | Prize |
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| Best Goalkeeper | |||
| Best Defender | |||
| Best Midfielder | |||
| Top scorer | |||
| Player of the Tournament | |||
| Runners-up | |||
| Champions | |||
See also
[edit]- Men
- 2024–25 Indian Super League (Tier I)
- 2024–25 I-League (Tier II)
- 2024–25 I-League 2 (Tier III)
- 2024–25 I-League 3 (Tier IV)
- 2024–25 Indian State Leagues (Tier V)
- 2024 Durand Cup
- 2025 Reliance Foundation Development League
- Women
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Super Cup 2025 to be played in Bhubaneswar from April 21". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ a b PTI. "AIFF plans to hold Super Cup in FA Cup format from 2024-25 season". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "Press Trust Of India". ptinews.com. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "AIFF Plans To Hold Super Cup In FA Cup Format From 2024-25 Season | Football News". NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "Cup conundrum for AIFF". News9live. 16 February 2025. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ^ Previously played in 2018 and 2019 as Delhi Dynamos FC
- ^ Previously played in 2023 as Roundglass Punjab