2025 Super Cup (India)
 Kalinga Stadium will host the final on 28 April | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Venue(s) | Kalinga Stadium (main pitch, pitch 1), Bhubaneswar |
| Dates | 21 April- |
| Teams | 16 |
| Defending champions | East Bengal |
The 2025 Super Cup (also known as the 2025 Kalinga Super Cup for sponsorship reasons) 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
[edit]
Kolkata
Locations of Super Cup teams
| 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)[5] | |
| Punjab | 3rd (2024)[6] | |
| Champions | I-League | TBD |
| Runners-up | TBD | |
| Third place | TBD |
Schedule
[edit]| Round | Match dates |
|---|---|
| Round of 16 | 21 – 24 April |
| Quarter-finals | |
| Semi-finals | |
| Final | 27 April |
Venues
[edit]The matches will be held on two Kalinga Stadium pitches in Odisha.[2]
| Bhubaneswar | |
|---|---|
| Kalinga Stadium | |
| Main pitch[a] | Pitch 1[b] |
| Capacity: 12,000 | Capacity: ~1000[c] |
| |
Bracket
[edit]Matches
[edit]Round of 16
[edit]Quarter-finals
[edit]Semi-finals
[edit]Final
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | ||
| 2 | |||
| 3 |
Awards
[edit]| Award | Winner | Team | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
- ^ Previously played in 2018 and 2019 as Delhi Dynamos FC
- ^ Previously played in 2023 as Roundglass Punjab