2025 Super Cup (India)
| Kalinga Super Cup | |
|---|---|
 Kalinga Stadium will host the final on 3 May | |
| Tournament details | |
| Country | India |
| Venue(s) | Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar |
| Dates | 20 April – 3 May 2025 |
| Teams | 15[a] |
| Defending champions | East Bengal |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 7 |
| Goals scored | 22 (3.14 per match) |
| Attendance | 17,432 (2,490 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Iker Guarrotxena Alaaeddine Ajaraie (3 goals) |
The 2025 Super Cup, also referred to as the 2025 Kalinga Super Cup due to sponsorship reasons, is the fifth edition of the national knockout football tournament organized by the All India Football Federation (AIFF). It features top-tier clubs from the Indian Super League and leading teams from the I-League, serving as a unifying competition across divisions in Indian football.
The tournament is held from 20 April to 3 May 2025 at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. East Bengal enter as the defending champions. [3][4] It features clubs from the ISL and the I-League, the first and second tier of the Indian football league system.[5][6]
Teams
[edit]The 13 ISL teams were seeded for the round of 16 according to their final league position in the 2024–25 season. Three I-League teams confirmed their participation – Churchill Brothers, Inter Kashi and Gokulam Kerala. They will face the top three ISL teams (Mohun Bagan, FC Goa and Bengaluru). These three match-ups were decided by a draw on Wednesday, April 9.[7][8] Later Churchill Brothers announced they would withdraw from Super Cup, citing "I-League title deciding controversy" as the reason, awarding Mohun Bagan a bye in the round of 16 and granting a direct entry into the quarter-finals.[1][2]
| 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) | |
| Mohun Bagan SG | 4th (2024) | |
| Mohammedan | 2nd (2023) | |
| Mumbai City | 5th (2024) | |
| NorthEast United | 5th (2024) | |
| Odisha | 5th (2024)[9] | |
| Punjab | 3rd (2024)[10] | |
(withdrawn)[1][2] |
I-League | |
| Inter Kashi | 2nd (2024) | |
| Gokulam Kerala | 4th (2024) |
Schedule
[edit]| Round | Match dates |
|---|---|
| Round of 16 | 20–24 April |
| Quarter-finals | 26–27 April |
| Semi-finals | 30 April |
| Final | 3 May |
Venue
[edit]The matches will be held in Kalinga Stadium in Odisha.[4]
| Bhubaneswar |
|---|
| Kalinga Stadium |
| Capacity: 15,000 |
|
Match officials
[edit]The following officials were chosen for the competition.
- Referees
- Aditya Purkayastha (†)
- Pratik Mondal (†)
- Harish Kundu (†)
- Venkatesh Ramachadran (†)
- Tejas Visvasrao Nagvenkar (†)
- Ashwin Kumar
- Assistant Referees & Fourth Official
- Kennedy Sapam
- B. Nagoorkani
- Ujjal Halder
- Parasuraman Vairamuthu
- Sourav Sarkar
- P. Muralitharan
- Christopher Cladious Peter
- Sumanta Dutta
(†) : He performs both duties.
Bracket
[edit]| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| 20 April | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kerala Blasters | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 26 April | ||||||||||||||||||
| East Bengal | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kerala Blasters | ||||||||||||||||||
| 20 April | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mohun Bagan SG | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mohun Bagan SG | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 30 April | ||||||||||||||||||
| Churchill Brothers | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 21 April | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goa | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 26 April | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gokulam Kerala | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Goa | ||||||||||||||||||
| 21 April | ||||||||||||||||||
| Punjab | ||||||||||||||||||
| Odisha | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 May | ||||||||||||||||||
| Punjab | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 23 April | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bengaluru | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 27 April | ||||||||||||||||||
| Inter Kashi (p) | 1 (5) | |||||||||||||||||
| Inter Kashi | ||||||||||||||||||
| 23 April | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mumbai City | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mumbai City | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 30 April | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chennaiyin | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 24 April | ||||||||||||||||||
| Northeast United | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 27 April | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mohammedan | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Northeast United | ||||||||||||||||||
| 24 April | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jamshedpur | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jamshedpur | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hyderabad | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Round of 16
[edit]The ISL teams were seeded for the round of 16 according to their final league position in the 2024–25 season. Three I-League teams confirmed their participation – Churchill Brothers, Inter Kashi and Gokulam Kerala. They will face the top three ISL teams (Mohun Bagan, FC Goa and Bengaluru).[7][8] Later Churchill Brothers announced they would withdraw from Super Cup, citing "I-League title deciding controversy" as the reason, awarding Mohun Bagan a bye in the round of 16 and granting a direct entry into the quarter-finals.[1][2]
| ISL | I-League[a] | Total |
|---|---|---|
13 / 13
|
3 / 12
|
16 / 25
|
| Kerala Blasters | 2–0 | East Bengal |
|---|---|---|
| AIFF I-League |
Man of the Match: Noah Sadaoui (Kerala Blasters)
| FC Goa | 3–0 | Gokulam Kerala |
|---|---|---|
|
AIFF I-League |
Man of the Match: Iker Guarrotxena (Goa)
| Odisha | 0–3 | Punjab |
|---|---|---|
| AIFF I-League |
Man of the Match: Ezequiel Vidal (Punjab)
| Bengaluru | 1–1 | Inter Kashi |
|---|---|---|
|
AIFF I-League |
|
| Penalties | ||
| 3–5 | ||
Man of the Match: Nikola Stojanović (Inter Kashi)
| Mumbai City | 4–0 | Chennaiyin |
|---|---|---|
| AIFF I-League |
Man of the Match: Lallianzuala Chhangte (Mumbai City)
| Northeast United | 6–0 | Mohammedan |
|---|---|---|
| AIFF I-League |
Man of the Match: Alaaeddine Ajaraie (Northeast United)
| Jamshedpur | 2–0 | Hyderabad |
|---|---|---|
| AIFF I-League |
Man of the Match: Javier Siverio (Jamshedpur)
Quarter-finals
[edit]| ISL | I-League | Total |
|---|---|---|
7 / 13
|
1 / 12
|
8 / 25
|
Semi-finals
[edit]| ISL | I-League | Total |
|---|---|---|
3 / 13
|
0 / 12
|
3 / 25
|
Final
[edit]| ISL | I-League | Total |
|---|---|---|
1 / 13
|
0 / 12
|
1 / 25
|
Season statistics
[edit]Goalscorers
[edit]- As of 24 April 2025
Source: AIFF
| Rank | Goal Scores | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Club | Apps | Goals | |
| 1 | Goa | 1 | 3 | |
 Alaaeddine Ajaraie
|
Northeast United | 1 | 3 | |
| 2 |  Lallianzuala Chhangte
|
Mumbai City | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Kerala Blasters | 1 | 1 | |
| Kerala Blasters | 1 | 1 | ||
| Punjab | 1 | 1 | ||
| Punjab | 1 | 1 | ||
| Punjab | 1 | 1 | ||
 Ryan Williams
|
Bengaluru | 1 | 1 | |
 Matija Babović
|
Inter Kashi | 1 | 1 | |
 Nikolaos Karelis
|
Mumbai City | 1 | 1 | |
| Bipin Singh
|
Mumbai City | 1 | 1 | |
| Jithin MS
|
Northeast United | 1 | 1 | |
 Néstor Albiach
|
Northeast United | 1 | 1 | |
| Guillermo Fernández
|
Northeast United | 1 | 1 | |
| Javier Siverio
|
Jamshedpur | 1 | 1 | |
 Stephen Eze
|
Jamshedpur | 1 | 1 | |
Clean Sheets
[edit]| Rank | Clean Sheets | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Club | Apps | Clean Sheets | |
| 1 | Kerala Blasters | 1 | 1 | |
| FC Goa | 1 | 1 | ||
| Punjab | 1 | 1 | ||
| Mumbai City | 1 | 1 | ||
| Northeast United | 1 | 1 | ||
| Jamshedpur | 1 | 1 | ||
Awards
[edit]| Award | Winner | Team | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best goalkeeper | |||
| Best defender | |||
| Best midfielder | |||
| Top scorer | |||
| Player of the tournament | |||
| Runners-up | |||
| Champions | |||
Broadcasting
[edit]The 2025 Kalinga Super Cup is streaming live on Star Sports 3 (selected matches) and JioHotstar.[11]
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]- ^ a b One I-league team (Churchill Brothers) withdrew after draw.[1][2]
- ^ The original time for this match was UTC 16:30. After Mohun Bagan vs Churchill Brothers match was cancelled, the match was rescheduled.[citation needed]
- ^ The Mohun Bagan vs Churchill Brothers match was cancelled, and Mohun Bagun were awarded the win.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "'This is not football any more'. Churchill Brothers pull out of Super Cup over I-League fiasco". www.onmanorama.com. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Churchill Brothers considers withdrawing from Super Cup 2025 amid I-League title controversy". Sportstar. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Kalinga Super Cup 2025 fixtures announced". www.the-aiff.com.
- ^ a b "Kalinga Super Cup 2025: Complete fixture list announced". Indian Super League.
- ^ Previously played in 2018 and 2019 as Delhi Dynamos FC
- ^ Previously played in 2023 as Roundglass Punjab
- ^ "Kalinga Super Cup 2025 Live Streaming & Telecast: When And How To Watch All Matches In India?". khelnow.com. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
External links
[edit]- Super Cup India at the-aiff.com
- Super Cup India at i-league.com