2025 Super Cup (India)
 Kalinga Stadium will host the final on 3 May | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Venue(s) | Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar |
| Dates | 20 April – 3 May |
| 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
| 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 | 4th (2024) | |
| Mohammedan | 2nd (2023) | |
| Mumbai City | 5th (2024) | |
| NorthEast United | 5th (2024) | |
| Odisha | 5th (2024)[5] | |
| Punjab | 3rd (2024)[6] | |
| Churchill Brothers | I-League | 3rd (2023) |
| Inter Kashi | 2nd (2024) | |
| Gokulam Kerala | 4th (2024) |
Schedule
| Round | Match dates |
|---|---|
| Round of 16 | 20 – 24 April |
| Quarter-finals | 26 – 27 April |
| Semi-finals | 30 April |
| Final | 3 May |
Venues
The matches will be held in Kalinga Stadium in Odisha.[2]
| Bhubaneswar |
|---|
| Kalinga Stadium |
| Capacity: 15,000 |
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Bracket
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 FC Goa, Inter Kashi FC, and Gokulam Kerala FC. They will face the top three ISL teams (Mohun Bagan Super Giant, FC Goa and Bengaluru FC). These three match-ups were decided by a draw on Wednesday, April 9.[7][8]
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Kerala Blasters | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | East Bengal | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Mohun Bagan | ||||||||||||||||||
| IL1 | Churchill Brothers | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Goa | ||||||||||||||||||
| IL3 | Gokulam Kerala | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Odisha | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Punjab | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Bengaluru | ||||||||||||||||||
| IL2 | Inter Kashi | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Mumbai City | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Chennaiyin | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Northeast United | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Mohammedan | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Jamshedpur | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Hyderabad | ||||||||||||||||||
Round of 16
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 FC Goa, Inter Kashi FC, and Gokulam Kerala FC. They will face the top three ISL teams (Mohun Bagan Super Giant, FC Goa and Bengaluru FC).[9]
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |||
| 2 | |||
| 3 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Team | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best goalkeeper | |||
| Best defender | |||
| Best midfielder | |||
| Top scorer | |||
| Player of the tournament | |||
| Runners-up | |||
| Champions | |||
See also
- 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
References
- ^ "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
- ^ "Kalinga Super Cup 2025 fixtures announced". www.the-aiff.com.
- ^ "Kalinga Super Cup 2025: Complete fixture list announced". Indian Super League.
- ^ "Kalinga Super Cup 2025 fixtures announced". www.the-aiff.com.
