2018 Indian Super Cup

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2018 Super Cup
Hero Super Cup
Kalinga Stadium during ISL.jpg
Kalinga Stadium hosted the final on 20 April 2018
CountryIndia
DatesMarch 15 – 16 (qualifiers)
March 31 – April 20 (main competition)
Championship venue Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
Teams20
Champions Bengaluru (1st title)
Runners-up East Bengal
Matches played19
Goals scored67 (3.53 per match)
Attendance53,969 (2,840 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Sunil Chhetri
(6 goals)
Best player Miku (Bengaluru FC)
2019 →

The 2018 Hero Super Cup was the inaugural edition of the Super Cup and 39th season of the main club knockout football competition in India. The competition is sponsored by Hero MotoCorp and is officially known as the Hero Super Cup. The competition began with the qualifiers on 15 March 2018 and concluded with the final on 20 April 2018. [1] The entire tournament took place in the Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar. [1]

Contents

The competition features teams from both the I-League and Indian Super League. [2] Both leagues containing 10 teams each, the top six teams from both qualified for the tournament automatically while the bottom four sides contested in the qualifiers. [2] The Super Cup replaces the Federation Cup, which was considered the top knockout competition before this tournament. [3]

Teams

A total of 16 teams are participating in the competition proper. [2] The top six teams from both the I-League and Indian Super League qualified for the Super Cup automatically while the bottom four sides have participated in the qualifiers. [2]

Qualification round
(8 teams) [note 1] 		Main competition
(12 teams) [note 2]
I-League
Indian Super League
I-League
Indian Super League

Round dates

On 12 March 2018, the All India Football Federation announced the schedule and full format of the tournament. [4] Due to the participation of Aizawl and Bengaluru in the AFC Cup, the schedule for the quarter-finals shall be decided at a later date. [4]

PhaseRoundMatch dates
Qualification round15–16 March 2018
Main tournamentRound of 1631 March – 6 April 2018
Quarter-finals8–13 April 2018
Semi-finals16–17 April 2018
Final20 April 2018

Bracket

 
 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
              
 
31 March
 
 
 Aizawl (pen.)2 (5)
 
8 April
 
 Chennaiyin 2 (3)
 
 Aizawl 0
 
5 April
 
 East Bengal 1
 
 East Bengal 2
 
16 April
 
 Mumbai City 1
 
 East Bengal 1
 
2 April
 
 Goa 0
 
 Minerva Punjab 0 (4)
 
12 April
 
 Jamshedpur (pen.)0 (5)
 
 Jamshedpur 1
 
3 April
 
 Goa 5
 
 Goa 3
 
20 April
 
 ATK 1
 
 East Bengal 1
 
1 April
 
 Bengaluru 4
 
 Churchill Brothers 1
 
11 April
 
 Mohun Bagan 2
 
 Mohun Bagan 3
 
4 April
 
 Shillong Lajong 1
 
 Pune City 2
 
17 April
 
 Shillong Lajong 3
 
 Mohun Bagan 2
 
1 April
 
 Bengaluru 4
 
 Bengaluru 2
 
13 April
 
 Gokulam Kerala 1
 
 Bengaluru 3
 
6 April
 
 NEROCA 1
 
 NEROCA 3
 
 
 Kerala Blasters 2
 

Qualification round

After the conclusion of the I-League and Indian Super League seasons, the All India Football Federation announced the draw for the qualification round of the Super Cup. [5]

Delhi Dynamos 1–2 (a.e.t.) Churchill Brothers
Uche Soccerball shade.svg6' Report Plaza Soccerball shade.svg34', 106'
Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: C. R. Srikrishna
NorthEast United 0–2 Gokulam Kerala
Report Kisekka Soccerball shade.svg43', 74'
Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar
Mumbai City 2–1 (a.e.t.) Indian Arrows
Emaná Soccerball shade.svg90' (pen.)
Santos Soccerball shade.svg104'		 Report Praveen Soccerball shade.svg77'
Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Ajitkumar Lairenlakpam
ATK 4–1 Chennai City
Sharma Soccerball shade.svg37'
Zequinha Soccerball shade.svg58'
Mehta Soccerball shade.svg76'
Keane Soccerball shade.svg83'		 Report Joachim Soccerball shade.svg45+7'
Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
Attendance: 3,000

Round of 16

The All India Football Federation announced the draw for the round of 16 of the competition on 12 March 2018. [6]

Chennaiyin 2–2 (a.e.t.) Aizawl
Alves Soccerball shade.svg89'
D. Singh Soccerball shade.svg114'		 Report Ionescu Soccerball shade.svg22', 91'
Penalties
3–5
Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee
Bengaluru 2–1 Gokulam Kerala
Miku Soccerball shade.svg69'
U. Singh Soccerball shade.svg90+2'		 Report Kisekka Soccerball shade.svg33'
Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
Attendance: 4,233
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar
Churchill Brothers 1–2 Mohun Bagan
Plaza Soccerball shade.svg30' Report Dipanda Soccerball shade.svg45+3' (pen.), 70'
Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
Attendance: 8,120
Referee: Venkatesh R
Minerva Punjab 0–0 (a.e.t.) Jamshedpur
Report
Penalties
4–5
Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
Attendance: 3,256
Referee: Santosh Kumar
Goa 3–1 ATK
Coro Soccerball shade.svg45+1'
Boumous Soccerball shade.svg70'
Fernandes Soccerball shade.svg77'		 Report Keane Soccerball shade.svg50'
Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
Attendance: 2,583
Referee: Rowan Arumughan
Pune City 2–3 Shillong Lajong
Lucca Soccerball shade.svg17'
Marcelinho Soccerball shade.svg21'		 Report Koffi Soccerball shade.svg29'
Pradhan Soccerball shade.svg61'
Lalmuanpuia Soccerball shade.svg90+2' (pen.)
Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
Attendance: 728
Referee: C. R. Srikrishna
Mumbai City 1–2 East Bengal
Emaná Soccerball shade.svg22' Report Yusa Soccerball shade.svg26'
Amnah Soccerball shade.svg73'
Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
Attendance: 4,354
Referee: Venkatesh R
NEROCA 3–2 Kerala Blasters
Joachim Soccerball shade.svg68'
Williams Soccerball shade.svg79'
Odili Soccerball shade.svg81' (pen.)		 Report Pulga Soccerball shade.svg11'
Prasanth Soccerball shade.svg49'
Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
Attendance: 1,865
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee

Quarter-finals

The dates for the quarter-final matches were scheduled to be announced at a later date to accommodate AFC Cup commitments of Aizawl and Bengaluru. [6] After Aizawl and Bengaluru advanced to the quarter-finals, the following fixtures were confirmed for the quarter-finals. [7] During the game between Jamshedpur FC and FC Goa, six players (three each from both the teams) were sent off at the half-time for violent conduct. [8] In the games against NEROCA F.C., Sunil Chhetri scored the first hat-trick of the tournament.

Aizawl 0–1 East Bengal
Report Ralte Soccerball shade.svg90+6' (pen.)
Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
Attendance: 3,286
Referee: C. R. Srikrishna
Mohun Bagan 3–1 Shillong Lajong
Report
Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Santosh Kumar
Jamshedpur 1–5 Goa
Report
Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Venkatesh R
Bengaluru 3–1 NEROCA
Report
Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were played on 16 April and 17 April 2018 at the Kalinga Stadium. [6]

East Bengal 1–0 Goa
Dudu Soccerball shade.svg78' Report
Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Santosh Kumar
Mohun Bagan 2–4 Bengaluru
Report
Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
Attendance: 3,600
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar

Final

The final was played on 20 April 2018 at the Kalinga Stadium and Bengaluru won the inaugural Super Cup by defeating East Bengal in the final. [6]

East Bengal 1–4 Bengaluru
Kromah Soccerball shade.svg28' Report Bheke Soccerball shade.svg39'
Chhetri Soccerball shade.svg69' (pen.), 90+1'
Miku Soccerball shade.svg71'
Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: C. R. Srikrishna (Tamil Nadu)

Goalscorers

6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

See also

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Notes

  1. ↑ Teams listed based on final position in either I-League or Indian Super League.
  2. ↑ Teams listed based on final position in either I-League or Indian Super League.
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