2019 Super Cup (India)

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2019 Super Cup
Kalinga Stadium during ISL.jpg
Kalinga Stadium hosted the final on 13 April 2019
Tournament details
CountryIndia
Venue(s) Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
Dates15 March – 13 April
Teams20
Final positions
Champions Goa (1st title)
Runners-up Chennaiyin
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored45 (3.75 per match)
Attendance5,920 (493 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Coro
(5 goals)
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The 2019 Super Cup (also known as the 2019 Hero Super Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the second edition of the Super Cup and the 40th season of the national knockout football competition in India. The competition was sponsored by Hero MotoCorp. The competition began with the qualifiers on 15 March [1] at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneshwar and was concluded with the final on 13 April.

Contents

Bengaluru were the defending champions but lost to Chennai City in the quarter-finals. Goa won the title by defeating Chennaiyin 2–1 in the final. [2] [3]

Teams

A total of 16 teams are participating in the competition proper. [4] 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. Before the qualification round, seven I-League clubs — Minerva Punjab, East Bengal, Mohun Bagan, NEROCA, Gokulam Kerala and Aizawl announced they would withdraw from Super Cup, citing "unfair treatment to I-League clubs." [5]

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

Schedule

PhaseRoundMatch dates
Qualification round15–16 March 2019
Main tournamentRound of 1629 March – 3 April 2019
Quarter-finals4–7 April 2019
Semi-finals9–10 April 2019
Final13 April 2019

Bracket

Qualification round Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
4 April
Bengaluru 1
Chennai City 2
31 March
Pune City 2
Chennai City 4
9 April
Chennai City 0
Goa 3
30 March
Indian Arrows 0
15 March
Goa 3
Kerala Blasters 0
6 April
Indian Arrows 2
Goa 4
Jamshedpur 3
13 April
Goa 2
Chennaiyin 1
29 March
Chennaiyin 2
Mumbai City 0
7 April
Chennaiyin 2
NorthEast United 1
10 April
Chennaiyin 2
ATK 0
5 April
Delhi Dynamos 3
ATK 4
1 April
ATK 3
Real Kashmir 1

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. Before the qualification round, seven I-League clubs — Minerva Punjab, East Bengal, Mohun Bagan, NEROCA, Gokulam Kerala, and Aizawl — announced they would withdraw from Super Cup, citing "unfair treatment to I-League clubs." [5]

Kerala Blasters 0–2 Indian Arrows
Report
  • Kiyam Soccerball shade.svg39', 77' (pen.)
Kalinga Stadium , Bhubaneswar
Attendance: 250
Referee: Crystal John

Round of 16

Chennai City F.C. had announced they would withdraw from the tournament along with other I-League clubs but eventually decided to participate. [5]

Chennaiyin 2–0 Mumbai City
Report
Kalinga Stadium , Bhubaneswar
Attendance: 300
Referee: Ajit Meetei
Indian Arrows 0–3 Goa
Report
Kalinga Stadium , Bhubaneswar
Attendance: 350
Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
Pune City 2–4 Chennai City
Report
Kalinga Stadium , Bhubaneswar
Attendance: 350
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar
ATK 3–1 Real Kashmir
Report
Kalinga Stadium , Bhubaneswar
Attendance: 270
Referee: Santosh Kumar

Quarter-finals

Bengaluru 1–2 Chennai City
Chhetri Soccerball shade.svg65' Report Gordillo Soccerball shade.svg15'
Manzi Soccerball shade.svg55'
Kalinga Stadium , Bhubaneswar
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ajit Meetei
Delhi Dynamos 3–4 ATK
Report
Kalinga Stadium , Bhubaneswar
Attendance: 450
Referee: Venkatesh R
Goa 4–3 Jamshedpur
Report
Kalinga Stadium , Bhubaneswar
Attendance: 200
Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
Chennaiyin 2–1 NorthEast United
Report
Kalinga Stadium , Bhubaneswar
Attendance: 300
Referee: Santosh Kumar

Semi-finals

Chennai City 0–3 Goa
Report
Kalinga Stadium , Bhubaneswar
Attendance: 250
Referee: Santosh Kumar
Chennaiyin 2–0 ATK
Report
Kalinga Stadium , Bhubaneswar
Attendance: 700
Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta

Final

Goa 2–1 Chennaiyin
Report
Kalinga Stadium , Bhubaneswar
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Ajit Meetei

Top scorers

As of 13 April 2019
RankPlayerClubGoals [6]
1 Flag of Spain.svg Coro Goa 5
2 Flag of India.svg Balwant Singh ATK 4
Flag of Spain.svg Pedro Manzi Chennai City
4 Flag of India.svg Brandon Fernandes Goa 3
5 Flag of India.svg Anirudh Thapa Chennaiyin 2
Flag of India.svg C.K. Vineeth Chennaiyin
Flag of Spain.svg Manuel Lanzarote ATK
Flag of India.svg Amarjit Singh Kiyam [a] Indian Arrows
920 players1
  1. ↑ Goals in qualification round

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.

References

  1. ↑ Nisanth V Easwar (5 February 2019). "Super Cup 2019 to start on March 15 in Bhubaneshwar". Goal. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  2. ↑ "Super Cup final: FC Goa wins first trophy after beating Chennaiyin 2-1". Sportstar. The Hindu. 13 April 2019. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023.
  3. ↑ Super Cup Media Team (13 April 2019). "Goa overcome Chennaiyin to clinch 2019 Hero Super Cup title". supercup.in. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019.
  4. ↑ "Super Cup 2019: Qualifiers being on 15 March, final in Bhubaneshwar on 13 April".
  5. 1 2 3 "Super Cup: Minerva Punjab miss pre-match conference, meeting; AIFF terms it 'blatant disregard'". 14 March 2019.
  6. ↑ "Hero Super Cup". the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2019.
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