Event | 2023 Indian Super Cup | ||||||
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Date | 25 April 2023 | ||||||
Venue | EMS Stadium, Kozhikode | ||||||
Hero of the match | Diego Maurício (Odisha) | ||||||
Referee | Rahul Kumar Gupta | ||||||
Attendance | 6,952 | ||||||
Weather | Warm and humid | ||||||
The 2023 Indian Super Cup final was the final match of the 2023 Indian Super Cup, the third edition of the Super Cup. It was played at EMS Stadium in Kozhikode on 25 April 2023 between Bengaluru and Odisha.
Odisha won the match 2–1 for their first ever major title. [1] The winners also qualified for the qualifier for 2023–24 AFC Cup group stage.
Bengaluru | Odisha |
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Hero of the Match: | Match rules
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