2025 Super Cup (India)

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2025 Super Cup
Kalinga Super Cup 2025
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Kalinga Stadium hosted the final on 3 May
Tournament details
CountryIndia
Venue(s) Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
Dates20 April – 3 May 2025
Teams15 [a]
Defending champions East Bengal
Final positions
Champions Goa (2nd title)
Runners-up Jamshedpur
AFC Champions League Two play-offs Goa
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored37 (2.64 per match)
Attendance33,556 (2,397 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Flag of Spain.svg Iker Guarrotxena (Goa)
Flag of Spain.svg Borja Herrera (Goa)
(4 goals)
Awards
Best player Flag of Spain.svg Borja Herrera
(Goa)
Best goalkeeper Flag of India.svg Albino Gomes
(Jamshedpur)
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The 2025 Super Cup (also known as the 2025 Kalinga Super Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the fifth edition of the national knockout football tournament organized by the All India Football Federation (AIFF). It featured all clubs from the top-tier Indian Super League and top clubs from the second tier I-League, serving as the main domestic cup competition for men's football in India.

Contents

FC Goa defeated the Jamshedpur FC 3–0 in the final to win their second national cup title. [3] [4] [5] [6] As the winners, Goa have qualified for the 2025–26 AFC Champions League Two preliminary stage.

Format

The tournament will be played in a knockout format. 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 would face the top three ISL teams (Mohun Bagan, 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 the Super Cup, citing "I-League title deciding controversy" as the reason. [1] [2] Mohun Bagan (No. 1 seed) were awarded a bye in the round of 16 and granted a direct entry into the quarter-finals.

In the round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals, no extra time will be played and any draws will be immediately resolved via penalties. In the final, if the score remains level after 90 minutes, two extra time periods of 15 minutes each will be played. If still level, the match will be decided by a penalty shootout.

Teams

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Goa
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Goa
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Locations of the Super Cup teams

Round of 16 entrants:
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Bengaluru Indian Super League 5th (202 4 )
Chennaiyin 5th (2024)
East Bengal 4th (202 4 )
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) [9]
Punjab 3rd (2024) [10]
Churchill Brothers
(withdrew) [1] [2] 		I-League 3rd (2023)
Inter Kashi 2nd (2024)
Gokulam Kerala 4th (2024)

Schedule

RoundMatch dates
Round of 1620–24 April
Quarter-finals26–27 April
Semi-finals30 April
Final3 May

Venue

The matches will be held at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

Bhubaneswar
Kalinga Stadium
Capacity: 15,000
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Match officials

The following officials were chosen for the competition.

Referees
Assistant Referees & Fourth Official

(†) : He performs both duties.

Bracket

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
20 April
8 Kerala Blasters 2
26 April
9 East Bengal 0
8 Kerala Blasters 1
1 Mohun Bagan 2
30 April
1 Mohun Bagan 1
21 April
2 Goa 3
2 Goa 3
26 April
IL4 Gokulam Kerala 0
2 Goa 2
21 April
10 Punjab 1
7 Odisha 0
3 May
10 Punjab 3
2 Goa 3
23 April
5 Jamshedpur 0
3 Bengaluru 1 (3)
27 April
IL2 Inter Kashi (p)1 (5)
IL2 Inter Kashi 0
23 April
6 Mumbai City 1
6 Mumbai City 4
30 April
11 Chennaiyin 0
6 Mumbai City 0
24 April
5 Jamshedpur 1
4 Northeast United 6
27 April
13 Mohammedan 0
4 Northeast United 0 (4)
24 April
5 Jamshedpur (p)0 (5)
5 Jamshedpur 2
12 Hyderabad 0

Round of 16

Number of teams per tier in competition
ISL I-League [a] Total
13 / 13
2 / 12
15 / 25
Match 1
Kerala Blasters 2–0 East Bengal
Report
PDF
Khel Now
Kalinga Stadium , Bhubaneswar
Attendance: 4,367
Referee: Aditya Purkayastha
Man of the Match: Noah Sadaoui (Kerala Blasters)
Match 2
Goa 3–0 Gokulam Kerala
Report
PDF
Khel Now
Kalinga Stadium , Bhubaneswar
Attendance: 568
Referee: Pratik Mondal
Man of the Match: Iker Guarrotxena (Goa)
Match 3
Odisha 0–3 Punjab
Report
PDF
Khel Now
Kalinga Stadium , Bhubaneswar
Attendance: 4,932
Referee: Ashwin Kumar
Man of the Match: Ezequiel Vidal (Punjab)
Match 4
Bengaluru 1–1 Inter Kashi
Report
PDF
Khel Now
Penalties
3–5
Kalinga Stadium , Bhubaneswar
Attendance: 3,216
Referee: Venkatesh Ramachadran
Man of the Match: Nikola Stojanović (Inter Kashi)
Match 5
Mumbai City 4–0 Chennaiyin
Report
PDF
Khel Now
Kalinga Stadium , Bhubaneswar
Attendance: 1,149
Referee: Harish Kundu
Man of the Match: Lallianzuala Chhangte (Mumbai City)
Match 6
Northeast United 6–0 Mohammedan
Report
PDF
Khel Now
Kalinga Stadium , Bhubaneswar
Attendance: 1,781
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar
Man of the Match: Alaaeddine Ajaraie (Northeast United)
Match 7
Jamshedpur 2–0 Hyderabad
Report
PDF
Khel Now
Kalinga Stadium , Bhubaneswar
Attendance: 1,419
Referee: Pratik Mondal
Man of the Match: Javier Siverio (Jamshedpur)

Quarter-finals

Number of teams per tier still in competition
ISL I-League Total
7 / 13
1 / 12
8 / 25
Match 8
Kerala Blasters 1–2 Mohun Bagan SG
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PDF
Khel Now
Kalinga Stadium , Bhubaneswar
Attendance: 1,103
Referee: Venkatesh Ramachadran
Man of the Match: Salahudheen A.K. (Mohun Bagan)
Match 9
Goa 2–1 Punjab
Report
PDF
Khel Now
Kalinga Stadium , Bhubaneswar
Attendance: 1,159
Referee: Aditya Purkayastha
Man of the Match: Borja Herrera (Goa)
Match 10
Inter Kashi 0–1 Mumbai City
Report
PDF
Khel Now
Kalinga Stadium , Bhubaneswar
Attendance: 1,120
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar
Man of the Match: Jorge Ortiz (Mumbai City)
Match 11
Northeast United 0–0 Jamshedpur
Report
PDF
Khel Now
Penalties
4–5
Kalinga Stadium , Bhubaneswar
Attendance: 2,163
Referee: Harish Kundu
Man of the Match: Stephen Eze (Jamshedpur)

Semi-finals

Number of teams per tier still in competition
ISL I-League Total
4 / 13
0 / 12
4 / 25
Match 12
Mohun Bagan 1–3 Goa
Report
PDF
Khel Now
Kalinga Stadium , Bhubaneswar
Attendance: 2,103
Referee: Harish Kundu
Man of the Match: Borja Herrera (Goa)
Match 13
Mumbai City 0–1 Jamshedpur
Report
PDF
Khel Now
Kalinga Stadium , Bhubaneswar
Attendance: 1,320
Referee: Pratik Mondal
Man of the Match: Rei Tachikawa (Jamshedpur)

Final

Number of teams per tier still in competition
ISL I-League Total
2 / 13
0 / 12
2 / 25
Match 14
Goa 3–0 Jamshedpur
Report
PDF
Khel Now
Kalinga Stadium , Bhubaneswar
Attendance: 7,156
Referee: Venkatesh Ramachadran
Man of the Match: Borja Herrera (Goa)

Season statistics

Goalscorers

Source: AIFF

RankGoal Scores
PlayerClubAppsGoals
1 Flag of Spain.svg Iker Guarrotxena Goa 44
Flag of Spain.svg Borja Herrera Goa 44
2 Flag of India.svg Lallianzuala Chhangte Mumbai City 33
Flag of Morocco.svg Alaaeddine Ajaraie Northeast United 23
3 Flag of Argentina.svg Ezequiel Vidal Punjab 22
Flag of India.svg Suhail Bhat Mohun Bagan 22
4
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Asmir Suljić Punjab 11
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryan Williams Bengaluru 11
Flag of Serbia.svg Matija Babović Inter Kashi 11
Flag of India.svg Bipin Singh Mumbai City 11
Flag of India.svg Sahal Abdul Samad Mohun Bagan 21
Flag of Spain.svg Jesús Jiménez Kerala Blasters 21
Flag of Morocco.svg Noah Sadaoui Kerala Blasters 21
Flag of India.svg Sreekuttan MS Kerala Blasters 21
Flag of India.svg Nihal Sudeesh Punjab 21
Flag of India.svg Jithin MS Northeast United 21
Flag of Spain.svg Néstor Albiach Northeast United 21
Flag of Spain.svg Guillermo Fernández Northeast United 21
Flag of Greece.svg Nikolaos Karelis Mumbai City 31
Flag of Spain.svg Javier Siverio Jamshedpur 41
Flag of Nigeria.svg Stephen Eze Jamshedpur 41
Flag of Japan.svg Rei Tachikawa Jamshedpur 41
Flag of Serbia.svg Dejan Drazic Goa 41
Flag of India.svg Mohammad Yasir Goa 41
Flag of India.svg Brison Fernandes Goa 41

Clean Sheets

RankClean Sheets
PlayerClubAppsClean Sheets
1 Flag of India.svg Albino Gomes Jamshedpur 43
2 Flag of India.svg Rehenesh TP Mumbai City 32
Flag of India.svg Gurmeet Singh Northeast United 22
Flag of India.svg Hrithik Tiwari FC Goa 42
3 Flag of India.svg Sachin Suresh Kerala Blasters 21
Flag of India.svg Muheet Shabir Punjab 21

Awards

AwardWinnerTeamPrize
Best goalkeeper Flag of India.svg Albino Gomes Jamshedpur ₹ 2,50,000
Top scorer Flag of Spain.svg Iker Guarrotxena Goa ₹ 2,50,000
Flag of Spain.svg Borja Herrera Goa
Player of the tournament Flag of Spain.svg Borja Herrera Goa ₹ 2,50,000
Runners-up Jamshedpur ₹ 15,00,000
Champions Goa ₹ 25,00,000

Broadcasting

The entire 2025 Kalinga Super Cup was streamed live on JioHotstar, with Star Sports 3 broadcasting matches from the quarter-finals onward. [11]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 One I-league team (Churchill Brothers) withdrew after draw. [1] [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "'This is not football any more'. Churchill Brothers pull out of Super Cup over I-League fiasco". www.onmanorama.com. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Churchill Brothers considers withdrawing from Super Cup 2025 amid I-League title controversy". Sportstar. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "FC Goa ride Borja's brace to win second Kalinga Super Cup title". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "Super Cup 2025 final HIGHLIGHTS: FC Goa beats Jamshedpur 3–0 in final to lift title and qualify for AFC Champions League 2 prelims". Sportstar. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "Super Cup 2025 final, Goa gives Marquez a perfect parting gift". The Hindu. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  6. ↑ "Kalinga Super Cup Final: FCG 3-0 JFC; Gaurs Cruise To Title, Seal Asian Spot". Outlook India. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "Kalinga Super Cup 2025 fixtures announced". www.the-aiff.com.
  8. ↑ "Kalinga Super Cup 2025: Complete fixture list announced". Indian Super League.
  9. ↑ Previously played in 2018 and 2019 as Delhi Dynamos FC
  10. ↑ Previously played in 2023 as Roundglass Punjab
  11. ↑ "Kalinga Super Cup 2025 Live Streaming & Telecast: When And How To Watch All Matches In India?". khelnow.com. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
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