2025 Super Cup (India)

2025 Super Cup
Kalinga Super Cup 2025
Kalinga Stadium hosted the final on 3 May
Tournament details
CountryIndia
Venue(s)Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
Dates20 April – 3 May 2025
Teams15[a]
Defending championsEast Bengal
Final positions
ChampionsGoa (2nd title)
Runners-upJamshedpur
AFC Champions League Two play-offsGoa
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored37 (2.64 per match)
Attendance33,556 (2,397 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Iker Guarrotxena (Goa)
Borja Herrera (Goa)
(4 goals)
Awards
Best player Borja Herrera
(Goa)
Best goalkeeper Albino Gomes
(Jamshedpur)

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.

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

Locations of the Super Cup teams
Round of 16 entrants:
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)[9]
Punjab 3rd (2024)[10]
Churchill Brothers
(withdrawn)[1][2] 		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

Venue

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

Bhubaneswar
Kalinga Stadium
Capacity: 15,000

Match officials

The following officials were chosen for the competition.

Referees
  • Aditya Purkayastha (†)
  • Pratik Mondal (†)
  • Harish Kundu (†)
  • Venkatesh Ramachadran (†)
  • Tejas Nagvenkar (†)
  • Ashwin Kumar
Assistant Referees & Fourth Official
  • Kennedy Sapam
  • B. Nagoorkani
  • Ujjal Halder
  • Parasuraman Vairamuthu
  • Sourav Sarkar
  • P. Muralitharan
  • Christopher Cladious Peter
  • Sumanta Dutta

(†) : He performs both duties.

Bracket

Round of 16

Number of teams per tier in competition
ISL I-League[a] Total
13 / 13
2 / 12
15 / 25
Match 1
Kerala Blasters2–0East Bengal
  • Jiménez 40' (pen.)
  • Sadaoui 64'
 Report
PDF
Khel Now
Attendance: 4,367
Referee: Aditya Purkayastha
Man of the Match: Noah Sadaoui (Kerala Blasters)
Match 2
Goa3–0Gokulam Kerala
 Report
PDF
Khel Now
Attendance: 568
Referee: Pratik Mondal
Man of the Match: Iker Guarrotxena (Goa)
Match 3
Odisha0–3Punjab
Report
PDF
Khel Now
Attendance: 4,932
Referee: Ashwin Kumar
Man of the Match: Ezequiel Vidal (Punjab)
Match 4
Bengaluru1–1Inter Kashi
 Report
PDF
Khel Now
  • Babović 87'
Penalties
 3–5
Attendance: 3,216
Referee: Venkatesh Ramachadran
Man of the Match: Nikola Stojanović (Inter Kashi)
Match 5
Mumbai City4–0Chennaiyin
 Report
PDF
Khel Now
Attendance: 1,149
Referee: Harish Kundu
Man of the Match: Lallianzuala Chhangte (Mumbai City)
Match 6
Northeast United6–0Mohammedan
 Report
PDF
Khel Now
Attendance: 1,781
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar
Man of the Match: Alaaeddine Ajaraie (Northeast United)
Match 7
Jamshedpur2–0Hyderabad
 Report
PDF
Khel Now
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 Blasters1–2Mohun Bagan SG
  • Sreekuttan MS 90+4'
 Report
PDF
Khel Now
Attendance: 1,103
Referee: Venkatesh Ramachadran
Man of the Match: Salahudheen A.K. (Mohun Bagan)
Match 9
Goa2–1Punjab
 Report
PDF
Khel Now
Attendance: 1,159
Referee: Aditya Purkayastha
Man of the Match: Borja Herrera (Goa)
Match 10
Inter Kashi0–1Mumbai City
Report
PDF
Khel Now
Attendance: 1,120
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar
Man of the Match: Jorge Ortiz (Mumbai City)
Match 11
Northeast United0–0Jamshedpur
Report
PDF
Khel Now
Penalties
 4–5
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 Bagan1–3Goa
 Report
PDF
Khel Now
Attendance: 2,103
Referee: Harish Kundu
Man of the Match: Borja Herrera (Goa)
Match 13
Mumbai City0–1Jamshedpur
Report
PDF
Khel Now
Attendance: 1,320
Referee: Pratik Mondal
Man of the Match: Rei Tachikawa (Jamshedpur)

Final

Main article: 2025 Indian Super Cup final
Number of teams per tier still in competition
ISL I-League Total
2 / 13
0 / 12
2 / 25
Match 14
Goa3–0Jamshedpur
 Report
PDF
Khel Now
Attendance: 7,156
Referee: Venkatesh Ramachadran
Man of the Match: Borja Herrera (Goa)

Season statistics

Goalscorers

Source: AIFF

Rank Goal Scores
Player Club Apps Goals
1 Iker Guarrotxena Goa 4 4
Borja Herrera Goa 4 4
2 Lallianzuala Chhangte Mumbai City 3 3
Alaaeddine Ajaraie Northeast United 2 3
3 Ezequiel Vidal Punjab 2 2
Suhail Bhat Mohun Bagan 2 2
4
Asmir Suljić Punjab 1 1
Ryan Williams Bengaluru 1 1
Matija Babović Inter Kashi 1 1
Bipin Singh Mumbai City 1 1
Sahal Abdul Samad Mohun Bagan 2 1
Jesús Jiménez Kerala Blasters 2 1
Noah Sadaoui Kerala Blasters 2 1
Sreekuttan MS Kerala Blasters 2 1
Nihal Sudeesh Punjab 2 1
Jithin MS Northeast United 2 1
Néstor Albiach Northeast United 2 1
Guillermo Fernández Northeast United 2 1
Nikolaos Karelis Mumbai City 3 1
Javier Siverio Jamshedpur 4 1
Stephen Eze Jamshedpur 4 1
Rei Tachikawa Jamshedpur 4 1
Dejan Drazic Goa 4 1
Mohammad Yasir Goa 4 1
Brison Fernandes Goa 4 1

Clean Sheets

Rank Clean Sheets
Player Club Apps Clean Sheets
1 Albino Gomes Jamshedpur 4 3
2 Rehenesh TP Mumbai City 3 2
Gurmeet Singh Northeast United 2 2
Hrithik Tiwari FC Goa 4 2
3 Sachin Suresh Kerala Blasters 2 1
Muheet Shabir Punjab 2 1

Awards

Award Winner Team Prize
Best goalkeeper Albino Gomes Jamshedpur ₹ 2,50,000
Top scorer Iker Guarrotxena Goa ₹ 2,50,000
Borja Herrera Goa
Player of the tournament 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. ^ a b One I-league team (Churchill Brothers) withdrew after draw.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "'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. ^ a b c "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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