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{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox football tournament season
| title = Super Cup
| year = 2018
| other_titles = Hero Super Cup
| image =
| imagesize =
| caption =
| country = India
| venue = [[Kalinga Stadium]], [[Bhubaneswar]]
| dates = March 15 – 16 (qualifiers) March 31 – April 20 (main competition)
| num_teams = 20
| defending champions =
| champions = [[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]]
| count = 1
| runner-up = [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
| continentalcup1 =
| continentalcup1 qualifiers =
| matches = 19
| goals = 67
| attendance = 53969
| top goal scorer = [[Sunil Chhetri]] (6 goals)
| player = [[Miku (footballer)|Miku]] (Bengaluru FC)
| prevseason =
| nextseason = [[2019 Indian Super Cup|2019]]
| updated =
}}

The '''2018 Hero Super Cup''' was the inaugural edition of the [[Super Cup (India)|Super Cup]] and 39th season of the main club [[Single-elimination tournament|knockout]] [[association football|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.<ref name="Draw">{{cite news|last1=Saharoy|first1=Shilarze|title=Chennaiyin to face Aizawl in Super Cup on March 31|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/chennaiyin-to-face-aizawl-in-super-cup-on-march-31/articleshow/63273453.cms|access-date=12 March 2018|work=Times of India|date=12 March 2018|archive-date=18 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618022509/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/chennaiyin-to-face-aizawl-in-super-cup-on-march-31/articleshow/63273453.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> The entire tournament took place in the [[Kalinga Stadium]], [[Bhubaneswar]].<ref name="Draw"/>

The competition features teams from both the [[I-League]] and [[Indian Super League]].<ref name="TOI">{{cite news|title=Inaugural Super Cup's final round from Mar 31-Apr 22: AIFF|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/inaugural-super-cups-final-round-from-mar-31-apr-22-aiff/articleshow/62985550.cms|access-date=19 February 2018|work=Times of India|date=19 February 2018|archive-date=20 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220143616/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/inaugural-super-cups-final-round-from-mar-31-apr-22-aiff/articleshow/62985550.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref name="TOI"/> The Super Cup replaces the [[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]], which was considered the top knockout competition before this tournament.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hussain|first1=Sabi|title=Super Cup set to be a 16-team affair|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/super-cup-set-to-be-a-16-team-affair/articleshow/62629294.cms|access-date=12 March 2018|work=Times of India|date=24 January 2018|archive-date=9 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809123335/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/super-cup-set-to-be-a-16-team-affair/articleshow/62629294.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Teams==
A total of 16 teams are participating in the competition proper.<ref name="TOI"/> 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.<ref name="TOI"/>

{| class="wikitable"
|- style="vertical-align:top; background:; text-align:center;"
| style="width:25%;"| '''Qualification round''' (8 teams){{#tag:ref|Teams listed based on final position in either [[2017–18 I-League|I-League]] or [[2017–18 Indian Super League season|Indian Super League]].|group="note"}}
| style="width:25%;"| '''Main competition''' (12 teams){{#tag:ref|Teams listed based on final position in either [[2017–18 I-League|I-League]] or [[2017–18 Indian Super League season|Indian Super League]].|group="note"}}
|- valign="top"
|
;I-League
* [[Gokulam Kerala F.C.|Gokulam Kerala]]
* [[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]]
* [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
* [[Indian Arrows]]

;Indian Super League
* [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]]
* [[Delhi Dynamos FC|Delhi Dynamos]]
* [[ATK (football club)|ATK]]
* [[NorthEast United FC|NorthEast United]]

|
;I-League
* [[Minerva Punjab F.C.|Minerva Punjab]]
* [[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]]
* [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
* [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
* [[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]]
* [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]

;Indian Super League
* [[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]]
* [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]]
* [[FC Goa|Goa]]
* [[FC Pune City|Pune City]]
* [[Jamshedpur FC|Jamshedpur]]
* [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]]
|}

===Round dates===
On 12 March 2018, the [[All India Football Federation]] announced the schedule and full format of the tournament.<ref name="Drew">{{cite news|title=Final Round of Hero Super Cup to Kick-off on March 31|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=8798|access-date=12 March 2018|work=The All India Football Federation|date=12 March 2018|archive-date=13 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313035821/https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=8798|url-status=live}}</ref> Due to the participation of [[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]] and [[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]] in the [[2018 AFC Cup|AFC Cup]], the schedule for the quarter-finals shall be decided at a later date.<ref name="Drew"/>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Phase
!Round
!Match dates
|-
|colspan=2|Qualification round
|15–16 March 2018
|-
|rowspan=4|Main tournament
|Round of 16
|31 March – 6 April 2018
|-
|Quarter-finals
|8–13 April 2018
|-
|Semi-finals
|16–17 April 2018
|-
|Final
|20 April 2018
|}

==Bracket==
<onlyinclude>{{Round16
|3rdplace=no
|widescore=yes
|RD1 = [[2018 Indian Super Cup#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
|RD2 = [[2018 Indian Super Cup#Quarter-finals|Quarter-finals]]
|RD3 = [[2018 Indian Super Cup#Semi-finals|Semi-finals]]
|RD4 = [[2018 Indian Super Cup Final|Final]]


|31 March|'''[[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]] ([[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|pen.]])'''|'''2 (5)'''|[[Chennaiyin F.C.|Chennaiyin]]| 2 (3)
|5 April|'''[[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]'''|'''2'''|[[Mumbai City F.C.|Mumbai City]]|1
|2 April|[[Minerva Punjab F.C.|Minerva Punjab]]|0 (4)|'''[[Jamshedpur FC|Jamshedpur]] ([[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|pen.]])'''|'''0 (5)'''
|3 April|'''[[FC Goa|Goa]]'''|'''3'''|[[ATK (football club)|ATK]]|1
|1 April|[[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]|1|'''[[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]'''|'''2'''
|4 April|[[FC Pune City|Pune City]]|2|'''[[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]'''|'''3'''
|1 April|'''[[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]]'''|'''2'''|[[Gokulam Kerala F.C.|Gokulam Kerala]]|1
|6 April|'''[[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]]'''|'''3'''|[[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]]|2

|8 April|[[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]]|0|'''[[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]'''|'''1'''
|12 April|[[Jamshedpur FC|Jamshedpur]]|1|'''[[FC Goa|Goa]]'''|'''5'''
|11 April|'''[[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]'''|'''3'''|[[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]|1
|13 April|'''[[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]]'''|'''3'''|[[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]]|1

|16 April|'''[[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]'''|'''1'''|[[FC Goa|Goa]]|0
|17 April|[[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]|2|'''[[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]]'''|'''4'''

|20 April|[[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]|1|'''[[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]]'''|'''4'''

|||||
}}</onlyinclude>

==Qualification round==
After the conclusion of the [[2017–18 I-League|I-League]] and [[2017–18 Indian Super League season|Indian Super League]] seasons, the [[All India Football Federation]] announced the draw for the qualification round of the Super Cup.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bhubaneswar to host Super Cup|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/bhubaneswar-to-host-super-cup/articleshow/63223537.cms|access-date=12 March 2018|work=Times of India|date=8 March 2018|archive-date=8 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180808005147/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/bhubaneswar-to-host-super-cup/articleshow/63223537.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

{{Football box
|id= "Delhi Dynamos vs. Churchill Brothers"
|date = 15 March 2018
|time = 17:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1 = [[Delhi Dynamos FC|Delhi Dynamos]]
|score = 1–2
|aet= yes
|report = [http://www.supercup.in/news/churchill-brothers-defeat-delhi-dynamos-thanks-to-plazas-brace Report]
|team2 = [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
|goals1 = [[Kalu Uche|Uche]] {{goal|6}}
|goals2 = [[Willis Plaza|Plaza]] {{goal|34||106}}
|stadium = [[Kalinga Stadium]], [[Bhubaneswar]]
|attendance = 2,000 
|referee= [[C. R. Srikrishna]]
}}
----
{{Football box
|id= "NorthEast United vs. Gokulam Kerala"
|date = 15 March 2018
|time = 20:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1 = [[NorthEast United FC|NorthEast United]]
|score = 0–2
|report = [http://www.supercup.in/news/kisekka-fires-gokulam-kerala-to-a-win-over-northeast-united Report]
|team2 = [[Gokulam Kerala F.C.|Gokulam Kerala]]
|goals1 =
|goals2 = [[Henry Kisekka|Kisekka]] {{goal|43||74}}
|stadium = [[Kalinga Stadium]], [[Bhubaneswar]]
|attendance = 1,500 
|referee= Tejas Nagvenkar
}}
----
{{Football box
|id= "Mumbai City vs. Indian Arrows"
|date = 16 March 2018
|time = 17:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1 = [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]]
|score = 2–1
|aet= yes
|report = [http://www.supercup.in/news/mumbai-stall-arrows-brilliance-with-a-late-revival Report]
|team2 = [[Indian Arrows]]
|goals1 = [[Achille Emaná|Emaná]] {{goal|90|pen.}} [[Éverton Santos|Santos]] {{goal|104}}
|goals2 = [[Rahul Praveen|Praveen]] {{goal|77}}
|stadium = [[Kalinga Stadium]], [[Bhubaneswar]]
|attendance = 3,000 
|referee= Ajitkumar Lairenlakpam
}}
----
{{Football box
|id= "ATK vs. Chennai City"
|date = 16 March 2018
|time = 20:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1 = [[ATK (football club)|ATK]]
|score = 4–1
|report = [http://www.supercup.in/news/atk-slot-four-past-hapless-chennai-city Report]
|team2 = [[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]]
|goals1 = [[Hitesh Sharma (footballer)|Sharma]] {{goal|37}} [[Zequinha (footballer, born 1987)|Zequinha]] {{goal|58}} [[Ashutosh Mehta|Mehta]] {{goal|76}} [[Robbie Keane|Keane]] {{goal|83}}
|goals2 = [[Jean-Michel Joachim|Joachim]] {{goal|45+7}}
|stadium = [[Kalinga Stadium]], [[Bhubaneswar]]
|attendance = 3,000 
|referee=
}}

==Round of 16==
The [[All India Football Federation]] announced the draw for the round of 16 of the competition on 12 March 2018.<ref name="Drews">{{cite news|title=Super Cup Draw Announced, Final Round to Kick Off on March 31|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=8798|access-date=12 March 2018|work=The All India Football Federation|date=12 March 2018|archive-date=13 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313035821/https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=8798|url-status=live}}</ref>

{{Football box
|id= "Chennaiyin vs. Aizawl"
|date = 31 March 2018
|time = 20:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1 = [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]]
|score = 2–2
|report = [http://www.supercup.in/news/aizawl-defeat-chennaiyin-5-3-on-penalties-to-secure-quarter-final-berth Report]
|team2 = [[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]]
|goals1 = [[Maílson Alves|Alves]] {{goal|89}} [[Dhanachandra Singh|D. Singh]] {{goal|114}}
|goals2 = [[Andrei Ionescu|Ionescu]] {{goal|22||91}}
|penaltyscore=3–5
| penalties1 =
* [[Bikramjit Singh|B. Singh]] {{pengoal}}
* [[Mohammed Rafi (footballer)|Rafi]] {{penmiss}}
* [[Dhanachandra Singh|D. Singh]] {{pengoal}}
* [[Dhanpal Ganesh|Ganesh]] {{pengoal}}
| penalties2 =
* {{pengoal}} [[Andrei Ionescu|Ionescu]]
* {{pengoal}} [[Léonce Dodoz Zikahi|Dodoz]]
* {{pengoal}} [[Masih Saighani|Saighani]]
* {{pengoal}} [[Lalchhawnkima]]
* {{pengoal}} [[H. Lalmuankima|Lalmuankima]]
|stadium = [[Kalinga Stadium]], [[Bhubaneswar]]
|attendance = 5,000 
|aet=yes
|referee= [[Pranjal Banerjee]]
}}
----
{{Football box
|id= "Bengaluru vs. Gokulam Kerala"
|date = 1 April 2018
|time = 17:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1 = [[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]]
|score = 2–1
|report = [http://www.supercup.in/news/bengaluru-break-gokulam-keralas-heart-to-enter-quarter-final Report]
|team2 = [[Gokulam Kerala F.C.|Gokulam Kerala]]
|goals1 = [[Miku (footballer)|Miku]] {{goal|69}} [[Udanta Singh|U. Singh]] {{goal|90+2}}
|goals2 = [[Henry Kisekka|Kisekka]] {{goal|33}}
|stadium = [[Kalinga Stadium]], [[Bhubaneswar]]
|attendance = 4,233 
|referee= Tejas Nagvenkar
}}
----
{{Football box
|id= "Churchill Brothers vs. Mohun Bagan"
|date = 1 April 2018
|time = 20:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1 = [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
|score = 1–2
|report = [http://www.supercup.in/news/churchill-falter-in-front-of-dickas-brace-for-mohun-bagan Report]
|team2 = [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
|goals1 = [[Willis Plaza|Plaza]] {{goal|30}}
|goals2 = [[Aser Pierrick Dipanda|Dipanda]] {{goal|45+3|pen.|70}}
|stadium = [[Kalinga Stadium]], [[Bhubaneswar]]
|attendance = 8,120 
|referee= Venkatesh R
}}
----
{{Football box
|id= "Minerva Punjab vs. Jamshedpur"
|date = 2 April 2018
|time = 20:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1 = [[Minerva Punjab F.C.|Minerva Punjab]]
|score = 0–0
|report = [http://www.supercup.in/news/jamshedpur-win-5-4-on-penalties-to-bid-minerva-goodbye Report]
|team2 = [[Jamshedpur FC|Jamshedpur]]
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|penaltyscore=4–5
|penalties1=
* [[William Opoku|Opoku]] {{pengoal}}
* [[Guy Eric Dano|Dano]] {{pengoal}}
* [[Moinuddin Khan (footballer)|Khan]] {{penmiss}}
* [[Akashdeep Singh|A. Singh]] {{pengoal}}
* [[Kamalpreet Singh|K. Singh]] {{pengoal}}
* [[Kiran Chemjong|Chemjong]] {{penmiss}}
* [[Bali Gagandeep|Gagandeep]] {{penmiss}}
|penalties2=
* {{pengoal}} [[Kervens Belfort|Belfort]]
* {{pengoal}} [[Wellington Priori|Priori]]
* {{penmiss}} [[Memo (footballer)|Memo]]
* {{pengoal}} [[André Bikey|Bikey]]
* {{pengoal}} [[Sumeet Passi|Passi]]
* {{penmiss}} [[Bikash Jairu|Jairu]]
* {{pengoal}} [[Mehtab Hossain|Hossain]]
|stadium = [[Kalinga Stadium]], [[Bhubaneswar]]
|attendance = 3,256 
|aet=yes
|referee= [[Santosh Kumar (referee)|Santosh Kumar]]
}}
----
{{Football box
|id= "Goa vs. ATK"
|date = 3 April 2018
|time = 20:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1 = [[FC Goa|Goa]]
|score = 3–1
|report = [http://www.supercup.in/news/goas-attacking-prowess-cost-atk-quarter-final-berth Report]
|team2 = [[ATK (football club)|ATK]]
|goals1 = [[Ferran Corominas|Coro]] {{goal|45+1}} [[Hugo Boumous|Boumous]] {{goal|70}} [[Brandon Fernandes|Fernandes]] {{goal|77}}
|goals2 = [[Robbie Keane|Keane]] {{goal|50}}
|stadium = [[Kalinga Stadium]], [[Bhubaneswar]]
|attendance = 2,583 
|referee= [[Rowan Arumughan]]
}}
----
{{Football box
|id= "Pune City vs. Shillong Lajong"
|date = 4 April 2018
|time = 20:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1 = [[FC Pune City|Pune City]]
|score = 2–3
|report = [http://www.supercup.in/news/shillong-lajongs-dramatic-comeback-stun-pune-city Report]
|team2 = [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]
|goals1 = [[Jonatan Lucca|Lucca]] {{goal|17}} [[Marcelinho (footballer, born June 1987)|Marcelinho]] {{goal|21}}
|goals2 = [[Abdoulaye Koffi|Koffi]] {{goal|29}} [[Rakesh Pradhan|Pradhan]] {{goal|61}} [[Samuel Lalmuanpuia|Lalmuanpuia]] {{goal|90+2|pen.}}
|stadium = [[Kalinga Stadium]], [[Bhubaneswar]]
|attendance = 728 
|referee= [[C. R. Srikrishna]]
}}
----
{{Football box
|id= "East Bengal vs. Mumbai City"
|date = 5 April 2018
|time = 20:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1 = [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]]
|score = 1–2
|report = [http://www.supercup.in/news/katsumi-al-amna-lead-east-bengals-charge-against-mumbai-city Report]
|team2 = [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
|goals1 = [[Achille Emaná|Emaná]] {{goal|22}}
|goals2 = [[Katsumi Yusa|Yusa]] {{goal|26}} [[Mahmoud Amnah|Amnah]] {{goal|73}}
|stadium = [[Kalinga Stadium]], [[Bhubaneswar]]
|attendance = 4,354 
|referee= Venkatesh R
}}
----
{{Football box
|id= "NEROCA vs. Kerala Blasters"
|date = 6 April 2018
|time = 20:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1 = [[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]]
|score = 3–2
|report = [http://www.supercup.in/news/kerala-blasters-stunned-by-nerocas-12-minute-rampage Report]
|team2 = [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]]
|goals1 = [[Jean-Michel Joachim|Joachim]] {{goal|68}} [[Aryn Williams|Williams]] {{goal|79}} [[Felix Chidi Odili|Odili]] {{goal|81|pen.}}
|goals2 = [[Pulga (footballer)|Pulga]] {{goal|11}} [[Prasanth Karuthadathkuni|Prasanth]] {{goal|49}}
|stadium = [[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 [[2018 AFC Cup|AFC Cup]] commitments of [[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]] and [[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]].<ref name="Drews"/> After [[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]] and [[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]] advanced to the quarter-finals, the following fixtures were confirmed for the quarter-finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.supercup.in/schedule-fixtures|title=Super Cup - Fixtures and Results|access-date=1 April 2018|archive-date=2 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402101446/http://www.supercup.in/schedule-fixtures|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-in/match/jamshedpur-v-goa/report/39wssqvs2kjik7nxlkw9hmmwa|title=Super Cup 2018: Red cards spoil the contest as five-star FC Goa thrash Jamshedpur|date=12 April 2018|access-date=12 April 2018|archive-date=13 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413043033/http://www.goal.com/en-in/match/jamshedpur-v-goa/report/39wssqvs2kjik7nxlkw9hmmwa|url-status=live}}</ref> In the games against [[NEROCA F.C.]], [[Sunil Chhetri]] scored the first hat-trick of the tournament.

{{Football box
|date = 8 April 2018
|time = 16:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1 = [[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]]
|score = 0–1
|report = [http://www.supercup.in/news/raltes-injury-time-penalty-takes-east-bengal-to-the-semi-finals Report]
|team2 = [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
|goals1 =
|goals2 = [[Laldanmawia Ralte|Ralte]] {{goal|90+6|pen.}}
|stadium = [[Kalinga Stadium]], [[Bhubaneswar]]
|attendance = 3,286 
|referee= [[C. R. Srikrishna]]
}}
----
{{Football box
|date = 11 April 2018
|time = 16:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1 = [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
|score = 3–1
|report = [http://www.supercup.in/news/mohun-bagan-overcome-shillong-lajong-to-enter-semi-finals Report]
|team2 = [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]
|goals1 =
* [[Sheikh Faiaz|Faiaz]] {{goal|12}}
* [[Nikhil Kadam|Kadam]] {{goal|22}}
* [[Akram Moghrabi|Moghrabi]] {{goal|59}}
|goals2 =
* [[Abdoulaye Koffi|Koffi]] {{goal|28}}
|stadium = [[Kalinga Stadium]], [[Bhubaneswar]]
|attendance = 4,200 
|referee= [[Santosh Kumar (referee)|Santosh Kumar]]
}}
----
{{Football box
|date = 12 April 2018
|time = 16:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1 = [[Jamshedpur FC|Jamshedpur]]
|score = 1–5
|report = [http://www.supercup.in/news/goa-score-five-past-hapless-jamshedpur Report]
|team2 = [[FC Goa|Goa]]
|goals1 =
* [[Ashim Biswas|Biswas]] {{goal|90+1}}
|goals2 =
* [[Brandon Fernandes|Fernandes]] {{goal|34}}
* [[Ferran Corominas|Coro]] {{goal|69|pen.}}
* [[Manvir Singh (footballer, born 1995)|Singh]] {{goal|77}}
* [[Hugo Boumous|Boumous]] {{goal|79||89}}
|stadium = [[Kalinga Stadium]], [[Bhubaneswar]]
|attendance = 1,200 
|referee= Venkatesh R
}}
----
{{Football box
|date = 13 April 2018
|time = 16:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1 = [[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]]
|score = 3–1
|report = [http://www.supercup.in/news/chhetris-brilliance-breaks-nerocas-resistance Report]
|team2 = [[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]]
|goals1 =
* [[Sunil Chhetri|Chhetri]] {{goal|12||55||90+4}}
|goals2 =
* [[Pritam Singh (footballer)|Singh]] {{goal|45+3}}
|stadium = [[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]].<ref name="Drews"/>

{{Football box
|date = 16 April 2018
|time = 16:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1 = [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
|score = 1–0
|report = [http://www.supercup.in/news/east-bengal-strike-late-to-trump-goa-to-the-final Report]
|team2 = [[FC Goa|Goa]]
|goals1 = [[Dudu Omagbemi|Dudu]] {{goal|78}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Kalinga Stadium]], [[Bhubaneswar]]
|attendance = 4,200 
|referee= [[Santosh Kumar (referee)|Santosh Kumar]]
}}
----
{{Football box
| date = 17 April 2018
| time = 16:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| round =
| event =
| team1 = [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
| score = 2–4
| report = [http://www.supercup.in/news/10-men-bengaluru-sink-bagans-boat-to-enter-final Report]
| team2 = [[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]]
| goals1 =
* [[Aser Pierrick Dipanda|Dipanda]] {{goal|42||90+3}}
| goals2 =
* [[Miku (footballer)|Miku]] {{goal|62||65||88|pen.}}
* [[Sunil Chhetri|Chhetri]] {{goal|90+1}}
| stadium = [[Kalinga Stadium]], [[Bhubaneswar]]
| attendance = 3,600 
| referee = Tejas Nagvenkar
}}

==Final==
{{main|2018 Indian Super Cup 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.<ref name="Drews"/>

{{Football box
|date = 20 April 2018
|time = 16:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1 = [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
|score = 1–4
|report = [http://www.supercup.in/news/bengaluru-humble-east-bengal-to-become-hero-super-cups-first-champions Report]
|team2 = [[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]]
|goals1 = [[Ansumana Kromah|Kromah]] {{goal|28}}
|goals2 = [[Rahul Bheke|Bheke]] {{goal|39}} [[Sunil Chhetri|Chhetri]] {{goal|69|pen.|90+1}} [[Miku (footballer)|Miku]] {{goal|71}}
|stadium = [[Kalinga Stadium]], [[Bhubaneswar]]
|attendance = 9,500
|referee= [[C. R. Srikrishna]] (Tamil Nadu)
}}

==Goalscorers==
;6 goals
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sunil Chhetri]] ([[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]])

;5 goals
* {{flagicon|VEN}} [[Miku (footballer)|Miku]] ([[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]])

;4 goals
* {{flagicon|CMR}} [[Aser Pierrick Dipanda]] ([[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]])

;3 goals
* {{flagicon|MAR}} [[Hugo Boumous]] ([[FC Goa|Goa]])

;2 goals
{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
* {{flagicon|ROM}} [[Andrei Ionescu]] ([[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]])
* {{flagicon|CIV}} [[Abdoulaye Koffi]] ([[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]])
* {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Ferran Corominas|Coro]] ([[FC Goa|Goa]])
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Brandon Fernandes]] ([[FC Goa|Goa]])
{{div col end}}

;1 goal
{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
* {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Robbie Keane]] ([[ATK (football club)|ATK]])
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Udanta Singh]] ([[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]])
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Rahul Bheke]] ([[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]])
* {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Maílson Alves]] ([[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]])
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Dhanachandra Singh]] ([[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]])
* {{flagicon|TRI}} [[Willis Plaza]] ([[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]])
* {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Katsumi Yusa]] ([[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]])
* {{flagicon|SYR}} [[Mahmoud Amnah]] ([[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]])
* {{flagicon|NGA}} [[Dudu Omagbemi]] ([[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]])
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Laldanmawia Ralte]] ([[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]])
* {{flagicon|LBR}} [[Ansumana Kromah]] ([[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]])
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Manvir Singh (footballer, born 1995)|Manvir Singh]] ([[FC Goa|Goa]])
* {{flagicon|UGA}} [[Henry Kisekka]] ([[Gokulam Kerala F.C.|Gokulam Kerala]])
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Ashim Biswas]] ([[Jamshedpur FC|Jamshedpur]])
* {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Pulga (footballer)|Pulga]] ([[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]])
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Prasanth Karuthadathkuni]] ([[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]])
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sheikh Faiaz]] ([[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]])
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Nikhil Kadam]] ([[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]])
* {{flagicon|LBN}} [[Akram Moghrabi]] ([[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]])
* {{flagicon|CMR}} [[Achille Emaná]] ([[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]])
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean-Michel Joachim]] ([[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]])
* {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Aryn Williams]] ([[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]])
* {{flagicon|NGA}} [[Felix Chidi Odili]] ([[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]])
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Pritam Singh (footballer)|Pritam Singh]] ([[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]])
* {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Jonatan Lucca]] ([[FC Pune City|Pune City]])
* {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Marcelinho (footballer, born June 1987)|Marcelinho]] ([[FC Pune City|Pune City]])
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Rakesh Pradhan]] ([[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]])
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Samuel Lalmuanpuia]] ([[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]])
{{div col end}}

==See also==
* [[2017–18 I-League]]
* [[2017–18 Indian Super League season]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

===Notes===
{{Reflist|group=note}}

==External links==
* [http://www.supercup.in Official website]
* [https://www.the-aiff.com/tournaments-details.htm?tnmt_id=118 Super Cup on All India Football Federation website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313034934/https://www.the-aiff.com/tournaments-details.htm?tnmt_id=118 |date=13 March 2018 }}.

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