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{{Use Indian English|date=February 2019}}
{{Infobox football tournament season
| title = Super Cup
| year = 2019
| other_titles = Hero Super Cup
| image = Kalinga Stadium during ISL.jpg
| caption = [[Kalinga Stadium]] hosted the final on 13 April 2019
| image_size = 300px
| country = India
| venue = [[Kalinga Stadium]], [[Bhubaneswar]]
| dates = 15 March – 13 April
| num_teams = 20
| champions = [[FC Goa|Goa]]
| count = 1
| runner-up = [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]]
| continentalcup1 =
| continentalcup1 qualifiers =
| matches = 12
| goals = 45
| attendance = 5920
| top goal scorer = [[Coro (footballer)|Coro]]<br>(5 goals)
| prevseason = [[2018 Super Cup (India)|2018]]
| nextseason = [[2023 Super Cup (India)|2023]]
| updated =
}}

The '''2019 AIFF Super Cup''', officially known as the '''2019 Hero Super Cup''' for sponsorship reasons, was the second edition of the [[Super Cup (India)|Super Cup]] and the 40th season of the national [[Single-elimination tournament|knockout]] [[association football|football]] competition in [[Football in India|India]]. The competition was sponsored by [[Hero MotoCorp]]. The competition began with the qualifiers on 15 March<ref name=goal>{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/isl-i-league-super-cup-2019-india-bhubaneshwar-march-15/1d455uef58npj1i3y0vts9qfsg|title=Super Cup 2019 to start on March 15 in Bhubaneshwar|author=Nisanth V Easwar|date=5 February 2019|access-date=16 February 2019|publisher=Goal}}</ref> at [[Kalinga Stadium]] in [[Bhubaneshwar]] and was concluded with the [[2019 Indian Super Cup Final|final]] on 13 April.

[[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]] were the defending champions but lost to [[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]] in the quarter-finals. [[FC Goa|Goa]] won the title by defeating [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]] 2–1 in the final.<ref name="final">{{cite web |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/super-cup-final-2019-fc-goa-chennaiyin-fc-score-live-streaming-corominas-edu-bedia-thapa-ck-vineeth-brandon-updates-commentary/article26830391.ece |title=Super Cup final: FC Goa wins first trophy after beating Chennaiyin 2-1 |date=13 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621013826/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/super-cup-final-2019-fc-goa-chennaiyin-fc-score-live-streaming-corominas-edu-bedia-thapa-ck-vineeth-brandon-updates-commentary/article26830391.ece |archive-date=21 June 2023 |website=Sportstar |publisher=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Super Cup Media Team |url=https://www.supercup.in/news/goa-overcome-chennaiyin-to-clinch-2019-hero-super-cup-title |title=Goa overcome Chennaiyin to clinch 2019 Hero Super Cup title |date=13 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413195556/https://www.supercup.in/news/goa-overcome-chennaiyin-to-clinch-2019-hero-super-cup-title |archive-date=13 April 2019 |website=supercup.in}}</ref>

==Teams==
A total of 16 teams are participating in the competition proper.<ref name="goal2">{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/isl-i-league-super-cup-2019-india-schedule-fixtures/112vckyyq9u5z1uj3edc1gjuti|title=Super Cup 2019: Qualifiers being on 15 March, final in Bhubaneshwar on 13 April}}</ref> 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."<ref name="withdrawal">{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/field/916643/super-cup-minerva-punjab-miss-pre-match-conference-meeting-aiff-terms-it-blatant-disregard|title=Super Cup: Minerva Punjab miss pre-match conference, meeting; AIFF terms it 'blatant disregard’|date=14 March 2019}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|- style="vertical-align:top; background:; text-align:center;"
| style="width:25%;"| '''Qualification round'''<br/>(8 teams){{#tag:ref|Teams listed based on final position in either [[2018–19 I-League|I-League]] or [[2018–19 Indian Super League|Indian Super League]].|group="note"}}
| style="width:25%;"| '''Main competition'''<br/>(12 teams){{#tag:ref|Teams listed based on final position in either [[2018–19 I-League|I-League]] or [[2018–19 Indian Super League |Indian Super League]].|group="note"}}
|- valign="top"
|
;I-League
* [[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]] (withdrawn)
* [[Indian Arrows]]
* [[Gokulam Kerala F.C.|Gokulam Kerala]] (withdrawn)
* [[Minerva Punjab F.C.|Minerva Punjab]] (withdrawn)

;Indian Super League
* [[FC Pune City|Pune City]]
* [[Odisha FC|Delhi Dynamos]]
* [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]]
* [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]]

|
;I-League
* [[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]]
* [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]] (withdrawn)
* [[Real Kashmir F.C.|Real Kashmir]]
* [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]] (withdrawn)
* [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]] (withdrawn)
* [[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]] (withdrawn)

;Indian Super League
* [[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]]
* [[FC Goa|Goa]]
* [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]]
* [[NorthEast United FC|NorthEast United]]
* [[Jamshedpur FC|Jamshedpur]]
* [[ATK (football club)|ATK]]
|}

==Schedule==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Phase
!Round
!Match dates
|-
|colspan=2|Qualification round
|15–16 March 2019
|-
|rowspan=4|Main tournament
|Round of 16
|29 March – 3 April 2019
|-
|Quarter-finals
| 4–7 April 2019
|-
|Semi-finals
| 9–10 April 2019
|-
|Final
| 13 April 2019
|}

==Bracket==
<onlyinclude>{{32TeamBracket-Info
| paramstyle = numbered
|byes=2
|3rdplace=no
|widescore=yes
|RD1 = [[2019 Indian Super Cup#Qualification round|Qualification round]]
|RD2 = [[2019 Indian Super Cup#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
|RD3 = [[2019 Indian Super Cup#Quarter-finals|Quarter-finals]]
|RD4 = [[2019 Indian Super Cup#Semi-finals|Semi-finals]]
|RD5 = [[2019 Indian Super Cup Final|Final]]


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|15 March|[[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]]|0|[[Indian Arrows]]|'''2'''
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|31 March|[[FC Pune City|Pune City]]|2|'''[[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]]'''|'''4'''
|30 March|[[Indian Arrows]]|0|'''[[FC Goa|Goa]]'''|'''3'''
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|29 March|'''[[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]]'''|'''2'''|[[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]]|0
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|1 April|'''[[ATK (football club)|ATK]]'''|'''3'''|[[Real Kashmir F.C.|Real Kashmir]]|1

|4 April|[[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]]|1|'''[[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]]'''|'''2'''
|6 April|'''[[FC Goa|Goa]]'''|'''4'''|[[Jamshedpur FC|Jamshedpur]]|3
|7 April|'''[[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]]'''|'''2'''|[[NorthEast United FC|NorthEast United]]|1
|5 April|[[Delhi Dynamos FC|Delhi Dynamos]]|3|'''[[ATK (football club)|ATK]]'''|'''4'''

|9 April|[[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]]|0|'''[[FC Goa|Goa]]'''|'''3'''
|10 April|'''[[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]]'''|'''2'''|[[ATK (football club)|ATK]]|0

|13 April|'''[[FC Goa|Goa]]'''|'''2'''|[[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]]|1

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}}</onlyinclude>

==Qualification round==
After the conclusion of the [[2018–19 I-League|I-League]] and [[2018–19 Indian Super League|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."<ref name="withdrawal">{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/field/916643/super-cup-minerva-punjab-miss-pre-match-conference-meeting-aiff-terms-it-blatant-disregard|title=Super Cup: Minerva Punjab miss pre-match conference, meeting; AIFF terms it 'blatant disregard’|date=14 March 2019}}</ref>

{{football box
|id=
|date= 15 March 2019
|time= 20:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|round=
|score= 0–2
|report= http://www.supercup.in/news/spirited-arrows-end-kerala-blasters-hero-super-cup-dreams
|team1= [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]]
|goals1=
|team2= [[Indian Arrows]]
|goals2=
* [[Amarjit Singh Kiyam|Kiyam]] {{goal|39||77|pen.}}
|stadium= [[Kalinga Stadium]]
|location= [[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.<ref name="withdrawal"/>
{{Football box
|id=
|date= 29 March 2019
|time= 20:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|round=
|score= 2–0
|report= http://www.supercup.in/news/chennaiyin-overcome-mumbai-city-to-progress-to-the-quarter-final
|team1= [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]]
|goals1=
* [[C.K. Vineeth|Vineeth]] {{goal|42}}
* [[Jeje Lalpekhlua|Lalpekhlua]] {{goal|43}}
|team2= [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]]
|goals2=
|stadium= [[Kalinga Stadium]]
|location= [[Bhubaneswar]]
|attendance= 300
|referee= Ajit Meetei
}}
{{football box
|id=
|date= 30 March 2019
|time= 17:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|round=
|score= 0–3
|report= http://www.supercup.in/news/goa-seal-quarter-final-berth-with-commanding-display-against-indian-arrows
|team1= [[Indian Arrows]]
|goals1=
|team2= [[FC Goa|Goa]]
|goals2=
* [[Ferran Corominas|Coro]] {{goal|17|pen.}}
* [[Hugo Boumous|Boumous]] {{goal|60}}
* [[Carlos Peña (Spanish footballer)|Peña]] {{goal|81}}
|stadium= [[Kalinga Stadium]]
|location= [[Bhubaneswar]]
|attendance= 350
|referee= Rahul Kumar Gupta
}}
{{football box
|id=
|date= 31 March 2019
|time= 20:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|round=
|score= 2–4
|report= http://www.supercup.in/news/manzi-hattrick-dismantles-pune-as-chennai-storm-into-quarter-finals
|team1= [[FC Pune City|Pune City]]
|goals1=
* [[Marcelinho (footballer, born June 1987)|Marcelinho]] {{goal|42}}
* [[Marko Stanković|Stanković]] {{goal|57|pen.}}
|team2= [[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]]
|goals2=
* [[Pedro Manzi|Manzi]] {{goal|35||40||62|pen.}}
* [[Sandro Rodríguez|Rodríguez]] {{goal|74}}
|stadium= [[Kalinga Stadium]]
|location= [[Bhubaneswar]]
|attendance= 350
|referee= Tejas Nagvenkar
}}
{{football box
|id=
|date= 1 April 2019
|time= 20:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|round=
|score= 3–1
|report= http://www.supercup.in/news/atk-overcome-resilient-real-kashmir-to-book-quarter-final-spot
|team1= [[ATK (football club)|ATK]]
|goals1=
* [[Balwant Singh (footballer)|B. Singh]] {{goal|26}}
* [[Manuel Lanzarote|Lanzarote]] {{goal|79}}
* [[Everton Santos|Santos]] {{goal|83}}
|team2= [[Real Kashmir FC|Real Kashmir]]
|goals2=
* [[Mason Robertson|Robertson]] {{goal|31}}
|stadium= [[Kalinga Stadium]]
|location= [[Bhubaneswar]]
|attendance= 270
|referee= [[Santosh Kumar (referee)|Santosh Kumar]]
}}

==Quarter-finals==
{{Football box
|id=
|date= 4 April 2019
|time= 20:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|round=
|score= 1–2
|report= http://www.supercup.in/news/chennai-city-knock-out-champions-bengaluru-after-tightly-fought-contest
|team1= [[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]]
|goals1= [[Sunil Chhetri|Chhetri]] {{goal|65}}
|team2= [[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]]
|goals2= [[Néstor Gordillo|Gordillo]] {{goal|15}} <br> [[Pedro Manzi|Manzi]] {{goal|55}}
|stadium= [[Kalinga Stadium]]
|location= [[Bhubaneswar]]
|attendance= 1,000
|referee= Ajit Meetei
}}
{{Football box
|id=
|date= 5 April 2019
|time= 20:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|round=
|score= 3–4
|report= http://www.supercup.in/news/atk-edge-out-delhi-in-seven-goal-thriller-to-book-semi-final-spot
|team1= [[Delhi Dynamos FC|Delhi Dynamos]]
|goals1=
* [[Mohammad Sajid Dhot|Dhot]] {{goal|15}}
* [[Daniel Lalhlimpuia|Lalhlimpuia]] {{goal|35}}
* [[Nanda Kumar|Kumar]] {{goal|72}}
|team2= [[ATK (football club)|ATK]]
|goals2=
* [[Balwant Singh (footballer)|B. Singh]] {{goal|23||33||51}}
* [[Manuel Lanzarote|Lanzarote]] {{goal|28}}
|stadium= [[Kalinga Stadium]]
|location= [[Bhubaneswar]]
|attendance= 450
|referee= Venkatesh R
}}
{{Football box
|id=
|date= 6 April 2019
|time= 20:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|round=
|score= 4–3
|report= http://www.supercup.in/news/goa-set-semi-final-date-with-chennai-city-after-dramatic-win-over-jamshedpur
|team1= [[FC Goa|Goa]]
|goals1=
* [[Edu Bedia|Bedia]] {{goal|23}}
* [[Brandon Fernandes|B. Fernandes]] {{goal|45+2}}
* [[Seriton Fernandes|S. Fernandes]] {{goal|64}}
* [[Ferran Corominas|Coro]] {{goal|74|pen.}}
*
|team2= [[Jamshedpur FC|Jamshedpur]]
|goals2=
* [[Pablo Morgado|Morgado]] {{goal|71}}
* [[Sergio Cidoncha|Cidoncha]] {{goal|77}}
* [[Carlos Calvo (footballer, born 1985)|Calvo]] {{goal|84|pen.}}
|stadium= [[Kalinga Stadium]]
|location= [[Bhubaneswar]]
|attendance= 200
|referee= Rahul Kumar Gupta
}}
{{Football box
|id=
|date= 7 April 2019
|time= 20:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|round=
|score= 2–1
|report= http://www.supercup.in/news/chennaiyin-confirm-semi-final-spot-with-hard-fought-win-over-northeast
|team1= [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]]
|goals1=
* [[Mailson Alves|Alves]] {{goal|33}}
* [[Anirudh Thapa|Thapa]] {{goal|40}}
|team2= [[NorthEast United FC|NorthEast United]]
|goals2=
* [[Rowllin Borges|Borges]] {{goal|9}}
|stadium= [[Kalinga Stadium]]
|location= [[Bhubaneswar]]
|attendance= 300
|referee= [[Santosh Kumar (referee)|Santosh Kumar]]
}}

==Semi-finals==
{{Football box
| id =
| date = 9 April 2019
| time = 20:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| round =
| score = 0–3
| report = http://www.supercup.in/news/ruthless-goa-deny-chennai-city-another-fairytale-finish-and-cruise-into-the-final
| team1 = [[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]]
| goals1 =
| team2 = [[FC Goa|Goa]]
| goals2 =
* [[Ferran Corominas|Coro]] {{goal|26|pen.|35}}
* [[Brandon Fernandes|B. Fernandes]] {{goal|70}}
| stadium = [[Kalinga Stadium]]
| location = [[Bhubaneswar]]
| attendance = 250
| referee = [[Santosh Kumar (referee)|Santosh Kumar]]
}}
{{Football box
|id=
|date= 10 April 2019
|time= 20:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|round=
|score= 2–0
|report= http://www.supercup.in/news/clinical-chennaiyin-outplay-atk-to-book-final-encounter-against-goa
|team1=[[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]]
|goals1 =
* [[C.K. Vineeth|Vineeth]] {{goal|51}}
* [[Anirudh Thapa|Thapa]] {{goal|58}}
|team2= [[ATK (football club)|ATK]]
|goals2=
|stadium= [[Kalinga Stadium]]
|location= [[Bhubaneswar]]
|attendance= 700
|referee= Rahul Kumar Gupta
}}

==Final==
{{main|2019 Indian Super Cup final}}
{{Football box
|id=
|date= 13 April 2019
|time= 20:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|round=
|score= 2–1
|report= http://www.supercup.in/news/goa-overcome-chennaiyin-to-clinch-2019-hero-super-cup-title
|team1= [[FC Goa|Goa]]
|goals1=
* [[Ferran Corominas|Coro]] {{goal|51}}
* [[Brandon Fernandes|B. Fernandes]] {{goal|64}}
|team2= [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]]
|goals2=
* [[Raphael Augusto|Augusto]] {{goal|54}}
|stadium= [[Kalinga Stadium]]
|location= [[Bhubaneswar]]
|attendance= 1,500
|referee= Ajit Meetei
}}

==Top scorers==
{{updated|13 April 2019}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Rank
! Player
! Club
! Goals<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/competitions/super-cup |title=Hero Super Cup |website=the-aiff.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220000056/https://www.the-aiff.com/competitions/super-cup |archive-date=20 December 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 1
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Coro (footballer)|Coro]]
| align="left" | [[FC Goa|Goa]]
| 5
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Balwant Singh (footballer)|Balwant Singh]]
| align="left" | [[ATK (football club)|ATK]]
| rowspan="2" | 4
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Pedro Manzi]]
| align="left" | [[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]]
|-
| 4
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Brandon Fernandes]]
| align="left" | [[FC Goa|Goa]]
| 3
|-
| rowspan="4" | 5
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Anirudh Thapa]]
| align="left" | [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]]
| rowspan="4" | 2
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[C.K. Vineeth]]
| align="left" | [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]]
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Manuel Lanzarote]]
| align="left" | [[ATK (football club)|ATK]]
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Amarjit Singh Kiyam]]{{efn|Goals in qualification round}}
| align="left" | [[Indian Arrows]]
|-
| 9
| colspan="2" | ''20 players''
| 1
|}

{{notelist}}

==Notes==
{{reflist|group=note}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==

{{AIFF Super Cup}}
{{2018–19 in Indian football}}
{{2019 in Asian football (AFC)}}

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