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{{Short description|Football cup tournament final for AIFF}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox football match
| title = 2024 Super Cup final
| image = Kalinga Stadium during ISL.jpg
| caption = [[Kalinga Stadium]] hosted the match
| image_size = 300px
| event = [[2024 Super Cup (India)|2024 Super Cup]]
| team1 = [[East Bengal FC|East Bengal]]
| team1score = 3
| team2 = [[Odisha FC|Odisha]]
| team2score = 2
| details = '''After Extra Time'''
| date = 28 January 2024
| stadium = [[Kalinga Stadium]]
| city = [[Bhubaneswar]]
| man_of_the_match1a = [[Saúl Crespo]] (East Bengal)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/match-center/cms/27789 |title=the-aiff.com/match-center/cms/27789 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240129192454/https://www.the-aiff.com/match-center/cms/27789 |archive-date=29 January 2024 |publisher=AIFF |access-date=30 January 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| man_of_the_match1aname = Player of the Match
| referee = Venkatesh R.
| attendance = 10,121
| weather = Warm and humid
| previous = [[2023 Indian Super Cup final|2023]]
| next = [[2025 Indian Super Cup final (April)|2025 (April)]]
}}
The '''2024 Super Cup final''' was the final match of the [[2024 Super Cup (India)|2024 Super Cup]], the fourth edition of the [[Super Cup (India)|Super Cup]]. It was played at [[Kalinga Stadium]] in [[Bhubaneswar]] on 28 January 2024 between [[East Bengal FC|East Bengal]] and [[Odisha FC|Odisha]].

[[East Bengal FC|East Bengal]] won the match 3–2 for their ninth national cup title and the first major title in 12 years.<ref name="SuperCup24">{{cite web |first=Akhil |last=Rawat |department=AIFF Media Team |location=Bhubaneswar |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/12-years-of-pall-of-gloom-lifted-east-bengal-win-a-spine-chiller-to-take-home-kalinga-super-cup |title=12 years of pall of gloom lifted: East Bengal win a spine-chiller to take home Kalinga Super Cup |date=28 January 2024 |publisher=[[All India Football Federation|AIFF]] |archive-date=28 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240128201257/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/12-years-of-pall-of-gloom-lifted-east-bengal-win-a-spine-chiller-to-take-home-kalinga-super-cup |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Road to the final==
{{further|2024 Super Cup (India)}}

The Super Cup is a new annual Indian [[Single-elimination tournament|knock-out]] [[Association football|football]] competition that is open to all twelve teams in the [[Indian Super League]] and top four teams from the [[I-League]] and is run by the [[All India Football Federation]].

The Indian Super League teams automatically qualified for the competition. The top three teams of the I-League qualified automatically while the fourth spot was decided via a play-off match between [[Inter Kashi]] and [[Rajasthan United FC|Rajasthan United]].

===East Bengal===
{{see also|2023–24 East Bengal FC season}}

Before the 2024 Indian Super Cup, East Bengal had reached the final of the [[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]] and [[Super Cup (India)|Super Cup]], India's top domestic cup competitions, 17 times and won the tournament eight times. East Bengal last reached the final in [[2018 Indian Super Cup final|2018]] but came runner-up to [[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]]. East Bengal was grouped in Group A, alongside [[Indian Super League]] sides – [[Mohun Bagan]], [[Hyderabad FC|Hyderabad]] and an [[I-League]] side [[Sreenidhi Deccan FC|Sreenidhi Deccan]].<ref name=supercup>{{cite web |date=18 December 2023 |title=Group stage draw for Kalinga Super Cup 2023-24 conducted |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/group-stage-draw-for-kalinga-super-cup-2023-24-conducted |access-date=18 December 2023 |archive-date=11 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111164127/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/group-stage-draw-for-kalinga-super-cup-2023-24-conducted |url-status=live }}</ref> East Bengal began their Super Cup campaign on 9 January 2024 and faced Hyderabad in the opening fixture of the tournament and managed a 3–2 victory with [[Cleiton Silva]] scoring a brace and [[Saúl Crespo]] scoring the third.<ref>{{cite web|date=9 January 2023|url=https://i-league.org/east-bengal-grind-out-hard-fought-win-to-kickstart-kalinga-super-cup-campaign/|title=East Bengal grind out hard-fought win to kickstart Kalinga Super Cup campaign|work=I-League|accessdate=11 January 2023|archive-date=11 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111164227/https://i-league.org/east-bengal-grind-out-hard-fought-win-to-kickstart-kalinga-super-cup-campaign/|url-status=live}}</ref> On 14 January, East Bengal faced Sreenidhi Deccan and won 2–1 with goals from [[Hijazi Maher]] and [[Javier Siverio]].<ref>{{cite web|date=14 January 2023|url=https://i-league.org/17591-2/|title=Advantage East Bengal in Group A as they corner 2-1 win over Sreenidi Deccan|work=I-League|accessdate=20 January 2023|archive-date=29 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240129080255/https://i-league.org/17591-2/|url-status=live}}</ref> On 19 January, East Bengal faced their arch-rivals Mohun Bagan in the [[Kolkata Derby]] fixture in a virtual quarter-final tie that would decide the group champions and who would progress into the semi-finals and East Bengal won 3–1 with captain Cleiton Silva scoring a brace while [[Nandhakumar Sekar]] scoring the other, as East Bengal won all three matches in the group to qualify for the semi-final.<ref>{{cite web|date=19 January 2023|url=https://i-league.org/east-bengals-super-efforts-show-mohun-bagan-super-giant-the-kalinga-super-cup-door/|title=East Bengal's super effort shows Mohun Bagan Super Giant the Kalinga Super Cup door|work=I-League|accessdate=20 January 2023|archive-date=29 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240129080203/https://i-league.org/east-bengals-super-efforts-show-mohun-bagan-super-giant-the-kalinga-super-cup-door/|url-status=live}}</ref> On 24 January, East Bengal faced Group B winners [[Jamshedpur FC|Jamshedpur]] in the semi-finals and won 2–0 with goals from Hijazi Maher and Javier Siverio as they entered the final for the second time, after 2018.<ref>{{cite web|date=24 January 2023|url=https://i-league.org/east-bengal-net-once-in-each-half-to-reach-title-round/|title=East Bengal net once in each half to reach title round|work=I-League|accessdate=25 January 2023|archive-date=24 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124194127/https://i-league.org/east-bengal-net-once-in-each-half-to-reach-title-round/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Odisha===
{{see also|2023–24 Odisha FC season}}

Odisha started the campaign as the defending champions of the [[Super Cup (India)|Super Cup]] having won it the previous year in [[2023 Indian Super Cup|2023]]. They were grouped in Group D, alongside [[Indian Super League]] sides – [[FC Goa|Goa]], [[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]] and [[I-League]] side [[Inter Kashi]]. Odisha started their campaign on 12 January 2024 against Indian Super League side Bengaluru and won 1–1 courtesy of a solitary strike from [[Ahmed Jahouh]].<ref>{{cite web|date=12 January 2024|url=https://i-league.org/odisha-fc-start-title-defence-with-a-victory-over-bengaluru-fc/|title=Odisha FC start title defence with a victory over Bengaluru FC|work=I-League|accessdate=29 January 2024|archive-date=29 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240129080202/https://i-league.org/odisha-fc-start-title-defence-with-a-victory-over-bengaluru-fc/|url-status=live}}</ref> On 17 January, Odisha faced Inter Kashi and won 3–0 with goals from [[Lalthathanga Khawlhring]], [[Diego Mauricio]], and [[Isak Vanlalruatfela]].<ref>{{cite web|date=17 January 2024|url=https://i-league.org/odisha-fc-make-short-work-of-inter-kashi-to-pocket-full-points/|title=Odisha FC make short work of Inter Kashi to pocket full points|work=I-League|accessdate=29 January 2024|archive-date=29 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240129074700/https://i-league.org/odisha-fc-make-short-work-of-inter-kashi-to-pocket-full-points/|url-status=live}}</ref> On 22 January, Odisha faced Goa in the last match of the group stage and won 3–2 with goals from Ahmed Jahou and [[Mourtada Fall]] scoring a brace.<ref>{{cite web|date=22 January 2024|url=https://i-league.org/mourtada-fall-rises-high-to-plot-fc-goas-fall/|title=Mourtada Fall rises high to plot FC Goa's fall|work=I-League|accessdate=29 January 2024|archive-date=29 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240129081706/https://i-league.org/mourtada-fall-rises-high-to-plot-fc-goas-fall/|url-status=live}}</ref> In the semi-final, Odisha faced [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]] on 25 January and won 1–1 courtesy of a penalty goal by Diego Mauricio as Odisha entered their second consecutive final in the Super Cup.<ref>{{cite web|date=25 January 2024|url=https://i-league.org/diego-mauricios-spot-kick-gives-odisha-fc-the-final-spot/|title=Diego Mauricio's spot kick gives Odisha FC the final spot|work=I-League|accessdate=29 January 2024|archive-date=29 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240129074700/https://i-league.org/diego-mauricios-spot-kick-gives-odisha-fc-the-final-spot/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Pre-match==
===Venue===
[[File:Aerial view of Kalinga Stadium.jpg|thumb|Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar|alt=Aerial view of a stadium.]]
On 18 December 2023, it was announced by the [[All India Football Federation|AIFF]] that the [[Kalinga Stadium]] in [[Bhubaneswar]], [[Odisha]] would host the entire Super Cup.<ref name=supercupaiff>{{cite web|date=18 December 2023|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/group-stage-draw-for-kalinga-super-cup-2023-24-conducted|title=Group stage draw for Kalinga Super Cup 2023-24 conducted|work=the-aiff.com|accessdate=29 January 2024|archive-date=11 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111164127/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/group-stage-draw-for-kalinga-super-cup-2023-24-conducted|url-status=live}}</ref>

This would be the third time that Kalinga Stadium would be hosting the Super Cup after 2018 and 2019.<ref name=supercupaiff/>

===Analysis===
Coming into this match, both sides looked at it as a chance to qualify for the [[2024–25 AFC Champions League Two|2024–25 AFC Champions League Two preliminary stage]]. [[Odisha FC|Odisha]] were the defending champions of the tournament, this time playing at their home ground [[Kalinga Stadium]], hoping to defend the title. Their coach [[Sergio Lobera]] had already won the trophy in [[2019 Super Cup (India)|2019]] with [[FC Goa|Goa]]. He stated before the match, "We have a big game in front of us. We have the responsibility to keep the trophy here. We are excited about this opportunity and the most important thing is to enjoy this final. It's a big game for everyone - the players, coaches, staff and supporters,".<ref name=prematch>{{cite web|date=27 January 2024|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/kalinga-war-odisha-fc-east-bengal-at-swords-points-to-seize-the-super-cup-tiara|title=Kalinga war: Odisha FC, East Bengal at sword's points to seize the Super Cup tiara|work=the-aiff.com|accessdate=4 February 2024|archive-date=3 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203144353/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/kalinga-war-odisha-fc-east-bengal-at-swords-points-to-seize-the-super-cup-tiara|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[East Bengal FC|East Bengal]] were looking to break their twelve-year wait for a major domestic trophy having last won the [[2012 Indian Federation Cup|2012 Federation Cup]] at [[Siliguri]] defeating [[Dempo SC|Dempo]] in the final. East Bengal had already reached the [[2023 Durand Cup]] final in the season and finished runner-up. Coach [[Carles Cuadrat]] said before the match, "We are feeling very good. We have been fighting for results for a long time. It's very important for us to be in another final. We couldn't win the first one (Durand Cup), so we'll try our best to get the result in this one,".<ref name=prematch/>

==Match==
===Summary===
The defending champions [[Odisha FC|Odisha]] started at a frantic pace at their home ground [[Kalinga Stadium]] with [[Diego Mauricio]] coming close twice to take the lead and Odisha eventually scored the first goal of the match in the thirty-ninth minute when Diego Mauricio pounced on a loose ball inside the box to finish it and make it 1–0 before half time. East Bengal made two changes as they came out in the second half with [[Naorem Mahesh Singh]] and [[Lalchungnunga]] coming on for [[Javier Siverio]] and [[Mandar Rao Dessai]] respectively and they made an instant impact as Mahesh got passed two Odisha players to play a perfect through ball for [[Nandhakumar Sekar]] as the later dribbled past the Odisha goalkeeper to equalize the game in the fifty-first minute. Just ten minutes later, East Bengal was awarded a penalty when [[Mourtada Fall]] tripped [[Borja Herrera]] inside the box and [[Saúl Crespo]] made it 2–1 from the spot. Just seven minutes later, Odisha found themselves a man down as Mourtada Fall received a second yellow for an elbow on Borja Herrera. East Bengal had a few more chances to finish the game but Odisha earned themselves a penalty at the very last second of the match in the injury time and [[Ahmed Jahouh]] equalized for Odisha to take the game into extra time. In the first half of the extra time, [[Souvik Chakrabarti]] came close to getting the lead back for East Bengal as his close effort struck the bar but minutes later Souvik received his second yellow for time wasting and both teams went down to ten men. In the hundred-eleventh minute, East Bengal scored the winner as captain Cleiton Silva pounced on [[Narender Gahlot]] to snatch the ball inside the box and finish it to make it 3–2 as East Bengal managed to hold onto the lead and become the champions of the [[2024 Indian Super Cup]].<ref name=kalingasupercupfinal>{{cite web|date=28 January 2024|url=https://i-league.org/12-years-of-pall-of-gloom-lifted-east-bengal-win-a-spine-chiller-to-take-home-kalinga-super-cup/|title=12 years of pall of gloom lifted: East Bengal win a spine-chiller to take home Kalinga Super Cup|work=I-League|accessdate=29 January 2024|archive-date=28 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240128195055/https://i-league.org/12-years-of-pall-of-gloom-lifted-east-bengal-win-a-spine-chiller-to-take-home-kalinga-super-cup/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Details===
{{Football box
|date = 28 January 2023
|time = 19:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1 = [[East Bengal FC|East Bengal]]
|score = 3–2
|aet = yes
|report = [https://www.the-aiff.com/match-center/cms/27789 Report] [https://i-league.org/match-details/?mid=27789 Report]
|team2 = [[Odisha FC|Odisha]]
|goals1 =
* [[Nandhakumar Sekar|Sekar]] {{goal|51}}
* [[Saúl Crespo|Crespo]] {{goal|62|pen}}
* [[Souvik Chakrabarti|Chakrabarti]] {{sent off|2|87|97}}
* [[Cleiton Silva|Silva]] {{goal|111}}
|goals2 =
* [[Diego Mauricio|Mauricio]] {{goal|39}}
* [[Mourtada Fall|Fall]] {{sent off|2|61|68}}
* [[Ahmed Jahouh|Jahouh]] {{goal|90+9|pen}}
|stadium = [[Kalinga Stadium]]
|location = [[Bhubaneswar]]
|attendance = 10,121
|referee = Venkatesh R
|motm = [[Saúl Crespo]] (East Bengal)
}}

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|-
!width=25| !!width=25|
|-
|GK || '''13''' || {{flagicon|IND}} [[Prabhsukhan Singh Gill]]
|-
|RB || '''12''' || {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohammad Rakip]]
|-
|CB || '''4''' || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[José Antonio Pardo]]
|-
|CB || '''19''' || {{flagicon|JOR}} [[Hijazi Maher]]
|-
|LB || '''17''' || {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mandar Rao Dessai]] || || {{suboff|45}}
|-
|CM || '''23''' || {{flagicon|IND}} [[Souvik Chakrabarti]] || || {{sent off|2|87|97}}
|-
|CM || '''21''' || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Saúl Crespo]]
|-
|CM || '''26''' || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Borja Herrera]] || || {{suboff|99}}
|-
|FW || '''10''' || {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Cleiton Silva]]
|-
|FW || '''11''' || {{flagicon|IND}} [[Nandhakumar Sekar]] || || {{suboff|74}}
|-
|FW || '''99''' || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Javier Siverio]] || || {{suboff|45}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutes:'''
|-
|GK || '''1''' || {{flagicon|IND}} [[Kamaljit Singh]]
|-
|DF || '''5''' || {{flagicon|IND}} [[Lalchungnunga]] || || {{subon|45}}
|-
|MF || '''6''' || {{flagicon|IND}} [[Ajay Chhetri]] || || {{subon|99}}
|-
|MF || '''8''' || {{flagicon|IND}} [[Edwin Sydney Vanspaul]]
|-
|FW || '''20''' || {{flagicon|IND}} [[V. P. Suhair]]
|-
|DF || '''22''' || {{flagicon|IND}} [[Nishu Kumar]]
|-
|MF || '''29''' || {{flagicon|IND}} [[Naorem Mahesh Singh]] || || {{subon|45}}
|-
|DF || '''33''' || {{flagicon|IND}} [[Gursimrat Singh Gill]]
|-
|FW || '''82''' || {{flagicon|IND}} [[Vishnu Puthiya Valappill|P. V. Vishnu]] || || {{subon|74}} || || {{suboff|85}}
|-
|FW || '''84''' || {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sayan Banerjee]] || || {{subon|85}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan=4| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Carles Cuadrat]]
|}
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!width=25| !!width=25|
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|GK || '''28''' || {{flagicon|IND}} [[Lalthuammawia Ralte]]
|-
|RB || '''4''' || {{flagicon|IND}} [[Amey Ranawade]]
|-
|CB || '''15''' || {{flagicon|SEN}} [[Mourtada Fall]] || || {{sent off|2|61|68}}
|-
|CB || '''5''' || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Carlos Delgado (footballer, born 1990)|Carlos Delgado]]
|-
|LB || '''18''' || {{flagicon|IND}} [[Jerry Lalrinzuala]] || || {{suboff|73}}
|-
|CM || '''10''' || {{flagicon|MAR}} [[Ahmed Jahouh]]
|-
|LM || '''19''' || {{flagicon|IND}} [[Isak Vanlalruatfela]]
|-
|RM || '''7''' || {{flagicon|IND}} [[Lalthathanga Khawlhring]] || || {{suboff|73}}
|-
|FW || '''21''' || {{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Roy Krishna]]
|-
|FW || '''9''' || {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Diego Mauricio]]
|-
|FW || '''11''' || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Cy Goddard]] || || {{suboff|90}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutes:'''
|-
|GK || '''13''' || {{flagicon|IND}} Niraj Kumar
|-
|DF || '''3''' || {{flagicon|IND}} [[Narender Gahlot]] || || {{subon|90}}
|-
|MF || '''14''' || {{flagicon|IND}} [[Pranjal Bhumij]]
|-
|MF || '''17''' || {{flagicon|IND}} [[Jerry Mawihmingthanga]]
|-
|DF || '''24''' || {{flagicon|IND}} [[Thoiba Singh Moirangthem]]
|-
|MF || '''25''' || {{flagicon|IND}} [[Princeton Rebello]]
|-
|DF || '''26''' || {{flagicon|IND}} Laldinliana R
|-
|DF || '''32''' || {{flagicon|IND}} [[Vignesh Dakshinamurthy]] || || {{subon|73}}
|-
|MF || '''42''' || {{flagicon|IND}} [[Lenny Rodrigues]] || || {{subon|73}}
|-
|FW || '''99''' || {{flagicon|IND}} [[Aniket Jadhav]]
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan=4| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Sergio Lobera]]
|}
|}
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|
'''Hero of the Match:''' [[Saúl Crespo]] (East Bengal)<ref name="motm">{{cite web |url=https://i-league.org/match-details/?mid=27789 |title=Kalinga Super Cup 2024 Final |date=28 January 2024 |access-date=4 February 2024 |archive-date=4 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240204134713/https://i-league.org/match-details/?mid=27789 |url-status=live }}</ref>

'''[[Assistant referee (association football)|Assistant referees]]:'''
 Arun Sasidharan Pillai
 P Vairamuthu
 '''[[Assistant referee (association football)#Fourth official|Fourth official]]:'''
 Crystal John
 '''[[Assistant referee (association football)#Fourth official|Match commissioner]]:'''
 Binod Kumar Singh
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'''Match rules'''
*90 minutes.
*30 minutes of [[Overtime (sports)#Association football|extra time]] if necessary.
*[[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|Penalty shoot-out]] if scores still level.
*Ten named substitutes
*Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.
|}

==Post match==
East Bengal captain [[Cleiton Silva]] ended the tournament as the highest goalscorer of the campaign while defender [[Hijazi Maher]] was awarded the 'Best Defender of the Tournament' award. Odisha goalkeeper [[Lalthuammawia Ralte]] was awarded the 'Best Goalkeeper of the Tournament', [[Ahmed Jahouh]] as the 'Best Midfielder of the Tournament', while [[Isak Vanlalruatfela]] was awarded as the 'Player of the Tournament'.<ref name=kalingasupercupfinal/>

The champion team was welcomed by the ever longing East Bengal fans at the [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport]], Kolkata by an estimated 5,000+ crowd with pyros, smokes, and red and gold colors.<ref>{{cite web|first=Sayantan|last=Guha|date=30 January 2024|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/news-a-lifetime-experience-euphoria-surrounding-east-bengal-fc-s-super-cup-victory-captures-kolkata|title="A once in a lifetime experience" - Euphoria surrounding East Bengal FC's Super Cup victory captures Kolkata|work=Sportskeeda|accessdate=5 February 2024|archive-date=5 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240205114350/https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/news-a-lifetime-experience-euphoria-surrounding-east-bengal-fc-s-super-cup-victory-captures-kolkata|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Viransh|last=Shah|date=29 January 2024|url=https://www.mykhel.com/football/east-bengal-fans-throng-kolkata-airport-to-welcome-team-after-super-cup-triumph-260966.html|title=East Bengal Fans Throng Kolkata Airport To Welcome Team After Super Cup Triumph|work=My Khel|accessdate=5 February 2024|archive-date=5 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240205114350/https://www.mykhel.com/football/east-bengal-fans-throng-kolkata-airport-to-welcome-team-after-super-cup-triumph-260966.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The team was escorted from the airport to the club premises where thousands more joined in to celebrate the triumph.<ref>{{cite web|first=Nilesh|last=hattacharya|date=30 January 2024|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/red-gold-and-emotions-east-bengals-super-cup-triumph/articleshow/107248405.cms|title=Red, gold and a sea of emotions grip City of Joy as East Bengal returns with Super Cup|work=The Times of India|accessdate=5 February 2024|archive-date=5 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240205114350/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/red-gold-and-emotions-east-bengals-super-cup-triumph/articleshow/107248405.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

East Bengal also earned a spot in the [[2024–25 AFC Champions League Two]] Preliminary stage and thus returned to the continental stage after a gap of nine years since their last participation in the [[2015 AFC Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Rahul|last=Sadhu|date=29 January 2023|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/football/east-bengal-back-in-asia-how-ebfc-turned-the-tables-over-mohun-bagan-before-kolkata-derby-2024-article-107234124|title=East Bengal Back in Asia: How EBFC Have Finally Turned The Tables Over Mohun Bagan Before Kolkata Derby|work=Times Now|accessdate=6 February 2024|archive-date=6 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206061103/https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/football/east-bengal-back-in-asia-how-ebfc-turned-the-tables-over-mohun-bagan-before-kolkata-derby-2024-article-107234124|url-status=live}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.supercup.in/ Super Cup Official Website]

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2024 AIFF Super Cup final - Revision history

Teena29I554 at 09:07, 7 December 2025