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{{Short description|Football cup tournament final for AIFF}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2025}}
{{Infobox football match
| title = {{nowrap|[[2025–26 in Indian football|2025–26]] [[AIFF Super Cup]] final}}
| image = Margao Stadium.jpg
| caption = [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Margao)|Fatorda Stadium]] hosted the final on 7 December
| image_size = 300px
| event = [[2025–26 AIFF Super Cup]]
| team1 = [[East Bengal FC|East Bengal]]
| team1score = 0
| team2 = [[FC Goa]]
| team2score = 0
| details = After [[Overtime (sports)#Association football|extra time]] FC Goa won 6–5 on [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalties]]
| date = 7 December 2025
| stadium = [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Margao)|Fatorda Stadium]]
| city = [[Margao]]
| man_of_the_match1a = [[Hrithik Tiwari]] (Goa)
| man_of_the_match1aname = Player of the Match
| referee = Harish Kundu
| attendance = 9,400
| weather = Warm and humid {{convert|28|°C|°F|abbr=on}} 62% [[humidity]]
| previous = [[2025 AIFF Super Cup final|2025]]
| next = [[2026 AIFF Super Cup final|2026]]
}}
The '''2025–26 Super Cup final''' was the final match of the [[2025–26 AIFF Super Cup]], the sixth edition of the [[AIFF Super Cup|Indian Super Cup]]. It was played at [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Margao)|Fatorda Stadium]] in [[Margao]] on 7 December 2025 between [[East Bengal FC|East Bengal]] and [[FC Goa|Goa]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=2025-09-13 |title=Goa to host Super Cup, AFC spot on offer for winner |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/goa-to-host-super-cup-afc-spot-on-offer-for-winner/articleshow/123858353.cms |access-date=2025-09-13 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Goa to host Super Cup, 12 ISL teams confirm participation with schedule decided |url=https://khelnow.com/football/indian-football-super-cup-schedule-202509 |access-date=2025-09-13 |website=Khel Now |language=en-us}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Giri |first=Rahul |date=2025-09-12 |title=AIFF Shortlists Goa as Centralised Venue for Super Cup |url=https://revsportz.in/aiff-shortlists-goa-as-centralised-venue-for-super-cup/ |access-date=2025-09-13 |website=Revsportz {{!}} Sports News Portal {{!}} Latest Sports Articles |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/aiff-super-cup-2025-26-to-begin-on-october-25 |title=AIFF Super Cup 2025-26 to begin on October 25 |publisher=AIFF |date=25 September 2025 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/aiff-super-cup-2025-26-draw-teams-find-out-group-stageopponents |title=AIFF Super Cup 2025-26 draw: Teams find out group-stage opponents |publisher=Indian Super League |date=25 September 2025 }}</ref>

[[FC Goa]] defeated [[East Bengal FC|East Bengal]] on penalty-shootouts after the match ended in a 0–0 draw after extra time, FC Goa to win their third [[List of Indian football champions#National Cup winners|national cup]] title.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/aiff-super-cup-2025-26-fc-goa-three-time-champions |title=AIFF Super Cup 2025-26: FC Goa three-time champions |publisher=AIFF |date=7 December 2025 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sportsdunia.com/football-ratings/east-bengal-player-ratings-vs-fc-goa-aiff-super-league-7th-december-2025 |title=Red and Gold Brigade Lose Title On Penalties as Goa Win AIFF Super Cup |publisher= Sports Dunia |date=7 December 2025 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/super-cup-final-goa-shoots-out-east-bengal-defends-title/article70369887.ece/ |title=Goa shoots out East Bengal, defends title |publisher= The Hindu |date=7 December 2025 }}</ref> As the winners, Goa have qualified for the [[2026–27 AFC Champions League Two]] preliminary stage.

==Road to the final==
{{further|2025–26 AIFF Super Cup group stage}}
''Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!colspan="2"|East Bengal<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/east-bengal-power-past-punjab-fc-in-aiff-super-cup-semi-final |title=East Bengal power past Punjab FC in AIFF Super Cup semi-final |publisher=[[All India Football Federation|AIFF]] |date=4 December 2025 }}</ref>
!Round
!colspan="2"|Goa<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/fc-goa-edge-mumbai-city-in-semi-final-to-set-up-aiff-super-cup-title-defence |title=FC Goa edge Mumbai City in semi-final to set up AIFF Super Cup title defence |publisher=[[All India Football Federation|AIFF]] |date=4 December 2025 }}</ref>
|- style="background:#C1E0FF"
|Opponent
|colspan="1"|Result
|[[2025–26 AIFF Super Cup group stage|Group stage]]
|Opponent
|colspan="1"|Result
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Dempo SC|Dempo]]
|[[2025–26 AIFF Super Cup group stage#Group A|2–2]]
|style="background:#C1E0FF"|Matchday 1
|style="text-align:left"|[[Jamshedpur FC|Jamshedpur]]
|[[2025–26 AIFF Super Cup group stage#Group B|2–0]]
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]]
|[[2025–26 AIFF Super Cup group stage#Group A|4–0]]
|style="background:#C1E0FF"|Matchday 2
|style="text-align:left"|[[Inter Kashi FC|Inter Kashi]]
|[[2025–26 AIFF Super Cup group stage#Group B|3–0]]
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Mohun Bagan Super Giant|Mohun Bagan]]
|[[2025–26 AIFF Super Cup group stage#Group A|0–0]]
|style="background:#C1E0FF"|Matchday 3
|style="text-align:left"|[[NorthEast United FC|NorthEast United]]
|[[2025–26 AIFF Super Cup group stage#Group B|1–2]]
|-
|colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"|'''[[2025–26 AIFF Super Cup#Group A|Group A]] Winners'''{{center|{{trim|{{2025–26 AIFF Super Cup group tables|Group A |only_pld_pts=yes|showteam=EAB|show_matches=no}}}}}}
|style="background:#C1E0FF"|Final standings
|colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"| '''[[2025–26 AIFF Super Cup#Group B|Group B]] Winners'''{{center|{{trim|{{2025–26 AIFF Super Cup group tables|Group B |only_pld_pts=yes|showteam=GOA|show_matches=no}} }}}}
|- style="background:#C1E0FF"
|Opponent
|Result
|{{nowrap|[[2025–26 AIFF Super Cup#knockout stage|Knockout stage]]}}
|Opponent
|Result
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Punjab FC|Punjab]]
|[[2025–26 AIFF Super Cup#Semi-finals|3–1]]
|style="background:#C1E0FF"|Semi-finals
|style="text-align:left"|[[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]]
|[[2025–26 AIFF Super Cup#Semi-finals|2–1]]
|-
|}
;Bracket
{{#lst:2025–26 AIFF Super Cup|Bracket}}

==Match==
=== Details ===
<section begin=Final/>
{{#invoke:football box|main
| round = Final
| date = {{Start date|2025|12|7|df=y}}
| time = 19:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| team1 = [[East Bengal FC|East Bengal]]
| score = [[2025–26 AIFF Super Cup#Details|0–0]] 
| aet = Yes
|penaltyscore= 5–6
| team2 = [[FC Goa|Goa]]
| penalties1 =
*[[Kevin Sibille|Sibille]] {{pengoal}}
*[[Saúl Crespo|Saúl]] {{pengoal}}
*[[Miguel Figueira|Miguel]] {{pengoal}}
*[[Mohammed Rashid|Rashid]] {{penmiss}}
*[[Anwar Ali (footballer, born 2000)|A. Ali]] {{pengoal}}
*[[Hamid Ahadad|Ahadad]] {{pengoal}}
*[[Vishnu Puthiya Valappill|PV Vishnu]] {{penmiss}}
| penalties2 =
*{{penmiss}} [[Borja Herrera|Borja]]
*{{pengoal}} [[Javier Siverio|Siverio]]
*{{pengoal}} [[Dejan Dražić|Dejan]]
*{{pengoal}} [[Muhammed Nemil|Nemil]]
*{{pengoal}} [[David Timor|Timor]]
*{{pengoal}} [[Udanta Singh Kumam|Udanta]]
*{{pengoal}} [[Sahil Tavora|Tavora]]
| location = [[Fatorda]]
| stadium = [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Margao)|Fatorda Stadium]]
| attendance = 9,400
| referee = Harish Kundu Man of the Match: [[Hrithik Tiwari]] (Goa)
| report = [https://i-league.org/match-details/?mid=59672 I-League] [https://aiff-cms.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/cms/reports/59672_Match_Summary_V1_1765127946.pdf PDF Report]
}}<section end="Final" />
{| width=92% |
|-
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| pattern_sh =
| pattern_so = _goldtop
| leftarm = FFDF00
| body = FFDF00
| rightarm = ff0000
| pattern_ra = _goldborder
| shorts = 000000
| socks = FF0000
| title = {{nowrap|East Bengal}}
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|{{Football kit
| pattern_la = _skyblueborder
| pattern_b =
| pattern_ra = _skyblueborder
| pattern_sh = _skysides
| pattern_so = _skybluetop
| leftarm = FEFEFA
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| rightarm = FEFEFA
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| title = Goa
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{| width=100% style="font-size: 90%"
|
'''Hero of the Match:''' [[Hrithik Tiwari]] (Goa)

'''[[Assistant referee (association football)|Assistant referees]]:'''
 {{nobr|Parasuraman Vairamuthu}}
 P. Muralitharan
 '''[[Assistant referee (association football)#Fourth official|Fourth official]]:'''
 Aditya Purkayastha
 '''{{nobr|[[Assistant referee (association football)#Match commissioner|Match commissioner]]}}:'''
 Palliri Sujesh Rajan
 '''Referee Assessor:'''
 Basker Purushothaman
|style="width:60%; vertical-align:top;"| 
'''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.
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* [http://www.supercup.in/ Super Cup Official Website]
{{AIFF Super Cup}}
{{2025–26 in Indian football}}

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MaxieMorales00 at 08:15, 15 December 2025