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The 2019 AIFF Super Cup, officially known as the 2019 Hero Super Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the second edition of the Super Cup and the 40th season of the national knockout football competition in India. The competition was sponsored by Hero MotoCorp. The competition began with the qualifiers on 15 March[1] at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneshwar and was concluded with the final on 13 April.
Bengaluru were the defending champions but lost to Chennai City in the quarter-finals. Goa won the title by defeating Chennaiyin 2–1 in the final.[2][3]
Teams
A total of 16 teams are participating in the competition proper.[4] 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."[5]
| Qualification round (8 teams)[note 1] |
Main competition (12 teams)[note 2] |
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Schedule
| Phase | Round | Match dates |
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| Qualification round | 15–16 March 2019 | |
| 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
Qualification round
After the conclusion of the I-League and 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."[5]
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.[5] Template:Football box Template:Football box Template:Football box Template:Football box
Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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Final
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Top scorers
Notes
- ↑ Super Cup 2019 to start on March 15 in Bhubaneshwar. Goal(5 February 2019). Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ↑ Super Cup final: FC Goa wins first trophy after beating Chennaiyin 2-1. Sportstar. The Hindu(13 April 2019).
- ↑ Goa overcome Chennaiyin to clinch 2019 Hero Super Cup title. supercup.in(13 April 2019).
- ↑ Super Cup 2019: Qualifiers being on 15 March, final in Bhubaneshwar on 13 April.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Super Cup: Minerva Punjab miss pre-match conference, meeting; AIFF terms it 'blatant disregard’(14 March 2019).
- ↑ Hero Super Cup. the-aiff.com.
References
External links
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