Template:Main Template:Infobox football tournament season The 2025–26 AIFF Super Cup edition is being held in Goa from October 25 to November 22, 2025. Due to scheduling changes, it is being held at the start of the season. A total of 16 teams, consisting of 13 Indian Super League (ISL) and 3 I-League, are competing in the group stage to decide the 4 places in the knockout stage.[1]
Draw
The draw for the group stage was conducted on 25 September 2025.[1][2]
All current ISL teams except Odisha participated. This included Inter Kashi, who were newly promoted to the ISL. Three other I-League teams (based on their standings in the 2024–25 I-League also participated: Gokulam Kerala, Rajasthan United and Dempo (who replaced Real Kashmir).[2][3][4]
Mohun Bagan and FC Goa, the top two ISL teams were placed in position 1 in Groups A and B respectively. The rest of the teams were divided into two pots, with the remaining ten ISL teams placed in Pots 1, according to their points in the 2024–25 ISL. The four I-League teams were placed in Pot 2.[5]
| Predetermined | Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Mohun Bagan (A1) Goa (H) (B1) |
Bengaluru NorthEast United Jamshedpur Mumbai City Kerala Blasters East Bengal Punjab Chennaiyin Delhi Mohammedan |
Inter Kashi Dempo Gokulam Kerala Rajasthan United |
Format
Each group is being played in a single round-robin format. The top team advances to the knockout stage.[1]
Tiebreakers
The teams are ranked according to points. When tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
- Points in head-to-head matches among participating teams;
- Goal difference in head-to-head matches among participating teams;
- Goals scored in head-to-head matches among participating teams;
- If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the participating teams,
- Goal difference from all group matches;
- Goals scored from all group matches;
- Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
- Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
- Drawing of lots.
Groups
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 AIFF Shortlists Goa as Centralised Venue for Super Cup, Giri, Rahul. Revsportz | Sports News Portal | Latest Sports Articles(2025-09-12). Retrieved 2025-09-13.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mohun Bagan, FC Goa top seeded for Super Cup, 16 teams to take part. The Times of India(2025-09-23). Retrieved 2025-09-22.
- ↑ Goa to host Super Cup, AFC spot on offer for winner. The Times of India(2025-09-13). Retrieved 2025-09-13.
- ↑ Real Kashmir FC withdraws from AIFF Super Cup 2025-26; Dempo SC named replacement, Sportstar, Team. Sportstar(2025-10-16). Retrieved 2025-10-16.
- ↑ Goa to host Super Cup, 12 ISL teams confirm participation with schedule decided. Khel Now. Retrieved 2025-09-13.
External links
- AIFF Super Cup at the-aiff.com
- AIFF Super Cup at i-league.com
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