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The 2025 AIFF Super Cup, officially known as the 2025 Kalinga Super Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the fifth edition of the Super Cup (India) and the 43rd season of the national knockout football competition organized by the All India Football Federation (AIFF). It featured all clubs from the top-tier Indian Super League and top clubs from the second tier I-League, serving as the main domestic cup competition for men's football in India.
FC Goa defeated the Jamshedpur FC 3–0 in the final to win their second national cup title.[1][2][3][4] As the winners, Goa have qualified for the 2025–26 AFC Champions League Two preliminary stage.
Format
The tournament will be played in a knockout format. The 13 ISL teams were seeded for the round of 16 according to their final league position in the 2024–25 season. Three I-League teams confirmed their participation – Churchill Brothers, Inter Kashi and Gokulam Kerala. They would face the top three ISL teams (Mohun Bagan, Goa and Bengaluru). These three match-ups were decided by a draw on Wednesday, April 9.[5][6] Later Churchill Brothers announced they would withdraw from the Super Cup, citing "I-League title deciding controversy" as the reason.[7][8] Mohun Bagan (No. 1 seed) were awarded a bye in the round of 16 and granted a direct entry into the quarter-finals.
In the round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals, no extra time will be played and any draws will be immediately resolved via penalties. In the final, if the score remains level after 90 minutes, two extra time periods of 15 minutes each will be played. If still level, the match will be decided by a penalty shootout.
Teams
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| Team | League | Template:Abbr (last) |
|---|---|---|
| Bengaluru | Indian Super League | 5th (2024) |
| Chennaiyin | 5th (2024) | |
| East Bengal | 4th (2024) | |
| Goa | 5th (2024) | |
| Hyderabad | 3rd (2024) | |
| Jamshedpur | 5th (2024) | |
| Kerala Blasters | 5th (2024) | |
| Mohun Bagan | 4th (2024) | |
| Mohammedan | 2nd (2023) | |
| Mumbai | 5th (2024) | |
| NorthEast United | 5th (2024) | |
| Odisha | 3rd (2024) | |
| Punjab | 3rd (2024) | |
(withdrew)[7][8] |
I-League | |
| Inter Kashi | 2nd (2024) | |
| Gokulam Kerala | 4th (2024) |
Schedule
| Round | Match dates |
|---|---|
| Round of 16 | 20–24 April |
| Quarter-finals | 26–27 April |
| Semi-finals | 30 April |
| Final | 3 May |
Venue
The matches will be held at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
| Bhubaneswar |
|---|
| Kalinga Stadium |
| Capacity: 15,000 |
Match officials
The following officials were chosen for the competition.
- Aditya Purkayastha (†)
- Pratik Mondal (†)
- Harish Kundu (†)
- Venkatesh Ramachadran (†)
- Tejas Nagvenkar (†)
- Ashwin Kumar
- Kennedy Sapam
- B. Nagoorkani
- Ujjal Halder
- Parasuraman Vairamuthu
- Sourav Sarkar
- P. Muralitharan
- Christopher Cladious Peter
- Sumanta Dutta
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Bracket
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Round of 16
| ISL | I-LeagueTemplate:Efn | Total |
|---|---|---|
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Quarter-finals
| ISL | I-League | Total |
|---|---|---|
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Semi-finals
| ISL | I-League | Total |
|---|---|---|
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Final
| ISL | I-League | Total |
|---|---|---|
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Season statistics
Goalscorers
Source: AIFF
Clean Sheets
| Rank | Clean Sheets | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Club | Apps | Clean Sheets | |
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Albino Gomes | Jamshedpur | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Rehenesh TP | Mumbai City | 3 | 2 |
| Template:Flagicon Gurmeet Singh | Northeast United | 2 | 2 | |
| Template:Flagicon Hrithik Tiwari | FC Goa | 4 | 2 | |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Sachin Suresh | Kerala Blasters | 2 | 1 |
| Template:Flagicon Muheet Shabir | Punjab | 2 | 1 | |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Team | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best goalkeeper | Template:Flagicon Albino Gomes | Jamshedpur | ₹ 2,50,000 |
| Top scorer | Template:Flagicon Iker Guarrotxena | Goa | ₹ 2,50,000 |
| Template:Flagicon Borja Herrera | Goa | ||
| Player of the tournament | Template:Flagicon Borja Herrera | Goa | ₹ 2,50,000 |
| Runners-up | Jamshedpur | ₹ 15,00,000 | |
| Champions | Goa | ₹ 25,00,000 | |
Broadcasting
The entire 2025 Kalinga Super Cup April edition was streamed live on JioHotstar, with Star Sports 3 broadcasting matches from the quarter-finals onward.[9]
See also
- Men
- 2024–25 Indian Super League (Tier I)
- 2024–25 I-League (Tier II)
- 2024–25 I-League 2 (Tier III)
- 2024–25 I-League 3 (Tier IV)
- 2024–25 Indian State Leagues (Tier V)
- 2024 Durand Cup
- 2025 Durand Cup
- 2025 RFD League
- Women
Notes
References
- ↑ FC Goa ride Borja's brace to win second Kalinga Super Cup title. www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
- ↑ Super Cup 2025 final HIGHLIGHTS: FC Goa beats Jamshedpur 3–0 in final to lift title and qualify for AFC Champions League 2 prelims. Sportstar. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
- ↑ Super Cup 2025 final, Goa gives Marquez a perfect parting gift. The Hindu. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
- ↑ Kalinga Super Cup Final: FCG 3-0 JFC; Gaurs Cruise To Title, Seal Asian Spot. Outlook India. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
- ↑ Kalinga Super Cup 2025 fixtures announced. www.the-aiff.com.
- ↑ Kalinga Super Cup 2025: Complete fixture list announced. Indian Super League.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 ‘This is not football any more'. Churchill Brothers pull out of Super Cup over I-League fiasco. www.onmanorama.com. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Churchill Brothers considers withdrawing from Super Cup 2025 amid I-League title controversy. Sportstar. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ↑ Kalinga Super Cup 2025 Live Streaming & Telecast: When And How To Watch All Matches In India?. khelnow.com. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
External links
- Super Cup India at the-aiff.com
- Super Cup India at i-league.com
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