2023 Super Cup (India)

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{{Use Indian English|date=March 2022}}

{{Infobox football tournament season

| title = Super Cup

| year = 2023

| country = India

| dates = 3–6 April (qualification rounds)
8–25 April (main competition)

| image = File:Kozhikode EMS Stadium.jpg

| caption = EMS Stadium hosted the final on 25 April

| image_size = 275px

| venue = EMS Stadium, Kozhikode
Payyanad Stadium, Manjeri

| num_teams = 21 (all)
16 (group stage)

| winners = Odisha

| count = 1

| second = Bengaluru

| continental_cup_title = AFC Cup

| continental_cup_qualifiers = Odisha

| matches = 32

| goals = 113

| attendance = 109607

| scoring_leader = Wilmar Jordán (7 goals)

| award = Diego Mauricio

| prev_season = 2019

| next_season = 2024

}}

The 2023 Super Cup (also known as the 2023 Hero Super Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the third edition of the Super Cup and the 41st season of the national knockout football competition in India. The competition was sponsored by Hero MotoCorp.{{cite web|last=Mergulhao|first=Marcus|date=25 May 2022|title=Nine-month calendar for Indian football from next season|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/no-change-in-isl-format-for-next-season-super-cup-set-to-return/articleshow/89932146.cms|url-status=live|access-date=25 May 2022|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|publisher=The Times of India|location=Panaji|archive-date=2 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302171857/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/no-change-in-isl-format-for-next-season-super-cup-set-to-return/articleshow/89932146.cms}}{{cite web|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/kerala-to-host-hero-super-cup-in-april |title=Kerala to host Hero Super Cup in April |author=AIFF Media Team |website=the-aiff.com |publisher=AIFF |date=24 January 2023|archive-date=24 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124090846/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/kerala-to-host-hero-super-cup-in-april|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=In the last matchday of the I-League season, teams compete for improved Super Cup qualifying ranking|url=https://footballexpress.in/in-the-last-matchday-of-the-i-league-season-teams-compete-for-improved-super-cup-qualifying-ranking/|first=Veronica|last=Tarafdar|website=footballexpress.in|publisher=Football Express India|date=30 March 2023|access-date=13 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407041622/https://footballexpress.in/in-the-last-matchday-of-the-i-league-season-teams-compete-for-improved-super-cup-qualifying-ranking/|archive-date=7 April 2023}}

The tournament was being organised after a gap of four years due to various scheduling issues, with the latest edition being played in 2019.{{Cite web |title=Kerala to host Hero Super Cup in April |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/kerala-to-host-hero-super-cup-in-april |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=www.the-aiff.com |archive-date=24 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124090846/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/kerala-to-host-hero-super-cup-in-april |url-status=live }} This was the first time the Super Cup champions to had a spot allotted in the AFC competitions.{{cite web|last=Mergulhao|first=Marcus|date=25 May 2022|title=AFC slot for Super Cup, to be played simultaneously with ISL next season|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/afc-slot-for-super-cup-to-be-played-simultaneously-with-isl-next-season/articleshow/97290236.cms|url-status=live|access-date=25 May 2022|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|publisher=The Times of India|location=Panaji|archive-date=25 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125032038/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/afc-slot-for-super-cup-to-be-played-simultaneously-with-isl-next-season/articleshow/97290236.cms}} Odisha were crowned champions after defeating Bengaluru 2–1 in the final, their first-ever major title,{{cite web|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/odisha-fc-bask-in-kozhikode-rain-beat-bengaluru-fc-to-claim-hero-super-cup-crown|title=Odisha FC bask in Kozhikode rain; beat Bengaluru FC to claim Hero Super Cup crown|website=the-aiff.com|publisher=All India Football Federation|date=25 April 2023|access-date=25 April 2023|first=Akhil|last=Rawat|location=Kozhikode|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425180906/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/odisha-fc-bask-in-kozhikode-rain-beat-bengaluru-fc-to-claim-hero-super-cup-crown|archive-date=25 April 2023}} and qualified for the qualifier for 2023–24 AFC Cup group stage.

Format

The 2023 edition of Super Cup was played across two cities of Kerala, Kozhikode and Manjeri, selected by the AIFF in a comprehensive and inclusive manner. The competition consisted of the qualifying play-offs, the group stage, the semi-finals and the final.

The tournament proper featured 16 top clubs across the top two divisions of Indian football. All 11 clubs from the ISL and the 2022–23 I-League champions directly qualified to the group stage. The teams placed 2nd to 10th in the 2022–23 I-League competed for the four remaining spots in the qualifying round that featured single-leg ties.

The 16 qualified clubs were drawn into four groups of four each, competing in a single round-robin format, with group winners making it through to the semi-finals.{{Cite web |title=AFC Competitions 2023-24 Slots for India announced |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/afc-competitions-2023-24-slots-for-india-announced |access-date=2023-03-15 |website=www.the-aiff.com |archive-date=15 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315034530/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/afc-competitions-2023-24-slots-for-india-announced |url-status=live }}

Teams

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|+Group stage direct entrants

! scope="col" style="width:150px" | Team

! scope="col" style="width:150px" | League

! scope="col" style="width:100px" | {{abbr|App|Appearances}} (last)

ATK Mohun Bagan

| Indian Super League

| 2nd {{refn|previously played in 2018 as Mohun Bagan|group=note}}

Bengaluru FC

| Indian Super League

| 3rd (2019)

Chennaiyin

| Indian Super League

| 3rd (2019)

East Bengal

| Indian Super League

| 2nd (2018)

FC Goa

| Indian Super League

| 3rd (2019)

Hyderabad FC

| Indian Super League

| 1st

Jamshedpur FC

| Indian Super League

| 3rd (2019)

Kerala Blasters

| Indian Super League

| 3rd (2019)

Mumbai City

| Indian Super League

| 3rd (2019)

NorthEast United

| Indian Super League

| 3rd (2019)

Odisha FC

| Indian Super League

| 3rd (2019){{refn|group=note|Previously played in 2019 as Delhi Dynamos FC}}

RoundGlass Punjab

| I-League

| 1st

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|+Qualification entrants: Entering in second qualifying round

! scope="col" style="width:150px" | Team

! scope="col" style="width:150px" | League

! scope="col" style="width:75px" | {{abbr|App|Appearances}} (last)

Aizawl FC

| I-League

| 2nd (2018)

Churchill Brothers

| I-League

| 2nd (2018)

Gokulam Kerala

| I-League

| 2nd (2018)

Mohammedan

| I-League

| 1st

Real Kashmir

| I-League

| 2nd (2019)

Sreenidi Deccan

| I-League

| 1st

TRAU

| I-League

| 1st

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|+Qualification entrants: Entering in first qualifying round

! scope="col" style="width:150px" | Team

! scope="col" style="width:150px" | League

! scope="col" style="width:75px" | {{abbr|App|Appearances}} (last)

NEROCA

| I-League

| 2nd (2018)

Rajasthan United

| I-League

| 1st

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==Schedule==

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Phase

!Round

!Match dates

rowspan="2" |Qualification round

|First qualifying round

|3 April 2023

Second qualifying round

|5–6 April 2023

rowspan="3" |Main tournament

|Group stage

|8–19 April 2023

Semi-finals

| 21–22 April 2023

Final

| 25 April 2023

Venues

A total of 32 matches were played across 2 cities, Kozhikode and Manjeri. 18 matches were played in Manjeri, including the qualifying play-offs, and 14 matches in Kozhikode.

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Kozhikode

!Manjeri

EMS Corporation Stadium

|Payyanad Stadium

Capacity: 50,000

|Capacity: 30,000

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|300x300px

Qualifying rounds

{{OneLegStart}}

|+First qualifying round

{{OneLegResult|Rajasthan United||2–2 {{pso|1–3}}|NEROCA||}}

{{end}}

{{OneLegStart}}

|+Second qualifying round

{{OneLegResult|Sreenidi Deccan||4–2|NEROCA||}}

{{OneLegResult|Gokulam Kerala||5–2|Mohammedan||}}

{{OneLegResult|TRAU||0–1|Aizawl||}}

{{OneLegResult|Real Kashmir||0–6|Churchill Brothers||}}

{{end}}

= First qualifying round =

{{football box collapsible

| round =

| date = {{Start date|2023|04|03|df=y}}

| time = 20:30 IST

| team1 = Rajasthan United

| score = 2–2

| penaltyscore = 1–3

| aet = y

| report = [https://www.the-aiff.com/match-center/cms/18350 Report]

| team2 = NEROCA

| goals1 = * Kharpan {{goal|65}}

| goals2 = * L. Haokip {{goal|45+1}}

  • S. Fernandes {{goal|120+3}}

| penalties1 = * R. Gupta {{penmiss}}

| penalties2 = * S. Fernandes {{pengoal}}

  • P. Singson {{pengoal}}
  • L. Rakesh Meitei {{penmiss}}
  • J. Singh {{pengoal}}

| location = Manjeri

| stadium = Payyanad Stadium

| attendance = 1,210

| motm = Soram Poirei (NEROCA)

| referee = Pratik Mondal

}}

= Second qualifying round =

{{football box collapsible

| round = Q-1

| date = {{Start date|2023|04|05|df=y}}

| time = 17:00 IST

| team1 = Sreenidi Deccan

| score = 4–2

| report = [https://www.the-aiff.com/match-center/cms/18406 Report]

| team2 = NEROCA

| goals1 = * Shayesteh {{goal|37}}

| goals2 = * T. Ragui {{goal|67}}

  • B. Lupheng {{goal|80}}

| location = Manjeri

| stadium = Payyanad Stadium

| attendance = 483

| motm = Rilwan Hassan (Sreenidi Deccan)

| referee = I Jamal Mohamed

}}

{{football box collapsible

| round = Q-2

| date = {{Start date|2023|04|05|df=y}}

| time = 20:30 IST

| team1 = Gokulam Kerala

| score = 5–2

| report = [https://www.the-aiff.com/match-center/cms/18407 Report]

| team2 = Mohammedan

| goals1 = * Ramos {{goal|11}}

| goals2 = * Dauda {{goal|27||48}}

| location = Manjeri

| stadium = Payyanad Stadium

| attendance = 3,128

| motm = Omar Ramos (Gokulam Kerala)

| referee = Senthil Nathan S

}}

{{football box collapsible

| round = Q-3

| date = {{Start date|2023|04|06|df=y}}

| time = 17:00 IST

| team1 = TRAU

| score = 0–1

| report = [https://www.the-aiff.com/match-center/cms/18408 Report]

| team2 = Aizawl

| goals1 =

| goals2 = * Veras {{goal|64}}

| location = Manjeri

| stadium = Payyanad Stadium

| attendance = 772

| motm = Ivan Veras (Aizawl)

| referee = Aditya Purkayastha

}}

{{football box collapsible

| round = Q-4

| date = {{Start date|2023|04|06|df=y}}

| time = 20:30 IST

| team1 = Real Kashmir

| score = 0–6

| report = [https://www.the-aiff.com/match-center/cms/18409 Report]

| team2 = Churchill Brothers

| goals1 =

| goals2 = * Cháves {{goal|6|p}}

| location = Manjeri

| stadium = Payyanad Stadium

| attendance = 1,708

| motm = Ansumana Kromah (Churchill Brothers)

| referee = Pranjal Banerjee

}}

Group stage

{{main|2023 Indian Super Cup group stage}}

= Group A =

{{:2023 Indian Super Cup group stage|transcludesection=Group A}}

= Group B =

{{:2023 Indian Super Cup group stage|transcludesection=Group B}}

= Group C =

{{:2023 Indian Super Cup group stage|transcludesection=Group C}}

= Group D =

{{:2023 Indian Super Cup group stage|transcludesection=Group D}}

Knockout stage

{{4TeamBracket

| score-width = 75px

| team-width = 150px

| RD2=Final

| RD1-seed1 = A1

| RD1-team1 = Bengaluru

| RD1-score1 = 2

| RD1-seed2 = C1

| RD1-team2 = Jamshedpur

| RD1-score2 = 0

| RD1-seed3 = B1

| RD1-team3 = Odisha

| RD1-score3 = 3

| RD1-seed4 = D1

| RD1-team4 = NorthEast United

| RD1-score4 = 1

| RD2-seed1 = A1

| RD2-team1 = Bengaluru

| RD2-score1 = 1

| RD2-seed2 = B1

| RD2-team2 = Odisha

| RD2-score2 = 2

}}

= Semi-finals =

{{football box

| round = SF1

| date = {{Start date|2023|04|21|df=y}}

| time = 19:00 IST

| team1 = Bengaluru

| score = 2–0

| report = [https://i-league.org/match-details/?mid=18803 Report]

| team2 = Jamshedpur

| goals1 = * Rane {{goal|67}}

| goals2 =

| location = Kozhikode

| stadium = EMS Stadium

| attendance = 3,458

| motm = Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (Bengaluru)

| referee = Venkatesh R

}}

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{{football box

| round = SF2

| date = {{Start date|2023|04|22|df=y}}

| time = 19:00 IST

| team1 = Odisha

| score = 3–1

| report = [https://i-league.org/match-details/?mid=18804 Report]

| team2 = NorthEast United

| goals1 = * Sekar {{goal|10||63}}

| goals2 = * Jordán {{goal|2}}

| location = Manjeri

| stadium = Payyanad Stadium

| attendance = 6,234

| motm = Nandhakumar Sekar (Odisha)

| referee = Senthil Nathan Sekaran

}}

= Final =

{{main|2023 Indian Super Cup final}}

{{football box

| date = {{Start date|2023|04|25|df=y}}

| time = 19:00 IST

| team1 = Bengaluru

| score = 1–2

| report = [https://i-league.org/match-details/?mid=18859 Report]

| team2 = Odisha

| goals1 = Chhetri {{goal|85|p}}

| goals2 = Maurício {{goal|23||38}}

| location = Kozhikode

| stadium = EMS Stadium

| attendance = 6,952

| motm = Diego Maurício (Odisha)

| referee = Rahul Kumar Gupta

}}

Top scorers

{{updated|25 April 2023}}

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Rank

!Player

!Club

!Goals{{cite web |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/competitions/super-cup |title=Hero Super Cup |access-date=5 April 2023 |archive-date=8 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408160737/https://www.the-aiff.com/competitions/super-cup |url-status=live }}

1

| align="left" |{{flagicon|COL}} Wilmar Jordán

| align="left" |NorthEast United

| 7

rowspan="2" |2

| align="left" |{{flagicon|LBR}} Ansumana Kromah

| align="left" |Churchill Brothers

| rowspan="2" |5

align="left" |{{flagicon|BRA}} Diego Maurício

| align="left" |Odisha

4

| align="left" |{{flagicon|IND}} Nandhakumar Sekar

| align="left" |Odisha

| 4

rowspan="3" |5

| align="left" |{{flagicon|AUS}} Harry Sawyer

| align="left" |Jamshedpur

| rowspan="3" |3

align="left" |{{flagicon|IND}} Naorem Mahesh Singh

| align="left" |East Bengal

align="left" |{{flagicon|NGA}} Rilwan Hassan

| align="left" |Sreenidi Deccan

Awards

class="wikitable"
Award

!Winner

Hero of the Tournament Award for Best Player

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Diego Maurício (Odisha)

Golden Boot

|{{flagicon|COL}} Wilmar Jordán (NorthEast United)

Best Goalkeeper

|{{flagicon|IND}} Amrinder Singh (Odisha)

Fair Play Award

|Aizawl FC

colspan="2" |Source: [https://www.the-aiff.com/article/odisha-fc-bask-in-kozhikode-rain-beat-bengaluru-fc-to-claim-hero-super-cup-crown The-AIFF]

Broadcasting

The Hero Super Cup 2023 was streamed live on Fancode app (all matches) and Sony Sports Ten 2 channel (all matches except the qualifiers).{{Cite web |date=2023-04-12 |title=Indian Super Cup Live Streaming and Telecast |url=https://www.insidesport.in/football-indian-super-cup-live-streaming-fancode-app-to-live-stream-super-cup-2023-live-telecast-on-star-sports-network-check-live-streaming-fixtures-follow-super-cup-live/ |access-date=2023-04-12 |website=www.insidesport.in |language=en-US}}

See also

References

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