2023 Indian Super Cup

The 2023 Super Cup, also known as the Hero Super Cup due to sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp, is the 3rd edition of the Super Cup and the 41st season of the national knockout competition for football clubs in India.[1][2]

2023 Hero Super Cup
EMS Stadium will host the final on 25 April
CountryIndia
Dates3 – 6 April (qualification)
8 – 25 April (proper)
VenueKozhikode and Manjeri
Teams21 (total)
16 (proper)
Defending championsGoa
← 2019
2024 →

The tournament is being organised after a gap of 4 years due to various scheduling issues, with the latest edition being played in 2019, where FC Goa was crowned champions.[3] The champions of this event will play an additional play-off against Gokulam Kerala, the champions of 2021–22 I-League for a place in the group stage of 2023–24 AFC Cup. If Gokulam Kerala or Mumbai City win the 2023 Super Cup, then Gokulam will automatically qualify for 2023–24 AFC Cup group stage. This qualifier match will not be played in such a case. This is the first time the Super Cup champions will have a chance to participate in an AFC competition.[4]

Format

The 2023 edition of Super Cup will be played across two cities of Kerala, Kozhikode and Manjeri, selected by the AIFF in a comprehensive and inclusive manner. The competition will consist of the qualifying play-offs, the group stage, the semi-finals and the final.[2]

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

The 16 qualified clubs will be drawn into four groups of four each, competing in a single round-robin format, with group winners making it through to the semi-finals.[5]

Teams
  1. Before the merger as ATK last played in 2019, and as Mohun Bagan in 2018.
  2. Previously played in 2019 as Delhi Dynamos FC
  3. Previously played in 2018 as Minerva Punjab FC
Locations of the Indian Super League teams

Venues

A total of 32 matches are expected to be played across 2 cities, Kozhikode and Manjeri. 18 matches are scheduled to be played in Manjeri, including the qualifying play-offs, and 14 matches in Kozhikode.

Kozhikode Manjeri
EMS Corporation Stadium Payyanad Stadium
Capacity: 50,000 Capacity: 30,000

Qualifying rounds
Team 1  Score  Team 2
 First qualifying round
Rajasthan United 2–2 (1–3 p) NEROCA
Team 1  Score  Team 2
 Second qualifying round
Sreenidi Deccan 4–2 NEROCA
Gokulam Kerala 5–2 Mohammedan
TRAU 0–1 Aizawl
Real Kashmir 0–6 Churchill Brothers

First qualifying round
3 April 2023 (2023-04-03) Rajasthan United 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p)		 NEROCA Manjeri
20:30 IST
  • Kharpan 65'
  • Lalremsanga 98'
 Report
  • L. Haokip 45+1'
  • S. Fernandes 120+3'
 Stadium: Payyanad Stadium
Attendance: 1,210
Referee: Pratik Mondal
Man of the Match: Soram Poirei (NEROCA)
Penalties
  • S. Fernandes soccer ball with check mark
  • P. Singson soccer ball with check mark
  • L. Rakesh Meitei soccer ball with red X
  • J. Singh soccer ball with check mark

Second qualifying round
5 April 2023 (2023-04-05) Q-1 Sreenidi Deccan 4–2 NEROCA Manjeri
17:00 IST
Report
  • T. Ragui 67'
  • B. Lupheng 80'
 Stadium: Payyanad Stadium
Attendance: 483
Referee: I Jamal Mohamed
Man of the Match: Rilwan Hassan (Sreenidi Deccan)
5 April 2023 (2023-04-05) Q-2 Gokulam Kerala 5–2 Mohammedan Manjeri
20:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Payyanad Stadium
Attendance: 3,128
Referee: Senthil Nathan S
Man of the Match: Omar Ramos (Gokulam Kerala)
6 April 2023 (2023-04-06) Q-3 TRAU 0–1 Aizawl Manjeri
17:00 IST Report
Stadium: Payyanad Stadium
Attendance: 772
Referee: Aditya Purkayastha
Man of the Match: Ivan Veras (Aizawl)
6 April 2023 (2023-04-06) Q-4 Real Kashmir 0–6 Churchill Brothers Manjeri
20:30 IST Report
Stadium: Payyanad Stadium
Attendance: 1,708
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee
Man of the Match: Ansumana Kromah (Churchill Brothers)

Group stage
Main article: 2023 Indian Super Cup group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BEN KER RGP SRD
1 Bengaluru 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage — 16 Apr — 8 Apr
2 Kerala Blasters 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 8 Apr —
3 RoundGlass Punjab 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 Apr — — 16 Apr
4 Sreenidi Deccan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 12 Apr — —
Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HYD OFC EAB AIZ
1 Hyderabad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage — 17 Apr — 9 Apr
2 Odisha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 9 Apr —
3 East Bengal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 Apr — — 17 Apr
4 Aizawl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 13 Apr — —
Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AMB FCG JAM GOK
1 ATK Mohun Bagan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage — 18 Apr — 10 Apr
2 Goa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 10 Apr —
3 Jamshedpur 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 Apr — — 18 Apr
4 Gokulam Kerala 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 14 Apr —
Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MCI CHE NEU CHB
1 Mumbai City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage — 19 Apr — 11 Apr
2 Chennaiyin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 11 Apr —
3 NorthEast United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 Apr — — 19 Apr
4 Churchill Brothers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 15 Apr — —
Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots

Knockout stage

Bracket
Semifinals Final
      
A1  
C1  
 
 
B1  
D1  

Semi-finals
A1vC1
B1vD1

Final
Winner SF1vWinner SF2

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals[6]
1 Liberia Ansumana Kromah Churchill Brothers 4
2 Nigeria Abiola Dauda Mohammedan 2
Nigeria Rilwan Olanrewaju Hassan Sreenidi Deccan
4 Belarus Ivan Veras Aizawl 1
Uzbekistan Sardor Jakhonov Churchill Brothers
India Sourav Gokulam Kerala
Spain Omar Ramos Gokulam Kerala
Colombia David Castañeda Sreenidi Deccan
Afghanistan Faysal Shayesteh Sreenidi Deccan
Afghanistan Farshad Noor Gokulam Kerala
India Thahir Zaman Gokulam Kerala
India Abdul Hakku Nediyodath Gokulam Kerala
Uruguay Martín Cháves Churchill Brothers

Broadcasting

The Hero Super Cup 2023 will be telecasted live all matches on Fancode app & Fancode youtube channel. In television, all matches starting from 8 April 2023, will be aired on Sony Sports Ten 2 channel which did not include the qualifiers[7] leading to negative reception from the public and I-League club owners.

See also

References
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  3. "Kerala to host Hero Super Cup in April". www.the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
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