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Football tournament season
2023 Super Cup
Tournament details
CountryIndia
Venue(s)EMS Stadium, Kozhikode
Payyanad Stadium, Manjeri
Dates3–6 April (qualification rounds)
8–25 April (main competition)
Teams21 (all)
16 (group stage)
Defending championsGoa
Final positions
ChampionsOdisha (1st title)
Runner-upBengaluru
AFC CupOdisha
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored113 (3.53 per match)
Attendance109,607 (3,425 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Wilmar Jordán (7 goals)
Best playerDiego Mauricio
← 20192024 →

The 2023 Super Cup 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 and known as the Hero Super Cup for sponsorship purposes.

The tournament was being organised after a gap of four years due to various scheduling issues, with the latest edition being played in 2019. This was the first time the Super Cup champions to had a spot allotted in the AFC competitions. Odisha were crowned champions after defeating Bengaluru 2–1 in the final, their first-ever major title, 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.

Teams

Group stage direct entrants
Team League App (last)
ATK Mohun Bagan Indian Super League 2nd
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)
RoundGlass Punjab I-League 1st
Qualification entrants: Entering in second qualifying round
Team League App (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
Qualification entrants: Entering in first qualifying round
Team League App (last)
NEROCA I-League 2nd (2018)
Rajasthan United I-League 1st

  1. previously played in 2018 as Mohun Bagan
  2. Previously played in 2019 as Delhi Dynamos FC
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Hyderabad teams: Hyderabad Sreenidi DeccanHyderabad teams:
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Goa teams: Goa Churchill BrothersGoa teams:
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Schedule

Phase Round Match dates
Qualification round First qualifying round 3 April 2023
Second qualifying round 5–6 April 2023
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.

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

Rajasthan United v NEROCA
3 April 2023 (2023-04-03) Rajasthan United 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p)		 NEROCA Manjeri
20:30 IST 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

Sreenidi Deccan v NEROCA
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)
Gokulam Kerala v Mohammedan
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)
TRAU v Aizawl
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)
Real Kashmir v Churchill Brothers
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 BEN SRD KER RGP
1 Bengaluru 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5 Advance to knockout stage — 1–1 1–1 —
2 Sreenidi Deccan 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4 — — 2–0 —
3 Kerala Blasters 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4 — — — 3–1
4 Punjab 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3 0–2 1–0 — —
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
Notes:
  1. ^ Head-to-head points: Sreenidi Deccan 3, Kerala Blasters 0.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification OFC HYD EAB AIZ
1 Odisha 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage — — 1–1 —
2 Hyderabad 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4 1–2 — — 2–1
3 East Bengal 3 0 3 0 6 6 0 3 — 3–3 — 2–2
4 Aizawl 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4 1 0–3 — — —
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 JAM FCG AMB GOK
1 Jamshedpur 3 3 0 0 11 5 +6 9 Advance to knockout stage — — 3–0 3–2
2 Goa 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6 3–5 — — —
3 ATK Mohun Bagan 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3 — 0–1 — 5–1
4 Gokulam Kerala (H) 3 0 0 3 3 9 −6 0 — 1–0 — —
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
(H) Hosts

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NEU MCI CHE CHB
1 NorthEast United 3 2 0 1 10 8 +2 6 Advance to knockout stage — 2–1 — 6–3
2 Mumbai City 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6 — — 1–0 2–1
3 Chennaiyin 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4 4–2 — — —
4 Churchill Brothers 3 0 1 2 4 8 −4 1 — — 0–0 —
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
Notes:
  1. ^ Head-to-head points: NorthEast United 3, Mumbai City 0.

Knockout stage

Semifinals Final
      
A1 Bengaluru 2
C1 Jamshedpur 0
A1 Bengaluru 1
B1 Odisha 2
B1 Odisha 3
D1 NorthEast United 1

Semi-finals

SF1
Bengaluru2–0Jamshedpur
Report
EMS Stadium, KozhikodeAttendance: 3,458Referee: Venkatesh R
SF2
Odisha3–1NorthEast United
Report
Payyanad Stadium, ManjeriAttendance: 6,234Referee: Senthil Nathan S

Final

Main article: 2023 Indian Super Cup final
Bengaluru1–2Odisha
Chhetri 85' (pen.) Report Maurício 23', 38'
EMS Stadium, KozhikodeAttendance: 6,952Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta

Top scorers

As of 25 April 2023
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Colombia Wilmar Jordán NorthEast United 7
2 Liberia Ansumana Kromah Churchill Brothers 5
Brazil Diego Maurício Odisha
4 India Nandhakumar Sekar Odisha 4
5 Australia Harry Sawyer Jamshedpur 3
India Naorem Mahesh Singh East Bengal
Nigeria Rilwan Hassan Sreenidi Deccan

Awards

Award Winner
Hero of the Tournament Award for Best Player Brazil Diego Maurício (Odisha)
Golden Boot Colombia Wilmar Jordán (NorthEast United)
Best Goalkeeper India Amrinder Singh (Odisha)
Fair Play Award Aizawl FC
Source: 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).

See also

References

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