2018 Indian Super Cup

The 2018 Hero Super Cup was the inaugural edition of the Super Cup, the main club knockout football competition in India. The competition is sponsored by Hero MotoCorp and is officially known as the Hero Super Cup. The competition began with the qualifiers on 15 March 2018 and concluded with the final on 20 April 2018.[1] The entire tournament is taking place in one stadium, the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.[1]

2018 Super Cup
Hero Super Cup
CountryIndia
Dates15–16 March 2018 (qualifying competition)
31 March – 20 April 2018 (main competition)
Championship venueKalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
Teams20 (overall)
8 (qualifying competition)
12 (main competition)
ChampionsBengaluru
Runners-upEast Bengal
Matches played19
Goals scored67 (3.53 per match)
Attendance53,969 (2,840 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Sunil Chhetri
(6 goals)
Best playerMiku (Bengaluru FC)
2019 →

The competition features teams from both the I-League and Indian Super League, both considered the joint top divisions for professional football in India.[2] Both leagues containing 10 teams each, the top six teams from both qualified for the tournament automatically while the bottom four sides contested in the qualifiers.[2] The Super Cup replaces the Federation Cup, which was considered the top knockout competition before this tournament.[3]

Teams

A total of 16 teams are participating in the competition proper.[2] The top six teams from both the I-League and Indian Super League qualified for the Super Cup automatically while the bottom four sides have participated in the qualifiers.[2]

Qualification round
(8 teams)[note 1]		 Main competition
(12 teams)[note 2]
I-League
Indian Super League
I-League
Indian Super League

Round dates

On 12 March 2018, the All India Football Federation announced the schedule and full format of the tournament.[4] Due to the participation of Aizawl and Bengaluru in the AFC Cup, the schedule for the quarter-finals shall be decided at a later date.[4]

Phase Round Match dates
Qualification round 15–16 March 2018
Main tournament Round of 16 31 March – 6 April 2018
Quarter-finals 8–13 April 2018
Semi-finals 16–17 April 2018
Final 20 April 2018

Bracket
 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
31 March
 
 
Aizawl (pen.)2 (5)
 
8 April
 
Chennaiyin 2 (3)
 
Aizawl0
 
5 April
 
East Bengal1
 
East Bengal2
 
16 April
 
Mumbai City1
 
East Bengal1
 
2 April
 
Goa0
 
Minerva Punjab0 (4)
 
12 April
 
Jamshedpur (pen.)0 (5)
 
Jamshedpur1
 
3 April
 
Goa5
 
Goa3
 
20 April
 
ATK1
 
East Bengal1
 
1 April
 
Bengaluru4
 
Churchill Brothers1
 
11 April
 
Mohun Bagan2
 
Mohun Bagan3
 
4 April
 
Shillong Lajong1
 
Pune City2
 
17 April
 
Shillong Lajong3
 
Mohun Bagan2
 
1 April
 
Bengaluru4
 
Bengaluru2
 
13 April
 
Gokulam Kerala1
 
Bengaluru3
 
6 April
 
NEROCA1
 
NEROCA3
 
 
Kerala Blasters2
 

Qualification round

After the conclusion of the I-League and Indian Super League seasons, the All India Football Federation announced the draw for the qualification round of the Super Cup.[5]

Delhi Dynamos1–2 (a.e.t.)Churchill Brothers
Uche  6' Report Plaza  34', 106'
Attendance: 2,000
NorthEast United0–2Gokulam Kerala
Report Kisekka  43', 74'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar
Mumbai City2–1 (a.e.t.)Indian Arrows
Emaná  90' (pen.)
Santos  104'		 Report Praveen  77'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Ajitkumar Lairenlakpam
ATK4–1Chennai City
Sharma  37'
Zequinha  58'
Mehta  76'
Keane  83'		 Report Joachim  45+7'
Attendance: 3,000

Round of 16

The All India Football Federation announced the draw for the round of 16 of the competition on 12 March 2018.[6]

Bengaluru2–1Gokulam Kerala
Miku  69'
U. Singh  90+2'		 Report Kisekka  33'
Attendance: 4,233
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar
Churchill Brothers1–2Mohun Bagan
Plaza  30' Report Dipanda  45+3' (pen.), 70'
Attendance: 8,120
Referee: Venkatesh R
Goa3–1ATK
Coro  45+1'
Boumous  70'
Fernandes  77'		 Report Keane  50'
Attendance: 2,583
Pune City2–3Shillong Lajong
Lucca  17'
Marcelinho  21'		 Report Koffi  29'
Pradhan  61'
Lalmuanpuia  90+2' (pen.)
Attendance: 728
Mumbai City1–2East Bengal
Emaná  22' Report Yusa  26'
Amnah  73'
Attendance: 4,354
Referee: Venkatesh R
NEROCA3–2Kerala Blasters
Joachim  68'
Williams  79'
Odili  81' (pen.)		 Report Pulga  11'
Karuthadathkuni  49'
Attendance: 1,865

Quarter-finals

The dates for the quarter-final matches were scheduled to be announced at a later date to accommodate AFC Cup commitments of Aizawl and Bengaluru.[6] After Aizawl and Bengaluru advanced to the quarter-finals, the following fixtures were confirmed for the quarter-finals.[7] During the game between Jamshedpur FC and FC Goa, six players (three each from both the teams) were sent off at the half-time for violent conduct.[8] In the games against NEROCA F.C., Sunil Chhetri scored the first hat-trick of the tournament.

Aizawl0–1East Bengal
Report Ralte  90+6' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,286
Mohun Bagan3–1Shillong Lajong
 Report
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Santosh Kumar
Jamshedpur1–5Goa
 Report
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Venkatesh R
Bengaluru3–1NEROCA
 Report
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were played on 16 April and 17 April 2018 at the Kalinga Stadium.[6]

East Bengal1–0Goa
Dudu  78' Report
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Santosh Kumar
Mohun Bagan2–4Bengaluru
 Report
Attendance: 3,600
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar

Final

The final was played on 20 April 2018 at the Kalinga Stadium and Bengaluru won the inaugural Super Cup by defeating East Bengal in the final.[6]

East Bengal1–4Bengaluru
Kromah  28' Report Bheke  39'
Chhetri  69' (pen.), 90+1'
Miku  71'
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: C. R. Srikrishna (Tamil Nadu)

Goalscorers
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

See also

References
  1. Saharoy, Shilarze (12 March 2018). "Chennaiyin to face Aizawl in Super Cup on March 31". Times of India. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  2. "Inaugural Super Cup's final round from Mar 31-Apr 22: AIFF". Times of India. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  3. Hussain, Sabi (24 January 2018). "Super Cup set to be a 16-team affair". Times of India. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  4. "Final Round of Hero Super Cup to Kick-off on March 31". The All India Football Federation. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  5. "Bhubaneswar to host Super Cup". Times of India. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  6. "Super Cup Draw Announced, Final Round to Kick Off on March 31". The All India Football Federation. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  7. "Super Cup - Fixtures and Results". Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  8. "Super Cup 2018: Red cards spoil the contest as five-star FC Goa thrash Jamshedpur". 12 April 2018.

Notes
  1. Teams listed based on final position in either I-League or Indian Super League.
  2. Teams listed based on final position in either I-League or Indian Super League.
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