2025 AIFF Super Cup
Football tournament
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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.
| Kalinga Super Cup | |
|---|---|
Kalinga Stadium hosted the final on 3 May | |
| Tournament details | |
| Country | India |
| Venue(s) | Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar |
| Dates | 20 April – 3 May 2025 |
| Teams | 15[a] |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Goa (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Jamshedpur |
| AFC Champions League Two | Goa |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Goals scored | 37 (2.64 per match) |
| Attendance | 33,556 (2,397 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) |  Iker Guarrotxena (Goa) Borja Herrera (Goa)(4 goals) |
| Awards | |
| Best player | Borja Herrera (Goa) |
| Best goalkeeper |  Albino Gomes
(Jamshedpur) |
FC Goa defeated the Jamshedpur FC 3–0 in the final to win their second national cup title.[3][4][5][6] 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.[7][8] Later Churchill Brothers announced they would withdraw from the Super Cup, citing "I-League title deciding controversy" as the reason.[1][2] 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
| Team | League | App (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)[1][2] |
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 |
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| Kalinga Stadium |
| Capacity: 15,000 |
Match officials
The following officials were chosen for the competition.
- Referees
- Aditya Purkayastha (†)
- Pratik Mondal (†)
- Harish Kundu (†)
- Venkatesh Ramachadran (†)
- Tejas Nagvenkar (†)
- Ashwin Kumar
- Assistant Referees & Fourth Official
- Kennedy Sapam
- B. Nagoorkani
- Ujjal Halder
- Parasuraman Vairamuthu
- Sourav Sarkar
- P. Muralitharan
- Christopher Cladious Peter
- Sumanta Dutta
(†) : He performs both duties.
Bracket
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| 20 April | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Kerala Blasters | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 26 April | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | East Bengal | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Kerala Blasters | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Mohun Bagan | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 30 April | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Mohun Bagan | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 21 April | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Goa | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Goa | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 26 April | ||||||||||||||||||
| IL4 | Gokulam Kerala | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Goa | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 21 April | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Punjab | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Odisha | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 May | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Punjab | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Goa | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 23 April | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Jamshedpur | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Bengaluru | 1 (3) | ||||||||||||||||
| 27 April | ||||||||||||||||||
| IL2 | Inter Kashi (p) | 1 (5) | ||||||||||||||||
| IL2 | Inter Kashi | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 23 April | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Mumbai City | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Mumbai City | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 30 April | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Chennaiyin | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Mumbai City | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 24 April | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Jamshedpur | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Northeast United | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 27 April | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Mohammedan | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Northeast United | 0 (4) | ||||||||||||||||
| 24 April | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Jamshedpur (p) | 0 (5) | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Jamshedpur | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Hyderabad | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Round of 16
Man of the Match: Noah Sadaoui (Kerala Blasters)
| Goa | 3–0 | Gokulam Kerala |
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Man of the Match: Iker Guarrotxena (Goa)
Man of the Match: Ezequiel Vidal (Punjab)
Man of the Match: Nikola Stojanović (Inter Kashi)
Man of the Match: Lallianzuala Chhangte (Mumbai City)
Man of the Match: Alaaeddine Ajaraie (Northeast United)
Man of the Match: Javier Siverio (Jamshedpur)
Quarter-finals
| Kerala Blasters | 1–2 | Mohun Bagan SG |
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Man of the Match: Salahudheen A.K. (Mohun Bagan)
Man of the Match: Borja Herrera (Goa)
Man of the Match: Jorge Ortiz (Mumbai City)
Semi-finals
| Mohun Bagan | 1–3 | Goa |
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Man of the Match: Borja Herrera (Goa)
Man of the Match: Rei Tachikawa (Jamshedpur)
Final
Man of the Match: Borja Herrera (Goa)
Season statistics
Goalscorers
Source: AIFF
| Rank | Goal Scores | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Club | Apps | Goals | |
| 1 | Iker Guarrotxena |
Goa | 4 | 4 |
| Borja Herrera |
Goa | 4 | 4 | |
| 2 | Lallianzuala Chhangte |
Mumbai City | 3 | 3 |
 Alaaeddine Ajaraie |
Northeast United | 2 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Ezequiel Vidal |
Punjab | 2 | 2 |
| Suhail Bhat |
Mohun Bagan | 2 | 2 | |
| 4 | ||||
 Asmir Suljić |
Punjab | 1 | 1 | |
 Ryan Williams |
Bengaluru | 1 | 1 | |
 Matija Babović |
Inter Kashi | 1 | 1 | |
| Bipin Singh |
Mumbai City | 1 | 1 | |
| Sahal Abdul Samad |
Mohun Bagan | 2 | 1 | |
| Jesús Jiménez |
Kerala Blasters | 2 | 1 | |
| Noah Sadaoui |
Kerala Blasters | 2 | 1 | |
| Sreekuttan MS |
Kerala Blasters | 2 | 1 | |
| Nihal Sudeesh |
Punjab | 2 | 1 | |
| Jithin MS |
Northeast United | 2 | 1 | |
| Néstor Albiach |
Northeast United | 2 | 1 | |
| Guillermo Fernández |
Northeast United | 2 | 1 | |
 Nikolaos Karelis |
Mumbai City | 3 | 1 | |
| Javier Siverio |
Jamshedpur | 4 | 1 | |
 Stephen Eze |
Jamshedpur | 4 | 1 | |
 Rei Tachikawa |
Jamshedpur | 4 | 1 | |
| Dejan Drazic |
Goa | 4 | 1 | |
| Mohammad Yasir |
Goa | 4 | 1 | |
| Brison Fernandes |
Goa | 4 | 1 | |
Clean Sheets
| Rank | Clean Sheets | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Club | Apps | Clean Sheets | |
| 1 | Albino Gomes |
Jamshedpur | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Rehenesh TP |
Mumbai City | 3 | 2 |
| Gurmeet Singh |
Northeast United | 2 | 2 | |
| Hrithik Tiwari |
FC Goa | 4 | 2 | |
| 3 | Sachin Suresh |
Kerala Blasters | 2 | 1 |
| Muheet Shabir |
Punjab | 2 | 1 | |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Team | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best goalkeeper | Albino Gomes |
Jamshedpur | ₹ 2,50,000 |
| Top scorer | Iker Guarrotxena |
Goa | ₹ 2,50,000 |
| Borja Herrera |
Goa | ||
| Player of the tournament | 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