The Indian Football calendar is a burgeoning one, and the 2022-23 season has seen it develop additional. Now winding down in direction of the enterprise finish of the season, Indian Football followers are all set to be handled with yet one more prime event – the Super Cup, the draw for which was held on the Football House right here on Tuesday.
For the primary time ever, the Super Cup will likely be held in Kerala. Sixteen groups are set to battle it out for India’s premier cup competitors, and in an unprecedented transfer, the winners of the Super Cup may even get an opportunity to play on the continental stage.
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The champions of the Super Cup will battle it out in a play-off in opposition to final season’s I-League champions Gokulam Kerala FC, to decide who will get an entry into the AFC Cup South Zone group.
The event will see participation from 11 groups from the Indian Super League and ten groups from the I-League. The eleven groups of the Hero ISL and the winners of the I-League get a direct entry into the group stage of the competitors.
Seven groups from the I-League (these ranked from second to eighth) may have a set of playoff qualifiers to get into the group stage of the event. Furthermore, the groups ranked ninth and tenth will play a qualifying playoff and the winners will get a spot in the qualifiers.
The draw for the Super Cup noticed the 16 collaborating groups divided into 4 teams of 4. Group A consists of Bengaluru FC, Kerala Blasters FC, newly topped Hero I-League champions RoundGlass Punjab FC and the winners of the qualifier between the second ranked I-League group and the group that gained the eliminator.
Group B consists of Hyderabad FC, Odisha FC, East Bengal FC and the winners of the playoff between the I-League groups ranked fourth and seventh. ATK Mohun Bagan, Jamshedpur FC, FC Goa and the winners of the playoff between the groups ranked third and eighth in the I-League are in Group C.
Group D consists of the newly topped ISL 2022-23 League Shield winners Mumbai City FC, Chennaiyin FC, North East United FC and the winners of the playoff between the fifth ranked I-League group and the one ranked sixth. The fixtures for the competitors are listed under.
“A vibrant cup competitors is without doubt one of the lacking elements of the Indian soccer panorama. With the Hero Super Cup, we try to bridge that hole and this season’s Super Cup positive aspects all of the extra significance because the winners may have the prospect to compete in the AFC Cup subsequent season,” said AIFF secretary general Shaji Prabhakaran.
“Super Cup is one of the important links between the Hero ISL and the Hero I-League. The Super Cup will serve as a platform where all the clubs from the top two leagues in the country can come together as one family and compete against each other. My best wishes to all of them,” he mentioned.
He additional expressed his pleasure at the truth that Kerala will play hosts to the Super Cup.
“Kerala, in fact, is a superb place to restart the Super Cup. The love and fervour for the sport right here in Kerala will take it a good distance. We are immensely grateful to the Kerala Football Association and the native authorities for its proactive cooperation and ensuring this competitors takes place in God’s personal nation,” said Prabhakaran.
Speaking at the press conference announcing the draw in Kozhikode, Kerala Football Association General Secretary Anilkumar Prabhakar said, “We are delighted to welcome the Super Cup to the land of football. We will do our best to make the experience a memorable one for all participating teams. I’d also like to thank the AIFF leadership for having faith in Kerala FA and confirming Kerala as the venue.”
Qualifying playoff
April 3: I-League 9 vs I-League 10, EMS Corporation Stadium, Kozhikode
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Qualifiers
April 5: Q1, I-League 2 vs Winners of Qualifying playoff, EMS Corporation Stadium, Kozhikode
April 5: Q2, I-League 3 vs I-League 8, EMS Corporation Stadium, Kozhikode
April 6: Q3, I-League 4 vs I-League 7, EMS Corporation Stadium, Kozhikode
April 6: This autumn, I-League 5 vs I-League 6, EMS Corporation Stadium, Kozhikode
Group A
April 8: Bengaluru FC vs Winners Q1, EMS Corporation Stadium, Kozhikode
April 8: Kerala Blasters FC vs RoundGlass Punjab FC, EMS Corporation Stadium, Kozhikode
April 12: Winners Q1 vs Kerala Blasters FC, EMS Corporation Stadium, Kozhikode
April 12: RoundGlass Punjab vs Bengaluru FC, EMS Corporation Stadium, Kozhikode
April 16: RoundGlass Punjab vs Winners Q1, EMS Corporation Stadium, Kozhikode
April 16: Bengaluru FC vs Kerala Blasters FC, EMS Corporation Stadium, Kozhikode
Group B
April 9: Hyderabad FC vs Winners Q3, Payyanad Stadium, Manjeri
April 9: Odisha FC vs East Bengal FC, Payyanad Stadium, Manjeri
April 13: Winners Q3 vs Odisha FC, Payyanad Stadium, Manjeri
April 13: East Bengal FC vs Hyderabad FC, Payyanad Stadium, Manjeri
April 17: East Bengal vs Winners Q3, Payyanad Stadium, Manjeri
April 17: Hyderabad FC vs Odisha FC, Payyanad Stadium, Manjeri
Group C
April 10: ATK Mohun Bagan vs Winners Q2, EMS Corporation Stadium, Kozhikode
April 10: FC Goa vs Jamshedpur FC, EMS Corporation Stadium, Kozhikode
April 14: Winners Q2 vs FC Goa, EMS Corporation Stadium, Kozhikode
April 14: Jamshedpur FC vs ATK Mohun Bagan, EMS Corporation Stadium, Kozhikode
April 18: Jamshedpur FC vs Winners Q2, EMS Corporation Stadium, Kozhikode
April 18: ATK Mohun Bagan vs FC Goa, EMS Corporation Stadium, Kozhikode
Group D
April 11: Mumbai City FC vs Winners This autumn, Payyanad Stadium, Manjeri
April 11: Chennaiyin FC vs NorthEast United FC, Payyanad Stadium, Manjeri
April 15: Winners This autumn vs Chennaiyin FC, Payyanad Stadium, Manjeri
April 15: NorthEast FC vs Mumbai City FC, Payyanad Stadium, Manjeri
April 19: NorthEast United FC vs Winners This autumn, Payyanad Stadium, Manjeri
April 19: Mumbai City FC vs Chennaiyin FC, Payyanad Stadium, Manjeri
SEMI-FINALS
April 21: Winners Group A vs Winners Group C, EMS Corporation Stadium, Kozhikode
April 22: Winners Group B vs Winners Group D, Payyanad Stadium, Manjeri
FINAL
April 25: Winners Semi Final 1 vs Winners Semi Final 2, EMS Corporation Stadium, Kozhikode.
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