Super Cup | |
Year: | 2019 |
Country: | India |
Venue: | Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar |
Dates: | 15 March – 13 April |
Num Teams: | 20 |
Champions: | Goa |
Count: | 1 |
Runner-Up: | Chennaiyin |
Matches: | 12 |
Goals: | 45 |
Attendance: | 5920 |
Top Goal Scorer: | Coro (5 goals) |
Prevseason: | 2018 |
Nextseason: | 2023 |
The 2019 Super Cup was the second edition of the Super Cup and the 40th season of the national knockout football competition in India. The competition was sponsored by Hero MotoCorp and is officially known as the Hero Super Cup. The competition began with the qualifiers on 15 March[1] at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneshwar and was concluded with the final on 13 April.
Bengaluru were the defending champions but lost to Chennai City in the quarter-finals. Goa won the title by defeating Chennaiyin 2–1 in the final.[2] [3]
A total of 16 teams are participating in the competition proper.[4] 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.
Qualification round (8 teams) | Main competition (12 teams) | |
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Phase | Round | Match dates |
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Qualification round | 15–16 March 2019 | |
Main tournament | Round of 16 | 29 March – 3 April 2019 |
Quarter-finals | 4–7 April 2019 | |
Semi-finals | 9–10 April 2019 | |
Final | 13 April 2019 |
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. Before the qualification round, seven I-League clubs — Minerva Punjab, East Bengal, Mohun Bagan, NEROCA, Gokulam Kerala, Aizawl, and Chennai City — announced they would withdraw from Super Cup, citing "unfair treatment to I-League clubs."[5]
Chennai City F.C. had announced they would withdraw from the tournament along with other I-League clubs but eventually decided to participate.[5]
See main article: 2019 Indian Super Cup Final.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[6] | |
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1 | Coro | Goa | 5 | |
2 | ATK | 4 | ||
Chennai City | ||||
4 | Brandon Fernandes | Goa | 3 | |
5 | Chennaiyin | 2 | ||
Chennaiyin | ||||
ATK | ||||
Amarjit Singh Kiyam | Indian Arrows | |||
9 | 20 players | 1 |