| Super Cup | |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Country: | India |
| Dates: | 3–6 April (qualification rounds) 8–25 April (main competition) |
| Venue: | EMS Stadium, Kozhikode Payyanad Stadium, Manjeri |
| Num Teams: | 21 (all) 16 (group stage) |
| Winners: | Odisha |
| Count: | 1 |
| Defending Champions: | Goa |
| Second: | Bengaluru |
| Continental Cup Title: | AFC Cup |
| Continental Cup Qualifiers: | Odisha |
| Matches: | 32 |
| Goals: | 113 |
| Attendance: | 109607 |
| Scoring Leader: | Wilmar Jordán (7 goals) |
| Award: | Diego Mauricio |
| Prev Season: | 2019 |
| Next Season: | 2024 |
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.[1] [2] [3]
The tournament was being organised after a gap of four years due to various scheduling issues, with the latest edition being played in 2019.[4] This was the first time the Super Cup champions to had a spot allotted in the AFC competitions.[5] Odisha were crowned champions after defeating Bengaluru 2–1 in the final, their first-ever major title,[6] and qualified for the qualifier for 2023–24 AFC Cup group stage.
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.[2]
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.[7]
| League | (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) | |
| I-League | 1st |
| League | (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 |
| League | (last) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| NEROCA | I-League | 2nd (2018) | |
| Rajasthan United | I-League | 1st |
| 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 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Payyanad Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 50,000 | Capacity: 30,000 | |
|+First qualifying round |+Second qualifying round
See main article: 2023 Indian Super Cup group stage.
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See main article: 2023 Indian Super Cup final.
| Award | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| Hero of the Tournament Award for Best Player |  Diego Maurício (Odisha) | |
| Golden Boot |  Wilmar Jordán (NorthEast United) | |
| Best Goalkeeper |  Amrinder Singh (Odisha) | |
| Fair Play Award | Aizawl FC | |
| Source: The-AIFF | ||
The Hero Super Cup 2023 was streamed live on Fancode app (all matches) and Sony Sports Ten 2 channel (all matches except the qualifiers).[9]
