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.
 Kalinga Stadium hosted the final on 13 April 2019 | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Venue(s) | Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar |
| Dates | 15 March – 13 April |
| Teams | 20 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Goa (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Chennaiyin |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 45 (3.75 per match) |
| Attendance | 5,920 (493 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Coro (5 goals) |
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]
Teams
editA 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)[note 1] |
Main competition (12 teams)[note 2] |
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Schedule
edit| Phase | Round | Match dates |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Bracket
edit| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 31 March | ||||||||||||||
| Mohun Bagan | ||||||||||||||
| 4 April | ||||||||||||||
| Bengaluru | w/o | |||||||||||||
| Bengaluru | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 31 March | ||||||||||||||
| Chennai City | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Pune City | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 9 April | ||||||||||||||
| Chennai City | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Chennai City | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 30 March | ||||||||||||||
| Goa | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Indian Arrows | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 6 April | ||||||||||||||
| Goa | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Goa | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 2 April | ||||||||||||||
| Jamshedpur | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Jamshedpur | w/o | |||||||||||||
| 13 April | ||||||||||||||
| Churchill Brothers | ||||||||||||||
| Goa | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 29 March | ||||||||||||||
| Chennaiyin | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Chennaiyin | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 7 April | ||||||||||||||
| Mumbai City | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Chennaiyin | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 3 April | ||||||||||||||
| NorthEast United | 1 | |||||||||||||
| NEROCA | ||||||||||||||
| 10 April | ||||||||||||||
| NorthEast United | w/o | |||||||||||||
| Chennaiyin | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 30 March | ||||||||||||||
| ATK | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Delhi Dynamos | w/o | |||||||||||||
| 5 April | ||||||||||||||
| East Bengal | ||||||||||||||
| Delhi Dynamos | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 1 April | ||||||||||||||
| ATK | 4 | |||||||||||||
| ATK | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Real Kashmir | 1 | |||||||||||||
Qualification round
editAfter 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]
| Kerala Blasters | 0–2 | Indian Arrows |
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Round of 16
editChennai City F.C. had announced they would withdraw from the tournament along with other I-League clubs but eventually decided to participate.[5]
| Chennaiyin | 2–0 | Mumbai City |
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Report |
| Pune City | 2–4 | Chennai City |
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Report |
| ATK | 3–1 | Real Kashmir |
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| Report |
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Quarter-finals
edit| Delhi Dynamos | 3–4 | ATK |
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Report |
| Goa | 4–3 | Jamshedpur |
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Report |
Semi-finals
edit| Chennai City | 0–3 | Goa |
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| Report |
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Final
edit| Goa | 2–1 | Chennaiyin |
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Report |
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Top scorers
edit- As of 13 April 2019
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[6] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coro
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Goa | 5 |
| 2 |  Balwant Singh
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ATK | 4 |
| Pedro Manzi
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Chennai City | ||
| 4 | Brandon Fernandes
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Goa | 3 |
| 5 | Anirudh Thapa
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Chennaiyin | 2 |
| C.K. Vineeth
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Chennaiyin | ||
| Manuel Lanzarote
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ATK | ||
| Amarjit Singh Kiyam[a]
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Indian Arrows | ||
| 9 | 20 players | 1 | |
- ^ Goals in qualification round
Notes
edit- ^ Teams listed based on final position in either I-League or Indian Super League.
- ^ Teams listed based on final position in either I-League or Indian Super League.
References
edit- ^ Nisanth V Easwar (5 February 2019). "Super Cup 2019 to start on March 15 in Bhubaneshwar". Goal. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ "Super Cup final: FC Goa wins first trophy after beating Chennaiyin 2-1". Sportstar. The Hindu. 13 April 2019. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023.
- ^ Super Cup Media Team (13 April 2019). "Goa overcome Chennaiyin to clinch 2019 Hero Super Cup title". supercup.in. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019.
- ^ "Super Cup 2019: Qualifiers being on 15 March, final in Bhubaneshwar on 13 April".
- ^ a b "Super Cup: Minerva Punjab miss pre-match conference, meeting; AIFF terms it 'blatant disregard'". 14 March 2019.
- ^ "Hero Super Cup". the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2019.