2023 Super Cup (India)

2023 Super Cup
Tournament details
CountryIndia
Venue(s)EMS Stadium, Kozhikode
Payyanad Stadium, Manjeri
Dates3–6 April (qualification rounds)
8–25 April (main competition)
Teams21 (all)
16 (group stage)
Defending championsGoa
Final positions
ChampionsOdisha (1st title)
Runner-upBengaluru
AFC CupOdisha
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored113 (3.53 per match)
Attendance109,607 (3,425 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Wilmar Jordán (7 goals)
Best playerDiego Mauricio
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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.

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  2. ^ AIFF Media Team (24 January 2023). "Kerala to host Hero Super Cup in April". the-aiff.com. AIFF. Archived from the original on 24 January 2023.
  3. ^ Tarafdar, Veronica (30 March 2023). "In the last matchday of the I-League season, teams compete for improved Super Cup qualifying ranking". footballexpress.in. Football Express India. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Kerala to host Hero Super Cup in April". www.the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  5. ^ Mergulhao, Marcus (25 May 2022). "AFC slot for Super Cup, to be played simultaneously with ISL next season". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Panaji: The Times of India. Archived from the original on 25 January 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  6. ^ Rawat, Akhil (25 April 2023). "Odisha FC bask in Kozhikode rain; beat Bengaluru FC to claim Hero Super Cup crown". the-aiff.com. Kozhikode: All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.