| Kalinga Super Cup | |
 Kalinga Stadium hosted the final on 28 January | |
| Country | India |
|---|---|
| Dates | Qualifying: 8 January Competition proper: 9 – 28 January |
| Championship venue | Kalinga Stadium (main pitch, pitch 1), Bhubaneswar |
| Teams | Competition proper: 16 Total (maximum): 17 |
| Champions | (1st title) |
| Matches played | 28 |
| Goals scored | 86 (3.07 per match) |
The 2024 AIFF Super Cup, officially known as the 2024 Kalinga Super Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the fourth edition of the Super Cup and the 42nd season of the national knockout football competition in India.[1]
Odisha were the defending champions, having defeated Bengaluru in the 2023 final.
East Bengal defeated the defending champions Odisha 3–2 in the final to win their first national title in 12 years.[2] As the winners, East Bengal have qualified for the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two preliminary stage.
Format[edit | edit source]
Competition format consists of a Qualifying round, Group stage and a knock-out stage. Group stage featured 16 teams across the top two divisions of Indian football. All 12 from the ISL qualify directly for the group stage. Among the I-League teams confirming their participation (Gokulam Kerala FC, Sreenidi Deccan FC, Shillong Lajong FC, Inter Kashi, and Rajasthan United FC), the top three per 2023–24 standings on 24 December qualify for the group stage. The remaining two teams contested a single-leg qualifying play-off to determine the fourth and final I-League team in the group stage.[citation needed]
The 16 qualified teams 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.[3]
Teams[edit | edit source]
| Team | League | App (last) |
|---|---|---|
| Bengaluru | Indian Super League | 4th (2023) |
| Chennaiyin | 4th (2023) | |
| East Bengal | 3rd (2023) | |
| Goa | 4th (2023) | |
| Hyderabad | 2nd (2023) | |
| Jamshedpur | 4th (2023) | |
| Kerala Blasters | 4th (2023) | |
| Mohun Bagan SG | 3rd (2023) | |
| Mumbai City | 4th (2023) | |
| NorthEast United | 4th (2023) | |
| Odisha | 2nd (2023) | |
| Punjab | 2nd[lower-alpha 1] (2023) | |
| Gokulam Kerala | I-League[4] | 3rd (2023) |
| Shillong Lajong | 2nd (2018) | |
| Sreenidi Deccan | 2nd (2023) |
| Team | League | App (last) |
|---|---|---|
| Inter Kashi | I-League | 1st |
| Rajasthan United | 2nd (2023) |
Schedule[edit | edit source]
| Phase | Round | Match dates |
|---|---|---|
| Qualification round | Qualifier | 8 January 2024 |
| Main tournament | Group stage | 9–22 January 2024 |
| Semi-finals | 24–25 January 2024 | |
| Final | 28 January 2024 |
Venues[edit | edit source]
The matches were held in two different Kalinga Stadium pitches in Odisha.[1]
| Bhubaneswar | |
|---|---|
| Kalinga Stadium | |
| Main Pitch[lower-alpha 2] | Pitch 1[lower-alpha 3] |
| Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: ~1000[lower-alpha 4] |
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Qualification round[edit | edit source]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Inter Kashi | 5–0 | Rajasthan United |
| 8 January 2024 | Inter Kashi | 5–0 | Rajasthan United | Bhubaneswar |
| 14:00 IST |
|
Report | Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Pitch 1 Attendance: 250 Referee: Pranjal Banerjee Man of the Match: Mario Barco |
Group stage[edit | edit source]
Group A[edit | edit source]
2024 Indian Super Cup group stage
Group B[edit | edit source]
2024 Indian Super Cup group stage
Group C[edit | edit source]
2024 Indian Super Cup group stage
Group D[edit | edit source]
2024 Indian Super Cup group stage
Knockout stage[edit | edit source]
Bracket[edit | edit source]
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| A1 | East Bengal | 2 | |||||||
| B1 | Jamshedpur | 0 | |||||||
| SFW1 | East Bengal Template:Aet | 3 | |||||||
| SFW2 | Odisha | 2 | |||||||
| C1 | Mumbai City | 0 | |||||||
| D1 | Odisha | 1 | |||||||
Semi-finals[edit | edit source]
| East Bengal | 2–0 | Jamshedpur |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Mumbai City | 0–1 | Odisha |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Final[edit | edit source]
| East Bengal | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Odisha |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Top scorers[edit | edit source]
Awards[edit | edit source]
| Award | Winner | Club | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Goalkeeper | Lalthuammawia Ralte | Odisha | ₹ 2,50,000 |
| Best Defender | Hijazi Maher | East Bengal | ₹ 2,50,000 |
| Best Midfielder | Ahmed Jahouh | Odisha | ₹ 2,50,000 |
| Highest Goalscorer | Cleiton Silva | East Bengal | ₹ 2,50,000 |
| Player of the Tournament | Isak Vanlalruatfela | Odisha | ₹ 2,50,000 |
| Runners-up | Odisha | ₹ 15,00,000 | |
| Champions | East Bengal | ₹ 25,00,000 | |
| Source: AIFF | |||
Broadcasting[edit | edit source]
The 2024 Kalinga Super Cup is streaming live on JioCinema.[6]
See also[edit | edit source]
- Men
- 2023-24 Indian Super League (Tier I)
- 2023–24 I-League (Tier II)
- 2023–24 I-League 2 (Tier III)
- 2023–24 I-League 3 (Tier IV)
- 2023–24 Indian State Leagues (Tier V)
- 2023 Durand Cup
- 2024 Reliance Foundation Development League
- Women
Notes[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Kalinga Super Cup will kick off in Odisha from January 9, 2024". www.the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 1 December 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ↑ Rawat, Akhil (28 January 2024). "12 years of pall of gloom lifted: East Bengal win a spine-chiller to take home Kalinga Super Cup". AIFF Media Team. Bhubaneswar: AIFF. Archived from the original on 28 January 2024.
- ↑ "Group stage draw for Kalinga Super Cup 2023-24 conducted". the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2024.
- ↑ "Group stage draw for Kalinga Super Cup 2023-24 conducted". www.the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ↑ "Kalinga Super Cup". the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2024.
- ↑ "JioCinema to broadcast Kalinga Super Cup 2024". khelnow.com. 3 January 2024. Archived from the original on 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
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