# 2024 Super Cup (India)

The 2024 Super Cup (also 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.
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. As the winners, East Bengal have qualified for the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two preliminary stage.

## Format

The tournament proper 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 December 24 qualify for the group stage. The remaining two teams will contest a single-leg qualifying play-off to determine the fourth and final I-League team in the group stage.
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.

## Teams

Group stage direct entrants: :
| Team | League | App (last) |
| Bengaluru | Indian Super League | 4th (2023) |
| Chennaiyin | Indian Super League | 4th (2023) |
| East Bengal | Indian Super League | 3rd (2023) |
| Goa | Indian Super League | 4th (2023) |
| Hyderabad | Indian Super League | 2nd (2023) |
| Jamshedpur | Indian Super League | 4th (2023) |
| Kerala Blasters | Indian Super League | 4th (2023) |
| Mohun Bagan SG | Indian Super League | 3rd (2023) |
| Mumbai City | Indian Super League | 4th (2023) |
| NorthEast United | Indian Super League | 4th (2023) |
| Odisha | Indian Super League | 4th (2023) |
| Punjab | Indian Super League | 2nd (2023) |
| Gokulam Kerala | I-League | 4th (2023) |
| Shillong Lajong | I-League | 2nd (2018) |
| Sreenidi Deccan | I-League | 2nd (2023) |
Qualification entrants: :
| Team | League | App (last) |
| Inter Kashi | I-League | Debut |
| Rajasthan United | I-League | 2nd (2023) |

## Schedule

| Phase | Round | Match dates |
| Qualification round | Qualifier | 8 January 2024 |
| Main tournament | Group stage | 9–22 January 2024 |
| Main tournament | Semi-finals | 24–25 January 2024 |
| Main tournament | Final | 28 January 2024 |

## Venues

The matches were held in two different Kalinga Stadium pitches in Odisha.
Bhubaneswar :
| Kalinga Stadium ||
| Main Pitch | Pitch 1 |
| Capacity: 12,000 | Capacity: ~1000 |

## Qualification Round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Inter Kashi | 5–0 | Rajasthan United |

## Group stage
### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | EAB | MBG | SRD | HYD |
| 1 | East Bengal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 |
| 2 | Mohun Bagan SG | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | | — | — | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Sreenidi Deccan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 3 | | — | — | — | 4–1 |
| 4 | Hyderabad | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 0 | | — | — | — | — |

### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JAM | NEU | KER | SHL |
| 1 | Jamshedpur | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 |
| 2 | NorthEast United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | | — | — | 4–1 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Kerala Blasters | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 3 | | — | — | — | 3–1 |
| 4 | Shillong Lajong | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 | | — | — | — | — |

### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MCI | CHE | PFC | GOK |
| 1 | Mumbai City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Chennaiyin | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | | — | — | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Punjab | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | | — | — | — | 0–0 |
| 4 | Gokulam Kerala | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | | — | — | — | — |

### Group D

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | OFC | FCG | BEN | IKA |
| 1 | Odisha | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Goa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | | — | — | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Bengaluru | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | | — | — | — | 1–1 |
| 4 | Inter Kashi | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | | — | — | — | — |

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| A1 | East Bengal | 2 | | | |
| B1 | Jamshedpur | 0 | | | |
| B1 | Jamshedpur | 0 | SFW1 | East Bengal (a.e.t.) | 3 |
| | | | SFW2 | Odisha | 2 |
| C1 | Mumbai City | 0 | SFW2 | Odisha | 2 |
| D1 | Odisha | 1 | | | |

### Final
## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Cleiton Silva | East Bengal | 5 |
| 2 | Ahmed Jahouh | Odisha | 3 |
| 2 | Carlos Martínez | Goa | 3 |
| 2 | Néstor Albiach | NorthEast United | 3 |
| 2 | Diego Maurício | Odisha | 3 |
| 2 | Daniel Chima Chukwu | Jamshedpur | 3 |
| 2 | Ayush Chhikara | Mumbai City | 3 |
| 2 | Dimitrios Diamantakos | Kerala Blasters | 3 |
| 3 | Kwame Peprah | Kerala Blasters | 2 |
| 3 | Mario Barco | Inter Kashi | 2 |
| 3 | Ramhlunchhunga | Hyderabad | 2 |
| 3 | William Alves | Sreenidi Deccan | 2 |
| 3 | Luka Majcen | Punjab | 2 |
| 3 | Mourtada Fall | Odisha | 2 |
| 3 | Edmund Lalrindika | Inter Kashi | 2 |
| 3 | Saúl Crespo | East Bengal | 2 |
| 3 | Nandhakumar Sekar | East Bengal | 2 |
| 3 | Javier Siverio | East Bengal | 2 |
| 3 | Hijazi Maher | East Bengal | 2 |

## Awards

| 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 | Odisha | ₹ 15,00,000 |
| Champions | East Bengal | East Bengal | ₹ 25,00,000 |
| Source: AIFF ||||

## Broadcasting

The 2024 Kalinga Super Cup is streaming live on JioCinema.