INDIAN SUPER CUP 2018

INDIAN SUPER CUP 2018

The 2018 Indian Super Cup will be the first edition of the Indian Super Cup, the main club football knockout  competition in India. The tournament will feature teams from both the I-League and Indian Super League, both considered the joint top divisions for professional football in India.The Super Cup will replace the Federation Cup, which was considered the top knockout competition before this tournament.

The top six teams from both the I-League and Indian Super League will qualify for the Super Cup directly while the bottom four teams from both the leagues will compete in the qualifiers. The qualifiers for the tournament will begin on 12 March and will conclude on 31 March 2018. The Super Cup itself will start on 31 March and then end with the final on 22 April 2018.The tournament will be held in Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar.

A total of 16 teams will participate in the 2018 Indian Super Cup competition proper. The top six clubs from both the I-League and Indian Super League will qualify directly for the competition while the bottom four clubs from both leagues will participate in the qualifiers.

The inaugural edition of the Super Cup is all set to kick-off at the Kalinga Stadium, in Bhuvaneshwar on March 15, 2018.

The qualifiers which was previously scheduled from March 12, 2018 has been postponed to March 15, 2018, whereas the final has been rescheduled from April 22, 2018 to April 25, 2018, as of now.  

The draw for the qualifiers will take place on March 9, 2018 where the bottom four teams of I-League and Indian Super League (ISL) will be pitted against each other.

Four teams will go on to qualify for the final round where they will join the top six teams from both leagues.

The teams can field five foreigners in their starting eleven and can have a maximum of six overseas players in their squad. 

All matches will kick-off at either 5:30 p.m. or 8 p.m and there is expected to be only one game per day.