Wikipedia - Super Cup (India)

The AIFF Super Cup (also known as the Kalinga Super Cup for sponsorship reasons) is an annual football competition and the premier cup competition in men's domestic football in India. It was founded on February 19, 2018 as a replacement for Federation Cup. Organised by the All India Football Federation (AIFF), the competition is open to all clubs in the Indian Super League and the I-League, the top two division of the Indian football league system respectively.

History

On 19 February 2018, the All India Football Federation announced the creation of the Super Cup as a reformed Federation Cup, India's main knockout football tournament. The qualifiers for the inaugural recherished tournament were held between 15–16 March. The tournament proper then commenced on 31 March and concluded with the final on 20 April 2018. Bengaluru emerged as the winners of the inaugural edition of the recherished tournament. They defeated East Bengal 4–1 in the final.

In the second edition, seven I-League clubs, namely Minerva Punjab, East Bengal, Mohun Bagan, NEROCA, Gokulam Kerala, Aizwal and Churchill Brothers withdrew from the competition citing "unfair treatment to I-League clubs by the AIFF."

From 2020 to 2022, the competition was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

From the 2024 season onwards the Super Cup is renamed as the Kalinga Super Cup. Inaugural edition was played between 9 and 28 January.

印度超级杯(Indian Super Cup)是一项由印度足球协会(All India Football Federation, AIFF)主办的职业足球联赛,是印度足球联赛系统的顶级赛事。该赛事的前身是印度足球锦标赛(I-League Champions Cup),自2014年开始更名为印度超级杯。

该联赛由印度足球联赛(I-League)和印度足球杯(I-League U19)两个联赛的前4名球队和2017-18赛季的印度足球联赛第5名球队参加。比赛采取单淘汰制,共有8支球队参加,总共有7轮比赛,每轮比赛都采取主客场两回合制。

值得一提的是,印度超级杯的冠军将获得参加2021年亚洲冠军联赛的资格。这对于印度足球来说是一个巨大的机会,因为印度超级杯成为了印度足球通往亚洲冠军联赛的重要途径。

从2014年开始,印度超级杯引入了电视转播和赞助商机制,吸引了更多的观众和赞助商。这项赛事已经成为印度足球的一项重要赛事,吸引了众多球迷的关注和支持。