2025–26 AIFF Super Cup

Not to be confused with 2025 AIFF Super Cup.
2025–26 AIFF Super Cup
Fatorda Stadium hosted the final on 7 December 2025
Tournament details
CountryIndia
Venue(s)Fatorda Stadium, Fatorda
GMC Athletic Stadium, Bambolim
Dates25 October – 7 December 2025[1][2][3]
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsGoa (3rd title)
Runners-upEast Bengal
AFC Champions League 2Goa
Tournament statistics
Matches played27
Goals scored67 (2.48 per match)
Attendance24,888 (922 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Koldo Obieta
(Kerala Blasters FC)
(3 goals)

The 2025–26 AIFF Super Cup was the sixth edition of the Super Cup and the 44th season of the national knockout football competition organized by the All India Football Federation (AIFF).[4][5] It featured all clubs from the top-tier Indian Super League and top clubs from the second tier Indian Football League, serving as the main domestic cup competition for men's football in India.[1] FC Goa are the defending champions, having defeated the Jamshedpur FC 3–0 in the previous edition final to win their second national cup title.[6][7][8][9]

FC Goa defeated East Bengal on penalty-shootouts after the match ended in a 0–0 draw after extra time, FC Goa win their third national cup title.[10][11][12] As the winners, Goa have qualified for the 2026–27 AFC Champions League Two preliminary stage.

Format

Competition format consists of a group stage and a knock-out stage. Group stage features 16 teams across the top two divisions of Indian football.[1] 13 from the ISL (except Odisha FC) and best top 3 from usual top standings of the I-League qualify for the group stage.[2] The 16 qualified are drawn into four groups of four each, competing in a single round-robin format, with group winners making it through to the semi-finals.[13]

Teams

Locations of the Super Cup teams
Locations of the stadiums and clubs in Goa
Location of the Kolkata football clubs
Round of 16 entrants:
Team League App (last)
Bengaluru Indian Super League 6th (2025)
Chennaiyin 6th (2025)
Delhi 1st
East Bengal 5th (2025)
Goa 6th (2025)
Jamshedpur 6th (2025)
Kerala Blasters 6th (2025)
Mohun Bagan 5th (2025)
Mohammedan 3rd (2025)
Mumbai City 6th (2025)
NorthEast United 6th (2025)
Punjab 4th (2025)
Inter Kashi 3rd (2025)
Real Kashmir[14]
Dempo 		I-League 1st
Gokulam Kerala 5th (2025)
Rajasthan United 3rd (2024)

Schedule

Round Match dates
Group stage 25 October–6 November 2025
Semi-finals 4 December 2025
Final 7 December 2025

Venues

The matches were held in two different venues in Goa.[3]

Fatorda Bambolim
Fatorda Stadium GMC Athletic Stadium
Capacity: 19,000 Capacity: ~3,000

Group stage

Main article: 2025–26 AIFF Super Cup group stage

16 teams were divided into 2 pots. The ISL teams were designated as Pot 1 whereas Pot 2 consisted of the I-League teams.

Pot 1 Pot 2
NorthEast United Inter Kashi
Bengaluru Real Kashmir[14]
Jamshedpur Gokulam Kerala
Mumbai City Rajasthan United
Kerala Blasters Dempo
Punjab
East Bengal
Chennaiyin
Delhi
Mohammedan

Mohun Bagan and Goa were designated as two top-seeded teams and were placed in A1 and B1. The draw took place on 22 September 2025.

Real Kashmir, later withdrew due to logistical issues, and were replaced by Dempo.[14]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EAB MBG DEM CFC
1 East Bengal 3 1 2 0 6 2 +4 5 Advance to knockout stage 0–0 2–2 4–0
2 Mohun Bagan 3 1 2 0 2 0 +2 5 0–0 2–0
3 Dempo (H) 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3 1–1
4 Chennaiyin 3 0 1 2 1 7 −6 1
Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group; 7) Disciplinary points; 8) drawing of lots
(H) Hosts

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GOA NEU JFC INK
1 Goa (H) 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6 Advance to knockout stage 1–2 2–0 3–0
2 NorthEast United 3 1 2 0 6 5 +1 5 2–2 2–2
3 Jamshedpur 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4 2–0
4 Inter Kashi 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1)1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group; 7) Disciplinary points; 8) drawing of lots
(H) Hosts

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PFC BFC GOK MDS
1 Punjab 3 2 1 0 6 0 +6 7[a] Advance to knockout stage 0–0 3–0 3–0
2 Bengaluru 3 2 1 0 6 0 +6 7 4–0 2–0
3 Gokulam Kerala 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 3 3–0
4 Mohammedan 3 0 0 3 0 8 −8 0
Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group; 7) Disciplinary points; 8) drawing of lots
Notes:
  1. ^ Punjab qualified after winning the penalty shoot-out.

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MUM KER RAJ DEL
1 Mumbai City 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6[a] Advance to knockout stage 1–0 0–1 4–1
2 Kerala Blasters 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 6[a] 1–0 3–0
3 Rajasthan United 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 2–2
4 Delhi 3 0 1 2 3 9 −6 1
Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group; 7) Disciplinary points; 8) drawing of lots
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Mumbai City 3, Kerala 0.

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semifinals Final
      
A1 East Bengal 3
C1 Punjab 1
SF1 East Bengal 0 (5)
SF2 Goa (p) 0 (6)
B1 Goa 2
D1 Mumbai City 1

Semi-finals

SF1
East Bengal3–1Punjab
  • Rashid 12'
  • Sibille 45+3'
  • Crespo 70'
 I-League
PDF Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Ashwin
SF2
Goa2–1Mumbai City
 I-League
PDF Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Pratik Mondal
Man of the Match: David Timor (Goa)

Final

Main article: 2025–26 AIFF Super Cup final
Final
East Bengal0–0
(a.e.t.)		Goa
I-League
PDF Report
Penalties
 5–6
Attendance: 9,400
Referee: Harish Kundu
Man of the Match: Hrithik Tiwari (Goa)

Top scorers

As of 7 December 2025[15]
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Koldo Obieta Kerala Blasters 3
2 Ryan Williams Bengaluru 2
Sunil Chhetri
Bipin Singh East Bengal
Kevin Sibille
Messi Bouli Jamshedpur
Borja Herrera Goa
Dejan Dražić
Jamie Maclaren Mohun Bagan
Vikram Partap Mumbai City
Alaaeddine Ajaraie North East
Chema
Robinson Blandón Rajasthan United
14 Kelvin Singh Bengaluru 1
Vinith Venkatesh
Samik Mitra Chennaiyin
Andrei Alba Delhi
Sourav K.
Alan Saji
Laximanrao Rane Dempo
Mohamed Ali
Shubham Rawat
Hiroshi Ibusuki East Bengal
Miguel Figueira
Naorem Mahesh
Mohammed Rashid
Saúl Crespo
Javier Siverio Goa
Sahil Tavora
Brison Fernandes
David Timor
Albert Torras Gokulam Kerala
Samuel Kynshi
Juan Carlos Rico Azorín
Harmanpreet Sjngh Inter Kashi
Karthik Panicker
Manvir Singh Jamshedpur
Pronay Halder
Korou Singh Kerala Blasters
Jorge Ortiz Mumbai City
Jorge Pereyra Díaz
Brandon Fernandes
Robin Yadav North East
Míchel Zabaco
Manglenthang Kipgen Punjab
Md Suhail
Nikhil Prabhu
Ninthoinganba Meetei
Princeton Rebello
Samir Zeljković
Dani Ramírez
Pedro Astray Rajasthan United
Own Goal 1
Total 67

Awards

Award Winner Team Prize
Best goalkeeper ₹ 2,50,000
Best defender ₹ 2,50,000
Best midfielder ₹ 2,50,000
Highest goalscorer Koldo Obieta Kerala Blasters ₹ 2,50,000
Player of the tournament ₹ 2,50,000
Runners-up East Bengal ₹ 15,00,000
Champions FC Goa ₹ 25,00,000
Source: AIFF

Broadcasting

The entire 2025–26 Super Cup edition will stream live on JioHotstar and Star Sports Khel for games played in Fatorda Stadium[16][1] and official YouTube channel of AIFF for games played in GMC Athletic Stadium, Bambolim

See also

Notes

References

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