NEW DELHI: The tremendous cupwhich can start from April 3 in Kerala, will see Kerala Blasters as soon as once more tackle Bengaluru FC after their debatable Indian Super League fit closing week.
The Super League will probably be held in Kerala for the primary time and will probably be held throughout two venues.
Mumbai City were clubbed together with Chennaiyin FC, North East United FC and an I-League group.
Kerala were positioned along the Bengaluru in Group A which additionally options newly-crowned I-League champions RoundGlass Punjab FC.
Sixteen groups are set to struggle it out within the event and the winners gets a possibility to play on the continental degree.
The champions of the Super Cup will struggle it out in a play-off in opposition to closing season’s I-League champions Gokulam Kerala FC to resolve who gets an access into the AFC Cup South Zone team.
The event will see participation from from Indian Super League and I-League groups. The ISL groups and the winners of the I-League get a right away access into the gang degree of the contest.
Seven groups from the I-League (the ones ranked from 2d to 8th) can have a collection of playoff qualifiers to get into the gang degree of the event. The groups ranked 9th and 10th will play a qualifying playoff and the winners gets a spot within the qualifiers.
The draw for the Super Cup noticed the 16 taking part groups divided into 4 teams of 4. Group A is composed of Bengaluru FC, Kerala Blasters FC, newly topped I-League champions RoundGlass Punjab FC and the winners of the qualifier between the second one ranked I-League group and the group that gained the eliminator.
Group B is composed of Hyderabad FC, Odisha FC, East Bengal FC and the winners of the playoff between the I-League groups ranked fourth and 7th.
ATK Mohun Bagan, Jamshedpur FC, FC Goa and the winners of the playoff between the groups ranked 3rd and 8th within the I-League are in Group C.
Group D is composed of the newly topped ISL 2022-23 League Shield winners Mumbai City FC, Chennaiyin FC, North East United FC and the winners of the playoff between the 5th ranked I-League group and the only ranked 6th.
“A vibrant cup competition is one of the missing parts of the Indian football landscape. With the Hero Super Cup, we are trying to bridge that gap and this season’s Super Cup gains all the more importance as the winners will have the chance to compete in the AFC Cup next season,” he stated. AIFF Secretary General Dr Shaji Prabhakaran.
“Hero Super Cup is one of the important links between the Hero ISL and the Hero I-League. The Super Cup will serve as a platform where all the clubs from the top two leagues in the country can come together as one family and compete against each other.”
He additional expressed his pleasure at the truth that Kerala will play host to the Super Cup.
The Super League will probably be held in Kerala for the primary time and will probably be held throughout two venues.
Mumbai City were clubbed together with Chennaiyin FC, North East United FC and an I-League group.
Kerala were positioned along the Bengaluru in Group A which additionally options newly-crowned I-League champions RoundGlass Punjab FC.
Sixteen groups are set to struggle it out within the event and the winners gets a possibility to play on the continental degree.
The champions of the Super Cup will struggle it out in a play-off in opposition to closing season’s I-League champions Gokulam Kerala FC to resolve who gets an access into the AFC Cup South Zone team.
The event will see participation from from Indian Super League and I-League groups. The ISL groups and the winners of the I-League get a right away access into the gang degree of the contest.
Seven groups from the I-League (the ones ranked from 2d to 8th) can have a collection of playoff qualifiers to get into the gang degree of the event. The groups ranked 9th and 10th will play a qualifying playoff and the winners gets a spot within the qualifiers.
The draw for the Super Cup noticed the 16 taking part groups divided into 4 teams of 4. Group A is composed of Bengaluru FC, Kerala Blasters FC, newly topped I-League champions RoundGlass Punjab FC and the winners of the qualifier between the second one ranked I-League group and the group that gained the eliminator.
Group B is composed of Hyderabad FC, Odisha FC, East Bengal FC and the winners of the playoff between the I-League groups ranked fourth and 7th.
ATK Mohun Bagan, Jamshedpur FC, FC Goa and the winners of the playoff between the groups ranked 3rd and 8th within the I-League are in Group C.
Group D is composed of the newly topped ISL 2022-23 League Shield winners Mumbai City FC, Chennaiyin FC, North East United FC and the winners of the playoff between the 5th ranked I-League group and the only ranked 6th.
“A vibrant cup competition is one of the missing parts of the Indian football landscape. With the Hero Super Cup, we are trying to bridge that gap and this season’s Super Cup gains all the more importance as the winners will have the chance to compete in the AFC Cup next season,” he stated. AIFF Secretary General Dr Shaji Prabhakaran.
“Hero Super Cup is one of the important links between the Hero ISL and the Hero I-League. The Super Cup will serve as a platform where all the clubs from the top two leagues in the country can come together as one family and compete against each other.”
He additional expressed his pleasure at the truth that Kerala will play host to the Super Cup.
“Kerala, of course, is a great place to restart the Super Cup. The love and passion for the game here in Kerala will take it a long way. We are immensely thankful to the Kerala Football Association and the local government for its proactive cooperation and making sure this competition takes place in God’s own country,” stated Prabhakaran.
(With inputs from PTI)