2018 Indian Super Cup

2018 Super Cup
	Kalinga Stadium hosted the final on 20 April 2018
Tournament details
Country	India
Venue(s)	Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
Dates	15 – 16 Match (qualifiers) ; 31 March – 20 April (main competition)
Teams	20
Final positions
Champions	Bengaluru (1st title)
Runner-up	East Bengal
Tournament statistics
Matches played	19
Goals scored	67 (3.53 per match)
Attendance	53,969 (2,840 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Sunil Chhetri (6 goals)
Best player	Miku
	← 2016–17; (Federation Cup) 2019 →

The 2018 Super Cup was the inaugural edition of the Super Cup and the 39th season of the national knockout football competition in India. The competition was sponsored by Hero MotoCorp and is officially known as the Hero Super Cup. The Super Cup replaced the Federation Cup as the national knockout competition.^[1]^[2] The competition began with the qualifiers on 15 March 2018 and concluded with the final on 20 April 2018.^[3] The entire tournament took place in the Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar.^[3]

The competition featured teams from both the I-League and the Indian Super League.^[4] Both leagues contain 10 teams each; the top six teams from both qualified for the tournament automatically, while the bottom four sides contested in the qualifiers.^[4]

Bengaluru won the title by defeating East Bengal in the final.

^ ^a ^b "Indian football calendar for 2024-25 season announced". Khel Now. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
^ Hussain, Sabi (24 January 2018). "Super Cup set to be a 16-team affair". Times of India. Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
^ ^a ^b Saharoy, Shilarze (12 March 2018). "Chennaiyin to face Aizawl in Super Cup on March 31". Times of India. Archived from the original on 18 June 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Inaugural Super Cup's final round from Mar 31-Apr 22: AIFF". Times of India. 19 February 2018. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.

[:0-1] "Indian football calendar for 2024-25 season announced". Khel Now. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

[2] Hussain, Sabi (24 January 2018). "Super Cup set to be a 16-team affair". Times of India. Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.

[Draw-3] Saharoy, Shilarze (12 March 2018). "Chennaiyin to face Aizawl in Super Cup on March 31". Times of India. Archived from the original on 18 June 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2018.

[TOI-4] "Inaugural Super Cup's final round from Mar 31-Apr 22: AIFF". Times of India. 19 February 2018. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.

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