Bhubaneswar to host inaugural Hero Super Cup

The tournament will feature the Indian Super League (ISL) and I-League clubs.

The teams positioned between 7 th and 10 th places in the respective tournaments will play a qualifier to earn a spot in the final round.

 

The inaugural edition of the Hero Super Cup, India’s premier Cup tournament, will be played at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneshwar starting March 15.

The tournament will feature the Indian Super League (ISL) and I-League clubs. The teams positioned between 7th and 10th places in the respective tournaments will play a qualifier to earn a spot in the final round.

Read: ISL, I-League teams to play in AIFF Super Cup

All India Football Federation General Secretary Kushal Das said: “We are very pleased that the Government of Odisha is supporting the tournament which helped us in finalising Bhubaneswar as the venue. I was delighted to see the response in Jamshedpur for the ISL matches and I believe it has become a significant venue in the Hindi heartland.”

“I feel this is an opportunity for us to establish Bhubaneswar as a new football hub.”

The final round will start on March 31.

Qualifier draw

March 15: Delhi Dynamos FC vs Churchill Brothers (5pm); North East United FC vs Gokulam Kerala FC (8pm); March 16: Mumbai City FC vs Indian Arrows (5pm); ATK vs Chennai City FC (8pm).