The 2025-26 edition of the Super Cup, organized by the All India Football Federation, starts on October 25 in Goa.
The tournament, which was initially played as the last game of the season, was moved to the front in the midst of uncertainty around the Indian Super League (ISL), the top division of men’s football in the country.
Sixteen teams will participate in the Super Cup-12 of the ISL (all parties except Odisha FC) and four of the I-League-with the final planned on November 22.
Super cup groups:
Group A: Mohun Bagan SG, Chennaiyin FC, Oost -Bengal FC, Real Kashmir FC
Group B: FC Goa, Jamshedpur FC, Northeast United FC, Inter Kashi
Group C: Bengaluru FC, Mohammedan Sporting Club, Punjab FC, Gokulam Kerala FC
Group D: Mumbai City FC, Kerala Blasters FC, Hyderabad FC, Rajasthan United FC
This is followed by the full schedule of the AIFF Super Cup 2025-26:
Date | Group/phase of the competition | Agreements |
October 25 | Group A | Eastern Bengal vs Real Kashmir |
October 25 | Group A | Mohun Bagan SG vs Chennaiyin FC FC |
October 26 | Group b | Northeast United FC vs Inter Kashi |
October 26 | Group b | FC Goa vs Jamshedpur FC |
October 27 | Group C | Punjab FC vs Gokulam Kerala FC |
October 27 | Group D | Hyderabad FC vs Mumbai City FC |
October 28 | Group A | Chennaiyin FC versus Eastern Bengal FC |
October 28 | Group A | Mohun Bagan SG vs Real Kashmir FC |
October 29 | Group b | JAMSHEDPUR FC VS Northeast United FC |
October 29 | Group b | FC Goa vs Inter Kashi |
October 30 | Group C | Bengaluru FC vs Mohammedan Sporting Club |
October 30 | Group D | Rajasthan United FC vs Kerala Blasters FC |
October 31 | Group A | Real Kashmir FC vs Chennaiyin FC |
October 31 | Group A | Mohun Bagan SG vs East Bengal FC |
November 1 | Group b | Inter Kashi vs Jamshedpur FC |
November 1 | Group b | FC Goa vs Northeast United FC |
November 2 | Group C | Mohammedan Sporting Club vs Punjab FC |
November 2 | Group C | Gokulam Kerala FC vs Bengaluru FC |
November 3 | Group D | Rajasthan United FC vs Mumbai City FC |
November 3 | Group D | Kerala Blasters vs Hyderabad FC |
November 5 | Group C | Bengaluru FC vs Punjab FC |
November 5 | Group C | Gokulam Kerala FC vs Mohammedan Sporting Club |
November 6 | Group D | Rajasthan United FC vs Hyderabad FC |
November 6 | Group D | Mumbai City FC vs Kerala Blasters FC |
Still to be determined | Semi -final 1 | Group A Winner vs Group C -winner |
Still to be determined | Semi -final 2 | Group B winner vs group D winner |
November 22 | Final | Winner of semi -final 1 versus winner of semi -final 2 |
Although the Super Cup was played at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar in four of the last five editions, the other location is Kozhikode, Kerala, in 2023, the coming season is expected to be played in Goa.
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We are reportedly completed two locations for the Super Cup: GMC Athletic Stadium in Bambolim and the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Margao. Tilak Maidan is probably on the shortlist as an alternative location.
Published on September 26, 2025