The Kalinga Super Cup 2024 football tournament will start at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha on Tuesday. The final is scheduled on January 28th.
Kolkata giants East Bengal will face Hyderabad FC in the opening match of the tournament while Mohun Bagan Super Giant vs Sreenidi Deccan is slated for later in the day. All matches of the Kalinga Super Cup 2024 will be live streamed and telecast in India.
Started in 2018, the Kalinga Super Cup, previously known as the Indian Super Cup, is in its fourth edition. The football competition has emerged as the premier club competition in the Indian football calendar and offers a continental slot to the winners.
The Kalinga Super Cup 2024 champions will be nominated to play in the AFC Champions League 2 Preliminary Stage of the 2023-24 season.
A total of 16 teams, 12 from the Indian Super League (ISL) and four from the I-League, will compete for the honours this year.
Kalinga Super Cup 2024 teams and groups
Group A: Mohun Bagan SG, East Bengal FC, Hyderabad FC, Sreenidi Deccan
Group B: Kerala Blasters FC, NorthEast United FC, Jamshedpur FC, Shillong Lajong
Group C: Mumbai City FC, Chennaiyin FC, Punjab FC, Gokulam Kerala FC
Group D: FC Goa, Odisha FC, Bengaluru FC, Inter Kashi
The tournament format will see the participating teams divided into four groups of four teams each, who will play single leg matches amongst themselves. The four group winners will qualify for the semi-finals.
Bengaluru FC won the inaugural edition in 2018, beating East Bengal in the final while FC Goa trumped Chennaiyin FC to be crowned the 2019 Super Cup champions. After being scrapped from 2020 to 2022 due to COVID, the football competition returned in 2023 with Odisha FC emerging as the winners after defeating Bengaluru FC.
Where to watch Kalinga Super Cup 2024 live in India
Live streaming of the Kalinga Super Cup 2024 football matches will be available on JioCinema. Live telecast of the 2024 Super Cup will be on the Sports 18 1 and Sports 18 1 HD TV channels in India.