The 2025–26 AIFF Super Cup was the sixth edition of the Super Cup and the 44th season of the national knockout football competition organized by the All India Football Federation (AIFF). It featured all clubs from the top-tier Indian Super League and top clubs from the second tier Indian Football League, serving as the main domestic cup competition for men's football in India. FC Goa are the defending champions, having defeated the Jamshedpur FC 3–0 in the previous edition final to win their second national cup title.
FC Goa defeated East Bengal on penalty-shootouts after the match ended in a 0–0 draw after extra time, FC Goa win their third national cup title. As the winners, Goa have qualified for the 2026–27 AFC Champions League Two preliminary stage.
Format Competition format consists of a group stage and a knock-out stage. Group stage features 16 teams across the top two divisions of Indian football. 13 from the ISL (except Odisha FC) and best top 3 from usual top standings of the I-League qualify for the group stage. The 16 qualified are drawn into four groups of four each, competing in a single round-robin format, with group winners making it through to the semi-finals.
Teams
+Round of 16 entrants:TeamLeague (last)Bengaluru6th (2025)Chennaiyin6th (2025)Delhi1stEast Bengal5th (2025)Goa6th (2025)Jamshedpur6th (2025)Kerala Blasters6th (2025)Mohun Bagan5th (2025)Mohammedan3rd (2025)Mumbai City6th (2025)NorthEast United6th (2025)Punjab4th (2025)Inter Kashi3rd (2025)Real KashmirDempoI-League1stGokulam Kerala5th (2025)Rajasthan United3rd (2024)
Schedule RoundMatch datesGroup stage 25 October–6 November 2025Semi-finals4 December 2025Final7 December 2025
Venues The matches were held in two different venues in Goa. Fatorda BambolimFatorda StadiumGMC Athletic StadiumCapacity: 19,000Capacity: ~3,000
Group stage
16 teams were divided into 2 pots. The ISL teams were designated as Pot 1 whereas Pot 2 consisted of the I-League teams.
+Pot 1Pot 2NorthEast UnitedInter KashiBengaluruReal KashmirJamshedpurGokulam KeralaMumbai CityRajasthan UnitedKerala BlastersDempoPunjabEast BengalChennaiyinDelhiMohammedan Mohun Bagan and Goa were designated as two top-seeded teams and were placed in A1 and B1. The draw took place on 22 September 2025.
Real Kashmir, later withdrew due to logistical issues, and were replaced by Dempo.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage Bracket
Semi-finals
Final
Top scorers
RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Koldo ObietaKerala Blasters32 Ryan Williams Bengaluru2 Sunil Chhetri Bipin SinghEast Bengal Kevin Sibille Messi BouliJamshedpur Borja Herrera Goa Dejan Dražić Jamie MaclarenMohun Bagan Vikram PartapMumbai City Alaaeddine AjaraieNorth East Chema Robinson BlandónRajasthan United14 Kelvin Singh Bengaluru1 Vinith Venkatesh Samik Mitra Chennaiyin Andrei Alba Delhi Sourav K. Alan Saji Laximanrao Rane Dempo Mohamed Ali Shubham Rawat Hiroshi Ibusuki East Bengal Miguel Figueira Naorem Mahesh Mohammed Rashid Saúl Crespo Javier Siverio Goa Sahil Tavora Brison Fernandes David Timor Albert TorrasGokulam Kerala Samuel Kynshi Juan Carlos Rico Azorín Harmanpreet SjnghInter Kashi Karthik Panicker Manvir SinghJamshedpur Pronay Halder Korou SinghKerala Blasters Jorge OrtizMumbai City Jorge Pereyra Díaz Brandon Fernandes Robin YadavNorth East Míchel Zabaco Manglenthang KipgenPunjab Md Suhail Nikhil Prabhu Ninthoinganba Meetei Princeton Rebello Samir Zeljković Dani Ramírez Pedro AstrayRajasthan UnitedOwn Goal1Total67
Awards AwardWinnerTeamPrizeBest goalkeeper₹ 2,50,000Best defender₹ 2,50,000Best midfielder₹ 2,50,000Highest goalscorer₹ 2,50,000Player of the tournament₹ 2,50,000Runners-upEast Bengal₹ 15,00,000ChampionsFC GoaSource: AIFF
Broadcasting The entire 2025–26 Super Cup edition will stream live on JioHotstar and Star Sports Khel for games played in Fatorda Stadium and official YouTube channel of AIFF for games played in GMC Athletic Stadium, Bambolim
See also Men 2025–26 Indian Super League (Tier I) 2025–26 I-League (Tier II) 2025–26 I-League 2 (Tier III) 2025–26 I-League 3 (Tier IV) 2025–26 Indian State Leagues (Tier V) 2025 Durand Cup 2025 RFD League 2025–26 in Indian football Women 2025–26 Indian Women's League 2025–26 Indian Women's League 2
Notes
References
External links AIFF Super Cup at the-aiff.com AIFF Super Cup at i-league.com