The 2019 Super Cup was the second edition of the Super Cup and 40th season of the main club

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competition in India. The competition is sponsored by Hero MotoCorp and is officially known as the Hero Super Cup. The competition began with the qualifiers on 15 March 2019 at

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and was concluded with the final on 13 April 2019.

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were the defending champions, but lost to Chennai City F.C. in the quarter-finals.

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won the title by defeating

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2–1 in the

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Teams

A total of 16 teams are participating in the competition proper. The top six teams from both the

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and

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qualified for the Super Cup automatically while the bottom four sides have participated in the qualifiers.

Round dates

Bracket

Qualification round

After the conclusion of the

and

seasons, the

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announced the draw for the qualification round of the Super Cup. Before the qualification round, seven

clubs — Minerva Punjab, East Bengal, Mohun Bagan, NEROCA, Gokulam Kerala, Aizawl, and Chennai City — announced they would withdraw from Super Cup, citing "unfair treatment to I-League clubs."

Round of 16

Chennai City F.C. had announced they would withdraw from the tournament along with other I-League clubs but eventually decided to participate.

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Goalscorers

Tournament proper

;5 goals * Coro (

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) ;4 goals * Balwant Singh ( ATK) * Pedro Manzi (

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) * Sandro Rodríguez (

) * Éverton Santos ( ATK) * Néstor Gordillo (

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) * Mohammad Sajid Dhot (

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) * Daniel Lalhlimpuia (

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) * Edu Bedia (

) * Seriton Fernandes (

) * Pablo Morgado (

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) * Sergio Cidoncha (

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Qualifiers

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Notes

References

External links

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