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. The tournament is being organised after a gap of 4 years due to various scheduling issues, with the latest edition being played in

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, where

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was crowned champions. The champions of this event will play an additional play-off against Gokulam Kerala, the champions of 2021–22 I-League for a place in the group stage of

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. If Gokulam Kerala a team qualified for AFC champions league indian additional playoffs win this event, then Gokulam Kerela will automatically qualify for the 2023–24 AFC Cup group stage. This is the first time the Super Cup champions will have a chance to participate in an AFC competition.

Format

The 2023 edition of Super Cup will be played across two cities of

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and

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, selected by the

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in a comprehensive and inclusive manner. The competition will consist of the qualifying play-offs, the group stage, the semi-finals and the final. The tournament proper will feature 16 top clubs across the top two divisions of Indian football. All 11 clubs from the ISL and the

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champions will directly qualify to the group stage. The teams placed 2nd to 10th in the 2022–23 I-League will compete for the four remaining spots in the qualifying round that will feature single-leg ties. The 16 qualified clubs will be 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

Venues

A total of 32 matches are expected to be played across 2 cities,

and

. 19 matches are scheduled to be played in Kozhikode, including the qualifying play-offs, and 13 matches in Manjeri.

Qualifying rounds

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First qualifying round

Second qualifying round

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals

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Final

References

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