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were the defending champions, having defeated Bengaluru in the 2023 final.

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defeated the defending champions

3–2 in the final to win their first national title in 12 years. As the winners, East Bengal have qualified for the 2024–25 AFC Champions League 2 preliminary stage.

Format

The tournament proper will feature 16 top clubs across the top two divisions of Indian football. All 12 clubs from the ISL qualifies directly for the group stage. Among the five

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teams confirming their participation (

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, Sreenidi Deccan FC,

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, Inter Kashi, and

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), the top three as per the 2023–24 standings after the matches on December 24 will qualify for the group stage. The remaining two teams will contest a single-leg qualifying play-off to determine the fourth and final I-League team in the group stage. The 16 qualified clubs were 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

Schedule

Venues

The matches are planned to be held in two different

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pitches in Odisha.

Qualifier

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals

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Final

Top scorers

Awards

Broadcasting

The 2024 Kalinga Super Cup is streaming live on

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References

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