The Indian Super Cup was

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's annual match contested between the champions of the previous

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or the

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season and the holders of the Federation Cup, usually held at a neutral venue. If the League champions also won the Federation Cup then the league runners-up would provide the opposition. The fixture was usually considered the curtain raiser to the Indian football domestic season. The fixture was last contested in

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when

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won the cup for the third time, defeating

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9–8 on penalties.

History

The Indian Super Cup was started in 1997 by the

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as a playoff between the then

champions and Federation Cup holders. The first edition took place that year between the 1996–97 NFL (first season in league history) champions JCT Mills and 1996 Federation Cup holders

. After the match ended 0–0, East Bengal won the first Super Cup on penalties 4–2.

proceeded to win the next two editions of the Super Cup before the tournament was suspended for three seasons. When the cup returned in 2003

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defeated East Bengal on penalties 4–3 after drawing them 1–1. The cup was then held seven more times before being suspended and hasn't been played since the 2011 fixture.

Records

* The most successful side in the Indian Super Cup is

. The club have won the annual fixture three times. * The biggest victory in the Super Cup was during the 2007 fixture when

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defeated

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4–0 at the Tau Devi Lal Stadium. *

have won the cup consecutively the most times (2) in 1998 and 1999. * Sporting Goa are the only side to have won the Super Cup, without winning the league or Federation Cup.

Results and winners

Results

Winners

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Indian Super Cup (1997-2011) Indian Super Cup National association football supercups Football cup competitions in India 1997 establishments in India 2011 disestablishments in India Defunct football competitions in India