Bhubaneswar: Football buffs in Odisha can’t wait for high-quality action.
Come April 20, the Kalinga Super Cup 2025 will kick off at the Kalinga Stadium here, with the final scheduled for May 3.
Deepankar Mohapatra, Director of Odisha’s Department of Sports & Youth Services, conducted a detailed review of on-ground preparations on Friday to ensure all logistics, infrastructure and operational elements are in place.
The wait is over. The roar returns! ⚽#KalingaSuperCup2025 is here to set the pitch on fire! 🔥
🗓️ 20th April – 3rd May 2025
📍 #KalingaStadium, Bhubaneswar#OdishaForFootball #OdishaForSports #IndianFootball #KalingaSuperCup pic.twitter.com/O8MRUaYaND
— Odisha Sports (@sports_odisha) April 18, 2025
All 13 ISL teams and three from I-League were scheduled to vie for the prestigious knockout tournament. However, with Churchill Brothers pulling out, ISL champions Mohun Bagan Super Giant have been handed a bye and will start from the quarterfinals.
The other 14 teams will face off in pre-quarterfinals.
Defending champions East Bengal will meet Kerala Blasters in the opening match, on Sunday evening.
KALINGA SUPER CUP FIXTURES
April 20
1. Kerala Blasters vs East Bengal (8 pm).
April 21
2. FC Goa vs Gokulam Kerala (4.30 pm)
3. Odisha FC vs Punjab FC (8 pm).
April 23
4. Bengaluru FC vs Inter Kashi (4.30 pm)
5. Mumbai City FC vs Chennaiyin FC (8 pm)
April 24
6. NorthEast United FC vs Mohammedan SC (4.30 pm)
7. Jamshedpur FC vs Hyderabad FC (8 pm)
April 26
QF 1 — Winner Match 1 vs Mohun Bagan Super Giant (4.30 pm)
QF 2 — Winner Match 3 vs Winner Match 4 (8 pm)
April 27
QF 3 — Winner Match 5 vs Winner Match 6 (4.30 pm)
QF 4 — Winner Match 7 vs Winner Match 8 (8 pm)
April 30
SF 1 – Winner QF 1 vs Winner QF 2 (4.30 pm)
SF 2 — Winner QF 3 vs Winner QF 4
May 3
Final — Winner SF 1 vs Winner SF 2.