2023 AIFF Super Cup
The 2023 AIFF Super Cup, officially known as the 2023 Hero Super Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the third edition of the Super Cup and the 41st season of the national knockout football competition in India. The competition was sponsored by Hero MotoCorp.
The tournament was being organised after a gap of four years due to various scheduling issues, with the latest edition being played in 2019. This was the first time the Super Cup champions to had a spot allotted in the AFC competitions. Odisha were crowned champions after defeating Bengaluru 2–1 in the final, their first-ever major title, and qualified for the qualifier for 2023–24 AFC Cup group stage.
Format
The 2023 edition of Super Cup was played across two cities of Kerala, Kozhikode and Manjeri, selected by the AIFF in a comprehensive and inclusive manner. The competition consisted of the qualifying play-offs, the group stage, the semi-finals and the final.The tournament proper featured 16 top clubs across the top two divisions of Indian football. All 11 clubs from the ISL and the 2022–23 I-League champions directly qualified to the group stage. The teams placed 2nd to 10th in the 2022–23 I-League competed for the four remaining spots in the qualifying round that featured single-leg ties.
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
| Team | League | |
| Aizawl | I-League | 2nd |
| Churchill Brothers | I-League | 2nd |
| Gokulam Kerala | I-League | 2nd |
| Mohammedan | I-League | 1st |
| Real Kashmir | I-League | 2nd |
| Sreenidi Deccan | I-League | 1st |
| TRAU | I-League | 1st |
| Team | League | |
| NEROCA | I-League | 2nd |
| Rajasthan United | I-League | 1st |
Schedule
| Phase | Round | Match dates |
| Qualification round | First qualifying round | 3 April 2023 |
| Qualification round | Second qualifying round | 5–6 April 2023 |
| Main tournament | Group stage | 8–19 April 2023 |
| Main tournament | Semi-finals | 21–22 April 2023 |
| Main tournament | Final | 25 April 2023 |
Venues
A total of 32 matches were played across 2 cities, Kozhikode and Manjeri. 18 matches were played in Manjeri, including the qualifying play-offs, and 14 matches in Kozhikode.| Kozhikode | Manjeri |
| EMS Corporation Stadium | Payyanad Stadium |
| Capacity: 50,000 | Capacity: 30,000 |
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
----Final
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 |  BroadcastingThe Hero Super Cup 2023 was streamed live on Fancode app and Sony Sports Ten 2 channel. |