Poor response for Super Cup paves path for Fed Cup return

PANAJI: Concerned with the poor response for its season-ending Super Cup despite offering a spot in Asian competition for the winners, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) has now decided to slot the tournament at the start of the season.
The AIFF is also likely to revert to the Federation Cup, Indian football’s premier cup competition started in 1977, until it was set aside to make way for the Super Cup in 2018.
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The latest edition of the Super Cup concluded in Bhubaneswar on Saturday with FC Goa edging past Jamshedpur FC 3-0. Only two of the 12 I-League teams participated, while Churchill Brothers pulled out in protest, leaving just 15 teams to compete in a knockout format.
The AIFF executive committee unanimously decided to interchange the scheduling of the Federation Cup/Super Cup with the Durand Cup.
While the federation’s own tournament will be held at the start of the season, likely in Sept, the Durand Cup has now been allotted a slot at the end of the season. The Federation Cup will be played before the ISL and I-League kicks off.