The 2018 FAO Super Cup was the inaugural edition of the FAO Super Cup, the main club

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football competition of

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, India. The competition began on 2 October 2018 and concluded with the final on 7 October 2018. The entire tournament took place at one venue i.e. the

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. The competition features teams from the Silver, Gold and Diamond competitions of the

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, the premier state level football league in Odisha, India. The top four teams from the Diamond League, top three from Silver League, and the winners of the Silver League qualify for the tournament.

Teams

A total of 8 teams participated in the competition. Sunrise Club emerged as the champions whereas beating

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2–1 in the final.

Dates

On 9 May 2018, the

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announced the schedule and full format of the tournament.

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

The final was played on 7 October 2018 at the

and Sunrise won the inaugural Super Cup by defeating Rising Student's in the final.

Goalscorers

;2 goals * Arbind Lakra ( Rising Student's) * Gurpreet Singh (Sunrise) * Lakhai Murmu ( Rising Student's) * Md. Fayaz KF (Sunrise) * Sheikh Farid ( Rising Student's) ;1 goal * Arunangas Gupta (Rovers) * Chandra Sekhar Behera ( Rising Student's) * Raju Bisar ( Rising Student's) * Dinesh Lakra (Sunrise) * Manjit Kissan ( Sports Hostel) * Mukesh Bhoi (Sunrise) * Rakesh Sahoo (Young Utkal) * Sumit Oram (Rovers)

References

{{2017–18 in Indian football 2017–18 in Indian football FAO Super Cup