Tremendous Cup: Reigning champions Odisha FC clubbed with Bengaluru FC

New Delhi: Reigning champions Odisha FC had been on Monday clubbed with final version runners-up Bengaluru FC in the identical group for the Tremendous Cup soccer event to be held in Bhubaneswar from 9 to twenty-eight January.

One other Indian Tremendous League facet FC Goa and an I-League membership (which shall be identified after qualifying play-off) will make up the four-team Group D, based on the group stage draw held in New Delhi.

Odisha FC, which just lately certified for the AFC Cup inter-zone play-off semi-finals, had crushed Bengaluru FC within the 2023 Tremendous Cup closing in Kozhikode, Kerala.

Kolkata rivals Mohun Bagan and East Bengal had been additionally clubbed collectively in the identical group.

The nationwide crew gamers from numerous golf equipment will, nonetheless, miss the entire or most a part of Tremendous Cup event as they are going to be taking part in within the AFC Asian Cup in Doha, starting on 12 January.

Sixteen groups (12 from ISL and 4 from I-League) will participate within the event and they are going to be divided into 4 teams of 4 groups every.

The highest-ranked crew from every group will progress to the semi-finals. The winner of the ultimate, to be performed on 28 January, will earn a ticket to the 2024-25 AFC Champions League 2.

5 I-League groups — Gokulam Kerala FC, Sreenidi Deccan FC, Shillong Lajong FC, Inter Kashi and Rajasthan United FC — confirmed their participation within the Tremendous Cup. The highest three of those 4 groups, as per the 24 December I-League standings, will qualify immediately for the event.

The underside two groups will play in a single-leg qualifying play-off on 9 January to find out the fourth and closing I-League crew within the group stage.

Group A consists of Mohun Bagan, East Bengal, Hyderabad FC and the top-ranked
I-League crew, whereas Group B has Kerala Blasters, NorthEast United, Jamshedpur FC and second ranked I-League facet.

Mumbai Metropolis, Chennaiyin FC, Punjab FC and the third ranked I-League membership made up Group C.

The groups had been divided into 4 pots, with the 12 ISL groups positioned in pots 1-3, based on their factors per match within the 2023-24 ISL as of 17 December.

AIFF’s Appearing Secretary Basic Satyanarayan M mentioned, “One of many causes we’re conducting it (Tremendous Cup) in January is due to the issues confronted by the golf equipment when performed in April final yr.

“One of many main guidelines we amended is that the golf equipment can discipline all six foreigners within the taking part in eleven.

“Hopefully, it’s going to assist the golf equipment. The winners may even get a continental membership competitors slot. Better of luck to all of the groups,” he added.

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