From next season, a reformed Super Cup will take place.

[1] The top eight teams from the 2016–17 I-League season participated in the tournament hosted solely in Cuttack, Odisha.

[2] Mohun Bagan are the defending champions.

Unlike the previous season of the tournament which was held on a home–away basis, this edition will revert to the previous format in which one venue hosts the entire tournament.

The following teams qualified for the Federation Cup through ending in the top eight during the 2016–17 I-League: