[1] Organised by the All India Football Federation (AIFF),[2] the competition is open to all clubs in the Indian Super League and the I-League, the top two division of the Indian football league system respectively.

On 19 February 2018, the All India Football Federation announced the creation of the Super Cup as a reformed Federation Cup, India's main knockout football tournament.

[4] In the second edition, seven I-League clubs, namely Minerva Punjab, East Bengal, Mohun Bagan, NEROCA, Gokulam Kerala, Aizwal and Churchill Brothers withdrew from the competition citing "unfair treatment to I-League clubs by the AIFF.

In the event of a match being drawn after the group stage, the extra time was played, followed by a penalty shoot-out if required.

[8][9] The next title sponsor was the Government of Odisha with the tournament being known as Kalinga Super Cup.