Reigning champions Odisha FC were on Monday clubbed with last edition runners-up Bengaluru FC in the same group for the Super Cup football tournament to be held in Bhubaneswar from January 9 to 28.
Another Indian Super League side FC Goa and an I-League club (which will be known after qualifying play-off) will make up the four-team Group D, according to the group stage draw held in New Delhi.
Odisha FC, which recently qualified for the AFC Cup inter-zone play-off semifinals, had beaten Bengaluru FC in the 2023 Super Cup final in Kozhikode, Kerala.
Kolkata rivals Mohun Bagan and East Bengal were also clubbed together in the same group. The national team players from various clubs will, however, miss the whole or most part of Super Cup tournament as they will be playing in the AFC Asian Cup in Doha, beginning on January 12.