The Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira (pronounced: [ˈsupɛɾ ˈtasɐ ˈkɐ̃didu dɨ oliˈvɐjɾɐ]; English: Cândido de Oliveira Super Cup, or Portuguese Super Cup) is an annual Portuguese football match contested by the champions of the previous Primeira Liga season and the holders of the Taça de Portugal. If the Primeira Liga champions also win the Taça de Portugal (i.e. achieve the double, Portuguese: dobradinha), then they play against the runners-up of the Taça de Portugal.
The Supertaça is organised by the Portuguese Football Federation since its creation in 1979, and is usually played in August, just before the start of the domestic season. The trophy is named after former player, coach, and sports journalist Cândido de Oliveira.
History
In the 1943–44 season, the Super Cup was created for a special game between Primeira Divisão champions Sporting CP and Taça de Portugal winners Benfica, on occasion of the inauguration of the Estádio Nacional. The commissioned trophy was named Taça Império – not to be mistaken with Taça do Império, the first incarnation of the Taça de Portugal. After the game, it was decided that the competition was to be continued, but it was later canceled. The second incarnation came 20 years later when Casa da Imprensa (The Press House) instituted a trophy, the Taça de Ouro da Imprensa to be challenged between the national champions and the cup winners.
Previous trophy and new trophy since 2013
The Super Cup started unofficially in 1978–79 with a local derby between Boavista (Taça de Portugal holders) and Porto (league champions) that ended with a 2–1 victory for Boavista. The following season, another derby occurred between Benfica and Sporting, which constituted the second unofficial Super Cup and the first played over two legs (home and away). With the success of both unofficial Super Cup editions, the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) decided to uphold the competition on a yearly basis in a two-legged format. The first official edition took place in the 1980–81 season, already under the current name.
The rules stated that two matches were played and that the aggregate result would determine the winner. If a draw occurred, then a replay of the match should be played in a neutral ground. This occurred six times — 1984, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995 and 2000 — with the replay of the 1984 edition being contested again in two legs.
Because interest in the Super Cup was waning and in order to reduce the crowded football calendar, in the 2000–01 season, the FPF decided to abolish the two-legged format and replay match and use a single match played in a neutral ground to determine the winner.
Editions
| Taça Império - National Stadium Inauguration |
| Edition |
Season |
Winner |
Score |
Runner-up |
Date |
Venue |
| - |
1944 |
Sporting CP |
3–2 aet |
Benfica |
10 June 1944 |
Estádio Nacional, Jamor |
| Single match played |
|
| Taça de Ouro da Imprensa |
| Edition |
Season |
Winner |
Score |
Runner-up |
Date |
Venue |
| - |
1964 |
Benfica |
5–0 |
Sporting CP |
29 March 1964 |
Estádio do Restelo, Lisboa |
| Single match played |
|
| Unofficial editions |
| Edition |
Season |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
Date |
Venue |
| 1st |
1979 |
Porto |
1–2 |
Boavista |
17 August 1979 |
Estádio das Antas, Porto |
| Single match played |
|
| 2nd |
1980 |
Sporting CP |
2–2 |
Benfica |
10 September 1980 |
Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon |
| Benfica |
2–1 |
Sporting CP |
29 October 1980 |
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon |
| Benfica won 4–3 on aggregate |
|
| Two-legged editions (Home & Away) |
| Edition |
Season |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
Date |
Venue |
| 3rd |
1981 |
Benfica |
2–0 |
Porto |
1 December 1981 |
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon |
| Porto |
4–1 |
Benfica |
8 December 1981 |
Estádio das Antas, Porto |
| Porto won 4–3 on aggregate |
|
| 4th |
1982 |
Braga |
2–1 |
Sporting CP |
9 October 1982 |
Estádio 1º de Maio, Braga |
| Sporting CP |
6–1 |
Braga |
1 December 1982 |
Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon |
| Sporting CP won 7–3 on aggregate |
|
| 5th |
1983 |
Porto |
0–0 |
Benfica |
8 December 1983 |
Estádio das Antas, Porto |
| Benfica |
1–2 |
Porto |
14 December 1983 |
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon |
| Porto won 2–1 on aggregate |
|
| 6th |
1984 |
Benfica |
1–0 |
Porto |
27 March 1985 |
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon |
| Porto |
1–0 |
Benfica |
17 April 1985 |
Estádio das Antas, Porto |
| Aggregate: 1–1 |
|
| Porto |
3–0 |
Benfica |
16 May 1985 |
Estádio das Antas, Porto |
| Benfica |
0–1 |
Porto |
30 May 1985 |
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon |
| Final replay. Porto won 4–0 on aggregate |
|
| 7th |
1985 |
Benfica |
1–0 |
Porto |
20 November 1985 |
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon |
| Porto |
0–0 |
Benfica |
4 December 1985 |
Estádio das Antas, Porto |
| Benfica won 1–0 on aggregate |
|
| 8th |
1986 |
Porto |
1–1 |
Benfica |
19 November 1986 |
Estádio das Antas, Porto |
| Benfica |
2–4 |
Porto |
26 November 1986 |
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon |
| Porto won 5–3 on aggregate |
|
| 9th |
1987 |
Benfica |
0–3 |
Sporting CP |
6 December 1987 |
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon |
| Sporting CP |
1–0 |
Benfica |
20 December 1987 |
Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon |
| Sporting CP won 4–0 on aggregate |
|
| 10th |
1988 |
Vitória de Guimarães |
2–0 |
Porto |
28 September 1988 |
Estádio Municipal de Guimarães, Guimarães |
| Porto |
0–0 |
Vitória de Guimarães |
19 October 1988 |
Estádio das Antas, Porto |
| Vitória de Guimarães won 2–0 on aggregate |
|
| 11th |
1989 |
Benfica |
2–0 |
Belenenses |
25 October 1989 |
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon |
| Belenenses |
0–2 |
Benfica |
29 November 1989 |
Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon |
| Benfica won 4–0 on aggregate |
|
| 12th |
1990 |
Estrela da Amadora |
2–1 |
Porto |
7 August 1990 |
Estádio José Gomes, Amadora |
| Porto |
3–0 |
Estrela da Amadora |
14 August 1990 |
Estádio das Antas, Porto |
| Porto won 4–2 on aggregate |
|
| 13th |
1991 |
Benfica |
2–1 |
Porto |
18 December 1991 |
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon |
| Porto |
1–0 |
Benfica |
29 January 1992 |
Estádio das Antas, Porto |
| Aggregate: 2–2 |
|
| Porto |
1–1 aet (4–3 p) |
Benfica |
9 September 1992 |
Estádio Municipal de Coimbra, Coimbra |
| Final replay (Finalíssima). |
|
| 14th |
1992 |
Porto |
1–2 |
Boavista |
16 December 1992 |
Estádio das Antas, Porto |
| Boavista |
2–2 |
Porto |
6 January 1993 |
Estádio do Bessa, Porto |
| Boavista won 4–3 on aggregate |
|
| 15th |
1993 |
Benfica |
1–0 |
Porto |
11 August 1993 |
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon |
| Porto |
1–0 |
Benfica |
15 August 1993 |
Estádio das Antas, Porto |
| Aggregate: 1–1 |
|
| Porto |
2–2 aet (4–3 p) |
Benfica |
17 August 1994 |
Estádio Municipal de Coimbra, Coimbra |
| Final replay (Finalíssima). |
|
| 16th |
1994 |
Benfica |
1–1 |
Porto |
24 August 1994 |
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon |
| Porto |
0–0 |
Benfica |
21 September 1994 |
Estádio das Antas, Porto |
| Aggregate: 1–1 |
|
| Porto |
1–0 |
Benfica |
20 June 1995 |
Parc des Princes, Paris |
| Final replay (Finalíssima). |
|
| 17th |
1995 |
Sporting CP |
0–0 |
Porto |
6 August 1995 |
Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon |
| Porto |
2–2 |
Sporting CP |
23 August 1995 |
Estádio das Antas, Porto |
| Aggregate: 2–2 |
|
| Sporting CP |
3–0 |
Porto |
30 April 1996 |
Parc des Princes, Paris |
| Final replay (Finalíssima). |
|
| 18th |
1996 |
Porto |
1–0 |
Benfica |
18 August 1996 |
Estádio das Antas, Porto |
| Benfica |
0–5 |
Porto |
18 September 1996 |
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon |
| Porto won 6–0 on aggregate |
|
| 19th |
1997 |
Boavista |
2–0 |
Porto |
15 August 1997 |
Estádio do Bessa, Porto |
| Porto |
1–0 |
Boavista |
10 September 1997 |
Estádio das Antas, Porto |
| Boavista won 2–1 on aggregate |
|
| 20th |
1998 |
Porto |
1–0 |
Braga |
8 August 1998 |
Estádio das Antas, Porto |
| Braga |
1–1 |
Porto |
8 September 1998 |
Estádio 1º de Maio, Braga |
| Porto won 2–1 on aggregate |
|
| 21st |
1999 |
Beira-Mar |
1–2 |
Porto |
7 August 1999 |
Estádio Mário Duarte, Aveiro |
| Porto |
3–1 |
Beira-Mar |
15 August 1999 |
Estádio das Antas, Porto |
| Porto won 5–2 on aggregate |
|
| 22nd |
2000 |
Porto |
1–1 |
Sporting CP |
13 August 2000 |
Estádio das Antas, Porto |
| Sporting CP |
0–0 |
Porto |
31 January 2001 |
Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon |
| Aggregate: 1–1 |
|
| Sporting CP |
1–0 |
Porto |
16 May 2001 |
Estádio Municipal de Coimbra, Coimbra |
| Final replay (Finalíssima). |
|
| Single-match editions |
| Edition |
Season |
Winner |
Score |
Runner-up |
Date |
Venue |
| 23rd |
2001 |
Porto |
1–0 |
Boavista |
4 August 2001 |
Estádio do Rio Ave FC, Vila do Conde |
| 24th |
2002 |
Sporting CP |
5–1 |
Leixões |
18 August 2002 |
Estádio do Bonfim, Setúbal |
| 25th |
2003 |
Porto |
1–0 |
União de Leiria |
10 August 2003 |
Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães |
| 26th |
2004 |
Porto |
1–0 |
Benfica |
20 August 2004 |
Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra |
| 27th |
2005 |
Benfica |
1–0 |
Vitória de Setúbal |
13 August 2005 |
Estádio Algarve, Faro-Loulé |
| 28th |
2006 |
Porto |
3–0 |
Vitória de Setúbal |
19 August 2006 |
Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria |
| 29th |
2007 |
Sporting CP |
1–0 |
Porto |
11 August 2007 |
Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria |
| 30th |
2008 |
Sporting CP |
2–0 |
Porto |
16 August 2008 |
Estádio Algarve, Faro-Loulé |
| 31st |
2009 |
Porto |
2–0 |
Paços de Ferreira |
9 August 2009 |
Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, Aveiro |
| 32nd |
2010 |
Porto |
2–0 |
Benfica |
7 August 2010 |
Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, Aveiro |
| 33rd |
2011 |
Porto |
2–1 |
Vitória de Guimarães |
7 August 2011 |
Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, Aveiro |
| 34th |
2012 |
Porto |
1–0 |
Académica de Coimbra |
11 August 2012 |
Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, Aveiro |
| 35th |
2013 |
Porto |
3–0 |
Vitória de Guimarães |
10 August 2013 |
Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, Aveiro |
| 36th |
2014 |
Benfica |
0–0 aet (3–2 p) |
Rio Ave |
10 August 2014 |
Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, Aveiro |
| 37th |
2015 |
Sporting CP |
1–0 |
Benfica |
9 August 2015 |
Estádio Algarve, Faro-Loulé |
Note: Teams in italics played the SuperCup as losing Cup finalists, since their opponents had won both the Championship and the Cup in that same year (also known as The Double).
Performance by club
- Note: These statistics do not include the unofficial editions of 1943–44 and 1963–64.
| Club |
Winners |
Runners-up |
Winning Years and Runner-Up Years |
| Porto |
20 |
09
|
1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| Sporting CP |
08
|
01
|
1980, 1982, 1987, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2015 |
| Benfica |
05
|
12
|
1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2014, 2015 |
| Boavista |
03
|
01
|
1979, 1992, 1997, 2001 |
| Vitória de Guimarães |
01
|
02
|
1988, 2011, 2013 |
| Braga |
- |
02
|
1982, 1998 |
| Vitória de Setúbal |
- |
02
|
2005, 2006 |
| Belenenses |
- |
01
|
1989 |
| Estrela da Amadora |
- |
01
|
1990 |
| Beira-Mar |
- |
01
|
1999 |
| Leixões |
- |
01
|
2002 |
| União de Leiria |
- |
01
|
2003 |
| Paços de Ferreira |
- |
01
|
2009 |
| Académica de Coimbra |
- |
01
|
2012 |
| Rio Ave |
- |
01
|
2014 |
See also
External links
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Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
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2015 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
