The 1997 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira was the 19th edition of the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, the annual Portuguese

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season-opening match contested by the winners of the previous season's top

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competitions (or cup runner-up in case the league- and cup-winning club is the same). The 1997 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira was contested over two legs, and opposed Boavista and Porto of the

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. Porto qualified for the SuperCup by winning the

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, whilst Boavista qualified for the Supertaça by winning the

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. The first leg which took place at the Estádio do Bessa, saw Boavista defeat Porto 2–0. The second leg which took place at the Estádio das Antas, saw the ''Dragões'' defeat the ''Axadrezados'' 1–0, but the ''Axadrezados'' win a third Supertaça after 2–1 on aggregate over two legs.

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Second leg

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