The 2015 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira was the 37th edition of the

Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira The Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira (; English: Cândido de Oliveira Super Cup, or simply Portuguese Super Cup) is an annual Portuguese association football, football match played since 1979 between the winners of the top-tier league (Primeira L ...

. It took place on 9 August 2015, and it featured the winners of the

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, Benfica, and the winners of the

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Sporting CP Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries,

. This edition was sponsored by

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and was known as 2015 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira Vodafone.

Background

Benfica featured in their 17th Supertaça appearance. Their previous appearance was in

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, where they defeated Rio Ave 3–2 on penalties at the

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. Benfica have won five Supertaças, in

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and 2014.

Sporting CP Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries,

played in the fixture for the ninth time. Their last appearance was in

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, where they defeated

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2–0 at the

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. Sporting CP have won seven Supertaças, in

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C. ...

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2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...

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and 2008.

Pre-match

Entry

Benfica qualified for their second consecutive Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira by clinching the league title. At matchday 33, Benfica drew 0–0 against Vitória de Guimarães at the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques to clinch the Primeira Liga for the 34th time. Sporting CP qualified by winning the

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, defeating

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3–1 on penalties after a 2–2 draw. The 2015 victory was Sporting's 16th Taça de Portugal triumph.

Broadcasting

The final was once again broadcast by Rádio e Televisão de Portugal on

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(and in HD on RTP HD).

Officials

Ticketing

Venue

Match

Details

References

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