The 2017 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira was the 39th 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 football match played since 1979 between the winners of the Portuguese League (Primeira Liga) and Portuguese ...

. It took place on 5 August 2017 and featured the winners of the 2016–17 Primeira Liga and

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, Benfica, and the runners-up of the Taça de Portugal,

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. Benfica won their second consecutive Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira for the first time and seventh overall.

Venue

The Aveiro Municipal Stadium was announced as the venue on 6 June 2017, following the decision of the

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Directive Board. That same day, the Board announced that the stadium would also be the venue of the following year's Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. This was the eight time Aveiro Municipal Stadium hosted the Supertaça (it had been the venue in the

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editions).

Background

Benfica made their 19th Supertaça appearance. Their last appearance had been in

, when they defeated

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3–0 at the

Estádio Municipal de Aveiro The Estádio Municipal de Aveiro is a football stadium in Aveiro, Portugal. It was designed for the UEFA Euro 2004 tournament by Portuguese architect Tomás Taveira. It has a capacity of 32,830 spectators, making it the fifth largest football sta ...

. Benfica had won six Supertaças, in 1980, 1985, 1989,

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, 2014 and 2016.

played in the fixture for the fourth time. Their last presence had been in

when they lost 3–0 to

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. Vitória de Guimarães had won one edition against Porto in 1988, 2–0 on aggregate, and had also been runners-up in

Pre-match

Entry

Benfica qualified for their fourth consecutive Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira by winning the league title. On the penultimate matchday, Benfica won 5–0 against Vitória de Guimarães at the

Estádio da Luz The Estádio da Luz (), officially named Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, is a multi-purpose stadium located in Lisbon, Portugal. It is used mostly for association football matches, hosting the home games of Portuguese club S.L. Benfica, its ...

to clinch the Primeira Liga for the 36th time and fourth consecutive time for the first time in their history. Vitória de Guimarães qualified by reaching the cup final, losing to league champions Benfica 2–1.

Broadcasting

The final was broadcast by RTP.

Officials

Ticketing

Venue

Match

Details

Statistics

References

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