The 1996 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira was the 18th 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 ...

, 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 1996 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira was contested over two legs, and opposed Benfica and

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of the

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. Porto qualified for the SuperCup by winning the

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, whilst Benfica qualified for the Supertaça by winning the 1995–96 Taça de Portugal. The first leg which took place at the

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, saw Porto defeat Benfica 1–0. The second leg which took place at the

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, saw the ''Dragões'' defeat the ''Encarnados'' comfortably with a 5–0 away win (6–0 on aggregate) which would grant the ''Portistas'' a ninth Supertaça.

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