The 1998 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira was the 20th 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 1998 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira was contested over two legs, and opposed two Primeira Liga sides

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and

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. Porto qualified for the SuperCup by winning the

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and the 1997–98 Taça de Portugal, whilst Braga gained entry into the competition as the cup runners-up due to the ''Dragões'' claiming both league and cup in the same season. The first leg which took place at the

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, saw Porto win 1–0 thanks to a

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goal. The second leg which took place at the Estádio Primeiro de Maio, saw a 1–1 tie between both sides, and thus allow Porto to win 2–1 on aggregate over two legs which would give the ''Portistas'' their tenth Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira.

First leg

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Second leg

Details

References

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