The 2003 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira was the 25th 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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and

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competitions (or cup runner-up in case the league- and cup-winning club is the same). The match took place on the 10 August 2003 at the

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, and was contested between

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and

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winners

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, and cup runners-up

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. Porto would defeat União de Leiria 1–0 with an illegal goal. A 53rd minute headed goal from

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was sufficient for the ''Dragões'' to defeat ''Os Lis'' and claim the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira for a 13th time in their history.

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