The 2011 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira was the 33rd 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
football
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season-opening match contested by the winners of the previous season's top
league and
cup
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competitions (or cup runner-up in case the league- and cup-winning club is the same). The 2011 edition opposed
Porto
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, the
2010–11 Primeira Liga
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and
2010–11 Taça de Portugal
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title holders, and
Vitória de Guimarães
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, the 2010–11 Taça de Portugal runners-up.
Porto defeated Vitória de Guimarães 2–1, with two goals from Portuguese
centre back
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Rolando
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, and collected their third consecutive Super Cup, raising the club's tally to 18 trophies in this competition (54.5% of wins).
Match details
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2011–12 Primeira Liga
The 2011–12 Primeira Liga (also known as Liga ZON Sagres for sponsorship reasons) was the 78th season of the Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs. It began on 14 August 2011 and ended on 13 May 2 ...
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2011–12 Taça de Portugal
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2011–12 Taça da Liga
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2011–12 FC Porto season
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August 2011 sports events in Europe
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