The Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira (; English: Cândido de Oliveira Super Cup, or simply Portuguese Super Cup) is an annual Portuguese

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match played since 1979 between the winners of the top-tier league (

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) and cup (

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) competitions. The match and trophy are named after former Portuguese player, coach and sports journalist Cândido de Oliveira. Recognised and organised by the

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since 1981, the Supertaça is usually played in August, before the start of the league season.

History

In the 1943–44 season, the Super Cup was created for a special game between Primeira Divisão champions

Sporting CP Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries,

and

winners Benfica, on occasion of the inauguration of the

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. The commissioned trophy was named ''Taça Império'' – not to be mistaken with ''Taça do Império'', the first incarnation of the Taça de Portugal. After the game, it was decided that the competition was to be continued, but it was later canceled. The second incarnation came 20 years later when Casa da Imprensa (The Press House) instituted a trophy, the ''Taça de Ouro da Imprensa'' to be challenged between the national champions and the cup winners. The Super Cup started unofficially in 1978–79 with a

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between Boavista (Taça de Portugal holders) and

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( League champions) that ended with a 2–1 victory for Boavista. The following season, another derby occurred between Benfica and Sporting, which constituted the second unofficial Super Cup and the first played over two legs (home and away). With the success of both unofficial Super Cup editions, the

(FPF) decided to uphold the competition on a yearly basis in a two-legged format. The first official edition took place in the 1981–82 season, already under the current name. The rules stated that two matches were played and that the aggregate result would determine the winner. If a draw occurred, then a replay of the match should be played in a neutral ground. This occurred six times —

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and

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— with the replay of the 1984 edition being contested again in two legs. Because interest in the Super Cup was waning and in order to reduce the crowded football calendar, in the 2000–01 season, the FPF decided to abolish the two-legged format and replay match and use a single match played in a neutral ground to determine the winner.

Editions

Performance by club

:''Note: These statistics do not include the predecessor competitions of 1944 and 1964.''

Notes

* In case a team wins both the league and cup competitions (thus achieving the

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), it plays the match again against the cup runners-up.

References

External links

Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira official page

RSSSF.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Supercup Candido de Oliveira 3

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