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| Founded | 1979 |
|---|---|
| Region | Portugal |
| Teams | 2 |
| Current champions | Benfica (10th title) |
| Most championships | Porto (24 titles) |
| Broadcaster | RTP |
| Website | www |
TheSupertaça Cândido de Oliveira (Portuguese pronunciation:[ˈsupɛɾˈtasɐˈkɐ̃diðuðɨɔliˈvɐjɾɐ]; English:Cândido de Oliveira Super Cup, or simplyPortuguese Super Cup) is an annual Portuguesefootball match played since 1979 between the winners of the top-tier league (Primeira Liga) and cup (Taça de Portugal) competitions.[1]a The match and trophy are named after former Portuguese player, coach and sports journalistCândido de Oliveira. Recognised and organised by thePortuguese Football Federation since 1981, the Supertaça is usually played in August, before the start of the league season.
In the 1943–44 season, the Super Cup was created for a special game betweenPrimeira Divisão championsSporting CP andTaça de Portugal winnersBenfica, on occasion of the inauguration of theEstádio Nacional. The commissioned trophy was namedTaça Império – not to be mistaken withTaça 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, theTaça de Ouro da Imprensa to be challenged between the national champions and the cup winners.
The Super Cup started unofficially in 1978–79 with alocal derby betweenBoavista (Taça de Portugal holders) andPorto (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, thePortuguese Football Federation (FPF) decided to uphold the competition on a yearly basis in a two-legged format. The first official edition took place inthe 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 —1984,1991,1993,1994,1995 and2000 — 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.
| Predecessors | |||||
| Taça do Império | |||||
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Date | Venue |
| 1944 | Sporting CP | 3–2aet | Benfica | 10 June 1944 | Estádio Nacional,Oeiras |
| Single match played | |||||
| Taça de Ouro da Imprensa | |||||
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Date | Venue |
| 1964 | Benfica | 5–0 | Sporting CP | 29 March 1964 | Estádio do Restelo,Lisbon |
| Single match played | |||||
| Champions |
| Cup representatives |
| ‡ Cup runners-up |
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning years | Runner-up years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porto | 24 | 10 | 1981,1983,1984,1986,1990,1991,1993,1994,1996,1998,1999,2001,2003,2004,2006,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2018,2020,2022,2024 | 1979,1985,1988,1992,1995,1997,2000,2007,2008,2023 |
| Benfica | 10 | 13 | 1980,1985,1989,2005,2014,2016,2017,2019,2023,2025 | 1981,1983,1984,1986,1987,1991,1993,1994,1996,2004,2010,2015,2020 |
| Sporting CP | 9 | 4 | 1982,1987,1995,2000,2002,2007,2008,2015,2021 | 1980,2019,2024,2025 |
| Boavista | 3 | 1 | 1979,1992,1997 | 2001 |
| Vitória de Guimarães | 1 | 3 | 1988 | 2011,2013,2017 |
| Braga | 0 | 4 | – | 1982,1998,2016,2021 |
| Vitória de Setúbal | 0 | 2 | – | 2005,2006 |
| Belenenses | 0 | 1 | – | 1989 |
| Estrela da Amadora | 0 | 1 | – | 1990 |
| Beira-Mar | 0 | 1 | – | 1999 |
| Leixões | 0 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| União de Leiria | 0 | 1 | – | 2003 |
| Paços de Ferreira | 0 | 1 | – | 2009 |
| Académica de Coimbra | 0 | 1 | – | 2012 |
| Rio Ave | 0 | 1 | – | 2014 |
| Aves | 0 | 1 | – | 2018 |
| Tondela | 0 | 1 | – | 2022 |