The 2007 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira was the 29th edition of the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, the annual Portuguese football season-opening match contested by the winners of the previous season's top league and cup competitions (or cup runner-up in case the league- and cup-winning club is the same). The match was contested between the 2006–07 Primeira Liga winners Porto, and the 2006–07 Taça de Portugal winners, Sporting CP.

The match took place on the 11 August at the Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa in Leiria. The match which was televised on RTP1, saw Sporting CP defeat Porto 1–0, with a second half goal from Russian midfielder Marat Izmailov.

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GK1 Helton RB12 José BosingwaCB2 Bruno AlvesCB3 Pedro Emanuel (c) LB13 Jorge FucileDM6 Paulo Assunção CM16 Raul Meireles CM5 Marek Čech RW8 AndersonLW7 Ricardo QuaresmaCF28 AdrianoSubstitutes:GK33 NunoDF14 João PauloMF11 Mariano González MF17 Tarik SektiouiMF18 Mario BolattiMF20 Leandro Lima MF25 Przemysław Kaźmierczak Manager: Jesualdo Ferreira GK34 Vladimir Stojković RB78 Abel CB13 TonelCB4 Ânderson Polga LB2 Pedro Silva DM24 Miguel VelosoCM28 João Moutinho (c)CM7 Marat IzmailovAM30 Leandro Romagnoli CF11 Derlei CF31 Liédson Substitutes:GK16 TiagoDF26 Gladstone MF6 Adrien SilvaMF8 Ronny MF10 Simon VukčevićMF21 Pontus FarnerudFW20 Yannick Djaló Manager: Paulo Bento

2007 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira WinnersSporting CP6th Title

Man of the match Marat Izmailov (Sporting CP)

Match officials Assistant referees: António Godinho (Setúbal) Paulo Ramos (Setúbal) Fourth official: Marco Ferreira (Madeira)Match rules 90 minutes Penalty shoot-out if scores level after 90 minutes Seven named substitutes Maximum of three substitutions

See also FC Porto–Sporting CP rivalry 2007–08 Primeira Liga 2007–08 Taça de Portugal 2007–08 Taça da Liga 2007–08 FC Porto season

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