The 2014 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira was the 36th edition of the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. It featured the winners of the 2013–14 Primeira Liga and 2013–14 Taça de Portugal, S.L. Benfica, and the runners-up of the Taça de Portugal, Rio Ave F.C. The two clubs also met in the 2014 Taça da Liga Final, also won by Benfica.
Benfica featured in their 16th Super Cup and Rio Ave played in the fixture for the first time.
The game finished goalless after extra time, and Benfica won 3–2 on penalties for their fifth Supertaça victory, achieving a Portuguese record of all four domestic titles won in a year.
Background Benfica's last appearance was in 2010, where the Portuguese champions lost to 2009–10 Taça de Portugal holders Porto 2–0, also at the Estádio Municipal de Aveiro. In 15 Supertaça appearances prior to 2014, Benfica won 4, in 1980, 1985, 1989 and 2005. Rio Ave made their first Supertaça appearance.
In Benfica's and Rio Ave's entire history, the two teams had met on 47 different occasions. Benfica had obtained 35 victories, while Rio Ave had won 3 times, with 9 encounters ending in a draw. Before the Supertaça, the last meeting between both sides was in the domestic cup final, on 18 May 2014, with Benfica defeating Rio Ave 1–0 at the Estádio do Jamor. A first-half strike from Argentine winger Nicolás Gaitán granted Benfica a 25th cup trophy which would cap off a treble-winning season for the club.
Match Details
GK 1 ArturRB 14 Maxi PereiraCB 4 Luisão (c)CB 33 JardelLB 19 EliseuDM 6 Ruben AmorimDM 35 Enzo Pérez RM 18 Eduardo Salvio AM 30 Talisca LW 10 Nico Gaitán CF 11 LimaSubstitutes:GK 13 Paulo LopesDF 34 André AlmeidaDF 37 CésarMF 15 Ola John FW 9 Derley FW 22 Franco JaraFW 32 Bebé Manager: Jorge Jesus GK 1 Cássio RB 16 Nuno Lopes CB 46 MarceloCB 3 PrinceLB 15 Tiago Pinto DM 8 Tarantini (c)CM 20 Pedro Moreira CM 7 Filipe Augusto RW 17 UkraLW 29 Yonathan Del ValleCF 9 Ahmed Hassan Substitutes:GK 93 EdersonDF 25 RoderickDF 14 André Vilas BoasDF 30 Alhassan Wakaso MF 10 Diego Lopes MF 11 Renan BressanFW 13 Emmanuel Boateng Manager: Pedro Martins
Man of the Match: Enzo Pérez (Benfica)
Assistant referees: Ricardo Santos Venâncio Tomé Fourth official: Luís FerreiraMatch rules: 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if still tied. Maximum of three substitutions.
Broadcasting Once again, RTP broadcast the Supertaça on television and radio (RTP1 and Antena 1, respectively), doing it for the fourth consecutive year. As in previous years, an HD broadcast was available on 1080i resolution on RTP HD, which was available on most pay-TV providers.
See also 2014–15 Primeira Liga 2014–15 Taça de Portugal 2014–15 Taça da Liga 2014–15 S.L. Benfica season
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