The Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira (; English: Cândido de Oliveira Super Cup, or simply Portuguese Super Cup) is an annual Portuguese football match played since 1979 between the winners of the top-tier league (Primeira Liga) and cup (Taça de Portugal) competitions. The match and trophy are named after former Portuguese player, coach and sports journalist Cândido de Oliveira. Recognised and organised by the Portuguese Football Federation 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 and Taça de Portugal winners Benfica, on occasion of the inauguration of the Estádio Nacional. 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 local derby between Boavista (Taça de Portugal holders) and Porto (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 Portuguese Football Federation (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 — 1984, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995 and 2000 — 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 PredecessorsTaça ImpérioYearWinnerScoreRunner-upDateVenue1944Sporting CP3–2 aetBenfica10 June 1944Estádio Nacional, OeirasSingle match playedTaça de Ouro da ImprensaYearWinnerScoreRunner-upDateVenue1964Benfica5–0Sporting CP29 March 1964Estádio do Restelo, LisbonSingle match played
FinalsEditionYearHome teamScoreAway teamDateVenueUnofficial competitionOne-legged edition1st1979Porto1–2Boavista17 August 1979Estádio das Antas, PortoSingle match playedTwo-legged editions (Home & Away)2nd1980Sporting CP2–2Benfica10 September 1980Estádio José Alvalade, LisbonBenfica2–1Sporting CP29 October 1980Estádio da Luz, LisbonBenfica won 4–3 on aggregateOfficial competition3rd1981Benfica2–0Porto ‡1 December 1981Estádio da Luz, LisbonPorto ‡4–1Benfica8 December 1981Estádio das Antas, PortoPorto won 4–3 on aggregate4th1982Braga ‡2–1Sporting CP9 October 1982Estádio 1º de Maio, BragaSporting CP6–1Braga ‡1 December 1982Estádio José Alvalade, LisbonSporting CP won 7–3 on aggregate5th1983Porto ‡0–0Benfica8 December 1983Estádio das Antas, PortoBenfica1–2Porto ‡14 December 1983Estádio da Luz, LisbonPorto (2) won 2–1 on aggregate6th1984Benfica1–0Porto27 March 1985Estádio da Luz, LisbonPorto1–0Benfica17 April 1985Estádio das Antas, PortoAggregate: 1–1Porto3–0Benfica16 May 1985Estádio das Antas, PortoBenfica0–1Porto30 May 1985Estádio da Luz, LisbonFinal replay: Porto (3) won 4–0 on aggregate7th1985Benfica1–0Porto20 November 1985Estádio da Luz, LisbonPorto0–0Benfica4 December 1985Estádio das Antas, PortoBenfica (2) won 1–0 on aggregate8th1986Porto1–1Benfica19 November 1986Estádio das Antas, PortoBenfica2–4Porto26 November 1986Estádio da Luz, LisbonPorto (4) won 5–3 on aggregate9th1987Benfica0–3Sporting CP ‡6 December 1987Estádio da Luz, LisbonSporting CP ‡1–0Benfica20 December 1987Estádio José Alvalade, LisbonSporting CP (2) won 4–0 on aggregate10th1988Vitória de Guimarães ‡2–0Porto28 September 1988Estádio Municipal de Guimarães, GuimarãesPorto0–0Vitória de Guimarães ‡19 October 1988Estádio das Antas, PortoVitória de Guimarães won 2–0 on aggregate11th1989Benfica2–0Belenenses25 October 1989Estádio da Luz, LisbonBelenenses0–2Benfica29 November 1989Estádio do Restelo, LisbonBenfica (3) won 4–0 on aggregate12th1990Estrela da Amadora2–1Porto7 August 1990Estádio José Gomes, AmadoraPorto3–0Estrela da Amadora14 August 1990Estádio das Antas, PortoPorto (5) won 4–2 on aggregate13th1991Benfica2–1Porto18 December 1991Estádio da Luz, LisbonPorto1–0Benfica29 January 1992Estádio das Antas, PortoAggregate: 2–2Porto (6)1–1 aet (4–3 p)Benfica9 September 1992Estádio Municipal de Coimbra, CoimbraFinal replay (Finalíssima)14th1992Porto1–2Boavista16 December 1992Estádio das Antas, PortoBoavista2–2Porto6 January 1993Estádio do Bessa, PortoBoavista (2) won 4–3 on aggregate15th1993Benfica1–0Porto11 August 1993Estádio da Luz, LisbonPorto1–0Benfica15 August 1993Estádio das Antas, PortoAggregate: 1–1Porto (7)2–2 aet (4–3 p)Benfica17 August 1994Estádio Municipal de Coimbra, CoimbraFinal replay (Finalíssima)16th1994Benfica1–1Porto24 August 1994Estádio da Luz, LisbonPorto0–0Benfica21 September 1994Estádio das Antas, PortoAggregate: 1–1Porto (8)1–0Benfica20 June 1995Parc des Princes, ParisFinal replay (Finalíssima)17th1995Sporting CP0–0Porto6 August 1995Estádio José Alvalade, LisbonPorto2–2Sporting CP23 August 1995Estádio das Antas, PortoAggregate: 2–2Sporting CP (3)3–0Porto30 April 1996Parc des Princes, ParisFinal replay (Finalíssima)18th1996Porto1–0Benfica18 August 1996Estádio das Antas, PortoBenfica0–5Porto18 September 1996Estádio da Luz, LisbonPorto (9) won 6–0 on aggregate19th1997Boavista2–0Porto15 August 1997Estádio do Bessa, PortoPorto1–0Boavista10 September 1997Estádio das Antas, PortoBoavista (3) won 2–1 on aggregate20th1998Porto1–0Braga ‡8 August 1998Estádio das Antas, PortoBraga ‡1–1Porto8 September 1998Estádio 1º de Maio, BragaPorto (10) won 2–1 on aggregate21st1999Beira-Mar1–2Porto7 August 1999Estádio Mário Duarte, AveiroPorto3–1Beira-Mar15 August 1999Estádio das Antas, PortoPorto (11) won 5–2 on aggregate22nd2000Porto1–1Sporting CP13 August 2000Estádio das Antas, PortoSporting CP0–0Porto31 January 2001Estádio José Alvalade, LisbonAggregate: 1–1Sporting CP (4)1–0Porto16 May 2001Estádio Municipal de Coimbra, CoimbraFinal replay (Finalíssima)Single-match editionsEditionYearWinnerScoreRunners-upDateVenue23rd2001Porto (12)1–0Boavista4 August 2001Estádio do Rio Ave FC, Vila do Conde24th2002Sporting CP (5)5–1Leixões ‡18 August 2002Estádio do Bonfim, Setúbal25th2003Porto (13)1–0União de Leiria ‡10 August 2003Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães26th2004Porto (14)1–0Benfica20 August 2004Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra27th2005Benfica (4)1–0Vitória de Setúbal13 August 2005Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé28th2006Porto (15)3–0Vitória de Setúbal ‡19 August 2006Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria29th2007Sporting CP (6) 1–0Porto11 August 200730th2008Sporting CP (7) 2–0Porto16 August 2008Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé31st2009Porto (16) 2–0Paços de Ferreira ‡9 August 2009Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, Aveiro32nd2010Porto (17) 2–0Benfica7 August 201033rd2011Porto (18) 2–1Vitória de Guimarães ‡7 August 201134th2012Porto (19) 1–0Académica de Coimbra11 August 201235th2013Porto (20) 3–0Vitória de Guimarães10 August 201336th2014Benfica (5) 0–0 aet (3–2 p)Rio Ave ‡10 August 201437th2015Sporting CP (8) 1–0Benfica9 August 2015Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé38th2016Benfica (6) 3–0Braga7 August 2016Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, Aveiro39th2017Benfica (7) 3–1Vitória de Guimarães ‡5 August 201740th2018Porto (21) 3–1Desportivo das Aves4 August 201841st2019Benfica (8) 5–0Sporting CP4 August 2019Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé42nd2020Porto (22) 2–0Benfica ‡23 December 2020Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, Aveiro43rd2021Sporting CP (9) 2–1Braga31 July 202144th2022Porto (23) 3–0Tondela ‡30 July 202245th2023Benfica (9) 2–0Porto9 August 202346th2024Porto (24) 4–3 aetSporting CP3 August 202447th2025Benfica ‡ (10) 1–0Sporting CP31 July 2025Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé48th2026Porto (25) 1–0Torreense 1 August 2026Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra
Champions Cup representatives ‡ Cup runners-up
Performances Performance by club Note: These statistics do not include the predecessor competitions of 1944 and 1964.
Club Winners Runners-up Winning years Runner-up yearsPorto 25 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, 2026 1979, 1985, 1988, 1992, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2023Benfica 10 13 1980, 1985, 1989, 2005, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2025 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2004, 2010, 2015, 2020Sporting CP 9 4 1982, 1987, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2015, 2021 1980, 2019, 2024, 2025Boavista 3 1 1979, 1992, 1997 2001Vitória de Guimarães 1 3 1988 2011, 2013, 2017Braga – 4 1982, 1998, 2016, 2021Vitória de Setúbal – 2 2005, 2006Belenenses – 1 1989Estrela da Amadora – 1 1990Beira-Mar – 1 1999Leixões – 1 2002União de Leiria – 1 2003Paços de Ferreira – 1 2009Académica de Coimbra – 1 2012Rio Ave – 1 2014Aves – 1 2018Tondela – 1 2022Torreense – 1 2026
Performance by qualification Competition Winners Runners-up Primeira Liga champions2820 Taça de Portugal winners1517 Taça de Portugal runners-up511 TOTAL4848
Notes In case a team wins both the league and cup competitions (thus achieving the double), it plays the match again against the cup runners-up. See also
List of association football competitions in Portugal List of Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira winning managers
References
External links Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira official page Portugal – List of Super Cup Winners, RSSSF.com