The 2017 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira was the 39th edition of the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. It took place on 5 August 2017 and featured the winners of the 2016–17 Primeira Liga and 2016–17 Taça de Portugal, Benfica, and the runners-up of the Taça de Portugal, Vitória de Guimarães. Benfica won their second consecutive Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira for the first time and seventh overall.
Venue The Aveiro Municipal Stadium was announced as the venue on 6 June 2017, following the decision of the Portuguese Football Federation Directive Board. That same day, the Board announced that the stadium would also be the venue of the following year's Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. This was the eight time Aveiro Municipal Stadium hosted the Supertaça (it had been the venue in the 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2016 editions).
Background Benfica made their 19th Supertaça appearance. Their last appearance had been in 2016, when they defeated Braga 3–0 at the Estádio Municipal de Aveiro. Benfica had won six Supertaças, in 1980, 1985, 1989, 2005, 2014 and 2016.
Vitória de Guimarães played in the fixture for the fourth time. Their last presence had been in 2013 when they lost 3–0 to Porto. Vitória de Guimarães had won one edition against Porto in 1988, 2–0 on aggregate, and had also been runners-up in 2011.
Pre-match
Entry Benfica qualified for their fourth consecutive Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira by winning the league title. On the penultimate matchday, Benfica won 5–0 against Vitória de Guimarães at the Estádio da Luz to clinch the Primeira Liga for the 36th time and fourth consecutive time for the first time in their history.
Vitória de Guimarães qualified by reaching the cup final, losing to league champions Benfica 2–1.
Broadcasting The final was broadcast by RTP.
Officials
Ticketing
Venue
Match
Details
GK 30 Bruno Varela RB 34 André Almeida CB 4 Luisão (c) CB 33 Jardel LB 3 Álex Grimaldo DM 5 Ljubomir Fejsa CM 21 Pizzi RW 18 Eduardo Salvio ST 10 Jonas ST 14 Haris Seferovic LW 22 Franco CerviSubstitutes: GK 13 Paulo Lopes DF 2 Lisandro López DF 19 Eliseu MF 6 Filipe Augusto FW 9 Raúl Jiménez MF 27 Rafa Silva FW 84 Diogo GonçalvesManager: Rui Vitória GK 56 Miguel Silva RB 20 João Aurélio CB 3 Josué Sá (c) CB 4 Marcos Valente LB 23 João Vigário DM 93 Guillermo Celis DM 8 Bongani Zungu RW 22 Hélder Ferreira ST 99 Rafael Martins LW 11 Raphinha CM 16 Paolo Hurtado Substitutes: GK 1 Douglas DF 17 Falaye Sacko DF 6 Moreno MF 5 Rafael Miranda MF 45 Xande Silva FW 71 Fábio Sturgeon FW 26 Óscar Estupiñán Manager: Pedro Martins
Man of the Match: Pizzi (Benfica)
Assistant referees:Match Center - Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira 2017 FPF Rui Tavares Rui Teixeira Fourth official: Manuel Oliveira Video assistant referees:Artur Soares Dias será o árbitro em Aveiro A Bola Jorge Sousa Hugo MiguelMatch rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.
Statistics
+First half Benfica Vitória de GuimarãesGoals scored 2 1Total shots Shots on target Ball possession Corner kicks Fouls committed Offsides Yellow cards 0 0Red cards 0 0
+Second half Benfica Vitória de GuimarãesGoals scored 1 0Total shots Shots on target Ball possession Corner kicks Fouls committed Offsides Yellow cards 1 2Red cards 0 0
+Overall Benfica Vitória de GuimarãesGoals scored 3 1Total shots 17 8Shots on target 9 5Ball possession 47% 53%Corner kicks 2 2Fouls committed 27 18Offsides 2 3Yellow cards 1 2Red cards 0 0
See also 2017–18 Primeira Liga 2017–18 Taça de Portugal 2017–18 Taça da Liga 2017–18 S.L. Benfica season 2017–18 Vitória S.C. season
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