2004 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
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Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira (Portuguese Super Cup) |
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| Date | 20 August 2004 | ||||||
| Venue | Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Ricardo Quaresma (Porto) | ||||||
| Referee | Carlos Xistra (Castelo Branco) | ||||||
| Attendance | 22,023 | ||||||
The 2004 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira was the 26th 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 2003–04 Primeira Liga winners, Porto and the 2003–04 Taça de Portugal winners, Benfica.
The match took place at Estádio Cidade de Coimbra in Coimbra on 20 August 2004. Porto were making their 21st Supertaça appearance, of which it had previously won 13 and lost 7. Benfica were making their 13th Supertaça appearance, having previously won 3 and lost 9 times.
In Portugal, the final was televised live on RTP1. Porto defeated Benfica 1–0 with a goal in the 55th minute from the newly acquired Ricardo Quaresma. Porto collected a second consecutive Supertaça, raising the club's tally to a record 14 trophies in the competition (53.8% of wins).
Benfica were appearing in their 13th Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. Benfica went into the match as three-time winners of the trophy (1980, 1985, 1989). Of their 12 Supertaça appearances, Benfica had lost on 9 occasions (1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996). Porto were appearing in their 21st Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. Porto went into the match as 13-time winners (1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003). Of their 20 appearances, Porto had lost on 7 occasions (1979, 1985, 1988, 1992, 1995, 1997, 2000).
In Benfica's and Porto's entire history, both sides had met on 202 occasions prior to this encounter. They had met in the Supertaça on nine occasions, with Porto winning eight SuperCup encounters and Benfica winning once. The last meeting between these two sides in this competition was the 1996 edition of the Supertaça, where Porto defeated Benfica 6–0 on aggregate. The last meeting between these sides in domestic league action saw a draw between both sides at the Estádio da Luz. The last meeting between these two sides in the domestic cup competition saw Benfica defeat Porto 2–1 in the final of the Taça de Portugal thanks to an extra time goal from Simão.
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