The 1996 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira was the 18th 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 1996 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira was contested over two legs, and opposed Benfica and Porto of the Primeira Liga. Porto qualified for the SuperCup by winning the 1995–96 Primeira Divisão, whilst Benfica qualified for the Supertaça by winning the 1995–96 Taça de Portugal.
The first leg which took place at the Estádio das Antas, saw Porto defeat Benfica 1–0. The second leg which took place at the Estádio da Luz, saw the Dragões defeat the Encarnados comfortably with a 5–0 away win (6–0 on aggregate) which would grant the Portistas a ninth Supertaça.
First leg Details
GK1 Andrzej WoźniakRB22 Jorge Costa (c) CB4 Aloísio LB3 Rui JorgeDM17 José Barroso CM18 Bino CM20 Paulinho Santos AM21 Edmilson RW14 ArturLW11 Ljubinko DrulovićCF9 DomingosSubstitutes:MF7 Sérgio Conceição Manager: António Oliveira GK1 Michel Preud'hommeRB5 Jorge BermúdezCB4 Hélder LB13 DimasDM6 Jamir CM19 Bruno Caires LM22 José Calado RM10 ValdoAM8 João Pinto (c) LM11 Basarab Panduru CF21 DonizeteSubstitutes:MF16 Luís Gustavo FW9 Hassan Nader Manager: Paulo Autuori
Match officials Assistant referees: Fourth official:Match rules 90 minutes. Maximum of three substitutions
Second leg Details
GK1 Michel Preud'hommeRB5 Jorge BermúdezCB4 HélderLB13 Dimas DM6 Jamir CM19 Bruno CairesLM22 José Calado RM10 ValdoAM8 João Pinto (c) LM16 Luís Gustavo CF21 DonizeteSubstitutes:DF2 Tahar El Khalej MF20 Ilian Iliev Manager: Paulo Autuori GK1 Andrzej WoźniakRB19 João Manuel Pinto CB13 Lula CB22 Jorge Costa (c)LB5 Fernando MendesCM6 Arnold Wetl CM20 Paulinho SantosRM7 Sérgio ConceiçãoAM21 Edmilson LM25 Zlatko ZahovičCF14 Artur Substitutes:MF8 Rui Barros MF11 Ljubinko Drulović FW16 Mário Jardel Manager: António Oliveira
1996 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira WinnersPorto9th Title
Match officials Assistant referees: Fourth official:Match rules 90 minutes. Maximum of three substitutions
See also O Clássico 1996–97 Primeira Divisão 1996–97 Taça de Portugal 1996–97 S.L. Benfica season
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