2016 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

The 2016 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira was the 38th edition of the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. It took place on 7 August 2016, and it featured the champions of the 2015–16 Primeira Liga, Benfica, and the winners of the 2015–16 Taça de Portugal, Braga.

2016 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

Event	Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira (Portuguese Super Cup)
Benfica Braga 3 0
Date	7 August 2016
Venue	Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, Aveiro
Man of the Match	Franco Cervi (Benfica)
Referee	João Capela (Lisbon)
Attendance	28,796
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Background

Benfica made their 18th Supertaça appearance. Their last appearance had been in 2015, where they lost 1–0 to Sporting CP at the Estádio Algarve. Benfica had won five Supertaças, in 1980, 1985, 1989, 2005 and 2014.^[1]

Braga played in the fixture for the third time. Their last presence had been in 1998 where they lost 2–1 on aggregate against Porto. Braga had not won any edition, being runners-up in 1982 and 1998.^[1]

Pre-match

Entry

Benfica qualified for their third consecutive Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira by winning the league title. On the last matchday, Benfica won 4–1 against Nacional at Estádio da Luz to clinch the Primeira Liga for the 35th time.

Braga qualified by winning the cup final, beating Porto 4–2 on penalties, after a 2–2 draw. This was Braga's second Taça de Portugal triumph.

Broadcasting

The final was broadcast by TVI.^[2]

Officials

Ticketing

Venue

Match

Details

7 August 2016

20:45 WEST (UTC+01:00)

Benfica	3–0	Braga
Cervi   10' Jonas   75' Pizzi   90+2'	Report

Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, Aveiro

Attendance: 28,796

Referee: João Capela (Lisbon)

Benfica

Braga

GK 12   Júlio César RB 50   Nélson Semedo   31' CB 4   Luisão (c) CB 14   Victor Lindelöf LB 3   Álex Grimaldo   53' CM 5   Ljubomir Fejsa CM 8   André Horta RW 21   Pizzi LW 22   Franco Cervi   86' CF 11   Kostas Mitroglou   68' CF 10   Jonas   78' Substitutes: GK 13   Paulo Lopes DF 2   Lisandro López MF 7   Andreas Samaris   78' MF 15   André Carrillo MF 18   Eduardo Salvio   86' FW 9   Raúl Jiménez   68' FW 20   Gonçalo Guedes Manager:   Rui Vitória

GK 28   José Marafona RB 15   Baiano CB 5   Willy Boly   72' CB 6   André Pinto (c) LB 87   Marcelo Goiano   6' CM 35   Nikola Vukčević CM 63   Mauro CM 25   Pedro Tiba   65' RW 23   Pedro Santos   88' LW 18   Rafa Silva CF 19   Nikola Stojiljković   68' Substitutes: GK 92   Matheus DF 3   Lazar Rosić DF 16   Djavan   88' MF 7   Wilson Eduardo   65' MF 8   Marko Bakić FW 9   Ahmed Hassan   68' FW 30   Alan Manager:   José Peseiro

Man of the Match:   Franco Cervi (Benfica)^[3] Assistant referees: Álvaro Mesquita (Vila Real) Pedro Mota (Lisbon) Fourth official: Pedro Ribeiro (Aveiro) Additional assistant referees: Tiago Martins (Lisbon) Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria)

Match 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 Braga Goals scored 1 0 Total shots 5 5 Shots on target 2 3 Ball possession 52% 48% Corner kicks 1 1 Fouls committed 8 7 Offsides 0 2 Yellow cards 1 1 Red cards 0 0

Second half Benfica Braga Goals scored 2 0 Total shots 4 7 Shots on target 3 3 Ball possession 58% 42% Corner kicks 0 3 Fouls committed 11 10 Offsides 1 2 Yellow cards 1 0 Red cards 0 0

Overall Benfica Braga Goals scored 3 0 Total shots 9 12 Shots on target 5 7 Ball possession 58% 42% Corner kicks 1 4 Fouls committed 19 17 Offsides 1 4 Yellow cards 2 1 Red cards 0 0

References

1. "Portugal - List of Super Cup winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
2. "TVI transmite final da Taça de Portugal, Supertaça e dois jogos da seleção". maisfutebol. maisfutebol. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
3. "Supertaça: Cervi eleito melhor em campo" [Super Cup: Cervi elected best player on pitch]. Maisfutebol (in Portuguese). 7 August 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.