1980 Supertaça de Portugal

The 1980 Supertaça de Portugal was the 2nd edition of the Supertaça de Portugal, 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 1980 Supertaça de Portugal was contested over two legs, and opposed Benfica and Sporting CP of the Primeira Liga. Sporting CP qualified for the SuperCup by winning the 1979–80 Primeira Divisão, whilst Benfica qualified for the Supertaça by winning the 1979–80 Taça de Portugal.

1980 Supertaça de Portugal
EventSupertaça de Portugal
(Portuguese Super Cup)
4–3 on aggregate.
First leg
Date10 September 1980
VenueEstádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
RefereeVítor Correia (Lisbon)
Second leg
Date29 October 1980
VenueEstádio da Luz, Lisbon
RefereeNemésio de Castro (Lisbon)
Attendance40,000

The first leg which took place at the Estádio José Alvalade, saw 2–2 draw. The second leg which took place at the Estádio da Luz, saw the Águias defeat the Leões 2–1 (4–3 on aggregate) to claim a first Supertaça.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.