2005 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
The 2005 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira was the twenty seventh 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 2004–05 Primeira Liga winners, Benfica and the 2004–05 Taça de Portugal winners, Vitória de Setúbal.
Event | Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira (Portuguese Super Cup) | ||||||
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Date | 13 August 2005 | ||||||
Venue | Estádio Algarve, Faro | ||||||
Man of the Match | Nuno Gomes (Benfica) | ||||||
Referee | Olegário Benquerença (Leiria) | ||||||
Attendance | 26,009 | ||||||
The match took place at Estádio Cidade de Coimbra in Coimbra on the 13 August 2005. Benfica were making their fourteenth Supertaça appearance. Benfica had previously won three and lost on ten occasions. Vitória de Setúbal were making their first Supertaça appearance. In Portugal, the final was televised live on RTP1. Benfica defeated Vitória 1–0 with a goal in the 51st minute from Nuno Gomes, and collected their fourth Supertaça.