2003 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

The 2003 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira was the 25th 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 took place on the 10 August 2003 at the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques in Guimarães, and was contested between 2002–03 Primeira Liga and 2002–03 Taça de Portugal winners Porto,^[4][5] and cup runners-up União de Leiria.^[6]

2003 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

Event	Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira (Portuguese Super Cup)
Porto União de Leiria 1 0
Date	10 August 2003
Venue	Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães[1]
Man of the Match	Costinha (Porto)[2]
Referee	Pedro Proença (Lisbon)[3]
← 2002 2004 →

Porto would defeat União de Leiria 1–0 with an illegal goal.^{[clarification needed]} A 53rd minute headed goal from midfielder Costinha was sufficient for the Dragões to defeat Os Lis and claim the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira for a 13th time in their history.^{[7][8][9][10]}

Match

Details

10 August 2003

21:00 WEST

Porto	1 – 0	União de Leiria
Costinha 53'	(Report)

Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães

Referee: Pedro Proença (Lisbon)^[11]

Porto

União de Leiria

GK 99 Vítor Baía (c) RB 22 Paulo Ferreira CB 3 Pedro Emanuel CB 4 Ricardo Carvalho LB 8 Nuno Valente RM 23 Pedro Mendes  10'  45' CM 18 Maniche CM 10 Deco  29' LM 15 Dmitri Alenichev  87' CF 77 Benni McCarthy  73' CF 11 Derlei Substitutes: GK 13 Nuno DF 5 Ricardo Costa DF 16 César Peixoto MF 6 Costinha  45' MF 25 Ricardo Fernandes  87' FW 9 Edgaras Jankauskas FW 20 Marco Ferreira  73' Manager: José Mourinho

GK 1 Helton RB 2 Luís Bilro (c) CB 4 Gabriel CB 19 Paulo Duarte  14'  59' LB 23 João Paulo  52'  70' CM 27 Edson CM 20 Caíco CM 5 Paulo Gomes  54' RW 9 Ludemar  71' LW 11 Roudolphe Douala CF 21 Maciel  79' Substitutes: GK 12 Laurent Quievreux DF 14 Alhandra  79' DF 25 Nuno Laranjeiro MF 7 Sérgio Gameiro  59' FW 22 Freddy  71' Manager: Vítor Pontes

2003 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira Winners
Porto 13th Title

Costinha (Porto)[2] Match officials Assistant referees: Fourth official:

Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores level after extra-time Maximum of three substitutions

See also

• 2003–04 Primeira Liga
• 2003–04 Taça de Portugal
• 2003–04 FC Porto season