1995–96 Taça de Portugal

Football tournament season
1995–96 Taça de Portugal
Tournament details
Country Portugal
DatesSeptember 1995 – 18 May 1996
Final positions
ChampionsBenfica (23rd title)
Runner-upSporting CP
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)Marcelo
(5 goals)

The 1995–96 Taça de Portugal was the 57th edition of the Taça de Portugal, a Portuguese football knockout tournament organized by the Portuguese Football Federation. It began in September 1995[1] and concluded with the final at the Estádio Nacional on 18 May 1996.

Sporting CP were the previous holders, having defeated Marítimo 2–0 in the previous season's final.[2] Benfica defeated Sporting 3–1 in the final to win their 23rd Taça de Portugal.[3] As a result of them winning the domestic cup competition, Benfica faced 1995–96 Primeira Divisão winners Porto in the 1996 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira.[4][5]

Sixth round

Ties were played on the 31 January, whilst replays were played between the 7–14 February.[6][7] Due to the odd number of teams involved at this stage of the competition, Olhanense qualified for the quarter-finals due to having no opponent to face at this stage of the competition.

Farense (I) v Benfica (I)
31 January 1996 Farense (I)1–1 (a.e.t.)Benfica (I)Estádio de São Luís, Faro
(Report) Marcelo 71' Referee: Veiga Trigo
Felgueiras (I) v Penafiel (II)
31 January 1996 Felgueiras (I)1–2 Penafiel (II) Estádio Doutor Machado de Matos, Felgueiras
(Report)
Marítimo (I) v Vila Real (III)
31 January 1996 Marítimo (I) 2–0Vila Real (III)Estádio dos Barreiros, Funchal
(Report)
Portimonense (III) v União de Leiria (I)
31 January 1996 Portimonense (III)0–1 União de Leiria (I) Estádio Municipal de Portimão, Portimão
(Report)
Sporting CP (I) v Campomaiorense (I)
31 January 1996 Sporting CP (I) 4–1Campomaiorense (I)Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
Yordanov 1'
Barbosa 37'
Amuneke 43', 67'
(Report) Silvério 72'
Sporting de Lamego (III) v Porto (I)
31 January 1996 Sporting de Lamego (III)1–1 (a.e.t.)Porto (I)Estádio dos Remédios, Lamego
Lapa 119' (Report) Domingos 108'
Vitória de Guimarães (I) v Belenenses (I)
31 January 1996 Vitória de Guimarães (I) 1–0Belenenses (I)Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães
Ricardo Lopes 66' (Report)
Porto (I) v Sporting de Lamego (III)
7 February 1996 Replay Porto (I) 1–0Sporting de Lamego (III)Estádio das Antas, Porto
Drulović 88' (Report)
Benfica (I) v Farense (I)
14 February 1996 Replay Benfica (I) 1–0Farense (I)Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Airez 60', 68'
Marcelo 81'
(Report) Referee: José Leirós

Quarter-finals

Ties were played on the 25 February.[8][9]

Benfica (I) v Vitória de Guimarães (I)
25 February 1996 Benfica (I) 1–0 (a.e.t.)Vitória de Guimarães (I)Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Marcelo 98' (Report) Referee: Martins dos Santos
Olhanense (III) v Sporting CP (I)
25 February 1996 Olhanense (III)1–2 Sporting CP (I) Estádio José Arcanjo, Olhão
Xabregas 18' (Report) Alves 10'
Sá Pinto 90'
Porto (I) v Penafiel (II)
25 February 1996 Porto (I) 2–0Penafiel (II)Estádio das Antas, Porto
João Manuel Pinto 50', 76' (Report)

Semi-finals

Ties were played between the 10–24 April.[10][11]

Benfica (I) v União de Leiria (I)
10 April 1996 Benfica (I) 2–0 (a.e.t.)União de Leiria (I)Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Marcelo 113', 119' (Report) Crespo Yellow card 61' Yellow-red card 81'
Hugo Yellow card 66' Yellow-red card 84'
Referee: Lucílio Batista
Porto (I) v Sporting CP (I)
10 April 1996 Porto (I)1–1 (a.e.t.)Sporting CP (I)Estádio das Antas, Porto
J. Costa 90' (Report) Barbosa 30' Referee: António Rola
Sporting CP (I) v Porto (I)
24 April 1996 Replay Sporting CP (I) 1–0 (a.e.t.)Porto (I)Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
Martins 117' (Report) Referee: Bento Marques

Final

Benfica3–1Sporting CP
Airez 9'
João Pinto 39', 67'
(Report) Xavier 83' (pen.)
Referee: Vítor Pereira (Lisbon)

References

  1. ^ "Taça de Portugal 1995/1996 1ª ELIMINATÓRIA" [Cup of Portugal 1995/1996 1ª Round] (in Portuguese). ZeroZero. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Sporting 2-0 Marítimo" (in Portuguese). ZeroZero. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Benfica 3-1 Sporting" (in Portuguese). ZeroZero. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  4. ^ "FC Porto 1-0 Benfica". ZeroZero. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  5. ^ "Benfica 0-5 FC Porto". ZeroZero. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Taça de Portugal 1995/1996 1/8 final" [Cup of Portugal 1995/1996 1/8 final] (in Portuguese). ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  7. ^ "Taça de Portugal 1995/1996 OITAVOS-DE-FINAL" [Cup of Portugal 1995/1996 Round of sixteen] (in Portuguese). ZeroZero. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  8. ^ "Taça de Portugal 1995/1996 1/4 final" [Cup of Portugal 1995/1996 1/4 final] (in Portuguese). ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  9. ^ "Taça de Portugal 1995/1996 QUARTOS-DE-FINAL" [Cup of Portugal 1995/1996 quarter-finals] (in Portuguese). ZeroZero. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  10. ^ "Taça de Portugal 1995/1996 1/2 final" [Cup of Portugal 1995/1996 1/2 final] (in Portuguese). ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  11. ^ "Taça de Portugal 1995/1996 MEIAS-FINAIS" [Cup of Portugal 1995/1996 semi-finals] (in Portuguese). ZeroZero. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
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