2023–24 Taça de Portugal

2023–24 Taça de Portugal

Taça de Portugal Placard
Tournament details
Country	Portugal
Dates	8 September 2023 – 26 May 2024
Teams	146
Defending champions	Porto
Tournament statistics
Matches played	113
Goals scored	377 (3.34 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Evanilson (6 goals)
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The 2023–24 Taça de Portugal (also known as Taça de Portugal Placard for sponsorship reasons) is the 84th edition of the Taça de Portugal, the premier knockout competition in Portuguese football. The winners qualify for the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League league stage.

A total of 146 teams entered the cup. All teams from the top four tiers of the Portuguese football league system competed in this edition – excluding reserve or B teams, which were not eligible – together with representatives of the fifth-tier District leagues and cups. The competition began on 8 September 2023 with the first-round matches involving teams from the third, fourth and fifth tiers, and will conclude on 26 May 2024 with the final at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras.

Primeira Liga side Porto are the defending champions after a 2–0 win over Braga in the 2023 final.^[2]

Format

Round	Clubs remaining	Clubs involved	Winners from previous round	New entries this round	Leagues entering at this round (tier)
First round	146	112	none	112	Liga 3 (3rd): 18 teams Campeonato de Portugal (4th): 53 teams District Football Associations (5th): 41 teams
Second round	110	92	36+40	16	Liga Portugal 2 (2nd): 16 teams
Third round	64	64	46	18	Primeira Liga (1st): 18 teams
Fourth round	32	32	32	none	none
Fifth round	16	16	16	none	none
Quarter-finals	8	8	8	none	none
Semi-finals	4	4	4	none	none
Final	2	2	2	none	none

Teams

A total of 146 teams competed in the 2022–23 edition, comprising 18 teams from the Primeira Liga (tier 1), 16 teams from the Liga Portugal 2 (tier 2), 18 teams from the Liga 3 (tier 3), 53 teams from the Campeonato de Portugal (tier 4) and 41 teams from the District championships and cups (tier 5).

Campeonato de Portugal

District Championships

Second round

The matches of the second round were played on the 23rd and 24th of September.^[3]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Fabril do Barreiro (CP)	1–3	Marítimo (II)
CD Trofense (L3)	0–1	Pevidém S.C. (CP)
O Elvas (CP)	1–0	UD Lanheses (D)
SC São João de Ver (CP)	0–1	Leixões SC (II)
CD Ponte (D)	0–5	Länk FC Vilaverdense (II)
Louletano DC (CP)	0–1	AVS Futebol SAD (II)
Portosantense (CP)	0–1	Nacional (II)
UD Tocha (D)	0–1	Rebordosa AC (CP)
L.G.C. Moncarapachense (CP)	6–2	União Micaelense (D)
Lusitânia Lourosa (L3)	1–2	Académico de Viseu FC (II)
Benfica de Castelo Branco (CP)	1–1 (6–7 pso)	UD Oliveirense (II)
Lusitano Évora (CP)	0–0 (2–3 pso)	SC Covilhã (L3)
Lusitânia Açores (CP)	1–0	C.F. Os Marialvas (D)
GD Vilar de Perdizes (CP)	5–1	CF Vasco da Gama (CP)
CF Canelas 2010 (L3)	5–0	G.D. Fontinhas (CP)
Vitória de Sernache (II)	0–3	SC Vianense (L3)
Sporting de Pombal (D)	0–5	CD Tondela (II)
Mortágua FC (CP)	2–1	Amora FC (L3)
Sertanense FC (CP)	0–2	Amarante FC (CP)
ACDR Lamelas (CP)	1–3	FC Tirsense (CP)
GD Peniche (CP)	2–2 (4–5 pso)	CDC Montalegre (CP)
Valadares Gaia FC (CP)	1–1 (2–4 pso)	FC Penafiel (II)
CDR Quarteirense (D)	0–1	Belenenses (II)
Atlético dos Arcos (D)	2–2 (3–4 pso)	AC Malveira (D)
ADRC Pedrogão (D)	00–12	União Leiria (II)
FC Felgueiras 1932 (L3)	4–0	AD Limianos (CP)
CCR Alqueidão Serra (D)	1–3	AD Marco 09 (CP)
Dumiense FC (CP)	4–3	União de Santarém (CP)
GD Ribeirão (CP)	0–3	CD Santa Clara (II)
GDR Gafetense (D)	0–5	CD Mafra (II)
SC Salgueiros (CP)	0–1	Santa Maria FC (D)
CD Rabo Peixe (CP)	3–2	CF Oliveira do Douro (CP)
Clube Oriental de Lisboa (CP)	0–1	SC União Torreense (II)
USC Paredes (CP)	5–1	Florgrade FC (CP)
Académica de Coimbra (l3)	3–2	FC Oliveira Hospital (L3)
FC Castrense (D)	0–3	AC Vila Meã (CP)
AD Sanjoanense (L3)	0–1	Vitória Setúbal (CP)
FC Barreirense (CP)	0–3	SC Mirandela (CP)
Juventude Évora (CP)	1–2	Sport União Sintrense (CP)
FC Serpa (CP)	2–1	CD Gouveia (CP)
Brito SC (CP)	0–2	CD Feirense (II)
União de Tomar (CP)	1–2	CA Pêro Pinheiro (L3)
SU 1º Dezembro (L3)	2–0	Paços de Ferreira (II)
Atlético CP (L3)	1–1 (4–2 pso)	FC Alverca (L3)
G.D.R.C. Os Sandinenses (CP)	0–1	Olivais e Moscavide (CP)
GD Luzense (D)	0–3[a]	AD Camacha (CP)

Third round

The matches of the third round were played between 19 and 22 October.^[5] The match between Camacha and Famalicão was rescheduled due to bad weather in Madeira Island that prevented the plane transporting Famalicão players from landing.^[6] The match was played on 18 November.^[7]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Rebordosa AC (CP)	0–2	Sporting Braga (I)
Lusitânia Açores (CP)	1–4	Benfica (I)
SC Covilhã (L3)	1–4	Portimonense SC (I)
GD Vilar de Perdizes (CP)	0–2	FC Porto (I)
USC Paredes (CP)	2–1	Moreirense FC (I)
Atlético CP (L3)	0–1	FC Vizela (I)
CD Rabo Peixe (CP)	0–2	Casa Pia AC (I)
AC Malveira (D)	1–1 7–6 pso	AD Marco 09 (CP)
Leixões SC (II)	1–1 3–4 pso	Vitória Setúbal (CP)
AC Vila Meã (CP)	0–1	CF Estrela Amadora (I)
Académico de Viseu FC (II)	1–3	União Leiria (II)
CD Olivais e Moscavide (D)	1–3	Sporting CP (I)
Sport União Sintrense (CP)	0–5	GD Estoril Praia (I)
SC União Torreense (II)	2–1	Rio Ave FC (I)
FC Penafiel (II)	3–0	Santa Maria FC (D)
FC Felgueiras 1932 (L3)	1–3	FC Arouca (I)
Länk FC Vilaverdense (II)	3–2	SC Farense (I)
L.G.C. Moncarapachense (CP)	1–3	Vitória de Guimarães (I)
CF Canelas 2010 (L3)	0–0 5–3 pso	GD Chaves (I)
CD Tondela (II)	2–1	SU 1º Dezembro (L3)
Amarante FC (CP)	2–1	Académica de Coimbra (L3)
Dumiense FC (CP)	1–0	AVS Futebol SAD (II)
Nacional (II)	6–1	SC Mirandela (CP)
CA Pêro Pinheiro (L3)	0–0 7–8 pso	FC Serpa (CP)
CD Mafra (II)	1–1 3–1 e.t.	CD Feirense (II)
O Elvas (CP)	1–1 4–2 pso	FC Tirsense (CP)
Marítimo (II)	4–1	Mortágua FC (CP)
CDC Montalegre (CP)	2–1	Pevidém SC
CD Santa Clara (II)	0–0 2–0 e.t.	SC Vianense (L3)
Belenenses (II)	1–2	Gil Vicente FC (I)
UD Oliveirense (II)	1–3	Boavista (I)
AD Camacha (CP)	0–5	FC Famalicão (I)

Fourth round

The matches of the fourth round were played between 24 and 26 November.^[8]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
FC Vizela (I)	1–1 2–1 e.t.	CF Estrela Amadora (I)
Vitória de Guimarães (I)	4–1	Länk FC Vilaverdense (II)
FC Porto (I)	4–0	CDC Montalegre (CP)
Sporting CP (I)	8–0	Dumiense FC (CP)
USC Paredes (CP)	0–2	Amarante FC (CP)
Portimonense SC (I)	1–4	Sporting Braga (I)
Benfica (I)	2–0	FC Famalicão (I)
CF Canelas 2010 (L3)	1–3	Marítimo (II)
FC Penafiel (II)	2–2 3–2 e.t.	Vitória Setúbal (CP)
Nacional (II)	0–0 6–5 pso	Casa Pia AC (I)
FC Arouca (I)	2–2 4–3 pso	Boavista (I)
O Elvas (CP)	1–1 1–4 pso	CD Santa Clara (II)
União Leiria (II)	5–0	AC Malveira (D)
GD Estoril Praia (I)	2–1	CD Mafra (II)
SC União Torreense (II)	1–1 2–4 pso	CD Tondela (II)
FC Serpa (CP)	0–1	Gil Vicente FC (I)

Fifth round

Number of teams per tier entering this round

Primeira Liga (1)	Liga Portugal 2 (2)	Liga 3 (3)	Campeonato de Portugal (4)	District Championships (5)	Total
9 / 18	6 / 16	0 / 21	1 / 54	0 / 43	16 / 154

Quarter-finals

Matches in this round may be affected by the ongoing police protests in Portugal.

Number of teams per tier entering this round

Primeira Liga (1)	Liga Portugal 2 (2)	Liga 3 (3)	Campeonato de Portugal (4)	District Championships (5)	Total
6 / 18	2 / 16	0 / 21	0 / 54	0 / 43	8 / 154

Semi-finals

Number of teams per tier entering this round

Primeira Liga (1)	Liga Portugal 2 (2)	Liga 3 (3)	Campeonato de Portugal (4)	District Championships (5)	Total
4 / 18	0 / 16	0 / 21	0 / 54	0 / 43	4 / 154

Porto won 4–1 on aggregate.

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Sporting CP won 4–3 on aggregate.

Final

Bracket

	Fifth round						Quarter-finals						Semi-finals						Final
	11 January 2024
	Vitória de Guimarães			1
							8 February 2024
	Penafiel			0
							Vitória de Guimarães			3
	10 January 2024
							Gil Vicente			1
	Gil Vicente			3
													3 and 17 April 2024
	Amarante			1
													Vitória de Guimarães	0	1	1
	11 January 2024
													Porto	1	3	4
	Santa Clara (p)			1 (4)
							29 February 2024
	Nacional			1 (2)
							Santa Clara			1
	9 January 2024
							Porto			2
	Estoril Praia			0
																			26 May 2024
	Porto			4
																			Porto
	10 January 2024
																			Sporting CP
	Marítimo			0
							7 February 2024
	União de Leiria			3
							União de Leiria			0
	9 January 2024
							Sporting CP			3
	Sporting CP			4
													29 February and 2 April 2024
	Tondela			0
													Sporting CP	2	2	4
	10 January 2024
													Benfica	1	2	3
	Vizela			1
							8 February 2024
	Arouca			0
							Vizela			1
	10 January 2024
							Benfica			2
	Benfica			3
	Braga			2

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Evanilson	Porto	6
2	Viktor Gyökeres	Sporting	5
	João Victor	Académica
4	Evanildo Nhaga	Lusitânia	4
5	Bryan Róchez	Leiria	3

References