Cup of Portugal
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| Cup of Portugal |
|---|
 Cup of Portugal 2007-08 |
| Founded |
| 1921 |
| Nation |
 Portugal |
| Number of Teams |
| 210 |
| European Qualification |
| UEFA Cup |
| Main Competitions |
| Cup of Portugal Portuguese League Cup Portuguese Liga Portuguese SuperCup |
| Current Champions |
| Sporting Clube de Portugal |
| Most Successful Club |
| S.L. Benfica (27) |
The Portuguese Cup or, more correctly, Cup of Portugal (Port. Taça de Portugal, pron. IPA: ['tasɐ dɨ puɾtu'gaɫ]) is the national football competition, on a knock-out-basis. Up to 1938, the same competition was held under the name Championship of Portugal (Campeonato de Portugal) and defined the Portuguese Champion.
Although the football competition is the most famous, there is a Portuguese Cup along similar lines for all main team sports in Portugal, including handball, volleyball, basketball, rink hockey and rugby, as well as chess.
[edit] History
The first incarnation of the Taça was in 1912, but very few clubs could participate and thus it was not a regular competition, the fact which ended it in 1918, the Portuguese Federation don't take in account its existence. It was named "Taça do Império" since S.C. Império organised it (do not confuse with Taça Império, which was the inaugural game at the National Stadium where the Champion and the Cup winner played against each other). In 1921 the "National Championship" was created and was played every season with all the clubs participating in elimination rounds, the winners were named Champions of Portugal and it was the primary tournament in Portugal, more important than the round-robin competition itself created in the late 30's. For the 1938/1939 season, the name was changed for "Taça de Portugal" (Cup of Portugal) and the tournament turned into the second-most important in Portugal. It is organized by the Portuguese Football Federation (Federação Portuguesa de Futebol) and is played by all the teams in the four national divisions (Liga, League of Honour, Second Division and Third Division). Also the runners-up of each regional football associations local championships from the previous season will have a place in the first round.
As of 2007, the cup is comprised of 9 rounds (final included), with 1st level clubs joining at the 4th round, the 2nd level clubs joining at the 3rd round, the 3rd level clubs joining at the 2nd round and the lower level clubs competing from the beginning.
[edit] The venue
The final game has been played at the Estádio Nacional in Jamor, near Lisbon since 1946 with an exception for the year of 1961 (albeit Estádio das Antas being the home of F.C. Porto, an agreement was made between the two sides, since it was also quite nearer for Leixões S.C. to play), in the three years following the Carnation Revolution and in the season 1982/83, due to F.C. Porto pressure. In the years next to the Carnation Revolution, the venue of the final game would be at the home ground of the team that won the Portuguese Cup the previous year (note that when Boavista F.C. won the Cup two times in a row, the final of the next years were in Estádio das Antas (F.C. Porto's home ground at the time), since the Estádio do Bessa (Boavista's home ground) was too small to host the final and both teams were from the same city, Porto).
[edit] Cup of Portugal finals
[edit] 1912 - 1918: Taça de Portugal (also known as Taça do Império, unofficial competition)
| Season | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Date | Venue |
| 1912 | S.L. Benfica | 3 - 0 | S.C. Império | 1924 June 8 | Campo da Palhavã, Lisbon |
| 1913 | S.L. Benfica | [1] | C. Internacional F. | ||
| 1914 - 1917 | No competition held due to World War I | ||||
| 1918 | S.L. Benfica | [2] | Império L.C. | ||
[edit] 1921 - 1938: The National Championship
[edit] 1938 - 1946: Cup of Portugal
| Season | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Date | Venue |
| 1938/39 | A. Académica de Coimbra | 4 - 3 | S.L. Benfica | 1939 June 26 | Campo das Salésias, Lisbon |
| 1939/40 | S.L. Benfica | 3 - 1 | C.F. Os Belenenses | 1940 July 7 | Estádio do Lumiar, Lisbon |
| 1940/41 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | 4 - 1 | C.F. Os Belenenses | 1941 June 22 | Campo das Salésias, Lisbon |
| 1941/42 | C.F. Os Belenenses | 2 - 0 | Vitória S.C. (de Guimarães) | 1942 June 12 | Estádio do Lumiar, Lisbon |
| 1942/43 | S.L. Benfica | 5 - 1 | Vitória F.C. (de Setúbal) | 1943 June 20 | Campo das Salésias, Lisbon |
| 1943/44 | S.L. Benfica | 8 - 0 | G.D. Estoril-Praia | 1944 May 28 | Campo das Salésias, Lisbon |
| 1944/45 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | 1 - 0 | S.C. Olhanense | 1945 July 1 | Campo das Salésias, Lisbon |
| 1945/46 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | 4 - 2 | Atlético Clube de Portugal | 1946 June 30 | Estádio Nacional, Jamor |
| 1946/47 | The competition was not held due to clubs overscheluding | ||||
[edit] 1947 - 1968: New format due to the end of Regional Championships
[edit] 1968 - 1990: Competition expanded to the 3rd division clubs
[edit] 1990 - 2001: New league system – Number of teams enlarged
[edit] 2001 - present: Replays abolished
| 2001/02 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | 1 - 0 | Leixões S.C. | 2002 May 12 | Estádio Nacional, Jamor |
| 2002/03 | F.C. Porto | 1 - 0 | U.D. Leiria | 2003 June 15 | Estádio Nacional, Jamor |
| 2003/04 | S.L. Benfica | 2 - 1 aet | F.C. Porto | 2004 May 16 | Estádio Nacional, Jamor |
| 2004/05 | Vitória F.C. (de Setúbal) | 2 - 1 | S.L. Benfica | 2005 May 29 | Estádio Nacional, Jamor |
| 2005/06 | F.C. Porto | 1 - 0 | Vitória F.C. (de Setúbal) | 2006 May 14 | Estádio Nacional, Jamor |
| 2006/07 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | 1 - 0 | C.F. Os Belenenses | 2007 May 27 | Estádio Nacional, Jamor |
| 2007/08 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | 2 - 0 aet | F.C. Porto | 2008 May 18 | Estádio Nacional, Jamor |
[edit] Performance By Club
- Note: Taça do Império statistics not included since it's not recognised by the Portuguese Football Federation as an official predecessor of the Cup of Portugal.
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning Years and Runner-Up Years |
| S.L. Benfica | 27 | 10 | 1930, 1931, 1935, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2005 |
| Sporting Clube de Portugal | 19 | 16 | 1922, 1923, 1925, 1928, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1960, 1963, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1987, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2008 |
| F.C. Porto | 17 | 13 | 1922, 1924, 1925, 1931, 1932, 1937, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1964, 1968, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008 |
| C.F. Os Belenenses | 6 | 8 | 1926, 1927, 1929, 1932, 1933, 1936, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1948, 1960, 1986, 1989, 2007 |
| Boavista F.C. | 5 | 1 | 1975, 1976, 1979, 1992, 1993, 1997 |
| Vitória F.C. (de Setúbal) | 3 | 8 | 1927, 1943, 1954, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1973, 2005, 2006 |
| A. Académica de Coimbra | 1 | 4 | 1923, 1939, 1951, 1967, 1969 |
| S.C. Braga | 1 | 3 | 1966, 1977, 1982, 1998 |
| C.S. Marítimo | 1 | 2 | 1926, 1995, 2001 |
| S.C. Olhanense | 1 | 1 | 1924, 1945 |
| Leixões S.C. | 1 | 1 | 1961, 2002 |
| S.C. Beira-Mar | 1 | 1 | 1991, 1999 |
| Carcavelinhos F.C. | 1 | - | 1928 |
| C.F. Estrela da Amadora | 1 | - | 1990 |
| Vitória S.C. (de Guimarães) | - | 4 | 1942, 1963, 1976, 1988 |
| F.C. Barreirense | - | 2 | 1930, 1934 |
| Atlético C.P. | - | 2 | 1946, 1949 |
| União de Lisboa | - | 1 | 1929 |
| G.D. Estoril-Praia | - | 1 | 1944 |
| S.C.U. Torreense | - | 1 | 1956 |
| S.C. Covilhã | - | 1 | 1957 |
| Rio Ave F.C. | - | 1 | 1984 |
| S.C. Farense | - | 1 | 1990 |
| S.C. Campomaiorense | - | 1 | 1999 |
| U.D. Leiria | - | 1 | 2003 |
[edit] Total titles won by city
14 clubs have won the Cup of Portugal, from a total of 10 cities.
| City | Number of Titles | Clubs |
|---|---|---|
 Lisbon |
|
Benfica (27), Sporting (19), Belenenses (6), Carcavelinhos (1) |
 Porto |
|
Porto (17), Boavista (5) |
 Setúbal |
|
Vitória de Setúbal (4) |
 Coimbra |
|
Académica de Coimbra (1) |
 Braga |
|
Sporting de Braga (1) |
 Funchal |
|
Marítimo (1) |
 Olhão |
|
Olhanense (1) |
 Matosinhos |
|
Leixões (1) |
 Aveiro |
|
Beira-Mar (1) |
 Amadora |
|
Amadora (1) |
[edit] Notes
- ^ C. Internacional F. didn't appear in the final
- ^ Group competition
- ^ Players from C.F. Os Belenenses abandoned the pitch with 40 minutes left to play
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