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.
Tournament details | |
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Country | |
Dates | September 1995 – 18 May 1996 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Benfica (23rd title) |
Runner-up | Sporting CP |
Tournament statistics | |
Top goal scorer(s) | Marcelo (5 goals) |
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
editTies 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.
31 January 1996 | Farense (I) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Benfica (I) | Estádio de São Luís, Faro |
(Report) | Marcelo |
Referee: Veiga Trigo |
31 January 1996 | Felgueiras (I) | 1–2 | Penafiel (II) | Estádio Doutor Machado de Matos, Felgueiras |
(Report) |
31 January 1996 | Marítimo (I) | 2–0 | Vila Real (III) | Estádio dos Barreiros, Funchal |
(Report) |
31 January 1996 | Portimonense (III) | 0–1 | União de Leiria (I) | Estádio Municipal de Portimão, Portimão |
(Report) |
31 January 1996 | Sporting CP (I) | 4–1 | Campomaiorense (I) | Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon |
Yordanov Barbosa Amuneke |
(Report) | Silvério |
31 January 1996 | Sporting de Lamego (III) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Porto (I) | Estádio dos Remédios, Lamego |
Lapa |
(Report) | Domingos |
31 January 1996 | Vitória de Guimarães (I) | 1–0 | Belenenses (I) | Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães |
Ricardo Lopes |
(Report) |
7 February 1996 Replay | Porto (I) | 1–0 | Sporting de Lamego (III) | Estádio das Antas, Porto |
Drulović |
(Report) |
Quarter-finals
editTies were played on the 25 February.[8][9]
25 February 1996 | Benfica (I) | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Vitória de Guimarães (I) | Estádio da Luz, Lisbon |
Marcelo |
(Report) | Referee: Martins dos Santos |
25 February 1996 | Olhanense (III) | 1–2 | Sporting CP (I) | Estádio José Arcanjo, Olhão |
Xabregas |
(Report) | Alves Sá Pinto |
25 February 1996 | Porto (I) | 2–0 | Penafiel (II) | Estádio das Antas, Porto |
João Manuel Pinto |
(Report) |
25 February 1996 | União de Leiria (I) | 2–1 | Marítimo (I) | Estádio Municipal da Marinha Grande, Marinha Grande |
(Report) |
Semi-finals
editTies were played between the 10–24 April.[10][11]
10 April 1996 | Benfica (I) | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | União de Leiria (I) | Estádio da Luz, Lisbon |
Marcelo |
(Report) | Crespo Hugo |
Referee: Lucílio Batista |
10 April 1996 | Porto (I) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Sporting CP (I) | Estádio das Antas, Porto |
J. Costa |
(Report) | Barbosa |
Referee: António Rola |
24 April 1996 Replay | Sporting CP (I) | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Porto (I) | Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon |
Martins |
(Report) | Referee: Bento Marques |
Final
editBenfica | 3–1 | Sporting CP |
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Airez João Pinto |
(Report) | Xavier |
References
edit- ^ "Taça de Portugal 1995/1996 1ª ELIMINATÓRIA" [Cup of Portugal 1995/1996 1ª Round] (in Portuguese). ZeroZero. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ^ "Sporting 2-0 Marítimo" (in Portuguese). ZeroZero. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ^ "Benfica 3-1 Sporting" (in Portuguese). ZeroZero. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ^ "FC Porto 1-0 Benfica". ZeroZero. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ^ "Benfica 0-5 FC Porto". ZeroZero. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ^ "Taça de Portugal 1995/1996 1/8 final" [Cup of Portugal 1995/1996 1/8 final] (in Portuguese). ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ^ "Taça de Portugal 1995/1996 OITAVOS-DE-FINAL" [Cup of Portugal 1995/1996 Round of sixteen] (in Portuguese). ZeroZero. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ^ "Taça de Portugal 1995/1996 1/4 final" [Cup of Portugal 1995/1996 1/4 final] (in Portuguese). ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ^ "Taça de Portugal 1995/1996 QUARTOS-DE-FINAL" [Cup of Portugal 1995/1996 quarter-finals] (in Portuguese). ZeroZero. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ^ "Taça de Portugal 1995/1996 1/2 final" [Cup of Portugal 1995/1996 1/2 final] (in Portuguese). ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ^ "Taça de Portugal 1995/1996 MEIAS-FINAIS" [Cup of Portugal 1995/1996 semi-finals] (in Portuguese). ZeroZero. Retrieved 26 October 2013.