1995–96 Taça de Portugal

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.

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)

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 edit

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.

31 January 1996 Farense (I)1–1 (a.e.t.)Benfica (I)Estádio de São Luís, Faro
(Report) Marcelo   71' Referee: Veiga Trigo
31 January 1996 Marítimo (I) 2–0Vila Real (III)Estádio dos Barreiros, Funchal
(Report)
31 January 1996 Sporting CP (I) 4–1Campomaiorense (I)Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
Yordanov   1'
Barbosa   37'
Amuneke   43', 67'
(Report) Silvério   72'
31 January 1996 Sporting de Lamego (III)1–1 (a.e.t.)Porto (I)Estádio dos Remédios, Lamego
Lapa   119' (Report) Domingos   108'
7 February 1996 Replay Porto (I) 1–0Sporting de Lamego (III)Estádio das Antas, Porto
Drulović   88' (Report)
14 February 1996 Replay Benfica (I) 1–0Farense (I)Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Airez   60', 68'
Marcelo   81'
(Report) Referee: José Leirós

Quarter-finals edit

Ties 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   98' (Report) Referee: Martins dos Santos
25 February 1996 Olhanense (III)1–2 Sporting CP (I) Estádio José Arcanjo, Olhão
Xabregas   18' (Report) Alves   10'
Sá Pinto   90'
25 February 1996 Porto (I) 2–0Penafiel (II)Estádio das Antas, Porto
João Manuel Pinto   50', 76' (Report)

Semi-finals edit

Ties 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   113', 119' (Report) Crespo   61'   81'
Hugo   66'   84'
Referee: Lucílio Batista
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
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 edit

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

References edit

  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.