1981 Taça de Portugal final

The 1981 Taça de Portugal final was the final match of the 1980–81 Taça de Portugal, the 41st season of the Taça de Portugal, the premier Portuguese football cup competition organized by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). The match was played on 6 June 1981 at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and opposed two Primeira Liga sides: Benfica and Porto. Benfica defeated Porto 3–1 to claim the Taça de Portugal for a seventeenth time.[2]

1981 Taça de Portugal final
Event1980–81 Taça de Portugal
Date6 June 1981
VenueEstádio Nacional, Oeiras
Man of the MatchNené (Benfica)
RefereeRaúl Nazaré (Setúbal)[1]
1980
1982

In Portugal, the final was televised live on RTP. As a result of the Águias claiming both the league and cup double in the same season, cup runners-up Porto faced their cup final opponents in the 1981 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira.[3][4]

Match

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Details

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Benfica3–1Porto
Nené   31', 55', 85' (Report) Veloso   9' (o.g.)
Referee: Alder Dante (Santarém)[1]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Benfica
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Porto
GK 1   Manuel Bento
DF   João Laranjeira
DF   Frederico Rosa
DF 2   António Veloso
DF   Minervino Pietra
MF   Shéu
MF   Carlos Manuel   84'
MF   João Alves   86'
MF   Fernando Chalana
FW   César
FW 7   Nené (c)
Substitutes:
DF   António Bastos Lopes   86'
FW   Francisco Vital   84'
Manager:
  Lajos Baróti
GK 1   Tibi
DF   António Lima Pereira   79'
DF   Gabriel Mendes
DF   Carlos Simões (c)
DF 4   Fernando Freitas
MF   Jaime Pacheco
MF   Rodolfo Reis
MF   Adelino Teixeira   65'
MF   Jaime Magalhães
MF   José Alberto Costa
FW   Mickey Walsh
Substitutes:
MF   Romeu Silva   79'
MF   António Sousa   65'
Manager:
  Hermann Stessl
1980–81 Taça de Portugal Winners
Benfica
17th Title
Man of the match
Match officials
  • Assistant referees:
  • Fourth official:
Match rules
  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Maximum of two substitutions

References

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  1. ^ a b "Benfica 3-1 FC Porto". ZeroZero. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Taça de Portugal 1980/1981 - Final" [Cup of Portugal 1980/1981 - Final]. ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  3. ^ "Benfica 2-0 FC Porto". ZeroZero. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  4. ^ "FC Porto 4-1 Benfica". ZeroZero. Retrieved 4 November 2013.