1995–96 Taça de Portugal
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Portugal |
| 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) |
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.
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 | 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 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' |
| 31 January 1996 | Vitória de Guimarães (I) | 1–0 | Belenenses (I) | Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães |
| Ricardo Lopes 66' |
(Report) |
| 7 February 1996 Replay | Porto (I) | 1–0 | Sporting de Lamego (III) | Estádio das Antas, Porto |
| Drulović 88' |
(Report) |
| 14 February 1996 Replay | Benfica (I) | 1–0 | Farense (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) | 2–0 | Penafiel (II) | Estádio das Antas, Porto |
| João Manuel Pinto 50', 76' |
(Report) |
| 25 February 1996 | União de Leiria (I) | 2–1 | Marítimo (I) | Estádio Municipal da Marinha Grande, Marinha Grande |
| (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]
| Benfica | 3–1 | Sporting CP |
|---|---|---|
| Airez 9' João Pinto 39', 67' |
(Report) | Xavier 83' (pen.) |
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.