1995–96 Taça de Portugal
Football tournament season
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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 | |
|---|---|
| Country | Portugal |
| Dates | September 1995 – 18 May 1996 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Benfica (23rd title) |
| Runners-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
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 |
| [citation needed] | Marcelo  71' |
Referee: Veiga Trigo |
| 31 January 1996 | Felgueiras (I) | 1–2 | Penafiel (II) | Estádio Doutor Machado de Matos, Felgueiras |
| [citation needed] |
| 31 January 1996 | Marítimo (I) | 2–0 | Vila Real (III) | Estádio dos Barreiros, Funchal |
| [citation needed] |
| 31 January 1996 | Portimonense (III) | 0–1 | União de Leiria (I) | Estádio Municipal de Portimão, Portimão |
| [citation needed] |
| 31 January 1996 | Sporting CP (I) | 4–1 | Campomaiorense (I) | Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon |
| Yordanov 1' Barbosa 37'Amuneke 43', 67' |
[citation needed] | Silvério 72' |
| 31 January 1996 | Sporting de Lamego (III) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Porto (I) | Estádio dos Remédios, Lamego |
| Lapa 119' |
[citation needed] | Domingos 108' |
| 31 January 1996 | Vitória de Guimarães (I) | 1–0 | Belenenses (I) | Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães |
| Ricardo Lopes 66' |
[citation needed] |
| 7 February 1996 Replay | Porto (I) | 1–0 | Sporting de Lamego (III) | Estádio das Antas, Porto |
| Drulović 88' |
[citation needed] |
| 14 February 1996 Replay | Benfica (I) | 1–0 | Farense (I) | Estádio da Luz, Lisbon |
| Airez 60', 68' Marcelo 81' |
[citation needed] | Referee: José Leirós |
Quarter-finals
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' |
[citation needed] | Referee: Martins dos Santos |
| 25 February 1996 | Olhanense (III) | 1–2 | Sporting CP (I) | Estádio José Arcanjo, Olhão |
| Xabregas 18' |
[citation needed] | Alves 10' Sá Pinto 90' |
| 25 February 1996 | Porto (I) | 2–0 | Penafiel (II) | Estádio das Antas, Porto |
| João Manuel Pinto 50', 76' |
[citation needed] |
| 25 February 1996 | União de Leiria (I) | 2–1 | Marítimo (I) | Estádio Municipal da Marinha Grande, Marinha Grande |
| [citation needed] |
Semi-finals
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' |
[citation needed] | 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' |
[citation needed] | 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' |
[citation needed] | Referee: Bento Marques |
Final
| Benfica | 3–1 | Sporting CP |
|---|---|---|
| Airez 9' João Pinto 39', 67' |
[citation needed] | Xavier 83' (pen.) |