The 1940–41 Taça de Portugal was the third season of the

Taça de Portugal The Taça de Portugal (; "Cup of Portugal") is an annual association football competition and the premier knockout tournament in Portuguese football. For sponsorship reasons, it has been known as Taça de Portugal Placard since the 2015–16 sea ...

(English: ''Portuguese Cup''), the premier Portuguese football knockout competition, organized by the

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(FPF). Benfica was the defending champion but lost in the semi-finals to Belenenses. The final was played on 22 June 1941 between Sporting Clube de Portugal and Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses.

Participating teams

Primeira Divisão

(8 Teams) * Associação Académica de Coimbra – Organismo Autónomo de Futebol * Futebol Clube Barreirense * Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses * Sport Lisboa e Benfica * Boavista Futebol Clube * Futebol Clube do Porto * Sporting Clube de Portugal * Clube de Futebol Os Unidos "de Lisboa"

Segunda Divisão

(6 Teams) * Leça Futebol Clube * Sporting Clube Olhanense * Operário Futebol Clube de Lisboa * Seixal Futebol Clube * Sporting Clube da Covilhã * Vitória Sport Clube "de Guimarães"

Madeira Championship

(1 Team) * Clube de Futebol União "da Madeira"

First round

In this round entered the teams from

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(1st level) and

Segunda Divisão The Segunda Divisão Portuguesa (English: ''Portuguese Second Division'') was a football league situated at the third level of the Portuguese football league system. The division had previously been the second level of the Portuguese pyramid but, w ...

(2nd level).

Results

Quarterfinals

In this round entered the winner from Madeira Championship and the winners of the previous round.

Results

Semifinals

Results

Semifinal play-off

Final

References

External links

Official webpage

1940–41 Taça de Portugal
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