The 1944–45 Taça de Portugal was the seventh 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 seaso ...

(English: ''Portuguese Cup''), the premier Portuguese

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knockout competition, organized by the

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(FPF). Benfica was the defending champion but lost in the semi-finals to

Sporting Clube de Portugal Sporting Clube de Portugal, founded Sporting Club de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP, often known abroad as Sporting Lisbon , is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Lisbon. It is best known for the professional fo ...

. The final was played on 1 July 1945 between

and

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Participating Teams

Primeira Divisão

(10 Teams) * Associação Académica de Coimbra – Organismo Autónomo de Futebol * Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses * Sport Lisboa e Benfica * Grupo Desportivo Estoril Praia * Sporting Clube Olhanense * Futebol Clube do Porto * Sport Comércio e Salgueiros * Sporting Clube de Portugal * Vitória Sport Clube "de Guimarães" * Vitória Futebol Clube "de Setúbal"

Segunda Divisão

(6 Teams) * Atlético Clube de Portugal * Boavista Futebol Clube * Grupo Desportivo da CUF "Lisboa" * Luso Sport Clube "Beja" * Sport Lisboa e Elvas * União Desportiva Oliveirense

First round

Results

First round play-off

Quarterfinals

Results

Semifinals

Results

Semifinal play-off

Final

References

External links

Official webpage

1944–45 Taça de Portugal
at zerozero.pt Taça de Portugal seasons

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