The 1968–69

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 ...

was the 29th edition of the Portuguese

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knockout tournament, organized by the

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(FPF). The 1968–69 Taça de Portugal began in September 1968. The final was played on 22 June 1969 at the

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were the previous holders, having defeated

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2–1 in the previous season's final. Defending champions

were unable to regain the Taça de Portugal as they were defeated in the fourth round by eventual winners Benfica, who went on to defeat Académica de Coimbra in the final and claim their thirteenth Taça de Portugal.

First round

Teams from the

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(II) and the

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(III) entered at this stage. Due to the expansion of third tier teams being able to participate in the competition, two legged first round cup ties were scrapped. First round ties which ended in a draw, were replayed at a later date.

Replays

Second round

Replays

Third round

Due to a lack of teams involved in the fourth round, the organizing body of the competition, the

(FPF), decided to have an additional round where the teams who lost their second round ties would be given a second opportunity to progress to the next round of the competition.

Replays

Fourth round

Ties were played on 9 February. Teams from the

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(I) entered at this stage.

Replays

Fifth round

Ties were played on 9 March. Due to the odd number of teams involved at this stage of the competition,

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qualified for the next round due to having no opponent to face at this stage of the competition.

Sixth round

Ties were played between the 10–17 May. Club sides Atlético Luanda, Ferroviário Lourenço Marques, Lusitânia,

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and União de Bissau were invited to participate in the competition.

Quarter-finals

Ties were played between the 25 May and the 1 June.

Semi-finals

Ties were played between the 8–15 June.

Final

References

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