The 1982–83 Taça de Portugal was the 43rd edition 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 ...

, a Portuguese football knockout tournament organized by the

Portuguese Football Federation The Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) ( pt, Federação Portuguesa de Futebol; ) is the governing body of football in Portugal. The federation was formed in 1914 as Portuguese Football Union (UPF) by the three existing regional associations ...

(FPF). The 1982-83 Taça de Portugal began in September 1982. The final was played on 21 August 1983 at the

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Sporting CP 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 foot ...

were the previous holders, having defeated

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4–0 in the previous season's final. Cup holders Sporting CP were eliminated in the quarter finals by Benfica. Benfica defeated

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, 1–0 in the final to win their eighteenth Taça de Portugal. As a result of Benfica winning both league and cup in the same season, cup runners-up

would face the cup holders in the 1983 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira.

Fifth round

Ties were played on the 20 February.

Quarter-finals

Ties were played on the 2 April.

Semi-finals

Ties were played on the 8 May.

Final

References

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