The 2020–21 Taça de Portugal (also known as Taça de Portugal Placard for sponsorship reasons) was the 81st 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 ...
, the premier knockout competition in Portuguese football.
A total of 165 clubs compete in this edition, including all teams from the top three tiers of the
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– excluding reserve or B teams, which are not eligible – and representatives of the fourth-tier District leagues and cups.
The competition began on 26 September 2020 with the first-round matches involving teams from the third and fourth tiers, and concluded on 23 May 2021 with the final at the
Estádio Nacional
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Porto
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were the defending champions and entered the competition in the third round, but they were eliminated by eventual winners
Braga
Braga ( , ; cel-x-proto, Bracara) is a city and a municipality, capital of the northwestern Portuguese district of Braga and of the historical and cultural Minho Province. Braga Municipality has a resident population of 193,333 inhabitants (in ...
in the semi-finals.
Braga beat Benfica 2–0 in the final to win their third title.
Braga
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Porto
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Portimonense
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Sporting CP
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Tondela
Tondela () is a municipality in the central Portuguese subregion of Dão-Lafões. The population in 2011 was 28,946, in an area of 371.22 km².
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Vitória de Guimarães
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Estoril
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Penafiel
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Vizela
Vizela () is a municipality in the Braga District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 23,736, in an area of 24.70 km².
The present mayor is Vitor Hugo Salgado, elected as an independent. The municipal holiday is March 19.
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Mirandela
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Montalegre
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Vidago Vidago is a village and a former-civil parish in the municipality of Chaves, in the Portuguese district of Vila Real. Until its merger into the parish of Vidago, Arcossó, Selhariz e Vilarinho das Paranheiras., the civil parish administered an ar ...
Fafe
Fafe () is a municipality in the northern Portuguese district of Braga. The population in 2021 was 48,502, in an area of approximately (. The city itself had a population of 14,144 in 2001. The present mayor is Antero Barbosa, elected by the Social ...
Tirsense
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Vila Real
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Águeda
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Alcains
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Mortágua
Mortágua ( or ) is a municipality in the district of Viseu, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 9,607, in an area of 251.18 km2.
The present mayor is José Júlio Norte, elected in 2013 by the Social Democratic Party.
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Oliveira do Hospital
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Loures
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District Championships
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Ferreiras
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Tocha
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Mêda
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It was promoted to city in December 2004.
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Atlético
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Foz
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Tomar
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Sesimbra
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Santa Marta de Penaguião
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Cinfães
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Note: 1st/2nd/3rd/4th: final placing in championship at the time of interruption.
Schedule
All draws are held at the
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(FPF) headquarters in Oeiras. Match kick-off times are in WET (
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) from the third round to the semi-finals, and in
WEST
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) during the rest of the competition. The schedule was published along with all national men competitions on 13 August 2020.
First round
A total of 131 teams representing the Campeonato de Portugal and the District Championships were involved in the first round draw, which was held on 10 September 2020. Twenty-one teams received a bye to the second round and the remaining teams were split into eight series according to geographical proximity. These teams were then paired inside their series, with the first team drawn playing at home.
;Byes
The following twenty-one teams received a bye to the second round:
* Esperança de Lagos (3)
* Merelinense (3)
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Vitória de Setúbal
Vitoria or Vitória may refer to :
People
* Francisco de Vitoria (c. 1483–1546), a Spanish Renaissance theologian
* Alberto Vitoria (1956–2010), Spanish footballer
* Rui Vitória (born 1970), Portuguese retired footballer
* Steven Vitória ...
Águeda
Águeda () is a city and a municipality in Portugal. According to the Portuguese 2011 census, the municipality of Águeda had 47,729 inhabitants, in an area of . The city proper had a population of 14,504 (2001 data), while the remainder is distri ...
Mortágua
Mortágua ( or ) is a municipality in the district of Viseu, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 9,607, in an area of 251.18 km2.
The present mayor is José Júlio Norte, elected in 2013 by the Social Democratic Party.
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Legend sug ...
Vidago Vidago is a village and a former-civil parish in the municipality of Chaves, in the Portuguese district of Vila Real. Until its merger into the parish of Vidago, Arcossó, Selhariz e Vilarinho das Paranheiras., the civil parish administered an ar ...
Sesimbra
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A total of 92 teams were involved in the second round draw, which was held on 10 September 2020.
The 16 teams from the
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joined the 55 winners from first round and the 21 teams that received a bye to the second round. All Liga Portugal 2 teams played this round as visitors.
Third round
A total of 64 teams were involved in the third round draw, which was held on 22 October 2020. The 18 teams from the Primeira Liga joined the 46 winners from second round. All Primeira Liga teams played this round as visitors.
Fourth round
A total of 32 teams were involved in the fourth round draw, which was held on 25 November 2020.
Fifth round
A total of 16 teams were involved in the fifth round draw, which was held on 16 December.
Quarter-finals
The quarter-final pairings were decided during the draw of the fifth round, on 16 December 2020.
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''Braga won 4–3 on aggregate.''
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''Benfica won 5–1 on aggregate.''
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