The 2011–12 Taça de Portugal (also known as the 2011–12 Taça de Portugal Millenium) was the 72nd 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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competition, organized by the

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(FPF). The

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was played on 20 May 2012 between Académica de Coimbra, returning to the final for the first time since 1969, and

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. The winners qualified for the

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of the

2012–13 UEFA Europa League The 2012–13 UEFA Europa League was the 42nd season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 4th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League. The final was played at the Amsterdam Aren ...

Porto Porto or Oporto () is the second-largest city in Portugal, the capital of the Porto District, and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto city proper, which is the entire municipality of Porto, is small compared to its metropol ...

were the previous holders, having won the competition for a third consecutive time after beating

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6–2 in the previous season's final. However, Porto was not able to defend the title as they were defeated 3–0 by Académica de Coimbra in the fourth round.

Calendar

Participating Teams

Primeira Liga

(16 Teams) * Associação Académica de Coimbra – Organismo Autónomo de Futebol * Sport Clube Beira-Mar * Sport Lisboa e Benfica * Gil Vicente Futebol Clube * Clube Desportivo Feirense * Club Sport Marítimo * Clube Desportivo Nacional "da Madeira" * Sporting Clube Olhanense * Futebol Clube Paços de Ferreira * Futebol Clube do Porto * Rio Ave Futebol Clube * Sporting Clube de Portugal * Sporting Clube de Braga * União Desportiva de Leiria * Vitória Sport Clube "de Guimarães" * Vitória Futebol Clube "de Setúbal"

Liga de Honra

(16 Teams) * Futebol Clube de Arouca * Atlético Clube de Portugal * Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses * Clube Desportivo das Aves * Grupo Desportivo Estoril Praia * Sport Clube Freamunde * Leixões Sport Club * Moreirense Futebol Clube * Associação Naval 1º de Maio * União Desportiva Oliveirense * Futebol Clube de Penafiel * Portimonense Sporting Clube * Clube Desportivo Santa Clara * Sporting Clube da Covilhã * Clube Desportivo Trofense * Clube de Futebol União "da Madeira"

Portuguese Second Division

North

(16 Teams) * AD Oliveirense * Carnacha * Chaves * Fafe * Famalicao * Lousada * Macedo Cavaleiros * Maritimo II * Mereinense * Mirandela * Os Limianos * Ribeira Brava * Ribeirao * Tirsense * Varzim * Vizela

South

(16 Teams) * 1º Dezembro * Atletico Reguengos * Caldas * Carregado * Estrela Vendas Novas * Fatima * Juventude Evora * Louletano * Mafra * Monsanto * Moura * Oriental Lisbon * Pinhalnovense * Sertanense * Torreense * Tourizense

Central

* Aliados Lordelo * Amarante * Anadia * Angrense * Boavista * Cinfaes * Coimbroes * Espinho * Gondomar * Madalena * Oliveira Bairro * Operario * Padroense * Parades * Sao Joao Ver *

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. History Local writer and intellectual Amadeu Ferraz de Carvalho (1876–1951) wrote of the mun ...

Third round

In this round entered teams from Liga ZON Sagres (1st level) and the winners from the second round. The matches were played on the 14th, 15th and 16 October 2011.

Fourth round

Draw

The draw for the fourth round was held on 24 October 2011 at 12:00 WET in

(FPF) headquarters situated in

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. The last season finalists,

and

, were both in draw. Alcochetense and Santa Maria, both from the

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, were the lowest-ranked teams left in the competition at this stage.

Results

The matches were played on November 18, 19 and 20, 2011.

Fifth round

Draw

The draw for the fifth round was held on 22 November 2011 at 12:00 WET at

(FPF) headquarters in

. The last season's finalists,

and

, were eliminated in the previous round. Torreense,

Mirandela Mirandela () is a city and a municipality in northeastern Portugal. The city itself has a population of about 15,000. The population of the municipality in 2011 was 23,850, in an area of 658.96 km². Mirandela is famous for its cuisine, part ...

Tirsense Futebol Clube Tirsense, commonly known as just Tirsense, is a Portuguese football club from Santo Tirso, founded on January 5, 1938. They currently play in the Divisão de Elite of AF Porto. They currently play their home games in Abel Alves de ...

and Ribeira Brava from the

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were the lowest-ranked teams left in the competition at this stage.

Results

The matches were played between December 1 and December 5, 2011.

Quarterfinals

Draw

The draw for the quarterfinals was held on 22 November 2011 at 12:00 WET in

(FPF) headquarters situated in

Results

The matches were played on December 21 and 22, 2011.

Semifinals

Draw

The draw for the sixth round was held on 28 December 2011 at 12:00 WET in

(FPF) headquarters situated in

First leg

Second Leg

Final

Top scorers

Last updated: 27 January 2013

References

External links

Official webpage
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