2020–21 Taça De Portugal
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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
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in Oeiras. Primeira Liga side
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were the defending champions and entered the competition in the third round, but they were eliminated by eventual winners
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in the semi-finals. Braga beat Benfica 2–0 in the final to win their third title.


Format


Teams

A total of 165 teams compete in the 2021–21 edition, comprising 18 teams from the Primeira Liga (tier 1), 16 teams from the LigaPro (tier 2), 88 teams from the Campeonato de Portugal (tier 3) and 43 teams from the District championships and cups (tier 4).


Primeira Liga

* Belenenses SAD * Benfica * Boavista *
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 ...
* Famalicão * Farense *
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* Marítimo * Moreirense * Nacional * Paços de Ferreira *
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*
Portimonense Portimonense Sporting Clube is a Portuguese sports club based in Portimão. Founded on 14 August 1914, it is most notable for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football. It al ...
* Rio Ave * Santa Clara *
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LigaPro

* Académica * Académico de Viseu * Arouca *
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* Chaves * Cova da Piedade *
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* Feirense * Leixões *
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* Oliveirense *
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* Sp. Covilhã * Varzim * Vilafranquense *
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Campeonato de Portugal

;Series A * Águia Vimioso * Bragança * Cerveira * Maria da Fonte * Merelinense *
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Montalegre Montalegre () is a municipality in northern Portugal, located in the district of Vila Real, along the border with Spain. The population in 2011 was 10,537, in an area of 805.46 km². History Early construction in Montalegre date back 3500 ...
* Vianense *
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* Vilaverdense ;Series B * Berço * Brito * Camacha * Desportivo das Aves *
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 ...
* Felgueiras * Mondinense * Pevidém * São Martinho *
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;Series C * Amarante *
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;Series D *
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 ...
* Anadia * Beira-Mar * Canelas * Castro Daire * Espinho *
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* Benfica Castelo Branco * Carapinheirense * Condeixa *
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* Marinhense *
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* Oleiros *
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* Sertanense * União de Leiria * Vitória de Sernache ;Series F * 1.º de Dezembro * Alverca * Caldas * Fátima *
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* Lourinhanense * Pêro Pinheiro * Sacavenense * Sintrense * Torreense * União de Almeirim * União de Santarém ;Series G * Estrela da Amadora * Fabril Barreiro * Fontinhas * Olímpico Montijo * Oriental de Lisboa * Oriental Dragon * Praiense * Rabo de Peixe *
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* Sporting Ideal ;Series H * Aljustrelense * Amora * Esperança de Lagos * Juventude de Évora * Louletano * Lusitano de Évora * Moncarapachense * Moura * Olhanense * Pinhalnovense *
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District Championships

;Algarve FA *
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(3rd) * Culatrense (4th) ;Angra do Heroísmo FA * Guadalupe * Lusitânia dos Açores ;Aveiro FA * Ovarense (2nd) * Calvão ;Beja FA * Vasco da Gama da Vidigueira (2nd) * Praia Milfontes (3rd) ;Braga FA * Amares *
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;Bragança FA * Rebordelo (2nd) * Estudantes Africanos (3rd) ;Castelo Branco FA * Águias do Moradal (2nd) * Idanhense (4th) ;Coimbra FA *
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(2nd) * Ançã (3rd) ;Évora FA * União Montemor (2nd) * Lusitano de Évora ;Guarda FA *
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(1st) * Aguiar da Beira ;Horta FA * Fayal *
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;Leiria FA * Portomosense (3rd) * Alqueidão da Serra ;Lisbon FA *
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(3rd) * Ericeirense (4th) ;Madeira FA *
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;Ponta Delgada FA * São Roque Açores * Vale Formoso ;Portalegre FA * Crato (1st) * Portalegrense (2nd) ;Porto FA *
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* Vila Meã ;Santarém FA * Fazendense (2nd) *
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;Setúbal FA * Barreirense (2nd) *
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(3rd) ;Viana do Castelo FA * Limianos (2nd) * Desportivo de Monção ;Vila Real FA * Vilar de Perdizes *
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;Viseu FA *
Cinfães Cinfães () is a village and a municipality in the northern district of Viseu, Portugal. The village proper has about 3,300 inhabitants. The population of the municipality in 2011 was 20,427,Ferreira das Aves (3rd) 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
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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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(3) * Ovarense (4) *
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 ...
(3) * Caldas (3) *
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. History Legend sug ...
(3) * Fontinhas (3) *
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(3) * Olímpico Montijo (3) * Amora (3) * Vilar de Perdizes (4) * Desportivo de Monção (4) * Estudantes Africanos (4) * Rebordelo (4) * Salgueiros (3) * Idanhense (4) * União de Montemor (4) * Espinho (3) *
Sesimbra Sesimbra () is a municipality of Portugal, in the Setúbal District, lying at the foothills of the ''Serra da Arrábida'', a mountain range between Setúbal and Sesimbra. Due to its particular position at the Setúbal Bay, near the mouth of the S ...
(4) * Oriental Lisboa (3) ;Matches


Second round

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.


Semi-finals

Times are WET (
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). ''Braga won 4–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Benfica won 5–1 on aggregate.''


Final


Bracket


Notes


References


External links

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