Taça Ribeiro Dos Reis
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The Taça Ribeiro dos Reis (''Ribeiro dos Reis Cup'') was a competition organized by the
Portuguese Football Federation The Portuguese Football Federation ( , FPF) is the governing body of Association football, football in Portugal. The federation was formed in 1914 as Portuguese Football Union (, UPF) by the three existing regional associations of Lisbon Footbal ...
started in the 1961–62 football season and which had its last edition on the 1970–71 season. It is named after
António Ribeiro dos Reis Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language–speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular m ...
, a former Portuguese football player, coach, journalist, and FPF director, and the first Portuguese nominated for the FIFA Refereeing Committee.


Format

Teams were divided in 4 groups according to geographical proximity. Teams played against each other once in group matches. The winners of the groups advanced to one legged semi-final (one for southern teams and another for northern teams). Semi-final winners advanced to the final, semi-final losers played for the third place playoff. In the last two editions there were 7 groups and a quarter-final phase, with one team receiving a bye through the next round.


Ribeiro dos Reis Cup finals


Performance by club

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Participating clubs

{{DEFAULTSORT:Taca Ribeiro Dos Reis Defunct football cup competitions in Portugal