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2025 Taça De Portugal Final
The 2025 Taça de Portugal final was the last match of the 2024–25 Taça de Portugal, which decided the winner of the 85th season of the Taça de Portugal, the premier single-elimination tournament, knockout cup competition in Football in Portugal, Portuguese football. It was played on 25 May 2025 at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, Portugal, Oeiras, between Primeira Liga and Derby de Lisboa, Lisbon rivals S.L. Benfica, Benfica and Sporting CP. Sporting played their 31st final in the competition, having last appeared in the 2024 Taça de Portugal final, 2024 final when they lost to Porto. They had met earlier in the season in the 2025 Taça da Liga final, which Benfica won on Penalty shoot-out (association football), penalties. Sporting went on to successfully win the title and by defeating Benfica 3–1 after Overtime (sports)#Association football, extra time. Route to the final ''Note: H = home fixture, A = away fixture'' Match Details Notes See also *Derby de Lis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024–25 Taça De Portugal
The 2024–25 Taça de Portugal (also known as Taça de Portugal Generali Tranquilidade for sponsorship reasons) was the 85th edition of the Taça de Portugal, the premier knockout competition in Portuguese football. The winners qualified for the 2025–26 UEFA Europa League league stage should they have not qualified via the league. A total of 147 teams entered the cup. All teams from the top four tiers of the Portuguese football league system competed in this edition – excluding reserve or B teams, which were not eligible – together with representatives of the fifth-tier District leagues and cups. The competition began on 7 September 2024 with the first-round matches involving teams from the third, fourth and fifth tiers, and will concluded on 25 May 2025 with the final at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras. Primeira Liga side Porto were the three-time defending champions, however they were eliminated in the fourth round as they lost to Moreirense 2–1. Sporting CP secured ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portimonense S
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 Liga Portugal 2, the second division of Portuguese football. It also fields various youth teams and a veterans team in football, as well as teams in basketball. Located in Algarve's second largest city, its stadium, the Estádio Municipal de Portimão, has a capacity of 4,961 spectators after undergoing renovation in early 2011. The club has never won any major trophies, but it participated in the Primeira Liga for several seasons. Portimonense's zenith was in the 1980s, a decade in which the club only played its football in the top division, also competing in the UEFA Cup in 1985–86. They have reached the semi-finals of the Taça de Portugal three times, in 1983, 1987 and 1988. History Portimonense was a regular presence in the Portuguese first division, even finishing fifth in 1984–85 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomás Araújo
Tomás Lemos Araújo (; born 16 May 2002) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or a right-back for Primeira Liga club Benfica and the Portugal national team. Coming through Benfica's youth system, Araújo impressed during his time with the reserve side, winning the UEFA Youth League in 2021–22, being instrumental part of Benfica's first European trophy in 60 years. He was promoted to the first team in 2021, and subsequently loaned to Gil Vicente in 2022. He returned to Benfica in 2023, established himself as an integral player in the following years. Araújo is a former Portugal youth international, representing his country at various levels. He made his senior international debut in 2024. Club career Benfica 2020–22: Early career Araújo joined Benfica's academy in 2016, aged 14, having previously played at youth level for Operário Famalicão, Palmeiras FC and Evolution Soccer Academy. On 22 May 2018, he signed his first professional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Álvaro Carreras
Álvaro Fernández Carreras (born 23 March 2003) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for La Liga club Real Madrid. Club career Early career Born in Ferrol, Carreras started his career with Galicia de Caranza, before joining his hometown club Racing de Ferrol in 2007. During his time with the club, he played as a forward, scoring 100 goals in a season in the youth ranks. He joined Deportivo de La Coruña's youth ranks in 2012, where he was converted to a left-back, before moving to Real Madrid U13 in 2017. Manchester United Carreras signed for Premier League club Manchester United from Real Madrid in September 2020 on a four-year contract, amid interest from other European clubs such as Barcelona and Manchester City. He began training with the first team during the early stages of the 2021–22 season. Carreras was a regular for the under-23 team in his first season at Manchester United, making 20 league appearances and one in the EFL Trophy, as well a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
António Silva (footballer)
António João Pereira de Albuquerque Tavares da Silva (; born 30 October 2003) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Primeira Liga club Benfica and the Portugal national team. Coming through Benfica's youth system, Silva impressed during his time with the reserve side, winning the UEFA Youth League in 2021–22, being instrumental part of Benfica's first European trophy in 60 years. He was subsequently promoted to the first-team, making his professional debut at age 18, where he helped Benfica win the league title in his first season with them. Silva is a former Portugal youth international, representing his country at various levels. He made his senior international debut in 2022, being part of the squad at the 2022 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2024. Club career Benfica Early career Born in Viseu, Silva began his youth career with hometown club Viseu United, aged 11, and also had spells at Penalva do Castelo and Repesenses. He quickl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain (association Football)
The captain of a association football, football/soccer team, sometimes known as the skipper, is a team member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team; they are often one of the older or more experienced members of the squad, or a player that can heavily influence a game or has good leadership qualities. The team captain is usually identified by the wearing of an armband. In the 2024/25 edition of the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game, it was made mandatory for each team to have a captain and for each captain to be identified by the previously traditional but non-mandatory captain's armband. Responsibilities The only official responsibility of a captain specified by the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game is to participate in the Coin flipping, coin toss prior to Kick-off (association football), kick-off (for choice of ends or to have kick-off) and prior to a penalty shoot-out (association football), penalty shoot-out. Captain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolás Otamendi
Nicolás Hernán Gonzalo Otamendi (born 12 February 1988) is an Argentine professional Association football, footballer who plays as a centre back, centre-back for Primeira Liga club S.L. Benfica, Benfica, which he Captain (association football), captains, and the Argentina national football team, Argentina national team. Otamendi played for Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield, Vélez Sarsfield and FC Porto, Porto in his early career, winning eight major titles with Porto, including three Primeira Liga championships and the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League, 2011 Europa League. He signed for Valencia CF, Valencia in 2014 and spent four months on loan to Clube Atlético Mineiro, Atlético Mineiro of Brazil. In 2015, he moved to Manchester City F.C., Manchester City and won back-to-back Premier League titles in 2017–18 Premier League, 2018 and 2018–19 Premier League, 2019, as well as four EFL Cup, League Cups and an FA Cup. In 2020, Otamendi returned to Portugal with Benfica, where he w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Soares
Samuel Jumpe Soares (born 15 June 2002) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Primeira Liga club Benfica. Club career Benfica Born in Amadora, Soares began his youth career with hometown club União de Tires, before moving to his boyhood club Benfica's youth academy in 2013. He signed a professional contract with the club on 6 October 2022, tying him to the club until 2027. Soares played a major role in the 2021–22 UEFA Youth League, where Benfica U19 topped their group against Dynamo Kyiv, Barcelona and Bayern Munich. In the final, Benfica defeated Red Bull Salzburg 6–0 to help Benfica win their first Youth League title, and their first title in European football since the 1961–62 European Cup. He made his professional debut with Benfica B in a 1–1 LigaPro draw to Académico de Viseu on 6 August 2022. On 24 August, Soares kept a clean sheet on Benfica's 1–0 against Peñarol at the 2022 Under-20 Intercontinental Cup. He made his pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Trincão
Francisco António Machado Mota de Castro Trincão (; born 29 December 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP and the Portugal national team. He started his career with Braga B, making his debut with the first team in 2018 and winning the 2019–20 Taça da Liga in his second season with the club. In January 2020, he signed with Barcelona for a reported €31 million fee, with the deal made effective in July. He then spent two years on loan, at Wolverhampton Wanderers and Sporting CP, joining the latter permanently in April 2023. Trincão represented Portugal at various youth levels, being part of the under-19 team that won the 2018 European Championship where he was crowned top scorer. He made his senior international debut in 2020. Club career Braga Born in Viana do Castelo, Trincão began his youth career with hometown club Vianense. He also had a spell at Porto and two at Braga, where he finished his de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viktor Gyökeres
Viktor Einar Gyökeres (; born 4 June 1998) is a Swedish professional association football, footballer who plays as a Striker (association football), striker for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP and the Sweden men's national football team, Sweden national team. Gyökeres made his professional debut with Swedish side IF Brommapojkarna, Brommapojkarna in 2015, making over fifty appearances before joining Brighton & Hove Albion F.C., Brighton & Hove Albion in 2018. Gyökeres went on loan to various clubs, including FC St. Pauli, St. Pauli, Swansea City A.F.C., Swansea City and Coventry City F.C., Coventry City, joining the latter permanently in 2021. Sporting CP signed him in 2023 for a club-record transfer fee. With them, he won two back-to-back Primeira Liga titles in 2023–24 Primeira Liga, 2024 and 2024–25 Primeira Liga, 2025 and also won the Bola de Prata (Portugal), Bola de Prata twice for being the top scorer in the Primeira Liga for both seasons, as well as winning the LP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orkun Kökçü
Orkun Kökçü (; born 29 December 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Süper Lig club Beşiktaş, on loan from Primeira Liga club Benfica. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Turkey national team. Club career Feyenoord A youth product of FC Groningen, where he arrived after having played for local clubs around his hometown Haarlem, Kökçü joined the Feyenoord youth academy in 2014. He made his debut for Feyenoord at the age of 17 in a 4–0 win over VV Gemert in the first round of the KNVB Cup on 17 September 2018, scoring Feyenoord's second goal. He made his Eredivisie debut against FC Emmen on 9 December 2018, and contributed with a goal and an assist after coming on as a substitute. On 10 April 2019, he extended his contract at Feyenoord until 2023. On 26 June 2020, he reached an agreement to extend his contract with Feyenoord for another two years, a deal to the end of the 2024–25 season. Following Jens Toornstra's departure, Feyenoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western European Summer Time
Western European Summer Time (WEST, UTC+01:00) is a summer daylight saving time scheme, 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time and Coordinated Universal Time. It is used in: * the Canary Islands * Portugal (including Madeira but not the Azores) * the Faroe Islands The following countries also use the same time zone for their daylight saving time but use a different title: *United Kingdom, which uses British Summer Time (BST) *Ireland, which uses Irish Standard Time (IST) ( (ACÉ)). Also sometimes erroneously referred to as "Irish Summer Time" (). The scheme runs from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October each year. At both the start and end of the schemes, clock changes take place at 01:00 UTC+00:00. During the winter, Western European Time (WET, GMT+0 or UTC+00:00) is used. The start and end dates of the scheme are asymmetrical in terms of daylight hours: the vernal time of year with a similar amount of daylight to late October is mid-February, well before th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
