The 1939–40 Taça de Portugal was the second season of the
Taça de Portugal
The Taça de 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 Generali Tranquilidade since the 2024–25 seaso ...
(English: ''Portuguese Cup''), the premier Portuguese
football
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knockout
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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 ...
(FPF).
Académica de Coimbra was the defending champion but lost in the first round to
Boavista. The final was played on 7 July 1940 between
S.L. Benfica
(), commonly known as Benfica, is a professional football club based in Lisbon, Portugal, that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football.
Founded on 28 February 1904, as ''Sport Lisboa'', Benfica is one of the " ...
and
Belenenses
Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses (), commonly known as Os Belenenses or simply Belenenses, is a Portuguese sports club best known for its football team. Founded in 1919, it is one of the oldest Portuguese sports clubs. It is based in the 19,856 ...
.
Participating teams
Primeira Divisão
(10 Teams)
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Associação Académica de Coimbra – Organismo Autónomo de Futebol
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Académico Futebol Clube "do Porto"
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Futebol Clube Barreirense
*
Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses
*
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
*
Carcavelinhos Football Club
*
Leixões Sport Club
*
Futebol Clube do Porto
*
Sporting Clube de Portugal
*
Vitória Futebol Clube "de Setúbal"
Segunda Divisão
(4 Teams)
*
Casa Pia Atlético Clube
*
Boavista Futebol Clube
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Sporting Clube Farense
*
Sporting Clube da Covilhã
Madeira Championship
(1 Team)
*
Clube Sport Marítimo
First round
In this round entered the teams from
Primeira Divisão
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(1st level) and
Segunda Divisão
:
:
The Segunda Divisão Portuguesa ( English: ''Portuguese Second Division'') was a football league situated at the third level of the Portuguese football league system. The division had previously been the second level of the Portuguese pyrami ...
(2nd level).
Results
Quarterfinals
In this round entered the winner from
Madeira Championship and the winners of the previous round.
Results
Semifinals
Results
Semifinal play-off
Final
References
External links
Official webpage
1939-40
Port
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Taca
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