The 2018–19 Taça de Portugal (also known as Taça de Portugal Placard for sponsorship reasons) was the 79th edition of the

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, the premier

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competition in Portuguese football. The competition began with first-round matches on 8 September 2018 and concluded with the final on 25 May 2019. This edition was contested by 144 clubs, including teams from the top three tiers of the

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and representatives of the fourth-tier District leagues and cups. This was the first season to allow a fourth substitution during extra time.

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side Desportivo das Aves were the defending champions, but they were eliminated by

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in the

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Format

Teams

A total of 144 teams will compete in the 2018–19 Taça de Portugal: 18 teams from

, 14 teams from the

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, 71 teams from the Campeonato de Portugal and 41 teams from the district championships.

Primeira Liga

* Belenenses SAD * Benfica * Boavista *

* Chaves * Desportivo das Aves * Feirense * Marítimo * Moreirense * Nacional * Portimonense *

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* Rio Ave * Santa Clara *

Sporting CP Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries,

* Tondela * Vitória de Guimarães * Vitória de Setúbal

LigaPro

* Académica * Académico de Viseu * Arouca * Cova da Piedade *

Estoril Estoril () is a town in the civil parish of Cascais e Estoril of the Portuguese Municipality of Cascais, on the Portuguese Riviera. It is a popular tourist destination, with hotels, beaches, and the Casino Estoril. It has been home to numero ...

* Famalicão * Farense *

Leixões The Port of Leixões (, ) is one of Portugal's major seaports, located 4 km north of the mouth of the Douro River, in Matosinhos municipality, near the city of Porto. Leixões Sport Club, commonly known simply as ''Leixões'', is Matosinh ...

* Mafra * Oliveirense * Paços de Ferreira *

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* Sp. Covilhã * Varzim

Campeonato de Portugal

;Series A * AD Oliveirense * Caçadores das Taipas * Chaves Satélite *

Fafe Fafe (), officially the City of Fafe (), is a city and 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 15,703 in 2011. The present ma ...

* Felgueiras 1932 * Gil Vicente * Limianos * Maria da Fonte * Merelinense *

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* Mirandês *

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* Pedras Salgadas * São Martinho * Torcatense * Trofense * Vilaverdense * Vizela ;Series B * Amarante * Cesarense * Cinfães * Coimbrões * Gafanha * Gondomar * Leça * Lusitânia Lourosa * Lusitano Vildemoinhos * Paredes * Pedras Rubras *

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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 ...

* Sanjoanense * Sp. Espinho * Sp. Mêda *

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;Series C *

AD Nogueirense Associação Desportiva Nogueirense is a Portuguese sports club from Nogueira do Cravo, Oliveira do Hospital Oliveira do Hospital () is a municipality in the district of Coimbra, in the central part of continental Portugal. The population in ...

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* Anadia * Benfica Castelo Branco * Caldas * Fátima *

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Mação Mação () is a municipality in the Santarém District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 7,338, in an area of 399.98 km². The present Mayor is Vasco António Mendonça Sequeira Estrela, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The muni ...

* Oleiros *

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* Peniche *

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* Sertanense * Sintrense *

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* Vilafranquense ;Series D * 1.º Dezembro * Amora * Angrense * Armacenenses *

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Louletano Louletano Desportos Clube is a Portuguese club from Loulé, founded on 6 June 1923. The association football team currently play in the Campeonato Nacional de Seniores (Portuguese fourth level), D series. The club plays at the Estádio Algarve, ...

* Moura *

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* Olímpico Montijo *

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* Pinhalnovense * Praiense *

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* Redondense *

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* Sp. Ideal * Vasco da Gama Vidigueira

District Championships

;Algarve FA * Silves (2nd) *

Almancilense Sociedade Recreativa Almancilense ''(abbreviated as SR Almancilense)'' is a Portuguese football club based in Almancil, Loulé. History SR Almancilense currently play in the Campeonato de Portugal which is the third tier of Portuguese football ...

(CW) ;Angra do Heroísmo FA *

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* Marítimo Graciosa ;Aveiro FA * Beira Mar (2nd) * Pampilhosa (CR) ;Beja FA * Praia Milfontes (2nd) * Mineiro Aljustrelense (CW) ;Braga FA *

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(3rd) *

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(CW) ;Bragança FA *

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(2nd) *

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(CW) ;Castelo Branco FA * Sernache (2nd) *

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(3rd) ;Coimbra FA * Clube Condeixa (2nd) * Eirense (CR) ;Évora FA * Juventude Évora (2nd) * Lusitano Évora (CW) ;Guarda FA * Trancoso (2nd) * Gouveia (CW) ;Horta FA None ;Leiria FA * Amigos da Paz (2nd) * Beneditense (CW) ;Lisbon FA * Lourinhanense (3rd) * Coutada (CW) ;Madeira FA *

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(2nd) ;Ponta Delgada FA * Rabo de Peixe * Vale Formoso ;Portalegre FA * Gafetense (2nd) * Portalegrense (CW) ;Porto FA * Valadares Gaia (3rd) * Rio Tinto (CW) ;Santarém FA *

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(3rd) ;Setúbal FA * Barreirense (2nd) *

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(CR) ;Viana do Castelo FA * Vianense (2nd) * Valenciano (CW) ;Vila Real FA * Régua (2nd) *

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(CW) ;Viseu FA * Sp. Lamego (1st) * Vila de Silgueiros (CW)

Schedule

All draws are held at the FPF headquarters at Cidade do Futebol, in Oeiras. Match kick-off times are in WET (

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) from the fourth round to the semi-finals, and in

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(

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) during the rest of the competition.

First round

Times are

(

) (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Second round

;Repechage The following 22 first-round losing teams were selected to compete in the second round: *

(CP) * Beneditense (D) * Coimbrões (CP) * Fátima (CP) *

(D) * Leça (CP) *

(CP) * Lourinhanense (D) * Lusitano Vildemoinhos (CP) * Mirandês (CP) *

(CP) * Paredes (CP) * Praia Milfontes (D) * Portalegrense (D) * Sp. Ideal (CP) *

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(D) *

(D) * Vale Formoso (D) * Valenciano (D) * Vila de Silgueiros (D) *

(D) * Vilafranquense (CP) ;Fixtures Times are

(

) (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Third round

Times are

(

) (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Fourth round

Times are WET (

) (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Fifth round

Times are WET (

Quarter-finals

Times are WET (

Semi-finals

Times are WET (

). ''Porto won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''2–2 on aggregate. Sporting CP won on away goals.''

Final

Bracket

Television rights

The following matches were or broadcast live on Portuguese television:

Notes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:2018-19 Taca de Portugal Taça de Portugal seasons

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