The 2022 Taça de Portugal Final was the last match of the
2021–22 Taça de Portugal, which decided the winner of the 82nd season of the
Taça de Portugal
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, the premier
knockout
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cup competition in
Portuguese football
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. It was played at the
Estádio Nacional
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in
Oeiras, between Primeira Liga sides
Porto
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and
Tondela.
Tondela qualified for the first time in its history to the Portuguese Cup final after beating second-tier side
Mafra in the semi-finals. Porto return to dispute its 32nd final, two years after winning the
2020 final over
Benfica.
The defending champions
Braga
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were knocked out in the
fifth round
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by
Vizela.
Route to the final
''Note: H = home fixture, A = away fixture''
Match
Details
Post-match
The winners qualify for the
2022–23 UEFA Europa League
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The final will be played at the Puská ...
group stage and play the
2022 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira against the
2021–22 Primeira Liga winners. As Porto secured qualification to the
2022–23 UEFA Champions League
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The final will ...
by league ranking, the cup winner's place in the Europa League was thus transferred to the league's fourth-placed team,
Braga
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. Consequently, the league's fifth- and sixth-placed teams,
Gil Vicente
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and
Vitória de Guimarães
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, qualified instead for the
2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League
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The final will be played at Fortuna Arena in Prague, Czech Republic. The winn ...
third and second qualifying rounds, respectively.
As Porto also won the league title, they will play the 2022 Supertaça match against the cup runners-up, Tondela.
Notes
References
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2021–22 in Portuguese football
May 2022 sports events in Portugal
FC Porto matches
C.D. Tondela matches