2019–20 Taça de Portugal


The 2019–20 Taça de Portugal was the 80th edition of the Taça de Portugal, the premier knockout competition in Portuguese football.
A total of 144 clubs entered this edition, including teams from the top three tiers of the Portuguese football league system and representatives of the fourth-tier District leagues and cups. This was the first season to allow a fourth substitution during extra time.
The competition began on 1 September 2019 with the first-round matches and was scheduled to conclude on 24 May 2020 with the final at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, between top-tier sides Benfica and Porto. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal, the final was postponed to 1 August 2020 and was played instead at the Estádio Cidade de Coimbra in Coimbra, behind closed doors.
Porto beat Benfica 2–1 to win their 17th title in the competition and secure the club's eighth double.
Primeira Liga side Sporting CP were the defending champions, but they were eliminated by third-tier side Alverca in the third round.

Format

Teams

A total of 144 teams will compete in the 2019–20 Taça de Portugal: 18 teams from Primeira Liga, 16 teams from the LigaPro, 68 teams from the Campeonato de Portugal and 42 teams from the District championships and cups.

Primeira Liga

;Series A
;Series B
;Series C
;Series D
;Algarve FA
;Angra do Heroísmo FA
;Aveiro FA
;Beja FA
;Braga FA
;Bragança FA
;Castelo Branco FA
;Coimbra FA
;Évora FA
;Guarda FA
;Horta FA
;Leiria FA
;Lisbon FA
;Madeira FA
;Ponta Delgada FA
;Portalegre FA
;Porto FA
;Santarém FA
;Setúbal FA
;Viana do Castelo FA
;Vila Real FA
;Viseu FA
Note: 1st/2nd/3rd/4th: final placing in championship; CW/CR: Cup winner or runner-up

Schedule

All draws are held at the Portuguese Football Federation headquarters in Oeiras. Match kick-off times are in WET from the fourth round to the semi-finals, and in WEST during the rest of the competition.
RoundDraw dateDateFixturesTeamsPrize money
First round8 August 20191 September 201955144 → 110TBD
Second round12 September 201929 September 201946110 → 64TBD
Third round2 October 201920 October 20193264 → 32TBD
Fourth round28 October 201924 November 20191632 → 16TBD
Fifth round26 November 201917–19 December 2019816 → 8TBD
Quarter-finals23 December 201914–16 January 202048 → 4TBD
Semi-finals23 December 20195 February 2020
12 February 2020 		44 → 2TBD
Final23 December 20191 August 202012 → 1TBD

First round

Times are WEST .

Second round

;Repechage
The following 21 first-round losing teams were selected to compete in the second round:
;Fixtures
Times are WEST .

Third round

Times are WEST.

Fourth round

Times are WET.

Fifth round

Times are WET.

Quarter-finals

Times are WET.

Semi-finals

Times are WET.
Porto won 4–1 on aggregate.
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Benfica won 4–3 on aggregate.

Final

The final was scheduled to take place on 24 May 2020 at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras. However, on 10 March, the FPF announced that it would be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic in Portugal, following the recommendations of the Portuguese government. On 28 April, Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa met with the presidents of the "Big Three" clubs in Portugal, the President of the FPF, and the President of the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional, to discuss the conditions of the return of football competitions in Portugal. Two days later, with the consent of the Ministry of Health, Costa approved the return of the final, with the match being played behind closed doors.
On 2 July, it was announced that the final would be played on 1 August at the Estádio Cidade de Coimbra in Coimbra, behind closed doors.

Bracket