The 2007–08 Taça de Portugal was the 68th edition of the Portuguese football knockout tournament, organized by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). The 2007–08 Taça de Portugal began on 2 September 2007. The final was played on 18 May 2008 at the Estádio Nacional.
Sporting CP were the previous holders, having defeated Belenenses 1–0 in the previous season's final. Sporting CP regained the Taça de Portugal by defeating Porto, 2–0 in the final to win there fifteenth Taça de Portugal. By winning the Taça de Portugal, Sporting CP qualified for the 2008 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira.
Format and schedule Round Date(s) Clubs entering this round Clubs from the previous round Clubs involved Fixtures First round 2 September 2007 118 clubs competing in the Terceira Divisão and Portuguese District Leagues none 118 55 Second round 23 September 2007 64 clubs competing in the Portuguese Second Division 55 winners from the first round 114 52 Third round 7–18 November 2007 16 clubs competing in the Liga de Honra 52 winners from the second round 78 38 Fourth round 7–9 December 200716 clubs competing in the Primeira Liga 38 winners from third round 58 28 Fifth round 19–20 January 2008 none 28 winners from fourth round 29 14 Sixth round 9–10 February 2008 none 14 winners from fifth round 15 7 Quarter-finals 27 February 2008 none 7 winners from sixth round 8 4 Semi-finals 15–16 April 2008 none 4 winners from the quarterfinals 4 2 Final 18 May 2008 none 2 winners from the semifinals 2 1 Os Marítimos (IV) did not participate in the competition. Marítimo B (III) was unable to compete in the domestic cup competition due to the possibility of encountering their senior side in the competition.
Teams Primeira Liga
Académica de Coimbra Belenenses Benfica Boavista Braga Estrela da Amadora Leixões Marítimo
Nacional Naval Paços de Ferreira Porto Sporting CP União de Leiria Vitória de Guimarães Vitória de Setúbal
Liga de Honra
Beira-Mar Desportivo das Aves Estoril Fátima Feirense Freamunde Gil Vicente Gondomar
Olhanense Penafiel Portimonense Rio Ave Santa Clara Trofense Varzim Vizela
Second Division Série A
Camacha Chaves Fafe Ribeirão Lixa Lousada Machico
Maria da Fonte Merelinense Moreirense Portosantense Tirsense União da Madeira Valdevez
Série B
Avanca Caniçal Esmoriz Fiães Infesta Leça
Lusitânia Lourosa Oliveirense Pontassolense Ribeira Brava Sporting de Espinho Vila Meã
Série C
Abrantes Anadia Benfica Castelo Branco Caldas Eléctrico Nelas Oliveira do Bairro
Pampilhosa Penalva do Castelo Rio Maior Sátão Sporting da Covilhã Torreense Tourizense
Série D
Atlético CP Carregado Juventude Évora Lagoa Louletano Lusitânia Madalena
Mafra Messinense Odivelas Olivais Moscavide Operário Pinhalnovense Real
Third Division Série A
Vieira Mirandela Vianense Mondinense Joane Bragança Marinhas
Macedo de Cavaleiros Vidago Valenciano Amares Prado Brito Morais
Série B
AD Oliveirense Amarante Padroense Paredes Aliados Lordelo Serzedelo Torre de Moncorvo
Rebordosa Nogueirense São Pedro da Cova Oliveira do Douro Pedras Rubras Famalicão Maia
Série C
Académico de Viseu Arouca Dragões Sandinenses Ginásio Figueirense Milheiroense Oliveira do Hospital Sanjoanense
São João de Ver Social Lamas Tocha Tondela União de Lamas Valecambrense Valonguense
Série D
Alcobaça Caranguejeira Gândara Lousanense Marinhense Mirandense Monsanto
Penamacorense Portomosense Sertanense Sourense Sporting de Pombal Unhais da Serra União da Serra
Série E
1º Dezembro Alcochetense Atlético Cacém Bombarralense Câmara de Lobos Cartaxo Estrela Portalegre
Estrela Vendas Novas Fazendense Igreja Nova O Elvas Oriental Santana Sintrense
Série F
Aljustrelense Almancilense Amora Barreirense Beira-Mar de Monte Gordo Campinense Cova da Piedade
Fabril Ferreiras Imortal Lusitano Quarteirense Silves União Montemor
Série Azores
Angrense Boavista São Mateus Capelense Fayal Lajense
Praiense Rabo de Peixe Santiago União Micaelense
District Leagues
Aguiar da Beira Águias do Moradal Alvorense Ansião Boticas Bustelo Candal Campomaiorense Cinfães Flamengos
Freiria Mirandês Monção Monte Trigo Moura Ouriquense Santa Eulália Sesimbra Velense Vigor Mocidade
First round For the first round draw, teams were drawn against each other in accordance to their geographical location. The draw was split up into four sections: teams from the north, the center, the south and the Azores region. All first round cup ties were played on the 2 September. Due to the odd number of matches involved at this stage of the competition, Fayal, Maia, Mirandense, Penamacorense and Torre de Moncorvo progressed to the next round. The first round of the cup saw teams from the Terceira Divisão (IV) start the competition alongside some teams who registered to participate in the cup from the Portuguese District Leagues (V).
North Zone
Home teamScoreAway team Amarante 1–0 Brito Bragança 2–1 Vieira Candal 0–2 Amares Cinfães 1–2 Pedras Rubras Joane 1–2 Vianense Macedo de Cavaleiros 2–2 (aet, p. 1–3) Rebordosa Marinhas 4–3 (aet) AD Oliveirense Mirandela 1–0 Aliados Lordelo
Home teamScoreAway team Monção 3–1 Morais Mondinense 2–1 Famalicão Padroense 3–2 Nogueirense Prado 9–0 Mirandês São Pedro da Cova 1–2 Santa Eulália Serzedelo 4–0 Boticas Valenciano 2–1 Paredes Vidago 0–2 Oliveira do Douro
Central Zone
Home teamScoreAway team Académico de Viseu 2–0 Portomosense Alcobaça 0–2 Vigor Mocidade Gândara 2–0 São João de Ver Ginásio Figueirense 1–1 (aet, p. 8–7) União de Lamas Lousanense 4–0 Bustelo Marinhense 1–2 Sertanense Monsanto 5–0 Caranguejeira Sanjoanense 2–1 (aet) Oliveira do Hospital
Home teamScoreAway team Social Lamas 0–0 (aet, p. 3–1) Milheiroense Sourense 4–0 Unhais da Serra Sporting de Pombal 1–2 Ansião Tocha WO Dragões Sandinenses Tondela 0–2 Arouca UD Valonguense 2–1 Aguiar da Beira União da Serra 3–1 Águias do Moradal Valecambrense 6–1 Campomaiorense
South Zone
Home teamScoreAway team 1º Dezembro 1–0 Aljustrelense Alcochetense 1–2 Ferreiras Atlético Cacém 1–0 Campinense Barreirense 2–1 Ouriquense Câmara de Lobos 2–0 Imortal Cartaxo 1–0 (aet) Beira-Mar de Monte Gordo Cova da Piedade 3–1 Estrela Portalegre Estrela Vendas Novas 0–1 Oriental Fabril 5–0 Alvorense
Home teamScoreAway team Fazendense 1–0 Bombarralense Freiria 0–4 Sesimbra Monte Trigo 1–1 (aet, p. 2–3) União Montemor Moura 1–0 O Elvas Quarteirense 1–2 Lusitano Santana 1–1 (aet, p. 5–4) Amora Silves 0–1 Igreja Nova Sintrense 2–2 (aet, p. 3–2) Almancilense
Azores Zone
Home teamScoreAway team Angrense 1–0 (aet) Santiago Capelense 4–0 Flamengos Lajense 3–1 Marítimo SC
Home teamScoreAway team Rabo Peixe 1–0 Boavista de São Mateus União Micaelense 1–0 Praiense Velense 0–2 Marítimo Graciosa
Second round Ties were played on the 23 September. Due to the odd number of matches at this stage of the competition, 1º Dezembro, Abrantes, Cova da Piedade, Merelinense, Monção, Padroense, Pampilhosa, Rio Maior, Sátão and Valecambrense qualified for the third round. The second round saw teams from the Portuguese Second Division (III) enter the competition.
Série A
Home teamScoreAway team Bragança 1–2 (aet) Valdevez Chaves 6–2 Valenciano Fafe 3–0 Câmara de Lobos Lousada 1–1 (aet, p. 5–6) Maria da Fonte Machico 2–1 Mirandela Marinhas 2–1 (aet) Lixa Mondinense 1–0 União da Madeira
Home teamScoreAway team Moreirense 5–0 Vianense Portosantense 1–0 Prado Ribeirão 1–2 Serzedelo Santa Eulália 0–3 Camacha Santana 0–0 (aet, p. 0–3) Tirsense Torre de Moncorvo 4–2 Amares
Série B
Home teamScoreAway team Amarante 2–0 Caniçal Avanca 0–6 Esmoriz Lusitânia Lourosa 1–1 (aet, p. 4–5) Fiães Oliveirense 5–0 UD Valonguense Pontassolense 2–0 Oliveira do Douro
Home teamScoreAway team Rebordosa 0–0 (aet, p. 4–2) Arouca Ribeira Brava 1–3 Infesta Sanjoanense 1–0 Maia Sporting de Espinho 2–0 Pedras Rubras Vila Meã 2–3 (aet) Leça
Série C
Home teamScoreAway team Académico de Viseu 1–3 Sporting da Covilhã Anadia 1–0 Gândara Ansião 1–3 Caldas Benfica Castelo Branco 1–3 Oliveira do Bairro Fazendense 0–2 (aet) Sertanense Ginásio Figueirense 0–1 Cartaxo Lousanense 0–1 Penalva Castelo
Home teamScoreAway team Monsanto 8–0 Mirandense Nelas 4–0 Vigor Mocidade Tocha 2–1 Social Lamas Torreense 3–3 (aet, p. 4–2) Eléctrico Tourizense 6–1 Penamacorense União da Serra 2–0 Sourense
Série D
Home teamScoreAway team Angrense 0–1 Louletano Atlético Cacém 4–1 Ferreiras Barreirense 1–0 (aet) Madalena Fabril 0–3 Pinhalnovense Fayal 3–0 Lajense Juventude Évora 4–0 Moura Lagoa 3–3 (aet, p. 5–3) Oriental Lusitânia 2–1 Mafra
Home teamScoreAway team Messinense 3–2 (aet) Lusitano Odivelas 3–1 Capelense Olivais Moscavide 0–3 Carregado Operário 1–0 Sintrense Real 1–0 Igreja Nova Sesimbra 1–0 Rabo Peixe União de Montemor 1–2 Atlético CP União Micaelense 1–0 Marítimo Graciosa
Third round Ties were played on the 7–18 November. Due to the odd number of matches at this stage of the competition, Olhanense and Tocha qualified for the fourth round. The third round saw teams from the Liga de Honra (II) enter the competition.
Home teamScoreAway team Gil Vicente 2–1 Estoril Penafiel 1–0 Varzim Abrantes 4–2 (aet) Sporting de Espinho Atlético do Cacém 0–1 Real Barreirense 2–4 Desportivo das Aves Beira-Mar 1–0 Amarante Cartaxo 1–3 Serzedelo Cova da Piedade 1–0 Sesimbra Fafe 1–1 (aet, p. 3–5) Juventude Évora Fátima 2–1 Rio Maior Fiães 0–1 Portimonense Freamunde 1–0 Pampilhosa Gondomar 0–1 Feirense Lagoa 1–1 (aet, p. 5–4) Pinhalnovense Leça 1–2 Chaves Lusitânia 1–1 (aet, p. 6–5) Caldas Machico 3–1 (aet) Padroense Maria da Fonte 0–1 Carregado Marinhas 0–2 Louletano
Home teamScoreAway team Merelinense 2–2 (aet, p. 2–3) Anadia Messinense 2–2 (aet, p. 4–3) Tirsense Monção 1–2 Infesta Mondinense 2–2 (aet, p. 5–3) Pontassolense Monsanto 1–0 Esmoriz Nelas 2–0 Valecambrense Oliveira do Bairro 1–3 (aet) Santa Clara Penalva Castelo 0–1 Torre de Moncorvo Portosantense 0–2 Moreirense Rebordosa 1–0 Trofense Rio Ave 1–1 (aet, p. 5–3) Odivelas Sanjoanense 0–1 Camacha Sátão 1–2 Operário Sertanense 5–0 Fayal Sporting da Covilhã 1–2 Vizela Torreense 2–0 1º Dezembro Tourizense 0–2 Atlético CP União da Serra 1–3 (aet) Oliveirense União Micaelense 0–1 Valdevez
Fourth round Ties were played on the 7–9 December. Due to the odd number of matches at this stage of the competition, Boavista and Marítimo qualified for the fifth round. The fourth round saw teams from the Primeira Liga (I) enter the competition.
Home teamScoreAway team Chaves 0–2 Porto Leixões 4–0 Torreense Nacional 5–0 Cova da Piedade Sporting CP 4–0 Louletano Belenenses 2–2 (aet, p. 4–5) Paços de Ferreira Atlético CP 0–1 Vitória de Guimarães Carregado 1–2 Olhanense Feirense 4–1 Lusitânia Lagoa 3–2 Santa Clara Oliveirense 4–0 Mondinense Operário 0–1 Vitória de Setúbal Real 0–1 Desportivo das Aves Serzedelo 0–3 Naval Valdevez 3–1 (aet) Tocha
Home teamScoreAway team Abrantes 0–0 (aet, p. 6–5) Monsanto Anadia 1–0 Freamunde Beira-Mar 0–0 (aet, p. 3–2) Torre de Moncorvo Camacha 2–3 Braga Estrela da Amadora 4–2 (aet) Fátima Infesta 1–2 Juventude Évora Messinense 0–2 Gil Vicente Moreirense 4–0 Machico Penafiel 2–1 Vizela Sertanense 2–1 (aet) Portimonense União de Leiria 2–0 Nelas Rio Ave 6–1 Rebordosa Benfica 3–1 Académica de Coimbra
Fifth round Ties were played on the 19–20 January. Due to the odd number of participants involved at this stage of the competition, Valdevez qualified for the quarter-finals due to having no opponent to face.
Sixth round Ties were played on the 9–10 February. Due to the odd number of participants involved at this stage of the competition, Estrela da Amadora qualified for the quarter-finals due to having no opponent to face.
Quarter-finals Ties were played on the 27 February.
Semi-finals Ties were played on the 15–16 April.
Final
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