2020–21 Taça de Portugal

The 2020–21 Taça de Portugal (also known as Taça de Portugal Placard for sponsorship reasons) was the 81st edition of the Taça de Portugal, the premier knockout competition in Portuguese football. A total of 165 clubs compete in this edition, including all teams from the top three tiers of the Portuguese football league system – excluding reserve or B teams, which are not eligible – and representatives of the fourth-tier District leagues and cups. The competition began on 26 September 2020 with the first-round matches involving teams from the third and fourth tiers, and concluded on 23 May 2021 with the final at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras.

Primeira Liga side Porto were the defending champions and entered the competition in the third round, but they were eliminated by eventual winners Braga in the semi-finals. Braga beat Benfica 2–0 in the final to win their third title.

Format Round Clubsremaining Clubsinvolved Winners fromprevious round New entriesthis round Leagues entering at this round (tier) First round 165 131 none 131 Campeonato de Portugal (3rd): 88 teamsDistrict Football Associations (4th): 43 teams Second round 110 92 16 LigaPro (2nd): 16 teams Third round 64 64 46 18 Primeira Liga (1st): 18 teams Fourth round 32 32 32 none none Fifth round 16 16 16 none none Quarter-finals 8 8 8 none none Semi-finals 4 4 4 none none Final 2 2 2 none none

Teams A total of 165 teams compete in the 2021–21 edition, comprising 18 teams from the Primeira Liga (tier 1), 16 teams from the LigaPro (tier 2), 88 teams from the Campeonato de Portugal (tier 3) and 43 teams from the District championships and cups (tier 4).

Primeira Liga

Belenenses SAD Benfica Boavista Braga Famalicão Farense Gil Vicente Marítimo Moreirense

Nacional Paços de Ferreira Porto Portimonense Rio Ave Santa Clara Sporting CP Tondela Vitória de Guimarães

LigaPro

Académica Académico de Viseu Arouca Casa Pia Chaves Cova da Piedade Estoril Feirense

Leixões Mafra Oliveirense Penafiel Sp. Covilhã Varzim Vilafranquense Vizela

Campeonato de Portugal

Series A Águia Vimioso Bragança Cerveira Maria da Fonte Merelinense Mirandela Montalegre Vianense Vidago Vilaverdense

Series B Berço Brito Camacha Desportivo das Aves Fafe Felgueiras Mondinense Pevidém São Martinho Tirsense

Series C Amarante Câmara de Lobos Coimbrões Gondomar Leça Paredes Pedras Rubras Salgueiros Trofense União da Madeira Vila Real

Series D Águeda Anadia Beira-Mar Canelas Castro Daire Espinho Lusitânia Lourosa Lusitano Vildemoinhos Sanjoanense São João de Ver Valadares Vila Cortez

Series E Alcains Benfica Castelo Branco Carapinheirense Condeixa GRAP Marinhense Mortágua Oleiros Oliveira do Hospital Sertanense União de Leiria Vitória de Sernache

Series F 1.º de Dezembro Alverca Caldas Fátima Loures Lourinhanense Pêro Pinheiro Sacavenense Sintrense Torreense União de Almeirim União de Santarém

Series G Estrela da Amadora Fabril Barreiro Fontinhas Olímpico Montijo Oriental de Lisboa Oriental Dragon Praiense Rabo de Peixe Real Sporting Ideal

Series H Aljustrelense Amora Esperança de Lagos Juventude de Évora Louletano Lusitano de Évora Moncarapachense Moura Olhanense Pinhalnovense Vitória de Setúbal

District Championships

Algarve FA Ferreiras (3rd) Culatrense (4th) Angra do Heroísmo FA Guadalupe Lusitânia dos Açores Aveiro FA Ovarense (2nd) Calvão Beja FA Vasco da Gama da Vidigueira (2nd) Praia Milfontes (3rd) Braga FA Amares Caçadores das Taipas Bragança FA Rebordelo (2nd) Estudantes Africanos (3rd)

Castelo Branco FA Águias do Moradal (2nd) Idanhense (4th) Coimbra FA Tocha (2nd) Ançã (3rd) Évora FA União Montemor (2nd) Lusitano de Évora Guarda FA Mêda (1st) Aguiar da Beira Horta FA Fayal Madalena Leiria FA Portomosense (3rd) Alqueidão da Serra

Lisbon FA Atlético (3rd) Ericeirense (4th) Madeira FA Porto da Cruz Ponta Delgada FA São Roque Açores Vale Formoso Portalegre FA Crato (1st) Portalegrense (2nd) Porto FA Foz Vila Meã

Santarém FA Fazendense (2nd) Tomar Setúbal FA Barreirense (2nd) Sesimbra (3rd) Viana do Castelo FA Limianos (2nd) Desportivo de Monção Vila Real FA Vilar de Perdizes Santa Marta de Penaguião Viseu FA Cinfães (2nd) Ferreira das Aves (3rd)

Note: 1st/2nd/3rd/4th: final placing in championship at the time of interruption.

Schedule All draws are held at the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) headquarters in Oeiras. Match kick-off times are in WET (UTC±0) from the third round to the semi-finals, and in WEST (UTC+1) during the rest of the competition. The schedule was published along with all national men competitions on 13 August 2020.

Round Draw date Date(s) Fixtures Teams Prize money First round 10 September 2020 26–27 September 2020 55 165 → 110 €3,000 Second round 29 September 2020 9–11 October 2020 46 110 → 64 €4,000 Third round 22 October 2020 20–22 November 2020 32 64 → 32 €5,000 Fourth round 25 November 2020 12–13 December 2020 16 32 → 16 €6,000 Fifth round 16 December 2020 12–14 January 2021 8 16 → 8 €9,000 Quarter-finals 27–29 January 2021 4 8 → 4 €12,000 Semi-finals 10–11 February 2021 (1st leg)3–4 March 2021 (2nd leg) 4 4 → 2 €17,500 Final 23 May 2021 1 2 → 1 €300,000 (losing finalist)€700,000 (winner)

First round A total of 131 teams representing the Campeonato de Portugal and the District Championships were involved in the first round draw, which was held on 10 September 2020. Twenty-one teams received a bye to the second round and the remaining teams were split into eight series according to geographical proximity. These teams were then paired inside their series, with the first team drawn playing at home.

Byes The following twenty-one teams received a bye to the second round:

Esperança de Lagos (3) Merelinense (3) Vitória de Setúbal (3) Ovarense (4) Águeda (3) Caldas (3)

Mortágua (3) Fontinhas (3) Vidago (3) Olímpico Montijo (3) Amora (3)

Vilar de Perdizes (4) Desportivo de Monção (4) Estudantes Africanos (4) Rebordelo (4) Salgueiros (3)

Idanhense (4) União de Montemor (4) Espinho (3) Sesimbra (4) Oriental Lisboa (3)

Matches

Second round A total of 92 teams were involved in the second round draw, which was held on 10 September 2020. The 16 teams from the Liga Portugal 2 joined the 55 winners from first round and the 21 teams that received a bye to the second round. All Liga Portugal 2 teams played this round as visitors.