The 2013–14 Taça de Portugal was the 74th season of the Taça de Portugal, the premier Portuguese football knockout cup competition organised by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). It was contested by 156 teams from the top four tiers of Portuguese football. The competition began with the first-round matches in September 2013 and concluded with the final at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, on 18 May 2014.
The title holders were Primeira Liga side Vitória de Guimarães who entered the 2013–14 competition in the third round, together with the Primeira Liga teams, advancing as far as the next round, where they lost 2–0 to Porto.
In the final, Benfica defeated Rio Ave 1–0, courtesy of a first-half goal by Nicolás Gaitán, and won the competition for a record 25th time. In doing so, they also established a new Portuguese record of doubles (10) and became the first club to win the domestic treble of Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal and Taça da Liga.
As the winners of the Taça de Portugal, Benfica earned the right to play in the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League group stage. However, since they had already qualified for the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League as the 2013–14 Primeira Liga winners, Rio Ave took their place as the cup runners-up. As they did not win the Taça de Portugal, Rio Ave had to enter the competition in the third qualifying round. In addition, Benfica qualified for the 2014 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, where they faced again Rio Ave, as a result of having won both league and cup titles.
Format As in the previous season, the competition format was organized in a knockout system consisting of seven rounds preceding the final match. The 79 teams competing in the newly formed Campeonato Nacional de Seniores (third tier), the 26 best relegated teams from the 2012–13 Third Division (extinct fourth tier) and the 18 champions of the District cups will enter the first round, with 35 of those teams receiving a bye. In the second round, Segunda Liga teams will join the first-round winners and the remaining teams that received a bye in the previous round. The second-round winners will advance to the third round, where they will meet the top tier Primeira Liga teams for the first time. Unlike the previous rounds, which are contested as one-legged fixtures, the semi-finals were played over two legs in a home-and-away basis. The final will be played at a neutral venue, the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras.
Round Teamsremaining Teamsinvolved Winners fromprevious round New entriesthis round Leagues entering this round First round 156 88 none 88 Campeonato Nacional de SenioresPortuguese District Football Associations Second round 112 96 44 52 Segunda Liga Third round 64 64 48 16 Primeira Liga 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 156 teams competing in the top four tiers of the Portuguese football were considered eligible by FPF to participate in the competition:
Primeira Liga (16 teams) Académica de Coimbra Arouca Belenenses Benfica
Estoril Gil Vicente Marítimo Nacional
Olhanense Paços de Ferreira Porto Rio Ave
Sporting CP Braga Vitória de Guimarães Vitória de Setúbal Segunda Liga (17 teams) Académico de Viseu Atlético Beira-Mar Chaves Desportivo das Aves
Farense Feirense Leixões Moreirense
Oliveirense Penafiel Portimonense Santa Clara
Sporting da Covilhã Tondela Trofense União da Madeira Campeonato Nacional de Seniores (79 teams) Series A (10 teams)
Bragança Fafe Limianos
Mirandela Ninense Pedras Salgadas
Santa Maria Valenciano
Vianense Vilaverdense
Series B (9 teams)
Famalicão Felgueiras 1932 Joane
Lixa Oliveirense
Ribeirão Tirsense
Varzim Vizela
Series C (10 teams)
Amarante Boavista Camacha
Coimbrões Freamunde Gondomar
Perafita Salgueiros 08
Sousense Vila Flor
Series D (10 teams)
Anadia Bustelo Cesarense
Cinfães Estarreja Grijó
Lusitânia Lourosa Lusitano FCV
São João de Ver Sporting de Espinho
Series E (10 teams)
Águias do Moradal Benfica Castelo Branco Carapinheirense
Manteigas Naval Nogueirense
Pampilhosa Sertanense
Sourense Tourizense
Series F (10 teams)
Alcanenense Atlético Riachense Caldas
Carregado Fátima Lourinhanense
Mafra Portomosense
Torreense União de Leiria
Series G (10 teams)
1º de Dezembro Casa Pia Futebol Benfica
Loures O Elvas Operário
Oriental Praiense
Sintrense Sporting Ideal
Series H (10 teams)
Almodôvar Barreirense Cova da Piedade
Esperança de Lagos Ferreiras Louletano
Moura Pinhalnovense
Quarteirense União de Montemor Portuguese District Football Associations (44 teams) Alba Aliados de Lordelo Aljustrelense Amiense Amora Ansião Atalaia do Campo Atlético de Reguengos Avanca Castro Daire Castrense
Cerveira Desportivo de Ronfe Eirense Fabril Barreiro Gafetense Igreja Nova Juventude de Évora Lousada Lusitano VRSA Maria da Fonte Marinhas
Marinhense Merelinense Nogueirense O Grandolense Os Oriolenses Oliveira do Bairro Oliveira do Hospital Pedras Rubras Pêro Pinheiro Piense Sacavenense
Santa Eulália Sampedrense Sanjoanense Santiago Torre de Moncorvo Torres Novas Vieira Vila Cortez Vila Meã Vila Pouca de Aguiar Vitória de Sernache
Schedule All draws were held at the FPF headquarters in Lisbon.
Round Draw date Main date(s) Fixtures Teams Prize money First round 29 July 2013 1 September 2013 44 156 → 112 €2,000 Second round 9 September 2013 21–22 September 2013 48 112 → 64 €3,000 Third round 30 September 2013 19–20 October 2013 32 64 → 32 €4,000 Fourth round 24 October 2013 9–10 November 2013 16 32 → 16 €5,000 Fifth round 22 November 2013 4–5 January 2014 8 16 → 8 €7,500 Quarter-finals 9 January 2014 5–6 February 2014 4 8 → 4 €10,000 Semi-finals 26 March 2014 (1st leg) 16 April 2014 (2nd leg) 4 4 → 2 €15,000 Final 18 May 2014 1 2 → 1 €150,000 (runner-up)€300,000 (winner)
First round A total of 123 teams from the Campeonato Nacional (CN) and District Leagues (D) entered this round. The draw was held on 29 July 2013 and determined the 88 teams contesting this round and the remaining 35 teams receiving a bye. Matches were played on 1 September 2013.
+ Number of teams per league entering this round Primeira Liga Segunda Liga Campeonato Nacional District Leagues Total
Teams receiving a first-round bye
Alba (D) Atlético Riachense (CN) Bustelo (CN) Caldas (CN) Carapinheirense (CN) Cerveira (D) Cinfães (CN) Cova da Piedade (CN) Desportivo de Ronfe (D) Eirense (D) Esperança de Lagos (CN) Fafe (CN) Famalicão (CN) Felgueiras 1932 (CN) Gondomar (CN) Igreja Nova (D) Juventude de Évora (D) Limianos (CN) Louletano (CN) Loures (CN) (CN) Lusitano VRSA (D) Marinhense (D) Mirandela (CN) O Grandolense (D) Os Oriolenses (D) Pedras Rubras (D) Pedras Salgadas (CN) Piense (D) Praiense (CN) Sourense (CN) Sporting Ideal (CN) União de Montemor (CN) Vilaverdense (CN) Vitória de Sernache (D)
Fixtures
Oliveira do Bairro (D) 0 – 2 Fabril Barreiro (D) Santiago (D) 0 – 1 Estarreja (CN) Fátima (CN) 2 – 0 Castro Daire (D) Santa Eulália (D) 2 – 1 Portomosense (CN) Sousense (CN) 2 – 1 Moura (CN) Sintrense (CN) 1 – 2 Mafra (CN) Pêro Pinheiro (D) 1 – 1 (4–5p) Torres Novas (D) Vila Pouca de Aguiar (D) 0 – 1 Santa Maria (CN) Atalaia do Campo (D) 0 – 7 Alcanenense (CN) Operário (CN) 1 – 1 (4–3p) Salgueiros 08 (CN) Valenciano (CN) 3 – 4 Cesarense (CN) Vieira (D) 0 – 3 AD Nogueirense (CN) O Elvas (CN) 1 – 2 Barreirense (CN) Vila Flor (CN) 0 – 0 (0–3p) Merelinense (D) Vizela (CN) 2 – 0 Pampilhosa (CN) Boavista (CN) 1 – 0 1º de Dezembro (CN) Joane (CN) 0 – 1 Maria da Fonte (D) Lourinhanense (CN) 0 – 1 Lusitânia Lourosa (CN) AD Oliveirense (CN) 0 – 0 (3–2p) Vila Meã (D) Ribeirão (CN) 6 – 0 Sanjoanense (D) Almodôvar (CN) 0 – 1 Ninense (CN) Vila Cortez (D) 2 – 4 Castrense (D)
Bragança (CN) 0 – 1 Avanca (D) Benfica Castelo Branco (CN) 0 – 0 (2–0p) Carregado (CN) Sacavenense (D) 3 – 0 Sampedrense (D) Camacha (CN) 5 – 0 Ansião (D) Amarante (CN) 1 – 3 Freamunde (CN) Aljustrelense (D) 2 – 2 (3–0p) Casa Pia (CN) Águias do Moradal (CN) 0 – 2 Sporting de Espinho (CN) São João de Ver (CN) 3 – 2 Ferreiras (CN) Atlético de Reguengos (D) 0 – 1 Varzim (CN) Pinhalnovense (CN) 1 – 1 (4–1p) Coimbrões (CN) Torre de Moncorvo (D) 1 – 2 Perafita (CN) Marinhas (D) 3 – 0 Naval (CN) União de Leiria (CN) 2 – 1 Torreense (CN) Grijó (CN) 2 – 2 (5–4p) Lousada (D) Lixa (CN) 1 – 2 Tourizense (CN) Gafetense (D) 2 – 1 Vianense (CN) Anadia (CN) 0 – 1 Sertanense (CN) Oriental (CN) 7 – 0 Nogueirense FC (D) Quarteirense (CN) 1 – 2 Amora (D) Amiense (D) 0 – 4 Tirsense (CN) Futebol Benfica (CN) 1 – 0 Oliveira do Hospital (D) Aliados de Lordelo (D) 3 – 2 Manteigas (CN)
Second round Seventeen teams from the Segunda Liga (II) joined the 44 first-round winners and the 35 teams given a bye into the second round. The draw was made on 9 September 2013 and matches were played on 21 and 22 September.
+ Number of teams per league entering this round Primeira Liga Segunda Liga Campeonato Nacional District Leagues Total
Fixtures
Fafe (CN) 2 – 1 Perafita (CN) Chaves (II) 8 – 0 Avanca (D) Farense (II) 2 – 2 (7–6p) Lusitânia Lourosa (CN) Marinhense (D) 0 – 6 Caldas (CN) Benfica Castelo Branco (CN) 2 – 1 União da Madeira (II) (CN) 2 – 1 Futebol Benfica (CN) São João de Ver (CN) 5 – 0 Lusitano VRSA (D) Cerveira (D) 1 – 3 Cova da Piedade (CN) Académico de Viseu (II) 2 – 1 AD Nogueirense (CN) Beira-Mar (II) 4 – 1 Grijó (CN) Santa Eulália (D) 2 – 0 Ninense (CN) Felgueiras 1932 (CN) 2 – 0 Bustelo (CN) Maria da Fonte (D) 2 – 3 O Grandolense (D) Fátima (CN) 1 – 1 (1–0p) Sporting Ideal (CN) Vilaverdense (CN) 1 – 0 Atlético Riachense (CN) Varzim (CN) 3 – 0 Sporting de Espinho (CN) Esperança de Lagos (CN) 1 – 0 Pedras Rubras (D) Oliveirense (II) 2 – 1 Limianos (CN) União de Leiria (CN) 3 – 1 Marinhas (D) Sporting da Covilhã (II) 3 – 1 Tourizense (CN) Ribeirão (CN) 4 – 0 Juventude de Évora (D) Estarreja (CN) 1 – 5 Cinfães (CN) Pinhalnovense (CN) 0 – 1 Santa Clara (II) Santa Maria (CN) 4 – 1 Cesarense (CN) Atlético CP (II) 0 – 0 (1–0p) Mirandela (CN) Alba (D) 2 – 1 União de Montemor (CN) Loures (CN) 2 – 2 (4–3p) Carapinheirense (CN) Tondela (II) 5 – 1 Torres Novas (D) Alcanenense (CN) 3 – 1 Barreirense (CN) Famalicão (CN) 3 – 0 Eirense (D) Leixões (II) 2 – 0 Sacavenense (D) Mafra (CN) 3 – 0 Os Oriolenses (D) Gafetense (D) 1 – 1 (4–1p) Sourense (CN) Fabril Barreiro (D) 0 – 2 Operário (CN) Freamunde (CN) 4 – 0 Desportivo de Ronfe (D) AD Oliveirense (CN) 1 – 0 Vizela (CN) Piense (D) 2 – 2 (4–3p) Vitória de Sernache (D) Castrense (D) 2 – 3 Camacha (CN) F.C. Penafiel (II) 2 – 1 Tirsense (CN) Moreirense (II) 9 – 0 Merelinense (D) Boavista (CN) 1 – 2 Portimonense (II) Aljustrelense (D) 3 – 1 Igreja Nova (D) Trofense (II) 3 – 0 Pedras Salgadas (CN) Louletano (CN) 2 – 0 Praiense (CN) Sertanense (CN) 4 – 2 Amora (D) Feirense (II) 2 – 1 Sousense (CN) Oriental (CN) 1 – 0 Aliados de Lordelo (D) Gondomar (CN) 1 – 2 Desportivo das Aves (II)
Third round The 16 teams from the Primeira Liga (I) joined the 48-second-round winners in the third round. The draw was held on 30 September 2013 and matches were played on 19 and 20 October 2013.
+ Number of teams per league entering this round Primeira Liga Segunda Liga Campeonato Nacional District Leagues Total
Fixtures
Fourth round The draw for the fourth round took place on 24 October 2013 and matches were played on 16, 17 and 24 November and 4 December 2013.
+ Number of teams per league entering this round Primeira Liga Segunda Liga Campeonato Nacional District Leagues Total
Fixtures
Fifth round The draw for the fifth round took place on 22 November 2013 and matches were played on 4 and 5 January 2014.