1938–39 Taça de Portugal

1938–39 Taça de Portugal

Country	Portugal
Teams	15
Champions	Académica de Coimbra
Runners-up	Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Matches played	27
1939–40 →

The 1938–39 Taça de Portugal was the first season of the Taça de Portugal (English: Portuguese Cup), the premier Portuguese football knockout competition, organized by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). The final was played on 26 June 1939 between Académica de Coimbra and Sport Lisboa e Benfica.

The Taça de Portugal replaced the previous knockout competition, the Campeonato de Portugal (Championship of Portugal), which defined the Portuguese champion.

Participating Teams[]

Primeira Divisão[]

(8 Teams)

• Associação Académica de Coimbra – Organismo Autónomo de Futebol
• Académico Futebol Clube "do Porto"
• Futebol Clube Barreirense
• Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses
• Sport Lisboa e Benfica
• Casa Pia Atlético Clube
• Futebol Clube do Porto
• Sporting Clube de Portugal

Segunda Divisão[]

(6 Teams)

• Carcavelinhos Football Club
• Sporting Clube Farense
• "Beja"
• Sporting Clube da Covilhã
• Sport Clube Vila Real
• Vitória Sport Clube "de Guimarães"

Madeira Championship[]

(1 Team)

• Clube Desportivo Nacional "da Madeira"

Bracket[]

	Round of 16							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	AA Coimbra		5	3	8
	Sporting Covilhã		1	2	3
								AA Coimbra		5	2	7
								Académico FC		3	1	4
	Académico FC		2	5	7
	Casa Pia AC		3	0	3
															AA Coimbra		0	5	5
															Sporting CP		2	2	4
	Sporting CP		7	2	9
	SC Farense		0	1	1
								Sporting CP		3	1	4
								CF Belenenses		1	1	2
	CF Belenenses		3	9	12
	SC Vila Real		3	0	3
																						AA Coimbra		4
																						S.L. Benfica		3
	S.L. Benfica		5	3	8
	(Beja)		1	0	1
								S.L. Benfica		9	4	13
								Nacional		0	0	0
	CD Nacional		-	-	-
	bye		-	-	-
															S.L. Benfica		1	6	7
															FC Porto		6	0	6
	FC Porto		11	2	13
	Vitória SC		2	3	5
								FC Porto		3	4	7
								Carcavelinhos FC		1	4	5
	Carcavelinhos FC		2	2	4
	FC Barreirense		1	2	3

First round[]

In this round entered the teams from Primeira Divisão (1st level) and Segunda Divisão (2nd level).

Results[]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Académica de Coimbra (1D)	8–3	Sporting da Covilhã (2D)	5–1	3–2
Académico do Porto (1D)	7–3	Casa Pia (1D)	2–3	5–0
Belenenses (1D)	12–3	Vila Real (2D)	3–3	9–0
Benfica (1D)	8–1	(2D)	5–1	3–0
Carcavelinhos (2D)	4–3	Barreirense (1D)	2–1	2–2
Porto (1D)	13–4	Vitória de Guimarães (2D)	11–1	2–3
Sporting CP (1D)	9–1	Farense (2D)	7–0	2–1

Quarterfinals[]

In this round entered the winner from Madeira Championship and the winners of the previous round.

Results[]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Académica de Coimbra (1D)	7–4	Académico do Porto (1D)	5–3	2–1
Nacional da Madeira (MC)	0–13	Benfica (1D)	0–9	0–4
Porto (1D)	7–5	Carcavelinhos (2D)	3–1	4–4
Sporting CP (1D)	4–2	Belenenses (2D)	3–1	1–1

Semifinals[]

Results[]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Sporting CP (1D)	4–5	Académica de Coimbra (1D)	2–0	2–5
Porto (1D)	6–7	Benfica (1D)	6–1	0–6

Final[]

References[]

External links[]

• Official webpage (in Portuguese)
• 1938–39 Taça de Portugal at zerozero.pt (in Portuguese)