1996 Taça de Portugal Final

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1996 Taça de Portugal Final
Event1995–96 Taça de Portugal
Benfica Sporting CP
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Date18 May 1996
VenueEstádio Nacional, Oeiras
RefereeVítor Pereira (Lisbon)[1]
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The 1996 Taça de Portugal Final was the final match of the 1995–96 Taça de Portugal, the 56th season of the Taça de Portugal, the premier Portuguese football cup competition organized by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). The match was played on 18 May 1996 at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and opposed two Primeira Liga sides Benfica and Sporting CP. Benfica defeated Sporting CP 3–1 to claim the Taça de Portugal for a twenty third time in their history.[2]

In Portugal, the final was televised live on RTP. As a result of winning the Taça de Portugal, Benfica qualified for the 1996 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, where they faced 1995–96 Primeira Divisão winners Porto.[3][4]

Match[]

Details[]

Benfica3–1Sporting CP
Airez 9'
João Pinto 39', 67'		 (Report) Xavier 83' (pen.)
Referee: Vítor Pereira (Lisbon)[1]
Benfica
Sporting CP
GK 1 Belgium Michel Preud'homme
RB 22 Portugal Daniel Kenedy downward-facing red arrow 85'
CB 4 Portugal Hélder
CB 3 Brazil Ricardo Gomes Yellow card 83' Red card 83'
LB 13 Portugal Dimas
DM 6 Portugal Paulo Bento
CM 7 Portugal José Calado
CM 19 Portugal Bruno Caires downward-facing red arrow 89'
RM 10 Brazil Valdo
LM 8 Portugal João Pinto (c)
CF 18 Argentina Mauro Airez Yellow card 28' downward-facing red arrow 83'
Substitutes:
DF 5 Brazil Emerson Thome upward-facing green arrow 83'
MF 20 Bulgaria Ilian Iliev upward-facing green arrow 85'
FW 25 Brazil Marcelo upward-facing green arrow 89'
Manager:
Portugal Mário Wilson
GK 1 Portugal Costinha
RB 2 Portugal Fernando Nélson
CB 3 Morocco Noureddine Naybet
CB 5 Brazil Marco Aurélio
LB 17 Angola Luís Miguel
DM 8 Portugal Pedro Martins downward-facing red arrow 65'
CM 13 Portugal Luís Vidigal
RM 25 Portugal Emílio Peixe (c) Yellow card 21' downward-facing red arrow 34'
AM 21 Portugal Afonso Martins
LM 9 Bulgaria Ivaylo Yordanov downward-facing red arrow 45'
CF 7 Portugal Ricardo Sá Pinto
Substitutes:
MF 10 Portugal Carlos Xavier upward-facing green arrow 65'
MF 22 Portugal José Dominguez upward-facing green arrow 45'
FW 19 Portugal Paulo Alves upward-facing green arrow 34'
Manager:
Portugal Octávio Machado
1995–96 Taça de Portugal Winners
Benfica
23rd Title
Match officials
  • Assistant referees:
  • Fourth official:
Match rules
  • 90 minutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Benfica 3-1 Sporting". ZeroZero. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Taça de Portugal 1995/1996 - Final" [Cup of Portugal 1995/1996 - Final]. ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  3. ^ "FC Porto 1-0 Benfica". ZeroZero. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  4. ^ "Benfica 0-5 FC Porto". ZeroZero. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
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