1996–97 Taça de Portugal

The 1996–97 Taça de Portugal was the 57th edition of the Portuguese football knockout tournament, organized by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). The 1996–97 Taça de Portugal began in September 1996.[1] The final was played on 10 June 1997 at the Estádio Nacional.[2]

1996–97 Taça de Portugal

Country	Portugal
Dates	September 1996 – 10 June 1997
Champions	Boavista (5th title)
Runners-up	Benfica
Top goal scorer(s)	João Pinto (6 goals)
← 1995–96 1997–98 →

Benfica were the previous holders, having defeated Sporting CP 3–1 in the previous season's final.[3] Boavista defeated cup holders Benfica, 3–2 in the final to win their fifth Taça de Portugal.[4] As a result of Boavista winning the domestic cup competition, the Axadrezados faced 1996–97 Primeira Divisão winners Porto in the 1997 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira.[5][6]

Sixth round

Ties were played between the 9 March and the 22 April.[7][8] Due to the odd number of teams involved at this stage of the competition, Maia qualified for the quarter-finals due to having no opponent to face at this stage of the competition.

Benfica (I) v Desportivo das Aves (II)

9 March 1997	Benfica (I)	3 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Desportivo das Aves (II)	Estádio Adelino Ribeiro Novo, Barcelos
	João Pinto  87' Valdo  100' Panduru  108'	(Report)

Boavista (I) v Infesta (III)

9 March 1997	Boavista (I)	2 – 0	Infesta (III)	Estádio do Bessa, Porto
	Isaías  6' Nuno Gomes  42'	(Report)		Referee: Isidoro Rodrigues

Estrela da Amadora (I) v Dragões Sandinenses (IV)

9 March 1997	Estrela da Amadora (I)	1 – 2	Dragões Sandinenses (IV)	Estádio José Gomes, Amadora
		(Report)

Portimonense (III) v Estoril (II)

9 March 1997	Portimonense (III)	2 – 3	Estoril (II)	Estádio Municipal de Portimão, Portimão
		(Report)

Salgueiros (I) v Porto (I)

9 March 1997	Salgueiros (I)	2 – 3	Porto (I)	Estádio José Vieira de Carvalho, Maia
	Fonseca  20' Severo  89'	(Report)	Mendes  33' Jardel  38' Zahovič  46'

Vitória de Setúbal (I) v Braga (I)

9 March 1997	Vitória de Setúbal (I)	1 – 2	Braga (I)	Estádio do Bonfim, Setúbal
		(Report)

Académica de Coimbra (II) v Sporting CP (I)

22 April 1997	Académica de Coimbra (II)	0 – 1	Sporting CP (I)	Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra
		(Report)	Vidigal  1'

Quarter-finals

Ties were played between the 2 April and the 7 May.[9][10]

Benfica (I) v Dragões Sandinenses (IV)

2 April 1997	Benfica (I)	5 – 1	Dragões Sandinenses (IV)	Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
	João Pinto  12', 15', 89' Marinho  20' Valdir  82'	(Report)		Referee: António Costa

Braga (I) v Porto (I)

2 April 1997	Braga (I)	0 – 2	Porto (I)	Estádio Primeiro de Maio, Braga
		(Report)	Edmilson  70', 75'

Estoril (II) v Boavista (I)

2 April 1997	Estoril (II)	0 – 1	Boavista (I)	Estádio António Coimbra da Mota, Estoril
		(Report)

Maia (III) v Sporting CP (I)

7 May 1997	Maia (III)	0 – 3	Sporting CP (I)	Estádio José Vieira de Carvalho, Maia
		(Report)	Yordanov  15' Hadji  30' Vidigal  84'

Semi-finals

Ties were played between the 30 April and 21 May.[11][12]

Benfica (I) v Porto (I)

30 April 1997	Benfica (I)	2 – 0	Porto (I)	Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
	Valdir  28' Edgar  32'	(Report)		Referee: Lucílio Batista

Boavista (I) v Sporting CP (I)

21 May 1997	Boavista (I)	3 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Sporting CP (I)	Estádio do Bessa, Porto
	Baptista  25' Hasselbaink  59' Litos  118'	(Report)	Yordanov  55' Hadji  67'	Referee: Augusto Duarte

Final

Main article: 1997 Taça de Portugal Final

10 June 1997

17:00 WEST

Benfica	2 – 3	Boavista
Calado  35' El Hadrioui  61'	(Report)	Sánchez  8',  59' (pen.) Nuno Gomes  28'

Estádio Nacional, Oeiras

Referee: Paulo Paraty (Porto)

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