1997 Taça de Portugal Final

The 1997 Taça de Portugal Final was the final match of the 1996–97 Taça de Portugal, the 57th season of the Taça de Portugal, the premier Portuguese football cup competition organized by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). The match was played on 10 June 1997 at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and opposed two Primeira Liga sides Benfica and Boavista. Boavista defeated Benfica 3–2 to claim the Taça de Portugal for a fifth time in their history.[2][3]

1997 Taça de Portugal Final
Event1996–97 Taça de Portugal
Benfica Boavista
2 3
Date10 June 1997
VenueEstádio Nacional, Oeiras
Man of the MatchErwin Sánchez
RefereePaulo Paraty (Porto)[1]

In Portugal, the final was televised live on RTP. As a result of Boavista winning the Taça de Portugal, Os Axadrezados qualified for the 1997 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira where they took on 1996–97 Primeira Divisão winners Porto.[4][5]

Match

Details
Benfica2–3Boavista
Calado  35'
El Hadrioui  61'		 (Report) Sánchez  8',  59' (pen.)
Nuno Gomes  28'
Referee: Paulo Paraty (Porto)[1]
Benfica
Boavista
GK1 Michel Preud'homme
RB14 Marinho 45'
CB2 Tahar El Khalej 45'
CB3 Jorge Soares
LB28 Abdelkrim El Hadrioui
CM22 José Calado
CM30 Amaral 28'
CM23 Edgar
RM10 Valdo
LM8 João Pinto (c)
CF21 Valdir
Substitutes:
GK12 Fernando Brassard
DF4 Ronaldo 81' 45'
MF13 Tiago 45' 66'
MF19 Bruno Caires
MF25 Martin Pringle 66'
Manager:
Manuel José
GK12 Ricardo
RB2 Paulo Sousa (c)
CB17 Litos
CB23 Isaías
LB30 Mário Silva 55'
CM4 José Tavares
CM3 Rui Bento 85'
CM6 Hélder Baptista 88'
AM10 Erwin Sánchez 78'
AM11 Saša Simić 17' 63'
CF21 Nuno Gomes 85'
Substitutes:
GK1 Alfredo Castro
MF25 Russell Latapy
FW9 Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 80' 78'
FW20 Jorge Couto 63'
FW26 Tulipa 85'
Manager:
Mário Reis
1996–97 Taça de Portugal Winners
Boavista
5th Title
Match officials
  • Assistant referees:
  • Fourth official:
Match rules
  • 90 minutes.
  • Five named substitutes
  • Maximum of three substitutions

References
  1. "Boavista 3-2 Benfica". ZeroZero. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  2. "Taça de Portugal - Final" [Cup of Portugal - Final]. ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  3. "Portugal 1996/97". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  4. "Boavista 2-0 FC Porto". ZeroZero. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  5. "FC Porto 1-0 Boavista". ZeroZero. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
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