2011–12 Taça de Portugal

The 2011–12 Taça de Portugal (also known as the 2011–12 Taça de Portugal Millenium) was the 72nd 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 20 May 2012 between Académica de Coimbra, returning to the final for the first time since 1969, and Sporting CP. The winners qualified for the group stage of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.[1]

2011–12 Taça de Portugal

Taça de Portugal Millennium
Country	Portugal
Teams	173
Champions	Académica de Coimbra (2nd title)
Runners-up	Sporting CP
Matches played	173
Top goal scorer(s)	Ricky van Wolfswinkel (5 goals)
← 2010–11 2012–13 →

Porto were the previous holders, having won the competition for a third consecutive time after beating Vitória de Guimarães 6–2 in the previous season's final. However, Porto was not able to defend the title as they were defeated 3–0 by Académica de Coimbra in the fourth round.

Calendar

Round	Main date[2]	Fixtures	Clubs	New entries this round	Notes
First Round	28 August 2011	60	172 → 112	120	Clubs participating in the Second and Third Division gain entry.
Second Round	11 September 2011	48	112 → 64	16	Clubs participating in Liga de Honra gain entry.
Third Round	16 October 2011	32	64 → 32	16	Clubs participating in the Primeira Liga gain entry.
Fourth Round	20 November 2011	16	32 → 16	none
Fifth Round	4 December 2011	8	16 → 8	none
Quarter-finals	21 December 2011	4	8 → 4	none
Semi-finals	11 and 12 January & 8 February 2012	2	4 → 2	none	Semi-finals held in 2 legs
Final	20 May 2012	1	2 → 1	none	Taça de Portugal Final at the Estádio Nacional.

Participating Teams

Primeira Liga

(16 Teams)

Associação Académica de Coimbra – Organismo Autónomo de Futebol Sport Clube Beira-Mar Sport Lisboa e Benfica Gil Vicente Futebol Clube Clube Desportivo Feirense Club Sport Marítimo Clube Desportivo Nacional "da Madeira" Sporting Clube Olhanense

Futebol Clube Paços de Ferreira Futebol Clube do Porto Rio Ave Futebol Clube Sporting Clube de Portugal Sporting Clube de Braga União Desportiva de Leiria Vitória Sport Clube "de Guimarães" Vitória Futebol Clube "de Setúbal"

Liga de Honra

(16 Teams)

Futebol Clube de Arouca Atlético Clube de Portugal Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses Clube Desportivo das Aves Grupo Desportivo Estoril Praia Sport Clube Freamunde Leixões Sport Club Moreirense Futebol Clube

Associação Naval 1º de Maio União Desportiva Oliveirense Futebol Clube de Penafiel Portimonense Sporting Clube Clube Desportivo Santa Clara Sporting Clube da Covilhã Clube Desportivo Trofense Clube de Futebol União "da Madeira"

Portuguese Second Division

North

(16 Teams)

AD Oliveirense Carnacha Chaves Fafe Famalicao Lousada Macedo Cavaleiros Maritimo II

Mereinense Mirandela Os Limianos Ribeira Brava Ribeirao Tirsense Varzim Vizela

South

(16 Teams)

1º Dezembro Atletico Reguengos Caldas Carregado Estrela Vendas Novas Fatima Juventude Evora Louletano

Mafra Monsanto Moura Oriental Lisbon Pinhalnovense Sertanense Torreense Tourizense

Central

Aliados Lordelo Amarante Anadia Angrense Boavista Cinfaes Coimbroes Espinho

Gondomar Madalena Oliveira Bairro Operario Padroense Parades Sao Joao Ver Tondela

Third round

In this round entered teams from Liga ZON Sagres (1st level) and the winners from the second round. The matches were played on the 14th, 15th and 16 October 2011.

Home team Score Away team Portimonense (LH) 0 – 2 Benfica (PL) Pêro Pinheiro (III) 0 – 8 Porto (PL) 1º de Dezembro (II) 1 – 3 Braga (PL) Beira-Mar (PL) 0 – 1 Marítimo (PL) Torreense (II) 1 – 0 Gil Vicente (PL) Famalicão (II) 0 – 2 Sporting CP (PL) Sporting de Espinho (II) 1 – 1 (aet, p. 2 – 4) S. João de Ver (II) Joane (III) 0 – 1 Gondomar (II) Penafiel (LH) 3 – 2 (aet) Merelinense (II) Portosantense (III) 0 – 2 Ribeira Brava (II) Académica (PL) 1 – 0 Oriental Lisboa (II) Macedo Cavaleiros (II) 1 – 1 (aet, p. 2 – 4) Naval (LH) Trofense (LH) 1 – 2 (aet) Belenenses (LH) Aves (LH) 4 – 0 Infesta (III) Tirsense (II) 3 – 1 Sampedrense (III) Mirandela (II) 1 – 0 Vitória de Setúbal (PL)

Home team Score Away team Lamego (III) 1 – 4 Sporting Covilhã (LH) Alcochetense (III) 2 – 1 União de Leiria (PL) Santa Maria (III) 1 – 1 (aet, p. 3 – 1) Monsanto (II) Feirense (PL) 0 – 1 Nacional (PL) Lousada (II) 1 – 0 (aet) Coimbrões (II) Leixões (LH) 1 – 0 Aljustrelense (III) Anadia (II) 2 – 3 (aet) Tondela (II) Vizela (II) 2 – 2 (aet, p. 3 – 1) Fafe (II) Juventude de Évora (II) 2 – 0 Esperança de Lagos (III) Sporting de Pombal (III) 1 – 7 Oliveirense (LH) Moreirense (LH) 3 – 1 Pontassolense (III) Pampilhosa (III) 0 - 3 Olhanense (PL) Vitória de Guimarães (PL) 2 – 1 (aet) Moura (II) Paços de Ferreira (PL) 1 – 0 Chaves (II) Estoril (LH) 3 – 1 Vila Meã (III) Rio Ave (PL) 5 – 2 (aet) Sousense (II)

Fourth round

Draw

The draw for the fourth round was held on 24 October 2011 at 12:00 WET in Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) headquarters situated in Lisbon, Portugal.[3] The last season finalists, Porto and Vitória de Guimarães, were both in draw. Alcochetense and Santa Maria, both from the Portuguese Third Division, were the lowest-ranked teams left in the competition at this stage.

Primeira Liga	Liga de Honra	Portuguese Second Division	Portuguese Third Division
Benfica Porto (holders) Braga Marítimo Sporting CP Nacional Académica de Coimbra Paços de Ferreira Rio Ave Vitória de Guimarães Olhanense	Naval Desportivo das Aves Moreirense Oliveirense Sporting da Covilhã Belenenses Penafiel Estoril Leixões	Torreense Mirandela Tirsense Juventude de Évora Gondomar Ribeira Brava Lousada S. João de Ver Tondela Vizela	Alcochetense Santa Maria

Results

The matches were played on November 18, 19 and 20, 2011.

Naval (LH) v Benfica (PL)

18 November 2011	Naval (LH)	0 – 1	Benfica (PL)	Figueira da Foz
20:15 WET		(Report)	Rodrigo  82'	Stadium: Municipal José Bento Pessoa Referee: Artur Soares Dias

Moreirense (LH) v Lousada (II)

19 November 2011	Moreirense (LH)	7 – 1	Lousada (II)	Moreira de Cónegos
16:00 WET	Jérémie N'Jock  1', 5', 19' Gonçalves  8' Pinto  48' Ghilas  61' Carneiro  71'	(Report)	Oseías  60'	Stadium: Joaquim de Almeida Freitas Referee: André Gralha

Académica (PL) v Porto (PL)

19 November 2011	Académica (PL)	3 – 0	Porto (PL)	Coimbra
20:15 WET	Marinho  64' Silva  81' Valente  89'	(Report)		Stadium: Cidade de Coimbra Referee: Bruno Paixão

S. João de Ver (II) v Tirsense (II)

20 November 2011	S. João de Ver (II)	0 – 3	Tirsense (II)	Santa Maria da Feira
14:30 WET		(Report)	Lio  19' Carlos Pinto  42' André Soares  71'	Stadium: Sp. Clube São João De Ver Referee: Fernando Lopes

Mirandela (II) v Gondomar (II)

20 November 2011	Mirandela (II)	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Gondomar (II)	Mirandela
14:30 WET	Bertinho  5'	(Report)	Tiago Lenho  18' (pen.)	Stadium: São Sebastião Referee: Albano Correia

Alcochetense (III) v Olhanense (PL)

20 November 2011	Alcochetense (III)	0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (2 – 4 p)	Olhanense (PL)	Alcochete
14:30 WET		(Report)		Stadium: António Almeida Correia Referee: Paulo Baptista

Ribeira Brava (II) v Sporting Covilhã (LH)

20 November 2011	Ribeira Brava (II)	0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (5 – 4 p)	Sporting Covilhã (LH)	Ribeira Brava (Madeira)
15:00 WET		(Report)		Stadium: Centro Desportivo da Madeira Referee: Bruno Esteves

Leixões (LH) v Santa Maria (III)

20 November 2011	Leixões (LH)	1 – 0	Santa Maria (III)	Matosinhos
15:00 WET	L. Silva  44'	(Report)		Stadium: Estádio do Mar Referee: Rui Silva

Belenenses (LH) v Vizela (II)

20 November 2011	Belenenses (LH)	2 – 0	Vizela (II)	Lisbon
15:00 WET	Geovane Maranhão  21' Camará  89'	(Report)		Stadium: Estádio do Restelo Referee: João Ferreira

Estoril (LH) v Penafiel (LH)

20 November 2011	Estoril (LH)	2 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Penafiel (LH)	Estoril
15:00 WET	Licá  10' Adilson  121'	(Report)	Manoel  31' (pen.)	Stadium: António Coimbra da Mota Referee: Nuno Almeida

Juventude de Évora (II) v Marítimo (PL)

20 November 2011	Juventude de Évora (II)	0 – 1	Marítimo (PL)	Évora
15:00 WET		(Report)	Diawara  53'	Stadium: Sanches de Miranda Referee: Duarte Gomes

Rio Ave (PL) v Torreense (II)

20 November 2011	Rio Ave (PL)	2 – 3 (a.e.t.)	Torreense (II)	Vila do Conde
15:00 WET	Jeferson  69' Tomás  113' (pen.)	(Report)	Gouveia  9' Kaká  103' João Pedro  107'	Stadium: Estádio do Rio Ave FC Referee: Rui Patrício

Tondela (II) v Oliveirense (LH)

20 November 2011	Tondela (II)	0 – 1	Oliveirense (LH)	Tondela
15:00 WET		(Report)	Adriano  11' (pen.)	Stadium: João Cardoso Referee: Hugo Pacheco

Paços de Ferreira (PL) v Nacional (PL)

20 November 2011	Paços de Ferreira (PL)	2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (4 – 5 p)	Nacional (PL)	Paços de Ferreira
16:00 WET	Stojanović  54' (o.g.) Melgarejo  62'	(Report)	Neto  27' Mateus  39'	Stadium: Mata Real Referee: António Ferreira

Desportivo das Aves (LH) v Vitória de Guimarães (PL)

20 November 2011	Desportivo das Aves (LH)	0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (3 – 2 p)	Vitória de Guimarães (PL)	Vila das Aves (Santo Tirso)
18:00 WET		(Report)		Stadium: Estádio do CD das Aves Referee: Jorge Tavares

Sporting CP (PL) v Braga (PL)

20 November 2011	Sporting CP (PL)	2 – 0	Braga (PL)	Lisbon
20:15 WET	Capel  14' Insúa  21'	(Report)		Stadium: José Alvalade Referee: Jorge Sousa

Fifth round

Draw

The draw for the fifth round was held on 22 November 2011 at 12:00 WET at Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) headquarters in Lisbon.[4] The last season's finalists, Porto and Vitória de Guimarães, were eliminated in the previous round. Torreense, Mirandela, Tirsense and Ribeira Brava from the Portuguese Second Division were the lowest-ranked teams left in the competition at this stage.

Primeira Liga	Liga de Honra	Portuguese Second Division
Benfica Marítimo Sporting CP Nacional Académica de Coimbra Olhanense	Desportivo das Aves Moreirense Oliveirense Belenenses Estoril Praia Leixões	Torreense Mirandela Tirsense Ribeira Brava

Results

The matches were played between December 1 and December 5, 2011.

Moreirense (LH) v Torreense (II)

1 December 2011	Moreirense (LH)	2 – 1	Torreense (II)	Moreira de Cónegos
16:00 WET	Pinto  3' Wágner  45' (pen.)	(Report)	Anta  71'	Stadium: Joaquim de Almeida Freitas Attendance: 600 Referee: Vasco Santos

Marítimo (PL) v Benfica (PL)

2 December 2011	Marítimo (PL)	2 – 1	Benfica (PL)	Funchal
20:15 WET	Sousa  60' Sami  70'	(Report)	Saviola  26' (pen.)	Stadium: Estádio dos Barreiros Referee: Paulo Baptista

Estoril-Praia (LH) v Olhanense (PL)

3 December 2011	Estoril-Praia (LH)	2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Olhanense (PL)	Estoril
20:15 WET	Coimbra  16' Vitória  120'	(Report)	Duarte  90+4' (pen.) Yontcha  112'	Stadium: António Coimbra da Mota Referee: Bruno Paixão

Mirandela (II) v Oliveirense (LH)

4 December 2011	Mirandela (II)	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Oliveirense (LH)	Mirandela
14:30 WET	Ericson  11'	(Report)	Pedrinho  69'	Stadium: São Sebastião

Desportivo das Aves (LH) v Ribeira Brava (II)

4 December 2011	Desportivo das Aves (LH)	2 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Ribeira Brava (II)	Vila das Aves (Santo Tirso)
15:00 WET	Valente  19' Pires  103'	(Report)	João Pedro  85'	Stadium: Estádio do CD das Aves Referee: Jorge Ferreira

Tirsense (II) v Nacional (PL)

4 December 2011	Tirsense (II)	0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Nacional (PL)	Santo Tirso
15:00 WET		(Report)		Stadium: Abel Alves de Figueiredo Referee: Bruno Alexandre Da Silva Esteves

Leixões (LH) v Académica (PL)

4 December 2011	Leixões (LH)	2 – 5 (a.e.t.)	Académica (PL)	Matosinhos
19:15 WET	Jumisse  39' Tavares  66'	(Report)	Silva  37', 98' Fábio Luís  86', 100' Éder  120'	Stadium: Estádio do Mar Referee: Marco Ferreira

Sporting CP (PL) v Belenenses (LH)

5 December 2011	Sporting CP (PL)	2 – 0	Belenenses (LH)	Lisbon
20:15 WET	Van Wolfswinkel  50' Schaars  66'	(Report)		Stadium: José Alvalade

Quarterfinals

Draw

The draw for the quarterfinals was held on 22 November 2011 at 12:00 WET in Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) headquarters situated in Lisbon, Portugal.[4]

Primeira Liga	Liga de Honra
Marítimo Sporting CP Nacional Académica de Coimbra Olhanense	Desportivo das Aves Moreirense Oliveirense

Results

The matches were played on December 21 and 22, 2011.

Académica (PL) v Desportivo das Aves (LH)

21 December 2011	Académica (PL)	3 – 2	Desportivo das Aves (LH)	Coimbra
19:00 WET	Éder  4' Berger  37' Ba  76'		Pires  11' Bischoff  90+1'	Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Coimbra Attendance: 2,310 Referee: Capela

Sporting CP (PL) v Marítimo (PL)

22 December 2011	Sporting CP (PL)	3 – 0	Marítimo (PL)	Lisbon
19:00 WET	Carrillo  49' Van Wolfswinkel  60' (pen.) Insúa  82'	(Report)		Stadium: José Alvalade Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Dias

Oliveirense (LH) v Olhanense (PL)

22 December 2011	Oliveirense (LH)	2 – 1	Olhanense (PL)	Oliveira de Azeméis
21:00 WET	Paulo Clemente  25' Lima  45+2'	(Report)	Cauê  11'	Stadium: Estádio Carlos Osório Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Gomes

Moreirense (LH) v Nacional (PL)

23 December 2011	Moreirense (LH)	2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p)	Nacional (PL)	Moreira de Cónegos
20:15 WET	Espinho  50' (pen.) Moreira  88'	(Report)	Claudemir  1' (pen.) Barcelos  20'	Stadium: Joaquim de Almeida Freitas Referee: Sousa
	Penalties
	Espinho Carneiro Moreira Robson Wágner Ghilas		Madeira Claudemir Diego Rondón Todorović Neto

Semifinals

Draw

The draw for the sixth round was held on 28 December 2011 at 12:00 WET in Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) headquarters situated in Lisbon, Portugal.[5]

Primeira Liga	Liga de Honra
Sporting CP Nacional Académica de Coimbra	Oliveirense

First leg

Sporting CP (PL) v Nacional (PL)

11 January 2012	Sporting CP (PL)	2 – 2	Nacional (PL)	Lisbon
20:15	Elias  78' Schaars  90+6'	(Report)	Rondón  36' Candeias  45+2'	Stadium: José Alvalade Attendance: 17,881 Referee: Lucílio Baptista

Académica (PL) v Oliveirense (LH)

12 January 2012	Académica (PL)	1 – 0	Oliveirense (LH)	Coimbra
20:15	Sow  90+5'	(Report)		Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Coimbra Attendance: 14,357 Referee: Carlos Xistra

Second Leg

Oliveirense (LH) v Académica (PL)

7 February 2012	Oliveirense (LH)	2 – 2 (2 – 3 agg.)	Académica (PL)	Oliveira de Azeméis
20:15	Paulo Clemente  18' Adriano  26' (pen.)	(Report)	Marinho  20', 55'	Stadium: Estádio Carlos Osório Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Marco Ferreira

Nacional (PL) v Sporting CP (PL)

8 February 2012	Nacional (PL)	1 – 3 (3 – 5 agg.)	Sporting CP (PL)	Funchal
20:15	Barcelos  63'	(Report)	Rinaudo  18' Van Wolfswinkel  75' Pereira  90+4'	Stadium: Estádio da Madeira

Final

Main article: 2012 Taça de Portugal Final

20 May 2012

17:00 WEST

Sporting CP	0 – 1	Académica
		Marinho  4'

Estádio Nacional, Oeiras

Attendance: 37,522

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Ricky van Wolfswinkel	Sporting CP	5
2	Marinho	Académica de Coimbra	4
	Walter	Porto	4
4	Adrien Silva	Académica de Coimbra	3
	Djão	Alcochetense	3
	Jérémie N'Jock	Moreirense	3
	João Tomás	Rio Ave	3
	Miguel Rosa	Belenenses	3

Last updated: 27 January 2013

References

1. "Europa League - Cup winners to get auto Europa spot". Eurosport. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
2. "CALENDÁRIO DOS CAMPEONATOS NACIONAIS DE SENIORES ÉPOCA 2011/2012" (PDF). Portuguese Football Federation. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
3. "Sorteio da 4.ª eliminatória, em direto" [4th Round Draw, Live]. Record (in Portuguese). October 24, 2011. Archived from the original on October 25, 2011.
4. "Sorteio dos "oitavos" e "quartos", em direto" [5th Round and Quarterfinals Draw, Live]. Record (in Portuguese). November 22, 2011.
5. "Sporting-Nacional nas "meias"" [Sporting against Nacional on the "semis"]. Record (in Portuguese). December 28, 2011.

External links

• Official webpage (in Portuguese)