# 2013–14 Taça de Portugal

The 2013–14 Taça de Portugal was the 74th season of the Taça de Portugal, the premier Portuguese football knockout cup competition organised by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). It was contested by 156 teams from the top four tiers of Portuguese football. The competition began with the first-round matches in September 2013 and concluded with the final at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, on 18 May 2014.
The title holders were Primeira Liga side Vitória de Guimarães who entered the 2013–14 competition in the third round, together with the Primeira Liga teams, advancing as far as the next round, where they lost 2–0 to Porto.
In the final, Benfica defeated Rio Ave 1–0, courtesy of a first-half goal by Nicolás Gaitán, and won the competition for a record 25th time. In doing so, they also established a new Portuguese record of doubles (10) and became the first club to win the domestic treble of Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal and Taça da Liga.
As the winners of the Taça de Portugal, Benfica earned the right to play in the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League group stage. However, since they had already qualified for the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League as the 2013–14 Primeira Liga winners, Rio Ave took their place as the cup runners-up. As they did not win the Taça de Portugal, Rio Ave had to enter the competition in the third qualifying round. In addition, Benfica qualified for the 2014 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, where they faced again Rio Ave, as a result of having won both league and cup titles.

## Format

As in the previous season, the competition format was organized in a knockout system consisting of seven rounds preceding the final match. The 79 teams competing in the newly formed Campeonato Nacional de Seniores (third tier), the 26 best relegated teams from the 2012–13 Third Division (extinct fourth tier) and the 18 champions of the District cups will enter the first round, with 35 of those teams receiving a bye. In the second round, Segunda Liga teams will join the first-round winners and the remaining teams that received a bye in the previous round. The second-round winners will advance to the third round, where they will meet the top tier Primeira Liga teams for the first time.
Unlike the previous rounds, which are contested as one-legged fixtures, the semi-finals were played over two legs in a home-and-away basis. The final will be played at a neutral venue, the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras.
| Round | Teams remaining | Teams involved | Winners from previous round | New entries this round | Leagues entering this round |
| First round | 156 | 88 | none | 88 | Campeonato Nacional de Seniores Portuguese District Football Associations |
| Second round | 112 | 96 | 44 | 52 | Segunda Liga |
| Third round | 64 | 64 | 48 | 16 | Primeira Liga |
| Fourth round | 32 | 32 | 32 | none | none |
| Fifth round | 16 | 16 | 16 | none | none |
| Quarter-finals | 8 | 8 | 8 | none | none |
| Semi-finals | 4 | 4 | 4 | none | none |
| Final | 2 | 2 | 2 | none | none |

## Teams

A total of 156 teams competing in the top four tiers of the Portuguese football were considered eligible by FPF to participate in the competition:
Primeira Liga (16 teams) :
Académica de Coimbra
Arouca
Belenenses
Benfica
Estoril
Gil Vicente
Marítimo
Nacional
Olhanense
Paços de Ferreira
Porto
Rio Ave
Sporting CP
Braga
Vitória de Guimarães
Vitória de Setúbal :
Segunda Liga (17 teams) :
Académico de Viseu
Atlético
Beira-Mar
Chaves
Desportivo das Aves
Farense
Feirense
Leixões
Moreirense
Oliveirense
Penafiel
Portimonense
Santa Clara
Sporting da Covilhã
Tondela
Trofense
União da Madeira :
Campeonato Nacional de Seniores (79 teams) :
Series A (10 teams)
Bragança
Fafe
Limianos
Mirandela
Ninense
Pedras Salgadas
Santa Maria
Valenciano
Vianense
Vilaverdense
Series B (9 teams)
Famalicão
Felgueiras 1932
Joane
Lixa
Oliveirense
Ribeirão
Tirsense
Varzim
Vizela
Series C (10 teams)
Amarante
Boavista
Camacha
Coimbrões
Freamunde
Gondomar
Perafita
Salgueiros 08
Sousense
Vila Flor
Series D (10 teams)
Anadia
Bustelo
Cesarense
Cinfães
Estarreja
Grijó
Lusitânia Lourosa
Lusitano FCV
São João de Ver
Sporting de Espinho
Series E (10 teams)
Águias do Moradal
Benfica Castelo Branco
Carapinheirense
Manteigas
Naval
Nogueirense
Pampilhosa
Sertanense
Sourense
Tourizense
Series F (10 teams)
Alcanenense
Atlético Riachense
Caldas
Carregado
Fátima
Lourinhanense
Mafra
Portomosense
Torreense
União de Leiria
Series G (10 teams)
1º de Dezembro
Casa Pia
Futebol Benfica
Loures
O Elvas
Operário
Oriental
Praiense
Sintrense
Sporting Ideal
Series H (10 teams)
Almodôvar
Barreirense
Cova da Piedade
Esperança de Lagos
Ferreiras
Louletano
Moura
Pinhalnovense
Quarteirense
União de Montemor :
Portuguese District Football Associations (44 teams) :
Alba
Aliados de Lordelo
Aljustrelense
Amiense
Amora
Ansião
Atalaia do Campo
Atlético de Reguengos
Avanca
Castro Daire
Castrense
Cerveira
Desportivo de Ronfe
Eirense
Fabril Barreiro
Gafetense
Igreja Nova
Juventude de Évora
Lousada
Lusitano VRSA
Maria da Fonte
Marinhas
Marinhense
Merelinense
Nogueirense
O Grandolense
Os Oriolenses
Oliveira do Bairro
Oliveira do Hospital
Pedras Rubras
Pêro Pinheiro
Piense
Sacavenense
Santa Eulália
Sampedrense
Sanjoanense
Santiago
Torre de Moncorvo
Torres Novas
Vieira
Vila Cortez
Vila Meã
Vila Pouca de Aguiar
Vitória de Sernache :

## Schedule

All draws were held at the FPF headquarters in Lisbon.
| Round | Draw date | Main date(s) | Fixtures | Teams | Prize money |
| First round | 29 July 2013 | 1 September 2013 | 44 | 156 → 112 | €2,000 |
| Second round | 9 September 2013 | 21–22 September 2013 | 48 | 112 → 64 | €3,000 |
| Third round | 30 September 2013 | 19–20 October 2013 | 32 | 64 → 32 | €4,000 |
| Fourth round | 24 October 2013 | 9–10 November 2013 | 16 | 32 → 16 | €5,000 |
| Fifth round | 22 November 2013 | 4–5 January 2014 | 8 | 16 → 8 | €7,500 |
| Quarter-finals | 9 January 2014 | 5–6 February 2014 | 4 | 8 → 4 | €10,000 |
| Semi-finals | 9 January 2014 | 26 March 2014 (1st leg) 16 April 2014 (2nd leg) | 4 | 4 → 2 | €15,000 |
| Final | 9 January 2014 | 18 May 2014 | 1 | 2 → 1 | €150,000 (runner-up) €300,000 (winner) |

## First round

A total of 123 teams from the Campeonato Nacional (CN) and District Leagues (D) entered this round. The draw was held on 29 July 2013 and determined the 88 teams contesting this round and the remaining 35 teams receiving a bye. Matches were played on 1 September 2013.
Number of teams per league entering this round :
| Primeira Liga | Segunda Liga | Campeonato Nacional | District Leagues | Total |
| 16 / 16 | 17 / 17 | 79 / 79 | 44 / 44 | 156 / 156 |

### Teams receiving a first-round bye

* Alba (D)
* Atlético Riachense (CN)
* Bustelo (CN)
* Caldas (CN)
* Carapinheirense (CN)
* Cerveira (D)
* Cinfães (CN)
* Cova da Piedade (CN)
* Desportivo de Ronfe (D)
* Eirense (D)
* Esperança de Lagos (CN)
* Fafe (CN)
* Famalicão (CN)
* Felgueiras 1932 (CN)
* Gondomar (CN)
* Igreja Nova (D)
* Juventude de Évora (D)
* Limianos (CN)
* Louletano (CN)
* Loures (CN)
* Lusitano FCV [pt] (CN)
* Lusitano VRSA (D)
* Marinhense (D)
* Mirandela (CN)
* O Grandolense (D)
* Os Oriolenses (D)
* Pedras Rubras (D)
* Pedras Salgadas (CN)
* Piense (D)
* Praiense (CN)
* Sourense (CN)
* Sporting Ideal (CN)
* União de Montemor (CN)
* Vilaverdense (CN)
* Vitória de Sernache (D)

### Fixtures

* Oliveira do Bairro (D) 0 – 2 Fabril Barreiro (D)
* Santiago (D) 0 – 1 Estarreja (CN)
* Fátima (CN) 2 – 0 Castro Daire (D)
* Santa Eulália (D) 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) Portomosense (CN)
* Sousense (CN) 2 – 1 Moura (CN)
* Sintrense (CN) 1 – 2 Mafra (CN)
* Pêro Pinheiro (D) 1 – 1 (4–5p) Torres Novas (D)
* Vila Pouca de Aguiar (D) 0 – 1 Santa Maria (CN)
* Atalaia do Campo (D) 0 – 7 Alcanenense (CN)
* Operário (CN) 1 – 1 (4–3p) Salgueiros 08 (CN)
* Valenciano (CN) 3 – 4 Cesarense (CN)
* Vieira (D) 0 – 3 AD Nogueirense (CN)
* O Elvas (CN) 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) Barreirense (CN)
* Vila Flor (CN) 0 – 0 (0–3p) Merelinense (D)
* Vizela (CN) 2 – 0 Pampilhosa (CN)
* Boavista (CN) 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) 1º de Dezembro (CN)
* Joane (CN) 0 – 1 Maria da Fonte (D)
* Lourinhanense (CN) 0 – 1 Lusitânia Lourosa (CN)
* AD Oliveirense (CN) 0 – 0 (3–2p) Vila Meã (D)
* Ribeirão (CN) 6 – 0 Sanjoanense (D)
* Almodôvar (CN) 0 – 1 Ninense (CN)
* Vila Cortez (D) 2 – 4 Castrense (D)
* Bragança (CN) 0 – 1 Avanca (D)
* Benfica Castelo Branco (CN) 0 – 0 (2–0p) Carregado (CN)
* Sacavenense (D) 3 – 0 Sampedrense (D)
* Camacha (CN) 5 – 0 Ansião (D)
* Amarante (CN) 1 – 3 Freamunde (CN)
* Aljustrelense (D) 2 – 2 (3–0p) Casa Pia (CN)
* Águias do Moradal (CN) 0 – 2 Sporting de Espinho (CN)
* São João de Ver (CN) 3 – 2 Ferreiras (CN)
* Atlético de Reguengos (D) 0 – 1 Varzim (CN)
* Pinhalnovense (CN) 1 – 1 (4–1p) Coimbrões (CN)
* Torre de Moncorvo (D) 1 – 2 Perafita (CN)
* Marinhas (D) 3 – 0 Naval (CN)
* União de Leiria (CN) 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) Torreense (CN)
* Grijó (CN) 2 – 2 (5–4p) Lousada (D)
* Lixa (CN) 1 – 2 Tourizense (CN)
* Gafetense (D) 2 – 1 Vianense (CN)
* Anadia (CN) 0 – 1 Sertanense (CN)
* Oriental (CN) 7 – 0 Nogueirense FC (D)
* Quarteirense (CN) 1 – 2 Amora (D)
* Amiense (D) 0 – 4 Tirsense (CN)
* Futebol Benfica (CN) 1 – 0 Oliveira do Hospital (D)
* Aliados de Lordelo (D) 3 – 2 Manteigas (CN)

## Second round

Seventeen teams from the Segunda Liga (II) joined the 44 first-round winners and the 35 teams given a bye into the second round. The draw was made on 9 September 2013 and matches were played on 21 and 22 September.
Number of teams per league entering this round :
| Primeira Liga | Segunda Liga | Campeonato Nacional | District Leagues | Total |
| 16 / 16 | 17 / 17 | 53 / 79 | 26 / 44 | 112 / 156 |

### Fixtures

* Fafe (CN) 2 – 1 Perafita (CN)
* Chaves (II) 8 – 0 Avanca (D)
* Farense (II) 2 – 2 (7–6p) Lusitânia Lourosa (CN)
* Marinhense (D) 0 – 6 Caldas (CN)
* Benfica Castelo Branco (CN) 2 – 1 União da Madeira (II)
* Lusitano FCV [pt] (CN) 2 – 1 Futebol Benfica (CN)
* São João de Ver (CN) 5 – 0 Lusitano VRSA (D)
* Cerveira (D) 1 – 3 Cova da Piedade (CN)
* Académico de Viseu (II) 2 – 1 AD Nogueirense (CN)
* Beira-Mar (II) 4 – 1 Grijó (CN)
* Santa Eulália (D) 2 – 0 Ninense (CN)
* Felgueiras 1932 (CN) 2 – 0 Bustelo (CN)
* Maria da Fonte (D) 2 – 3 (a.e.t.) O Grandolense (D)
* Fátima (CN) 1 – 1 (1–0p) Sporting Ideal (CN)
* Vilaverdense (CN) 1 – 0 Atlético Riachense (CN)
* Varzim (CN) 3 – 0 Sporting de Espinho (CN)
* Esperança de Lagos (CN) 1 – 0 Pedras Rubras (D)
* Oliveirense (II) 2 – 1 Limianos (CN)
* União de Leiria (CN) 3 – 1 Marinhas (D)
* Sporting da Covilhã (II) 3 – 1 Tourizense (CN)
* Ribeirão (CN) 4 – 0 Juventude de Évora (D)
* Estarreja (CN) 1 – 5 Cinfães (CN)
* Pinhalnovense (CN) 0 – 1 Santa Clara (II)
* Santa Maria (CN) 4 – 1 Cesarense (CN)
* Atlético CP (II) 0 – 0 (1–0p) Mirandela (CN)
* Alba (D) 2 – 1 União de Montemor (CN)
* Loures (CN) 2 – 2 (4–3p) Carapinheirense (CN)
* Tondela (II) 5 – 1 Torres Novas (D)
* Alcanenense (CN) 3 – 1 Barreirense (CN)
* Famalicão (CN) 3 – 0 Eirense (D)
* Leixões (II) 2 – 0 Sacavenense (D)
* Mafra (CN) 3 – 0 Os Oriolenses (D)
* Gafetense (D) 1 – 1 (4–1p) Sourense (CN)
* Fabril Barreiro (D) 0 – 2 Operário (CN)
* Freamunde (CN) 4 – 0 Desportivo de Ronfe (D)
* AD Oliveirense (CN) 1 – 0 Vizela (CN)
* Piense (D) 2 – 2 (4–3p) Vitória de Sernache (D)
* Castrense (D) 2 – 3 Camacha (CN)
* F.C. Penafiel (II) 2 – 1 Tirsense (CN)
* Moreirense (II) 9 – 0 Merelinense (D)
* Boavista (CN) 1 – 2 Portimonense (II)
* Aljustrelense (D) 3 – 1 Igreja Nova (D)
* Trofense (II) 3 – 0 Pedras Salgadas (CN)
* Louletano (CN) 2 – 0 Praiense (CN)
* Sertanense (CN) 4 – 2 Amora (D)
* Feirense (II) 2 – 1 Sousense (CN)
* Oriental (CN) 1 – 0 Aliados de Lordelo (D)
* Gondomar (CN) 1 – 2 Desportivo das Aves (II)

## Third round

The 16 teams from the Primeira Liga (I) joined the 48-second-round winners in the third round. The draw was held on 30 September 2013 and matches were played on 19 and 20 October 2013.
Number of teams per league entering this round :
| Primeira Liga | Segunda Liga | Campeonato Nacional | District Leagues | Total |
| 16 / 16 | 16 / 17 | 26 / 79 | 6 / 44 | 64 / 156 |

### Fixtures
## Fourth round

The draw for the fourth round took place on 24 October 2013 and matches were played on 16, 17 and 24 November and 4 December 2013.
Number of teams per league entering this round :
| Primeira Liga | Segunda Liga | Campeonato Nacional | District Leagues | Total |
| 14 / 16 | 10 / 17 | 8 / 79 | 0 / 44 | 32 / 156 |

### Fixtures
## Fifth round

The draw for the fifth round took place on 22 November 2013 and matches were played on 4 and 5 January 2014.
Number of teams per league entering this round :
| Primeira Liga | Segunda Liga | Campeonato Nacional | District Leagues | Total |
| 11 / 16 | 5 / 17 | 0 / 79 | 0 / 44 | 16 / 156 |

### Fixtures
## Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals took place on 9 January 2014, and matches were played on 5 and 6 February 2014.
Number of teams per league entering this round :
| Primeira Liga | Segunda Liga | Campeonato Nacional | District Leagues | Total |
| 6 / 16 | 2 / 17 | 0 / 79 | 0 / 44 | 8 / 156 |

### Fixtures
## Semi-finals

The semi-final pairings were determined on 9 January 2014, following the draw for the quarter-finals. This round was played over two legs, with the first leg played on 26 March and the second leg played on 16 April 2014.
Number of teams per league entering this round :
| Primeira Liga | Segunda Liga | Campeonato Nacional | District Leagues | Total |
| 4 / 16 | 0 / 17 | 0 / 79 | 0 / 44 | 4 / 156 |