# Taça AF Viseu

The Taça AF Viseu, generally known as the Taça Sócios de Mérito, is a men's football knockout cup competition held between the clubs of the Viseu Football Association and competed by semi-professional teams. The competition was instigated in 1976 and the first winners were UD Sampedrense.
Winners receive the Taça AF Viseu trophy, qualify for the Taça de Portugal and a place in the Supertaça AF Viseu. Cinfães are the current holders, having beaten Resende 2–0 in the 2024 final. Mangualde are the most successful club with 4 titles.

## Format

The cup is open to all clubs competing in the Viseu Football Association leagues. The competition is a knockout tournament with pairings drawn at random. It features two qualifying rounds and two rounds proper before the semi-finals. Teams from Primeira Divisão enter at the preliminary round stage, those from Liga de Honra enter at the second qualifying round.
As of 2011, the third tier of the Viseu Football Association, Segunda Divisão was abolished after the restructure of the Portuguese football league system, drastically reducing the number of teams.

## Finals

Key to list of winners :
* Match went to extra time
* Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
* Winning team won the Double
Taça AF Viseu winners :
| Season | Winners | Score | Runners–up | Venue |
| 1976–77 | Sampedrense (1) | | | |
| 1977–78 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1978–79 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1979–80 | Canas de Senhorim (1) | | | |
| 1980–81 | Silgueiros (1) | | | |
| 1981–82 | Silgueiros (2) | | | |
| 1982–83 | Briosa Pextrafil (1) | | | |
| 1983–84 | Penalva do Castelo (1) | | | |
| 1984–85 | Oliveira de Frades (1) | | | |
| 1985–86 | Lusitano (1) | | | |
| 1986–87 | Sernancelhe (1) | | | |
| 1987–88 | Mortágua (1) | | | |
| 1988–89 | Moimenta da Beira (1) | | | |
| 1989–90 | Ferreira de Aves (1) | | | |
| 1990–91 | Lamego (1) | 5–2 | Santar | |
| 1991–92 | Lamego (2) | | | |
| 1992–93 | Nelas (1) | | | |
| 1993–94 | Sernancelhe (2) | | | |
| 1994–95 | Mangualde (1) | | | |
| 1995–96 | Lusitano (2) | | | |
| 1996–97 | Sernancelhe (3) | | Oliveira de Frades | |
| 1997–98 | Ferreira de Aves (2) | | | |
| 1998–99 | Souselo (1) | | | |
| 1999–2000 | Cambres (1) | | | |
| 2000–01 | Santacombadense (1) | | | |
| 2001–02 | Santacombadense (2) | | Sampedrense | |
| 2002–03 | Paivense (1) | 4–1 | Santar | Parque Desportivo de Sant'Ana |
| 2003–04 | Tondela (1) | 0–0 (4–2) | Nelas | Estádio Dr. Orlando Mendes |
| 2004–05 | Tondela (2) | 3–2 | Lusitano | Estádio do Fontelo |
| 2005–06 | Santacombadense (3) | 6–0 | Canas de Senhorim | Estádio do Fontelo |
| 2006–07 | Cinfães (1) | 3–3 (4–2) | Lamelas | Estádio do Fontelo |
| 2007–08 | Mangualde (2) | 2–1 | Santacombadense | Estádio do Fontelo |
| 2008–09 | Mangualde (3 | 2–0 | Moimenta da Beira | Estádio do Fontelo |
| 2009–10 | Sampedrense (2) | 2–1 | Lusitano | Estádio do Fontelo |
| 2010–11 | Sátão (1) | 1–0 | Mortágua | Estádio do Fontelo |
| 2011–12 | Mangualde (4) | 3–1 | Paivense | Estádio do Fontelo |
| 2012–13 | Castro Daire (1) | 1–1 (3–1) | Moimenta da Beira | Estádio do Fontelo |
| 2013–14 | Paivense (2) | 3–1 | Moimenta da Beira | Estádio do Fontelo |
| 2014–15 | Carregal do Sal (1) | 2–2 (5–4) | Paivense | Estádio do Fontelo |
| 2015–16 | Penalva do Castelo (2) | 3–1 | Moimenta da Beira | Estádio João Cardoso |
| 2016–17 | Lamego (3) | 3–0 | Silgueiros | Estádio Municipal Nossa Senhora dos Remédios |
| 2017–18 | Silgueiros (3) | 3–2 | Lamego | Estádio do Fontelo |
| 2018–19 | Ferreira de Aves (3) | 2–1 | Silgueiros | Estádio do Fontelo |
| 2019–20 | Abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic | Abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic | Abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic | Abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2020–21 | Abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic | Abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic | Abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic | Abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021–22 | Mortágua (2) | 3–0 | Lamelas | Estádio do Fontelo |
| 2022–23 | Cinfães (2) | 0–0 (5–4) | Lusitano | Estádio do Fontelo |
| 2023–24 | Cinfães (3) | 2–0 | Resende | Estádio do Fontelo |

## Total titles won

| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning seasons | Runner-up seasons |
| Mangualde | 4 | 0 | 1994–95, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2011–12 | |
| Silgueiros | 3 | 2 | 1980–81, 1981–82, 2017–18 | 2016–17, 2018–19 |
| Santacombadense | 3 | 1 | 2000–01, 2001–02, 2005–06 | 2007–08 |
| Sernancelhe | 3 | 0 | 1986–87, 1993–94, 1996–97 | |
| Lamego | 3 | 1 | 1990–91, 1991–92, 2016–17 | 2017–18 |
| Ferreira de Aves | 3 | 0 | 1989–90, 1997–98, 2018–19 | |
| Cinfães | 3 | 0 | 2006–07, 2022–23, 2023–24 | |
| Lusitano | 2 | 3 | 1985–86, 1995–96 | 2004–05, 2009–10, 2022–23 |
| Paivense | 2 | 2 | 2002–03, 2013–14 | 2011–12, 2014–15 |
| Mortágua | 2 | 1 | 1987–88, 2021–22 | 2010–11 |
| Sampedrense | 2 | 1 | 1976–77, 2009–10 | 2001–02 |
| Tondela | 2 | 0 | 2003–04, 2004–05 | |
| Penalva do Castelo | 2 | 0 | 1983–84, 2015–16 | |
| Moimenta da Beira | 1 | 4 | 1988–89 | 2008–09, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16 |
| Briosa Pextrafil | 1 | 0 | 1982–83 | |
| Cambres | 1 | 0 | 1999–00 | |
| Canas de Senhorim | 1 | 1 | 1979–80 | 2005–06 |
| Carregal do Sal | 1 | 0 | 2014–15 | |
| Castro Daire | 1 | 0 | 2012–13 | |
| Nelas | 1 | 1 | 1992–93 | 2003–04 |
| Oliveira de Frades | 1 | 1 | 1984–85 | 1996–97 |
| Sátão | 1 | 0 | 2010–11 | |
| Souselo | 1 | 0 | 1998–99 | |
| Santar | 0 | 2 | | 1990–91, 2002–03 |
| Lamelas | 0 | 2 | | 2006–07, 2021–22 |
| Resende | 0 | 1 | | 2023–24 |

### Total titles won by council

| City | Number of titles | Clubs |
| Viseu | 6 | Silgueiros (3), Lusitano (2), Briosa Pextrafil (1) |
| Cinfães | 4 | Cinfães (3), Souselo (1) |
| Mangualde | 4 | Mangualde (4) |
| Lamego | 4 | Lamego (3), Cambres (1) |
| Sátão | 4 | Ferreira de Aves (3), Sátão (1) |
| Santa Comba Dão | 3 | Santacombadense (3) |
| Sernancelhe | 3 | Sernancelhe (3) |
| Penalva do Castelo | 2 | Penalva do Castelo (2) |
| São Pedro do Sul | 2 | Sampedrense (2) |
| Tondela | 2 | Tondela (2) |
| Vila Nova de Paiva | 2 | Paivense (2) |
| Mortágua | 2 | Mortágua (2) |
| Castro Daire | 1 | Castro Daire (1) |
| Canas de Senhorim | 1 | Canas de Senhorim (1) |
| Carregal do Sal | 1 | Carregal do Sal (1) |
| Moimenta da Beira | 1 | Moimenta da Beira (1) |
| Nelas | 1 | Nelas (1) |
| Oliveira de Frades | 1 | Oliveira de Frades (1) |