1996 Taça de Portugal Final

1996 Taça de Portugal Final
Event 1995–96 Taça de Portugal
Benfica Sporting CP
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Date 18 May 1996
Venue Estádio Nacional, Oeiras
Referee Vítor Pereira (Lisbon)[1]

The 1996 Taça de Portugal Final was the final match of the 1995–96 Taça de Portugal, the 56th season of the Taça de Portugal, the premier Portuguese football cup competition organized by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). The match was played on 18 May 1996 at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and opposed two Primeira Liga sides Benfica and Sporting CP. Benfica defeated Sporting CP 3–1 to claim the Taça de Portugal for a twenty third time in their history.[2]

In Portugal, the final was televised live on RTP. As a result of winning the Taça de Portugal, Benfica qualified for the 1996 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, where they faced 1995–96 Primeira Divisão winners Porto.[3][4]

Match

Details

Benfica 3–1 Sporting CP
Airez  9'
João Pinto  39', 67'		 (Report) Xavier  83' (pen.)
Referee: Vítor Pereira (Lisbon)[1]
Benfica
Sporting CP
GK1Belgium Michel Preud'homme
RB22Portugal Daniel Kenedy 85'
CB4Portugal Hélder
CB3Brazil Ricardo GomesYellow cardRed card 83', 83'
LB13Portugal Dimas
DM6Portugal Paulo Bento
CM7Portugal José Calado
CM19Portugal Bruno Caires 89'
RM10Brazil Valdo
LM8Portugal João Pinto (c)
CF18Argentina Mauro AirezYellow card 28' 83'
Substitutes:
DF5Brazil Emerson Thome 83'
MF20Bulgaria Ilian Iliev 85'
FW25Brazil Marcelo 89'
Manager:
Portugal Mário Wilson
GK1Portugal Costinha
RB2Portugal Fernando Nélson
CB3Morocco Noureddine Naybet
CB5Brazil Marco Aurélio
LB17Angola Luís Miguel
DM8Portugal Pedro Martins 65'
CM13Portugal Luís Vidigal
RM25Portugal Emílio Peixe (c)Yellow card 21' 34'
AM21Portugal Afonso Martins
LM9Bulgaria Ivaylo Yordanov 45'
CF7Portugal Ricardo Sá Pinto
Substitutes:
MF10Portugal Carlos Xavier 65'
MF22Portugal José Dominguez 45'
FW19Portugal Paulo Alves 34'
Manager:
Portugal Octávio Machado
1995–96 Taça de Portugal Winners
Benfica
23rd Title
Match officials
  • Assistant referees:
  • Fourth official:
Match rules
  • 90 minutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions

References

  1. 1 2 "Benfica 3-1 Sporting". ZeroZero. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "Taça de Portugal 1995/1996 - Final" [Cup of Portugal 1995/1996 - Final]. ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "FC Porto 1-0 Benfica". ZeroZero. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  4. ↑ "Benfica 0-5 FC Porto". ZeroZero. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
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