The Taça Ribeiro dos Reis (Ribeiro dos Reis Cup) was a competition organized by the Portuguese Football Federation started in the 1961–62 football season and which had its last edition on the 1970–71 season. It is named after António Ribeiro dos Reis, a former Portuguese football player, coach, journalist, and FPF director, and the first Portuguese nominated for the FIFA Refereeing Committee.
Format Teams were divided in 4 groups according to geographical proximity. Teams played against each other once in group matches. The winners of the groups advanced to one legged semi-final (one for southern teams and another for northern teams). Semi-final winners advanced to the final, semi-final losers played for the third place playoff. In the last two editions there were 7 groups and a quarter-final phase, with one team receiving a bye through the next round.
Ribeiro dos Reis Cup finals Season Winner Score Runner-upThird Place Score Fourth Place1961–62 Seixal 4–2Vila RealBarreirense2–1Marinhense1962–63 Vitória de Setúbal 2–1 TorreenseBenfica3–1Varzim1963–64 Benfica 2–1LeixõesSporting da Covilhã2–1Olhanense1964–65 Beira-Mar 3–1AlhandraPorto4–2Portimonense1965–66 Benfica (2)9–2PenafielMarinhense2–1Olhanense1966–67Sporting de Espinho 1–0Vitória de SetúbalSalgueiros3–1Almada1967–68 Barreirense 2–0LeixõesSintrense3–2Beira-Mar1968–69 Vitória de Setúbal (2)1–0Peniche Benfica2–1Salgueiros1969–70 Vitória de Setúbal (3) 2–1Académica de CoimbraSalgueiros2–1Famalicão1970–71 Benfica (3)3–1BragaBarreirense1–0Académica de Coimbra
Performance by club
Club Winners Runners-up Winning Years and Runner-Up Years Vitória de Setúbal 3 11963, 1967, 1969, 1970 Benfica 3 - 1964, 1966, 1971 Seixal 1 - 1962 Beira-Mar 1 - 1965 Sporting de Espinho 1 - 1967 Barreirense 1 - 1968 Leixões - 21964, 1968 Vila Real - 11962 Torreense - 11963 Alhandra - 11965 Penafiel - 11966 Peniche - 11969Académica de Coimbra - 11970 Braga - 11971
Participating clubs TeamCityYearsFirst seasonLast seasonTitlesRunners-upThird placeFourth place1Vitória de Setúbal Setúbal71963197131002BenficaLisbon91963197130203BarreirenseBarreiro101962197110204Beira-MarAveiro81963197110015Sporting de EspinhoEspinho101962197110006SeixalSeixal71962197110007LeixõesMatosinhos81964197102008Académica de CoimbraCoimbra31964197101019PenichePeniche1019621971010010TorreenseTorres Vedras919631971010011BragaBraga819631971010012AlhandraAlhandra719621969010013PenafielPenafiel619661971010014Vila RealVila Real219621965010015SalgueirosPorto819621971002116MarinhenseMarinha Grande619621971001117Sporting da CovilhãCovilhã819621969001018SintrenseSintra719651971001019FC PortoPorto319651970001020PortimonensePortimão919631971000121OlhanenseOlhão719621971000122FamalicãoVila Nova de Famalicão619641971000122VarzimPóvoa de Varzim619631971000124AlmadaAlmada519651969000125Atlético CPLisbon919621971000025Luso de BejaBeja919631971000025OrientalLisbon919621971000025SanjoanenseSão João da Madeira919621971000029LeçaMatosinhos819631970000029MontijoMontijo819621971000031Cova da PiedadeCova da Piedade719621968000031BelenensesLisbon719631971000031BoavistaPorto719621971000031CUF BarreiroBarreiro719651971000031União de LamasSanta Maria de Lamas719651971000036OliveirenseOliveira de Azeméis619621967000036Lusitano de ÉvoraÉvora619631970000036Vitória de GuimarãesGuimarães619661971000039Académico de ViseuViseu519631970000039FarenseFaro519621970000039Torres NovasTorres Novas519671971000042FeirenseSanta Maria da Feira419631966000042Os LeõesAngra do Heroísmo419641969000042Sporting CPLisbon419631969000042GouveiaGouveia419681971000042SesimbraSesimbra419681971000042TirsenseSanto Tirso419671971000042TramagalTramagal419681971000042União de TomarTomar419661971000050Lusitano VRSAVila Real de Santo António319621964000050VianenseViana do Castelo319621964000050Desportivo de BejaBeja319641966000050VizelaVizela319681971000054Benfica e Castelo BrancoCastelo Branco219621963000054SacavenenseSacavém219631964000054OvarenseOvar219661967000057CampomaiorenseCampo Maior119621962000057PortalegrensePortalegre119631963000057SilvesSilves119631963000057Lusitano de VildemoinhosViseu119641964000057Casa PiaLisbon119661966000057União da MadeiraFunchal119681968000057MarítimoFunchal119691969000057ValecambrenseVale de Cambra119691969000057União de SantarémSantarém119701970000057Nacional da MadeiraFunchal119701970000057RiopeleVila Nova de Famalicão119711971000057União de CoimbraCoimbra119711971000057União de LeiriaLeiria1197119710000