The 1997 Taça de Portugal final was the final match of the 1996–97 Taça de Portugal, the 57th season of the Taça de Portugal, the premier Portuguese football cup competition organized by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). The match was played on 10 June 1997 at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and opposed two Primeira Liga sides Benfica and Boavista. Boavista defeated Benfica 3–2 to claim the Taça de Portugal for a fifth time in their history.
In Portugal, the final was televised live on RTP. As a result of Boavista winning the Taça de Portugal, Os Axadrezados qualified for the 1997 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira where they took on 1996–97 Primeira Divisão winners Porto.
Match Details
GK1 Michel Preud'hommeRB14 Marinho CB2 Tahar El Khalej CB3 Jorge SoaresLB28 Abdelkrim El HadriouiCM22 José CaladoCM30 Amaral CM23 EdgarRM10 ValdoLM8 João Pinto (c)CF21 ValdirSubstitutes:GK12 Fernando BrassardDF4 Ronaldo MF13 Tiago MF19 Bruno CairesMF25 Martin Pringle Manager: Manuel José GK12 RicardoRB2 Paulo Sousa (c)CB17 LitosCB23 IsaíasLB30 Mário Silva CM4 José TavaresCM3 Rui Bento CM6 Hélder Baptista AM10 Erwin Sánchez AM11 Saša Simić CF21 Nuno Gomes Substitutes:GK1 Alfredo CastroMF25 Russell LatapyFW9 Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink FW20 Jorge Couto FW26 Tulipa Manager: Mário Reis
1996–97 Taça de Portugal WinnersBoavista5th Title
Match officials Assistant referees: Fourth official:Match rules 90 minutes. Five named substitutes Maximum of three substitutions
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