The 2016 Taça de Portugal final was the last match of the 2015–16 Taça de Portugal, which decided the winner of the 76th season of the Taça de Portugal. It was played on 22 May 2016 at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, between Porto and Braga.
Braga beat Porto 4–2 in a penalty shoot-out, after a 2–2 draw persisted through extra time, and won their second title in the competition, 50 years after their maiden triumph in the 1965–66 season.
As the winners, Braga earned the right to play the 2016 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira against 2015–16 Primeira Liga winners Benfica, and also qualified for the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League group stage. However, as their league placing (fourth) also secured entry to this competition via the third qualifying round, this berth was transferred to the sixth-placed team (Rio Ave).
Route to the final Note: In the table, the score of the finalist is given first (H = home; A = away). PortoRoundBragaOpponentResultOpponentResultVarzim2–0 (A)Third roundAcadémico de Viseu3–0 (A)Angrense2–0 (A)Fourth roundFarense1–0 (A)Feirense1–0 (A)Fifth roundSporting CP4–3 (H)Boavista1–0 (A)Quarter-finalsArouca2–0 (H)OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legGil Vicente5–03–0 (A)2–0 (H)Semi-finalsRio Ave1–01–0 (H)0–0 (A)
Match
Details
GK 1 Helton (c) RB 2 Maxi Pereira CB 63 Chidozie Awaziem CB 5 Iván Marcano LB 21 Miguel Layún CM 22 Danilo Pereira CM 13 Sérgio Oliveira RW 7 Silvestre Varela AM 16 Héctor Herrera LW 8 Yacine Brahimi CF 19 André Silva Substitutes: GK 12 Iker Casillas DF 3 Bruno Martins Indi MF 6 Rúben Neves MF 15 Evandro MF 20 André André FW 9 Vincent Aboubakar FW 17 Jesús CoronaManager: José Peseiro GK 28 José Marafona RB 15 Baiano CB 24 Ricardo Ferreira CB 6 André Pinto (c) LB 87 Marcelo Goiano RM 27 Josué CM 8 Luíz Carlos CM 63 Mauro LM 18 Rafa Silva CF 20 Ahmed Hassan CF 17 Rui Fonte Substitutes: GK 92 Matheus DF 5 Willy Boly DF 16 Djavan MF 35 Nikola Vukčević FW 19 Nikola Stojiljković FW 23 Pedro Santos FW 30 AlanManager: Paulo Fonseca
Man of the Match: André Silva (Porto)
Assistant referees: Rui Tavares (Porto) João Silva (Porto) Fourth official: Bruno Rodrigues (Porto) Additional assistant referees: Hugo Miguel (Lisbon) Tiago Martins (Lisbon) Reserve assistant referee: Alfredo Braga (Braga)Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.
Statistics
+First half Porto BragaGoals scored 0 1Total shots 3 2Shots on target 0 1Ball possession 59% 41%Corner kicks 6 0Fouls committed 5 9Offsides 0 0Yellow cards 0 0Red cards 0 0
+Second half Porto BragaGoals scored 2 1Total shots 8 5Shots on target 4 1Ball possession 63% 37%Corner kicks 4 2Fouls committed 9 4Offsides 1 1Yellow cards 1 1Red cards 0 0
+Extra time Porto BragaGoals scored 0 0Total shots 2 0Shots on target 0 0Ball possession 62% 38%Corner kicks 3 0Fouls committed 8 6Offsides 0 0Yellow cards 0 2Red cards 0 0
+Overall Porto BragaGoals scored 2 2Total shots 13 7Shots on target 4 2Ball possession 62% 38%Corner kicks 13 2Fouls committed 22 19Offsides 1 1Yellow cards 1 3Red cards 0 0
Broadcasting The final was broadcast in Portugal on television by TVI and by SportTV (on SportTV 1), which holds the broadcasting rights for the whole competition.
See also 2015–16 FC Porto season 2016 Taça da Liga final
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