The 2016–17 Taça de Portugal was the 77th season of the Taça de Portugal, the premier knockout competition in Portuguese football. It was also known as Taça de Portugal Placard due to sponsorship by sports betting game Placard.
The competition was contested by a total of 155 clubs, including teams from the top-three tiers of the Portuguese football league system and representatives of the fourth-tier District leagues and cups. It began with the first-round matches on 3 September 2016 and concluded on 28 May 2017, with the final at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras.
The title holders were Braga, who won the competition for the second time after beating Porto in the previous final, but were eliminated in the fifth round by Sporting da Covilhã.
Format As in the previous season, the competition format is organised in a knockout system consisting of seven rounds before the final match. The concept of repechage introduced in the previous edition was kept, meaning that teams eliminated in one round could still compete in later rounds, to provide an even number of teams necessary to avoid byes.
A total of 120 teams entered the tournament in the first round, 79 competing in the third-tier Campeonato de Portugal and 41 representatives from the District Football Associations. In the second round, the previous round winners will be joined by the 17 teams competing in the second-tier LigaPro. In the third round, the 18 top-tier Primeira Liga teams will enter the competition for the first time, playing against the 46 winners of the second round. In both second and third rounds, teams from higher tiers will play away against teams from lower tiers; after the third round, the draw will have no restrictions.
Unlike the earlier one-legged rounds, the semi-finals will be played as two-legged ties, with home and away matches. The final will be played as a one-off match at a neutral venue, traditionally the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras.
Round Teamsremaining Teamsinvolved Teams from theprevious round New teamsin this round Leagues entering in this round (tier level) First round 155 120 none 120 Campeonato de Portugal (3rd)District Football Associations (4th) Second round 110 92 17 LigaPro (2nd) Third round 64 64 46 18 Primeira Liga (1st) Fourth round 32 32 32 none none Fifth round 16 16 16 none none Quarter-finals 8 8 8 none none Semi-finals 4 4 4 none none Final 2 2 2 none none
Teams A total of 155 teams competing in the top-four tiers of Portuguese football plus the winners (or losing finalists) of the District Football Association Cups were considered eligible by the Portuguese Football Federation to participate in the competition:
2016–17 Taça de Portugal teams Primeira Liga (18 teams) Arouca Belenenses Benfica Boavista Braga Chaves
Estoril Feirense Marítimo Moreirense Nacional Paços de Ferreira
Porto Rio Ave Sporting CP Tondela Vitória de Guimarães Vitória de Setúbal LigaPro (17 teams) Académica Académico de Viseu Cova da Piedade Desportivo das Aves Fafe Famalicão
Freamunde Gil Vicente Leixões Olhanense Penafiel Portimonense
Santa Clara Sporting da Covilhã União da Madeira Varzim Vizela Campeonato de Portugal (79 teams)
Series A (10 teams) AD Oliveirense Bragança Limianos Merelinense Mirandela Montalegre Pedras Salgadas Ponte da Barca Torcatense Vilaverdense
Series B (9 teams) Aliança de Gandra Amarante Camacha Caniçal Felgueiras 1932 Pedras Rubras São Martinho Torre de Moncorvo Trofense
Series C (10 teams) Cesarense Cinfães Coimbrões Estarreja Gondomar Moimenta da Beira Oliveirense Salgueiros Sanjoanense Sousense
Series D (10 teams) Académica – SF AD Nogueirense Anadia Gafanha Gouveia Lusitano de Vildemoinhos Mortágua Pampilhosa Recreio de Águeda Tourizense
Series E (10 teams) Benfica e Castelo Branco Carapinheirense Fátima Naval 1º de Maio Oleiros Operário Sertanense Sporting Ideal União de Leiria Vitória de Sernache
Series F (10 teams) Alcanenense Angrense Caldas Gafetense Ginásio de Alcobaça Lusitânia Mafra Praiense Torreense Vilafranquense
Series G (10 teams) 1º de Dezembro Atlético CP Atlético da Malveira Barreirense Casa Pia Loures Oriental Real Sacavenense Sintrense
Series H (10 teams) Almancilense Armacenenses Fabril do Barreiro Farense Louletano Lusitano VRSA Mineiro Aljustrelense Moura Pinhalnovense Sporting de Viana do Alentejo District Football Associations (41 teams) Algarve FA: Quarteirense (2nd) & Lagoa (3rd) Angra do Heroísmo FA: None Aveiro FA: Beira-Mar (CW) & Sporting de Espinho (2nd) Beja FA: Praia de Milfontes (2nd) Braga FA: Joane (CR), Santa Eulália (2nd) & Maria da Fonte (3rd) Bragança FA: Sendim (CW) & Águia de Vimioso (1st) Castelo Branco FA: Alcains (3rd) & Académico do Fundão (4th) Coimbra FA: Vinha da Rainha (CR) & Sourense (2nd) Évora FA: Lusitano de Évora (CW) & Redondense (2nd) Guarda FA: Aguiar da Beira (CW) & Trancoso (2nd) Horta FA: Flamengos (CW) Leiria FA: Beneditense (CW) & Marinhense (2nd) Lisboa FA: Santa Iria (CW) & Sporting de Lourel (CR) Madeira FA: Cruzado Canicense (CW) Ponta Delgada FA: None Portalegre FA: Mosteirense (CW) & Gavionenses (CR) Porto FA: Barrosas (CW), Raimonda (CR) & Valadares Gaia (2nd) Santarém FA: Fazendense (CW) & Cartaxo (2nd) Setúbal FA: Amora (CW) & Beira-Mar de Almada (CR) Viana do Castelo FA: Atlético dos Arcos (CW) & Cerveira (2nd) Vila Real FA: Cerva (CW) & Vilar de Perdizes (2nd) Viseu FA: Penalva do Castelo (CW) & Sátão (2nd) Azores League: Rabo de Peixe (2nd) & São Roque (Açores) (7th)
CW – Cup winners; CR – Cup runners-up; nth – League spot.
Notes
Schedule All draws are held at the FPF headquarters at Cidade do Futebol, in Oeiras. Match kick-off times are in WET (UTC+0) from the fourth round to the semi-finals, and in WEST (UTC+1) during the rest of the competition.
Round Draw date Main date(s) Fixtures Teams Prize money First round 10 August 2016 4 September 2016 60 155 → 110 €2,000 Second round 8 September 2016 25 September 2016 46 110 → 64 €3,000 Third round 29 September 2016 16 October 2016 32 64 → 32 €4,000 Fourth round 21 October 2016 20 November 2016 16 32 → 16 €5,000 Fifth round 24 November 2016 13–15 December 2015 8 16 → 8 €7,500 Quarter-finals20 December 2016 17–19 January 2017 4 8 → 4 €10,000 Semi-finals 1 March 2017 (1st leg) 5 April 2017 (2nd leg) 4 4 → 2 €15,000 Final 28 May 2017 1 2 → 1 €300,000 (winner)€150,000 (runner-up)
First round A total of 120 teams from the Campeonato de Portugal (CP) and the District Football Associations (D) entered the first round. The draw took place on Wednesday, 10 August 2016, at 15:00 WEST. The teams were divided into eight groups of 14 or 16 teams according to geographic criteria. Matches were played on 3 and 4 September 2016.
+ Number of teams per tier entering this round Primeira Liga LigaPro Campeonato de Portugal District FAs Total Fixtures
Series A Pedras Salgadas (CP) 1–0 Bragança (CP) Merelinense (CP) 3–0 Cerveira (D) Vilar de Perdizes (D) 0–3 Vilaverdense (CP) Ponte da Barca (CP) 1–0 Montalegre (CP) Mirandela (CP) 2–2 Maria da Fonte (D) Atlético dos Arcos (D) 1–0 Torcatense (CP) Águia de Vimioso (D) 1–5 Limianos (CP)
Series B Cerva (D) 0–2 Amarante (CP) Trofense (CP) 5–0 Caniçal (CP) AD Oliveirense (CP) 8–1 Sendim (D) Joane (D) 0–0 Barrosas (D) Cruzado Canicense (D) 1–4 Pedras Rubras (CP) Camacha (CP) 1–1 Felgueiras 1932 (CP) Aliança de Gandra (CP) 0–1 Santa Eulália (D) São Martinho (CP) 6–0 Raimonda (D)
Series C Cinfães (CP) 4–0 Sporting de Espinho (D) Sanjoanense (CP) 4–2 Salgueiros (CP) Cesarense (CP) 1–1 Moimenta da Beira (CP) Coimbrões (CP) 3–0 Gondomar (CP) Torre de Moncorvo (CP) 1–1 Aguiar da Beira (D) Valadares Gaia (D) 2–0 Sousense (CP) Trancoso (D) 0–2 Oliveirense (CP)
Series D Lusitano de Vildemoinhos (CP) 3–1 Sátão (D) Estarreja (CP) 4–1 Pampilhosa (CP) Mortágua (CP) 1–0 AD Nogueirense (CP) Penalva do Castelo (D) 2–2 Académica – SF (CP) Recreio de Águeda (CP) 3–2 Tourizense (CP) Gafanha (CP) 1–1 Anadia (CP) Gouveia (CP) 0–4 Beira-Mar (D)
Series E Fátima (CP) 2–0 Carapinheirense (CP) Académico do Fundão (D) 0–1 Vitória de Sernache (CP) Vinha da Rainha (D) 1–4 Alcanenense (CP) Sertanense (CP) 1–0 Marinhense (D) Benfica e Castelo Branco (CP) 8–0 Naval 1º de Maio (CP) União de Leiria (CP) 10–0 Gavionenses (D) Alcains (D) 2–0 Oleiros (CP) Ginásio de Alcobaça (CP) 1–0 Sourense (D)
Series F Loures (CP) 2–1 Vilafranquense (CP) Cartaxo (D) 2–2 Mosteirense (D) Sporting de Lourel (D) 1–2 Beneditense (D) Sintrense (CP) 0–1 Gafetense (CP) Torreense (CP) 1–0 Mafra (CP) Santa Iria (D) 2–1 Atlético da Malveira (CP) Fazendense (D) 0–3 Caldas (CP)
Series G Sporting Ideal (CP) 0–2 Praiense (CP) Sacavenense (CP) 4–0 Atlético CP (CP) Real (CP) 3–0 Rabo de Peixe (D) Lusitânia (CP) 2–3 1º de Dezembro (CP) Barreirense (CP) 2–1 Operário (CP) Angrense (CP) 1–0 São Roque (Açores) (D) Flamengos (D) 0–4 Oriental (CP) Casa Pia (CP) 2–2 Fabril do Barreiro (CP)
Series H Lusitano VRSA (CP) 3–0 Louletano (CP) Armacenenses (CP) 6–1 Redondense (D) Pinhalnovense (CP) 2–0 Lagoa (D) Almancilense (CP) 1–0 Amora (D) Sporting de Viana do Alentejo (CP) 3–0 Quarteirense (D) Moura (CP) 2–0 Beira-Mar de Almada (D) Praia de Milfontes (D) 1–4 Mineiro Aljustrelense (CP) Lusitano de Évora (D) 0–2 Farense (CP)
Second round A total of 92 teams participated in the second round, comprising the 60 winners of the previous round, the 17 non-reserve teams competing in the 2016–17 LigaPro (II), and 15 teams randomly drawn from among the first-round losers (repechage). The draw took place on Thursday, 8 September 2016, at 15:30 WEST. Matches were played on 24 and 25 September 2016. LigaPro sides played their matches away against lower division opponents.
+ Number of teams per tier entering this round Primeira Liga LigaPro Campeonato de Portugal District FAs Total
Repechage The following 15 first-round losing teams were selected to compete in the second round:
Anadia (CP) Barrosas (D) Casa Pia (CP) Cerva (D) Gavionenses (D) Gouveia (CP) Lusitano de Évora (D) Naval 1º de Maio (CP) Pampilhosa (CP) Rabo de Peixe (D) São Roque (Açores) (D) Sendim (D) Sousense (CP) Sporting de Lourel (D) Vilafranquense (CP)
Fixtures
Third round A total of 64 teams participated in the third round, which included the 46 winners of the previous round and the 18 teams competing in the 2016–17 Primeira Liga (I). The draw took place on Thursday, 29 September 2016, at 17:30 WEST. Matches were played on 13, 14, 15 and 16 October 2016. Similarly to what occurred with LigaPro teams in the previous round, Primeira Liga sides played their matches away against lower division teams.
+ Number of teams per tier entering this round Primeira Liga LigaPro Campeonato de Portugal District FAs Total
Fixtures
Fourth round A total of 32 teams participate in the fourth round, all of which advanced from the previous round. The draw took place on Friday, 21 October 2016, at 12:00 WEST, and unlike previous rounds, was free of restrictions. Matches were played on 13, 17, 18, 19 and 20 November 2016.
+ Number of teams per tier entering this round Primeira Liga LigaPro Campeonato de Portugal District FAs Total
Fixtures
Fifth round A total of 16 teams participated in the fifth round, all of which advanced from the previous round. The draw took place on Thursday, 24 November 2016, at 15:00 WET. Matches were played on 14–15 December 2016.
+ Number of teams per tier entering this round Primeira Liga LigaPro Campeonato de Portugal District FAs Total
Fixtures
Quarter-finals A total of eight teams participated in the quarter-finals, all of which advanced from the previous round. The draw took place on Tuesday, 20 December 2016, at 15:00 WET. Matches were played on 17–18 January 2017.