The 2021–22 Taça de Portugal (also known as Taça de Portugal Placard for sponsorship reasons) was the 82nd edition of the Taça de Portugal, the premier knockout competition in Portuguese football. A total of 154 clubs competed in this edition, including all teams from the top four tiers of the Portuguese football league system – excluding reserve or B teams, which are not eligible – and representatives of the fifth-tier District leagues and cups.
The competition began on 9 September 2021 with the first-round matches involving teams from the third, fourth and fifth tiers, and concluded on 22 May 2022 with the final at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras between top-tier sides Porto and Tondela. Primeira Liga side and defending champions Braga were eliminated by Vizela in the fifth round. Porto beat Tondela 3–1 in the final to win their eighteenth title.
The winners qualified for the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League group stage and played the 2022 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira against the 2021–22 Primeira Liga winners. As Porto secured qualification to the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League by league ranking, the cup winner's place in the Europa League was thus transferred to the league's fourth-placed team, Braga. Consequently, the league's fifth- and sixth-placed teams, Gil Vicente and Vitória de Guimarães, qualified instead for the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League third and second qualifying rounds, respectively. As Porto also won the league title, they played the 2022 Supertaça match against the cup runners-up, Tondela.
Format Round Clubsremaining Clubsinvolved Winners fromprevious round New entriesthis round Leagues entering at this round (tier) First round 154 120 none 120 Liga 3 (3rd): 21 teamsCampeonato de Portugal (4th): 58 teamsDistrict Football Associations (5th): 41 teams Second round 110 92 16 Liga Portugal 2 (2nd): 16 teams Third round 64 64 46 18 Primeira Liga (1st): 18 teams 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 154 teams compete in the 2021–22 edition, comprising 18 teams from the Liga Portugal Bwin (tier 1), 16 teams from the Liga Portugal SABSEG (tier 2), 21 teams from the Liga 3 (tier 3 ), 58 teams from the Campeonato de Portugal (tier 4) and 41 teams from the District championships and cups (tier 4).
Liga Portugal Bwin
Arouca Belenenses SAD Benfica Boavista Braga Estoril Famalicão Gil Vicente Marítimo
Moreirense Paços de Ferreira Porto Portimonense Santa Clara Sporting CP Tondela Vitória de Guimarães Vizela
Liga Portugal SABSEG
Académica Académico de Viseu Casa Pia Chaves Estrela da Amadora Farense Feirense Leixões
Mafra Nacional Penafiel Rio Ave Sp. Covilhã Trofense Varzim Vilafranquense
Liga 3
Série A Anadia Canelas 2010 Fafe Felgueiras Lusitânia Lourosa Montalegre Oliveirense Pevidém Sanjoanense São João de Ver
Série B Alverca Amora Caldas Cova da Piedade Oliveira do Hospital Oriental Dragon Real SC Torreense União de Leiria União de Santarém Vitória de Setúbal
Campeonato de Portugal
Série A Camacha Câmara de Lobos Forjães Limianos Maria da Fonte Merelinense União da Madeira Vianense Vilaverdense
Série B Amarante Berço Macedo de Cavaleiros Mirandela Paredes Santa Marta de Penaguião São Martinho Tirsense Vila Meã Vila Real
Campeonato de Portugal
Série C Alvarenga Castro Daire Espinho Ferreira de Aves Gondomar Gouveia Leça Salgueiros União de Coimbra Valadares
Série D Benfica Castelo Branco Condeixa Fontinhas Idanhense Marinhense Oleiros Peniche Praiense Sertanense Vitória de Sernache
Série E Belenenses Coruchense Elvas Loures Rabo de Peixe Pêro Pinheiro Sacavenense Sintrense Sp. Ideal
Série F Barreirense Esperança de Lagos Imortal Juventude de Évora Louletano Moncarapachense Olhanense Pinhalnovense Serpa União Montemor
District Championships
Algarve FA Ferreiras Culatrense Angra do Heroísmo FA Graciosa Lusitânia dos Açores Aveiro FA União de Lamas Estarreja Beja FA Vasco da Gama da Vidigueira Penedo Gordo Braga FA Ribeirão Joane Bragança FA Rebordelo Vinhais
Castelo Branco FA Águias do Moradal Vila Velha de Ródão Coimbra FA Ançã Vigor da Mocidade Évora FA Estrela de Vendas Novas Lusitano de Évora Guarda FA Guarda Desportiva Trancoso Horta FA none Leiria FA Pombal Matamourisquense
Lisbon FA Damaiense Olivais e Moscavide Madeira FA Machico Ponta Delgada FA São Roque Vasco da Gama V.F. do Campo Portalegre FA Arronches e Benfica Eléctrico Porto FA Alpendorada Pedroso
Santarém FA Abrantes e Benfica Glória do Ribatejo Setúbal FA Moitense Comércio e Indústria Viana do Castelo FA Âncora Praia Valenciano Vila Real FA Cerva Régua Viseu FA Cinfães Moimenta da Beira
Schedule All draws are held at the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) headquarters in Oeiras. Match kick-off times are in WET (UTC±0) from the third round to the semi-finals, and in WEST (UTC+1) during the rest of the competition. The schedule was published along with all national men competitions on 22 July 2021.
Round Draw date Date(s) Fixtures Teams Prize money First round 5 August 2021 9–12 September 2021 44 154 → 110 €3,000 Second round 15 September 2021 23–26 September 2021 46 110 → 64 €4,000 Third round 29 September 2021 15–17 October 2021 32 64 → 32 €5,000 Fourth round 21 October 2021 18–22 November 2021 16 32 → 16 €6,000 Fifth round 25 November 2021 21–23 December 2021 8 16 → 8 €9,000 Quarter-finals 27 December 2021 11–13 January 2022 4 8 → 4 €12,000 Semi-finals 2–3 March 2022 (1st leg)20–21 April 2022 (2nd leg) 4 4 → 2 €17,500 Final 22 May 2022 1 2 → 1 €150,000 (losing finalist)€300,000 (winner)
First round A total of 120 teams representing the Liga 3, Campeonato de Portugal and the District Championships were involved in the first round draw, which was held on 5 August 2021. Thirty-two teams received a bye to the second round and the remaining teams were split into eight series according to geographical proximity. These teams were then paired inside their serie, with the first team drawn playing at home.
Byes The following thirty-two teams received a bye to the second round:
Graciosa (5) Vitória de Setúbal (3) Anadia (3) Valadares (4) Olivais e Moscavide (5) Estrela de Vendas Novas (5) Belenenses (4) União de Leiria (3)
Oleiros (4) Condeixa (4) Moitense (5) Pevidém (3) Vinhais (5) Torreense (3) Esperança de Lagos (4) Ferreira de Aves (4)
Coruchense (4) Vilaverdense (4) Alpendorada (5) São João de Ver (3) Serpa (4) Pombal (5) Pêro Pinheiro (4) Rabo de Peixe (4)
Rebordelo (5) União Montemor (4) Oliveira do Hospital (3) Ribeirão (5) São Roque (5) Fontinhas (4) União da Madeira (4) Cova da Piedade (3)
Matches
Second round
A total of 92 teams were involved in the second round draw, which was held on 15 September 2021. The 16 teams from the Liga Portugal 2 joined the 44 winners from first round and the 32 teams that received a bye to the second round. All Liga Portugal 2 teams played this round as visitors. + Number of teams per tier entering this round Primeira Liga (1) Liga Portugal 2 (2) Liga 3 (3) Campeonato de Portugal (4) District Championships (5) Total
Third round A total of 64 teams were involved in the third round draw, which was held on 29 September 2021. The 18 teams from the Primeira Liga joined the 46 winners from second round. All Primeira Liga teams played this round as visitors.
+ Number of teams per tier entering this round Primeira Liga (1) Liga Portugal 2 (2) Liga 3 (3) Campeonato de Portugal (4) District Championships (5) Total
Fourth round A total of 32 teams were involved in the fourth round draw, which was held on 21 October 2021.
+ Number of teams per tier entering this round Primeira Liga (1) Liga Portugal 2 (2) Liga 3 (3) Campeonato de Portugal (4) District Championships (5) Total
Fifth round A total of 16 teams were involved in the fifth round draw, which was held on 25 November 2021.
+ Number of teams per tier entering this round Primeira Liga (1) Liga Portugal 2 (2) Liga 3 (3) Campeonato de Portugal (4) District Championships (5) Total
Quarter-finals The quarter-final pairings was decided on 27 December 2021.
+ Number of teams per tier entering this round Primeira Liga (1) Liga Portugal 2 (2) Liga 3 (3) Campeonato de Portugal (4) District Championships (5) Total
Semi-finals + Number of teams per tier entering this round Primeira Liga (1) Liga Portugal 2 (2) Liga 3 (3) Campeonato de Portugal (4) District Championships (5) Total
Times were WET (UTC±0) in the first leg and WEST (UTC+1) in the second leg.
Porto won 3–1 on aggregate.
Tondela won 4–1 on aggregate.
Final
Bracket
Notes
References
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