The 2023 Taça de Portugal final was the last match of the 2022–23 Taça de Portugal, which decided the winner of the 83rd season of the Taça de Portugal, the premier knockout cup competition in Portuguese football. It was played on 4 June 2023 at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, between Primeira Liga sides Braga and Porto.
Braga played their eight final in the competition, having last appeared in the 2021 final when they defeated Benfica 2–0 for their third title. Porto played the decisive match for the 33rd time and second consecutive season, having beaten Tondela in the previous season's final to lift the trophy for the 18th time. Braga and Porto have previously played each other in the Taça de Portugal final on three occasions, with Porto winning in 1977 and 1998, and Braga winning their most recent meeting in 2016.
Route to the final BragaRoundPortoOpponentResult2022–23 Taça de PortugalOpponentResultFelgueiras 19322–1 (A)Third roundAnadia6–0 (A)Moreirense2–1 (H)Fourth roundMafra3–0 (A)Vitória de Guimarães3–2 (H)Fifth roundArouca4–0 (H)Benfica1–1 (H) (5–4 pen.)Quarter-finalsAcadémico de Viseu1–0 (A)Nacional5–0 (A)Semi-finalsFamalicão2–1 (A)2–2 (H)3–2 (H) Note: H = home fixture, A = away fixture
Match Details
GK 1 MatheusRB 2 Víctor Gómez CB 3 Vítor Tormena CB 34 Sikou Niakaté LB 26 Cristian Borja RW 21 Iuri Medeiros CM 8 Ali Musrati CM 10 André Horta LW 27 Bruma CF 9 Abel Ruiz CF 21 Ricardo Horta (c) Substitutes:GK 12 Tiago SáDF 17 Joe Mendes DF 5 Serdar SaatçıDF 15 Paulo OliveiraMF 19 Uroš Račić MF 22 Pizzi MF 88 André CastroFW 23 Simon Banza FW 14 Álvaro Djaló Manager: Artur Jorge GK 14 Cláudio RamosRB 11 Pepê CB 5 Iván MarcanoCB 3 Pepe (c)LB 22 Wendell RW 25 Otávio MF 8 Mateus Uribe MF 46 Stephen Eustáquio LW 13 Galeno RF 9 Mehdi Taremi CF 30 Evanilson Substitutes:GK 99 Diogo CostaDF 17 Rodrigo Conceição DF 2 Fábio CardosoLB 12 Zaidu Sanusi CM 16 Marko Grujić FW 20 André Franco FW 19 Danny Namaso FW 29 Toni Martínez FW 7 Gabriel Veron Manager: Sérgio Conceição Man of the Match: Otávio Fair Player of the Match: Ricardo Horta
Assistant referees: Bruno Jesus Luciano Maia Fourth official: Manuel Oliveira Video assistant referee: Nuno Almeida Assistant video assistant referees: Hélder Malheiro André CamposMatch rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Seven named substitutes Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time
Notes
See also 2022–23 FC Porto season 2022–23 S.C. Braga season 2023 Taça da Liga final
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