1967–68 Taça de Portugal

The 1967–68 Taça de Portugal was the 28th edition of the Portuguese football knockout tournament, organized by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). The 1967–68 Taça de Portugal began on 8 October 1967. The final was played on 16 June 1968 at the Estádio Nacional.[1]

1967–68 Taça de Portugal
Country Portugal
Dates8 October 1967 – 16 June 1968
Teams47
ChampionsPorto (3rd title)
Runners-upVitória de Setúbal
Matches played88
Goals scored295 (3.35 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Djalma
(11 goals)

Vitória de Setúbal were the previous holders, having defeated Académica de Coimbra 3–2 in the previous season's final.[2] Defending champions Vitória de Setúbal were unable to regain the Taça de Portugal as they were defeated in the final by Porto who claimed their third Taça de Portugal.[3][4]

First round

Ties were played between the 8–15 October. Cup ties which ended in a tied aggregate score were replayed at a later date. Teams from the Primeira Liga (I) and the Portuguese Second Division (II) entered at this stage.[5][6]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg3rd leg
Académica de Coimbra (I) 10 – 2 Torres Novas (II) 4 – 0 6 – 2
Almada (II) 5 – 6 Académico de Viseu (II) 3 – 1 2 – 5
Atlético CP (II) 1 – 2 Sanjoanense (I) 1 – 0 0 – 2
Fabril Barreiro (I) 2 – 4 Sporting CP (I) 1 – 1 1 – 3
Famalicão (II) 2 – 8 Braga (I) 1 – 3 1 – 5
Leça (II) 4 – 1 Alhandra (II) 1 – 0 3 – 1
Leixões (I) 9 – 4 União de Tomar (II) 7 – 0 2 – 4
Lusitano de Évora (II) 3 – 4 Gouveia (II) 2 – 2 1 – 2
Montijo (II) 1 – 13 Benfica (I) 1 – 4 0 – 9
Oriental (II) 2 – 5 Cova da Piedade (II) 2 – 4 0 – 1
Peniche (II) 1 – 3 Sporting da Covilhã (II) 1 – 2 0 – 1
Portimonense (II) 1 – 8 Belenenses (I) 0 – 4 1 – 4
Porto (I) 4 – 1 Beira-Mar (II) 2 – 1 2 – 0
Sesimbra (II) 2 – 6 Barreirense (I) 1 – 3 1 – 3
Torreense (II) 3 – 2 Luso (II) 2 – 1 0 – 1
Tramagal (II) 3 – 4 Sintrense (II) 1 – 2 2 – 2
União de Lamas (II) 4 – 5 Penafiel (II) 2 – 3 2 – 1 0 – 1
Varzim (I) 6 – 4 Sporting de Espinho (II) 2 – 2 1 – 1 3 – 1
Vitória de Guimarães (I) 12 – 1 Olhanense (II) 9 – 1 3 – 0
Vitória de Setúbal (I) 6 – 1 Salgueiros (II) 5 – 0 1 – 1
Vizela (II) 2 – 3 Tirsense (I) 1 – 2 1 – 1

Second round

Ties were played between the 21–31 January. Due to the odd number of teams involved at this stage of the competition, Benfica qualified for the next round due to having no opponent to face at this stage of the competition.[7][8]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg3rd leg
Académico de Viseu (II) 1 – 4 Vitória de Guimarães (I) 0 – 1 1 – 3
Barreirense (I) 1 – 0 Cova da Piedade (II) 1 – 0 0 – 0
Belenenses (I) 5 – 1 Sintrense (II) 3 – 1 2 – 0
Braga (I) 2 – 1 Leça (II) 0 – 0 2 – 1
Leixões (I) 3 – 1 Torreense (II) 2 – 0 1 – 1
Penafiel (II) 1 – 3 Sanjoanense (I) 1 – 2 0 – 1
Sporting da Covilhã (II) 7 – 3 Gouveia (II) 4 – 0 3 – 3
Tirsense (I) 3 – 6 Académica de Coimbra (I) 3 – 1 0 – 5
Varzim (I) 1 – 9 Porto (I) 0 – 4 1 – 5
Vitória de Setúbal (I) 4 – 3 Sporting CP (I) 1 – 1 2 – 2 1 – 0

Third round

Ties were played between the 17–24 May. Club sides Lusitânia and Marítimo as well as the Angolan, Bissau-Guinean and Mozambican national teams were invited to participate in the competition.[9][10]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Barreirense (I) WO Guinea-Bissau (N/A)
Belenenses (I) 4 – 1 Braga (I) 2 – 1 2 – 0
Benfica (I) 4 – 2 Sanjoanense (I) 2 – 1 2 – 1
Leixões (I) WO Angola (N/A)
Lusitânia (N/A) 1 – 4 Marítimo (N/A) 1 – 1 0 – 3
Sporting da Covilhã (II) 1 – 9 Porto (I) 0 – 4 1 – 5
Vitória de Guimarães (I) WO Mozambique (N/A)
Vitória de Setúbal (I) 3 – 0 Académica de Coimbra (I) 2 – 0 1 – 0

Quarter-finals

Ties were played on the 19–26 May.[11][12]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Barreirense (I) 5 – 3 Benfica (I) 2 – 2 1 – 3
Marítimo (N/A) 2 – 1 Leixões (I) 1 – 0 1 – 1
Porto (I) 3 – 1 Belenenses (I) 3 – 1 0 – 0
Vitória de Setúbal (I) 3 – 2 Vitória de Guimarães (I) 0 – 1 3 – 1

Semi-finals

Ties were played between the 2–9 June.[13][14]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Benfica (I) 2 – 5 Porto (I) 2 – 2 0 – 3
Marítimo (N/A) 0 – 6 Vitória de Setúbal (I) 0 – 0 0 – 6

Final
Main article: 1968 Taça de Portugal Final
Porto2 – 1Vitória de Setúbal
Valdemar  15'
Nóbrega  23'		 (Report) Pedras  5'
Referee: Joaquim Campos (Lisbon)

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