1956 Taça de Portugal final explained

Event:	1955–66 Taça de Portugal
Team1:	Porto
Team1score:	2
Team2:	Torreense
Team2score:	0
Date:	27 May 1956
Stadium:	Estádio Nacional
City:	Oeiras
Referee:	Hermínio Soares (Lisbon)^[1]
Previous:	1955
Next:	1957

The 1956 Taça de Portugal Final was the final match of the 1955–56 Taça de Portugal, the 16th season of the Taça de Portugal, the premier Portuguese football cup competition organized by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). The match was played on 27 May 1956 at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and opposed two Primeira Liga sides: Porto and Torreense. Porto defeated Torreense 2–0 to claim their first Taça de Portugal.^[2]

Match

Details

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Manuel Pinho DF Miguel Arcanjo DF Osvaldo Cambalacho DF Virgílio MF Gastão Gonçalves MF José Maria Pedroto (c) MF Monteiro da Costa FW Carlos Duarte FW Fernando Perdigão FW Jaburú FW Hernâni Substitutes: Manager: Dorival Knippel

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 António Gama DF Joaquim Fernandes DF Amílar Silva (c) MF António Bernardo MF Américo Belen MF Juan Forneri MF Carlos Alberto MF José da Costa FW João Mendonça FW Fernando Mendonça FW José Gonçalves Substitutes: Manager: Oscar Tellechea

Match officials Assistant referees: Fourth official:

Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.

Notes and References

1. News: FC Porto 2-0 Torreense. ZeroZero. 4 March 2014.
2. News: Taça de Portugal 1955/1956 - Final. Cup of Portugal 1955/1956 - Final. ForaDeJogo. 4 March 2014.