| Taça de Portugal | |
| Year: | 2005–06 |
| Dates: | 4 September 2005 – 14 May 2006 |
| Num Teams: | 228 |
| Champions: | Porto (13th title) |
| Matches: | 229 |
| Goals: | 620 |
| Top Goal Scorer: | Benni McCarthy (3 goals) |
| Prevseason: | 2004–05 |
| Nextseason: | 2006–07 |
The 2005–06 Taça de Portugal was the 66th edition of the Portuguese football knockout tournament, organized by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). The 2005–06 Taça de Portugal began on 4 September 2005.[1] The final was played on 14 May 2006 at the Estádio Nacional.
Vitória de Setúbal were the previous holders, having defeated Benfica 2–1, in the previous season's final.[2] However, Vitória de Setúbal was not able to regain their title as they were defeated in the final by Porto. Porto defeated Vitória de Setúbal, 1–0 to win their fourth title in seven seasons and claim their 13th Taça de Portugal in their history.[3] [4]
Since Porto had already qualified for the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League as domestic title holders,[5] Vitória by reaching the final of the Taça de Portugal, had guaranteed a place in the 2006–07 UEFA Cup. As Porto won both the league and cup in the same season, Vitória would qualify for the 2006 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira as the cup runner-up.[6]
| Round | Date(s) | Clubs entering this round | Clubs from the previous round | Clubs involved | Fixtures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 4 September 2005 |
| none | 140 | 70 | |
| Second round | 18 September 2005 |
|
| 122 | 61 | |
| Third round | 5 October 2005 |
|
| 81 | 40 | |
| Fourth round | 26–30 October 2005 11–12 November 2005 |
|
| 59 | 29 | |
| Fifth round | 11 January 2006 | none |
| 30 | 15 | |
| Sixth round | 8 February 2006 | none |
| 15 | 7 | |
| Quarter-finals | 15 March 2006 | none |
| 8 | 4 | |
| Semi-finals | 22–23 March 2006 | none |
| 4 | 2 | |
| Final | 14 May 2006 | none |
| 2 | 1 |
For the first round draw, teams were drawn against each other in accordance to their geographical location. The draw was split up into four sections: teams from the north, the center, the south and the Azores region.[7] Ties were played on 4 September.[8] [9] In the first round, three sides forfeited their respective matches thus allowing their opponents to proceed to the next round. The first round of the cup saw teams from the Terceira Divisão (IV) start the competition alongside some teams who registered to participate in the cup from the Portuguese District Leagues (V).
| Home team | Score | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 – 2 | Vila Real | ||
| 3 – 4 (aet) | Ataense | ||
| 1 – 2 | Merelinense | ||
| Cabeceirense | 0 – 0 (aet, p. 3 – 0) | ||
| Canedo | 1 – 0 | ||
| 0 – 0 (aet, p. 2 – 4) | Vila Meã | ||
| Ermesinde | 5 – 0 | Correlhã | |
| Leça | 1 – 0 | ||
| Lusitano de Viseu | 0 – 6 | Lourosa | |
| Marinhas | 1 – 0 | Valpaços | |
| Monção | WO |
| Home team | Score | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mondinense | 1 – 0 | Moncorvo | |
| Rio Tinto | 0 – 2 | Maria da Fonte | |
| Sao Pedro da Cova | 3 – 2 | ||
| Tarouquense | 1 – 3 | Mirandela | |
| Távora | 0 – 2 | Joane | |
| Tirsense | 1 – 0 | ||
| UD Valonguense | WO | ||
| Valenciano | 3 – 0 | Vila Pouca de Aguiar | |
| Vianense | 2 – 1 | ||
| Vinhais | 2 – 3 (aet) | Brito |
| Home team | Score | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 – 1 | Tocha | ||
| 0 – 1 (aet) | Caldas | ||
| 0 – 4 | Avanca | ||
| Arenense | WO | Tondela | |
| Arrifanense | 3 – 0 | ||
| Atlético Riachense | 4 – 2 | Amiense | |
| Beneditense | 1 – 0 | ||
| Bidoeirense | 3 – 2 | Milieu Guarda | |
| 1 – 1 (aet, p. 3 – 5) | Caranguejeira | ||
| Eléctrico | 2 – 1 | ||
| Estarreja | 0 – 1 | Fornos de Algodres |
| Home team | Score | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 – 3 | União da Serra | ||
| Marinhense | 1 – 0 | Peniche | |
| Milheiroense | 2 – 0 | Sátão | |
| Mirandense | 2 – 2 (aet, p. 4 – 2) | ||
| Monsanto | 5 – 0 | Vigor Mocidade | |
| 0 – 3 | Coruchense | ||
| Sertanense | 2 – 0 | Gafanha | |
| Social Lamas | 9 – 0 | Escalos de Baixo | |
| Souropires | 2 – 1 | São João de Ver | |
| União de Lamas | 1 – 0 | Fundão |
| Home team | Score | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Águia dos Arrifes | 0 – 4 | Carregado | |
| Alcochetense | 3 – 1 | ||
| Aljustrelense | 2 – 0 | ||
| Almancilense | 2 – 1 | ||
| Atlético CP | 6 – 0 | ||
| Beira-Mar de Monte Gordo | 5 – 2 (aet) | Monte Trigo | |
| Caniçal | 1 – 0 | Vialonga | |
| Câmara de Lobos | 5 – 1 | ||
| Castrense | 0 – 3 | Loures | |
| 2 – 5 | Lusitano VRSA | ||
| Estrela de Vendas Novas | 2 – 0 |
| Home team | Score | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lusitano de Évora | 5 – 1 | CF Vasco da Gama | |
| Messinense | 5 – 0 | Santa Eulália | |
| 2 – 2 (aet, p. 5 – 6) | Benfica | ||
| 1 – 1 (aet, p. 3 – 4) | Juventude Évora | ||
| Oeiras | 1 – 1 (aet, p. 4 – 3) | ||
| Ponterrolense | 7 – 2 | Ferreiras | |
| Santacruzense | 0 – 0 (aet, p. 3 – 2) | Ouriquense | |
| Santana | 1 – 0 | ||
| Sarilhense | 3 – 2 (aet) | Sintrense | |
| União Montemor | 0 – 1 | Lagoa | |
| Vasco da Gama AC | 2 – 1 | Atlético do Cacém |
| Home team | Score | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angrense | 2 – 0 | ||
| Barreiro | 0 – 2 | Santiago | |
| Boavista Flores | 2 – 0 |
| Home team | Score | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lusitânia | 4 – 1 | ||
| Marítimo Graciosa | 4 – 2 | Flamengos | |
| Praiense | 2 – 1 | Velense |
The second round ties were played on 18 September.[10] [11] [12] Maria da Fonte's cup tie against Felgueiras, saw Felgueiras forfeit the match with the Portuguese Football Federation awarding the victory to Maria da Fonte.[13] [14] The second round saw teams from the Portuguese Second Division (III) enter the competition.
| Home team | Score | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abrantes | 6 – 2 | ||
| Alcochetense | 1 – 2 | União Micaelense | |
| Aliados Lordelo | 1 – 0 (aet) | São Pedro da Cova | |
| Aljustrelense | 1 – 0 | ||
| Angrense | 3 – 2 | ||
| 1 – 2 | Vila Meã | ||
| Ataense | 1 – 2 (aet) | Milheiroense | |
| Atlético CP | 3 – 1 | ||
| Boavista Flores | 0 – 0 (aet, p. 4 – 2) | ||
| 1 – 2 | Nelas | ||
| Camacha | 2 – 2 (aet, p. 3 – 2) | ||
| Canedo | 1 – 0 | ||
| Caniçal | 1 – 0 | ||
| Caranguejeira | 0 – 1 | Mirandense | |
| 1 – 1 (aet, p. 2 – 4) | Messinense | ||
| 1 – 2 | Ponterrolense | ||
| 0 – 0 (aet, p. 5 – 6) | Pontassolense | ||
| Eléctrico | 1 – 1 (aet, p. 5 – 4) | ||
| 0 – 2 | Esmoriz | ||
| Fafe | 2 – 1 | ||
| 0 – 1 | Lixa | ||
| Fátima | 3 – 2 | ||
| Imortal | 2 – 1 | Almancilense | |
| Joane | 1 – 0 | ||
| Lagoa | 4 – 3 | Loures | |
| 0 – 2 | Sanjoanense | ||
| Louletano | 4 – 3 (aet) | ||
| Lousada | 1 – 0 (aet) | Ribeira Brava | |
| Lusitânia | 4 – 1 | Sarilhense | |
| 0 – 2 | Odivelas | ||
| Maria da Fonte | WO |
| Home team | Score | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 – 1 | Portosantense | ||
| 0 – 2 | Souropires | ||
| Mirandela | 2 – 1 | Câmara de Lobos | |
| Monção | 1 – 2 | Trofense | |
| Monsanto | 2 – 0 | ||
| Oeiras | 2 – 0 | ||
| Oliveira do Bairro | 3 – 0 | Fornos de Algodres | |
| Oliveirense | 3 – 0 | ||
| Operário | 1 – 0 | ||
| Os Sandinenses | 2 – 0 | ||
| Parades | 3 – 1 | ||
| Pedras Rubras | 1 – 0 | ||
| Pinhalnovense | 4 – 0 | ||
| Praiense | 2 – 1 | Juventude Évora | |
| Real | 5 – 2 | ||
| Ribeirão | 2 – 2 (aet, p. 5 – 4) | ||
| Rio Maior | 1 – 1 (aet, p. 0 – 2) | Portomosense | |
| Santacruzense | 0 – 2 | Freamunde | |
| Santiago | 0 – 0 (aet, p. 3 – 4) | Madalena | |
| Silves | 2 – 2 (aet, p. 4 – 3) | ||
| Sporting de Espinho | 1 – 0 (aet) | ||
| 0 – 1 | Atlético Riachense | ||
| 0 – 3 | Beneditense | ||
| Tondela | 6 – 0 | ||
| Tourizense | 3 – 0 | ||
| 0 – 2 | Social Lamas | ||
| União Torcatense | 3 – 0 | ||
| 1 – 1 (aet, p. 3 – 4) | Tirsense | ||
| Vianense | 2 – 0 | ||
| 1 – 2 | Mondinense |
The draw for the third round took place on 22 September.[15] Most of the third round ties were played on 5 October. The cup ties involving Imortal and Freamunde, Nelas and Moreirense and Oliveirense and Esmoriz were played on 8 October.[16] [17] Due to the odd number of games in the third round, Pontassolense progressed to the next round due to having no opponent to face at this stage of the competition.[18] The third round saw teams from the Liga de Honra (II) enter the competition.
| Home team | Score | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abrantes | 2 – 0 | Boavista Flores | |
| 1 – 2 | Leixões | ||
| Atlético CP | 2 – 0 | ||
| Barreirense | 2 – 1 | Atlético Riachense | |
| 0 – 2 | Caniçal | ||
| 1 – 2 (aet) | Pinhalnovense | ||
| 2 – 4 | Tirsense | ||
| Fafe | 3 – 0 | Social Lamas | |
| Fátima | 2 – 1 | ||
| 0 – 1 (aet) | Lousada | ||
| Louletano | 5 – 1 | ||
| Madalena | 0 – 1 | União Micaelense | |
| 2 – 4 | Lagoa | ||
| Marco | 6 – 4 (aet) | ||
| Messinense | 1 – 3 (aet) | Vizela | |
| Milheiroense | 1 – 4 | Estoril | |
| Mirandela | 1 – 0 | ||
| Mirandense | 1 – 1 (aet, p. 4 – 5) | Maria da Fonte | |
| Mondinense | 0 – 2 | Vila Meã | |
| 1 – 3 | Feirense |
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| 0 – 1 | Tourizense | |
| Parades | 2 – 1 | |
| Portomosense | 2 – 0 | Silves |
| Ponterrolense | 0 – 2 | Olhanense |
| Portimonense | 2 – 1 (aet) | |
| 0 – 2 | Desportivo das Aves | |
| 3 – 4 | Camacha | |
| Ribeirão | 2 – 1 | |
| 1 – 1 (aet, p. 1 – 3) | Aljustrelense | |
| Souropires | 2 – 1 | |
| Sporting da Covilhã | 2 – 1 | |
| 1 – 2 | Oeiras | |
| 1 – 2 | Ovarense | |
| 1 – 3 (aet) | Lixa | |
| União de Lamas | 1 – 0 | |
| 1 – 2 | Santa Clara | |
| Varzim | 3 – 1 (aet) | |
| Imortal | 1 – 0 | |
| Nelas | 0 – 0 (aet, p. 4 – 2) | |
| Oliveirense | 1 – 1 (aet, p. 4 – 3) [19] | |
The draw for the fourth round took place on 10 October.[20] The majority of games were played on 26 October. Parades's cup tie against Nelas was played on 30 October whilst the ties involving Paços de Ferreira and Tourizense, and Naval and Pontassolense were played on 12–13 November.[21] [22] Due to the odd number of games in the third round, Vitória de Guimarães progressed to the next round due to having no opponent to face at this stage of the competition. The fourth round, saw teams from the Primeira Liga (I) enter the competition.
| Home team | Score | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abrantes | 3 – 0 | ||
| Académica de Coimbra | 3 – 2 | ||
| Aljustrelense | 3 – 0 | ||
| 0 – 1 (aet) | Estoril | ||
| 0 – 1 | Fátima | ||
| Estrela da Amadora | 2 – 0 | ||
| 0 – 1 | Vitória de Setúbal | ||
| 1 – 1 (aet, p. 3 – 5) | Pinhalnovense | ||
| Lagoa | 1 – 0 | ||
| Lixa | 4 – 0 | ||
| Louletano | 1 – 0 | ||
| Oeiras | 1 – 3 | Boavista | |
| Oliveirense | 2 – 0 | ||
| 0 – 0 (aet, p. 4 – 5) | Souropires | ||
| Sporting CP | 2 – 0 |
The draw for the fifth round took place on 17 November.[23] The fifth round ties were all played on 11 January.[24] [25]
Ties were played on 8 February. Due to the odd number of games in the sixth round, Porto progressed to the quarter-finals due to having no opponent to face at this stage of the competition.[26] [27]
Ties were played on 15 March. All eight quarter-finalists were from the Primeira Liga.[28] [29]
Ties were played on 22–23 March. All four semi-finalists were from the Primeira Liga.[30] [31]
See main article: article and 2006 Taça de Portugal Final.