2022–23 Taça de Portugal explained

Taça de Portugal
Year:2022–23
Other Titles:Taça de Portugal Placard
Country:Portugal
Dates:9 September 2022 – 4 June 2023
Num Teams:152
Defending Champions:Porto
Winners:Porto
Count:19
Second:Braga
Matches:153
Goals:517
Scoring Leader:Tamble Monteiro
(6 goals)
Prev Season:2021–22
Next Season:2023–24
Extra Information:[1]

The 2022–23 Taça de Portugal (also known as Taça de Portugal Placard for sponsorship reasons) was the 83rd edition of the Taça de Portugal, the premier knockout competition in Portuguese football.A total of 152 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 were not eligible – and representatives of the fifth-tier District leagues and cups.

The competition began on 9 September 2022 with the first-round matches involving teams from the third, fourth and fifth tiers, and concluded on 4 June 2023 with the final at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras. Primeira Liga side Porto were the defending champions after defeating Tondela 3–1 in the 2022 final, and successfully defended their title after a 2–0 win over Braga in the 2023 final.

As Porto secured qualification to the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League by league ranking, the cup winner's place in the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League was thus transferred to the league's fourth-placed team, Sporting CP. Consequently, the league's fifth- and sixth-placed teams, Arouca and Vitória de Guimarães, qualified instead for the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League third and second qualifying rounds, respectively. As winners, Porto will also play in the 2023 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira against the 2022–23 Primeira Liga winners, Benfica.

Format

RoundClubs
remaining
Clubs
involved
Winners from
previous round
New entries
this round
Leagues entering at this round (tier)
First round152118none118Liga 3 (3rd): 21 teams
Campeonato de Portugal (4th): 54 teams
District Football Associations (5th): 43 teams
Second round1109216Liga Portugal 2 (2nd): 16 teams
Third round64644618Primeira Liga (1st): 18 teams
Fourth round323232nonenone
Fifth round161616nonenone
Quarter-finals888nonenone
Semi-finals444nonenone
Final222nonenone

Teams

A total of 152 teams competed in the 2022–23 edition, comprising 18 teams from the Primeira Liga (tier 1), 16 teams from the Liga Portugal 2 (tier 2), 21 teams from the Liga 3 (tier 3), 54 teams from the Campeonato de Portugal (tier 4) and 43 teams from the District championships and cups (tier 5).

Primeira Liga

Liga Portugal 2

Liga 3

Série A
Série B

Campeonato de Portugal

Série A
Série B
Série C
Série D

District Championships

Algarve FA
Angra do Heroísmo FA
Aveiro FA
Beja FA
Braga FA
Bragança FA
Castelo Branco FA
Coimbra FA
Évora FA
Guarda FA
Horta FA
Leiria FA
Lisbon FA
Madeira FA
Ponta Delgada FA
Portalegre FA
Porto FA
Santarém FA
Setúbal FA
Viana do Castelo FA
Vila Real FA
Viseu FA

Schedule

All draws were held at the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) headquarters in Oeiras. Match kick-off times were in WET (UTC±0) from the third round to the semi-finals, and in WEST (UTC+1) during the rest of the competition.

RoundDraw dateDate(s)FixturesTeamsPrize money[2]
First round11 August 20229–11 September 202242152 → 110€3,000
Second round13 September 20221–2 October 202246110 → 64€4,000
Third round4 October 202214–16 October 20223264 → 32€5,000
Fourth round18 October 20228–10 November 20221632 → 16€6,000
Fifth round14 November 202210–12 January 2023816 → 8€9,000
Quarter-finals8–9 February 202348 → 4€12,000
Semi-finals12 and 26 April 2023 (1st leg)
25 April and 4 May 2023 (2nd leg)
44 → 2€17,500
Final4 June 202312 → 1€150,000 (losing finalist)
€300,000 (winner)

First round

A total of 118 teams representing the Liga 3, Campeonato de Portugal and the District Championships were involved in the first round draw, which was held on 11 August 2022. Thirty-four 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.

ByesThe following thirty-four teams received a bye to the second round:
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Second round

A total of 92 teams were involved in the second round draw, which was held on 13 September 2022.The 16 teams from the Liga Portugal 2 joined the 42 winners from first round and the 34 teams that received a bye to the second round. All Liga Portugal 2 teams played this round as visitors.

Third round

A total of 64 teams were involved in the third round draw, which was held on 4 October 2022. The 18 teams from the Primeira Liga joined the 46 winners from second round. All Primeira Liga teams played this round as visitors.

Fourth round

A total of 32 teams were involved in the fourth round draw, which was held on 18 October 2022.

Fifth round

A total of 16 teams were involved in the fifth round draw, which was held on 14 November 2022. Campeonato de Portugal's Rabo de Peixe and Beira-Mar were the lowest ranked teams in the draw.

Semi-finals

Braga won 7–2 on aggregate.----

Porto won 5–3 on aggregate.

Final

See main article: 2023 Taça de Portugal final.

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals[3]
1 Tamble MonteiroSão João de Ver6
Toni MartínezPorto
Jhonder CádizFamalicão
4 Marcelo SantiagoBeira-Mar5
João VictorDumiense
Diogo LamasPêro Pinheiro
José VarelaVitória de Setúbal
8 Tiago LopesB-SAD4

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Taça de Portugal Placard 2022/2023 – Statistics . ogol.com.br . 3 September 2022 . pt.
  2. Web site: Contrapartidas financeiras Taça de Portugal. 2021-08-04. 2021-08-10. www.fpf.pt. pt. Taça de Portugal prize money. PDF. 2021-08-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20210810220437/https://www.fpf.pt/DownloadDocument.ashx?id=19124. dead.
  3. Web site: Top Scorer :: Taça de Portugal Placard 2022/23 . Playmaker . 6 May 2023 .