2025–26 Taça de Portugal
| Taça de Portugal Generali Tranquilidade | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Portugal |
| Dates | 30 August 2025 – 24 May 2026 |
| Teams | 149 |
| Defending champions | Sporting CP |
The 2025–26 Taça de Portugal (also known as Taça de Portugal Generali Tranquilidade for sponsorship reasons) is the 86th edition of the Taça de Portugal, the premier knockout competition in Portuguese football. The winners will qualify for the 2026–27 UEFA Europa League league stage should they have not qualified via the league.
A total of 149 teams have entered the cup. All teams from the top four tiers of the Portuguese football league system are competing in this edition – excluding reserve or B teams, which are not eligible – together with representatives of the fifth-tier district leagues and cups. The competition began on 30 August 2025 with the first-round matches involving teams from the third, fourth and fifth tiers, and will conclude on 24 May 2026 with the final at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras. Primeira Liga side Sporting CP are the defending champions.
Format
| Round | Clubs remaining |
Clubs involved |
Winners from previous round |
New entries this round |
Leagues entering at this round (tier) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 149 | 116 | none | 116 | Liga 3 (3rd): 18 teams Campeonato de Portugal (4th): 54 teams District Football Associations (5th): 44 teams |
| Second round | 108 | 92 | 39+38 | 15 | Liga Portugal 2 (2nd): 15 teams |
| Third round | 64 | 64 | 46 | 18 | Primeira Liga (1st): 18 teams |
| Fourth round | 32 | 32 | 32 | none | none |
| Fifth round | 16 | 16 | 16 | none | none |
| Quarter-finals | 8 | 8 | 8 | none | none |
| Semi-finals | 4 | 4 | 4 | none | none |
| Final | 2 | 2 | 2 | none | none |
Teams
A total of 149 teams competed in the 2025–26 edition, comprising 18 teams from the Primeira Liga (tier 1), 15 teams from the Liga Portugal 2 (tier 2), 18 teams from the Liga 3 (tier 3), 54 teams from the Campeonato de Portugal (tier 4) and 44 teams from the District championships and cups (tier 5).[1]
Primeira Liga |
Liga Portugal 2
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Liga 3 |
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Campeonato de Portugal
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District Championships
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First round
Second round
Third round
| Primeira Liga (1) | Liga Portugal 2 (2) | Liga 3 (3) | Campeonato de Portugal (4) | District Championships (5) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18 / 18
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11 / 15
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10 / 18
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17 / 54
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8 / 44
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64 / 149
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Fourth round
The draw for the fourth round was made on the 19 October 2025 on the Federação Portuguesa de Futebol official YouTube channel. The winners proceed to Fifth round.[2] The matches are being played between 21 and 23 November 2025.[3]
| Primeira Liga (1) | Liga Portugal 2 (2) | Liga 3 (3) | Campeonato de Portugal (4) | District Championships (5) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13 / 18
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6 / 15
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6 / 18
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6 / 54
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1 / 44
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32 / 149
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| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 21 November 2025 | ||
| Atlético CP (3) | 0–2 | Benfica (1) |
| 22 November 2025 | ||
| AFS (1) | 0–0 (7–6 p) | Académico Viseu (2) |
| Alpendorada (4) | 0–3 | Casa Pia (1) |
| Vitória de Guimarães (1) | 4–0 | Mortágua (4) |
| Sp. Covilhã (3) | 0–2 | Lusitano Évora (3) |
| 1º Dezembro (3) | 1–3 | União de Leiria (2) |
| Estoril (1) | 1–2 | Famalicão (1) |
| Sporting CP (1) | 3–0 | Marinhense (4) |
| FC Porto (1) | 3–0 | Sintrense (4) |
| 23 November 2025 | ||
| Lusitânia Lourosa (2) | 0–1 | Torreense (2) |
| Vila Meã (4) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Leixões (2) |
| Fafe (3) | 2–1 | Arouca (1) |
| Farense (2) | 5–1 | Silves (5) |
| Santa Clara (1) | 3–0 | Comércio e Indústria (4) |
| Tondela (1) | 0–0 (5–6 p) | Caldas (3) |
| Braga (1) | 4–2 | Nacional (1) |
Fifth round
| Primeira Liga (1) | Liga Portugal 2 (2) | Liga 3 (3) | Campeonato de Portugal (4) | District Championships (5) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 / 18
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3 / 15
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3 / 18
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1 / 54
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0 / 44
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14 / 149
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| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 17 December 2025 | ||
| Vitória de Guimarães (1) | 0–1 | AFS (1) |
| Vila Meã (4) | 0–1 | União de Leiria (2) |
| Farense (2) | 0–2 | Benfica (1) |
| Casa Pia (1) | 1–2 | Torreense (2) |
| 18 December 2025 | ||
| Santa Clara (1) | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Sporting CP (1) |
| FC Porto (1) | 4–1 | Famalicão (1) |
| 23 December 2025 | ||
| Caldas (3) | – | Braga (1) |
| 27 December 2025 | ||
| Lusitano Évora (3) | – | Fafe (3) |
Quarter-finals
| Primeira Liga (1) | Liga Portugal 2 (2) | Liga 3 (3) | Campeonato de Portugal (4) | District Championships (5) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 / 18
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2 / 15
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1 / 18
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0 / 54
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0 / 44
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8 / 149
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Semi-finals
| Primeira Liga (1) | Liga Portugal 2 (2) | Liga 3 (3) | Campeonato de Portugal (4) | District Championships (5) | Total |
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0 / 18
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0 / 15
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0 / 18
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0 / 54
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0 / 44
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4 / 149
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Final
Bracket
References
- ^ "Comunicado Oficial TAÇA DE PORTUGAL GENERALI TRANQUILIDADE 2025/2026 Formato". fpf.pt (in Portuguese). FPF. 6 August 2025.
- ^ "4.ª eliminatória definida". fpf.pt (in Portuguese). FPF. 19 October 2025.
- ^ "As emoções da Taça estão de volta". fpf.pt (in Portuguese). FPF. 21 November 2025.