2023 Taça de Portugal final explained

Event:2022–23 Taça de Portugal
Team1:Braga
Team1score:0
Team2:Porto
Team2score:2
Date:4 June 2023
Stadium:Estádio Nacional
City:Oeiras
Man Of The Match1a:Otávio[1]
Fair Player1:Ricardo Horta
Referee:João Pinheiro
Attendance:35,000
Previous:2022
Next:2024

The 2023 Taça de Portugal Final was the last match of the 2022–23 Taça de Portugal, which decided the winner of the 83rd season of the Taça de Portugal, the premier knockout cup competition in Portuguese football.[2] It was played on 4 June 2023 at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, between Primeira Liga sides Braga and Porto.

Braga played their eight final in the competition, having last appeared in the 2021 final when they defeated Benfica 2–0 for their third title. Porto played the decisive match for the 33rd time and second consecutive season, having beaten Tondela in the previous season's final to lift the trophy for the 18th time. Braga and Porto have previously played each other in the Taça de Portugal final on three occasions, with Porto winning in 1977 and 1998, and Braga winning their most recent meeting in 2016.

Route to the final

BragaRoundPorto
OpponentResult2022–23 Taça de PortugalOpponentResult
Felgueiras 19322–1 (A)Third roundAnadia6–0 (A)
Moreirense2–1 (H)Fourth roundMafra3–0 (A)
Vitória de Guimarães3–2 (H)Fifth roundArouca4–0 (H)
Benfica1–1 (H) (5–4 pen.)Quarter-finalsAcadémico de Viseu1–0 (A)
Nacional5–0 (A)Semi-finalsFamalicão2–1 (A)
2–2 (H)3–2 (H)
Note: H = home fixture, A = away fixture

Match

Details

GK 1 Matheus
RB 2
CB 3
CB 34
LB 26
RW 21
CM 8
CM 10
LW 27
CF 9
CF 21 Ricardo Horta (c)
Substitutes:
GK 12 Tiago Sá
DF 17
DF 5 Serdar Saatçı
DF 15 Paulo Oliveira
MF 19
MF 22
MF 88 André Castro
FW 23
FW 14
Manager:
Artur Jorge
GK 14 Cláudio Ramos
RB 11
CB 5 Iván Marcano
CB 3 Pepe (c)
LB 22
RW 25
MF 8
MF 46
LW 13
RF 9
CF 30
Substitutes:
GK 99 Diogo Costa
DF 17
DF 2 Fábio Cardoso
LB 12
CM 16
FW 20
FW 19
FW 29
FW 7
Manager:
Sérgio Conceição
Man of the Match:
Otávio
Fair Player of the Match:
Ricardo Horta

Assistant referees


Bruno Jesus
Luciano Maia
Fourth official


Manuel Oliveira
Video assistant referee


Nuno Almeida
Assistant video assistant referees


Hélder Malheiro
André Campos

Match rules
  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Seven named substitutes
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Otávio distinguido no Jamor. FPF. pt. Portuguese Football Federation. 4 June 2023. 23 May 2024.
  2. Web site: Formato Taça Placard. Portuguese Football Federation. pt. Taça de Portugal format. PDF. 5 August 2021. 10 August 2021.