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Benfica defeated Sporting CP 3–1 to claim the Taça de Portugal for a twenty third time in their history. [2] In Portugal, the final was televised live on RTP. As a result of winning the Taça de Portugal, Benfica qualified for the 1996 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, where they faced 1995–96 Primeira Divisão winners Porto. [3] [4]
The 1996–97 Taça de Portugal began in September 1996. [1] The final was played on 10 June 1997 at the Estádio Nacional. [2] Benfica were the previous holders, having defeated Sporting CP 3–1 in the previous season's final. [3] Boavista defeated cup holders Benfica, 3–2 in the final to win their fifth Taça de Portugal. [4]
Benfica TV (BTV) is a Portuguese sports-oriented premium cable and satellite television channel operated by sports club S.L. Benfica.Its headquarters are located at the Estádio da Luz, having a second studio at Benfica Campus.
The 1996 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira was the 18th edition of the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, the annual Portuguese football season-opening match contested by the winners of the previous season's top league and cup competitions (or cup runner-up in case the league- and cup-winning club is the same).
Benfica started the new season after having lost their fifth European Cup final in the past season, while Porto regained the league title back. [1] Swedish manager Sven-Göran Eriksson made some squad adjustments, releasing established players like Fernando Chalana, Diamantino Miranda and Álvaro Magalhães, and losing Aldair to Roma.
Benfica defeated Boavista 5–2 to claim the Taça de Portugal for a twenty-second time in their history. [2] In Portugal, the final was televised live on RTP. As a result of Benfica winning the Taça de Portugal, they qualified for the 1993 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira where they took on 1992–93 Primeira Divisão winners Porto. [3] [4] [5]
The Vimaranenses last Taça de Portugal final appearance was the 2011 final against Porto, where they lost 6–2. [11] In Benfica's and Vitória de Guimarães' entire history, the two teams had met on 152 different occasions. Benfica had accumulated 104 victories while Vitória de Guimarães had accumulated 24 victories.
Benfica defeated Porto 1–0 to claim an eighteenth Taça de Portugal. [2] The final was played at the start of the following season, in August, and was played at F.C. Porto's home ground Estádio das Antas, after huge discussions about the place of the final. In spite of the home soil advantage, Porto could not stop Benfica from winning 1–0.