1944–45 Taça de Portugal

Taça de Portugal 1944–45 150px Portugal 16 Sporting Clube de Portugal Sporting Clube Olhanense 31 1943–44 1945–46 The 1944–45 Taça de Portugal was the seventh season of the Taça de Portugal (English: Portuguese Cup), the premier Portuguese football knockout competition, organized by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). Benfica was the defending champion but lost in the semi-finals to Sporting Clube de Portugal. The final was played on 1 July 1945 between Sporting Clube de Portugal and Sporting Clube Olhanense. Participating teams Primeira Divisão (10 Teams) Associação Académica de Coimbra – Organismo Autónomo de Futebol Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses Sport Lisboa e Benfica Grupo Desportivo Estoril Praia Sporting Clube Olhanense Futebol Clube do Porto Sport Comércio e Salgueiros Sporting Clube de Portugal Vitória Sport Clube "de Guimarães" Vitória Futebol Clube "de Setúbal" Segunda Divisão (6 Teams) Atlético Clube de Portugal Boavista Futebol Clube Grupo Desportivo da CUF "Lisboa" Luso Sport Clube "Beja" Sport Lisboa e Elvas União Desportiva Oliveirense First round Results Atlético CP (2D) 7–4 SL Elvas (2D) 2–3 5–1 Belenenses (1D) 1–1 Estoril Praia (1D) 1–0 0–1 Benfica (1D) 11–5 Salgueiros (1D) 2–4 9–1 Boavista (1D) 5–3 Académica de Coimbra (1D) 2–2 3–1 Oliveirense (2D) 6–3 Lujo Beja (2D) 4–0 2–3 Olhanense (1D) 7–2 CUF Lisboa (2D) 3–2 4–0 Sporting CP (1D) 4–1 Porto (1D) 0–0 4–1 Vitória de Setúbal (1D) 8–2 Vitória de Guimarães (1D) 1–0 7–2 |} First round play-off Belenenses 2 – 1 Estoril Praia Quarterfinals Results Benfica (1D) 11–6 Belenenses (1D) 7–1 4–5 Olhanense (1D) 7–1 Atlético CP (2D) 5–0 2–1 Sporting CP (1D) 12–2 Oliveirense (2D) 8–1 4–1 Vitória de Setúbal (1D) 4–2 Boavista (1D) 3–0 1–2 |} Semifinals Results Olhanense (1D) 3–2 Vitória de Setúbal (1D) 0–2 3–0 Sporting CP (1D) 4–4 Benfica (1D) 1–2 3–2 |} Semifinal play-off Sporting CP 1 – 0 Benfica Final 1945 Taça de Portugal Final 1 July 1945 Sporting CP 1 – 0 Olhanense Campo das Salésias, Lisbon References External links Official webpage pt Category:Taça de Portugal seasons Port Taca