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Estádio Marcelo Portugal Gouveia

Cotia, São Paulo

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2005

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The 2014–15 Taça de Portugal was the 75th season of the Taça de Portugal, the premier Portuguese football knockout cup competition organised by the Portuguese Football Federation. The competition was contested by a total of 135 clubs, comprising teams from the top three tiers of Portuguese football and the winners of the District Cups. It began with the first-round matches on 6 September 2014 and concluded on 31 May 2015 with the final at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, where Sporting CP defeated Braga 3–1 on penalties, after a 2–2 draw at the end of extra-time. This was the first time that the competition's final was decided by a penalty shootout.

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  • 2014It began with the first-round matches on 6 September 2014 and concluded on 31 May…

    It began with the first-round matches on 6 September 2014 and concluded on 31 May 2015 with the final at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, where Sporting CP defeated Braga 3–1 on penalties, after a 2–2 draw at the end of extra-time.

  • This was the first time that the competition's final was decided by a penalty shootout.

  • 2014The title holders were Benfica, who beat Rio Ave 1–0 in the 2014 final to win the…

    The title holders were Benfica, who beat Rio Ave 1–0 in the 2014 final to win the competition for a record 25th time.

  • 2015However, since they qualified for the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League play-off round…

    However, since they qualified for the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League play-off round through their league placing, their cup winners place in the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League group stage was transferred directly to the highest-placed team in the league qualified for the UEFA Europa League (Braga) – instead of being given to the cup runners-up, as in previous seasons –, with the highest-placed team in the league that did not qualify to European competitions (Belenenses) receiving a place in the third qualifying round.