2020–21 Taça de Portugal

The 2020–21 Taça de Portugal (also known as Taça de Portugal Placard for sponsorship reasons) was the 81st edition of the Taça de Portugal, the premier knockout competition in Portuguese football. A total of 165 clubs compete in this edition, including all teams from the top three tiers of the Portuguese football league system – excluding reserve or B teams, which are not eligible – and representatives of the fourth-tier District leagues and cups. The competition began on 26 September 2020 with the first-round matches involving teams from the third and fourth tiers, and concluded on 23 May 2021 with the final at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras.

Primeira Liga side Porto were the defending champions and entered the competition in the third round, but they were eliminated by eventual winners Braga in the semi-finals. Braga beat Benfica 2–0 in the final to win their third title.

Teams
A total of 165 teams compete in the 2021–21 edition, comprising 18 teams from the Primeira Liga (tier 1), 16 teams from the LigaPro (tier 2), 88 teams from the Campeonato de Portugal (tier 3) and 43 teams from the District championships and cups (tier 4).

Primeira Liga

 * Belenenses SAD
 * Benfica
 * Boavista
 * Braga
 * Famalicão
 * Farense
 * Gil Vicente
 * Marítimo
 * Moreirense


 * Nacional
 * Paços de Ferreira
 * Porto
 * Portimonense
 * Rio Ave
 * Santa Clara
 * Sporting CP
 * Tondela
 * Vitória de Guimarães

LigaPro

 * Académica
 * Académico de Viseu
 * Arouca
 * Casa Pia
 * Chaves
 * Cova da Piedade
 * Estoril
 * Feirense


 * Leixões
 * Mafra
 * Oliveirense
 * Penafiel
 * Sp. Covilhã
 * Varzim
 * Vilafranquense
 * Vizela

Campeonato de Portugal

 * Series A
 * Águia Vimioso
 * Bragança
 * Cerveira
 * Maria da Fonte
 * Merelinense
 * Mirandela
 * Montalegre
 * Vianense
 * Vidago
 * Vilaverdense


 * Series B
 * Berço
 * Brito
 * Camacha
 * Desportivo das Aves
 * Fafe
 * Felgueiras
 * Mondinense
 * Pevidém
 * São Martinho
 * Tirsense


 * Series C
 * Amarante
 * Câmara de Lobos
 * Coimbrões
 * Gondomar
 * Leça
 * Paredes
 * Pedras Rubras
 * Salgueiros
 * Trofense
 * União da Madeira
 * Vila Real


 * Series D
 * Águeda
 * Anadia
 * Beira-Mar
 * Canelas
 * Castro Daire
 * Espinho
 * Lusitânia Lourosa
 * Lusitano Vildemoinhos
 * Sanjoanense
 * São João de Ver
 * Valadares
 * Vila Cortez


 * Series E
 * Alcains
 * Benfica Castelo Branco
 * Carapinheirense
 * Condeixa
 * GRAP
 * Marinhense
 * Mortágua
 * Oleiros
 * Oliveira do Hospital
 * Sertanense
 * União de Leiria
 * Vitória de Sernache


 * Series F
 * 1.º de Dezembro
 * Alverca
 * Caldas
 * Fátima
 * Loures
 * Lourinhanense
 * Pêro Pinheiro
 * Sacavenense
 * Sintrense
 * Torreense
 * União de Almeirim
 * União de Santarém


 * Series G
 * Estrela da Amadora
 * Fabril Barreiro
 * Fontinhas
 * Olímpico Montijo
 * Oriental de Lisboa
 * Oriental Dragon
 * Praiense
 * Rabo de Peixe
 * Real
 * Sporting Ideal


 * Series H
 * Aljustrelense
 * Amora
 * Esperança de Lagos
 * Juventude de Évora
 * Louletano
 * Lusitano de Évora
 * Moncarapachense
 * Moura
 * Olhanense
 * Pinhalnovense
 * Vitória de Setúbal

District Championships

 * Algarve FA
 * Ferreiras (3rd)
 * Culatrense (4th)
 * Angra do Heroísmo FA
 * Guadalupe
 * Lusitânia dos Açores
 * Aveiro FA
 * Ovarense (2nd)
 * Calvão
 * Beja FA
 * Vasco da Gama da Vidigueira (2nd)
 * Praia Milfontes (3rd)
 * Braga FA
 * Amares
 * Caçadores das Taipas
 * Bragança FA
 * Rebordelo (2nd)
 * Estudantes Africanos (3rd)


 * Castelo Branco FA
 * Águias do Moradal (2nd)
 * Idanhense (4th)
 * Coimbra FA
 * Tocha (2nd)
 * Ançã (3rd)
 * Évora FA
 * União Montemor (2nd)
 * Lusitano de Évora
 * Guarda FA
 * Mêda (1st)
 * Aguiar da Beira
 * Horta FA
 * Fayal
 * Madalena
 * Leiria FA
 * Portomosense (3rd)
 * Alqueidão da Serra


 * Lisbon FA
 * Atlético (3rd)
 * Ericeirense (4th)
 * Madeira FA
 * Porto da Cruz
 * Ponta Delgada FA
 * São Roque Açores
 * Vale Formoso
 * Portalegre FA
 * Crato (1st)
 * Portalegrense (2nd)
 * Porto FA
 * Foz
 * Vila Meã


 * Santarém FA
 * Fazendense (2nd)
 * Tomar
 * Setúbal FA
 * Barreirense (2nd)
 * Sesimbra (3rd)
 * Viana do Castelo FA
 * Limianos (2nd)
 * Desportivo de Monção
 * Vila Real FA
 * Vilar de Perdizes
 * Santa Marta de Penaguião
 * Viseu FA
 * Cinfães (2nd)
 * Ferreira das Aves (3rd)

Note: 1st/2nd/3rd/4th: final placing in championship at the time of interruption.

Schedule
All draws are held at the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) headquarters in Oeiras. Match kick-off times are in WET (UTC±0) from the third round to the semi-finals, and in WEST (UTC+1) during the rest of the competition. The schedule was published along with all national men competitions on 13 August 2020.

First round
A total of 131 teams representing the Campeonato de Portugal and the District Championships were involved in the first round draw, which was held on 10 September 2020. Twenty-one teams received a bye to the second round and the remaining teams were split into eight series according to geographical proximity. These teams were then paired inside their series, with the first team drawn playing at home.

The following twenty-one teams received a bye to the second round:
 * Byes


 * Esperança de Lagos (3)
 * Merelinense (3)
 * Vitória de Setúbal (3)
 * Ovarense (4)
 * Águeda (3)
 * Caldas (3)


 * Mortágua (3)
 * Fontinhas (3)
 * Vidago (3)
 * Olímpico Montijo (3)
 * Amora (3)


 * Vilar de Perdizes (4)
 * Desportivo de Monção (4)
 * Estudantes Africanos (4)
 * Rebordelo (4)
 * Salgueiros (3)


 * Idanhense (4)
 * União de Montemor (4)
 * Espinho (3)
 * Sesimbra (4)
 * Oriental Lisboa (3)


 * Matches

Second round
A total of 92 teams were involved in the second round draw, which was held on 10 September 2020. The 16 teams from the Liga Portugal 2 joined the 55 winners from first round and the 21 teams that received a bye to the second round. All Liga Portugal 2 teams played this round as visitors.

Third round
A total of 64 teams were involved in the third round draw, which was held on 22 October 2020. The 18 teams from the Primeira Liga joined the 46 winners from second round. All Primeira Liga teams played this round as visitors.

Fourth round
A total of 32 teams were involved in the fourth round draw, which was held on 25 November 2020.

Fifth round
A total of 16 teams were involved in the fifth round draw, which was held on 16 December.

Quarter-finals
The quarter-final pairings were decided during the draw of the fifth round, on 16 December 2020.

Semi-finals
Times are WET (UTC±0).

Braga won 4–3 on aggregate.

Benfica won 5–1 on aggregate.