The 2004 Taça de Portugal final was the final match of the 2003–04 Taça de Portugal, the 64th season of the Taça de Portugal, the premier Portuguese football cup competition organized by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). The match was played on 16 May 2004 at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and featured two Primeira Liga rivals: Benfica and Porto. Benfica defeated Porto 2–1, thanks to an extra-time goal from Portuguese winger Simão after the match had ended 1–1. Benfica players dedicated the trophy to Miklós Fehér.
In Portugal, the final was televised live on TVI and Sport TV. As Benfica claimed their 24th Taça de Portugal, they qualified for the 2004 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, where they took on the winners of the 2003–04 Primeira Liga, Porto, at the Estádio Cidade de Coimbra.
Match Details
GK1 José MoreiraRB2 Armando Sá CB4 Luisão CB33 Ricardo RochaLB14 Takis Fyssas CM6 Petit CM30 Tiago RM23 MiguelLM20 Simão (c) CF21 Nuno GomesCF25 Tomo Šokota Substitutes:GK24 Carlos BossioDF3 ArgelDF32 HélderDF47 João PereiraMF10 Zlatko Zahovič MF11 Geovanni MF16 Fernando Aguiar Manager: José Antonio Camacho GK13 NunoRB22 Paulo FerreiraCB2 Jorge Costa (c) CB4 Ricardo CarvalhoLB8 Nuno Valente DM6 Costinha CM23 Pedro Mendes CM18 ManicheAM10 Deco CF11 Derlei CF77 Benni McCarthy Substitutes:GK99 Vítor BaíaDF3 Pedro Emanuel DF5 Ricardo CostaMF15 Dmitri AlenichevMF19 Carlos Alberto FW9 Edgaras JankauskasFW21 Maciel Manager: José Mourinho
2003–04 Taça de Portugal WinnersBenfica24th title
Man of the match Takis Fyssas (Benfica)
Match officials Assistant referees: Luís Salgado (Setúbal) Venâncio Tomé (Setúbal) Fourth official: João Ferreira (Setúbal)Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Seven named substitutes Maximum of three substitutions
See also O Clássico 2003–04 S.L. Benfica season 2003–04 FC Porto season
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