2003–04 Taça de Portugal

2003–04 Taça de Portugal

Tournament details
Country	Portugal
Dates	7 September 2003 – 16 May 2004
Teams	228
Final positions
Champions	Benfica (24th title)
Runner-up	Porto
Tournament statistics
Matches played	227
Goals scored	742 (3.27 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Constantino Edgaras Jankauskas Edson Igor Tiago Tomo Šokota (3 goals each)

The 2003–04 Taça de Portugal was the 64th edition of the Portuguese football knockout tournament organized by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). This edition of the Taça de Portugal began on 7 September 2003,^[1] and concluded on 16 May 2004 with the final at the Estádio Nacional.

Porto were the previous holders, having defeated União de Leiria 1–0 in the previous season's final.^[2] Benfica defeated Porto, 2–1 in the final to win their twenty fourth Taça de Portugal, dedicated to Miklós Fehér.^[3][4] Benfica's cup success would gain them qualification to the 2004 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira.^[5]

Format and schedule

Round	Date(s)	Clubs entering this round	Clubs from the previous round	Clubs involved	Fixtures
First round ^[1]	7 September 2003	137 clubs competing in the Terceira Divisão and Portuguese District Leagues	none	137	68
Second round ^[2]	28 September 2003	54 clubs competing in the Segunda Divisão	68 winners from the first round	124	62
Third round	11–12 October 2003	18 clubs competing in the Liga de Honra	62 winners from the second round	80	40
Fourth round	22–23 November 2003	18 clubs competing in the Primeira Liga	40 winners from third round	58	29
Fifth round	17 December 2003	none	29 winners from fourth round	29	14
Sixth round	14 January 2004	none	14 winners from fifth round	15	7
Quarter-finals	11 February 2004	none	7 winners from sixth round	8	4
Semi-finals	16–17 March 2004	none	4 winners from the quarterfinals	4	2
Final	16 May 2004	none	2 winners from the semifinals	2	1

1. ^1 One hundred and sixteen of the one hundred and eighteen teams competing in the 2003–04 Terceira Divisão, played in this round. Benfica B were unable to compete in the domestic cup competition due to the possibility of encountering their senior side in the competition. Queluz also did not participate.

2. ^2 Fifty four of the fifty nine teams competing in the 2003–04 Segunda Divisão, played in this round. Académica de Coimbra B, Braga B, Marítimo B, Porto B and Sporting CP B were unable to compete in the domestic cup competition due to the possibility of encountering their senior side in the competition. Queluz also did not participate.

Teams

Primeira Liga

Académica de Coimbra Alverca Beira-Mar Belenenses Benfica Boavista Braga Estrela da Amadora Gil Vicente

Marítimo Moreirense Nacional Paços de Ferreira Porto Rio Ave Sporting CP União de Leiria Vitória de Guimarães

Liga de Honra

Chaves Desportivo das Aves Estoril Feirense Felgueiras Leixões Maia Marco Naval Ovarense

Penafiel Portimonense Rabo de Peixe Salgueiros Santa Clara Sporting da Covilhã União da Madeira Varzim Vitória de Setúbal

Second Division

North Zone

Bragança Caçadores das Taipas Dragões Sandinenses Ermesinde Fafe Freamunde Gondomar Infesta Leça

Lixa Lousada Paredes Pedras Rubras Trofense Valdevez Vilanovense Vizela

Central Zone

Académico de Viseu Águeda Alcains Caldas Esmoriz Estarreja Fátima Marinhense Oliveira do Bairro Oliveira do Hospital

Oliveirense Pampilhosa Portomosense Sanjoanense Sporting de Espinho Sporting de Pombal Torreense União de Lamas Vilafranquense

South Zone

Amora Barreirense Camacha Estrela Vendas Novas Farense Louletano Lusitânia Mafra Odivelas

Olhanense Olivais e Moscavide Oriental Pinhalnovense Pontassolense Ribeira Brava Santo António Sintrense União Micaelense

Third Division

Série A

Amares Cabeceirense Cerveira Esposende Joane Juventude de Ronfe Maria da Fonte Mirandela Monção

Montalegre Os Sandinenses Ponte da Barca Rebordelo Santa Maria Valenciano Valpaços Vianense Vilaverdense

Série B

AD Oliveirense Aliados Lordelo Canelas Cinfães Famalicão Fiães Lourosa Nogueirense Paços de Brandão

Pedrouços Rebordosa Régua Ribeirão Rio Tinto São Pedro da Cova Tirsense Torre de Moncorvo Vila Real

Série C

Aguiar da Beira Anadia Arouca Arrifanense Cesarense Fornos de Algodres Gafanha Mangualde Milheiroense

Penalva do Castelo Santacombadense São João de Ver Sátão Social Lamas Tocha Tourizense União de Coimbra Valecambrense

Série D

Abrantes Alcobaça Alqueidão da Serra Atlético Riachense Benfica Castelo Branco Beneditense Bidoeirense Caranguejeira Fazendense

Idanhense Lourinhanense Mirense Peniche Rio Maior Sertanense Sourense Torres Novas União Almeirim

Série E

1º de Dezembro Alcochetense Benavilense Câmara de Lobos Carregado Casa Pia Loures Machico

Malveira Montijo O Elvas Portosantense Sacavenense Santacruzense Santana Vialonga

Série F

Almancilense Atlético CP Beira-Mar de Monte Gordo Desportivo de Beja Esperança de Lagos Fabril Barreiro Imortal Juventude de Évora Lusitano VRSA

Messinense Monte Trigo Moura Quarteirense Seixal Sesimbra Silves União Santiago Vasco da Gama AC

Série Azores

Angrense Barreiro Boavista Flores Madalena Mira Mar

Operário Praiense Santiago Sporting de Ideal Velense

District Leagues

Águias de Alpiarça Águias do Moradal Atei Avintes Bombarralense CF Vasco da Gama Eléctrico Estrela da Calheta Fayal Ginásio Figueirense

Lagoa Macedo de Cavaleiros Moitense Neves Os Leões Paivense Penelense UD Valonguense União de Montemor União Torcatense

First round

For the first round draw, teams were drawn against each other in accordance to their geographical location. The draw was split up into four sections: teams from the north, the center, the south and the Azores region.^[6] All first round cup ties were played on the 7 September.^[7][8] Due to the odd number of teams at this stage of the competition, Rabo de Peixe progressed to the next round due to having no opponent to face at this stage of the competition. The first round of the cup saw teams from the Terceira Divisão (IV) start the competition alongside some teams who registered to participate in the cup from the Portuguese District Leagues (V).

North Zone

Home team Score Away team AD Oliveirense (IV) 3 – 2 Joane (IV) Atei (V) 0 – 1 Amares (IV) Avintes (V) 2 – 0 Ponte da Barca (IV) Cabeceirense (IV) 4 – 1 Macedo de Cavaleiros (V) Canelas (IV) 2 – 3 Neves (V) Cerveira (IV) 1 – 3 (aet) Pedrouços (IV) Cinfães (IV) 3 – 0 Régua (IV) Esposende (IV) 5 – 0 Paivense (V) Famalicão (IV) 4 – 3 Aliados Lordelo (IV) Juventude de Ronfe (IV) 1 – 3 Mirandela (IV) Monção (IV) 1 – 2 Vilaverdense (IV)

Home team Score Away team Os Sandinenses (IV) 2 – 0 Valpaços (IV) Paços de Brandão (IV) 2 – 2 (aet, p. 4 – 2) Fiães (IV) Rebordelo (IV) 0 – 2 Montalegre (IV) Rebordosa (IV) 0 – 0 (aet, p. 5 – 3) Rio Tinto (IV) Ribeirão (IV) 4 – 2 Tirsense (IV) Santa Maria (IV) 3 – 0 União Torcatense (V) São Pedro da Cova (IV) 1 – 1 (aet, p. 4 – 5) Vianense (IV) Torre de Moncorvo (IV) 1 – 0 Maria da Fonte (IV) Valenciano (IV) 0 – 1 Nogueirense (IV) Vila Real (IV) 0 – 0 (aet, p. 5 – 4) Lourosa (IV)

Central Zone

Home team Score Away team Águias Alpiarça (V) 2 – 2 (aet, p. 5 – 4) Cesarense (IV) Aguiar da Beira (IV) 5 – 2 (aet) Atlético Riachense (IV) Alqueidão da Serra (IV) 0 – 4 Benfica Castelo Branco (IV) Anadia (IV) 4 – 1 Águias do Moradal (V) Arouca (IV) 2 – 0 União Almeirim (IV) Arrifanense (IV) 1 – 0 Bombarralense (V) Bidoeirense (IV) 4 – 3 Caranguejeira (IV) Fornos de Algodres (IV) 0 – 0 (aet, p. 4 – 5) Abrantes (IV) Gafanha (IV) 2 – 1 (aet) Valecambrense (IV) Idanhense (IV) 2 – 1 (aet) Tourizense (IV) Lourinhanense (IV) 1 – 1 (aet, p. 5 – 4) Beneditense (IV)

Home team Score Away team Mangualde (IV) 2 – 2 (aet, p. 3 – 5) Sourense (IV) Milheiroense (IV) 2 – 1 Ginásio Figueirense (V) Mirense (IV) 2 – 3 Alcobaça (IV) Penalva do Castelo (IV) 1 – 0 Fazendense (IV) Penelense (V) 2 – 3 (aet) Tocha (IV) Peniche (IV) 3 – 4 (aet) São João de Ver (IV) Rio Maior (IV) 2 – 0 Torres Novas (IV) Sátão (IV) 3 – 1 União de Coimbra (IV) Sertanense (IV) 0 – 1 UD Valonguense (V) Social Lamas (IV) 1 – 1 (aet, p. 3 – 4) Santacombadense (IV)

South Zone

Home team Score Away team Beira-Mar de Monte Gordo (IV) 0 – 1 1º de Dezembro (IV) Câmara de Lobos (IV) 3 – 1 Sacavenense (IV) Carregado (IV) 2 – 3 Fabril Barreiro (IV) CF Vasco da Gama (V) 2 – 1 Benavilense (IV) Desportivo de Beja (IV) 1 – 2 (aet) Portosantense (IV) Eléctrico (V) 3 – 1 Olivais (IV) Estrela da Calheta (V) 2 – 0 Lagoa (V) Imortal (IV) 3 – 0 O Elvas (IV) Loures (IV) 1 – 1 (aet, p. 5 – 4) Alcochetense (IV) Lusitano VRSA (IV) 0 – 1 Real (IV)

Home team Score Away team Messinense (IV) 0 – 2 Atlético CP (IV) Monte Trigo (IV) 1 – 0 Almancilense (IV) Montijo (IV) 4 – 2 Esperança de Lagos (V) Quarteirense (IV) 2 – 0 Moura (IV) Seixal (IV) 2 – 1 (aet) Machico (IV) Sesimbra (IV) 4 – 1 Vialonga (IV) Silves (IV) 7 – 1 Santacruzense (IV) União de Montemor (V) 1 – 2 Santana (IV) União de Santiago (IV) 3 – 0 Juventude de Évora (IV) Vasco Gama AC (IV) 0 – 1 Moitense (V)

Azores Zone

Home team Score Away team Barreiro (IV) 5 – 1 Fayal (V) Madalena (IV) 2 – 1 Os Leões (V) Mira Mar (IV) 0 – 3 Operário (IV)

Home team Score Away team Praiense (IV) 3 – 1 Santiago (IV) Sporting de Ideal (IV) 3 – 1 Boavista Flores (IV) Velense (IV) 1 – 2 Angrense (IV)

Second round

For the second round draw, teams were drawn against each other in accordance to their geographical location. The draw was split up into three sections: teams from the north, the center and the south. Ties were played on the 28 September.^[9][10] The second round saw teams from the Portuguese Second Division (III) enter the competition.

North Zone

Home team Score Away team Avintes (V) 6 – 0 Neves (V) Bragança (III) 3 – 0 Ribeirão (IV) Cabeceirense (IV) 2 – 1 (aet) Dragões Sandinenses (III) Os Sandinenses (IV) 1 – 2 Caçadores das Taipas (III) Ermesinde (III) 1 – 3 Amares (IV) Freamunde (III) 1 – 0 Vila Real (IV) Gondomar (III) 0 – 2 Santa Maria (IV) Infesta (III) 2 – 0 Vilaverdense (IV) Leça (III) 5 – 1 (aet) Montalegre (IV)

Home team Score Away team Lixa (III) 3 – 0 AD Oliveirense (IV) Nogueirense (IV) 6 – 2 (aet) Lousada (III) Paredes (III) 3 – 0 Rebordosa (IV) Pedras Rubras (III) 1 – 1 (aet, p. 5 – 4) Vilanovense (III) Pedrouços (IV) 1 – 0 F.C. Vizela (III) Torre de Moncorvo (IV) 3 – 1 Mirandela (IV) Trofense (III) 1 – 1 (aet, p. 3 – 4) Famalicão (IV) Valdevez (III) 3 – 1 (aet) Esposende (IV) Vianense (IV) 1 – 3 (aet) Fafe (III)

Central Zone

Home team Score Away team Académico de Viseu (III) 4 – 1 Tocha (IV) Alcains (III) 1 – 0 (aet) Torreense (III) Alcobaça (IV) 1 – 3 Oliveirense (III) Abrantes (IV) 2 – 3 Penalva do Castelo (IV) Bidoeirense (IV) 1 – 6 Rio Maior (IV) Idanhense (IV) 0 – 2 Cinfães (IV) Lourinhanense (IV) 3 – 1 Benfica Castelo Branco (IV) Marinhense (III) 2 – 1 Águeda (III) Milheiroense (IV) 0 – 0 (aet, p. 1 – 3) União de Lamas (III) Oliveira do Bairro (III) 1 – 5 Caldas (III) Paços de Brandão (IV) 1 – 0 Águias de Alpiarça (V)

Home team Score Away team Pampilhosa (III) 1 – 1 (aet, p. 3 – 1) Anadia (IV) Portomosense (III) 3 – 3 (aet, p. 5 – 3) Arouca (IV) Sanjoanense (III) 3 – 0 Aguiar da Beira (IV) Santacombadense (IV) 3 – 3 (aet, p. 3 – 4) Esmoriz (III) São João de Ver (IV) 3 – 1 Arrifanense (IV) Sátão (IV) 1 – 0 Oliveira do Hospital (III) Sourense (IV) 2 – 0 Gafanha (IV) Sporting de Espinho (III) 1 – 0 Sporting de Pombal (III) UD Valonguense (V) 1 – 2 Fátima (III) Vilafranquense (III) 1 – 0 Estarreja (III)

South Zone

Home team Score Away team 1º de Dezembro (IV) 3 – 1 Monte Trigo (IV) Amora (III) 2 – 0 Fabril Barreiro (IV) Barreirense (III) 4 – 1 Imortal (IV) Barreiro (IV) 1 – 0 Sintrense (III) Câmara de Lobos (IV) 4 – 1 Operário (IV) CF Vasco da Gama (V) 2 – 2 (aet, p. 3 – 2) Quarteirense (IV) Estrela Vendas Novas (III) 2 – 1 União Micaelense (III) Farense (III) 3 – 0 Praiense (IV) Louletano (III) 1 – 0 Estrela da Calheta (V) Loures (IV) 2 – 1 Oriental (III) Lusitânia (III) 2 – 0 Portosantense (IV) Madalena (IV) 0 – 1 Atlético CP (IV)

Home team Score Away team Mafra (III) 2 – 0 Montijo (IV) Moitense (V) 1 – 1 (aet, p. 4 – 3) Camacha (III) Odivelas (III) 4 – 2 Pontassolense (III) Olhanense (III) 5 – 1 Angrense (IV) Pinhalnovense (III) 1 – 0 Olivais e Moscavide (III) Rabo Peixe (V) 1 – 2 (aet) Eléctrico (V) Real (IV) 1 – 3 Seixal (IV) Ribeira Brava (III) 1 – 1 (aet, p. 2 – 4) Santiago (IV) Santana (IV) 2 – 4 (aet) Casa Pia (IV) Santo António (III) 1 – 1 (aet, p. 3 – 2) Silves (IV) Sesimbra (IV) 4 – 5 Sporting de Ideal (IV)

Third round

The draw for the third round took place on the 2 October.^[11] Ties were played on the 11–12 October.^[12][13] The third round saw teams from the Liga de Honra (II) enter the competition.

Home team Score Away team Estoril (II) 2 – 0 Penalva do Castelo (IV) Felgueiras (II) 5 – 0 Santa Maria (IV) 1º de Dezembro (IV) 1 – 0 Amora (III) Atlético CP (IV) 1 – 0 (aet) Barreirense (III) Bragança (III) 2 – 4 Leça (III) Caldas (III) 2 – 3 Paredes (III) Câmara de Lobos (IV) 2 – 1 Famalicão (IV) CF Vasco da Gama (V) 2 – 9 Maia (II) Estrela Vendas Novas (III) 1 – 3 Lourinhanense (IV) Fafe (III) 4 – 0 Esmoriz (III) Fátima (III) 3 – 1 Alcains (III) Feirense (II) 1 – 0 Caçadores das Taipas (III) Freamunde (III) 2 – 1 Mafra (III) Infesta (III) 4 – 1 Académico de Viseu (III) Lixa (III) 1 – 1 (aet, p. 2 – 3) Vitória de Setúbal (II) Louletano (III) 1 – 1 (aet, p. 6 – 5) Santa Clara (II) Lusitânia (III) 5 – 5 (aet, p. 4 – 5) Oliveirense (III) Marco (II) 2 – 1 Torre de Moncorvo (IV) Marinhense (III) 1 – 2 (aet) Cinfães (IV) Moitense (V) 0 – 4 Sporting da Covilhã (II)

Home team Score Away team Naval (II) 2 – 2 (aet, p. 5 – 4) Chaves (II) Nogueirense (IV) 4 – 1 Cabeceirense (IV) Odivelas (III) 0 – 1 Sourense (IV) Olhanense (III) 1 – 3 (aet) Salgueiros (II) Ovarense (II) 2 – 0 Farense (III) Paços de Brandão (IV) 1 – 0 Amares (IV) Pampilhosa (III) 2 – 4 Desportivo das Aves (II) Pedrouços (IV) 4 – 3 (aet) Pedras Rubras (III) Penafiel (II) 2 – 0 Sporting de Espinho (III) Portomosense (III) 5 – 0 Eléctrico (V) Rio Maior (IV) 2 – 2 (aet, p. 2 – 3) Casa Pia (IV) Sanjoanense (III) 3 – 1 (aet) Pinhalnovense (III) Santo António (III) 2 – 0 Avintes (V) Sátão (IV) 0 – 3 Leixões (II) Seixal (IV) 1 – 2 Portimonense (II) Sporting Ideal (IV) 1 – 4 São João de Ver (IV) União da Madeira (II) 3 – 0 Loures (IV) União de Lamas (III) 4 – 1 Barreiro (IV) Vilafranquense (III) 2 – 0 Valdevez (III) Varzim (II) 3 – 1 Santiago (IV)

Fourth round

All fourth round cup ties were played on the 22–23 November.^[14][15] The fourth round saw teams from the Primeira Liga (I) enter the competition.

Home team Score Away team Porto (I) 1 – 0 Boavista (I) Benfica (I) 3 – 1 Estrela da Amadora (I) 1º de Dezembro (IV) 0 – 2 Sporting CP (I) Académica de Coimbra (I) 4 – 2 Infesta (III) AD Oliveirense (IV) 0 – 2 Penafiel (II) Alverca (I) 0 – 1 Vitória de Setúbal (II) Atlético CP (IV) 0 – 1 Rio Ave (I) Belenenses (I) 2 – 0 Desportivo das Aves (II) Câmara de Lobos (IV) 0 – 1 Nacional (I) Cinfães (IV) 1 – 0 Paredes (III) Estoril (II) 2 – 1 Casa Pia (IV) Fátima (III) 0 – 2 Vilafranquense (III) Felgueiras (II) 2 – 1 Sourense (IV) Gil Vicente (I) 0 – 2 Sanjoanense (III) Leça (III) 4 – 2 Portomosense (III)

Home team Score Away team Leixões II) 0 – 2 Naval (II) Lourinhanense (IV) 2 – 3 Beira-Mar (I) Maia (II) 1 – 0 União da Madeira (II) Marítimo (I) 2 – 0 Feirense (II) Moreirense (I) 2 – 0 Fafe (III) Paços de Brandão (IV) 0 – 6 Braga (I) Paços de Ferreira (I) 2 – 1 Ovarense (II) Pedrouços (IV) 4 – 2 Louletano (III) Portimonense (II) 5 – 4 Nogueirense (IV) Salgueiros (II) 2 – 0 Freamunde (III) Santo António (III) 2 – 0 Varzim (II) Sporting da Covilhã (II) 0 – 4 União de Leiria (I) União de Lamas (III) 0 – 1 Marco (II) Vitória de Guimarães (I) 3 – 0 São João de Ver (IV)

Fifth round

Ties were played on the 17 December.^[16][17] Felgueiras won their fifth round cup tie against Vilafranquense,^[18] but their win was overturned and Vilafranquense progressed to the next round due to Felgueiras' coach appearing at the tie to manage his side when he was supposed to be suspended.^[19] Due to the odd number of teams involved at this stage of the competition, Braga qualified for the quarter-finals due to having no opponent to face at this stage of the competition.

Sanjoanense (III) v Moreirense (I)

17 December 2003	Sanjoanense (III)	2–3	Moreirense (I)	Estádio Conde Dias Garcia, São João da Madeira
14:30	Quim Pedro 13' Rui Miguel 22'	(Report)	R. Fernandes 29' Primo 43' Demétrios 54' (pen.)	Referee: Jorge Sousa

Belenenses (I) v Penafiel (II)

17 December 2003	Belenenses (I)	2–1	Penafiel (II)	Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon
15:00	Eliseu 81' Leonardo 90'	(Report)	Wesley 24'	Referee: André Gralha

Estoril (II) v Leça (III)

17 December 2003	Estoril (II)	6–0	Leça (III)	Estádio António Coimbra da Mota, Estoril
15:00	Marcão 31', 38' (pen.), 88' Marcos Antônio 36' Marco Paulo 56' Everaldo 83'	(Report)		Referee: Nélio Mendonça

Felgueiras (II) v Vilafranquense (III)

17 December 2003	Felgueiras (II)	0–3	Vilafranquense (III)	Estádio Dr. Machado de Mato, Felgueiras
15:00		(Report)		Referee: João Roque

Marco (II) v Pedrouços (IV)

17 December 2003	Marco (II)	3–0	Pedrouços (IV)	Estádio Municipal Marco de Canaveses, Marco de Canaveses
15:00	Rui Gomes 2' Jurandir 72' Rogério 89'	(Report)		Referee: Rui Costa

Paços de Ferreira (I) v Portimonense (II)

17 December 2003	Paços de Ferreira (I)	0–1	Portimonense (II)	Estádio da Mata Real, Paços de Ferreira
15:00		(Report)	Augusto 52'	Referee: Mário Mendes

Rio Ave (I) v Beira-Mar (I)

17 December 2003	Rio Ave (I)	1–0	Beira-Mar (I)	Estádio do Rio Ave FC, Vila do Conde
15:00	Jacques 42'	(Report)		Referee: Pedro Henriques

Santo António (III) v Cinfães (IV)

17 December 2003	Santo António (III)	2–0	Cinfães (IV)	Estádio Figueiras, Ponta Delgada
15:00	Pacheco 12' E. Simão 39'	(Report)		Referee: Hernâni Duarte

União de Leiria (I) v Marítimo (I)

17 December 2003	União de Leiria (I)	3–1	Marítimo (I)	Estádio Municipal da Marinha Grande, Leiria
15:00	Douala 45' João Paulo 51' Maciel 87'	(Report)	Eduardo Oliveira 29' (o.g.)	Referee: Augusto Duarte

Nacional (I) v Salgueiros (II)

17 December 2003	Nacional (I)	4–0	Salgueiros (II)	Estádio Engenheiro Rui Alves, Madeira
16:00	Adriano 14', 29' Baiano 64' Leandro 72'	(Report)		Referee: Lucílio Batista

Vitória de Guimarães (I) v Naval (II)

17 December 2003	Vitória de Guimarães (I)	0–2	Naval (II)	Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães
16:00		(Report)	Baha 26' (pen.)	Referee: Martins dos Santos

Sporting CP (I) v Vitória de Setúbal (II)

17 December 2003	Sporting CP (I)	0–1	Vitória de Setúbal (II)	Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
20:30		(Report)	Orestes 7'	Referee: Paulo Paraty

Porto (I) v Maia (II)

17 December 2003	Porto (I)	3–0	Maia (II)	Estádio das Antas, Porto
21:00	McCarthy 25' Maniche 80' Alenichev 90'	(Report)		Referee: Nuno Almeida

Académica de Coimbra (I) v Benfica (I)

17 December 2003	Académica de Coimbra (I)	0–1	Benfica (I)	Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra
21:15		(Report)	Luisão 21'	Referee: Paulo Costa

Sixth round

Ties were played on the 14–21 January.^[20][21] Due to the odd number of teams involved at this stage of the competition, Benfica qualified for the quarter-finals due to having no opponent to face at this stage of the competition.

Marco (II) v Naval (II)

14 January 2004	Marco (II)	0–0 (a.e.t.) (7–8 p)	Naval (II)	Estádio Municipal Marco de Canaveses, Marco de Canaveses
15:00		(Report)		Referee: Pedro Proença
	Penalties
	Glauber Vitinha		Fernando

Rio Ave (I) v Portimonense S.C. (II)

14 January 2004	Rio Ave (I)	2–1	Portimonense S.C. (II)	Estádio do Rio Ave FC, Vila do Conde
15:00	Paulo César 69' Van Es 90+3'	(Report)	Lino 57'	Referee: João Ferreira

União de Leiria (I) v Nacional (I)

14 January 2004	União de Leiria (I)	1–2	Nacional (I)	Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria
15:00	H. Almeida 1'	(Report)	Goulart 51' Álvarez 85', pen.'	Referee: Martins dos Santos

Moreirense (I) v Braga (I)

14 January 2004	Moreirense (I)	1–2	Braga (I)	Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas, Moreira de Cónegos
16:00	Demétrios 69'	(Report)	Bruno 45' (o.g.) Narcisse 75'	Referee: Carlos Xistra

Belenenses (I) v Santo António (III)

14 January 2004	Belenenses (I)	4–0	Santo António (III)	Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon
18:30	Pelé 37' Leonardo 54' Marco Paulo 70' Verona 90+1'	(Report)		Referee: António Costa

Estoril (II) v Vitória de Setúbal (II)

14 January 2004	Estoril (II)	1–0	Vitória de Setúbal (II)	Estádio António Coimbra da Mota, Estoril
20:30	Buba 13'	(Report)		Referee: Jorge Sousa

Porto (I) v Vilafranquense (III)

21 January 2004	Porto (I)	4–0	Vilafranquense (III)	Estádio das Antas, Porto
	Carlos Alberto 23', 76' M. Ferreira 28' Conceição 65' (pen.)	(Report)		Referee: Paulo Pereira

Quarter-finals

All quarter-final ties were played on the 11 February.^[22][23]

Rio Ave (I) v Porto (I)

11 February 2004	Rio Ave (I)	1–2	Porto (I)	Estádio do Rio Ave FC, Vila do Conde
	R. Carvalho 46' (o.g.)	(Report)	Costinha 21' Moraes 39'	Referee: Martins dos Santos

Benfica (I) v Nacional (I)

11 February 2004	Benfica (I)	2–1	Nacional (I)	Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
15:00	Tiago 85' Šokota 86'	(Report)	Baiano 22'	Referee: Bruno Paixão

Naval (II) v Braga (I)

11 February 2004	Naval (II)	2–3	Braga (I)	Estádio Municipal José Bento Pessoa, Figueira da Foz
15:00	Fernando 6' Carlitos 59'	(Report)	Paulo Sérgio 26' Wender 73' Igor 82'	Referee: Lucílio Batista

Belenenses (I) v Estoril (II)

11 February 2004	Belenenses (I)	2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Estoril (II)	Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon
19:00	Hugo Henrique 17', 114'	(Report)	Fellahi 21' Marco Paulo 99'	Referee: Paulo Costa
	Penalties
	Verona Neca Hugo Henrique Ceará Valdiram C. Fernandes José Sousa Antchouet		Pinheiro Fellahi Marco Paulo Dorival Barreto Vidais Paulo Sousa João Pedro

Semi-finals

Ties were played on the 16–17 March.^[24][25]

Braga (I) v Porto (I)

16 March 2004	Braga (I)	1–3	Porto (I)	Estádio Primeiro de Maio, Braga
21:15	Vanzini 55'	(Report)	Jankauskas 7', 52', 62'	Referee: Bruno Paixão

Benfica (I) v Belenenses (I)

17 March 2004	Benfica (I)	3–1	Belenenses (I)	Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
20:45	Šokota 7', 9' Tiago 35'	(Report)	Rosário 51'	Referee: João Ferreira

Final

Main article: 2004 Taça de Portugal Final

16 May 2004

17:15

Benfica (I)	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Porto (I)
Fyssas 58' Simão 104'	(Report)	Derlei 45'

Estádio Nacional, Oeiras

Referee: Lucílio Batista

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