Portugal Cup – 4th round
– The 82nd edition of the Portuguese Cup is in progress.
– 13 clubs have already won the cup (!)
– Last 5 editions: 5 different winners (!)
– The last five winners in the last 5 years:
2016/17 – Benfica
18/17 – Exp. birds
19/2018 – Sporting
20/2019 – FC Porto
2020/21 – Sp. Braga
Of these 5… 4 are still in the competition!
The numbers for this edition of the Cup of Portugal (up to the 4th round):
– 123 games played
– So far, 395 goals have been scored.
– Biggest rout so far – Canelas 2010–12 Régua-0
– Of the 20 associations, 11 are no longer represented in the Cup; Évora, Portalegre, Guarda, Bragança, Vila Real, Viana do Castelo, Santarém, Coimbra, Setúbal, Castelo Branco, and Madeira
– The other 9 Associations all have representatives, namely:
– Lisbon (10), Porto (7), Braga (6), Algarve (3), Aveiro (1), Viseu (1), Leiria (1), Ponta Delgada (1) and Beja (1)
– There are 31 clubs still in the cup, 15 are on the way in this 4th round.
– Varzim was already eliminated in this tie, lost yesterday against Sporting.
– There are 4 resistant clubs in the Portuguese Championship, Paredes, Olhanense, Leça and Serpa.
– The Algarve has not been represented in this 4th round with so many teams for many years (3)
– Are present:
– I LEAGUE – 16 clubs
– II LEAGUE – 8 clubs
– III LEAGUE – 3 clubs
– Camping. Portugal – 4 clubs
Other Curiosities of the Cup:
– Only 4 clubs participated in all editions of the Cup, Benfica, FC Porto, Sporting and Académica
– 35 Portuguese coaches have already won the Cup. Carlos Carvalhal was the last to win.
And the 4th round will continue:
– Yesterday he already got the Sporting-2 Varzim-1
– Today with 3 games, the first at 16:00 with Casa Pia – Farense
– Most games will take place on Saturday and Sunday.
– Tondela – Leixões on Monday is the last game of this tie
– Best attack so far is Canelas 2010 with 14 goals, but… has already been eliminated