1979 Taça de Portugal Final
# 1979 Taça de Portugal Final

The 1979 Taça de Portugal Final was the final match of the 1978–79 Taça de Portugal, the 39th season of the Taça de Portugal, the premier Portuguese football cup competition organized by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). The final was played at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and opposed two Primeira Liga sides Boavista and Sporting CP. As the inaugural final match finished 1–1, the final was replayed a day later at the same venue with Os Axadrezados defeating the Leões 1–0 to claim a third Taça de Portugal.

In Portugal, the final was televised live on RTP. As a result of Boavista winning the Taça de Portugal, Os Axadrezados qualified for the 1979 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira where they took on 1978–79 Primeira Divisão winners Porto.

## Match

### Details

| Boavista | Sporting CP |
| - | - |

Luís Matos :

| DF | Mário João (c) |
| - | - |
| DF | Artur Ferreira |
| DF | António Taí | 110' |
| DF | Manuel Barbosa |
| MF | Albertino Pereira |
| MF | Eliseu Ramalho |
| FW | Júlio Augusto |
| FW | Mário Moinhos | 105' |
| FW | Jorge Gomes |
| FW | Salvador Almeida |
| Substitutes: |||
| DF | Amândio Barreiras | 110' |
| DF | Queiró | 105' |
| Manager: |||
| Jimmy Hagan ||||

António Botelho :

| DF | Marinho |
| - | - |
| DF | Vitorino Bastos (c) | 36' |
| DF | Paulo Meneses |
| DF | João Laranjeira |
| DF | Augusto Inácio |
| MF | Zandonaide Filho | 70' |
| FW | Samuel Fraguito |
| FW | Rui Jordão |
| FW | Manuel Fernandes |
| FW | Ademar Marques |
| Substitutes: |||
| MF | Baltasar | 70' |
| FW | Manoel Costa | 36' |
| Manager: |||
| Milorad Pavić ||||
| Match officials Assistant referees: Fourth official: | Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Maximum of two substitutions |

## Replay

### Details

| Boavista | Sporting CP |
| - | - |

Luís Matos :

| DF | António Taí |
| - | - |
| DF | Artur Ferreira |
| DF | Mário João (c) |
| MF | Eliseu Ramalho |
| MF | Albertino Pereira |
| MF | Manuel Barbosa |
| FW | Mário Moinhos |
| FW | Júlio Augusto |
| FW | Salvador Almeida |
| FW | Jorge Gomes |
| Substitutes: |||
| DF | Amândio Barreiras |
| DF | Queiró |
| Manager: |||
| Jimmy Hagan ||||

António Botelho :

| DF | Paulo Meneses |
| - | - |
| DF | Marinho |
| DF | João Laranjeira (c) |
| DF | Augusto Inácio |
| MF | Baltasar |
| MF | Ademar Marques |
| FW | Samuel Fraguito |
| FW | Carlos Freire |
| FW | Manoel Costa | 46' |
| FW | Manuel Fernandes |
| Substitutes: |||
| FW | Rui Jordão | 46' |
| Manager: |||
| Milorad Pavić ||||

* 1978–79 Taça de Portugal Winners
* Boavista 3rd Title

| Match officials Assistant referees: Fourth official: | Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Maximum of two substitutions |
| - | - |
