2018 Taça de Portugal final
# 2018 Taça de Portugal final

The 2018 Taça de Portugal Final was the last match of the 2017–18 Taça de Portugal, which decided the winner of the 78th season of the Taça de Portugal. It was played on 20 May 2018 at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, between Desportivo das Aves and Sporting CP. This was the first appearance for Desportivo das Aves in a Taça de Portugal final. The match was won by Desportivo das Aves.

## Route to the final

| Desportivo das Aves | Desportivo das Aves | Round | Sporting CP | Sporting CP |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Opponent | Result | 2017–18 Taça de Portugal | Opponent | Result |
| Vila Real | 1–0 (A) | Third round | Oleiros | 4–2 (A) |
| União de Leiria | 3–0 (A) | Fourth round | Famalicão | 2–0 (H) |
| União da Madeira | 5–1 (A) | Fifth round | Vilaverdense | 4–0 (H) |
| Rio Ave | 4–4 (5–4 pen.) (A) | Quarter-finals | Cova da Piedade | 2–1 (A) |
| Caldas | 1–0 (H) | Semi-finals | Porto | 0–1 (A) |
| Caldas | 2–1 (a.e.t.) (A) | Semi-finals | Porto | 1-0 (5–4 pen.) (H) |

Note: H = home fixture, A = away fixture

## Match

### Details

| GK | 1 | Quim (c) |
| - | - | - |
| RB | 2 | Rodrigo Soares |
| CB | 26 | Carlos Ponck | 60' |
| CB | 44 | Diego Galo |
| LB | 21 | Nélson Lenho |
| DM | 15 | Fernando Tissone |
| CM | 30 | Vítor Gomes | 68' |
| AM | 19 | Bruno Braga | | 71' |
| RW | 23 | Amilton | 43' | 75' |
| LW | 16 | Nildo Petrolina | 90' | 90+1' |
| CF | 7 | Alexandre Guedes |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 83 | Adriano Facchini |
| MF | 11 | Luis Fariña |
| MF | 29 | Claudio Falcão | | 71' |
| FW | 33 | Derley |
| DF | 46 | Jorge Fellipe | | 90+1' |
| DF | 50 | Mama Baldé | 82' | 75' |
| MF | 73 | Hamdou Elhouni |
| Manager: ||
| José Mota ||
| GK | 1 | Rui Patrício (c) |
| RB | 13 | Stefan Ristovski |
| CB | 4 | Sebastián Coates |
| CB | 22 | Jérémy Mathieu |
| LB | 5 | Fábio Coentrão | | 63' |
| DM | 14 | William Carvalho | | 46' |
| CM | 16 | Rodrigo Battaglia |
| AM | 8 | Bruno Fernandes |
| RW | 77 | Gelson Martins |
| LW | 9 | Marcos Acuña | 82' |
| CF | 28 | Bas Dost |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 18 | Romain Salin |
| MF | 7 | Rúben Ribeiro |
| DF | 15 | Lumor Agbenyenu |
| MF | 25 | Radosav Petrović |
| MF | 27 | Josip Mišić | | 63' |
| MF | 37 | Wendel |
| FW | 40 | Fredy Montero | | 46' |
| Manager: ||
| Jorge Jesus ||
