2015–16 Taça de Portugal
The 2015–16 Taça de Portugal was the 76th season of the Taça de Portugal, the premier knockout competition in Portuguese football. As of this season, it became also known as Taça de Portugal Placard due to sponsorship by sports betting game Placard.
| Taça de Portugal Placard | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Portugal |
| Dates | 5 September 2015 – 22 May 2016 |
| Teams | 155 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Braga (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | Porto |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 170 |
| Goals scored | 546 (3.21 per match) |
The competition was contested by a total of 155 clubs – an increase of 20 clubs compared to the previous edition – including teams from the top-three tiers of the Portuguese football league system and representatives of the fourth-tier District leagues and cups. It began with the first-round matches on 5 September 2015 and concluded on 22 May 2016, with the final at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras.
Making their second final appearance in two seasons, Braga defeated Porto 4–2 in a penalty shoot-out (following a 2–2 draw at the end of extra time to win the competition for the second time, 50 years after their first triumph in the 1965–66 edition. The title holders were Sporting CP, who were eliminated in the fifth round by Braga in a replay of the previous final.