FC Porto seek cup to go with second division title against Benfica | OneFootball

A clash that always sparks great anticipation, pitting two of the biggest rivals in Portuguese football against each other, but which, in the women’s game, sees them reach this final at very different stages: Benfica dominant in the top flight and FC Porto on the rise towards the main division.

Since winning promotion in 2018/19, the season in which they were crowned champions of the second tier, Benfica have won the top-flight title on six occasions (2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25 and 2025/26). The 2019/20 season is not counted, as it was their first competing in the top division and they were leading when the competition was first suspended and later cancelled due to the covid-19 pandemic.

As for FC Porto, who won the Second Division this season after launching their women’s team in 2024/25, also with a title in the third tier, there is ambition to achieve a rare league and cup double.

The team, which faced Benfica B twice in the Second Division (0-0 and 1-1), could also join the ‘Eagles’ as the only team from a lower division to win the Portuguese Cup, a feat Benfica achieved in 2018/19.

The final will be played on Sunday at the National Stadium in Oeiras, with kick-off scheduled for 17:15.

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