27 May 1956: FC Porto’s first Portuguese Cup, start of greatness | OneFootball

On May 27, 1956, FC Porto won the first Portuguese Cup in its history by beating Torreense 2-0 in the final of the 1955/56 edition of the competition, with two goals from Hernâni.

The decisive match was played at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras and marked a historic moment for the blue-and-white club, which lifted the trophy of Portuguese football’s main knockout competition for the first time.

On that day, FC Porto lined up as follows: Pinho, Pedroto, Monteiro da Costa, Miguel Arcanjo, Osvaldo Cambalacho, Virgílio, Hernâni, Gastão, Jaburu, Carlos Duarte and Perdigão.

The 1956 triumph was marked as an important milestone in the club’s journey in the Portuguese Cup, paving the way for an honours list that would grow in the decades that followed. The final against Torreense therefore remains one of the symbolic dates in FC Porto’s history.

Seventy years later, the anniversary continues to deserve recognition for its sporting importance and for the role it played in establishing FC Porto on the national stage.

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