Taça AF Viseu

Taça AF Viseu

Founded	1976
Region	Viseu
Number of teams	41 (2018–19)
Current champions	Ferreira de Aves (3rd title)
Most successful club(s)	Mangualde (4 titles)
Website	Taça AF Viseu

The Taça AF Viseu, generally known as the Taça Sócios de Mérito, is a men's football knockout cup competition held between the clubs of the Viseu Football Association and competed by semi-professional teams. The competition was instigated in 1976 and the first winners were UD Sampedrense.

Winners receive the Taça AF Viseu trophy, qualify for the Taça de Portugal and a place in the Supertaça AF Viseu. Ferreira de Aves are the current holders, having beaten Silgueiros 2–1 in the 2019 final. Mangualde are the most successful club with 4 titles.

Format

The cup is open to all clubs competing in the Viseu Football Association leagues. The competition is a knockout tournament with pairings drawn at random. It features two qualifying rounds and two rounds proper before the semi-finals. Teams from Primeira Divisão enter at the preliminary round stage, those from Liga de Honra enter at the second qualifying round.

As of 2011, the third tier of the Viseu Football Association, Segunda Divisão was abolished after the restructure of the Portuguese football league system, drastically reducing the number of teams.

Finals

Key to list of winners

	Match went to extra time
	Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
	Winning team won the Double

Taça AF Viseu winners

Season	Winners	Score	Runners–up	Venue
1976–77	Sampedrense
1977–78	Not held
1978–79
1979–80	Canas de Senhorim
1980–81	Silgueiros
1981–82	Silgueiros
1982–83	Briosa Pextrafil
1983–84	Penalva do Castelo
1984–85	Oliveira de Frades
1985–86	Lusitano
1986–87	Sernancelhe
1987–88	Mortágua
1988–89	Moimenta da Beira
1989–90	Ferreira de Aves
1990–91	Lamego	5–2	Santar
1991–92	Lamego
1992–93	Nelas
1993–94	Sernancelhe
1994–95	Mangualde
1995–96	Lusitano
1996–97	Sernancelhe		Oliveira de Frades
1997–98	Ferreira de Aves
1998–99	Souselo
1999–2000	Cambres
2000–01	Santacombadense
2001–02	Santacombadense
2002–03	SC Paivense	4–1	Santar	Parque Desportivo de Sant'Ana
2003–04	Tondela
2004–05	Tondela	3–2	Lusitano	Estádio do Fontelo
2005–06	Santacombadense	6–0	Canas de Senhorim	Estádio do Fontelo
2006–07	Cinfães	3–3 (4–2)	Lamelas	Estádio do Fontelo
2007–08	Mangualde	2–1	Santacombadense	Estádio do Fontelo
2008–09	Mangualde	2–0	Moimenta da Beira	Estádio do Fontelo
2009–10	Sampedrense	2–1	Lusitano	Estádio do Fontelo
2010–11	Sátão	1–0	Mortágua	Estádio do Fontelo
2011–12	Mangualde	3–1	Paivense	Estádio do Fontelo
2012–13	Castro Daire	1–1 (3–1)	Moimenta da Beira	Estádio do Fontelo
2013–14	Paivense	3–1	Moimenta da Beira	Estádio do Fontelo
2014–15	Carregal do Sal	2–2 (5–4)	Paivense	Estádio do Fontelo
2015–16	Penalva Castelo	3–1	Moimenta da Beira	Estádio João Cardoso
2016–17	Lamego	3–0	Silgueiros	Estádio Municipal Nossa Senhora dos Remédios
2017–18	Silgueiros	3–2	Lamego	Estádio do Fontelo
2018–19	Ferreira de Aves	2–1	Silgueiros	Estádio do Fontelo
2019–20	Abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic

Total titles won

Club	Winners	Runners-up	Winning seasons	Runner-up seasons
Mangualde	4	0	1994–95, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2011–12
Silgueiros	3	2	1980–81, 1981–82, 2017–18	2016–17, 2018–19
Santacombadense	3	1	2000–01, 2001–02, 2005–06	2007–08
Sernancelhe	3	0	1986–87, 1993–94, 1996–97
Lamego	3	1	1990–91, 1991–92, 2016–17	2017–18
Ferreira de Aves	3	0	1989–90, 1997–98, 2018–19
Paivense	2	2	2002–03, 2013–14	2011–12, 2014–15
Lusitano	2	2	1985–86, 1995–96	2004–05, 2009–10
Sampedrense	2	0	1976–77, 2009–10
Tondela	2	0	2003–04, 2004–05
Penalva do Castelo	2	0	1983–84, 2015–16
Moimenta da Beira	1	4	1988–89	2008–09, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16
Mortágua	1	1	1987–88	2010–11
Briosa Pextrafil	1	0	1982–83
Cambres	1	0	1999–00
Canas de Senhorim	1	1	1979–80	2005–06
Carregal do Sal	1	0	2014–15
Castro Daire	1	0	2012–13
Cinfães	1	0	2006–07
Nelas	1	0	1992–93
Oliveira de Frades	1	1	1984–85	1996–97
Sátão	1	0	2010–11
Souselo	1	0	1998–99
Santar	0	2		1990–91, 2002–03
Lamelas	0	1		2006–07

Total titles won by counsil

City	Number of titles	Clubs
Viseu	6	Silgueiros (3), Lusitano (2), Briosa Pextrafil (1)
Mangualde	4	Mangualde (4)
Lamego	4	Lamego (3), Cambres (1)
Sátão	4	Ferreira de Aves (3), Sátão (1)
Santa Comba Dão	3	Santacombadense (3)
Sernancelhe	3	Sernancelhe (3)
Cinfães	2	Cinfães (1), Souselo (1)
Penalva do Castelo	2	Penalva do Castelo (2)
São Pedro do Sul	2	Sampedrense (2)
Tondela	2	Tondela (2)
Penalva do Castelo	2	Penalva do Castelo (2)
Vila Nova de Paiva	2	Paivense (2)
Castro Daire	1	Castro Daire (1)
Canas de Senhorim	1	Canas de Senhorim (1)
Carregal do Sal	1	Carregal do Sal (1)
Moimenta da Beira	1	Moimenta da Beira (1)
Mortágua	1	Mortágua (1)
Nelas	1	Nelas (1)
Oliveira de Frades	1	Oliveira de Frades (1)

External links

• Competition page (in Portuguese)