benfica were appearing in their 34th taça de portugal final. benfica went into the match as 24-time winners (1940, 1943, 1944, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1962, 1964, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1996, 2004). of their 33 taça de portugal final appearances, they had lost 9 times (1939, 1958, 1965, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1989, 1997, 2005). benfica's last taça de portugal final appearance was in 2005, against vitória de setúbal. the "sadinos" defeated the "encarnados" 2–1. vitória de guimarães were appearing in their sixth taça de portugal final. they had previously lost all five finals (1942, 1963, 1976, 1988, 2011). the "vimaranenses" last taça de portugal final appearance was the 2011 final against porto, where they lost 6–2.