Portuguese Cup 3rd Round

The 3^rd round of the Portuguese cup will take place on the weekend of 16^th and 17^th of October which will see many of the top league clubs take on 3^rd and second division clubs.

The previous week we saw the League Cup first leg where some of the lower teams upset the big boys, Stay tuned for some upsets

Here is the equivalent of the Portuguese league to the English Leagues

*(LZS) Liga Zon Sagres ( Portuguese Prem)

*(LO) Liga Orangina (Portuguese Championship)

*(2^nd Div) II Liga (League 2)

*(3^rd Div) III Liga (Conference)

As you will see the difference is big in Portuguese football. In England the conference will offer a better set up then in many Portuguese 3^rd division, which if going down in order would be equivalent of league 2 in england.

The 2^nd  Division is divided into 3 zones (north/Central/South) and 3^rd league into districts (8 Serie’s) giving it more of a Ryman type of set up.

The Matches are as follow:

Matches taking place on the 17^th October 2010

-Gil Vicente (LO) 2 - 4 V. Setúbal (LZS)

-U. Leiria (LZS) 1 - 2 U. Madeira (2^nd Div)

-Estoril (LO) 1 – 2 Sporting (LZS)

-FC Porto (LZS) 4 - 1 Limianos (3^rd Div)

-Benfica (LZS) 5 –  1 Arouca (LO)
-Rio Ave (LZS) 4  - 1 Estrela Vendas Novas (3^rd Div)

Matches taking place on the 17^th October 2010

-Paços Ferreira (LZN) 3 - 1 S. João Ver (3^rd Div)

-Lagoa (2^nd Div) 0-0p Torreense (2^nd Div)

-Mondinense(3^rd Div) e2-1 Coimbrões(2^nd Div)

-Santa Maria (3^rd Div) 1-0 Penalva do Castelo (3^rd Div)

-Ribeirão (2^nd Div) 2-0 Belenenses (LO)

-Sertanense (2^nd Div) 0-0p Olhanense (LZS)

-Naval (LZS) 0-2 Marítimo (LZS)

-Varzim (LO) p–p Gondomar (2^nd Div)

-Bombarralense (3^rd Div) 2–1Louletano (2^nd Div)

-Portimonense (LZS) 2–0 Cinfães(3^rd Div)

-Carregado (2^nd Div)  p0-0 Fátima (LO)

-Atlético (2^nd Div) 3-1 Macedo Cavaleiros (2^nd Div)

-Pinhalnovense (2^nd Div) 3–0 Fafe (2^nd Div)

-Sp. Espinho (2^nd Div) 4–1 Pontassolense (2^nd Div)

-Tirsense (2^nd Div) 5–1 Sampedrense (3^rd Div)

-Operário (2^nd Div) 0–2 Moreirense (LO)

-Merelinense (2^nd Div)  2-1 Farense (2^nd Div)

-Juv. Évora (2^nd Div) 1-0 Santa Clara (LO)

-Mirandela (3^rd Div) 1-1p Beira Mar (LZN)  

-Anadia (2^nd Div) 1–2 Feirense (LO)

-Cesarense (2^nd Div) 1–2e Académica (LZS)

-Tourizense (2^nd Div) e2-1 Aliados Lordelo (2^nd Div)

-V. Guimarães (LZN) 4-0 At. Malveira (3^rd Div)

-Nacional (LZN)  4-2 Padroense (2^nd Div)

-Leixões (LO) 3–2 Mafra (2^nd Div)