The 2013 Taça de Portugal Final was the final match of the 2012–13 Taça de Portugal, the 73rd season of the Taça de Portugal, the premier Portuguese football cup competition organized by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). The match was played on 26 May 2013 at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and opposed Benfica and Vitória de Guimarães. Vitória defeated Benfica 2–1 and secured their first title in the competition after five previous failed appearances in the final. In Portugal, the final was televised live in HD on RTP1 and Sport TV.

As a result of winning the Taça de Portugal, Vitória claimed €300,000 in prize money. As the winners, Vitória de Guimarães qualified for the group stage of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League, and played against Porto, the winners of the 2012–13 Primeira Liga, in the 2013 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira.

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.

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