round and are joined by the teams who finished in the top eight of the 2010–11 Primeira Liga. The sixteen teams will be seeded depending on their league position from the previous season. The sixteen teams involved in this round would be split into four groups from group A to D. The first round matches of the group stage took place on 21 December 2011 and 2–3 January 2012, the second-round games took place on 18 January and the third round matches took place on 2–3 February 2012. The winners of each group would progress to the semi final stage to be played on the 21 March 2012. Participating teams Names in bold are the colloquial names of the clubs. Estoril, Gil Vicente, Marítimo, Moreirense, Penafiel, Portimonense, Santa Clara, Vitória de Setúbal all progressed from the second round to this phase. Benfica, Nacional, Paços de Ferreira, Porto, Rio Ave, Sporting CP, Braga and Vitória de Guimarães started their campaign at this stage. Sport Lisboa e Benfica Grupo Desportivo Estoril-Praia Gil Vicente Futebol Clube Club Sport Marítimo Moreirense Futebol Clube Clube Desportivo Nacional "da Madeira" Futebol Clube Paços de Ferreira Futebol Clube de Penafiel Portimonense Sporting Clube Futebol Clube do Porto Rio Ave Futebol Clube Clube Desportivo Santa Clara Sporting Clube de Portugal Sporting Clube de Braga Vitória Sport Clube "de Guimarães" Vitória Futebol Clube "de Setúbal" Draw The draw for the third round took place on 23 November 2012 at 12:00 at the LPFP headquarters in Lisbon, Portugal. The teams involved in this round were seeded according to their league position from either the 2010–11 Primeira Liga or the 2010–11 Liga de Honra depending in which division they played in last season. Groups Group A Group B Group C Group D Knockout phase Semi-finals Final Statistics Top goalscorers As of the 14 April 2012 23:19 (UTC) References External links Official webpage Official regulation Official statistics 2011-12 2011–12 European domestic association football cups 2011–12 in Portuguese football