2008–09 Taça da Liga

2008–09 Taça da Liga
Tournament details
Host country	Portugal
Dates	2 August 2008 – 21 March 2009
Teams	32
Final positions
Champions	Benfica (1st title)
Runners-up	Sporting CP
Tournament statistics
Matches played	53
Goals scored	124 (2.34 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Liédson (4)

The 2008–09 Taça da Liga was the second edition of the Taça da Liga, also known as Carlsberg Cup due to sponsorship reasons. The first matches were played on 2 August 2008 and the final was held on 21 March 2009 at the Estádio Algarve in Faro. Present for the second time in the final of this competition, Sporting CP were once again defeated 3–2 on penalties, this time by their rivals Benfica.

Format

After the first season, a change in the format was approved by the Portuguese League for Professional Football.^[1] The Cup began with a two-legged round between teams from Liga de Honra (2nd level). Winners were joined by the clubs classified 7th–14th from last season's Primeira Liga (1st level) plus two promoted to this season's Liga. There were six groups of three clubs each, and every team played two matches (once home and once away). Winners of the groups joined the top-six teams from the last season's Primeira Liga and there were three groups of four teams, each club playing three matches. Winners of the groups and the best second-placed club competed in the one-legged semi-finals, with the winners advancing to the final.

Participating clubs

This is a list of clubs participating in the 2008–09 Portuguese League Cup:

Clubs starting from the First Round: Boavista (excluded),^[2] União de Leiria, Vizela, Gil Vicente, Olhanense, Beira-Mar, Estoril-Praia, Desportivo das Aves, Varzim, Santa Clara, Portimonense, Gondomar, Freamunde, Feirense, UD Oliveirense, Sporting da Covilhã
Clubs starting from the Second Round: Sporting de Braga, Belenenses, Nacional, Naval, Académica, Estrela da Amadora, Leixões, Paços de Ferreira, Trofense, Rio Ave
Clubs starting from the Third Round: Porto, Sporting CP, Vitória de Guimarães, Benfica, Marítimo, Vitória de Setúbal

First round

The matches were played on August 2 (first legs) and August 9 and 10, 2008 (second legs).

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Feirense	1–2	Vizela	1–2	0–0
Santa Clara	1–2	Olhanense	0–0	1–2
Estoril	2–1	U.D. Oliveirense	1–0	1–1
Varzim	0–1	União de Leiria	0–0	0–1
Sporting da Covilhã	w/o	Boavista^[2]	/	/
Freamunde	3–3 (p. 4–2)	Desportivo das Aves	3–1	0–2
Portimonense	1–4	Gil Vicente	0–2	1–2
Gondomar	3–3 (p. 5–4)	Beira-Mar	3–1	0–2

Second round

The matches were played from August 16 to November 5, 2008.

Group A


Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Rio Ave	2	2	0	3	1	+2	6
2	Sporting de Braga	2	1	1	4	1	+3	3
3	Leixões	2	0	2	1	6	−5	0

Source: lpfp.pt (in Portuguese)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Home \ Away^[1]	BRA	LEI	RAV
Braga		4–0
Leixões			1–2
Rio Ave	1–0

Source: lpfp.pt (in Portuguese)
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group B


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Belenenses	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	4
2	Gil Vicente	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	3
3	Sporting da Covilhã	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	1

Source: lpfp.pt (in Portuguese)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Home \ Away^[1]	BEL	GVI	SCO
Belenenses			0–0
Gil Vicente	0–1
Sporting da Covilhã		1–2

Source: lpfp.pt (in Portuguese)
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group C


Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Paços de Ferreira	2	2	0	4	1	+3	6
2	Estrela da Amadora	2	1	1	5	3	+2	3
3	Vizela	2	0	2	1	6	−5	0

Source: lpfp.pt (in Portuguese)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Home \ Away^[1]	EST	PAÇ	VIZ
Estrela da Amadora			4–1
Paços de Ferreira	2–1
Vizela		0–2

Source: lpfp.pt (in Portuguese)
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group D


Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Nacional	2	1	1	2	1	+1	3
2	União de Leiria	2	1	1	1	1	0	3
3	Trofense	2	1	1	1	2	−1	3

Source: lpfp.pt (in Portuguese)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Home \ Away^[1]	NAC	TRO	ULE
Nacional		2–0
Trofense			1–0
União de Leiria	1–0

Source: lpfp.pt (in Portuguese)
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group E


Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Olhanense	2	1	1	3	2	+1	3
2	Estoril-Praia	2	1	1	4	4	0	3
3	Naval 1º de Maio	2	1	1	3	4	−1	3

Source: lpfp.pt (in Portuguese)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Home \ Away^[1]	ESP	NAV	OLH
Estoril Praia			2–1
Naval 1º de Maio	3–2
Olhanense		2–0

Source: lpfp.pt (in Portuguese)
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group F


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Académica	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	4
2	Gondomar	2	1	0	1	1	2	−1	3
3	Freamunde	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	1

Source: lpfp.pt (in Portuguese)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Home \ Away^[1]	ACA	FRM	GND
Académica		1–1
Freamunde			0–1
Gondomar	0–2

Source: lpfp.pt (in Portuguese)
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third round

The matches were played from December 14, 2008 to January 18, 2009.

Group A


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Porto	3	2	0	1	4	3	+1	6
2	Nacional	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
2	Académica	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
4	Vitória de Setúbal	3	1	0	2	3	4	−1	3

Source: lpfp.pt (in Portuguese)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Home \ Away^[1]	ACA	NAC	POR	VSE
Académica		1–1
Nacional			2–1
Porto	1–0			2–1
Vitória de Setúbal	1–2	1–0

Source: lpfp.pt (in Portuguese)
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group B


Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Sporting CP	3	3	0	9	1	+8	9
2	Rio Ave	3	1	2	3	4	−1	3
3	Marítimo	3	1	2	3	6	−3	3
4	Paços de Ferreira	3	1	2	4	8	−4	3

Source: lpfp.pt (in Portuguese)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Home \ Away^[1]	MAR	PAÇ	RAV	SCP
Marítimo		2–1	1–2
Paços de Ferreira			2–1
Rio Ave				0–1
Sporting CP	3–0	5–1

Source: lpfp.pt (in Portuguese)
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group C


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Benfica	3	3	0	0	7	1	+6	9
2	Vitória de Guimarães	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	4
3	Belenenses	3	1	1	1	2	1	+1	4
4	Olhanense	3	0	0	3	1	9	−8	0

Source: lpfp.pt (in Portuguese)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Home \ Away^[1]	BEL	BEN	OLH	VGU
Belenenses				0–0
Benfica	1–0		4–1
Olhanense	0–2
Vitória de Guimarães		0–2	3–0

Source: lpfp.pt (in Portuguese)
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were held as one-legged matches with the two teams that had the highest amount of points in the Third Round being given the home ground advantage.^[3] The draw was held at the LPFP headquarters on 20 January 2009, 12:30 UTC. The matches were played on 4 February 2009.^[4]

2009-02-0421:15 UTC

Benfica	2–1	Vitória de Guimarães
Arnolin 69' (o.g.) Aimar 87'		Desmarets 89'

Estádio da Luz, Lisbon

Referee: Artur Soares Dias

2009-02-0419:00 UTC

Sporting CP	4–1	Porto
Romagnoli 35' (pen.), 48' (pen.) Derlei 65', 80'		Sektioui 9'

Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon

Referee: Carlos Xistra

Final

2009-03-2119:45 UTC

Sporting CP	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Benfica
Pereirinha 48'		Reyes 75' (pen.)
Penalties
Romagnoli Rochemback Moutinho Derlei Postiga	2–3	Aimar Cardozo Katsouranis David Luiz Martins

Estádio Algarve, Faro

Referee: Lucílio Baptista

External links

Official page (in Portuguese)

References

↑ Carlsberg Cup vai ter novo modelo: competição terá 55 jogos (in Portuguese)
1 2 Boavista were excluded from the League Cup due to missing players' inscription deadline: Clube excluído da Taça da Liga Archived August 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. (in Portuguese)
↑ Regulamento de Competições (in Portuguese)
↑ Apurados para as meias-finais (in Portuguese)

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[1] Carlsberg Cup vai ter novo modelo: competição terá 55 jogos (in Portuguese)

[Boavista-2] 1 2 Boavista were excluded from the League Cup due to missing players' inscription deadline: Clube excluído da Taça da Liga Archived August 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. (in Portuguese)

[3] Regulamento de Competições (in Portuguese)

[4] Apurados para as meias-finais (in Portuguese)

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