Taça da Liga
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Organising body | Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional |
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Founded | 2007 |
Region | Portugal |
Number of teams | 34 (2018–19 season) |
Current champions | Sporting (1st title) |
Most successful club(s) | Benfica (7 titles) |
Television broadcasters |
RTP[1] Sport TV |
Website | Taça CTT |
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The Taça da Liga (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈtasɐ dɐ ˈliɣɐ]), known outside Portugal as the Portuguese League Cup, is an annual football club competition organised by the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional (LPFP) for teams competing in the Primeira Liga and LigaPro, the top two tiers of Portuguese football.[2] Unlike the French and English league cups, the winners do not qualify for European competitions.
The Taça da Liga was established in the 2007–08 season, thus becoming the third official competition for professional clubs in Portugal,[2] after a proposal by Sporting and Boavista was approved by LPFP members on 28 November 2006. Due to sponsorship reasons, it is currently known as Allianz Cup.
Benfica are the most decorated team, having won a record seven trophies. The current holders are Sporting, who defeated Vitória de Setúbal (the first club to win the trophy) in the 2018 final to secure their first title in the competition.
Format
The Taça da Liga format has suffered changes throughout the competition's history in order to increase the number of matches and also revenue for both clubs and LPFP. Since the 2015–16 season, the approved format is the following:
- First round – One-legged ties between all Segunda Liga teams (except reserve or B teams), with the winner advancing to the next round. In case of an odd number of participating teams, one team receives a bye to the next round.
- Second round – One-legged ties between the first-round winners, the twelve Primeira Liga teams ranked 5th–16th in the previous season, and the two teams promoted from the Segunda Liga. The winner advances to the next round.
- Third round – Four groups of four teams played in a single round-robin format, each containing three second-round winners and one of the four top-placed Primeira Liga season teams of the previous season. The group winners advance to the next round.
- Knockout phase – Semi-finals and final played as one-legged fixtures played in a neutral ground.
Finals
Season | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Date | Venue |
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2007–08 | Vitória de Setúbal | 0–0 (3–2 p) |
Sporting CP | 22 March 2008 | Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé |
2008–09 | Benfica | 1–1 (3–2 p) |
Sporting CP | 21 March 2009 | Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé |
2009–10 | Benfica (2) | 3–0 | Porto | 21 March 2010 | Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé |
2010–11 | Benfica (3) | 2–1 | Paços de Ferreira | 23 April 2011 | Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra |
2011–12 | Benfica (4) | 2–1 | Gil Vicente | 14 April 2012 | Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra |
2012–13 | Braga | 1–0 | Porto | 13 April 2013 | Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra |
2013–14 | Benfica (5) | 2–0 | Rio Ave | 7 May 2014 | Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria |
2014–15 | Benfica (6) | 2–1 | Marítimo | 29 May 2015 | Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra |
2015–16 | Benfica (7) | 6–2 | Marítimo | 20 May 2016 | Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra |
2016–17 | Moreirense | 1–0 | Braga | 29 January 2017 | Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé |
2017–18 | Sporting CP | 1–1 (5–4 p) |
Vitória de Setúbal | 27 January 2018 | Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga |
Performance by club
Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning seasons | Runner-up seasons |
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Benfica | 7 | 0 | 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16 | — |
Sporting CP | 1 | 2 | 2017–18 | 2007–08, 2008–09 |
Braga | 1 | 1 | 2012–13 | 2016–17 |
Vitória de Setúbal | 1 | 1 | 2007–08 | 2017–18 |
Moreirense | 1 | 0 | 2016–17 | — |
Porto | 0 | 2 | — | 2009–10, 2012–13 |
Marítimo | 0 | 2 | — | 2014–15, 2015–16 |
Paços de Ferreira | 0 | 1 | — | 2010–11 |
Gil Vicente | 0 | 1 | — | 2011–12 |
Rio Ave | 0 | 1 | — | 2013–14 |
Participating clubs
Players statistics
Appearances
- As of match played 10 January 2017[5]
Rank | Nat. | Player | Apps | Goals | Years | Clubs |
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João Pedro | 34 | 4 | 2007–2015 | Beira-Mar, Leiria, Oliveirense, Naval, Braga Belenenses, Moreirense |
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Ricardo Pessoa | 33 | 6 | 2007– | Portimonense, Moreirense | |
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Edgar Sá | 33 | 2 | 2008–2016 | Covilhã, Santa Clara |
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Jardel | 32 | 1 | 2009– | Estoril, Olhanense, Benfica |
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Tarantini | 32 | 4 | 2007– | Portimonense, Rio Ave | |
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Guedes | 30 | 7 | 2007– | Penafiel, Paços Ferreira, Rio Ave |
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Lourenço Almeida | 30 | 2 | 2007–2014 | Penafiel, Beira-Mar, Vitória de Setúbal, Desportivo das Aves, Santa Clara, Académico de Viseu | |
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Steven Vitória | 29 | 4 | 2007–2014 | Olhanense, Covilhã, Estoril, Benfica |
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Filipe Gonçalves | 29 | 2 | 2007–2016 | Vitória Setúbal, Paços Ferreira, Trofense, Moreirense, Estoril | |
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Pedro Ribeiro | 29 | 1 | 2007–2017 | Gil Vicente, Trofense, Belenenses, Penafiel |
Goalscorers
All-time top scorers
- As of match played 10 January 2017[6]
Rank | Nat. | Player | Goals | Games | Years | Clubs |
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Tozé Marreco | 12 | 24 | 2011– | Desportivo das Aves, União da Madeira, Naval, Tondela |
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Liédson | 11 | 13 | 2007–2011 | Sporting |
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Jonas | 9 | 11 | 2014– | Benfica |
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Rabiola | 9 | 16 | 2009– | Porto, Desportivo das Aves, Penafiel | |
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Lima | 9 | 16 | 2009–2015 | Belenenses, Braga, Benfica | |
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Miguel Rosa | 9 | 22 | 2008– | Estoril, Carregado, Belenenses | |
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Clemente | 9 | 25 | 2009– | Chaves, Oliveirense, Santa Clara | |
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Rafael Porcellis | 7 | 9 | 2012– | Santa Clara, Feirense, União da Madeira |
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Matheus | 7 | 11 | 2007–2011 | Vitória de Setúbal, Braga | |
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Óscar Cardozo | 7 | 18 | 2007–2014 | Benfica | |
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Hélder Guedes | 7 | 30 | 2007– | Penafiel, Paços Ferreira, Rio Ave |
Bold = Still active
Goalscorers by seasons
Season | Player | Country | Club | Goals |
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2007–08 | Matheus | ![]() |
Vitória de Setúbal | 5 |
2008–09 | Liédson | ![]() |
Sporting CP | 4 |
2009–10 | Carlão | ![]() |
União de Leiria | 3 |
2010–11 | Hugo Vieira | ![]() |
Gil Vicente | 5 |
2011–12 | Baba Diawara | ![]() |
Marítimo | 4 |
Rodrigo | ![]() |
Benfica | ||
Miguel Rosa | ![]() |
Belenenses | ||
2012–13 | Fabrício | ![]() |
Sporting da Covilhã | 5 |
Josué | ![]() |
Paços de Ferreira | ||
Porcellis | ![]() |
Santa Clara | ||
Rabiola | ![]() |
Desportivo das Aves | ||
2013–14 | Tozé Marreco | ![]() |
Tondela | 3 |
Jackson Martínez | ![]() |
Porto | ||
Moreira | ![]() |
Leixões | ||
Ricardo Pessoa | ![]() |
Portimonense | ||
Wágner | ![]() |
Moreirense | ||
2014–15 | Jonas | ![]() |
Benfica | 5 |
2015–16 | Raúl Jiménez | ![]() |
Benfica | 4 |
Talisca | ![]() |
Benfica | ||
2016–17 | Welthon | ![]() |
Paços de Ferreira | 4 |
2017–18 | Gonçalo Paciência | ![]() |
Vitória de Setúbal | 5 |
Sponsorship
Since its inception (except in the period between 2011–15) the Taça da Liga has had the following naming sponsors meaning it has been known by different names:
Period | Sponsor | Name |
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2007–2010 | Carlsberg | Carlsberg Cup |
2010–2011 | Bwin | Bwin Cup |
2011–2015 | No main sponsor | Taça da Liga |
2015–2018 | CTT | Taça CTT |
2018– | Allianz | Allianz Cup |
Other sponsors
Records
As of 10 January 2016[7]
- Most tournament wins (team): 7 wins, Benfica
- Most final appearances (team): 7, Benfica
- Most tournament wins (individual): 7, Luisão for Benfica
- Most final appearances: (individual): 6, Luisão for Benfica (2009–11, 2014–16)
- Most matches (team): 45, Benfica
- Most matches (individual): 34, João Pedro & Ricardo Pessoa
- Most game wins (team): 37, Benfica
- Highest goalscorer (career): 12 goals, Tozé Marreco[8]
- Highest goalscorer (season): 5 goals, by Matheus for Vitória Setúbal (2007–08), Hugo Vieira for Gil Vicente (2010–11) and Jonas for Benfica (2014–15)
- Most goals scored in a match (individual): 4 goals, by Rabiola for C.D. Aves vs C.D. Trofense, 29 July 2012
- Biggest win: Moreirense 1–6 Benfica, third round, 26 January 2016
- Biggest win in a final: Marítimo 2–6 Benfica, 20 May 2016
- Highest scoring game: 8 goals, Belenenses 5–3 Leixões S.C., first round, 7 August 2011 and Marítimo 2–6 Benfica, final, 20 May 2016
- Most penalties in a deciding penalty shootout: 20 – Vitória de Guimarães 6–7 Sporting (27 September 2007)
- Youngest goalscorer in the final: Bruno Pereirinha, 20 years and 19 days, for Sporting vs Benfica, 2009
- Youngest captain in the final: João Moutinho, 21 years, 6 months and 14 days for Sporting vs Vitória Setúbal, 2008
See also
- Taça de Portugal
- Taça Ribeiro dos Reis (unofficial predecessor organized by the Portuguese Football Federation)
- Taça Federação Portuguesa de Futebol (another predecessor organized by the Portuguese Football Federation)
- List of association football competitions in Portugal
- List of Taça da Liga winning managers
References
- ↑ "Taça da Liga com transmissão na RTP" [Taça da Liga with broadcasting on RTP]. TSF (in Portuguese). TSF. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- 1 2 "Taça da Liga – Acerca desta Competição" [About this competition]. lpfp.pt (in Portuguese). Portuguese League for Professional Football. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ↑ Boavista excluded from 2009 League Cup after missing players inscription deadline "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-08-05. Retrieved 2008-08-05. (Portuguese)
- ↑ Boavista excluded from professional competitions after failing to pay debts (Portuguese)
- ↑ "Stats". thefinalball. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ↑ "Stats". thefinalball. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ↑ "Stats". thefinalball. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ↑ "Cardozo? Jonas? Jackson? Golos na Taça da Liga é mais com Tozé Marreco" [Cardozo ? Jonas ? Jackson? Goals in the League Cup is More with Toze Marreco] (in Portuguese). zerozero. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
External links
- Official website (in Portuguese)
- Portugal - List of League Cup Finals, RSSSF.com