2009–10 Taça da Liga

The 2009–10 Taça da Liga was the third edition of the Taça da Liga, also known as Carlsberg Cup for sponsorship reasons. The first matches were played on 1 August 2009. The final was played on 21 March 2009, with Benfica beating Porto 3–0 to win their second Taça da Liga.[1] The final was played at the Estádio Algarve, Faro.

2009–10 Taça da Liga
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
Dates1 August 2009 – 21 March 2010
Teams32
Final positions
ChampionsBenfica (2nd title)
Runners-upPorto
Tournament statistics
Matches played55
Goals scored104 (1.89 per match)
Top scorer(s)Carlão (3)

Format

The Cup begins with a two-legged round between teams from Liga de Honra (second level). Winners join the clubs classified 7th–14th from last season's Portuguese Liga (first level) plus two promoted to this season's Liga. There are six groups of three teams each, and every team play two games (once home and once away). Winners of the groups join the top six teams from the last season's Portuguese Liga and there will be three groups of four teams, each team playing three games. Winners of the groups and the best second-placed team compete in the one-legged semifinals, with the winners advancing to the final.

Participating clubs

This is a list of clubs participating in the 2009–10 Portuguese League Cup:

Boavista was first included in the draw, but the club was excluded from professional competitions on July 13, 2009 due to financial debts. Boavista was scheduled to play against Sporting da Covilhã. On the following day, Penafiel and Carregado were invited to the professional leagues and, after both accepting, they officially joined the league on July 28.

First round

The matches will be played on August 1 and 2 (first legs) and August 8 and 9, 2009 (second legs).

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Carregado 1–2 Covilhã 0–1 1–1
Desportivo das Aves 1–2 Estoril 1–1 0–1
Beira-Mar 5–4 Freamunde 5–1 0–3
Oliveirense 0–1 Gil Vicente 0–1 0–0
Fátima 2–1 Varzim 2–0 0–1
Chaves 3–3 (2–4 p) Santa Clara 1–0 2–3
Portimonense 1–1 (6–5 p) Feirense 1–1 0–0
Penafiel 2–2 (2–3 p) Trofense 2–0 0–2

Second round

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ACA POR BEI
1 Académica de Coimbra[lower-alpha 1] 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 Advance to third round 0–0
2 Portimonense (II) 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0–0
3 Beira-Mar (II) 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0–0
Source:
Notes:
  1. The rules state that the team with the lowest age average of players used in the second round advances to the third round.[2]

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VTG COV VTS
1 Vitória de Guimarães 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 6 Advance to third round 2–0
2 Sporting da Covilhã (II) 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3 2–0
3 Vitória de Setúbal 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0 1–2
Source:

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TRO FAT MAR
1 Trofense (II) 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4 Advance to third round 3–1
2 Fátima (II) 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 3 2–1
3 Marítimo 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 1 1–1
Source:

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EST PFE OLH
1 Estoril (II) 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4 Advance to third round 2–0
2 Paços de Ferreira 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4 0–0
3 Olhanense 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0 0–1
Source:

Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RIO GVI BEL
1 Rio Ave 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4 Advance to third round 1–0
2 Gil Vicente (II) 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0–0
3 Belenenses 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1 1–1
Source:

Group F
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LEI NAV SCL
1 Leiria 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4 Advance to third round 1–1
2 Naval 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 1–1
3 Santa Clara (II) 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1 1–2
Source:

Third round

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Porto 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7 Advance to knockout phase
2 Académica de Coimbra 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7
3 Leixões 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
4 Estoril 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source:

Académica qualified as best runner-up of all groups.

All times: UTC+0

Porto1–0Leixões
Varela  45+2' Report
Referee: Vasco Santos
Académica de Coimbra2–1Estoril
Eder  11'
Lito  41'		 Report Antchouet  68'
Attendance: 829
Referee: João Capela
Académica de Coimbra0–0Porto
Report
Attendance: 1,607
Referee: João Ferreira
Estoril1–1Leixões
Erick  59' Report Cintra  9'
Attendance: 345
Referee: André Gralha
Leixões0–1Académica de Coimbra
Report Sougou  63' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,192
Estoril0–2Porto
Report Belluschi  54'
Sá  78'
Attendance: 3,834
Referee: João Capela

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sporting CP 3 3 0 0 5 2 +3 9 Advance to knockout phase
2 Trofense 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
3 Braga 3 1 0 2 5 4 +1 3
4 União de Leiria 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4 1
Source:

All times: UTC+0

Sporting CP2–1Braga
Saleiro  36'
Veloso  65'		 Report Alan  50'
Referee: Jorge Sousa
União de Leiria1–1Trofense
Tiago Luís  81' Report Silas  3'
Attendance: 527
Referee: Jorge Tavares
União de Leiria1–2Sporting CP
Carlão  70' Report Pereira  16'
Veloso  36'
Referee: Artur Soares Dias
Trofense1–0Braga
Mércio  38' Report
Estádio do Clube Desportivo Trofense, Trofa
Attendance: 857
Referee: Bruno Paixão
Braga4–1União de Leiria
Bastos  22'
Peña  38'
Matheus  42'
Paulão  68'		 Report Cássio  9'
Estádio AXA, Braga
Attendance: 2,391
Referee: Bruno Esteves
Trofense0–1Sporting CP
Report Liédson  36'
Estádio do Clube Desportivo Trofense, Trofa
Attendance: 4915
Referee: Paulo Costa

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Benfica 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Advance to knockout phase
2 Rio Ave 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3 Nacional 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
4 Vitória de Guimarães 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source:

All times: UTC+0

Benfica1–0Nacional
Saviola  79'
Attendance: 36,521
Vitória de Guimarães1–2Rio Ave
Moreno  30' Wesllem  72'
Tomás  77'
Attendance: 6,842
Referee: João Ferreira
Vitória de Guimarães1–1Benfica
Douglas  59' Coentrão  75'
Referee: Carlos Xistra
Rio Ave1–1Nacional
Costa  15' Tomás  20'
Referee: Duarte Gomes
Nacional1–0Vitória de Guimarães
Juliano  54'
Rio Ave1–2Benfica
Gama  54' (pen.) Di María  49'
Martins  76'

Knockout phase
Semifinals Final
      
Sporting CP 1
Benfica 4
Benfica 3
Porto 0
Porto 1
Académica de Coimbra 0

Semi-finals
Sporting CP1–4Benfica
Liédson  37' Report David Luiz  8'
Ramires  29'
Luisão  68'
Cardozo  90+4'
Attendance: 20,000
Porto1–0Académica de Coimbra
González  81' Report
Attendance: 22,000

Final
Main article: 2010 Taça da Liga Final
Benfica3–0Porto
Amorim  10'
Martins  45'
Cardozo  90+2'		 Report
Attendance: 23,430
Referee: Jorge Sousa
Benfica
Porto
 2009–10 Taça da Liga Winners 
Benfica
2nd title

References
  1. "Benfica thrash Porto in League Cup final". Soccerway. 22 March 2010. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  2. Taça da Liga rules (in Portuguese)
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