2015–16 Taça da Liga

The 2015–16 Taça da Liga was the ninth edition of the Taça da Liga, a football cup competition organized by the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional (LPFP) and contested exclusively by clubs competing in the top two professional tiers of Portuguese football. The competition was sponsored by CTT and, therefore, was known as Taça CTT.[1][2]

2015–16 Taça da Liga
Taça CTT
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
Dates1 August 2015 – 20 May 2016
Teams37
Final positions
ChampionsBenfica (7th title)
Runners-upMarítimo
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
Goals scored127 (2.65 per match)
Top scorer(s)Raúl Jiménez
Talisca
(4 goals each)

A total of 37 teams contested this tournament, including 18 teams from the 2015–16 Primeira Liga and 19 non-reserve teams from the 2015–16 LigaPro. The competition format suffered changes relative to the previous season, with the first round (round-robin group stage) and second round (two-legged ties) being converted into single-legged knockout rounds.

Trophy holders Benfica defeated previous runners-up Marítimo in the final to extend their record in the competition to seven wins.

Format

The competition format for the 2015–16 season consisted of three rounds followed by a knockout phase (semi-finals and final), but presents changes relative to the previous season. Nineteen teams competing in the 2015–16 LigaPro (reserve teams from Primeira Liga clubs are excluded) took part in the first round; one-legged ties were played between eighteen teams, with the nineteenth team receiving a bye to the next round.

In the second round, the ten teams advancing from the previous round (nine winners plus the team with a bye) were joined by the twelve teams placed 5th–16th in the 2014–15 Primeira Liga and by the two teams promoted to 2015–16 Primeira Liga. Again, one-legged ties were played between the twenty-four teams, with the winners advancing to the third round.

The third round featured the twelve winners of the previous round and the four best-placed teams in the 2014–15 Primeira Liga. The sixteen teams were drawn into four groups that were contested in a single round-robin format, with each team playing at least one game at home. The four group winners qualified for the semi-finals, which were played as single-legged ties. The final was played at a neutral venue.[3]

Round Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round
First round
(19 teams)
Second round
(24 teams)
  • 9 winners from the first round
  • 1 team that received a bye
Third round
(16 teams)
  • 12 winners from the second round
Semi-finals
(4 teams)
  • 4 group winners from the third round
Final
(2 teams)
  • 2 winners from the semi-finals

Tiebreakers

In the third round, teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams are tied on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings:

  1. highest goal difference in all group matches;
  2. highest number of scored goals in all group matches;
  3. lowest average age of all players fielded in all group matches (sum of the ages of all fielded players divided by the number of fielded players).

In all other rounds, teams tied at the end of regular time contest a penalty shootout to determine the winner.

Teams

Thirty-seven teams competing in the two professional tiers of Portuguese football for the 2015–16 season were eligible to participate in this competition. For Primeira Liga teams, the final league position in the previous season determined in which round they enter the competition.

Third round (Primeira Liga)
Benfica (1st)Porto (2nd)Sporting CP (3rd)Braga (4th)
Second round (Primeira Liga)
Vitória de Guimarães (5th)Belenenses (6th)Nacional (7th)Paços de Ferreira (8th)
Marítimo (9th)Rio Ave (10th)Moreirense (11th)Estoril (12th)
Boavista (13th)Vitória de Setúbal (14th)Académica (15th)Arouca (16th)
Tondela (P1)União da Madeira (P1)
First round (LigaPro)
Gil Vicente (R1)Penafiel (R1)Chaves (3rd)Sporting da Covilhã (4th)
Feirense (7th)Freamunde (8th)Farense (11th)Académico de Viseu (12th)
Portimonense (14th)Oriental (15th)Olhanense (16th)Oliveirense (17th)
Desportivo das Aves (18th)Santa Clara (19th)Leixões (20th)Atlético CP (22nd)
Mafra (P2)Famalicão (P2)Varzim (P2)
Key
  • Nth: League position in the 2014–15 season
  • P1: Promoted to the Primeira Liga
  • P2: Promoted to the LigaPro
  • R1: Relegated to the LigaPro

Schedule

All draws were held at the LPFP headquarters in Porto, except for the draw for the first and second rounds, which took place in Loulé.

Round Draw date Match date(s) Teams Fixtures
First round 4 July 2015 1–2 August 2015 37 → 28 9
Second round September – October 2015 28 → 16 12
Third round Matchday 1 28 October 2015 29–30 December 2015 16 → 4 24
Matchday 2 19–21 January 2016
Matchday 3 26–28 January 2016
Knockout phase Semi-finals 9–11 February 2016 4 → 2 2
Final 20 May 2016 2 → 1 1

Source: LPFP[4]

First round

The 19 non-reserve teams competing in the 2015–16 LigaPro entered the competition in this round. Eighteen teams were paired against each other for nine single-legged ties, while the nineteenth team (Famalicão) was given a bye to the next round.[3] The draw took place on 4 July 2015, and matches were played on 1–2 August 2015.

1 August 2015 Oliveirense 1–1
(5–3 p)
FarenseOliveira de Azeméis
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Carlitos  90+3' Report Rashid  6' (pen.) Stadium: Estádio Carlos Osório
Attendance: 547
Referee: Hélder Lamas
Penalties
Mendonça
Godinho
Renan
Carlitos
Carela
Gomes
Rashid
Edinho
Irobiso
2 August 2015 Mafra0–2 Leixões Mafra
16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report Lamas  85' (pen.), 90+3' Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Mafra
Attendance: 420
Referee: João Bento
2 August 2015 Gil Vicente1–1
(4–5 p)
Académico de Viseu Barcelos
16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Ebralidze  27' Report Carvalho  45' Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos
Attendance: 501
Referee: Rui Silva
Penalties
S. Costa
Mahamat
João Pedro
Gonçalves
Cadú
Soares
Lemos
Carvalho
Borges
Porto
Bura
Fábio
T. Costa
Ferreira
2 August 2015 Feirense 2–1Sporting da CovilhãSanta Maria da Feira
16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Erivaldo  58', 73' Report Mailó  7' Stadium: Estádio Marcolino de Castro
Attendance: 706
Referee: Pedro Campos
2 August 2015 Penafiel 2–0OlhanensePenafiel
17:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Barros  40', 42' Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril
Attendance: 434
Referee: Daniel Cardoso
2 August 2015 Portimonense 3–0Desportivo das AvesPortimão
17:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Clemente  13'
Candé  24'
Fabrício  44'
Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão
Attendance: 756
Referee: Bruno Rebocho
2 August 2015 Chaves0–2 Varzim Chaves
17:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report Mourão  50'
Nelsinho  71'
Stadium: Estádio Municipal Eng. Manuel Branco Teixeira
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: João Matos
2 August 2015 Oriental 1–1
(4–2 p)
FreamundeLisbon
17:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Gomes  47' Report Ansumane  61' Stadium: Campo Eng. Carlos Salema
Attendance: 437
Referee: João Mendes
Penalties
Grilo
T. Tavares
Firmino
Gomes
Raínho
Pereira
Bruno
Cafú

Second round

In the second round, the nine first-round winners and Famalicão, who were given a bye to this round, joined the 12 teams ranked 5th–16th in the 2014–15 Primeira Liga and the two teams promoted from the 2014–15 Segunda Liga. These 24 teams were paired against each other into 12 single-legged ties, with the winners advancing to the next round.[3] The draw took place on 4 July 2015, and matches were played through September and October 2015.

16 September 2015 Marítimo 2–1AcadémicaFunchal, Madeira
16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Costa  47'
João Diogo  57'
Report Lopes  35' (pen.) Stadium: Estádio dos Barreiros
Attendance: 2,322
Referee: Vasco Santos
23 September 2015 Oliveirense1–2 Famalicão Oliveira de Azeméis
15:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Léléco  36' Report Silvério  5'
Feliz  76'
Stadium: Estádio Carlos Osório
Attendance: 529
Referee: Hélder Malheiro
23 September 2015 Oriental 3–2EstorilLisbon
16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Mendes  32'
Varela  35'
Gomes  50'
Report Luiz Phellype  18'
Bonatini  72' (pen.)
Stadium: Campo Eng. Carlos Salema
Attendance: 422
Referee: André Moreira
23 September 2015 Leixões 1–1
(5–4 p)
Académico de ViseuMatosinhos
16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Guo  72' Report Carvalho  58' (pen.) Stadium: Estádio do Mar
Attendance: 521
Referee: Bruno Jesus
Penalties
Cadinha
Pedras
Lamas
Graça
Barros
Tandjigora
Carvalho
Kiko
Gradíssimo
Porto
Bura
Costa
23 September 2015 Penafiel1–2 Portimonense Penafiel
16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Mbala  90+4' (pen.) Report Fidélis  8'
Fabrício  90+2'
Stadium: Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril
Attendance: 207
Referee: Gonçalo Martins
10 October 2015 Atlético CP0–2 Belenenses Lisbon
15:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report Silva  11' (pen.)
Sturgeon  50'
Stadium: Estádio da Tapadinha
Referee: Luís Godinho
10 October 2015 Rio Ave 3–2Vitória de GuimarãesVila do Conde
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Capela  25'
Guedes  74', 90+1'
Report Licá  54'
Valente  86'
Stadium: Estádio do Rio Ave FC
Referee: Manuel Oliveira
11 October 2015 Varzim0–0
(3–4 p)
Arouca Póvoa de Varzim
16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Estádio do Varzim SC
Attendance: 849
Referee: Sérgio Piscarreta
Penalties
Organista
Hernâni
Cunha
Coentrão
Simão
Adilson
Nildo Petrolina
Nelsinho

Third round

In the third round, the 12 second-round winners joined the four top-ranked teams from the 2014–15 Primeira Liga: Benfica (1st), Porto (2nd), Sporting CP (3rd) and Braga (4th). These 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four, each group containing one of the four top-ranked Primeira Liga teams. Group matches are played in a single round-robin format, ensuring that each team plays at least one match at home.[3] The draw took place on 28 October 2015, 12:00 WET, and matches were played on 15 November, 28–30 December 2015, 19–20 January and 26–27 January 2016.[5]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Marítimo 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7 Advance to knockout phase
2 Feirense 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
3 Famalicão 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
4 Porto 3 0 0 3 1 6 5 0
Source: LPFP
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
15 November 2015 Feirense 2–4 Marítimo Santa Maria da Feira
17:30 WET (UTC±00:00) Ícaro  20'
Porcellis  77'
Report Fransérgio  18'
Rodrigues  24', 45' (pen.)
Dirceu  79'
Stadium: Estádio Marcolino de Castro
Attendance: 836
Referee: Jorge Sousa
29 December 2015 Porto 1–3 Marítimo Porto
18:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Aboubakar  90+5' Report Fransérgio  48'
Soares  70'
Marega  90+3'
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 31,219
Referee: Vasco Santos
30 December 2015 Famalicão 0–1 Feirense Vila Nova de Famalicão
20:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Report Micael  50' Stadium: Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho
Attendance: 650
Referee: Tiago Antunes
20 January 2016 Famalicão 1–0 Porto Vila Nova de Famalicão
19:45 WET (UTC±00:00) Alonso  58' Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho
Attendance: 3,491
Referee: Luís Ferreira
27 January 2016 Feirense 2–0 Porto Santa Maria da Feira
20:15 WET (UTC±00:00) Castro  39' (pen.)
Porcellis  81'
Report Stadium: Estádio Marcolino de Castro
Attendance: 1,422
Referee: Cosme Machado
27 January 2016 Marítimo 0–0 Famalicão Funchal, Madeira
20:15 WET (UTC±00:00) Report Stadium: Estádio dos Barreiros
Attendance: 3,072
Referee: Rui Oliveira

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Benfica 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 Advance to knockout phase
2 Nacional 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
3 Moreirense 3 1 1 1 5 8 3 4
4 Oriental 3 0 0 3 2 6 4 0
Source: LPFP
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
29 December 2015 Oriental 2–4 Moreirense Lisbon
15:00 WET (UTC±00:00) T. Tavares  35'
Fernando  90+2'
Report D. Tavares  6' (o.g.)
Boateng  45+2'
Martins  86' (pen.), 90'
Stadium: Campo Eng. Carlos Salema
Attendance: 442
Referee: Bruno Paixão
29 December 2015 Benfica 1–0 Nacional Lisbon
19:45 WET (UTC±00:00) Jiménez  90' Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 20,107
Referee: João Capela
19 January 2016 Oriental 0–1 Benfica Lisbon
15:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Report Talisca  74' Stadium: Campo Eng. Carlos Salema
Attendance: 3,409
Referee: Tiago Antunes
20 January 2016 Moreirense 0–0 Nacional Moreira de Cónegos
15:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Report Stadium: Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas
Attendance: 514
Referee: Jorge Ferreira
26 January 2016 Nacional 1–0 Oriental Funchal, Madeira
16:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Agra  90+4' Report Stadium: Estádio da Madeira
Attendance: 127
Referee: Luís Godinho
26 January 2016 Moreirense 1–6 Benfica Moreira de Cónegos
20:30 WET (UTC±00:00) Medeiros  25' Report Talisca  12' (pen.), 14', 83'
Gaitán  20', 90'
Jiménez  30'
Stadium: Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas
Attendance: 4,206
Referee: Sérgio Piscarreta

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Portimonense 3 3 0 0 9 3 +6 9 Advance to knockout phase
2 Sporting CP 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3 Paços de Ferreira 3 0 1 2 4 7 3 1
4 Arouca 3 0 1 2 2 6 4 1
Source: LPFP
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
28 December 2015 Portimonense 4–1 Arouca Portimão
18:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Carvalhas  16' (pen.), 47', 57' (pen.)
Nelsinho  39' (o.g.)
Report Roberto  35' Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão
Attendance: 895
Referee: Luís Ferreira
29 December 2015 Sporting CP 3–1 Paços de Ferreira Lisbon
20:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Aquilani  8'
G. Martins  52'
Ruiz  72'
Report Christian  45+2' Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 23,462
Referee: Manuel Mota
19 January 2016 Portimonense 2–0 Sporting CP Portimão
19:45 WET (UTC±00:00) Ewerton  36', 90+2' (pen.) Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão
Attendance: 4,673
Referee: Manuel Oliveira
20 January 2016 Arouca 1–1 Paços de Ferreira Arouca
16:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Mateus  57' Report J. Silva  54' Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Arouca
Attendance: 314
Referee: Tiago Martins
26 January 2016 Arouca 0–1 Sporting CP Arouca
18:30 WET (UTC±00:00) Report Zeegelaar  81' Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Arouca
Attendance: 956
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo
26 January 2016 Paços de Ferreira 2–3 Portimonense Paços de Ferreira
18:30 WET (UTC±00:00) Costa  6'
Manuel José  27'
Report Fidélis  44'
Cícero  71' (o.g.)
Fabrício  74'
Stadium: Estádio Capital do Móvel
Attendance: 419
Referee: Bruno Esteves

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Braga 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7 Advance to knockout phase
2 Rio Ave 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
3 Belenenses 3 1 1 1 6 3 +3 4
4 Leixões 3 0 0 3 1 10 9 0
Source: LPFP
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
28 December 2015 Braga 2–1 Belenenses Braga
20:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Pedro Santos  13'
Fonte  31'
Report Caeiro  89' Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 4,863
Referee: Jorge Ferreira
29 December 2015 Leixões 1–2 Rio Ave Matosinhos
15:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Nunes  90+2' Report Kayembe  4'
Tarantini  38'
Stadium: Estádio do Mar
Attendance: 1,010
Referee: Rui Oliveira
20 January 2016 Leixões 0–4 Braga Matosinhos
15:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Report Pedro Santos  10'
Hassan  53'
Fonte  84'
Eduardo  90+2' (pen.)
Stadium: Estádio do Mar
Attendance: 932
Referee: João Pinheiro
20 January 2016 Rio Ave 1–1 Belenenses Vila do Conde
20:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Krovinović  58' Report Silva  79' Stadium: Estádio do Rio Ave FC
Attendance: 1,613
Referee: Artur Soares Dias
27 January 2016 Belenenses 4–0 Leixões Lisbon
16:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Tonel  9'
Betinho  69'
Juanto  78', 86'
Report Stadium: Estádio do Restelo
Attendance: 584
Referee: André Moreira
27 January 2016 Rio Ave 0–0 Braga Vila do Conde
18:15 WET (UTC±00:00) Report Stadium: Estádio do Rio Ave FC
Attendance: 2,493
Referee: João Capela

Knockout phase

In the knockout phase, the four teams advancing from the third round contested one-legged semi-final matches for a place in the competition final. The winners of Groups A and B host the winners of Groups C and D, respectively.[3] The semi-finals were played on 10 February and 2 May, and the final was played on 20 May at Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, in Coimbra.[5]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
10 February – Estádio dos Barreiros
 
 
Marítimo3
 
20 May – Estádio Cidade de Coimbra
 
Portimonense1
 
Marítimo2
 
2 May – Estádio da Luz
 
Benfica6
 
Benfica2
 
 
Braga1
 

Semi-finals

Marítimo3–1Portimonense
Costa  17'
Bessa  31'
Diawara  90+4'
Report Pires  4'
Estádio dos Barreiros, Funchal, Madeira
Attendance: 5,237
Referee: João Capela

Benfica2–1Braga
Jonas  58'
Jiménez  71'
Report Silva  19'
Attendance: 24,933
Referee: Tiago Martins

Final

Marítimo2–6Benfica
João Diogo  45+1'
Fransérgio  83' (pen.)
Report Jonas  11'
Mitroglou  18', 38'
Gaitán  77'
Jardel  90+1'
Jiménez  90+3' (pen.)
Attendance: 28,878
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria)

Notes

  1. The match between Chaves and Varzim was played behind closed doors due to punishment by FPF.

References

  1. "CTT são "naming" sponsor da Taça da Liga" [CTT are the naming sponsor of the Taça da Liga] (in Portuguese). Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional (LPFP). 15 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  2. "CTT apostam no futebol como eixo estratégico de comunicação" [CTT bet in football as a strategic axis of communication] (in Portuguese). CTT. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  3. "Regulamento das Competições organizadas pela Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional" [Regulations of the Competitions organized by the Portuguese Professional Football League] (PDF) (in Portuguese). LPFP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-11-24. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  4. "Calendário Taça da Liga – Época 2015-2016" (in Portuguese). LPFP. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  5. "Conheça os resultados do sorteio da Taça CTT" (in Portuguese). LPFP. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
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