Taça da Liga

The Taça da Liga (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈtasɐ dɐ ˈliɣɐ]), known outside Portugal as 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.[1] Unlike the French and English league cups, the winners do not qualify for European competitions.

This article is about the men's football tournament in Portugal. For the women's football tournament in Portugal, see Taça da Liga Feminina.
Taça da Liga
Organising bodyLiga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional
Founded2007
RegionPortugal
Number of teams8 (2020–21 season)
Current championsSporting CP (3rd title)
Most successful club(s)Benfica (7 titles)
Television broadcastersSIC (final)
Sport TV
WebsiteTaça CTT
2020–21 Taça da Liga

The Taça da Liga was established in the 2007–08 season, thus becoming the third official competition for professional clubs in Portugal,[1] after a proposal by Sporting and Boavista was approved by LPFP members on 28 November 2006. For sponsorship reasons, it is currently known as Allianz Cup (with the English word cup).

Benfica are the most decorated team, having won a record seven trophies (four consecutively). The current holders are Sporting who defeated Braga in the 2021 final to secure their third title in the competition, making Sporting the second most successful club in the competition after Benfica.

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
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
2018–19 Sporting CP (2) 1–1 (3–1 p) Porto 26 January 2019 Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga
2019–20 Braga (2) 1–0 Porto 25 January 2020 Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga
2020–21 Sporting CP (3) 1–0 Braga 23 January 2021 Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria
Upcoming finals
Season Winners Score Runners-up Date Venue
2021–22 Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria
2022–23 Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria

Performance by club
Club Winners Runners-up Winning years Runner-up years
Benfica 7 0 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 —
Sporting CP 3 2 2018, 2019, 2021 2008, 2009
Braga 2 2 2013, 2020 2017, 2021
Vitória de Setúbal 1 1 2008 2018
Moreirense 1 0 2017 —
Porto 0 4 — 2010, 2013, 2019, 2020
Marítimo 0 2 — 2015, 2016
Paços de Ferreira 0 1 — 2011
Gil Vicente 0 1 — 2012
Rio Ave 0 1 — 2014

Participating clubs
Team City Years First season Last season Titles Runners-up
1BenficaLisbon142008202170
2Sporting CPLisbon142008202132
3BragaBraga142008202122
4Vitória de SetúbalSetúbal132008202011
5MoreirenseMoreira de Cónegos102011202010
6PortoPorto142008202104
7MarítimoFunchal132008202002
8Paços de FerreiraPaços de Ferreira142008202101
9Rio AveVila do Conde132008202001
10Gil VicenteBarcelos122008202001
11EstorilEstoril142008202100
11Vitória de GuimarãesGuimarães142008202100
13AcadémicaCoimbra132008202000
13Desportivo das AvesVila das Aves132008202000
13FeirenseSanta Maria da Feira132008202000
13LeixõesMatosinhos132008202000
13NacionalFunchal132008202000
13PortimonensePortimão132008202000
13Santa ClaraPonta Delgada132008202000
20PenafielPenafiel122008202000
20Sporting da CovilhãCovilhã122009202000
22BelenensesLisbon112008201800
22OliveirenseOliveira de Azeméis112009202000
24OlhanenseOlhão102008201700
25AroucaArouca92011201900
25VarzimPóvoa de Varzim92008202000
27Beira-MarAveiro82008201500
27TrofenseTrofa82008201500
27FreamundeFreamunde82008201700
27ChavesChaves82010202000
27TondelaTondela82013202000
32União da MadeiraFunchal72012201800
32BoavistaPorto7[2][3]2008202000
32Académico de ViseuViseu72014202000
35NavalFigueira da Foz62008201300
36União de LeiriaLeiria52008201200
36Atlético CPLisbon52012201600
36FarenseFaro52014202000
36FamalicãoVila Nova de Famalicão52016202000
40Cova da PiedadeCova da Piedade42017202000
40MafraMafra42016202100
42FátimaFátima32008201100
42VizelaVizela32008201700
44Estrela da AmadoraAmadora22008200900
44GondomarGondomar22008200900
44OrientalLisbon22015201600
44Belenenses SADLisbon22019202000
48CarregadoCarregado12010201000
48FafeFafe12017201700
48RealQueluz12018201800
48Casa PiaLisbon12020202000
48VilafranquenseVila Franca de Xira12020202000

Players statistics

Appearances
As of 2018–19 season[4]
Rank Nat. Player Apps Goals Years Clubs
1 Jardel 38 1 2009– Estoril, Olhanense, Benfica
2 Tarantini 37 4 2007– Portimonense, Rio Ave
3 Ricardo Pessoa 35 7 2007–2018 Portimonense, Moreirense
4 João Pedro 34 4 2007–2015 Beira-Mar, União de Leiria, Oliveirense, Naval, Braga Belenenses, Moreirense
Filipe Gonçalves 34 3 2007– Vitória de Setúbal, Paços de Ferreira, Trofense, Moreirense, Estoril, Nacional, Oliveirense
6 Edgar Sá 33 2 2008–2016 Sporting da Covilhã, Santa Clara
7 Hélder Guedes 32 7 2007–2018 Penafiel, Paços de Ferreira, Rio Ave
8 Jorge Pires 31 5 2008– Portimonense, Desportivo das Aves, Feirense, Moreirense, Penafiel
9 Edgar Costa 30 5 2009– Nacional, Moreirense, Marítimo
Lourenço Almeida 30 2 2007–2014 Penafiel, Beira-Mar, Vitória de Setúbal, Desportivo das Aves, Santa Clara, Académico de Viseu

Bold = Still active and playing in Portugal

All-time top scorers
As of 2018–19 season[5]
Rank Nat. Player Goals Games Years Clubs
1 Tozé Marreco 12 25 2010– Desportivo das Aves, União da Madeira, Naval, Tondela, Académica
2 Liédson 11 13 2007–2013 Sporting CP, Porto
3 Jonas 10 15 2014– Benfica
4 Lima 9 16 2009–2015 Belenenses, Braga, Benfica
Rabiola 9 16 2007–2015 Porto, Desportivo das Aves, Penafiel
Dyego Sousa 9 21 2010– Leixões, Tondela, Portimonense Marítimo, Braga
Edinho 9 22 2007– Marítimo, Académica, Braga, Vitória de Setúbal, Feirense
Miguel Rosa 9 24 2008– Estoril, Carregado, Belenenses, Cova da Piedade
Clemente 9 27 2007–2019 Chaves, Oliveirense, Santa Clara

Bold = Still active and playing in Portugal

Goalscorers by seasons
Season Player Country Club Goals
2007–08 Matheus Brazil Vitória de Setúbal 5
2008–09 Liédson Brazil Sporting CP 4
2009–10 Carlão Brazil União de Leiria 3
2010–11 Hugo Vieira Portugal Gil Vicente 5
2011–12 Baba Diawara Senegal Marítimo 4
Rodrigo Spain Benfica
Miguel Rosa Portugal Belenenses
2012–13 Fabrício Brazil Sporting da Covilhã 5
Josué Portugal Paços de Ferreira
Rafael Porcellis Brazil Santa Clara
Rabiola Portugal Desportivo das Aves
2013–14 Tozé Marreco Portugal Tondela 3
Jackson Martínez Colombia Porto
Moreira Portugal Leixões
Ricardo Pessoa Portugal Portimonense
Wágner Brazil Moreirense
2014–15 Jonas  Brazil Benfica 5
2015–16 Raúl Jiménez  Mexico Benfica 4
Talisca  Brazil Benfica
2016–17 Welthon  Brazil Paços de Ferreira 4
2017–18 Gonçalo Paciência  Portugal Vitória de Setúbal 5
2018–19 Paulinho  Portugal Braga 4
Dyego Sousa  Portugal Braga
2019–20 Ricardo Horta  Portugal Braga 4
Soares  Brazil Porto
2020–21 Paulinho  Portugal Braga 3

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
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

Records

As of 25 January 2021[6]

See also

References
  1. "Taça da Liga – Acerca desta Competição" [About this competition]. lpfp.pt (in Portuguese). Portuguese League for Professional Football. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  2. 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.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) (Portuguese)
  3. Boavista excluded from professional competitions after failing to pay debts (Portuguese)
  4. "Taça da Liga: Estatísticas". zerozero.pt.
  5. "Taça da Liga: Estatísticas". zerozero.pt.
  6. "Stats". thefinalball. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  7. "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.
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